The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-20 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

CHARGE OP RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS AGAINST A
TRADESMAN.—John Morris, a carman in the service of
Messrs. Seward and Co , carriers, Cannon-street, City, and
Edward Platts, a carman out of employ, were brought up
on remand, charged with stealing, and Mr. Cornelius
Belcham, a grocer carrying on business in Drury-lane,
were charged with receiving about 5 cwt. of sugar.
Ackrill, in addition to the evidence given on Saturday

last, said lie had found eleven chests of tea and four empty
chests, all of which had been stolen, the chests ha.ving been
identified. In the beg with the sugar he found a chisel, a
saw, and a long piece of iron buried iu the sugar. lie saw a
large quantity of copper money in the back shop in a
open box, and some silver lying on the counter, but ho
could not say that I3olchatn gave either of the prisoners
any money. There was something which he thought was
money pass between the prisoners, but when Belcham saw
him he drew his hand back. lle had watched Belcharn's
shop for a long time, but until the present occasion ho had
been unable to prove any case of robbery against him.
Police Sergeant Matthews 6 F corroborated the evidence
of Ackrell with respect to the prisoner Bolcham's receiving
the two bags containing the stolen sugar. When ho (wit-
ness) entered the shop La saw Belcham withdraw his hand
from Platts, but he could not say whether there was any-
thing in it or not. Nothing was found on Platts when
searched at the statton. He assisted in the search of Bel-
cham's premises, and in a large box in the back cellar he
found a large box which Belcham told him only contained
empty bottles, but on examining it he found the bottles
contained wine.

Morris, 173, said he had made a further search of Bel-
cham's premises, and found concealed under a quantity of
rubbish ono largo flour-barrel full of tea; in another part
of the shop three caddies of tea which had been identified
as stolen property. He found also 20 bottles of champagne
in the cellar, and in an adjoining one he found 30 bottles
of port and 11 bottles of claret, some of which have been
identified.

Mr. Richard Lewis, of Warwick-street, Pimlico, groper,
said the last hogshead of sugar delivered by Morris
was 2 cwt. deficient of the weight mentioned in the invoice,
It was weighed in consequence of a communication from
Messrs. Seward.

Austin Turner, assistant to Pratt and Son's, Lupus-
street, Pimlico, said Morris delivered a hogshead of sugar
at their premises, from Seward's cart, which was 1 cwt.
1 quarter, and 131 b. short of the proper weight.
William Caplin, licensed carrier, of 113, Fenchurch -
street, said—One day last weok he was engaged to remove
a quantity of boxes of tea from Boal's Wharf to Hatton-
garden, which, having been received, his man came back
and told him he had been robbed of the horse, the cart,
and all the tea. He could not produce the man, as he had
since the robbery left his employment.
One of the assistants from the house to which the tea
was to be conveyed in Hatton-garden identified one of the
empty chests found in Beicham's shop as one of those which
ought to have been delivered at their premises from Bears
wharf.

The case with respect to the tea was very incomplete,
and the magistrate decided to remand the case for a week.
Mr. Lewis, who appeared for Bolcham, applied that his
client might be admitted to bail. He was a most respect-
able man, and he was prepared with bail to any amount.
The caso was remanded, four sureties in £250 each being
accepted for the appearance of Belcham.