The Sun.
London, England, 1842-09-13 00:00:00


Mr. Ts= den desired him to state hie Putpidobi
against the itemised parties.
Upon which Stowell said that on Saturday he w&s,.
at the Elephant and Castle tap; that the man Jovela
was present, and that he heard him say to a person
with whom he was conversing, thatliis old girl, mean-
ing the other prisoner, was in for a good thing at
Preston, and that she got the gentlematis money. I
heard a great deal more, and if the prisoners are re-
manded Ishall be enabled, I have every reason to be-
lieve, to substantiate the charge against them.
Mr. Robinson—Oh, you heard Jovell mentionblihe
circumstance you say in the tap-room of a public-
house openly ; were there any other persons
yourself heard what passed on the occasiooccasionY Stowell
—I only know what I heard myself.
Mr. TRAIL desired Stowell to state al'l that
lat
he
knew and had heard of the robbery, besides s
he
previously related.
Stowell then said that he was informed by a Vtan,";
who was well acquainted with Elizabeth Bailey On
she had seen the latter person produce two Bank' of
England notes for 5001. each, at her lodging, No. 2,
Hercules-buildings, subsequently to the robbery a'
Preston.
Mr. TRAIL---Is the woman who gave you that in-
formation present ? Stowell replied that she was not ;
and upon being asked the question who the person was
who had given him the information about the notes,
after some hesitation he said that it was a Mrs. Grant,
the landlady of the house in which Bailey lodged. He
added, that when he went to No. 2, Hercules-build-
ings, on the preceding (Sunday) morning, while he
was there two gentlemen called whom he knew to be per-
sons who bought stolen notes, and he mentioned the
fact to the landlord, who said, " Yes, they are ; and
they know yo, and won't do business to-day."
Mr. TRAIL—Why didn't you bring forward the
woman who gave you the information relating to
having seen the two 5001. notes in _Bailey's possession F
Stowell—l shall be enabled to produce her on a fu•
ture day if the prisoners are remanded.
Mr. Robinson said that Stowell had sufficient time
to have brought forward so important a witness in the
case, and that she was to be found in Hercules-build-
ings, by his account, which was but a short distance
from this Court. He then asked Stowell whether he.
had not seen Jovell every day, in town, for some.
weeks past ?
Stowell admitted that 'he had, before and after the
robbery at Preston, and that all he had to urge, against m
him was the conversation he overheard the tap
of the Elephant and Castle ?
Mr. TRAIL, inquired whether the gentleman who
was robbed of so large a sum of money was in, town,
and whether he was informed that the prison2rs were
in custody ?
Stowell replied that he did not know 'who the gen-
tleman was, but that he was given to understand that
he had arrived in London to give the necessary notice
at the Bank to stop payment of the stolen notes, as
well as to identify the parties by whom he suspected
he had been robbed, as it was known they were in
town. He added that he was convinced Mrs. Graft
would not come forward until she was compelled to
give her evidence.
Mr. TRAIL immediately granted a summons, and
late in the afternoon the witness attended, when the
examination was resumed.
Mr. Marquis described the circumstances under
which he was robbed, and said that it was on Monday
last, at eight o'clock in the evening, in the town of
Preston. That in walking along he was joined by a
man and woman, strangers to him, and that they en-
tered into conversation. They had' not proceeded
more than 100 yards when he (complainant) stopped.
upon which the man and woman ran away, and, on.
feeling his breast pocket, he discovered that his
pocket-book, containing 1,9901., together with sundry
memorandums, was stolen. He immediately pursued
the parties, but they escaped, and he then gave infor-
mation of the robbery at the next station-house. He
subsequently proceeded to a place called Woodside,.
near Liverpool, and ascertained at a public-house that
a man and woman had been there a short time pre-
viously, and had refreshment in the house ; that while
there they went into the water-closet, and, their con-
duct exciting suspicion, when they went away two
Bank of England notes were found, one for 1001., and
the other for 101., which they dropped on the floor.
That both the notes formed part of those of which
had been robbed ; and as he was informed the sus-
pected parties had gone in the direction of Chester, be
followed, but lost all trace of them at that place.
The complainant was here asked if he could iden-
tify the prisoners as the persons whom he suspected
of robbing him ?—He replied that the female pri-
soner resembled the woman, but that he could not
speak with any degree of certainty as to either of
them ; he, however, thought the male prisoner was
not the man.
Jove!! said that he could prove he was at Barnet
fair last Monday, and Stowell knew it.
Stowell stated that when he accompanied the female-
prisoner to the station-house, she said that she Would
give him one of the 5001. notes if he would not pros
the charge against her.
Bailey, however, denied that any such offer was
made by her, but that Stowell said to her I:nat he
knew she was in the Preston robbery, and t'iat if she
did not make it right with him he wottlo. blow the
ball on her.
In reply to Mr. TRAIL, the complainant said that
he was perfectly sober when he was accosted by the
man and woman ; that in walking along his coat blew
open, and that gave them an opportunity of robbing
him.

The woman Bailey was here desired to take off her
bonnet, in order that the complainant might hive a
better view of her face. She did so, and turned her
side face towards him ; upon which Mr. TRAIL re-
marked that she turned that side of her head in whlph
there was no earring. She was then asked why she
did so. She replied that she had no particular reason.
Upon which Mr. TRAIL said that the earring, which
it was obvious she wished to conceal, answered the
description of those worn by the female who was con-
cerned in committing the robbery.
Susan Grant stated she was landlady of the house,
No. 2, Hercules-buildings, and that on Thursday last
the female prisoner and a man engaged lodgings, and
that they were perfect strangers to her until that oe-
casion.
Mr. TRAIL asked the witness if she told Stowell
that she saw two 500/. notes in the woman Bailey's
possession ?—The witness declared that no such words
were uttered by her.
Stowell, however, persisted in the truth of his state-
ment, and minutely related the circumstances under
which the fact was mentioned to him. That
he went to the witness's house on Saturday night
when
the
two prisoners came home in a cab together, but that
he had since discovered that Jovell was not the man.
who was concerned in the robbery, that person being
out of the way at present; and the witness further
told him that she sewed the two 5001. notes up in s
leathern belt for the man who accompanied her to the
house, and whom he (Stowell) knew.
Mr. Robinson said that he trusted the unsupported
evidence of Stowell would not be taken, and that hie
motive for coming forward was it supposition that the
accused persons were concerned in the robbery; and
that as they denied it, and at the same time told him
that they had none of the money, he thought proper
to give them into custody.
Stowell said that it was no such thing, and that
he only did it to bring the guilty parties to justice.
Mr. TRAIL said that he should remand Bailey untilt
Friday, and that he should make the other prisonw
enter into recognisances of 5001. for his appearance va
that day.