The Sun.
London, England, 1847-10-27 00:00:00

with the prisoners, were also placed in the dock with
them, but it will be seen that the evidence in the
present case did not effect them.
About a month or five weeks ago two men named
Ensor and Dignum were taken into custody, the
former charged with burg!ariously breaking into the
dwelling-hou% of a gentleman of fortune named
Toby, at Chelsea, and carrying off some very
valuable plate, and the latter with the extensive rob-
bery at Mr. Archbutt's. In the course of the inves-
tigation it transpired that Ensor and Dignum, al-
though in custody on distinct charges, were on very
intimate terms, and that Dignum had introduced
Ensor to Jane West, a female servant of Mr. Arch-
; butt's, in whose care his house was left during a short

absence from London with his family. On-the day
succeeding that on which Mr. Archbutt left town
Jane West, at the solicitation of Ensor, went out for
three or four hours with him, leaving the house in
charge of Dignum, who was at that time a clerk in
Mr. Archbutt's office. On the following morning it
was ditcovered that the house had been robbed, and
Dip= was subsequently given into custody. There
was not sufficient evidence to warrant a detention of
either of the men, and after a short remand they were
discharged, but Dignum was again taken into custody
for fraud, and convicted at the Central Criminal
Court,

Con the prisoners being placed.in the dock yester-
day,
George Hunt, police-sergeant, V 4, stated, that
having received information on Monday night that a
robbery was about to be committed at Chelsea, he
went to a place called the Woodman, at Chelsea, and
took Chitty, Connor, and M'Laren. He had been
instructed to take Chitty and two others, who were
supposed to be concerned in Mr. Archbutt's robbery,
but the two men, Connor and M'Laren were not the
parties of whom he was in quest. He, however, sub-
sequently apprehended Anderson, who was one of the
men wanted.

John Dignum, the person above spoken of, was
then put into the witness-box. He said he was clerk
to Mr. Archbutt up to the 6th of September. He
had known the prisoners Chitty and Anderson for two
months, and had been introduced to them by Ensor,
who invited him, two or three days before the rob-
bery at Mr. Archbutt's, to meet him at a public-
house in Westminster, which he did, where it was
arranged, in the presence of Chitty and Anderson,
that Ensor, who proposed the plan, should take
Jane West out, that he (Dignum) should
be left in Mr. Archbutt's house, and that
Chitty, Anderson, and another, named Bryant, should
come, during the servant's absence, and rob the
place on the following Sunday. Mr. Archbutt went
out of town on the next day, and on the Sunday he
(Dignum) went to the house, and found Ensor with
the servant, Jane West, and the two latter shortly
after went out for a walk. Anderson, Chitty, and
Bryant soon after came and committed the robbery,
breaking open a number of drawers and cupboards to
get at the property. Bryant then went away with
the spoons, forks, and other articles of plate, and the
others shortly afterwards with the linen and wearing
apparel. Witness left with Ensor, and went to a
public-house called the Bell, where Bryant gave
them a sovereign each, and Ensor then left witness,
observing that he was going back to Mr. Archbutt's
to sleep. On the following morning witness met
Ensor, when he produced Mr. Archbutt's pocket-
book, and taking a gold chain from it, said they had
overlooked that. Witness, after his conviction for ob-
taining 11. 12s 6d. from Messrs. Musgrove fraudu-
lently, voluntarily communicated the particulars of
the robbery at Mr. Archbutt's to that-gentleman.
The prisoners Chitty and Anderson declined saying
anything in defence, and were remanded until Mon-
day, M'Laren and Connor being discharged.