The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-22 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

On Saturday, a young man, named John Frederick
Byron, was brought before Sir John Pirie for further
examination, charged wits stealing About 401, from

the iron safe of his employer, Mr. Toker, a proctor in
Doctors' Cos nmons, on the 9th of November.

At the pt.( ,vious hearing Mr. Toker deposed to the
general feat. arcs of the charge.
Sir J. Pr BIE asked if any additional evidence had
been procra:ed ?
Ilbdingb )n, one of the City detective policemen,
stated, that he followed a trace he obtained, and found
that the prisoner went down to Southampton, where
he put up at the Clarendon Hotel, picked up some
loose wome,a, treated one of them to a ride out into
the country , and brought another up to London. He
took lodgings with her at a coffee-house in Covent-
garden, where he had run up a long bill. He had
been seen in the possession of money at Southampton,
having give n the landlord of the hotel 25/ to take
care of; but it was given back to him without taking
the numbers of the notes.
Sir J. Fist m asked if the numbers of the notes
stolen had been ascertained ? Hedington said the
inquiries into that had failed. If the notes were
produced they could not be identified. A witness,
who lived in town, could show the prisoner was in
possession of money.
Mr. Cutt, of Beresford-street, Walworth, stated
that the priso tier was a relative, and called on him on
the evening o f the 9th of November. He saw the
prisoner had a good deal of gold, and asked him how
much he had. The prisoner said 371. Witness sup-
posed he had received a legacy to which he was en-
titled.

Mr. Cooper, a tailor, in the Walworth-road, who
made clothes for the prisoner, had changed a 101. note
for him about the 9th of November. He had paid
away the note to one of his neighbours without taking
the number.

Sir J. PIRIB regretted this, 'as, if produced, some
name or date might be found endorsed on it that
would lead to its identity.
Mr. Mason, clerk to Mr. Toker, said the prisoner
had been in that gentleman's service about a month.
Mr. Toker was absent on the 9th, and witness locked
up the iron safe, putting the key in a cupboard, the
key of the cupboard in his desk, and the key of the
desk between the framework of the desk and the
wall. This was done by arrangement with Mr.
Toker, that he might have access to the safe in the
absence of witness, and the prisoner had been there
long enough to observe this. The prisoner was re-
maining at the office when witness left on the 9th.
The prisoner did not come at his usual time next
morning, or at any time, and when the safe was
opened (for the several keys had been duly replaced)
the money was found to have been stolen. The
prisoner took with him the key of the office, so that
he could let himself in without ringing the bell, and
on the evening of the 13th inst., after business hours,
the prisoner came to the door of the premises. Wit-
ness had returned for his umbrella, and was standing
at an inner door when the prisoner came up the step
of the outer door. He had a handkerchief over part
of his face to disguise his features; seeing witness in
the passage, the prisoner halted at the outer door, and
began taking down the names on the doorpost. Wit-
ness asked him who he wanted ? He replied, in a
feigned voice, " Which is the College ?" This re-
ferred to a notice that a person had removed to the
College. Witness pointed it out to him, and he
crossed over to it. Witness thought he recognised
him, and that he had called to pay a second visit to
the safe, and he followed, and caused him to be ap-
prehended.
The prisoner declined saying anything to the
charge.
Sir J. PIRIB remanded him that the depositions
might be prepared, when he will be committed for
trial.

Ann Davis, a young woman, was brought up for
further hearing, charged with having stolen a gold
ring from the bedroom of the landlady of a coffee-
house on Holborn-hill, where she had taken a lodging
for the night, on the 9th of November.
Mrs. fluff, of the Bell Tavern, Bell-yard, Grace-
church-atreet, now preferred a similar charge against
her. She came to her house on the 14th of October
for a lodging for the night, representing that she was
unfortunately too late for the Gravesend boat. Prom
the respectability of her appearance, witness without
hesitation placed her in a room where there was a chest
of drawers with clothes in it. She did not go away
till two o'clock the next day. AVitness remarked
that her appearance was very bulky, and the servant
said the lady had told her she was pregnant. After
she had left, witness missed from her drawers a
handsome satin shawl, a large rich scarf, two new
shirts, two petticoats, a gold neck chain, and a red silk
pocket-handkerchief. The prisoner's breakfast was
taken to her in bed, as she slept late, and complained
of feeling poorly.
The prisoner made no answer to this charge.
Two other like charges were entered into, and the
prisoner was remanded till Monday.