The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
11,1 ANSION-110U SE.

Thomas Cyrell Alexander David, who was some
days ago brought before Mr. Alderman Gibbs, upon
the charge of having robbed Messrs. Poland and Son,
of Bread-street, furriers, by whom he was employed,
was put to the bar upon a charge of a most extensive
robbery committed on the premises of Mr. Si3eley, of
79, Watling-street, in whose employment he had been
engaged before he entered the service of the first-
named prosecutor.

Mr. 8 wan appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Wont-
ner for the defence.

Inspector Mitchell, wbo apprehended the prisoner
on the first accusation, said—lu consequence of in-
formation which I received I went, on the 3d of
October, to a house in Watling-street, and searched
the boxes of Charlotte Saunders, who is servant there,
and found in them the silk, satin, velvet, and shawls,
which I produce. (Here the witness produced a
considerable quantity of valuable property of the kind
described, amongst which were a splendid shawl
dressing-gown lined wish blue satin, which it was
said the prisoner had put aside for his own use, and
several patterns of satin, &c.) I then went to the
house, 20, Little St. Thomas Apostle, where the pri-
soner lodged, and wherel apprehended him previously.
I found in his box a shawl waistcoast, and I saw the
landlady, who handed me a shawl which she said she
had purchased of the prisoner. I then went to three
other females, the first of whom lived in Watling-
street, the second in blartin's-lane, and the third in
Sise-lane, and from each of them I received a shawl,
which I produce.
Funnel!, the officer, said—l went on the sth of Oc-
tober to the house of Mr. Williams, No. 10, Star-
street, Edgeware-road, tailor, who showed me a
waistcoat which he said he had cut out of a part of a
shawl which Mr. David owned, and from which he
had sent home one to that gentleman. He also gave
me a piece of silk, and a piece of shawl which had
been cut for a waistcoat. In searching Mr. Williams's
boxes above stairs I found a shawl, which he said he
bad forgotten, and which he said he had had from the
prisoner.
Charlotte Saunders, servant to a family in Watling-
street, said—l know the prisoner, and had goods from
him in August last. He brought me a piece of velvet
satin, which he said he could get cheap. I paid him
ls. Od. a yard for it. He also brought me a piece of
black velvet at the same time, for which I was to pay
him 6s. a yard. He brought the dressing-gown (the
dressing-gown already alluded to), which I was to
keep for him. I remember buying a red shawl of him
last Christmas for 4/. I paid him for it, and I was to
pay for the other things. He brought me a long black
shawl two or three months afterwards, for which I
was to pay 1/. 13s. 6d. I got from him another shawl,
for which I paid him 18s. 6d., and which I sold at
the same price to Mary Jones; another at 18s. 6d.,
which I sold to Amelia Penfold for the same money,
and another for the same sum, which I sold at the
same rate to Elizabeth Rand. He did not say where
he got the satin or shawls. I asked for the invoice to
see whether it was all right. He brought the things
generally in the evening. He gave me the invoice
produced for the three shawls.

Mr. Swan—Do you recollect going out for a walk
with the prisoner at the latter end of August? Wit-
ness—l do. I think he left me waiting for him i❑
Thames-street while he went to bring the dressing-
gown and piece of velvet. He said he was going
home. That was the last time he brought me any-
thing. The patterns and silk he brought to me earlier
in August. The first time he brought things to me
was at Christmas.

James Williams, tailor, of Star-street, Edgware-
road, said—l know the prisoner very well, and have
done a great deal of work for him. I received from
him a piece of shawl, which he told me was part of
a damaged shawl, purchased by him and another
young man, and of which he wished me to make him
a dressing gown. I told him there was not enough
for that purpose, and he afterwards asked me to make
him a waistcoat of the article. I did so, and I con-
sented to keep the remainder in part payment of my
bill. Ile never told me where he got it from. Mr.
Mitchell, the inspector, found in my drawer a shawl,
which I had from the prisoner, and for which the
charge was V. 12s. 6d. I did not pay him for it, be-
cause he owed me a bill. I sometimes sent to his
lodgings sometimes to 'Watling street, to him.
Mrs. Kelvington, of Little St. Thomas Apostle,
said—l keep a boarding-house. The prisoner has
lodged with me three years. I know the red shawl
produced. In June, I asked Mr. David if he could
get Erie a shawl, and he brought me this one. I think
19s. 61 was the price of it. I took it off his bill. I
asked him to bring it from Mr. Sisley's. A. police-
man searched his box and apartment. I never saw
him since till now.

