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

CRIMINAL

OLD CO CRT.
(Before the Recorder.)

THE ROBBERY OF LADY ELLESMERE'S JEWELS, &C.
William Atwell, alias Weld), 24, described as a la-
bourer, and Edward Jackson, 27, described as a painter,
were placed at the bar, the forner charged with having
stolen a box containing a laco mantle, a quantity of
jewellery, and various other irticle, the property of
the rate Earl of Ellesmere ; aid the latter for having
received the same knowing it to have been stolen. Ann
Jackson, the wife of the latter prisoner, was also charged
with receiving.
Mr. Gifford prosecuted ; Mr, Cooper and Mr. Lewis
appeared for Jackson ; and Mr. Sleigh for Mrs. Jackson.
Jackson pleaded not guilty, but Attwell pleaded

guilty.
Evidence was called to prose 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 publio 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 jowellery, &c., found
in the box was worth between 15,0001. and 16,000/.
The Recorder--1,5001., or 15,0001
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 had the box produced on she 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 and
drove them to Leonard-street, Shoreditch. Attwell
took the box on his shosider and went off in
the direction of Jackson's house.

Cross-examined by Mr. Cooper—He bad not driven
past Jackson's house when he put them 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
is Jackson's house, as the property of Lady Ellesmere.
Thomas Evans, a police-sergeant, said that on the
18th October he was in Old-street when he saw Jackson
coming towards him but he turned away quickly and
walked up Henry-street. Witnes3 followed him and
took hies into custody. He went to the prisoner's
house where he saw Mrs. Jackson, and took from her
a silver mug 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
Shoreditcb. 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.
&c. He took Mrs. Jackson into custody, and when she
saw her husband is 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 statements unless he was promised that
he should not be prosecuted. He added that
he saw the gold being melted, and the
diamonds sorted in different carats, ane,that the diamond
necklace was sold to a Jew in Bishvegate-street, for
3001., and that other portion of the diamonds were
thrown down a water-closet into a field in Whitecbapel.
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, proved
that, Jackson had offered 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 case for the prosecution.
Mr. Sleigh suggested there was no case to go to the
jury against Mr& Jackson.
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The Recorder said be thought otherwise. If the jury
considered the a omen had acted under the control of her
husband they might acquit her. He held it was entirely
a question for the jury, and that there was abundant
evidence on the point to go to thejuty.
Mr. Cooper addressed the jury •n the part 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 juts for the woman, eon-
tending- that if she acted in the matter at all it was under
her husband's control, and, corsequently, she was not
responsible. He feelingly appe►led to the jury to con-
- eider the female prisoner's state, being in hourly expec-
tation of giving birth to her tmth child, and that the
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Lne 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 accptitted, 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 alio property stolen from a cab
in the neighbourhood of Kennington, and another rob-
bery. The Recorder said h 3 thought the whole of
Attwell's statementshowed hint at the time to be ayoung
beginner.

The Recorder sentenced Attwell only to six months'
hard labour, in consequence d his voluntary statement
having been the means of detecting the receiver of th•
stolen goods. Jackson was sentenced to ten years' penal
servitude.