The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-02 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

James Dixon, an under warehouseman, employed
at the printing-office of Messrs. Bradbury and Evans,
in Whitefriars, and Emma Dixon, his wife, were
charged with stealing a number of sheets of the
" Pickwick Papers,' the People's Journal, and Punch,
works which are all printed at the above establish-
ment.

Mr. Evans stated that, having received a friendly
intimation that a newsvender in Tottenham-court-
road, named Fellowes, was in possession of the current
monthly part of the " Pickwick" many hours before
the rest of the trade, witness inquired of him how he
came to have them at twelve o'clock at noon, when
none were published till five in the afternoon, and
finding tnat he had purchased them from Mrs. Dixon,
of No. 13, Fetter•lane, and that she was the wife of
a person in his employ, he caused them both to be
apprehended. At Dixon's lodgings he found as
many sheets of different works printed by him as
wiadd fill a barrow. (The officer produced about
1,500 sheets of " Pickwick" and Punch.

Mr. Alderman H. HUGHES asked how long the
husland had been in his employ ? Mr. Evans replied,
about four years.
Mr. Alderm..n H. HUGHES asked what wages he
had been receiving?--Mr. Evans said he had 245.
per week.

Mr. Alderman 11. HUGHES inquired if he hal any
family ?—Mr. Evans stated that he had inquired, and
found that they had no children, and the wife worked
et. Waistcoat-making.
Mr. Alderman 11. HUGHES inquired- whether Mr.
Evans could have ascertained wh.-ther these numbers
hail been stolen in the course of delivery to the pub-
lisher, or were the surplus or waste printed beyond
the nquired number, or were obtained as an extra
quantity by collu-ion with those who had the manage-
ment of the steam press ?—Mr. Evans said, he took
then to be pat of the number which ought to he in
reserve after delivering to Messrs. Chapman and Hall,
the publishers, the number required for immediate
circulation.. They had been stolen in sheets, as they
were holed and stitched through the side of the
number, instead of being sewed at the back in the
u-ual manner. It was the prisoner's duty to cold-
press the sheets, and in this way he had an oppor-
tunity to steal them. . _ . •
Mir. Alderman H. HUGHES inquired when ' the
numbers of Punch which had been found would have
trees published?—Mr. Evans said, not until five o'clock
on Thursday morning, whereas they had been taken
to Mr. Fellowes's on Monday night.
Mr. Fellowes, of 36, Tottenham-court-road, stated
that he had known the woman from a child, hut he
never saw her husband till that day. After losing
sight of her for some time he met Mrs. Dixon about
six months ago, and he had nodded when he met her
subsequently. About two months ago she came to
his shop and said she was publishing number works,
and should be glad to supply him. He said he only
took Punch and a few of the superior class; but he
would take a dozen of Punch, four People's Journal,
and a dozen of " tick wicks." She used to bring
them on a Tuesday afternoon, hut on this occasion,
to his surprise, she brought them on Monday night.
She accounted for having Punch on Tuesday instead
nf. Thursday by saying there was an early publica-
tion to those who sent them into the country, so that
it might appear everywhere on the same day, and
these were a few surplus copies, which he must not
publish in London till Thursday morning. He paid
the full trade price for them. He did not know her
husband worked at the prosecutors' printing-office.
The ALDERMAN remanded them both till Tuesday
next.