The Sun.
London, England, 1856-11-15 00:00:00

tastes. ,
It has already been slated that the police, under the
direction of the Hones Secretary, are in possession of
the prisoner's house in Chester-terrace ; but the evidence
given before the police magistrate does not convey an
adequate idea of the magnificence of the mansioii. When
Redpath was apprehended by Mr. Wiliiams, the officer
of the Great Northern Railway Company, he said,
" Tney have taken my place in Chester-terrace, and if
they sell it well it will bring 30,0001." It was supposed
I -,:•al in making this statement he alluded to the freehold,
~ 4
- I '" - --h -asituation would, of course, be worth a
c .nsiderable :um-
, *--- - erseare that he had no interest
in that property further that: paying e ___,..., 4 00/. a
year. The contents of that house, furnished in a style
superior to that of many of the nobility, are estimeted
to be worth at least 35,0001.
It is a mistake to suppose that a warrant for the ap-
prehension of Recipatla was issued by the police magi-
strate. When he disappeared so mysteriously from his
office at King's-cross on Tuesday afternoon the cir-
cumstances were represented to the directors, who
suspected, what they never seemed to have
thought of before, that Mr. Redpath, in whom they ha I
placed such implicit conedence, had robbed them. Sir
G. Grey was appealed to, and on a representation to him
that Redpath had Made his way to France, the Secre-
tary immediately granted a warrant for his apprehension,
which wai entrusted to Mr. Williams, who missed him,
under the circumstances a,reaily detailed.
Telegraphic messages were sent to Redpath on his ar-
rival in Paris by a friend in London, intimating to him
that Ike police had a clue which would inevitably lead to
his capture, and acting upon this hint he immediately
retraced his steps, and arrived in London yesterday
morning. He went at °nee t , the house of Mr. Irwin (jr
Ellwyn), a clerk in the Great Northern Railway office, at
No. 4, Ulster-place, Regent's-park. Mr. Irwin being
alarmed at the rumours which had obtained circulation
through thecolnrons of the newspaper press, at once com-
municated to Mr. Mowatt, the secretary of the Great
Northern Railway Company, the fact of i'gr. Redpath's
arrival, and that gentleman then, in company with Mr.
Wilnams,• the officer, went up and arrested him, and
conveyed him io the Clerkenwelf Police-court. where he
underwent his preliminary exarninauon.
A most important feature in the circumstances which
have lately come to light is tee connection of the pri-
soner Redpath with Wm. James Robson, who is at the
present time under sentence of transportation for 20 and
14 years .respectively for frauds On the Crystal Palace
Company. Mr. Redpath and Mr. Robson were fellow-
clerks in the same office of the Great Northern Railway
a few years ago, and since that time it appears they have
been on i (feels of intimate friendship. v Mr. Robson was
known as what is generally termed " a fast man," while
Mr. Red, ala's predilections seem to have gone in the di-
rection of a magnificent di play at home. He was a con-
noisseur in art, a man of eterary taste, took a lively in
terest in many charitable and religious institutions and
projects, and had surrounding his table men of distinctiese,
in the Church,' art, literature, and science. Redpeei-,
and .R,,bson for a long period lived as neightearee,
in Clarence-street West, Regent's-park, and they -were
in constant communication with each other, a soene what
remarkable circumstance, aei they were men of -entirely
dissimilar habits and pursuits. There is reaseea tobelieve
that at a future examination this acquaintemseseip will
be proved in a manner which velll leave 0.0 doubt about
the two persons having worked in concert, and having
been connected with each other in the perpetration of the
great frauds with which their name's have become iden-
tified. Both Retson and Redpet:a trafficked largely on
the Stock Exchange, and it is believed that Redpath was
unlucky to an extent which induced him to commit fur-
ther frauds, and which eve-etnally led to his detection.
When Mr. R=lpath vetted Paris he left the whole of
hii :flegage behind hires. A telegraphic message was sent
yesterday to Parise giving directions that it sleJuM be
forwarded to London, and it will arrive this morning at
the Seuth-Eaeiera station, when Mr. Sur,erintendeut
Loxton will take possession of it, arid hav;,n^e, communi-
cated the result of his examination to the Great North-
ern Railway directors and to the nooet Secretary, will
retain poisession of the property until the re-examination
and probably the trial of the prisoner.
There are a few minor facts to be mentioned.
Redpath's salary when he entered the service of the
Great Northern Company was Fess than 1001. a-year. He
suceeedeii to the office ~t principal registrar at a salary
of 500/- a-ye .r, -which ie.the amount at which he is at
present enviged, for tie ;.s, notwithstanding his defalca-
tiene, stn a servant: e, the company.
He is a man of good fairely, and his brother is a soli-
citor 'in very respect:.ble practice.
:erotwithstauding his enrol us frauds and the immense
exaount of money which has passed through his hands,
hoeestly rid diehohestly, Redpath is believed not to have
a single sovereign at his enninaud. •
A statement has appeared in some of the papers to
the effect that ether clerks in the Great Northern Rail-
way Company's service have absented themselves in con-
sequence of these frauds. There is not the slightest
ground for much an aspersion on the character of the
company's servants.

