The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-14 00:00:00

ROBBERIES BY SERVANTS.

GUILDHALL-1n the many cases of depredations com-
mitted by servants upon their employers, which have-occurred
lately at this Justice Room, the offenders have for the most
part been men ; but yesterdayl two females were brought up
before the sitting Magistrate, Mr. Alderman WALTIIIIAN,
charged, separately, with offences of this description.
The first was a very smartly dressed young woman, who
gave her name Margaret Jones, and had been discharged from
the service of Mr. Sewell, plumber, Aldersgate-street, in the
early part of last week, in consequence of some suspicions of
her honesty. Her box being searched, there were found in it
two yards of new flannel, some frills, and other small articles,
which Mrs. Sewell recognized as her property. The girl was
in consequence examined at this office, and the charge, as far
as concerned Mr. Sewell, fully substantiated against her. A
gold watch and a gold handkerchief-pin were also found in one
of her boxes, the fiirmer of which she said had been given her
by a gentleman she had lived servant with, it being the dying
request of her mistress that she should have it; and the latter
she had picked up in the street. The true history of the watch
wits, however, fully disclosed by the evidence of Richard Rose,
who stated that he lived as footman with Mrs. Service No. 30,
Finsburf-square, at the time the prisoner was there in the ca-
pacity of housemaid. In the month of August last his mis-
tress lost her gold watch from. her side in a very unaccountable
manner. She went out one evening in the carriage to pay a
visit, at which time she had her watch fastened to her side by a
polished steel hook. She was very infirm, and on her return '
home was assisted out of the carriage by the prisoner Margaret,
and a young gentleman,a relative, who had returned in the
carriage • with here and hortly after missed her watch. Mar-
garet was sent to inquire if it had been left at the lady's she
had been visiting'; every search was made in the hope that it
had been dropped, and it had subsequently been advertised,
but no tidings had ever been heard respecting it. Mrs. Service
was since dead.

The watch, • together with the titeel hook, found in the pri-
goner's box, was shown to the witness, and identified by him as
the property of Mrs. Service, and lost in the mannerdescrihed.
The probable suspicion therefore was, that the prisoner had
dexterously removed the watch from the old lady's side while
helping her out of the carriage.--The prisoner was remanded
for another hearing.
The second case was that of Nary Anne
,Woods, a married
woman, who officiates as laundress at Mr. Sergeant Firth's
chambers, in Sergeant's inn, Chancery-lane.
The Learned Sergeant stated he had on several occasions'
snspecte3l the prisoner of petty pilferings, more especially in
the article of coals, and on Saturday morning observing the
coal-scuttle particularly heaped up with six very large coals
upon the top, he called his two sons also to take notice of it,
and on looking at the.coal-scuttle immediately after the pri-
goner had gone, he found that the six pieces of coal were gone.
thie of them he subsequently saw was left on the bob of the
grate in which she had been lighting a fire. The other five he
concluded she had taken away. He should not.have troubled
himself to prosecute the woman for so trifling a theft, but on
his subsequently-charging her with the fact, she became ex-
ceedingly impudent. He told her he would not be robbed and
.bullieu too ; and she in reply threatened to bring some one who
ien.ild soon silence him, anti shortly afterwards brought her
husband, a watchman, who held the same insolent sort of lan-
guage, and threatened that if he (the Sergeant) did not prose-
cute her before Monday night, he would prosecute him ; and
it was in consequence of that threat that he had given her in
custody. Ife did not, he said, actually see her take the coals;
but they were there, and gone within the space of two minutes;
nn other perion was present, and if she did not take theta, they
must haVe escaped by magic.
The prisoner stoutly persisted in denying the charge, and
called a witness, a man who keeps a coal-shed, to prove that
she bought lido sack of coals from him every week, and there-
fore had-nO occasion tp steal any.
For the protection of the Learned Sergeant against the threat
used by the prisoner's husband, it became necessary to send her
to her trial, and she was accordingly committed.
EXTENSIVE AND DARING BURGLARY.
. MARL)IOII.OIIGII.STREET.—Yesterday J. Strange, Thos.
Chandler' and C'harles Kanaley, were brought up before FRE-
DERICK. ROE, Esq., for final examination, on the charge of
the extensive robbery and burglary upon the premises of Air.
William Donovan, fishmonger, 292, Oxford-street. The pri-
mers had previously undergone several private examinations.
The following very singular evidence was then taken :
Mr. Donovan stated, that on the 22d of last month he
left his house in the care of a young man named Thomas
Griffiths, and the prisoner Kanaley, and sonic of his lodgers,
who, hoWever, had no access to the parlour of his house ;
he left, • the two young men' in the front parlour, and the
door leading from that room to an inner apartment was
properly secured, , and the window-shutters closed : the
door was secured by a patent lock ; within the room was a chest
of drawers, and in an alcove covered over with clothes, &c.,
was an iron chest, also properly secured, the key of it being'
-locked in one of the drawers : he returned home at nine o'clock
in the evening, having been informed his house had been
robbed ; he found his daughter crying, and the inner room all
in confusion. The drawers were broken open,.and a check tot
301., about 20 sovereigns, and sonic silver were stolen from
them. On examining the iron chest, he found it locked; but
finding The key thrown in the room, he opened it, and found
it rifled of its contents. About 2001. in silver, 200 sovereigns,
notes, and other money, to the amount in all f 0001. was gone.
The room door I°4 was wrenched uff; and on examining it, a
ward or piece of skeleton key was found. He in a frantic state
charged. Kanaley with the robbery, and Made him strip ,off his
clothes, but on searching theM nothing was found. Ho promised
him pardon if-he would tell him where the money was; but the
boy said he knew nothing of it. Kanaley had lived with him far
one year and a half, but had left for a inonth,'and had again re-
turned about a week before the robbery. The prisoner Strange
had lived with him for about two Months last summer; but
never, to his knowledge, had be seen where the,money was.—
The witness also said that he had left a watch dog in the par-
lour, and this dog. was remarkable for barking at any strangers
who should come into the house; but it was very quiet on the
day of the robbery. Strange was known by the dog, who was
very fond of him : the animal had been seven years in the
family.
Mary Anne, the wife of James Broiulfield, being sworn,
stated she resided with her husband on the first floor of. Mr.
Donovan's house, and she was at home during the entire of the
day of the 22d of Decernber : it was Sunday, and the house was
remarkably quiet, most unusually so; the dog never barked
during the day or evening.
Thomas Griffiths, the young man left in the house with Ka-
naley, stated lie was servant to Mr. 'Donovan, and on Sunday,
the 22d of last month', about a quarter to 6 o'clock, he was
going to the stable to clean the horses, when Kanaley said he
.was going to his tea, and lie would return soon, when lie then
could. go. The witness acceded, and Kanale3r went, and again
returned about 7 o'clock, and was admitted by him, who then
perceived a young woman Awalking up and down. He then
went to the stables, and on his return kanaley, who was stand-
ing at the door, then *ent to a customer's with some oysters.
The witness soon after went home he knew nothing more.
The Magistrate then addressed the prisoner Kanaley, saying
he would not give him any.promise or hope for what belied to
state ; therefore if he had any thing to say under such condi-
tions he might speak.:
Kanaley, who is quite a boy, said he was willing to speak all
be knew.
The Magistrftte then haVing had him removed from the bar
and• sworn, the following most ektraordinary disclosure was
made

