The Sun.
London, England, 1835-04-07 00:00:00

He followed her into the drawing-room, where he found a
quantity of papers strewed about the floor, on which was
lying an open desk. They then proceeded to the dressing
room, when she took a chisel (produced) from off a table,
and said, " this is what they broke the door and drawer open
with." He replied this is no housebreaker's implement.
Which way do you think they went out ? and she answered
"at the staircase window." He then went to the staircase
window, but from the fact of there being an immense iron
railing behind it was impossible for any one to have escaped
that way. Witness then went to get assistance, and found
the house surrounded by policemen, who had been apprised
of the alarm.

Inspector Adamson, of the D division, stationed at
Whitehall, on information of the robbery being received
there, was sent by the Commissioners to examine the pre-
mises, which he did, and judged it morally impossible that
thieves could have entered. He then suggested that the
prisoners' boxes (they being the highest servants) should be
searched, and in a portmanteau belonging to Hall he found
a green box containing some shaving tackle, but no money
nor any traces of the lost property. Having heard that be
was a married man, although living in his situation as a sin-
gle one, he asked him if he had no money, when the pri-
soner replied, " Not a farthing in the world." Witness
further added that he found the water-closet window wide
open, which also led to the before-mentioned flat.

Mary Sompter, the housemaid, having been cautioned by
the Magistrates to speak the whole truth, was then sworn.
She deposed that she had lived in the service of the prose-
cutor, eight years. About three weeks ago Hall asked
Handcox in my hearing how much mistress's jewels were
worth. She replied she did not know. He then said,
" Don't you think they're worth 2,0001. ?" and Handcox
said " Yes." The conversation then dropped. A few
days after we were all three in the back parlour, when
Hall said, " I must part with the jewels to raise some mo-
ney," and it was then agreed that they should be sold, and
the money shared amongst us. On Friday evening, the
27th of March, my mistress dined out, and on returning
home, Handcox havinc, replaced the jewels she had worn,
left the drawer unlocked. On the following afternoon my
mistress went out for a walk, and the prisoner Hall having
sent out the footman and cook on different errands
Handcox went up stairs. I followed shortly after and
found her in mistress's dressing-room with the box of
jewels on the table before her. I helped her to empty
them, and, having made two lots, each wrapped in brown
paper, we hid the box, which we soon after burnt, and went
down stairs and gave the jewels to Hall, who said, " Now
I've got you both," and then went out. In about ten mi-
nutes he returned, when it was agreed that the water-closet
window should be opened, that it might be supposed the
thieves came in that way. The staircase window was also
opened, and the shawl thrown out, for the purpose of its
being conjectured that in the thieves effecting their escape,
they had dropped it. Handcox chipped the wood from the
door, to make believe that it had been broken open, and it
was then arranged that Handcox should get up in the dead
of the night and alarm the house, by pretending to hear
thieves. I don't know where the jewels were disposed of,
nor have I received or asked the prisoners for my share of
the money they producal. I kept the secret till yesterday
morning, when, in consequence of tle matter preying heavily
on my mind, I made Mr. Collins acquainted with the whole
of the affair.

Inspector Tyrell, of the D division, on the previous
morning was sent for by Mr. Collins, who told him of tits
confession the last witness had made. He then proceededto
the lodging of the prisoner Handcox, No. 5, Southiltreet,
and told her that the housemaid had confessed that she and
Hall had taken the jewels, and that she must go to the sta-
tion-house. She replied, " I can safely say I did not take
them." He then conveyed her away in custody, and on
subsequently searching her boxes found a purse containing
fifteen sovereigns and a few articles of jewellery, which he
believed to be her own. Soon after witness was passing
through Manchester-square, when he saw the prisoner Hall
standing against a post. He accosted him, saying, " I
suppose you know Martha Handcox is in custody, and you
may consider yourself in custody, for Mary, the housemaid,
has confessed the robbery, and says that you took the jewels
away." He replied, " Oh, my God, she can't say that,"
and they then walked to the station-house, where, on
searching him, he found a purse containing seven sovereigns
and some silver. He then searched his lodging at No. 23,
Paddington-street, but found nothing more. About eight
o'clock in the evening a young man brought a green box to
the station-house (which Inspector Adamson identified as
the one he saw in the prisoner's portmanteau), which he
said had been given by the prisoner to him to take care of.
On opening it it was found to contain 173 sovereigns.
George Borland, a journeyman saddler, the young man
alluded to, lodged at No. 23, Paddington-street, and 9n
Wednesday the prisoner Hall, whom he had known for
some time, came to live in the house, and on Friday morn-
ing asked witness to take care of the box for him. On the
previous evening he was told by his landlord that the officers
had searched Hall's room, and was asked if he had anything
belonging to him. He said he had, and took the box to the
station-house.

The prisoners, who declined saying anything, were re.
manded till Wednesday.
The office was crowded to excess.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

Samuel Pass»zore was yesterday brought before Mr.
CONANT, on suspicion of having in some way been con-
cerned in the burglary at the residence of Lord Sidney
at Frognal on Wednesday night last.
Inspector Thomas, and Hobbs and Stone, two of the
C division, police constables, who had the prisoner in charge,
stated the grounds of suspicion against him.
Mr. CONANT ordered the prisoner to be remanded.