The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-16 00:00:00

MARCH.

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APRIL.

Liverpool Hunt Club Cheltenham lB
(Hoylake) (2) 8 j• Rothbury l9

- NOVEMBER
Cowbridge Hunt

THE LATE ROBBERY OF JEWELLERY
• IN THE STRAND.

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man, were brought up for re-examination, before Mr.
Henry, charged with the robbery of nearly 20001. worth
of jewellery, the property of Messrs. Alexander and
Co., of Hatton-garden. The woman Pullen, who was
originally charged, in conjunction with Boyd, as an
accomplice, was admitted as a.witness for the Crown, by
permission of his worship, it having transpired 'that she
had sent for Serjeant Poe ock, one of the officers entrusted
with the case, and volunteered a statement of all the cir-
cumstances attending the robbery.
Mr. Wontner, the solicitor, of Skinner-street, con-
ducted the prosecution ; and Mr. Parry, the barrister,
was retained for the defendant Floyd.
Charles Boyd, brother of the first prisoner, repeated
the evidence given at the last examination, relative to
the disclosures made to him by the' latter while in the
House of Detention, and to his subsequent interview
with Floyd and Symes, who admitted their share in the
robbery, and accused each other of having appropriated
the money.

The prisoner Boyd—My brother's statement is all
false ; he has invented every word of it.
Symes—lt's well known that he is a bad character,
and has been heard to swear that he would do anything
to raise some money.
Witness—Then how could I know all the facts of the
case if I had'nt been told ?

Cross-examined by Mr. Parry—l have been in prison
twice for felony, and I was committed each time for
three months. It was for being concerned with others
in two robberies. They both occurred 12 or 13 years
ago, and I have never been committed, except once for
being drunk, since that time. I have been a potman at
the Talbot public-house, Gray's-inn-lane, but have had
no employment latterly. I have lived partly on my
pension as a seaman, which is 121. a-year, and partly on
the earnings of my wife, who goes out ironing.
Elizabeth Pullen deposed that she was an unfortunate
girl, living in Holborn-buildings. She had known the
prisoner, Symes, for 12 months, and was introduced by
him, about six weeks ago, to James Boyd (Mr. Alexan-
der's coachman). On 10th December, Boyd gave her a
ring, which she pawned, and after this, Symes gave her
two other rings, at a public-house in Crown-court,
Fleet-street, telling her to take care of them until next
day.. At the same, time Symes gave her the duplicate
relating to a gold pin, statitW that he feared something
had been found out, and he must go away. She showed
the rings to a companion, named Susan Kelly, the same
night. A day or two afterwards Symes came to her in
a great passion, and said, " You have shown them rings
to somebody, and you want to put me away. If you'
do I'll put your light out." He also said (in reference
to the stolen property), " I can defy you, for it is all
melted." On the following Saturday she saw Symes and
Boyd in conversation together in the Strand, and joined
them in something to drink at the George Hotel. Symes
asked her if she had the rings and duplicate with her,
and she said she had not. They all went off in a cab to
Gray's-inn-lane, when Symes went to his lodgings in
Liquorpond-street, and Boyd went home with her. He
gave her ss. on that occasion, and 10s. on Christmas
night, when she spent the evening at Susan Kelly's, and
heard for the first time who Boyd's master was. The
next week Boyd gave her several half-sovereigns, and
asked her what she wanted to buy. On the Saturday
she received 31. from him to buy a cloak, and to get
some articles out of pledge. The following week she
went with him to Woburn-mews to see Floyd about
some money. Boyd had told her that Symes had re-
fused to give him any more, and he meant to see Floyd
about it, as he had something to do with it. When they
got to the mews, Floyd and Boyd had some conversation
together privately, after which Boyd called to her and said,
" Didn't Simes give you two rings to take care of ?" Wit-
ness replied, "Yes." Floyd then said that Symes was a
rascal, and might have got them all locked up. Boyd asked
him what cab he took the things away in ? Floyd replied
" It was my own cab, and Symes must have picked up
the rings in the cab," Boyd asked him if he knew what

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