The Sun.
London, England, 1860-01-14 00:00:00

THAMES.

ROBBERIES BY A PAWNBROKER'S Boy. Thomas
Henry Pickford, a boy about 13 years of ago, and lately in
the employ of I'lessrs. Bmwn and Hollington, pawnbrokers
in Catherine-street, Lintel:muse-fields, was brought up on
remand, before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing a silver
watch, an Odd Fellows' silver medal, a gold chain, a silver
chain, and other property.

It appeared from the evidence of Mr. John'Brown, one of
theprosecutors, that prisoner had been employed in the ware-
house and slept in the shop, where watches, jewellery, and
Jther valuable property was deposited. On the 27th of
last month the boy was discharged because he had absented
himself without leave for. two days and nights. Oa the
20th of the same month a gold Albert chain, pawned three
days previously, was applied for, and could not be
found. The pawnbrokers had to make good the loss
to the owner of the chain. A few days afterwards
a silver guard (pawned for 35.), a guard chain (pawned for
45.), and a silver medal (also a pledge) were missing. A
silver watch pakvned in February last was missed subse -
quent to the boy's discharge. All the property was traced
to the prisoner. He gave the silver medal, in the shape of
a star, and belonging to an Odd Fellows' lodge, to a girl
limner] Jane Darby, of 8, Hay-place, Victoria-road, Hack-
,ney, by whom it was restored to the prosecutors. Ono of
the silver chains was sold by the prisoner to another boy
for 2a. about three weeks before Christmas. At the same
time the prisoner produced a gold Albert:chain and a silver
watch similar to those lost by his employers, and said ho
had bought them. A boy named Walden had also seen the
prisoner in possession of a silver watch, gold chain and
other valuables, which he could not have obtained
honestly, as he was not in the receipt of any wages, and
was to give his services in the warehouse, fur his board and
lodgings only, the first twelvemonths.
On being taken into custody by Police-sergeant Wood,
16 K, ho said he had lost his watch,'and had purchased it
from a Mr. Roberts, a watchmaker in Cambridge-road,
Bethnal-green. Wood asked the prisoner what ho had
done with the gold and silver chains, and he said he knew
nothing about them. Mr. Roberts was called to prove
ho had since sold a w itch to the prisoner. A silver medal
and a silver chain were traced to the prisoner, and produced
and identified by Mr. Broom n. The firm to which ho be-
longed had been put to torious inconvenience by the rob-
beries, and would have to compensate the owner of the
watch and the owners cf all other pledges which could not
bo found.
Mr. Selfe committed the prisoner for trial.

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