The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-12 00:00:00

POLICE IN TE I LIGENUE-- Alva 11.

CLERKENWELL.--SEarous CHARGES AGAINST
THE PROPRIETOR OF THE RAGLAN MUSIC HALL.
—Henry Hart, the proprietor of the Raglan Music-
hall, Theobald's•road, Holborn, was placed at the
bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged upon a search
warrant, which had been executed by Sergeants
Smith and Robinson of the detective force, with
having 39 lbs. of cigars in his possession, well
knowing them to have been stolen, the property of
Messrs. Morris and Co., cigar manufacturers, of
Half-Moon-passage, Whitechapel.
Mr. Lewis appeared for the prosecution; and
Mr. Sleigh, barrister, for the defence.
Sergeant Smith said that on the 4th of the pre-
sent month he obtained a search warrant from this
court, and then proceeded to search the prisoner's
house. In the bar he, in company with Sergeant
Robinson, and a young man from the prosecutor's,
found a large quantity of cigars, which had been
stolen on the night of the Ist of February, from
Messrs. Morris's premises. When the cigars were
identified the prisoner was asked how he became
possessed of them, when he replied that he would
tell that before a magistrate. On proceeding upstairs
to search the prisoner's house, the prisoner said,
" What a fool a man is in my position to buy
such things as these, just to save a few pounds."
While the prisoner was in the waiting-room of the
court, he said he had bought the cigars from a band-
master, and told him the names of two other per-
SODS who had also purchased cigars of a similar de
scription. He also said that if he had known the
night before that he (Smith) was coming he would
have cut his throat or his throat. Since then
he had had the cigars assorted. He found some of
the cigars in glasses, exposed in front of the bar.
Charles May said he was in the employ of the
prosecutors, and on the Ist of February a burglary
was committed on their premises, and between six-
teen and seventeen cwts. of cigars were stolen: The
cigars produced are the property of the prosecutors.
Some of the cigars produced were made for sale in
this country, and were now sold in London—in
fact, they had been in stock for more than four
years. While he was examining the cigars in the
waiting-room, the prisoner said he had no doubt
they were his, meaning the prosecutors'. The rib-
bons round the cigars taken from the prisoner's bar
were the same as those round the cigars that were
stolen on the night of the burglary. It is the cus-
tom of the trade to send cigars out in boxes, but
those that were found in the prisoner's bar were
mixed, good and bad together. .
Cross-examined—He knew the cigars were his
masters' property, as some were made in January
last.

Evidence at some length was then given by the
members of the firm and their workmen, showing
that the cigars produced were the property of the
prt secutors.

Mr.
Lewis said that was the whole of the evi-
dence in the first case, and the next charge against
the prisoner was that of having a quantity of
cigars in his possession which had been stolen from
the warehouse of Mr. Schniff, of 16, Alie-street,
Whitechapel. At the time the cigars were found
in the prisoner's bar they were damp, and had only
been stolen about six or seven days. In this case,
not having the whole of his witnesses, he should
ask for a remand.

Sergeant Smith having proved that in company
with Sergeant Robinson the cigars produced were
found in the prisoner's bar,
Mr. Sleigh, in an eloquent speech, contended
that the charge against the prisoner, viz., that of
receiving the cigars well knowing them to have
been stolen, had failed, and therefore that the pri-
soner ought to he discharged.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the ease was a difficult one,
and full of suspicion. Ho should remand the pri-
soner for a week, but would take bail for the pri-
soner's appearance.
Bail was then put in, the prisoner in the sum of
£4OO, and one surety in the sum of £2OO.