The Sun.
London, England, 1868-09-21 00:00:00

THAMES.

CLEVER CAPTURE OF THIEVES .—Oakley Brinsley,
40, described in the police sheet as a dealer, and
Helena Kadynian, aged 22, with no fixed residence,
and no occupation, supposed to be the male priso-
ner's wife, were brought up on remand before Mr.
Paget, charged with stealing two feather beds, a
sofa, a table, two iron bedsteads, and other pro-
perty belonging to Mr. H. Bruno, Stepney. They
were also charged with the commission of 50 or 60
other robberies of watches, jewellery, plate, and
other valuable property in all parts of the metropolis.
The prisoners, after a successful career of plun-
der, almost without parallel, were traced to Hull by
Edward Cable, an intelligent detective officer,
No. 240 K. He said he believed that they had
committed 100 robberies. He could make out
45 clear cases against the male prisoner.
The charge on which he originally arrested the pri-
soners in Hull was for robbing their ready fur-
nished lodgings, but that case had, as it were, really
sunk into insignificance in comparison with the
wholesale system of robbery for some time pursued
by Brinsley, and, as he (Cable) believed, in many
cases in conjunction with the woman. Both pri-
soners were natives of Guernsey. Brinsley's
mode of operation was to call at respectable
houses where lodgings were to be let, in-
spect the apartments, enter into conversation
with the servant or occupier, and carry off anything
he could lay his hands upon. Mr. Charles Durant,
of 27, Tomlin's-grove, Bromley, lost a silver watch,
a gold chain, key, and locket. Mr. Kinnard, of
Commercial-road-east, missed a gold watch, chain,
and lockets, which he found in the possession of Mr.
Barrett, a respectable pawnbroker in Hull, on
whom the prisoner had called, and raised money on
the property. Mrs. Cumberland, a widow lady, 15,
Commercial-place, Commercial-road East, was
visited by the male prisoner, under pretence of re-
quiring apartments, and he carried off a gold watch,
chain, and locket, a bequest of her late husband,
which she valued at £4O. Mr. Cleagh, of High-
street, Bromley ; Mrs. Rayner, of No. 7, Princes-
street, Hanover-square ; Mrs. Branston, of No.
22, Piggott-street, Limehouse ; Mr. Canby,
pawnbroker, of High-street, Bow ; the Rev. Mr.
Orange, of No. 471, Mile-end-road, and nume-
rous other persons living east, west, north,
and south, had been visited by the male prisoner
and robbed of watches, jewellery, plate, and in one
instance of a purse and a large sum of money.
Cable then produced a large quantity of watches,
jewellery, and other articles. The whole Ras
identified by various persons.
Mr. James Cox, of No. 14, Ashcroft-road,
Stepney, recollected the male prisoner, who was
accompanied by a female, calling upon him re-
latiug to lodgings, and after they were gone he
missed a silver watch and other articles. He could
not identify the woman. He recognised his silver
watch among the pile on the table.

Cable said 45 persons had identified their pro-
perty, and he expected as many more to do so. The
male prisoner did not deny committing those nu-
merous robberies.

Inspector Kerressy, of the K division, asked for
another remand, and said the case wai anything
but complete.

Alr. Paget said there were many cases completed
against the male prisoner, on which he should on a
future day commit him for trial. He discharged
Kalyman, who was not identified, and remanded
Brinsley for a week.