EXAMINATION OF KENT-IMPORTANT

LET rE RS.

Jas. Chas. Comyns Kent, a respectably dressed man,
aged 27, of No. 42, Gloucester-raw, Holloway, was
brought up in the custody of Sergeant Mulvany, 8 5,
described on the police sheet as a clerk at the Great
Northernttailway, who had a private hearing before Mr.
Tyrwhitt 'on Wednesday, charged with forgery and
trawl at the Great Northern Railway.
The prisoner seemed to treat the matter lightly.
Mr. Humpkreys, who appeared for the prosecution,
asked that the cas,) might be beard in private, as if
taken in Public it might defeat the end i of justice.
Mr. Tyrwhitt acceded to the application, and the re-
porters were informed that they could only be admitted
to the hearing on their promising that the case should
ncriobti:Pluiar until fairly and fully brought forth in a tan•
to defeat ' premature publicity might be calculated
mreaNtviin a great mea7ure the ends of justice.
sup,r•lntenldliains was the first witness called—l am the
way.
.1
appreeLLt of the police on the Great Northern Rail•
Vin suspicion
searched him, and
u 7 (ed the prisoner on Wednesday night
of being
concerned in this robbery. I
vraphic inessa,to inatlongst other papers I found a tele-
f,ans
to
packet, addressed to M. Fleury,
hotel-keeper,
with you ? If he is 'tell
)etlbt e following effect :—ls Redpath
him he nan,it communicate with
me immediately., ,ieleag,ri.phi,back." I asked him if he
had sent it. He said
he declined telling me for re. 01 I asked him why, and
said,Re '' I will not tell you."
Hea ons of hie own. I asked
him where Redpath was.
mirfll
foutiaistoltneehootierfi
nve.me a key which be
This was at hisown house.
letters.nd t he
other said
wkoeuylsd. open
thatub i' dr,
draweraer'
One of them we, i as follows :
~ / enclose you 301. You need not be under
If the is pressed for•
appre-
hension.
~ statement any
but I believe you will not be troubled.—yom",,Y il4"""Y ;
" LEOP &e.,
OLD REDrAnt.„

~,them
nds to
The second :
"If anything should turn up about the
d
`Nall„ll awl the rest, do as you would, if any>t
missing—Truly yours, " LEOP9LD itEDRA:rsi/v,?re
The other ran thug :
" Dear Charles - If Oakley says anything alsout the
ana-
lysis ,1 the divideuls, do not do anything in it.- Truly
yours, " LEOPOLD REDPATEI."
E. w ird Marston, a clerk in the registrar's office, Paid
t'a.-! Entry At p.lge 553 in the registA. of shares was, he
~cli ved, in the pri,wner's handwriting. In one of the
'.rams were' the figures represcnting-1,250/., and these,
he belived, were in the handwriting of the prisontr.