The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-08 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

BOW-STREET.

CHARGE OF ROBBERY BY A ;CLERK.—Albert John
Reeves, a fashionably-dressed young man, was brought
before Mr. Vaughan on remand, charged with robbing his
employer, George Haseltine, a civil engineer, residing at
8, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane.
From the evidence of the prosecutor it appeared that the
prisoner had until very lately been in his employ as clerk.
For some time he (prosecutor) had had a number of valu-
able gold and silver medals and a quantity of gold and
silver coin in his possession, which he had now discovered
had been stolen. The prisoner had lately quitted his em-
ployment, and from certain circumstances ho was induced
to believe that he had committed the robbery. He had,
during the time he was in his employ, access to the little
ant e-room adjoining his (prosecutor's) office, where the
property was kept. Amongst the coins taken away
was a gold ten-dollar piece, another for five dollars,
another for three dollars, and a large quantity of
American and Russian silver money. A patent stamp
for £5, a gold medal, valued at .£4, a pair of ma-
thematical dividers, a pincushion, two keys, and some
other miscellaneous property had been abstracted. He did
not know when the silver money had been taken, but out
of 640 z., which was originally in the bag in which it
was kept, only 30oz. remained. Aletter directed to Saxony,
containing a draft for a sum of money, had also been taken
away, as well as a couple of scrapbooks. At the prisoner's
lodgings he found a box, which belonged to the prisoner,
in which was the pincushion, the dividers, and the keys
produced, which be identified as being part of the property
of which he had been robbed. He paid the prisoner ls. 6d.
a day wages, but lately he had been working by the piece.
Police constable Robert Wensley took the prisoner into
custody. When at the station-house he gave his address
174, Fleet-street, and also at the Sussex Hotel, Bouverie-
street, Fleet-street, which was correct.
The prosecutor on a former occasion asked for a remand,
in order that certain information given by the prisoner
with respect to the medals might be inquired into ; and, in
reply to Mr. Vaughan, the magistrate, he said he had not
made any promise of forgiveness to the prisoner, although
he had told him it would be better for him to tell the truth
about the matter, as in that case he would deal leniently
with him.

The constable this morning informed the magistrate
that ho had not yet succeeded in tracing any part of the
stolen property, with the exception of the pincushion,
dividers, and keys produced. He, however, felt that if an-
other remand was granted he should be able to get some
information relating to the stolen property.
The prisoner was remanded for a week.

ROBBERY BY A POTMAN.--William Henry Sledge, late a
potman in the employ of Mr. Vass, landlord of the Goat
Tavern, Chenie-street, Tottenham-court-road, was placed
before Mr Vaugan cnarged with absconding with the pro-
ceeds of a cheque for £25, the property of his employer.
It will be recollected that the prisoner was sent out to
obtain change for the cheque, which he did at Mr. Hazle-
wood's, in Tottenham court-road, but ho never returned
with it to Mr. Vass. He stated that he had had a fit in
the street, and that he had lost the money.
The evidence was completed to-day by the production of
the cheque, and the prisoner was fully committed for trial.

MARLBORO UGH-S TREE T.
SELF-ACCUSATION OF FELONY.—Thos. Henry, a young
man, described as having no home, was charged before Mr.
Knox. on his own confession, with stealing £4, the moneys
of John Travers, a groom now living at the Rose and
Crown Hotel, Watford, Herts.

John Jackman, 34 C, said that at an early hour this
morning, while standing at the corner of BondLstreet, the
prisoner walked up to him and said he wanted to give him-
self up for having stolen £4 belonging to a groom who was
lodging at Russell's Coffee-house, Shepherd's-market, May-
fair, on Tuesday week. He took the prisoner to the sta-
tion, and on being asked if he wished to say anything, ho
replied, "Nothing, only that I took the money ;" adding
that he had spent the money in different things. He (the
constable) afterwards went to the coffee-house, and there
ascertained that the groom had left the coffee-house and
gone to live at the Rose and Crown, Watford, Herts.
Mr. Knox asked the constable whether the groom had
lost the money.
The constable said he had.

Mr. Knox asked the prisoner if he wished to say any-
thing.
The prisoner replied in the negative, upon which Mr.
Knox remanded him for a week.