The Sun.
London, England, 1854-11-11 00:00:00

REMARKABLE CASE OF BURGLARY.

At the New Bailey Court-house, Salford, yesterday, four
burglars were placed before Mr. Robert'Brandt, the
sitting magistrate, under remarkable circumstances.
Their names are Joseph Goodier, spindle turner, aged
23 ; Ralph Catterall, aged 17 ; Wm. Gregan, aged 22 ;
and Robert Goodier (brother of Joseph), shoemaker,
aged 28 ; and the c'aarge against them was, that oa
Thursday night they had gone, with their faces
blackened and armed with bludgeons, to Carlton-grove,
Moss-side, on the boundary of the city of Manchester,
rnd there effected a burglarious entry into the house of
Mrs. Sarah Taylor.
Mr. Superintendent Taylor, of the D division of the
Manchester police, being sworn, said on Tuesday last the
prisoner Robert Goodier, was brought to his office by
Mrs. Taylor's son, who said that Goodier had come to
his mother's house that morning to inform her that four
men, of whom he was one, were going to rob her house
that Eight. The prisoner persisted in his story, and
witness, after giving him to understand that if he was
one of the burglars he would be apprehended as well as
the rest, planted himself and four officers in Mrs. Tay-
lor's house to receive them. The prisoners made an at-
tempt on the house, but went away suddenly, without
accomplishing their purpose. Being warned of their in-
tention to renew the attack on Thursday night, witness
again made arrangements for them. This time, how-
ever, he placed officers m ambush outside to take them,
if they made a retreat without effecting their purpose.
Witness himself and four officers (Inspector Gosling,
Sergeant Brarnhall, and police constables Sutcliffe and
Sandford) secreted themselves in the house of Mrs.
Taylor. Having reason to suspect, from what took
place on Thursday night, that the burglars would at-
tempt the front parlour, witness caused a fire to be
left in that room, and had a hole pierced through a
door opening from the lobby, that he might watch
the proceedings of the burglars before pouncing
upon them. Placing himself at a front bedroom
window witness saw the prisoners enter the garden at 9
on Thursday night and conceal themselves in a summer
house. Here they remained in concealment until a little
after 12 o'clock, allowing the watchman on the beat to
pass the house twice, and then they advanced in a stoop-
ing position to the front of the house. They had each a
heavy bludgeon, about two feet long, square in shape,
but rounded at one ead for the hand, and notched in the
handle, to give a better purchase of the weapon. The
heads of the bludgeons were studded with large nails,
projecting about half an inch from the wood. The pri-
soners took a square of glass out of the front window,
and then, lifting the sash, entered the room. The first
who entered was Gregan, who was armed with a sharp-
pointed shoemaker's knife in one hand, and a bledgeon
in the other. Catterall entered second, and these two
having cautiously examined the room, they were joined
by Joseph Goodier(al'.aeHowarth), and all three removed
their shoes or clogs, aad were proceeding to open a chest
of drawers when witness and his men opened the door,
and rushed in upon them. J. Goodier leaped through
the window, but was secured by the constables in am-
bush outside. Robert Goodier also slipped away, but
they constable inside secured Catterall and Gregan,
after a short struggle, in the course of which Gregan
aimed a blow with a knife at Inspector Gosling, from
which the officer had a narrow escape. The blade of the
knife went through tie oftcer's top coat, close to one of
his sides, near the breast, but did not wound him. R.
Goodier was pursued ;o his own house, in Hulme, and
there taken. A piece )f wood was there found similar to
the bludgeons with which the burglars were armed. In
the summer-house in Mrs. Taylor's garden was found a
quantity of lamp blaci, part of which they had used, no
doubt, to black their faces with.

The Other officers corroborated the evidence of Super-
intendent Taylor.

The prisoners, in Cefence, told a long story, showing
that the traitor, R. Goodier, had planned the'burglary, and
seduced them into its commission, and it appears there
is reason to believe taeir story is true.
Mr. Bent, solicitor, defended Robert Goodier, and ap-
plied for bail, on the ground that he had given informa-
tion which led to the apprehension of his associates
whilst in the act.
Mr. Brandt said he saw no reason at present to show
greater favour to him than the rest. The question would
no doubt, be properly raised on the trial of the prisoners.
They would now stand committed for trial at the next
assizes.

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Grace the Duke of Wellington, Master of the Horse to
her Majesty, the blowing alteration has been made in
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each September melting at the Curragh :—Two-yr-olds
in future to carry tht ; three-yr-olds, Bst 101 b ; 31b to
mares and geldings. One mile and a half,