The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-20 00:00:00

2,C00/. altogether. I examined the premises to see if
there were any appearances of the premises having
been brekeu into from the outside, but I found non-•.
The two keys are those which I found in the safe, and
the lock of the shop-door. I have not seen one article
since, nor have I beau able to trace any.
John Wiscard—l am an assistant of Messrs. William
and Clapham. On the night of Monday, the 21st of
October, I was at the shop, and It was my duty to secure
the most valuable portion of the stock in a sate and
glass-case, and take the keys of both, I did so on this
night, and amongst other things there were put away
55 watches, 57 watch chains, 720 rings, 100 watch-keys,
a quantity of diamonds of the value of about 1,9201.
There were also brooches, bottles, pencil-cases, and other
things amongst the things in the safe. It was about half-
past eight o'clock whon I locked up the safe and case.
The boy Clinton was shutting up the shop at this time.
The keys of the safe I locked up in a drawer,and took the
key with me. The glass-case I locked with a key on
my own ring. The boy let me ou', but I think Kelly
and his N6.le were up stairs at the time. At nine o'clock
the next morning I found that the house had been plun-
dered in the manner described by Clinton. The
glass-case and iron-safe were open. There was another
key belonging to the glass-case which was kept in the
cash-box, and this key I found in the case. The cash-
box had be en broken open.
Charles Kelly—ln October last, I was porter to 'Wil-
liams and Clapham, and lived on their prernisea with my
wile, but lam not now in their employ. Oa the 2ist of
October I went out in the evening, ebout twenty minutes
to seven. Ile ft the last witness and the boy Clinton
there, the former in the shop end the latter in the first-
fl nor, w Lich commanded a view of the street. My, wife
ar.d children went out also when I left. I came back
about ten minutes past nine o'clock, when I found the
shutters up and the premises closed, and I noticed that
there was a light in the shop. I knocked, and Clinton
opened the door and let me in. My wife was at home
then. Clinton then left the premises for the night al-
most immediately. I then shut the front door, locked it,,
and put up the small chain, leaving the key in the door.
I was in the habit of looking round the shop
before retiring for the night, and on this oc-
casion I went round, but I did not make a
minute search. Between the two shops there is a sort
of lobby, but when the two shops are shut there is no
appearance of the door of this lobby, which leads into
the street. At,night the large cocoa-nut mats used in
the shop are placed in this lobby. I did not look into
this lot by. There is a back shop, the door of which
opens inwards, and when it is closed there is space
enough left for a person to conceal himself behind. I
did not go into this beck shop, but I noticed that the
door was open. I fastened the place up for the nigt- t,
and filially left at about 20 minutes to 11. I took the
key of No. 14 out of the door and carried it up with nolo
I was not disturbed in the course of the night. I came
down about five minutes before seven. The stairs lead
into No. 14, close to the sate, and directly I came down
I found the iron safe, with the glass case and window of
No. 14 open. A good deal of property was gone, and
on exemining the shop I found some wax candles
and two chisels, with • a key in the dour of
No. 14, and the safe. I also examined the lobby of No.
13, and found that some person had been there after I
Mr. The bolts of the front door were undrawn, and the
chain still up. On finding this to be the stato of the
premises, I opened the front door and called iu a police-
man named Harrison
George Herrison—l was the officer called in by the
last witness. I remained upon the premises till Inspec•
tor Dodd mine.
Inspector Dodd—l went to the premises about quarter
to eight o'clock in the morning, after the robbery, and
found Harrison. I produce the keys and a crow-bar
which I found in the counting-house at the back of the
shop, near to a cash box, which had been broken open,
and some wax candles. I noticed the condition of the
mats in the lobby of No. 13, and they we re so arranged
as to appear as if some one had been secreted behind
them. I examined the arerei-es outside, but there was
DO indication of their laev:ns; been broken into.
Inspector Lund gave similar evidence—The robbery
must have teen committed from within. On the Friday
after the robbery I went to the shop and found the pri-
soner Ctiuton, and in consequence of what he said I went
over the water, and found the prisoner Badeock at a
publie-house nearly opposite Rowland Hill's Chepel. I
was si tieg is the parlour when he came in. Tne mu-
meet he saw me I,e immediately left. I followed and
caught him at the comer of a street. He appeared as
though ho was going for a necessary purpose. I told him
that I should take him into custody for being concerned
with others in the Strand robbery. He stated that he
knew nothing of it, and said he had net seen Clinton for
some time. I had told him Clinton was in custody, and
had confessed. He said he knew nothing about it, for
he had not seen Clinton. That was all that passed.
Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY—I took Shaw into-
custody. Shaw said he had rot seen Clinton for some
6M+'. las rested Badcock in the evening of the 25th. I
re member arresting Shaw at the White Horse, Fetter;i
lane, the same evening. lam sure lam not making ea,
mistake in saying that Badcock told me that he had nor
seen Clinton for some time. Having looked at my deae
positions tele, n before the eungisttata I eta' think Bad-'
ceek told me that he had not sent Clinton since thev
Sunday wee k previous. Badeock returned with reK
from the urinal next the public-house. I have never
heard ant thing either for or against Badcock before this.`
Joseph Thompson, sergeant of the F division, said,.
on the 26th of October last, in consequence of informa
lion I received I went to St. George's-circus, in the
Westminster mai, where I found the prisoner Gardner

and Cheruneau welking together. It was about one
o'clock in the noreing. I spoke to them. I told
Gardner I wantel hies for the burglary in the Strand.
