The Sun.
London, England, 1832-09-28 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Yesterday Samuel Wood, who stands charged on
suspicion of having committed a burglary at the
house of 'Mr. Clarke, a hay-salesman, residing at
Paddington, on the 29th July last, was brought
forward for a re-examination. The case had
been postponed for the production of further
evidence, and also to give Mr. Wooler the oppor-
tunity of producing two bank-notes for Si. each, and
other property, of which he took possession on
behalf of the prisoner, at the time of his apprehension.
Mr. Clarke, the prosecutor, at the request of the
Magistrate, detailed his evidence more circum-
stantially than before.
Police inspector Adamson, by whom the prisoner
was apprehended, asked Mr. Wooler if he was pre-
pared to produce the property which he had taken
from the prisoner.
Mr. Wooler produced two bank-notes for Si. each,
but the prosecutor would not say that they formed
part of the money he had lost.
Inspector Adamson said that the notes produced
were the same which were taken from the prisoner,
he having made a memorandum of the numbers at
the time.
Mr. MrsisHum. asked the prosecutor if he had lost
any other property besides the money he had de-
scribed.
The prosecutor replied, the. he had lost three silk
handkerchiefs. Two of them were of a yellow colour,
and marked C. The third, which was quite new,
was of a dark colour, and unmarked.
Mr. MlNsnum, asked Mr. Wooler if he took a
silk handkerchief from the prisoner at the time he
was taken into custody.
Mr. Wooler replied, that every thing was taken
out of his pockets by the prisoner himself. He be-
lieved that a silk handkerchief was thrown across
the table by the prisoner, and that a woman in the
room took possession of it.
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robbery he saw the prisoner and two other men
standing in a passage leading to the back part of Mr.
Clarke's house. Was quite positive that the pri-
soner was one of the three men.
The witness was asked, by the solicitor for the
prosecution, if he had not since seen another of the
men at Newgate.
The witness replied, that the man whom lie had
seen at Newgate was not one of the two men whom
he had seen in the prisoner's company, standing near
the house of the prosecutor on the day in question.
[lt is worthy of remark, that this witness swore
positively at the last examination that Jephson, who
was tried and convicted of a burglary at the last
Old Bailey sessions, and on whom the 501. note was
found, which Mr. Clarke identified as one of those
of which he had been robbed, was one of the two
men who
were standing close to the prosecutor's
house in company with the prisoner on the day of
the robbery. Inspector Adamson took the witness
to Newgate, to see if he could identify Jephson as
one of the parties concerned, and he immediately
singled him out from several other prisoners.]
Mr. Clarkson asked the witness if he thought he
should be able to identify the two men who were
with the prisoner on the day in question ? Witness
—No, I do not think I should.
The MAGISTRATE having directed inspector
Adamson to be sworn, told him to state under what
circumstances he took the prisoner into custody, and
why he had not searched him.
Inspector Adamson said, that in consequence of
information which he had received from Mr. Clarke,
he apprehended the prisoner at the New Inn, Old
Bailey, knowing him to be an associate of Jephson.
He took him into a private box in the public room
of the inn. Mr. Wooler was sitting at another
table, and just as he (the inspector) was about to
take the prisoners watch-guard off, Mr. Wooler
came over, and, putting out his hand, seized the
watch, saying to the ptoner, " What property you
have, give it up to me. He then took possession
of • the prisoner's watch-guard, &c., after which he
came round, and placed himself between the pri-
soner and witness, and took possession of the two
51. notes produced, together with a silk purse, con-
taining three sovereigns and & half. Witness told

Mr. Wooler that he was acting wrong, and that lie
had no business with his prisoner.
Mr. Clarkson could not see what the conduct of
Mr. Wooler had to do with the charge against the
prisoner at the bar.
Mr. MINSHULL considered it necessary that the
whole of the facts should be stated in evidence.
Inspector Adamson then added, that after Mr.
Wooler became possessed of the property, the pri-
soner took off his hat and threw a silk handkerchief
across the table towards Mr. Wooler, when a female,
who was said to be the prisoner's wife, imme-
diately snatched it up.
