The Sun.
London, England, 1858-08-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY).

MARLBOROUG H-STREET.—BAsn INGRATITUDE.
—STEALING A GOLD WATCH.—Alfred Dunekley, 8
grocer, of 9, Bedford-terrace, Borough, was chervil with
stealing a gold watch and chain, of the value of £l2, the
property of Mr. Thomas Letcbford, coffee-house keeper, 37,
High-street, St. Giles's.
Mr. Letetiford said the prisoner came to lodge with him
about three months ago, and, after stopping with him about
six weeks, he left to go to a situation in the Borough. Yes-
terday fortnight, on getting up in the morning, having given
the prisoner permission to sleep on a couch in his bedroom,
he missed the watch and chain, the prisoner having got up
very early and left. Previous to going to bed he had locked
the watch and chain up in his secretaire, and left the key on
the table.

James Buckingham, 141 F, proved taking the prisoner
into custody at Uaion-row, Borough. The prisoner said he
knew nothing about it. On searching the prisoner he found
on him three duplicates, one of which related to the watch
and chain, which the prisoner afterwards admitted to him
he had pawned for £3 104.
A person was in attendance from the pawnbrokers', who
said he could not identify the prisoner, but it was pawned
by a man who gave the name of " Letchford."
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In defence the prisoner said he and the prosecutor bad
been drinking together, and on retiring at night he assisted
in undressing the prosecutor, and took off his watch and
chain, which he put round his (prisoners) own neck, and on
going away in the morning be forgot to leave it. The
prosecutor denied the truth of this assertion. He had been
very kind to prisoner.

fir. Bingham—How came you to pawn it theta ?
Prisoner said 'he did not like to take it back.
Mr. Bingham having characterised it as a heartless and
audacious robbery, committed the prisoner for four months.

THAMES.—BURGLARY AND ROBBERY.—Thomas
Lovesey, a boy aged 15 years, was brought before Mr. Selfe,
charged with stealing four cotton handkerchiefs, a silk hand-
kerchief, a pair of trousers, and other property, from the pre-
mises of Mr. William Harman, outfitter, in Emmett-street,
Poplar.
Mr. Harman said his premises were burglariously entered
a few nights ago, and coins and other property to the value
of £2O stolen. Some of the coins bad been since traced to a
man who called himself Henry Phelps, and a woman named
Ann Dunn, with whom he cohabited. The magistrate had
remanded Phelps and Dunn until next Tuesday, and
there was not any doubt but that the charge of
burglary could be brought home to them. When the persons
now under remand were apprehended, be could not help
being struck with the resemblance of the man Phelps to the
boy now in the dock, who was formerly in the employ of
witness, as messenger and general servant. He went to the
dwelling of the prisoner yesterday, at No. 43, Fore-street,
Limehouse, and there discovered in a box, which belonged
to the prisoner's brother, Phelps, a pair of doe-skin
trousers, four cotton handkerchiefs, a silk handkerchief, and
a book, the title of which was " The Life of the Duke of
Wellington." He had not missed any of those things
previously.
Mr. Selfe—You say that the man Phelps, whom I have
remanded, is the brother of the prisoner ?
Mr. Harman—He is, sir. This boy owned to having
taken the cotton handkerchiefs, one at a time, and to have
given them to another brother, not the one in custody.
Pullen, a police-constable, said that the prisoner to►d him
he had not seen his brother, who bad given the name of
Phelps, for 10 weeks. He could prove that the prisoner bad
seen his brother a day or two before his apprehension.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he did take a few cotton
handkerchiefs while he was in the service of Mr. Harman,
but nothing; else.
Mr. Selfe remanded the prisoner until Tuesday next, when
his brother and the woman Dunn will be again brought up
on a charge of burglary.

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