The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-14 00:00:00

The Great Ji

in the City.

MANSION-HOTISE.—(THIS DAY.)
The prisoners David Roberts, Henry Geoffrey, Thomas
Casley, Thomas Brewerton, James Hurley, Wm. Brown,
alias Scotty, Martha Geoffrey, Anne Casley and Louisa
Brewerton, were again placed at the bar before the Lord
Mayor. Mrs. Hurley was not:present to-day, having, since
the last examination, given birth to a child.
Mrs. Mears said she resided at 7, Great Cambridge-street,
Hackney-road. The prisoner Scotty, who gave the name
of Price, occupied apartments in her house in December
last. He said he got his living by attending salss. He
used generally to stop at home during the day, but he went
out at nights. The prisoner Geoffrey used to call and give
his name as Parker, and Wilkinson also called upon him.
Geoffrey eventually came to reside in her house, but he
left a week before last Christmas. She had often heard a
noise like filing in Price's room, but she had never
had the curiosity to look through the keyhole to
see what was doing. Shortly before last Christmas
ho gave her £lOO to mind for him, but she returned it to
him the next day. She had seen the woman who Eyed
with Price as his wife in the possession of a small gold
hunting watch. The watch produced by Inspector Bren-
nan is very like it. The necklet produced and the lockets
she had seen in the possession of the woman she knew as
Mrs. Price. She had shown them to her in her (witness's)
own apartments. Price recommended Geoffrey to her
as a lodger, saying he was the same trade as himself.
She used afterwards to hear a great deal of filing going
on in his room. She, however, on ono occasion looked
through a window which commanded a view into the
room, and saw him filing at something screwed on to the
table.

Mr. Lewis—When they quited your apartments did you
see if they had taken any precaution to prevent any person
looking through the keyhole ?
Witness—Yes ; they had put some paper over the lock
of the door.
The Lord Mayor asked whether any of the prisoners
wished to put questions to the witness.
Scotty—l should like to ask her if she recollected the
night I gave her the money to mind.
Witness—Yes ; and I told you I would not take charge
of it till you had counted it.
Charles Coombe said he knew Scotty by the name of
Price. He had known him about five years, and during
that time ho always dressed very respectably. Ho knew

the woman who used to live with Price as his wife. She
brought the bag (produced) to me to mind, and in a few
days Scotty called, and he asked him if he had come for
his bag. He said he had not, but told me to continue to
take care of it. Witness afterwards gave the bag to In-.
spector Brennan.
Scotty—Are you positive the bag produced is the one
left in.your charge ?
Witness—Yes.

George Albert Palmer said he kept the Pitt's Head
publichouse in Old-street, St. Luke's. Ho know Scotty by
the name of Price for some time while he resided at Hollo-
way. He then dressed as a labouring man. For five years
he lost sight of him altogether, and the next time he saw
him ho called at his house in Old-street. He asked him to
take charge of £5O in gold and a savings' bank-book. He
asked him why ho had not put it into the bank with the
rest of his money, he said he intended to do so the next
morning. On these conditions he took charge of the money.
He never came for the money. He supposed he must have
been apprehended in the interim. He saw the case in the
newspapers, and he went to the prison to see whether his
suspicions were correct. It turned out as he suspected.
He had returned £ll, according to the prisoner's direction,
and when he visited the prisoner in Newgate he (witness)
gave £1 to a man outside the prison, by Price's direction,
as he said they did not give him sufficient to eat.
Mr. Lewis—What was the man's name ?
Witness—l can't remember.
Mr. Lewis—Wasn't it Morris ?
Witness—Yes.

Mr. Lewis--That's not a very difficult name to remem-
ber. The police, you see, they could remember it, as they
heard the prisoner tell you what to do, although you did
not know they were standing by your side.
Witness—l know now that was the case.
Mr. Lewis—You did not take the book and money to the
police?

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Witness—No, but I gave it to them before they asked
!or it.

Mr. Lewis—But the police came to your house.
Witness—Yes, but I did not wait for them to ask for the
property. I gave it to them aid told them all the circum-