Mr. MlNstium. What colour was the handker-
chief ? The inspector replied that it was of a yel,
low colour.
Mr. Clarke observed, that most likely it was one
of his handkerchiefs. He had also lost a watch and
a purse.
Mr. Wooler produced a gold watch, gold seal,
and silver guard chain, which, he said, the prisoner
handed to him, but Mr. Clarke said that the watch
of which he had been robbed was silver. It ap-
peared also that the purse which he had lost did not
correspond in appearance with the one containing
the gold which Mr. Wooler had given to the pri.
soner's wife.
The MAGISTRATE finally determined to remand
the prisoner for a week, and he was accordingly re-
moved in custody.
Mr. Clarkson said that Mr. Wooler, in taking
possession of the prisoner's property, did so under a
conviction that it was not fair to take him into cus-
tody at a time when he was about to give evidence
in favour of Jephson.

MAR YLEB ONE.
William Franklin, a young man of good address
and very fashionably attired, was brought before Mr.
HoSKINS, the Sitting Magistrate, yesterday, on a
charge of robbing Mr. George Hinton, landlord of the
Regent's-arms, York-terrace, Regent's-park, of seven
sovereigns and a half, being the contents of his till.
The prosecutor stated, that the prisoner came to
his house on the 11th of August last, and after re-
maining there about two hours, during which time
he partook rather freely of good eating and drink-
ing, without having money to pay for it, he re-
quested to speak to witness, and walked into the bar
parlour. He had known him for some time previ-
ously, through his living in a Nobleman's family in
the park. A short time after they had been in con-
versation, a customer came in and requested change
for a sovereign, which witness gave him, arid put
the sovereign into the till behind the bar. A gen-
tleman's servant also paid two bills, which witness
likewise put into the till. The prisoner saw him do
so, and almost immediately afterwards, having occa-
sion to leave the bar to wait on a gentleman in the
parlour, he left the prisoner in charge of it, having
hitherto always looked upon him as a worthy and
honest young man. On witness again joining him,
he said he was in a hurry to be off, as he was obliged
to be in the city by 4 o'clock that day, and he then
bade him good afternoon ; but he had scarcely got
out of the house when witness discovered that he
had been robbed of the contents of his till, consist-
ing of seven sovereigns and a halt'. He then called
in a police-officer, and they immediately went in
search of him, but he managed to elude pursuit.
Witness gave information of the robbery at the
different metropolitan police-offices, and had since
learned from Lord Brougham's porter that he had
been some time ago in his Lordship's service, and
that he had altered a check, and requested witness,
should he succeed in apprehending him, to commu-
nicate it to him with all possible despatch. The
prisoner had also, witness was given to understand,
robbed his Lordship's housekeeper, while in the
service of the family, of two valuable miniatures.
William Fife corroborated the prosecutor's state-
ment with respect to paying two bills, and added,
that having been apprised of the robbery, and hap-
pening to meet the prisoner accidentally yesterday
morning, in the neighbourhood of St. James's, he
told him Mr. Hinton wanted to see him. To which
he replied, " I can't go now, as I wish to see Lady
Brougham and Lord Palmerston, but I will come
up in the afternoon." Witness, however, insisted
on his going, and ultimately gave him in charge to
a police-constable.
The prisoner vehemently protested his innocence
of the charge of robbing Mr. Hinton, and said that
he had only just left Lady Haw (or Shaw) at Cam-
bridge, and had come up to town to see a friend
who promised to introduce him to Lord Palmerston,
it being his wish to go abroad. He denied either
having robbed or forged upon Lord Brougham, and
said that the cheque he altered was one sent him by
his father, and that the matter bad been arranged. He
begged hard for the Magistrate to release him, as
he had an appointment at Lord Palmersten's at
1 o'clock.
Mr. HOSKINS directed the police-constable to go
immediately to Lord Brougham's to acquaint his
Lordship that the prisoner was in custody, and he
returned, just as the office was about to close, and
acquainted the Magistrate that his Lordship and his
servants were at present out of town.
Mr. HOSKINS then remanded the prisoner until
Saturday, and gave orders that his Lordship should
be immediately written to on the subject.