The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-15 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.)

OLD COURT.
(R4ore the Recorder,)

MR ROBBERY OF LADY ELLESMERE'S JEWELS, UGC,
William Atwell, alias Welsh, 24, described as a la-
bourer, and Edward Jackson, 37, described as a painter,
were placed at the bar, the former charged with having
stolen a box containing a lace mantle, a quantity of
jewellery, and various other articles, the property of
the late Earl of Ellesmere ; and the latter for baying
received the same knowing it to have been stolen. Ann
Jackson, the wife of the latter prison(r, was also charged
with receiving.
90 Mr. Gifford prosecuted ; Mr. C ,oper and Mr, Lewis
appeared for Jackson ; and Mr. Sleigh for Mrs. Jackson.
Jackson pleaded not guilty, but Attwell pleaded
90 guilty.

Evidence was called to prove the loss of the box con-
taining the above valuable articles in the course of its
conveyance to the railway, the particulars of which have
been so recently and fully placed before the FAH() as
not to require repetition.
A lady's maid in the service of the Countess of Elles-
mere identified all the articles found in Jackson's house
as her ladyship's property. The jewellery, &c., found
in the box was worth between 15,0001. and 16,0001.
The Recorder-1,5001., or 15,000?
Witness-15,0001.
The trunk was produced and identified as to one last
containing her ladyship's property.
William Charles Brown, cabdriver, said that on the
22d of January, 1856, he was hired from the stand in
Dover-street, Berkeley-square, by the prisoner Attwell,
who hed the boa produced on the kerb-stone. Another
man was with him, but he did not think he could iden-
tify him again. He took the two men with the box aid
drove them to Leenard-street, Shoreditch. Attwell
took the box on his shoulder and wont off in
the direction of Jackson's house.

Cross-examined by Mr. Cooper—He had not driven
past Jackson's house when he put theca down. Leonard-
square was more like an " obelisk" than a square.
Lydia Cooling, a lace-cleaner, residing in Grosvenor-
place, Pimlico, identified a Brussels lace shawl, found
in Jackson's house, as the property of Lady Ellesmere.
Thomas Evans, a police-sergeant, said that on the
18,11 October he was in Old-street when he saw Jackson
coming towards him but he turned away quickly and
walked up Henry-street. Witness followed him and
took him into custody. He went to the prisoner's
house where he saw Mrs. Jackson, and took from her
a silver snug she bad in her hand which she said had
been given to her by Attwell, who was there.
He gave Attwell into the custody of another
officer. Attwell said he had picked up the mug in
Shoreditch. He then proceeded to search the house,
and found the Brussels lace shawl and the
other articles of dress produced, including lace jackets,
scarves, handkerchiefs, lace sleeves, silk stockings, &c.
&e. He took Mrs. Jackson into custody, and when she
saw her husband in prison, he said to her, " What
have they brought away she replied. Those handker-
chiefs you know I have had these Bor 9 years. Mrs.
Jackson was not detained in custody. He again
searched the house and found other articles which Mrs.
Jackson said she had bought of a young woman who
had lived with her sister. When Jackson was at the
police-court, and before he was taken in the van on re-
mand he said to witness, "Evans, you are prosecuting
an innocent man. I don't deny that the box was
brought to my place, but I can't help that. If you will
go to Crown-street, and Gun-street, and all the names
of the shoe shops, I will tell you where the wearing
apparel was taken." Witness obtained the names and
showed them to Jackson, but he said he did not see the
name there. He then said he would not make any
further ..sta,ements 'unless he was promised that
he should not be prosecuted. He added that
he saw the gold being melted, and the
diamonds sorted indifferent carats, andithat the diamond
necklace was sold to a Jew in Bishopsgate-street, for
3001., and that other portion of the diamonds were
thrown down a water-closet into a field in Wh,techapel.
The box on being conveyed to his house was taken into
the back parlour, when it was opened, and then Jackson
added he would have nothing to do with it. The
jewellery he had was taken away in a red handkerchief.
A gold refiner, residing in Wilderness-row, pro Jed
that Jackson had cf:b!red him diamonds for sale, and
several dressmakers, wardrobe-dealers, and others traced
much of the wearing apparel to Jackson and his wife.
This was the ease for the prosecution.
Mr. Sleigh suggested there was no case to go to the
jury against Mn'. Jackson.

