The Sun.
London, England, 1842-05-30 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Wm. Henderson, a young man of respectable appear-
ance and connexion, a warehouseman, in the employ of
Messrs. Morrison, Dillon, and Co., the extensive silk-
mercers in Fore-street, was brought before Alderman
Thompson, upon a charge of extensive robbery of his
employers. Mr. Humphreys appeared to defend the
prisoner ; and Mr. Clarks6c, the barrister, and A:r.
A,hurst,for the prosecution.
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Mr. Clarkson stated the charge against the prisoner
at considerable length, and observed that after he had
examined his witnesses he sheuid pray a remand, as
some of them had gone to Scotland to pursue the in-
quiry connected with the prosecution.
Mr. John William's stated bat he is one of the firm of
Morrison, Dillon, and Co., and the prisoner was a sales-
man in the ribbon department. Great confidence was
reposed in him. Ile received 100/. a-year salary and
board and lodging. Witness,teceived a complaint from
a customer at Peterhead, in•Seetlend, complaining about
the price of ribbons supplied from their warehouse ; and
this led to an inquiry, which resulted in the apprehension
of the. prisoner and a search of his apartment. A
manufacturer of the name of Merry supplied their firm
with all the ribbons of a particular fabric, and those
found in one of the prisoner's boxes are part of the stock
so supplied. Two other salesmen .elept in the same
room with the prisoner, and the keys he gave up un-
locked the be:Ls. It had been ascertained that a corre-
spondenee had taken place between the prisoner and
Burney and Co., drapers, at. Peterhead, and this was
cenrirtned by a letter found in the prisoner's box. Wit-
ness questioned him as to how recently lie had corre-
spondence with Messrs. Burney and Co., when he male
a statement which was at vatianoe ebb thtedate of the
letter. He said at first that he never had any dealings
with Burney and Co., bA afterwards admitted it. In
the third box was found a quantity of betting-books,
which the prisoner said were his, and that he hail been
in the habit of betting upon horse-' for some time. One
of the bets booked was 1001...t0 61. on a certain horse.
He said he had been carrying on the betting business
some time, and had been very fortunate. He had wen
5001., which he' had investt d in a concern of his bro-
ther's at Newry. He alto said that 6001. were owing to
him for bets which Ile had won. The letter written by
Burney and Cu. to the prisoner, was add, essed to him
at'.‘ No. 35, Great James-street." Witness and Mr.
Randall, their principal clerk, went to the London Par-
cels Delivery Company, and use,- ratified that a young
man had 'been in the habit yf bringing narcels to the
office, to be forwarded to 'eliurney and Co., of Peter-
head." Ile went with them to the warehouse, and
pointed out the prisoner as the person.
Mr. Merry stated that he is a ribbon-manufacturer,
living at Coventry. The articles produced—those found
in the prisoner's box--'-were fabricated by witness. Never
sold any one of the patterns or quality to the prisoner,
or any other person. beyond Messrs. Morrison and Co.
Patterns of other ribbons found in the boxes of the pri-
soner were also made by hint (Mr. Merry), and they were
sold exclusively to the firm in question. -,
Mr. Clarkson said that Mr. Randall, the principal
clerk to the prosecutors, and Roe, the officer, started yes-
terday fur Scotland, in order to examine the stock of
Messrs. Burney and Co., of Peterhead ; hence he should
require that the prisoner should be remanded, as in all
probability he should have to examine, into other facts,
for which he was not at present prepared.•
Alderman THGMPSON said he had heard quite enough
to warrant a retine!, and it was finally ordered that the
prisoner should be brought up :for final examination on
Thursda3, the 9th of June next.
Some gold coin, a watch, and some other property,
which had been taken from the prisoner, were restored
to him, to enable him to make his defence.
• MARLB 0110 UGH-STREET.

CHARGE OF RAPE.—On Saturday, fames Greenland,
regimental orderly servant to ,-Lieut.-Colonel Yorke, of
the Fusilier Guards, who stood remanded from the pre-
vious clay, was brought uz) for re-examination, and wily
committed to take his trial at the ensuing sittings of the
Central Criminal Court, on t•Ccharge of violating Jane
Matilda Arnold, aged twelve years and nine month,i, the
daughter of a respectable hairdresser, living at No. 4,
Hart-street, Oxford-street.- • •

Mr. liobertbon, the solicitor, attended on the part of
the accused.

The examination was a very lengthened one, but the
detail is unfit for publication, The offence was 'com-
mitted at the house of Mr. Ball, of Doh:. -street, Grog-
venor-square, where the prisoner wits lodging at the
time, and the prosecutrix living as nurse-maid in the
family.
The pri!soner admitted partially the truth of the state-
ment of tiv prosceutrix, but attagi.•d in his justification,
that she was " a forward girl," and had " often taken
liberties with him," and that she was a consenCug
party ; at the, same time expressing deep regret tor what
had occurred. -
On that he was t.. be sent to New gate, he
shed twari, and said that il,tice had not been doriC
,
girt, of, in aliptTrauce at lw:J, 17 years
of ago.