The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-19 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBERY AT A SYNAGOGUE OP VALUABLE SCARPS.
—Morris Raphael, of 24, Now-stroet, Gravel-lane,
Houndsditch, a warehouseman, was charged before Mr.
Bingham, with stealing at the synagogue, St. Alban's-
place, St. James's, some silk scarfs, of the value of £35, the
property of the members of the synagogue.
Mr. Samuel Victor Abrahams, of 8, Bloomsbury-place,
Bloomsbury, one of the overseers of the synagogue, St.
Alban's-place, said that between the Ist and 7th of April a
number of silk scarfs, belonging to the members, were
missed from the box in which they were kept, and after see-
ing a number which were pledged, was able to identify one
as his own property—it being of the value of £7• The pri-
soner being the nephew of the beadle of the synagogue had
access to the place. The missing scarfs were used by the
members in the service, and were of the value of £35.

Mr. 'William Fryett, jun., son of Mr. Fryett, 16, White-
ehapel•road, pawnbroker, produced two scarfs pledged by
the prisoner on the 16th April for 155., one of which was
identified by Mr. S. V. Abrahams as his property.
Mr. Lewis Henry Braham, solicitor, of 12, Furnival's-
inn, Holborn, identified two scarfs produced as his pro-
perty.
Wm. Howell, assistant to Mr. Barker, pawnbroker, 91,
Houndsditeh, said the two scarfs were pledged by the
prisoner with another one for £1 55., early in April.
Sarah Josephs, of 31, Castle-street, Leicestor-square,
employed as a cleaner at the synagogue, said between the
Ist and the 6th April she saw the prisoner at the synagogue
trying to open the boxes where the scarfs were kept with
a key. _

Mr. Bingham committed the prisoner, whose family have
been employed at the synagogue with credit for 40 years,
for trial.

THAMES.
DAAINct HicttwAT Rom'En.v.—Andrew Fitzharris, a
tall and powerful fellow, aged 18, who was described as a
labourer, but who is known to be a most notorious and
desperate thief, was charged with stealing a valuable gold
watch from the person of Mr. Charles Mason, landlord of
the Standard public-house in Well-street, Wellclose-square.
This case has been twice remanded to enable the police
to trace the watch, which the constables engaged in the
case have not succeeded in doing. A few days since Mr.
Mason was passing along Albert-street, Shadwell, and saw
the prisoner in conversation with a woman, directly after he
had passed them he (the prisoner) made an attack upon
Mr. Mason, struck him, and snatched his watch from him.
The prisoner ran away with the watch, and Mr. Meson
pursued him and called out " Stop thief." A police-con-
stable, named James Howe Richards, 277 K, stopped the
prisoner, who ran directly into the policeman's arms.
The prisoner denied having committed the robbery or
that ho ran away.
Richards—He was running, lie was out of breath. lie
ran into my arms.
The prisoner sailed a woman of doubtful character, who
said that the day after the robbery she saw a man called
Peky with a gold watch which ho said he picked up in
Albert-street. She told him that a man was in custody for
stealing the watch, and he ought to give it up and prove
the man's innocence. Poky afterwards told her that he
had pawned the watch for £4, and that it was with a pawn-
broker in Whitechapel.
Mason said his watch was a gold engine-turned one.
The magistrate said the evidence for the defence was per •
fectly consistent with the prisoner's guilt, and committed
him for trial.