The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-05 00:00:00

LAMBETH POLICE COURT.

THE LATE EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT
MESSRS. WALKER'S.
This day the four persons charged with being con.
cerned in the robbery from the premises of Messrs.
Walker, Parker, and Co., lead merchants, Belvedere
road, were placed before Mr. Elliot for final examina.
tion.

xierei as The names of the persons charged were William
Burns, James Winter, Isaac Jones, and Mr. Henry
&Smitlt—the former a foreman and confidential servant,
the other two workmen in the establishment, and
the !last person was the landlord of the King's-arms
public-house, in Roupell-street, Lambeth, who was
charged with receiving the property, knowing it to have
been stolen.
It will be recollected from the facts that have already
appeared, that a large quantity of lead had been pur-
loined from the premises of the Messrs. Walker, and
the stolen property was sent by the prisoner Burns to
the houses of Mr. Price, the Wellington-arms, in the
Waterloo-road, and Mr. Smith, the King's-arms, in
Ronpell-street, where it was found by the police.
Mr. Humphrey prosecuted, The prisoner Winter
was defended by Messrs. Lewis and Lewis ; Smith by
Mr. Solomon ; Jones by Mr. Neale ; and Mr. Robertson
appeared on the part of Mr. Price.
Mr. James said the course he intended to pursue to-
day was to call the clerk who had charge of the books,
to prove that on the days mentioned no entry had been
made of goods having been sold. This evidence he
thought would be sufficient for the committal of the
whole of the prisoners.
Mr. H. Wickham, a traveller, in the employ of the
prosecutors produced the books belonging to the firm,
in which were all orders for the delivery of goods.
It would be the duty of Burns, in the absence of the
clerk, to enter all orders sent out by him. On refer-
ring to the 20th Oct, last, he found no entry of any
shot having been sent out to a person named Smith.
Referring to the week betore and after Christmas-day
he found no entry of any shot having been sent out to
the prisoner Smith.
By Mr. Lewis—When Winter made a communication
to the effect that he should " let it all out," old Mr.
Walker went away.
By Mr. Joyce—Did notk now that they (his employers)
sold c
small a quantity of shot as one bag.
Mr.
Joyce here handed a receipt to witness which was
a r
—When was the small quantity sold ?
Witness—On pjtafworesone bag—the receipt was genuine.
—On the 2d of February. But the fact had
come to his knowledge since the commencement of these
transactions.
The clerk having the charge of the book, not, being in
attendance, the case was stopped while he was sent for.
Mr. Lewis said he thought that there was nothing in
the evidence to implicate Winter.
His Worship said he had been looking over the evi-
dence with respect to Winter, and as he found there was
nothing in it affecting him, he might be discharged.
Mr. Joyce submitted there was no evidence against
Smith.
The Magistrate ordered Smith to be discharged.
Mr. Robertson, on the part of Mr. Price, said from
the strange manner in which the case had been reported
in the morning papers, it might seem that Mr. Price
was in some slight degree mixed up in these transactions,
but such was net the fact. The prosecutor never in-
tended that there should be the slightest imputation
resting on his character. Mr. Price was a highly re-
spectable man and had testimonials of the highest descrip-
tion, The property found in his house had seen sent by
Jones who he (Price) always took to be a partner. The
whole of the transactions Price ha:a had with Jones were
always carried on without the :east secrecy. The shot
be had purchased, as be rf-nted about 6,000 acres of
shooting ground, awl had Frequently pressed upon Jones
the necessity of seedinv lim the invoice.
The clerk not havieag arrived at two o'clock, the case
was further adjourned till this day week, ball being
accepted for Bums, and Jones was conveyed back to
prison.