He made answer, " Oh, we shell see." And I told the
woman she must go also, and calling a cab we all got in.
I wes accompanied by Sergeant West. I proceeded to
the station where the prisoner Clinton wits in custody,
whom I showed to Gardner. I asked Clinton if that was
the man he let into the shop. He said, without looking
at him in the face, he is very much like the man.
said look at him well in the face, and see if it is the
man or not. He looked at him, and said he was the
man. Gardner replied, " Good God Almighty, I never
taw the boy before in my life." I said to Clinton, look
at him again to be perfectly :mit fled that be is the man;
he did so, and still repeated that he was the man, while
Gardner insisted that he had never seen him before in
his life. I asked Gardner what he was and where he
lived. He said he was a traveller End lived anywhere.
I asked him, " Where do you live now." lie replied, "I
do not know, it is somewhere down the Kent-road, but
I don't know the number." I starched him tied found
this key, which opened the outer door of 25, Temple-
street, and 61. 10:e in gold. The woman gave her address
25, Garden-row, London-road, end the two prisoners
ee-o then locked up. On the acme morning I went to
32, Pevill-row, in the Borough, about 8 o'ckck, and there
I found the two- Buochere. I had seen them, but did
not know them before. I told Buncher that ho must
consider himself in my custody for this rubbery.
Buncher said he knew nothing about it. They were
both taken into custody, and seeing the woman fumbling
Omit her pockets I told her to turn them. Ste brought
out a dupl.cete and a piece of paper. She rumpled up
other piece of paper, and I said, "Just let me see
what you have got there," when see attempted to put it
in her mouth, but I prevented her end took it from her.
When I took it from her she said, "It is only a letter
about a loan, I did not want him to know anything about
it." (The paper was here read; on one side there was
something about a loan, but on the other was a list of
j. well ry, in pencil marks.) When I took them to the
station I showed Buncher to Clinton. I asked Clinton,
Is that tho man that you have spoken to about the
robbery ?" and he replii d, " Yes." Buncher exclaimed,
Good Lord Jesus Christ!" I asked the boy if he was
certain, arid he said he was.
Cross-examined by Mr. PARNELL—I am quite certain
the woman did not tell mo that she lived et 25, Temple-
row, because I went to Garden row, and could find no•
thing about her. I returned and told ht r so, and she
said, "I do live there with the old woman; it is on the
left side of London-road, a good way up."
Re-examined by Mr. BODKIN—If is not on the left-
hand side, but the right.
William Webb, one of the sergeants of police, ex-
amined by Mr. CLARKSON—I was with Thompson when
he took Gardner and the woman into custody, and rode
with them in the cab. On the way to the station Chi -
runeau was about to say something, and Gardner said,
" Hold your tongue," and she said nothing. When I
got her to the station-house I asked her if she had got
anything about her. She said, " No, I have nothing hut
a piece of cheese," which she took out. I then asked her
if she had got any money, and she said she had a
little. I said, " How much hove you got ?" " Oh,"
she said, " that does no mater," and I re-
plied that I must have her searched. The ft male
searcher then came in, and on searching her she
found this bag, which sbe gave to me, and
which I now produce. It contained 158 sovereigns and
a half. I asked her how she came by it. She said,
" My father sent me 501., and the remainder I got the
best way I oould." I then asked her how he sent it, and
she said by a Past-office order, or something of that
sort.
Cross-examined by Mr. PARNELL—She did not say
anything about going to America, or tha:, she had col-
lected money for that purpose.
Hannah Green, the searcher, stated that she was de-
sired by the last witness to search Cherunesu. When
she was about to do so she produced a bag of money which
ale said she had collected to go to America with Henry
Liddle.
Henry Liddle, examined by Mr. CLARKSON—I used
to work with Shaw at the brass-foundry in the Borough
About three or four days before the robbery I was at
Shaw's house in the Borough, when I heard Badcock say
to Mrs. Shaw, "I have seen Charley and ho tells me the
robbery is to come off on Saturday evening;" that
Charley had told him that he had taken an impression of
the keys, and had given it to the men to make them;
that Charley bad told him that if be would meet him on
the Saturday night he would let him have something or
give him something. Mrs. Shaw made some remark in
reply, but what it was Ido not know. I know the lad
Clinton, and I have several times seen him in company
with Badcock and Shaw, perhaps about three weeks or a
month before the robbery. I have seen him come to the
place where Shaw lives.
Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY—It was not two
months before I was first examined at the police-
court that I had seen them together. This conversation
took place in the second pair back, and I Tient up for the
broom. When I heard it I was outside, arid the door was
shut. I put my ear to the keyhole. I did not ask her
for the broom, but I took it. It was outside. It is not
my usual custom to listen at keyholes. I have never
listened in this way before. This, I think, is the first
time I have listened. I did not put my car to the key-
hole, but, being on the step leading to the. room,
I, of course, heard it. I was severel times at the
police,court, and at my-first. examination I think I
stated this fact about the-key-hole,• but I will not swear
I, think it was at the first examinatia that I
it: I did not len-them that I put my ear to the :key-
hoe, but