The Sun.
London, England, 1835-01-21 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

Yesterday Edward Cenar, a lad about 15 years of age,
in the employ of Mr. Ellis, a lace-manufacturer of New•
ington-causeway, was brought before Mr. TRAILL, charged
on suspicion of stealing a pair of boots, the property of Mr.
William Moss, of Kennington, under the following singular
circumstances :

Mr. Moss stated, that on Saturday the 10th instant the
prisoner called at his house, and said that he had come for
a pair of boots that required mending, which were accord-
ingly given to him, as he was considered to be the appren-
tice of 'William Balls, a shoemaker, of High-street, New-

ing on, who was in the habit of working for the family.
Some days afterwards, it was ascertained that Ball's ap-
prentice had not been at Mr. Moss's house, and that the
boots had been obtained in the way described by a lad
bearing so remarkably strong a likeness to the apprentice,
as to deceive not only Mr. Moss, but also his daughter. A
description was given of the lad to Balls, the shoemaker ;
and as he was desirous to detect the thief, he kept a look-
out, and on Saturday last he observed the prisoner stand-
ing near his door, talking to a boy selling oranges, and
gave him into custody. Balls said that when he first*saw
the prisoner he thought he was his apprentice, the likeness
between them was so striking ; but on going close up to
him, he found that he was a stranger, and believing that
he was the lad who personated his apprentice on the occa-
sion of the stealing the boots, gave him into custody on
the spot.

Mr. TRAILL asked Mr. Moss and his daughter if they
had an opportunity of seeing the lad who called for the
boots, and whether they could not undertake to speak with
accuracy as to whether the prisoner was the person ?
Both Mr. Moss and his daughter looked very minutely
at the prisoner, and stated that to the bat of their belief,

he was the lad who had the boots. - They added;
hour at which he called at their house was between three
and four o'clock. that tbd

Here Mr. Ellis, the employer of the accused, stepped
forward, and said that he was convinced the lad was Per-
fectly innocent of the charge, and that the mistake as to
identity arose in con,equence of the likeness he bore t°
Mr._Balls's apprentice.

Mr. Bali fare stood up in vindication of his apprentice'
of whom he gave a high character for honesty, and said the
lad was not oUtside.of the cloth's the whole of the day the
hoots were -stolen; but was at home minding his work.
Mr. TRAILL said he should not proceed further with the
case until Mr. Balls's apprentice was sent for ; and when
the lad entered'. the office, every person in attendance wad
struck with the remarkable likeness between him and the.
accused, as they stood by the aide of each .other in front ot
the magistrate.

Mr. TRAILL now requested M. Moss and his daughter
to step forward again, and addressing them, said, "lu
now have an opportunity of seeing these taco lads togetherci
the likeness between them is certainly very. great ; as
having attentively looked at them, can you now undertake
to swear that the accused is the lad who called at your
house and had the boots ?"

Both father and daughter appearec completely coo'
founded when they saw the boys, whose features 0
closely resembled each other, and they without hesitation
pronounced, that now, upon seeing them together, they
could not possibly say which was the one who called for
the boots. - •

Mr. TRAILL said that it was distinctly proved that Balo
boy was at home at work the whale of the day at his no'
ter's house, therefore any suspicion that might have er,ei
viously existed against him was now totally removed. o"''
so, however, as affected the other lad ; his time—as to he°,
he spent it on the clay in question—not having been Y 5
accounted for.
Mr. Ellis then stated the manner in which the accused,
was employed on the day in question, by which it.wott
appear that, about the time the boots were given to.the lad
who called at Mr. Moss's house, the prisoner was in St"
Paul's church-yard, where he was sent by his master to
execute some orders. The prisonor went from there t°
Piccadilly, and from thence to Pimlico, and returned .130016
to Mr. Ellis's about six o'clock in the evening, after havid
finished the business upon which he was sent.
In the course of the inquiry it was said that the orange'
boy, whom the accused was observed conversing with 0°
the day he was given into custody, is known to be a vet`
indifferent character. When this assertion was made,
Ellis said that the lad in his employ mere stopped to el'
chase an orange of the boy, and that he was no acquall*
ance of his.

Mr. TaAILL, under all the circumstances of the case, 151,
the accused must remain in custody until inquiries. Were
made as to the exact time at which he was in St. Pall'
church-yard, as a great deal depended on that circumstance'
The accused was therefore remanded.

THA MES- OFFICE. A
ROBBING A SAlLOR.—Yesterday Hannah Carpenter,'
young woman, a well-known thief, was brought before :11r"
Ballantine, charged with stealing six sovereigns, fifteen et!l
lings in silver, and a silver watch, from Andrew Dai'le
Lower, the master of a vessel, the Egeria, now in the tit"
ber trade, lying off Rotherbithe.

The capiain-n, a rough weather-beaten son of the Wall'
said he was sailing along -Ratelif Highway, half-ieas over'
when he fell in with the lady, whom he accompanied to $
grog-shop, where they both took in their lading, and fro
thence made their way to her lodgings, where he anchor,
for the night. When he awoke in the morning he found
consort had slipped her cable and hauled out of port, 311,
overhauling his rigging, he found she had taken all I'l
cargo, consisting of 6/. 15s„ and the watch with her, leavil
him in a foreign port without a shot in the locker.
" kicked up a devil of a row," and on his hoisting Sig°.
of distress a gentleman in blue (a policeman) came to 10
assistance.
Mr. BALLANTINE, who was highly amused at the tal
phraseology, asked him when he last saw his money an
watch safe?
Captain—Your honour, my watch was snugly stew
ed
away in my fob, and my money in a piece of paper in 11/4
pocket, when I was in the grog-shop, and there it nfoll'e
have safely remained, had not that shuffling she Pirat
boarded me.

The policeman said that on hearing the captain sing aat
from a house, No. 1, Sun-court, Shadwell, where the P'"
soner lodged,. he took her into custody, but found nothing
on her.

Mr. BALLANTINI directed the policeman to make s°°'e
,
further inquiries about the case, and to bring it bee'',
him again at three o'clock, which was accordingly dooec;
but the officer stated that he had been unable to CO'leu,
any more information on the subject. The Magistrate, c'ut
serving that if a little more vigilance was exercised, b°
money and watch might be found, remanded the prisoner
for a week.

Three persons, named Jane Brown, a woman of tbef
town, John Davies, and henry Brewer, in the garb 4/,
sailors, were charged by a policeman, No. 166 K, on 5°5
0,
picion
.51f receiving the watch and money of the Capt3l„t
but the only evidence against the prisoners, who were nvj
sober, was that of the policeman, who said he had herd
they had been in company with Hannah Carpenter, as
that he found 11. 18s.
Mr. BALLANTINE said he could not detain persons,
such evidence as that, and ordered the prisoners to be
mediately discharged, at the same time directing the Pellio
man to take advice from his sergeant or inspector when
suspected any one.