The Sun.
London, England, 1810-11-09 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY:

EIGHTH DAY.—LsWV. 3.
Joules Tucker, a man of decent appearance, was
'Tt to the bar to-take his trial, on an indictment
carging him with stealing a gold seal in the house of
sir "
Edward O'Brien Prise, at Brotupton, on the 2d
(111 August last.
Bot.Lallo stated the case on the part of the
presecutor.
p - firsthe. witness .called waS William Turner, the
black servant of Sir Edward O'Brien Price: tie sim-
PIY deposed; that on the 2J of August, the prisoner
tarn
to his master's house, and took away a nuao-
ny of cloth, 'under pretence that he a`tedl. in con-
-1°1.'114 with the Baronet's directions. He did not
ti96w of the closet having been broke open ; nor,
I,ld atiy thing .of the seal which formed
the ground ut the indictment. On his cross-ex-
attlination, be prevalicated considerably as to the
Iltimber of places in which his master had lived;
and he was with some difficulty induced to con-
ess, that he had waited upon the Baronet at a lock-
uP-house near Temple__ Bar, within the last two
months.
Jdhn Wand,- a Police Officer, belonging to Hat-;
t°u-garden Office, deposed, that he accompanied
~
Edward O'Brien Price to the lodgings of the pri-
sb"er, in Baldwiii's-garJens, company with a
,rgallter officer, mined Read, and a parish constable
11° Came with the Baronet : having proceeded to
,t",
toonalp,t.,ted out as the residence,ot the prison-
er he searcheel every place in which it was likely
`me alleged stolen property could be concealed :
4tnoligst other places he carefully searched a chest
ofdra~vets, but was unable to find any thitig whiCh
e_ould establish the guilt of the prisoner. The pro-
setutor directed him to look into the drawers again ;
just as lie was about to comply with his direc-
._tl.°lls, he saw Howell, the coriiable who, accompa-
11,led the Baronet, put his hand into a drawer, which
-44(1 been minutely examined, and bring forth the.,
teal. - , .

On. being cross-examined, he said that he had.
been a Police Officer nine yeats, and been often pie--
'ent at the execution of . search-Warrants ; he did
~t/°t think, from the experience he had had, that he
ac),"1(1 have overlooked the, seal in• the search
twnich he first made. He did not, however,- mean
:east any imputation upon Howell. The Baronet'
within a yard of the drawers at the time the
seal as found.
Mead, the Police officer, being ill, was unable to
"wend. .
. .

p Henry Howel t called and xamined.
4e deposed, that liewas was a. en
constable. of_e ,()tineMary-le-
,a parish; and that on the.3td of August, he
'4 Called on by the prosecutor, and at his desire ac-
w,4lPanied him to the Hatton-garden Police Office,
ere a warrant was procured tor the purpose of
:arching the lodgings of the prisoner. He pro-
xv".eded with the Baronet, Wood, and Read, to Bald-
. n's-gareens. On their way thither the Baronet
4
~__lre„.oo him to: be very diligent in his searches.
—wlr- Bartlett, the landlord of the house, having
v 7 Loted out the room which had been occupied by
tt prisoner, the Baronet, Wood, and Reed, en-
d it and commenced their searches, while
tentless remained on the stairs to prevent any at-.
the
which 6-light be made et concealment by
e let sons in the house. He was at length called
alt" the room, and desired by the Baronet to search
a urawer inn chest. of drawers, and beving sought
the
sorne old rags, he found a -gold seal, which
t
e Baronet immediately claimed as his. At that
tlle Wood and Read were examining, some papers'
at
et a table in the centre of the room. On being
b°Bs-examiued by Mr. Reynolds, Counsel for the
tlsoner he said that the Baronet 'was very near the
awers at tt'e tune he found the seal.
1-14 re Mr.-ReeNorns obsert ed, that he exonerat-
ed
this witness lions suspicion of keying placed
ththen called,
aleesioealy in the drawer.
}Use'. Price, son of the Prosecutor, was
called, but did not answer. ' Having been
ho uld over to attend at the. prosecutihn of the
hb4rge, the Common Serjeant directed that he might
on his recognizance.. He-' was , inunedi-
Liel called-in the'usual form, and not answering,
s tecn_;nitance was directed to be estreated. •
oS'r Edward O'Brien Price was .next examined.
deposed that the seal, which formed the ground
%.,,• the inditAment, was in a.cloeet in e room on the
/i":°11e. floor of his house, called Sion Hall, at
He had used it to seal a letter which he
atiito Ireland, about a mouth before it was stolen,
the he afterwards put it into a small box in
t', aeloset along with other. trinkets. His house
rotnpton had been under repair for three
i°riths, ate.' a servant' man .and woman were left
Itia „`arge of it. The prisoner was with him at Sims
" on the ed of August, and acecompanied him in-
t: to
wo as far a's Ludgate s:.reet, whet e they parted.
• forkild nut see him *again. until he was in custody
tio the rubbery. He lied not seen the seal in ques-
li„lfrom the time he deposited it in the closet atl
tan Hail, until it was found by the Constable at
tive prisoner's lodgings. He" declared that his mO-
elicei.!, for preferring tie incliament were not yin-
e6.,-"ve ; and was proceeding to make 8011:e oilier
bith-‘'arks, when the Common Serjeant interrupted
by observing,. that such an assertion was rather
awkarci preface to any thins he had to say.
Int.his cross-examination he said, that he succeed-
toll "is great-grandfather, Sir Matthew Price, as
esi at-era' heir to the title he at present held. The
iarials he bod to support his rank were in Glamor-
ise2"ire, in Berkshire, at)d other places. He had
q in business as a banl,er ; his banking-house was
Alf ufroillititteet, arid his pay-office in 'town was in
Alf He did nut find it a good busi-
some of his partners having theft with great
farPeropriety towards him ; he ,was obliged, there-
to dissolve partnership, but was then
Ni 4 g his notes, and was -ready to pay all that
' ev%,re Presented. He was in .the Fleet. Prison for
months within the last twelyemonth, and.
re' a fortnight us Phiilips's lockup-botese, near
nsPle-bar. He lived at several different places;
'''athampion-street, Strand ; Bryanston-street,
.pl:heitester-street, Qaeen-street, May-fair; Alfred-
at icji and Breiripten. • He first' met -the-prisoner
r• Johh King's, whom fie knew fortuurteen
Ars' aud had been introduced to Min through the