The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-13 00:00:00

TV ORS HIP-STREET.

A well-dressed man, named Austin Montrose, stated
to be a returned transport, was placed at the bar before
Mr. Broughton, charged with having burglariously en-
tered the premises of Mr. Joseph Berdoe, an extensive
clothier in Goswell-street-road, and stolen property to
the amount of upwards of 300/., and also on suspicion
of having broken into the house of Messrs. Hufham and
Westaway, tailors in the City-road, and stolen cloth and
other property of nearly the same value.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr. Berdoe that on
the night of the 23d of November last his premises
were entered. by some burglars from the rear, and a
large quantity of cloth and fancy goods to the above
amount carried away. He immediately gave informa-
tion to the police, and, in consequence of a communi-
cation he had received that morning from Servant
Brannan, he repaired to the shop of a pawnbroker in the
Hackney-road, where a cloak and other articles of dress
were exhibited to him, which he immediately recog-
nized as having formed a small part of the produce of
the burglary upon his premises. He could unhesi-
tati. gly swear to the cloak, although it had been much
altered, from having wan it for several years.
Sergeant Brannan stated, that in consequence of re-
ceiving information which indirectly implicated the pri
soner in this and several o.her 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 aAred for a pair of straps; 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 300/. were stolen. Every effort had been made to
recover the stolen property, but none of it could be
traced, and although his suspicions rested upon the pri-
soner, whom he could positively identify as the man who
was present 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.
Mr. Arnold, the newly-appointed magistrate at: this
court, sat yesterday morning for the first time, aided by
Air. Bingham, who proceeds to Marlborough-street
Police-office, to supply the place of Mr. Maltby, who
has resigned.
Mary Riley, aged 45, was charged with having in her
possession, at the early hour of 3 o'clock yesterday morn-
ing, a large bundle, containing a mackintosh and several
other articles of wearing apparel. besides some sheet-
ing, a por.ion of which had the Government mark upon
it, supposed to be stolen
Police-constable II 70 stated that he was on duty in
the Whitechapel-road at the above time, and observing
the prisoner with the bundle in question upon her
.head
at such an hour, he questioned her, and not receiving a
satisfactory answer, he conveyed her to the station-
house.
The prisoner, in answer to a question from the Ma-
gistrate, said that the articles were given to her by some
female in the street to be disposed of.
Mr. BINGHAM—What, at that hour ! But its the
old story. I shall remand you in order to give the officer
an opportunity of inquiring into the case. In the mean-
time I would advise you to render him what facility you
can to enable him to find out the person whom you say
gave you the bundle.