The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-05 00:00:00

that Le would not swear he di i not give Ur. M`Pherson

and hie daughter into custody, as there was a great dea
of confusion. The prisoner was sober. The prisoner re•
marked that he bought the bracelet for a shilling. Some
one stated that it was bought in the morning. He (wit-
ness) observed that it was worth 4s. di. They then
offered to pay fcr it.
Mr. Bodkin—Why did you not take the bottle when
you first saw it ?
Prosecator —Because I was not positive whether he
had bought it.
Darling, the constable, confirmed the evidence, and
said that the cigar-case was given him by the person who
picked it up.
Sergeant White, who received the prisoner in charge,
produced the scent bottle and several other articles found
on the prisoner. He stated that Mr. M`Prierson and also
his daughter were given in custody with the prisoner.
Mr. B Akin said it was now his duty tn eay a few words,
and that it was his intention to call Mr. I.llTherson and
his daughter—who were properly discharged on the last
occasion—as witnesses for the prisoner. The prisoner
was most highly respected in Belgium, and he belonged
to a family of some distinction in that country. He was
also manager of the business of Mr. M.Therson, who was
also highly connected. He would show that the circum-
stances of the transaction were very different from those
detailed by the prosecutor. They (Ur. M`Pherson and
his daughter) would prove that when Mr. Delvaux was
asked about the bracelet, that it was at once, and with-
out hesitation, produced by him, but that it was not
taken by the prosecutor. They would also state that at
the stall, while they were purchasing some articles of
nr. Cutler, the prisoner observed to Mr. MTherson's
daughter, speaking to her in French, and taking up the
bracelet, "This will do for Charlotte," meaning his (pri-
soner's) daughter. At the time, possibly, the parties were
a little excited, having just dined, and been drinking
champagne, when they may have parted without having
paid for the bracelet. But it was not to be supposed
that there was any intention to steal the article. His
ciient had a belief that before he left all the articles
were paid for by Mr. M`Phereon, who had paid for
everything that day. The most awkward part of the
business was that about the cigar-case. But he was in-
structed to say that it was not thrown away by the pri-
soner. He thought that, when he showed that the hand
of the prosecutor was never in the pocket of the prisoner,
that when the parties were highly respectable, and that
when he could prove that there could be no intention to
commit the act imputed. to the prisoner, that there could
have been no felony in view on the part of the prisoner.
Mr. Allan AP:Pherson sail that he resided at Brussels,
and that he was extensively connected with lead mines,
iron mines, marble quarries, sc. The prisoner bad been
for three years his manager. Last Sunday week he, his
adopted daughter, and the prisoner arrived in England
from Antwerp. On Thursday they went to the Crystal
Palace. In the afternoon they bought several articles,
after which they dined in the palace. They again went
to the same stall, and bought some more articles. Nei-
ther of them was under the iefluence of liquor. At din-
ner something was said about buying more articles. At
the stall Mr. Delvaux took up a blue bracelet, which he
said he should like to purchase for his daughter Char
1 ,tte. Witness believes that he put it in his pocket.
Tiiey almost immediately left. Soon after the prosecutor
came up and accused them of taking the bracelet. Mr.
Delvaux immediately took everything out of his pocket.
Not a word was said about the bottle. Witness told Mr.
Cutler he believed it had been paid fel-, and that if it had
not he would then pay for it. Mr. Cutler never put his
hand in Mr. Delvaux's pocket. Mr. Cutler would not
then pay, but gave them into custody.
Mr. Bodkin—Could Mr. Delvaux have thrown away
anything without your seeing it
Witness—Certainly not.
Ituans der 10 Mr. Cutler, the witness said that he re-
marked to him there was no intention to'steal the arttclee.
By Mr. Elliott—My daughter asked the price of the
bracelet. Prosecutor did not look into Me, Delvaux's
pocket when he stopped us. I paid for the articles
purchased.
Miss Sarah Wilts, the adopted daughter of Mr.
M`Phersoo, corroborated the evidence She bad hold of
Mr. Delvaux's arm at the time the dieter laid hold of
him. The prisoner could not have thrown anything away
without being seen by her.
Mr. Gedge, Wellington-street, and Mr. Keane, special
foreign correspondent of some morning paper,
,spoke
highly of the connections and character of the prisoner.
Mr. Elliott said it was impossible to deal with this
case as if a mistake had occurred. With respect to the
eneking-bottle, the prosecutor went to his wife to learn
if she had; missed one after he saw it in the pocket Of the
prisoner.
The prisoner was held to bail in two sureties of 401.
to appear again on Wednesday.

THAMES. —DARING BURGLART.—Th reo well-known
thieves, named Henry Williams, aged 19, who refu 41
hi, address, Robert Miller, 20, of No. 4, Linton-place,
Limehouse, and (iharles Cooper, 22, of No. 1, Charles-
place, Perrywinkle-street, Ratcliff, were brought netore
Mr. Yardley, charged with burglariously breaking and
entering the warehouse of Mr. George Robertson, of St.
Anne's place, Limehouse, and stealing therefrom copper
nails, brass hinges, and- copper wire, value 181.
It appeared from the evidence that the warehouse of
the prosecutor had been several times entered in the
night time, and property stolen. On Saturday night the
prisoners were seen in company by Portal, a police-con.
stable, 97,K, proceeding towards Limehouse. That was
at midnight. About two o'clock on Sunday morning,
and again at half-past two, the prisoners, were seen
' vuttuut vieuty or thirty yards of the prolientorli ware.