The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-03 00:00:00

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., occupied the early part of the morn-
ing with the arguments in a case, the point at issue being
the rights possessed by the owner of a private road,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(T1113 DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
WHOLESALE SYSTEM OF PLVNDER—EXAMINATION OP
THE RECEIVER—SINGULAR CASE.—Ambrose Wallis, a
bootmaker, 40, Short's-gardens, was charged before Mr.
Beadon with systematically receiving a quantity of boots,

he property of Mr. Gilbert Deroy, of 27, aranbourn-street,

bootmaker and importer.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the prisoner.
Sergeant Joy, 9 C, said the prosecutor's assistant was
given into custody on the charge of robbing his employer,
but was afterwards told by his master that if he told who
was the receiver and all about the robbery he would be for-

given. He was, therefore, the first witness.
Thomas Kersey, 2, Little Newport-street, was then
sworn, and said—l am assistant and porter to Mr. Deroy,
of 27, Cranbourn-stroet,:and have been so six or seven years.
The property produced was taken by me at different times
from my master (111 pairs of boots were here produced.)
This pair (produced) I stole last Tuesday from the stock.
I took them direct to fhe prisoner's shop and sold them. I
tOTlEtliem into the parlour, and the prisoner came in. He
gave me 7s. for them, the selling price being 255. He did
not ask any questions, but always gave his own prices.
They had all private marks on them, and it has been going
on for nine months.

By Mr. Lewis—l have been a thief nine months. Had

not sold any of my master's property to any one else.
Might have sold perhaps two or three pairs. I never told
the prisoner I bought " misfits," or that the boots were my
own. Had been there rind left boots in the prisoner's ab-
sence, and afterwards called for the money. If I wanted
any money while the prisoner was on the drink I welt
and asked for it. My master said if I :told all about it he
would forgive me.
Mr. Beadon—The most stupid and absurd thing that
could be done to defeat the ends of justice.

®Sergeant Joy, 9 C, said—Having received information of
the robbery at 11 last night, I went to the prisoner's house
in Short's-gardens. Prisoner was out at the time. Having
searched the shop, I afterwards searched the parlour, which
was papered. Finding, on trying the paper, a hollow sound,
I pulled down some of the paper from the wall, and found
behind it and the laths siipairs of womens's boots, which I
now produce, and which have been identified by the prose-
cutor. I afterwards went to Lazenby-court, Long-
acre, where a female, named White gave me up
two pairs of Wellington boots, also identified
by the prosecutor. At the station the prisoner, who
was shown the whole of the boots, said ho knew nothing
about them. I told him they were found at his house, and
he said that they were all his make. A pair of boots pri-
soner was found wearing were also identified by the prose-
cutor.

Turner, 154 C, gave evidence principally confirmatory of
Sergeant Joy's, and he also proved finding other boots at
prisoner's shop belonging to the prosecutor.
Mary White, an old woman, living at 5, Lazenby-court,
said—l gave one of the constables a pair of boots left by
prisoner's little girl for me to take care of. I have known
the prisoner 20 years, but never took care of any before.
They were to have been fetched away this morning.
Mr. Gilbert Deroy, 27, Cranbourn• street, boot importer,
having identified the whole of the boots produced, said—l
have been missing a large quantity of boots from my stock
for some time, and last night I detected the man Kersey
putting a pair of boots into a bag. I then gave him into
custody, but told him if he told me all I would forgive him.
Mr. Beadon—Never do anything so stupid again. You
should have given notice to the police.
Mr. Deroy said some of the marks had been scratched
from the goods, but others were still on them. The value
of those produced was about B.
Mr. Lewis having addressed a few remarks to the magis-
trate on the prisoner's behalf, he was committed for trial.