The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-23 00:00:00

year Mr. Boutillier had made a large increase of his
stock, but the receipts were smaller than usual, and he
was unable to meet his engagements as early as he
wished. The cause of his deficiency was never sus-
pected until the night of the 14th inst., when the prisor or
was stopped with a large box in his possession, in King
David-lane, Shadwell, by two poke-sergeants, who sus-
pecting something wrong, asked him what the box con-
tained. The prisoner made answer carelessly that it was
of wearing apparel belonging to himself, which he
was about to leave at a public-house called the Green
Dragon, in Lower Shadwell, for the purpose of being
forwarded by his father's vessel to the north. The
officers not being satisfied with this statement, conveyed
him to the station-house, with the box, and demanded
the key. The prisoner said he bad not got the key in
his possession, and requested that a policeman should be
sent to No. 4, Northumberland-place to fetch one of his
master's shopmen, who knew where to find the key. The
shopman returned with the policeman, but without the
key, and said he understood the box to contain glasses
and decanters. Mr. Boutillier and Mr. Diamond, his
cousin and book-keeper, were then sent for, and the box
having been broken open, it was discovered that it con-
tained, instead of wearing apparel, among other articles,
8 mousseline-de-laine dresses, 15 silk handkerchiefs, 12
shawls and scarfs, 5 rolls of riband, 4 cards of pearl but-
tons, 60 yards of gimp, 9 linen collars, and 20 packages
of needles. The wholesale and private marks were up ,n
the whole of the goods, and Mr. Boutillier had no diffi-
culty in identifying every article. There was a quantity
of shop tickets, two dozen of wine glasses, and two decan-
ters in the same box, the contents of which were valued
at about 30/. The key of the box, which the prisoner
had previously denied having in his possession, and five
yards of riband, were found in his pockets. The two
police-sergeants immediately followed up their inquiries,
and a very extensive system of plunder was detected. On
searching a carpet bag anda writing-desk belonging to the
prisoner, in Mr. Boutie lier's house, three holland bags, con-
taining bank notes, sovereigns, and silver, to the amount
•.f 90/., were discovered. There was a pass-book of the
East London Savings'-bank also found in the prisoner's
desk, from which it appeared that he had paid in
301. to his own account in one payment on the 26th of
August last. In consequence of an intimation from an-
other person in Mr. Boutillier's employ, search was made
in a secret place behind the counter, where 'two more
holland bags, containing gold and silver moneys, were
discovered. They had been concealed there by the pri-
soner. The amount in cash and notes recovered was
138/. Os. lid., exclusive of 301. in the savings' bank. A
five-pound note found in the prisoner's desk was also
identified by Mr. Boutillier, who had changed it a few
days before the prisoner was apprehended, and another
five-pound note bore his endorsement. At the former
examination Mr. Boutillier and his cousin said the de-
ficiency in stock and cash amounted to at least 2001.
Since then a more careful investigation had been made,
and Mr. Boutillier now estimated his losses at upwards
of 400/. The prisoner had received from him 94/.105.2d.
only while he had been in his service. On the mantel-
shelf in the prisoner's bed-room several invoices for gas
fittings, brass ornaments, and five looking-glasses were
found. They were made out in the name of J. Stoddart,
and the goods, to which they referred, were found at the
Green Dragon, where they had been deposited by the
prisoner, who intended So forward them to Sunderland
by his father's vessel. The invoices amounted to 10/.
Inspector Valentine also removed from the same public-
house three boxes of linendrapery goods worth
50/., which the prisoner had left there to be for-
warded by the lago to the same destination. The articles
had been selected from Mr. Boutillier's stock, and the
wholesale marks were upon them. Besides the property
seized, the officers ascertained that the prisoner had
made other consignments of linendrapery to Sunderland,
where he intended to commence business as soon as he
had accumulated sufficient plunder for that purpose, and
there is no doubt, if he had not been stopped in his ex-
tensive career of robbery, he would have soon ruined
his master. A few days before the prisoner was taken
into custody he requested his employer's errand boy to
look out some gas fittings, and said he wanted them
for a friend. The boy jestingly said " No, they are for
yourself," and the prisoner admitted that he was going
to open a concern in Sunderland about November. lie
then directed the boy to order various goods, for which
the prisoner paid ready money.
Mr. Fearnley made application for a portion of the
money taken from the prisoner to be delivered up to him,
and that his wearing apparel should also be restored.
Mr. Pelham should be sorry to oppose any application
of this nature, or deprive a man, charged with felony,
of the opportunity of making his defence ; but really
the prisoner's depredations had been practised on such a
large scale, and might yet lead to the prosecutor's name
appearing in the London Gazttte, that he felt bound to
resist the application. There were other Josses not yet
ascertained, and property at Sunderland which Mr.
Boutillier was unable to recover.

Mr. Fearnley only asked for the wages due to his
client ; surely that application would not be resisted.

Mr. BRODERIP said he could not order the wages to
he paid, and the prosecutor de„ ared he would give up
nothing.

Mr.'tearnley made some observations on the hardship
of the case, and the severity with whfch the prisoner was
treated. The young man was without a single shilling
in the world.

Mr. BRODERIP mninded the prisoner's solicitor of the
serious loss sustai,.ed by Mr. Boutillier. Ho did not at
all wonder that a man who had been nearly ruined by
the prisoner should not be disposed to treat him with
much favour. He was surprised that the prisoner, who
had done all he could to ruin his niaster, should expect
the least favour at his hands.

The prisoner, who made no defence was then fully
committed to Newgate for trial.
On the intercession of Mr. Diamond and Mr. Pelham,
the prosecutor consented to give up Stoddirt's clothes,
on which Mr. Broderip said mere could nut be exp cted
from him.