The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-17 00:00:00

POLICE ' INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.

A respectable-looking young man, named William
Lemon, was brought before Mr. Alderman BROWN
yesterday, charged with feloniously stealing and car-
rying away 610/, the property of Mr. Solomon
Nathan, of Gloucester-street, Commercial-road.
Mr. Platt, the barrister, and Mr. Isaac:4, the so-
licitor, attended to prosecute, and Mr. Harmer for
the prisoner.
NIT-. Platt then proceeded to examine Israel
Nathan, of No. 10, Gloucester-street, Commercial-
road,-who said he was a jobber in drapery goods,
and it was his business to call in at the shops early
in the morning and-ask if they had any thing " job-
bish,"—that is, soiled or unfashionable, which would
be sold something " under the mark." On ?sturdily
evening last he received a note signed William Le-
mon, informing him that if he called at No. 98,
Wood-street, he would find a lot of job silks, and
that the writer hail been recommended to him by
Messrs. Howell and Jamei, in Regent-street, a house
with which he had done some business. He went
to Wood-street about I I o'clock on Monday morn-
ing, and saw the prisoner, who asked him if he was '
the person he had written to, and desired him to I
produce the letter. Witness handed it to him, and
he tore it up directly. Witness selected a lot of
silk goods to the amount of 80/., being as much
money as he had about him ; and being informed
the whole quantity, which would come to 1,500/. or
1,600/., was for sale, witness stated that he had not
money to that amount, but he would bring his
brother, who, perhaps, might become a purchaser.
About one o'clock he went again with his brother;
the goods were looked out, and his brother bargained
for 800/. worth. His brother remarked that he had
not brought so much money, but he would see what
he had, and he proceeded to count out 61.11. in
Dotes and gold. Lemon rejected four guineas as
being light, and took possession of the notes, saying,
" Let me straighten them," and having wrapped
them up, he said, " Now we'll call Jem." He ac-
cordingly called out, and five or six young men
came out of an adjoining room, who immediately
pushed witness down stairs. He saw Lemon hand
the cash to one of the persons.
Cross-examined by Mr. Harmer... Knows Mr.
Weakly ; had dealt with him ; he was one of the
party who came from the adjoining room; did OA
owe him 640/.; there was a balance between
them; might owe him 200/.; did not see that
Lemon called in Mr. Weakly, and handed the
money to him ; knew no more than Mr. Harmer to
whom the money was handed. Lemon and Weakly
attempted to get away.
Mr. Alderman liztowN observed, this was a new
way to pay old deb s.
Mr. Harmer replied, it was the only way an
holiest tradesman, in such circumstances, could re-
sort to, and biquired of the witness what he had
done with the goods he purchased last of Weakly?
" What do you think I did with them ?" answered
the witness angrily.
" If you wish to know what I think," replied Mr. ,
Harmer," it is, that they were taken to a somebody,
who is behind the curtain. To whom did you d; liver
those goods ?" Witness--I did -not buy them to
keep.

• Sir. Harmer.—How did you dispose of them ?
Witness—l purchased them to sell again.
Mr. Harmer—To whom did you sell those goods ?
Witness—To different country dealers.
Mr. Harmer—You can't name one of them ?
Witness—Yes; Mr. Andrews, of INeWrnarket, had
some.

Mr. Harmer—Upon your oath, was the money
now in question never in your possession ? Wit-
ness—Upon my oath, never.
Mr. Harmer—Did not Mr. Lemon decline doing
any business with your brother, and say he would
treat. only with you ? Witness—He did say he
would have dealings with me. He did name it, but
did not do it.

In reply to further questions, he said his brother

was with him when he first called at 11 o'clock,
although he had told the Alderman lie had spoken of
" bringing" his brother, who, perhaps, would be a
purchaser. He had forgotten his brother was with
him. He was not in partnership with Solomon,
the complainant,- but he was with Nathaniel, another
brother; and yet if the Alderman were to purchase
goods of h;m, he should ordinarily make out the in-
voice, in his own name singly. He had six brothers,
three of their( jobbe►s like himself. Witness lived
at No. 10, and Solomon at No. 50, in the same
street. They had no place of deposit common to
all of them, but what Solomon bought he could take
to No. 50, and witness could carry his own purchase
to No. 10, where the lot he purchased of Lemon im
the morning would now be found by any officer.
The witness had great difficulty in apprehending the
question about the common depository, and did not
answer direct till it had been repeated hall a dozen
times. He said the dealing took place on the first
floor of the warehouse, and when he had been pushed
down stairs he went for an officer, but his brother
Nathaniel, who had been waiting below to assist in
carrying home any parcels, on hearing the bustle,
and the occasion of it, also ran off for a constable,
and returned with one earlier.than witness.

" Do you charge this a; a felony, Mr. Platt ?" in-
ired the Alderman.

" Yes, I do," replied Mr. Platt. " There vas no
intention to part with the goods ; it was a contriv-
ance to get possession of the money."
Solomon Nathan deposed, that he is not in part-
nership with Israel, but accompanied him to the
warehouse in Wood-street, at 11 o'clock, and Na-
thaniel waited about, the door. The bargaining
lasted till about 19 o'clock, and they returned shortly
after one, when the bargaining was renewed, and
lasted till half-past three o'clock. He selected goods
to the amount of 8001., and then said he would see
what money he had, and counted out 6101. Lemon
said, " Let me put the notes straight, and see that
the amount is right;" and he made them very
straight indeed (a laugh), and witness-saw them no
more. Lemon having possession of the money,
stamped with his foot, and called to Weakly, who
came in with others upon them, and Lemon having
handed the money away, endeavoured to escape.—
Witness insisted he should not leave the place. His
brother was thrown down stairs; and Mr. Hayes, to
whom the warehouse belonged, and who,was among
the party, said they had better quit the warehouse.

Mi. Weakly al=o tried to get away, but witness per-
sisted that both he and Lemon should wait till an

officer arrived. Lemon tried to provoke witness to
strike him.

In reply to questions from Mr. Harmer, the wit-
ness said he believed Lemon handed the money to
Mr. Weakly, and he said—" This will pay your
brother's debt," (meaning Israel's debt to Mr.
Weakly.) Did not see or hear of Mr. Weakly till
Lemon had possessed himself of the money. He
and his brother examined the goods, but witness
found the money. There was a note for 2001. an-

other for 100/., -a 50/., some 101. and .51., and
soieteigne. He had received the 2001. from Mr.
Corston, a broker, on the 'Change. Could -stet re-
member from whom he had taken the 100/.,`btak
would swear that his brother Israel had only fur-
nished him with about 2/. of the amount seized.
The first (the 801.) bargain was Israel's solely, but
the second was wholly witness's. Israel would not
have recommended him to this job if he could have
taken it himself. 'Would swear the money was not
paid on their joint account. Was not with Israel
when he obtained the last- parcel of goods, to the
amount of 040/. from Mr. Weakly, but he might
have purchased some of those goods from his brother.
Had an idea of giving Mr. Weakly into custody, but
took his word to appear.

Mr. Weakly was in attendance, but was no)
called upon to speak, and his trade and address did

not transpire.

Mr. Platt said this was a case where a person
snatches up money against the will of the owner,
under the pretence of. paying it to some one else,
and resembled that of a prostitute, who having de-
coyed a man into a hothe and robbed him of his