In answer to the prisoner, the witness said she had
asked him to bring two or three shawls for her to
look at, which he accordingly did bring, and from
which she selected one.

Mr. C. D. Sisley—l am an importer of French
shawls and silks, at No. 79, Watling-street. The
prisoner entered my service in Februsry, 1849, as
salesman, and quitted it on the 7th of September last.
I took stock I think on the 20:h of last June, and then
missed a great many shawls. I left for Paris on the
21st of August, and returned on the 31 of September,
and I paid the prisoner up to the 20th, and discharged
him on the 7th. I went again through the stock on
the 11th of September, and missed several pieces of
silk and a piece of velvet. The prisoner had charge
of the silk department in the superior branch. His
duty was to sell and put away at night, and he had
access to all the goods. It was his duty when he sold
goods to enter them before they were sent out. I find
no entry in the books of any of the articles produced,
which are all my property.
Here Mr. Sisley examined the goods, and stated
that they had been all stolen, and he showed that the
samples found amongst the goods were pattern pieces
of satin, and silk, and velvet, of which his premises
had been plundered. The splendid dressing-gown
referred to in the evidence wss, he had no doubt,
made of a shawl pattern, and lined with light blue
satin, which had been stolen from him.
Mr. Wontner stated that the prisoner had some
explanations to make, which he intended to reserve
for the more advanced stage of the proceedings.
Inspector Mitchell said he had found in the pri-
soner's possession a gold watch, a gold signet ring,
and a plain gold ring, for all of which the prisoner
applied.
Mr. Swan submitted that as the gold watch was, in
all probability, bought with the proceeds of the plun-
der of his client, it would be advisable to detain it.
The prisoner said he could prove that he had the
watch in his possession long befJre he went into the
service of Mr. Sisley.

Inspector Mitchell said he had heard persons in the
establishment state that the prisoner had got the watch
some time after he was engaged in the service.
Alderman GIBBS said the rings, which appeared to
be old, and of very little value, might be given up to
the prisoner, but the watch must be kept for the order
of the Central Criminal Court.

Three of the female witnesses having exp,ressed
great reluctance to appear to give evidence against the
prisoner at the Central Criminal Court,
Alderman G 113 BS, in binding them over, solemnly
assured them that, if they were not punctual in their
attendance at the trial, a heavy punishment would
await them.

The prisoner was then committed.
The loss by plunder in the house within the last
few months amounts, we are given to understand, to
between 3001. and 4001.
GUILDHALL.

John Stevenson, alias Price, alias Williams, alias
Johnson, alias Willis, alias Wilson, alias Wilkinson,
who was remanded from last Friday, by Alderman
Sidney, on the charge of obtaining various sums of
money from several respectable firms, undes fraudu-
lent pretences, was again placed at the bar, for fur-
ther examination, before Alderman Hooper, relative
to that and a great number of similar charges.
The depositions taken on the former examination
were then read over, and the following additional evi-
dence adduced :

Edward Rea examined—l am a chemist and var-
nish manufacturer, and carrying on business at 115,
Wardour-street. I know the prisoner. He came to
me in February last, and represented that he could
make a peculiar oil from mangold wurtzel. He
showed me a sample of oil, which he said he had pro-
duced from that article by a process he had discovered.
He could make it at an expense of from threepence to
fourpence per gallon. He said he did not know the
value of it, or what purpose it could be applied to.
He said he was a tutor in an establishment, and his
means were therefore very limited. He wished me
to enter into an agreement to provide an apparatus
for the manufacture of the article in a wholesale
way, and to share in the profits. An agreement was
accordingly drawn up between us for that purpose,
and ou signing it I paid prisoner a deposit of
91. 105... He then undertook to make the remainder
of the apparatus himself, and to put it together, and
make the experiment at my house. About a fort-
night after this he brought a large parcel packed
close and tightly sealed, which be said formed parts
of th apparatus, and was particularly anxious in
cautioning me that it was not to be opened until he
was ready to commence operations. I paid him at
that time a further sum of 151. to 251. I cannot re-
collect the precise amount, as I paid it by a cheque.
I never saw prisoner afterwards until the present
en °meat. Prisoner said he would bring a blacksmith
the next day, to assist in putting up the apparatus.
Finding, however, that I could hear nothing snore of
the prisoner, I opened the parcel he had left, and
found it contained only an old tin can worth about a
shilling. I then inquired at the address he gave me,
at Alpha Cottages, Brixton, but could obtain no in-
formation of the prisoner there.

Alderman HOOPER—Did you not try any chemi-
cal experiments with the sample he left, to ascertain
what it was made from ? Witness—l did not analyse