The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-06 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ROBBERY AT TILE PATENT REVOLVING SHUTTER
WORKS.—Joseph Dodsworth, a workman in the
employ of the Patent Revolving Shutter Works
(trading under the style of Clark and Co.), Black
Horse-yard, Rathbooe-place, was charged, before
Mr. Knox, with stealing a quantity of tools from
the works.

Mr. Frederick Grafton, manager of the works,
said that from information he received he followed
the prisoner from the works yesterday evening until
he got to Brook-street, Euston-road, when he ac-
costed him, and asked him if he " had not made a
mistake and taken something which did not belong
to him from the works. The prisoner said he had
not made any mistake, neither had he taken any-
thing from the works. Ile then asked the prisoner
if he had any objection to his searching his pockets,
and the prisoner then unbuttoned a portion of his vest
and took out a stock and some dies, the property of
the company. Ile then gave the prisoner into cus-
tody to an officer he had with him, and went with
the officer to the prisoner's lodgings, and there
found a quantity of tools of different descriptions,
some of which were manufactured expressly for
the witness. lie (Mr. Graf ton) had had twice be-
fore to appear against workmen for robberies, and
had on each occasion asked for clemency, but he
now found that in doing so he had made
a mistake, for it bad not checked robberies being
committed, £3O worth of brass having been stolen
during the last few days ; and he had therefore to
ask that the prisoner might be punished with the
extremity of the law as an example to the other
men employed, about 300 in number.

Police-constable Carter, 117 E, gave similar
evidence to Mr. Grafton.

Mr. Grafton asked that the case might be dealt
with summarily.

Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for six months
with hard labour.

THAMES.
A HARD CASE.--THE SKIP COPSE.--Mr. Henry
Ilyne, late chief mate of the ship Copse, applied to
Mr. Paget for a summons against Mr. H. Cross,
shipowner, of No. 178, Chester-road, Bishopwear-
mouth, for refusing to pay him a balance of wages,
amounting to £32 11s.
Mr. Hyne said there were nine other seamen in
the same predicament as himself. Ho joined the
Copse at Plymouth on a voyage to Venice or any
port in the Mediterranean, North America, West
I n d i
Applicant—At
s, aud bck again
guineas
per month. The to any port in Great Britain.
Mr. Paget—At what wages ?
cap-
tain was put in irons by the crew for stabbing
Henry Crickmore, the cook and steward, on the
21st, and again on the 31st July, at sea, a few
hours' sail from Lisbon. The ship was taken into
Lisbon and detained there by the British Consul,
who sent the captain home a prisoner, and sent the
crew home as witnesses. He had been here since
the 17th of August and had not received a farthing
wages. Ile had to maintain himself. He had
written to the owner for his wages, and payment
was refused.

Mr. Paget said he would help the crew if he could.
Neither ship nor owner was here. The applicant
must go to Sunderland and sue the owner there.
Mr. Hyne said he had not the means of reaching
Sunderland.

Mr. Paget said the British Consul had thought
proper to stop the ship and send home the captain,
mate, and crew. lie had investigated the case
fully, and was satisfied Crickmore was labour-
ing under a delusion, and that he had not been
wounded by Captain Orwin, the master of the
Copse, at all.

ir. Hyne—Yes he did, sir ; he made two at-
tempts in the night time to murder him and cut
his throat on the first occasion.

et —l'e s,
himself. fiee
was undoubtedly in.
he impressed you with the
sanesa mlre:
Pea stabbed
belief
as
tabbed himself. I took great pains with
the case, and I am satisfied with the captain's inno-
cence.

Mr. dyne—There was no one in the cabin on
either occasion but the captain and Crickmore. I
saw that myself.

Mr. Paget--He impressed you with the same
delusionas
himself. I cannot help you at all.
Mr. Hyne—There was no complaint against me.
The Consul sent me to London, and I ought to have
my wages. There are the poor men here starving.
Mr. Paget—l cannot help you. The owner is
out of my jurisdiction, and the ship is not here.