The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-04 00:00:00

Mr. CLARKSON opened the case on behalfof the prosecution
going at some length over the points he intended to establish
in evidence. He said it was his intention by the -witnesses
be intended to adduce, to show that the prisoner Maynard
was in league with the prisoner Garrett, who had pleaded
to the charges of felony preferred against him ; and that
the former was a party cognizant of the felonious trans
actions of the latter. The Learned Counsel then called the
attention of the jury to the case he was now about to estab-
lish against the prisoner, namely, that preferred by Mr.
Prance, solicitor, Bridgewater. It was that of stealing, or
being a receiver after it was stolen, well knowing it to be
such, of a writing-desk, containing a sum of money and six
promissory notes, the property of the prosecutor in question.
The Learned Gentleman then recapitulated the leading cir-
cumstances already familiar to the public through the
lengthened police examinations at the Guildhall, respecting
the letters to Mr. Prance, supposed to have been written by
Garrett at the dictation of Maynard; the steps taken by
Nash to inculpate the prisoner; the examination of the
lodgings of both prisoners; the discovery of the short-hand
notes, &c., on Maynard's premises, deciphered by Mr. Gregory,
and found to correspond with those letters sent through the
post-office to Mr. Prance, offering to negotiate for the return
of the property.
Mr. Prance, solicitor, examined—Deposed to having been
a passenger on the Great Western Railway from Bridge-
water to Paddington on the Bth day of July last. He had
a writing desk with him, which he saw labelled and placed
on the truck. It contained ten sovereigns, and six pro-
missory notes, and property, in value near to 2,0001.
Ile missed it on his anival at the Paddington, station. The
desk now produced was the one he lost. On his return to
Bridgewater he received a letter through the post- office, with
the London Cavendish-street post-mark on it, stating that
the writing-desk of witness, with the property contained in
it was safe, and wishing to negotiate through an agent for
the return of the property in question. The other letters re-
ceived by witness in the same handwriting, were here also
put in an read.
The Hon. Edward Petre was called and gave evidence—
That to the best of his ability the handwriting of the several
letters produced was, that:of the prisoner Garratt. He had
been in his services prior to 1838, and was familiar with his
handwriting.
Mr. Prance resumed. In conseqnerce of these letters he
applied to the GrealArieterti CoMpaelyr •
'Mr. Collated,' superintendent of police at the Great Western
statical,"eszarnted.—Said-tre found certain short-hand notes
now produded- in Court on' the person of the prisoner
Maynard. •
Henry Gregory, short-hand writer, said the short-hand
notes produced were put into his hand to decipher by Mr.
Nash, the solicitor, about two months ago. The contents
were the same as the first letter read. The system of shorts
hand used was Gurney's.
Mr. Nash examined—Was present when the document de
ciphered by the last witness was found on the prisoner May-
nard. Several scraps of paper were also found in the grate
of Maynard's house, which, when put together, formed a pre-
cise copy of the short-hand notes and the firseletter received
by Mr. Prance.
"The Court rose for a short time, the Common Sergeant and
Mr. Alderman Copeland, who was also on the Bench, having
been called on to meet the Judges to arrange the terms for
the ensuing mayoralty,
Mr. Alderman COPELAND, on rising to retire said he wished
to mention the case of a boy who was tried last week, Ed-
ward Adolphus Hughes, aged sixteen, and whose case excited
a good deal of commiseration. He was without parents or
relations, and had no one to look to for guidance or support,
circumstances which were aggravated by his being of rather
weak intellect. The boy had been acquitted, but he had
since been maintained in gaol till steps could be taken in his
case. The parish authorities of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, had
been applied to on his behalf, but an answer had been received
declining doing anything whatever in the case. Thus the
benevolent intention of the judges, the jury, and others who
had commiserated his case were entirely frustrated. He
stated this fact that publicity might be given to the matter.
Qn the return of the Common Sergeant the examination of
witnesses in Maynard's case was resumed.
Mr. Prance's examination resumed—From the letters he
had received, and the advertisement that appeared in the
Times, he consulted with Mr. Nash, and an arrangement was
made for an interview with the prisoner. One of these took
place in company with Mr. Nash, in the Guildhall Coffee-
house.' Witness asked the prisoner then in the course of the
conversation that ensued, if there were not 10 sovereigns in
it? and he replied, Yes. Witness inquired how he came by
the desk? and his answer was, that his principal had
stumbled over it in the road. Witness's name was on many
documents contained in the desk. He told Maynard there
was no use in saying the desk had been found, as he must be
aware it was stolen. An arrangement was closed on which
the desk was to be returned on the payment of 251. A docu-
ment was drawn up, and at the suggestion of the prisoner
several words respecting the property being stolen were
struck out.
Mr. BALLANTINE cross-examined the witness at some
length without affecting in any material the examination in
chief.
Mr. Nash, solicitor, deposed that, on the 2d of August, he
met with the prisoner Maynard, and had several interviews
with him afterwards respecting the retunt of Mr. Prance's
property. Witness here detailed what took place at these
interviews that led to the apprehension of the prisoner, the
particulars of which have been already fully published. The
leading point was the prisoner's admission of having written
down!in short-hand at the declaration of his principal the
terms in which the property was to be returned. As far as
witness could judge, the short-hand notes were in terms the
same as those produced to-day. tip to the time that Maynard
was given in custody he had no suspicion of his having any
connexion with Garratt.
Mr. Collard, superintendent of police at the Great Western
station, gave evidence as to having searched Maynard's
house and person, and finding certain documents produced.
One of them, a diary, showed that a connexion existed for a
long time between Garrett and the prisoner. The documents
consit of daily memoranda, in which the name of Garrett, in
relation to business :transactions with the prisonere;ontinually
appears. Part of the diary is written in short-hand, espe-
cially the name of Garrett, after the beginning ofJuly.
Elizabeth Ludetnan, of New-street, Edgeware-road, de-
posed that the prisoner Garrett lodged at her father's, and
that Maynard had often called to see the former there.
They appeared to be very well acquainted.
Mr. Roberts, landlord of the Dolphin, Oxford-street, gave
evidence to the same effect. He had often seen them together
at his house. Garrett, up to the end of July last, lodged at
his hour. Hfs had been a lodger tkre =Min. Tin lad