The Sun.
London, England, 1829-09-28 00:00:00

MARLBORO U GH-STREET.

Stephen Sandford, a desperate-looking fellow,
about thirty years of age, was brought before Mr.
CONANT, from St. James's watch-house, charged
with having committed the following extraordinary
burglary, on the premises of Messrs. Stultz, tailors,
in Clifford-street, Bond-street :

It appeared that on the persons in the house re-
ring to rest on Friday evening, all the fastenings
were considered secure. About two o'clock on Sa-
turday morning, two young men in Messrs. Stoltz's
employ, named Medscar and Rossitor, who sleep in
the cutting-room, in the front of the house, where
property to the amount of upwards of 20,0001. is
deposited, were alarmed by an unusual noise pro-
ceeding from the door of the room, which momen-
tarily increased, and resembled the blows of a ham-
mer against the wood-work. On Rossitor rousing
himself, he beheld a ruffian (whom he believed to
be the prisoner) introducing himself into the apart-
ment through the panels of the door, which he had
succeeded in removing. Rossitor instantly ex-
claimed, the fellow having still his right arm and
leg outside, " For God's sake, who are you ?" To
which he replied, producing a pistol, " Curse you,
be silent, or I'll shoot you directly." Rossitor, who
acted as porter, was still undaunted, and knowing
that he had a blunderbuss near the bed, rejoined,
" But I have a blunderbuss here to fire at you,"
and in endeavouring to find the weapon in the dark,
he knocked down the candlestick, when he requested
Medscar to search for the fire-arms, on which the
ruffian, who held a lighted candle in his hand, re-
treated in the same direction as he entered. Medscar
immediately ran up stairs to alarm Mr. G. B. Stultz,
who slept in the house, whilst Rossitor proceeded in
Pursuit of the prisoner, calling" Murder !" " Thieves !"
Watch !" Bannister, a watchman, saw the prisoner
running up Burlington-mews, towards the Burlington
Hotel, and on attempting to secure him, he produced
a pistol from his pocket, and presenting the weapon,
polled the trigger; but happily for Bannister, it
flashed in the pan, or he must have been shot dead
on the spot. The prisoner then beat Bannister in a
cruel manner with the butt-end of the pistol, and
after knocking him down, ran off towards Regent-
street, which he crossed, the watchmen being in
full pursuit, and he was ultimately secured in Little
Marlborough-street by M'Donough, having on the
way contrived to throw something into the hands
of a female he designated as" poll," who instantly
made off. The pistol was picked up in Old Bur-
lington-street, on the spot where he snapped it at
Bannister. It was a common pocket pistol, loaded
with slugs, and appeared somewhat rusty. On ex-
amining the premises of Messrs. Stultz, it appeared
that the gang (for it evidently consisted of more
than one individual) had effected a burglarious en-
trance into the house from Burlington-mews, where
they had removed two wooden rails from the outer
door leading to the workshop, and afterwards cut
away the pannels of. two other doors, before they
reached the cutting room. A large iron crow-bar,
a chisel, and one of the rails, were picked up in the
passage leading to the cutting-room, and a small
wax candle was found burning in the workshop, the
fellow to which was taken from the prisoner, as I
well as a phosphorus-box, used by housebreakers. ,

Auckland, the beadle, also observed that the prison-
er's hands were covered with blood, occasioned ap-
parently by breaking into the premises.
Adams and Clark, two watchmen in Cork•street,
deposed to the fact of seeing persons lurking near
Messrs. Stultz's house, at one o'clock in the morn-
ing, who endeavoured to draw them into conversa-
tion, and wished them to have something to drink,
but they did not identify the prisoner as one of the
party. Bannister, however, swore positively to the
prisoner as the man who presented the pistol at him,
and it appeared he was only lost sight of for a
moment on turning into Joubert's-passage, Regent-
street.

Schofield, the officer, said that on Sunday night
a most determined attempt had been made to break
into the premises of Messrs. Nichols and Rowan,
tailors, of No. 12, Conduit-street, by picking the
lock of No. 23, Maddox-street, where they cut
through a fourteen-inch wall, and he thought that
the instruments employed were exactly similar to
those used to break open Messrs. Stultz's house.
It appeared that no property was removed from
Messrs. Stultz's, though the thieves evidently con-
templated a rich booty.
The prisoner declined saying any thing in his
defence, and, on the applicatio❑ of Messrs. Stultz's
solicitor, he was remanded for another examination
previous to his final commitment.

