The Sun.
London, England, 1848-09-11 00:00:00

SUN, LONDON,

ilecleing the silk, but denied giving 26, Wardour-street,
es his address.
Alfred Heath, shopman to Mr. Young, pawnbroker,
Pririci's street, Soho, produced a piece of silk similar to
hat stolen, pledged on the 31st of August by the pri
•oni r for 30s. He gave his name Mons. Alphonse, No.
2, King- street, Soho.
Arthur John North, shopman to Mr. Lendton, pawn
aroker, Green-street, Leicester-square, produced four
o.en yards of silk, pledged on the Ist instant, at half-
est eight o'clock in the morning, for 305., in the name
if Madame Degere. Could not identify the female es
'he person who pledged it.
Madame Antonio Colon, No. 5. St. Martin's-street,
Pave her evidence through Mr. Wilst, and stated that
the male prisoner on Tuesday last came to her houso and
'tiered some lavender-coloured glac6 silk for sale at 6s.
ier yard. Witness agreed to buy it at that price, and
maid the prisoner 303. on Saturday last, and agreed to
may him the remainder at 10s. per week. She had
known the prisoner fifteen months, and had frequently
eurchased articles of him.
John Gray, sergeant C division, said, in consequence
if information he had received, he went on Saturday
-vening to Mr. Young's, pawnbroker, in Princes-street,
ind found the prisoners in one of the boxes. Witness
asked the male prisoner if he had pledged any silk at
Nlessrs. Harrison's. Prisoner said he had. Witness then
esk( d him where he got it from? Prisoner replied,
chat he received it from a French lady, and he
gave her the duplicate and the money. Wit-
aess asked him if he resided at 26, Rupert-street,
Ind whether the female prisoner was connected with
him? Prisoner said yes, that was all right. Witness
lien took them both to the station, and on searching
them found 16 duplicates relating to articles pledged by
he male prisoner. He also found the other duplicates
referring to the silk produced. Witness subsequently
went to 26, Rupert-street, and on searching the
first floor front room he found the remnant of
silk produced, of the same kind as that lost by the
irosecutor. Witness then returned to the station,
ind asked the prisoners where they got all the silk from.
Dee male prisoner said, " a Frenchman came to him
and asked him to dispose of twelve yards. Ho disposed
.1 ten yards to Madame Colon, and the other two he
kept himself." Witness added, that the reason he de-
tained the female prisoner was that numerous robberies
had latterly been committed by a gang of Frenchwomen,
who made it a practice to pay visits to silkmercers,
jewellers, and others, in bodies of three and four, and
while one of the parties contrived to keep the attention
if the shopman, by purchasing some trifling article,
the others managed to steal whatever laid most
convenient for them to lay bands on. if she (the pri-
soner) was remanded, he had no doubt that other per-
ions would come forward and identify her as belonging
to the gang above mentioned.
In defence the male prisoner admitted pledging the
silk. He often had things brought to him by Frenchmen
to pledge, and he always pledged them at Mr. Young's,
to whom he was well known.
The female denied all knowledge :of any part of the
transaction.
Mr. BINGHAM remanded them for a week, but agreed
to accept good and substantial bail for the female's ap-
pearance on Monday next.