The Recorder said he thought otherwise. If the jury
considered the a ontan had acted under the control of her
husband they aright acquit her. He held it was entirely
a question for the jury, and that there was abundant
evidence on the point to go to the jury.
Mr. Cooper addressed the jury on the par'; of Jackson,
urging that there was no evidence to prove that he re-
ceived the property knowing it to have been stolen.
Mr. Sleigh addressed the jury for the woman, con-
tending that if she acted in the matter at all it was under
her husband's control, and, consequently, she was not
responsible. He feelingly appealed to the jury to con-
sider the female prisoner's state, being in hourly expec-
tation of givieg birth to her tenth child, and that the
nine children born and alive were dependent on their
parents for support.

The learned Recorder having summed up,
The jury returned a verdict of guilty against Jackson.
The female prisoner was acquitted, and immediately
discharged.

To inquiries made of Evans, the policeman, by the
Recorder, he produced valuable property found in Jack-
son's house, portions of the proceeds of burglaries at
Septon and Ilford, and also property stolen from a cab
in the neighbourhood of Kennington, and another rob-
bery. The Recorder said he thought the whole of
Attwell's statementshowed him at the time to be ayoung
beginner.

The Recorder sentenced Attwell only t) slx months'
hard labour, in consequence of his voluntary statement
having been the means of detecting the receiver of the
stolen goods. Jackson was sentenced to ten years' penal
servitude.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.

WESTMINSTER.

DARING ROBBERY AT A PAWNBROKERS, -Alfred
Johnson, a fellow of determined appearance was charged
with the following daring robbery last evening at Mr.
Smith's, pawnbroker, 17, Victoria-road, Pimlico :
Mr. Edward Smith stated that, at half-past 5 o'clock
last evening the prisoner was brought into his shop, and
he was informed that he had been robbed. Prosecutor
then examined his window, and found that a pane of
plate glasP, opposite some ♦aluable plate and jewellery,
had been cut out, and that two diamond rings bad been
stolen.

Emma Richards, a little girl, living at 1, Ring's
Heed-court, Orchard-street, said that, at 5 o'clock last
evening, she was sent on an errand to Victoria-road,
and attracted by the jewellery in Mr. Smith's window,
was induced to stop and look, when she saw the pri-
soner cnt the window with some instrument, which
appeared to be a brad-awl. She then saw a piece of glass
fall ont, and prisoner immediately put his hand through
the aperture and took two diamond rings from the shop,
and handed them to a man who stood by big side. She
was going in to tell the shopkeeper, when the prisoner
ran off, pursued by some one.
Thomas Makepeace, decorator, living at Weliam•
wharf, said he and his wife were passing Mr. Smith's
when she pointed out three suspicious-looking fellows
at the window, and in the next moment he thought be
heard glass fall, and approached nearer the shop. His
movement was observed by the men, who ran off. He
pursued prisoner and another of them through several
streets, and at last he secured the accused. His com-
panions escaped.
Prisoner was remanded fur a week.

THAMES.
DARING ROBBERY ON TRH RIVER AND SUMMARY
CONVICTION OF A P.OTORIOUS TIIIIIF.—John earthy,
who has been a thief on the river from his infancy, was
brought before Mr. Selfe charged with stealing a case of
turpentine and three cases of oil from a barge on the
river.

It appeared from the evidence that on the 16th of
November last, John Wilkins, a lighterman, had charge
of a barge belonging to Mr. Charles Lucy, a barge
owner and master lighterman, and he moored it cut-
side the London Dock, and left it there for three hours.
When the lighterman Wilkins returned, be found the
prisoner in a boat aiongbide the barge. There were
three other men in the boat. The prisoner asked Wil-
kins what cargo be had in the barge, to which he replied
"turpentine." The cargo really consisted of linseed oil and
turpentine. At 11 o'clock the same evening witness
missed one case of turpentine and three cases of oil from
the barge. The value of the property stolen was 3/. 4s.
Information was given to the police, and on the morn-
ing of Nov- 17, Inspector Clarke, of the Thames police,
searched the lodgings of the prisoner at 6, Lower Webb-
alley, Wapping, and found there three empty oil cases,
which from their appearance had recently contained oil.
The officer also found in the prisoner's room another
case of a similar description full of turpentine. The
prisoner kept out of the way ever since until yester-
day, when he was taken into custody by Mr. Clarke.
Witness now identified the case of turpentine found in
the prisoner's room. lie knew it by the number 70.
Joseph Robert Davies, foreman to Charles Legtf, of
10, Rateliffhighway, stated that on the morning of the
16th of November last two men came into his master's
shop and asked him if he would buy any oil, at the
same time showint: a sample. Ho offered them 26a.
per hundred weight for it. They asked him to lend
them some casks to bring it in. He did so. The next