Kanaley said he had lived in his master's service a year and
a half, but had left his employment far about a month, during
which time he had seen.the prisoner Strange several times, who
once said " he should like to get into that (Donovan's) house,
and one of them must endeavour to get back again :" but no-
thing more was said then. On :the Sunday he went back
again : he saw Strange at the Lamb and Flag public house,
when he told him that he wart gone back again. Strange re-
plied, " Oh, I know ; Barney told me su ;" Ile then drank
some gin, but the subject of getting into the house appeared to'
be dropped. On the Friday following he again saw him in the,
public house-Ale was with a man whose name he did not-
know, but whom they called ' Bob," Strange said, "We
are talking about what a good trade that of a fishmonger
is ;" he made no reply, and Strange again Raid, " I think
Donovan has a great deal of money in the house ;" he re-
plied he did not how. Strange then asked whose turn it was
to be at twine on Sunday; lie replied he did not know. Strange
again asked him if lie and '' Bob" were to come, would he let
them in ; he replied, "Oh yee,"and ran out of the, place. On
the lieu day, Saturday, he was again in' the public-houee warm-
ing seme porter. St.enge was there with " Bob," and several
others ; he said, " Charley, there you are." Ile replied,
Yes, you see I am." Strange again asked whether he was to
beat lime the next day (Sunday), but he replied`he did not
know ; and to a question whether he would like, to stay at
home, he replied he would if he could. lie saw him again
later in the evening, When Strange said he and " Bob" would
tro the next day. He (Kanaley) replied, There is no time."
They answered, there would. be plenty while " Donovan"
was gone to chapel ; it not, when the man went to clean
the horse: -He ;Caked them how they would do it ? Ile (Strange)
replied, Chttnifier will watch the man to theestables, and
'Bob Ana I will come in." On Sunday he saw Strange in the
publie-hoitie with others, -and abOut seven o'clock he-came out,
with him, Kanaley, and something• passed t and Strange in.'
q ui red where the man was (eneatting.Orifithsi Nat being inform.
ed he was gone to do his horse, Strange then observed, "