MARYLEBONE.
Mr. William Jones, the pawnbroker in Waterloo-
bridge-road, appeared on Saturday, according to his
obligation, and he brought Jacobs, the Jew,
with him.
Miss Lee's evidence, to show that tinder the as-
sumed character of a sheriff's officer, he had de-
frauded her of a sovereign, was repeated, and she
was cross-examined by Mr. Jones's solicitor.
Pray, madam, are you a married or a single wo-
man ?—A single woman.
You live, you say, at No. 12, Frederick-street,
Hampstead road ?—I lodge there.
How do you support yourself ?—I am supported
by a gentleman.
Who keeps the house ?—Mrs. Harrison.
What is her occupation 7—She is supported by
a gentleman.
Are there any more ladies in the house 7—Only
one, Mrs. Harrison's sister.
How is she supported ?—By a gentleman.
Do you swear that Mr. Jones called himself a
sheriff's ..fficer ?-1 do.
Mr. HosKlNs—Was any one else present ? Miss
Lee—Yes, Sir, Mrs. Harrison ; she is here.
Mr. HOsiums—Let her stand up.
Mrs. Harrison, so called, represented herself to
be Miss Harrison, and she stated that about a fort-
night ago, Miss Lee sent the servant to request that
she would come up to her apartment. She found
Mr. Jones there, and heard him say he was a
Sheriff's officer, and had a writ against Miss Lee,
and she must put on her things and go with him to
Whiteeross-street. Miss Lee cried, and was greatly
alarmed, and the witness interfered, and said if he
would give Miss Lee till the next day she would
answer for her not leaving the house, and he answered,
" I will do so, arid say I cannot find her." She
corroborated Miss Lee's evidence about his coming
back in half an hour, and obtaining of Miss Lee a
sovereign, and an undertaking to pay him 10s.
a week until it amounted to 3/. 10s., arid positively
declared upon her oath, that he demanded that sum
to pay for the writ, and the attendance of an officer
who he said was out of doors, and not for his ex-
pellees in following Jacobs to Dover.
Mr. HoSKINs asked Jones's solicitor whether he
had any witnesses to bring forward, and he called for
Jacobs.
Mr. Elosicris—l cannot make Jacobs a witness,
for as the evidence stands, I shall certainly call upon
both Jones and Jacobs to give bail, to answer the
charge at the sessions. It is a most mischievous
thing to draw bills of accommodation (as they are
called) upon women of the town, and put theta into
circulation ; and there appears a conspiracy between
them in the transaction.
Solicitor—Unless it can be proved that Jones
gave no co:.sideration for this bill,- there is no evi-
dence of a conspiracy.
Mr. lIOSKINS—I am not convinced of that; it is
for a jury to decide.
Jacobs wished to say something, and Mr. Hos-
KINs told him he would hear him.
Jacobs said, " I know Mrs. Harrison many years;
always find her hottest woman ; I draw bill upom
her, perhaps 101., perhaps 201., perhaps 30/.; some-
time I lend her 101. cash; she accept; I give diffe-
rence to her before bill come due, and she pay regu-
lar." He declared himself to be a foreigner, and
told the Magistrate since he had been in England
he had drawn bills to the amount of 10,000/.
Mr. HOSKINS detained them both untilthey should
give bail, themselves in 1001., and two sureties of
.50/. each, arid ordered particular inquiry to be made
into the bail offered by the Jew.
QUEEN-SQUARE.

On Saturday Mr. Dun Egg, the gun-maker of
the Opera-colonnade, Haymarket, appeared to a sum-
mons before Mr. MARRIOTT, to shew cause why he
refused to pay John Davis, a workman, in his em-
ploy, the sum of 4/. 135., being the amount of a
balance of wages.
The complainant stated, that a few weeks ago he
was engaged by Mr. Egg at 18s. per week. He had
only paid him in part every week since, and there
was now a balance due to him of 4/. 13s.

Mr. Egg, in reply, said, that in the first instance
he had agreed to give him 18s. per week, but find-
ing that he was a bad workman, and of little use,
he told him he would only give him 10s. a week,
and he might either go or stop, as he pleased. He
was offered his 10s. as usual on Saturday night,
which he refused.

Mr. MARRIOTT endeavoured to persuade Mr. Egg
:o arrange the matter with hie workman.

Mr. Egg said he was willing to pay him the 10s.,
but no more.

Mr. MARRIOTT asked Mr. Egg if be would pay
the man a sovereign, and he would not make an or-
der upon him.

The complainant, who declared that he had only
one halfpenny in the world, appeared willing to ac-
cede to these terms.

Mr. Egg still refused to pay any more than 10s.,
and said the complainant had done him more harm
than good. He would not have him in his employ
for 2004

Mr. MARRIOTT—Mr. Egg you are a very obsti-
nate man.

Mr. Egg—An obstinate man : I know it : I am
an obstinate man, and I always was one.
Mr. MARRIOTT—If you do not give him a sove-
reign, which is only 10s. in addition to what you
admit you owe him, I shall make an order upon you
for t wo sovereigns. .

Mr. Egg—fahvays pay my men regularly every
Saturday night. There is no person in London has
better rules and regulations than I have, and I al-
ways will be obstinate when I know I am in the
right. The man is nothing more than an impostor.
Mr. MARRIOTT—I will not suffer such language
here. Suppose the complainant was to use such an
epithet to you. Either pay the man a sovereign, or
I will make the order.

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