The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-12 00:00:00

tatingly swear to the cloak, although it had been much '
altered, from having worn it for several years.
Sergeant Brannan stated, that in consequence of re-
ceiving information which indirectly implicated the pri-
soner in this and several other robberies of a similar
description, he went on the preceding evening to a house
in Martha-street, Haggerstone, where he found the pri-
soner in bed, and took him into custody. He afterwards
searched the place, and, on examining the drawers, dis-
covered several duplicates, three of which related to the
cloak and other articles of apparel since identified by
the prosecutor, and also a complete set of housebreaking
implements of a very superior and ingenious construc-
tion. On removing him to the station-house the prisoner
was -recognised as having been connected with another
robbery of large extent, to establish which he should call
William Hill, shopman to Messrs. Hufham and West
away, who stated that on the 21st of October, 1845, the
prisoner, who was very respectably attired, entered his
employers' shop, and asked for a pair of strap,; they
were unable to supply him with them, and he went away,
but returned twice afterwards, the last time accompanied
by a well-dressed man in deep mourning, who imme-
diately took up his station at the furthest end of the
counter. On handing the prisoner the straps he re-
quested the witness to adjust them to his trousers, and
while so doing the other man, whom he noticed to have
been looking about him, abruptly quitted the shop; upon
which the prisoner, who displayed a fidgetty nervous-
ness, suddenly rose, and, although he had only one of
the straps on, instantly hastened after his companion.
As soon as they left witness missed a piece of velvet and
a roll of cloth from the counter and window, of the value
of 101., and hurried out in pursuit, but both men had
disappeared. On the Bth of December following he
saw the prisoner and two other men suspiciously eyeing
the shop through the. window, but on seeing they were
watched by the witness they instantly ran away ; and
two nights subsequently the premises were broken into,
and cloth and other articles of the value of between 200/.
and 3001. were stolen. Every effort had been made to
recover the stolen property, but none of it could be
he could positively identify as the man who
traced, and although his suspicions rested upon the pri-
wsoanserpes,rwheonint when the first robbery was committed, and
saw examining his employers' premises through the
window just before they were burglariously entered, he
had been unable to catch sight of him until he identified
him that morning at the police-station.
Mr. Vann, who appeared for the prisoner, expressed
his intention to reserve the defence for the present, as he
presumed it was the magistrate's intention to remand his
client upon two of the charges, although no evidence, he
contended, had been adduced to implicate the prisoner
in the latter burglary ; and
Mr. BROUGHTON, who expressed an opinion that the
circumstances against the accused were of a very strong
nature, ordered him to be brought up again next week
for the completion of the evidence.