The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-25 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)

Charles Kelly, a young man of resvctable exterior,
porter in the employ of Messrs. Williams and Clapham,
the jewellers, of the Strand, was placed at the bar be-
tore Mr. Henry, charged on suspicion of being con-
nected with the robbery lately committed on their
prumizei.
Mr. Thomas Clapham, one of the firm, stated that the
prisoner had been in their employ for the past six years,
at a salary of 30s. He acted as porter, and lived
on the premises with his wife and family. No one else
had live din the house for some time past. On Monday
evening last witness left his business about half-past
eight o'clock, the shop-boy at the time putting up the
shutters, and ?4,1r. Whishaw, the assistant, depositing the
valuable property in an iron sale, which was st cretly
pl,ced in the wall and cuvered with a wainscoating.
l'he prisoner knew that all the valuables were kept there.
When the shop boy and the assi!tant had gone the pre-
mises were in the custody of the prisoner.
The prisoner reminded Mr. Clapham that he was on
Mouthy eight out till a very late hour on an errand for
the firm.

Witness, in continuation, said that their loss was, as
far us they have ascertained, beta een 1,6001. and 1,700.,
and that he, fully beliesed that no entry was effete
from the street, as there was no vlolence oc any one of
the doors.

Mr. John Whishaw, a,sistantl to the prosecutor,
stated that on Monday night he left everything. per-
it et-) safe. The boy was in the shop at the time. He
kept the key of the sa'e, in woich were placed
all ill., oth,r keys of the asses of the window,,,

..nd shop, as was also the cash-box. Witness was satis-
fied in his own mind that no one had entered the shop
in the evening and secreted himself on the premises, as
he was very particular in examining the safety of the
shop. When he came the following morning the shop
was i❑ the custody of the police. The property taken
consisted of watches, brilliants, loose diamonds, chains,
bracelets, &c., and was of the most costly description.
Inspector Dodd said, that on the morning of the:22d
inst., trom information he received, he went to the prose-
cutor's, and there found the prisoner in the shop, in the
most agitated state. He appeared as if he had been up all
night, and a cup of tea and brandy, of which he had
been drinking, was on the counter. On an examina-
tion of the premises witness felt sir isfied in his own
mind that there had been no burglary, but that
the thief or thieves had been let into the house, and
then made off with the booty. There were several
chisels, jemmies, skeleton keys, &c., which were placed
about the premises purposely in order to convey an idea
that burglars had been in the house. The rob-
bery was first discovered by the prisoner, who
came down and found the premises rifled. Wit-
ness, on examining the shop door, found that a key
was in the lock which was of a most extraordinary
description, as it only worked on the inside, and the real
key was at the time iu the prisoner's hand, which he
esid he always took to bed with him. The prisoner
here turned deadly pale, and exclaimed, " Why, they
must be secreted in the house." The key in ►he luck
was made from the one in the prisoner's hand, and was
made in the skeleton fashion.

Charles Clinton, shop-boy to the prosecutors, stated
that he left the premises perfectly safe on Monday
night, and on going on Tuesday morning the house was
in the custody of the police.
Constable 120 F deposed that the prisoner called him
at half-past seven o'clock, and told him to come, as his
employers had been robbed. On the arrival of the ser-
geant they went in, when the prisoner said, " Ob, this
is hew they have secreted themselves on the premises."
Inspector Lund had examined the premises, and was
satisfied that no forcible entry had ever been male, and
From what had transpired he apprehended the prisoner
last night, on suspicion of being connected, with others,
in the robbery. On taking him to the station he said,
" Oh, you will take care to look after those others who
ard suspected, for of course you know there arc others."
On reaching bis lodgings he found 34 sovereigns in a
box, and in the St. Martin's Bank he has 411.

The prisoner had nothing to say in answer to the
charge, and was remanded till Wednesday next. Ile
bore an excellent character.

MARLBRO'-STREET-(THIS DAY.)

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY AN ERRAND-BOY.- Wii-

liem Phillips, a lad about sixteen years of age, was
brought before Mr. Hardwick cbargFd with stealing six
silver watches, value3ol., the property of his master, Mr.
William Payne, watchmaker, 116, New Bond•street.
The prosecutor stated that the prisoner had been in
his employ for about eighteen months as errand-boy.
On TuesG'ay last, in consequence of being informed that
the prisoner had several deplicates in his pocket, he
called him into a private room, and ask(.d him how be-
came possessed of them, and desired him to give them
up. The prisoner put his hand into his pocket and gave
witness the six duplicates produced, relating to silver
watches pledged at various pawnbrokers. Witness
asked the prisoner to whom the watches belonged, when
he immediately confessed that he had stolen them from
prosecutor's stock, and after having pledged them ex-
pended the proceeds in eating and drinking. Witness
then sent for a constable and gave him in charge. Ile
now wished to have the prisoner remanded in order to
give witness time to look over his stock.
Police constable Mould, 143 C, said after he took the
prisoner into custody he said be had spent all the money
in feasting, and that he had spent 255. in one day for
oysters alone. _ _ _

- The prisoner, who did not deny the charge, was re-
manded till Wednesday next.

WESTMINSTER.—(THIS DAY )
John Rooney was brought up before Mr. Broderip,
charged with an assault upon Police-constable 45 B.
Complainant stated that last night, soon after taelve
o'clock, he saw the prisoner drunk and creating a dis-
turbance in St. Anne's street, and on his ordering him
to move on he made a desperate attack upon him, and
struck and kicked him severely about the body, at
the same time using threatening language towards
him. With the assistance of 245 13 he got him to the
station-house.

The prisoner said, that on Thursday night last his
wife was going to fetch him from where he was spend-
ing the evening, and seeing Police-constable 45 B, she
asked him what was the time, when the Policeman said,
" Come here, my dear, and I'll tell you." She said she
did not want such an answer as that, and he afterwards
made use of some very disgusting language to her. He
had not seen the policeman since, till last night, when
he spoke to him on the subject, and the consequence was
that he was very roughly handled and brought to the
station-house.
Mr. BRODERIP (to 45 B)—Did prisoner say anything
to you about insulting his wife? Policeman—He did,
Sir; but I know nothing at all abcut it.
Mr. BRODERIP—You said noting about this at first.
Let me see Mrs. Rooney.
The prisoner's wife was then called, and corroborated
the statement made by her husband, alleging positively
that 45 B was the man who bad insulted her most
grossly.
Mr. BRODEMP said, considering the charge made
against the policeman, he felt bound to send this case to
a jury, who would decide what weight should be attached
to either statement. He would, therefore, order the pri-
soner to find bail, himself in 201., and two sureties of 101.
each, for his appearance at the Middlesex Sessions. In
the meantime orders were given to the inspector in at-
tendance to make every inquiry into the matter.