Star.
London, England, 1827-06-05 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, MONDAY, JUNE 4.
Richard Rudolph and Wilson were indicted for
stealing 46 piece, of crape, value 401. the property of

James Mahon.
It appeared that the prisoners were employed in the
East India D -cks, and Rudolph superintended the
cargo.= bo ird the tree trader Eliza, and Wilson worked
under him.
After the evidence had been gone through, the Jury
retired for 20 minutes, when they returned into Court,
and deliver ed a verdict of Guilty against both prisoners,
whom they recommended, to mercy, on account of their
good character.
• ROBBERY AT THZ POST OFP.CE.
_ ()wen Daintry, a young man of very respectable ap.
pearance, was indicted for stealing a letter containing a
.51. Bank of Englord_note, which had come into his poi-
seoaon when employed at the General Post-office.
The witnesses on both sides were ordered to with-
draw from the Court.
Mr. GURNEY stated the case for the prosecution. The
prisoner at the bar was employed as a clerk in theGene-
ail Post-office, through which property to an immense.
amount daily passed, in consequence of which, those
persons employed in that establishment, upon conviction
of purloining the property entrusted to their care, were
visited with the severest penalty of the law. After
making some farther observations, the Learned Gen-
tleman called the following witnesses.
William Hare, examined by Mr. Boacatio.—Witness
was clerk to Messrs. Cox, Biddulph, and Co. bankers at
Charing Cross, in February last. Messes. Coyish and Co.
agents, are customers there. The draft produced was
paid by witness on behalf of todd and Co. There was
a Bank of England note given fora " No. 5,9441, dated
2d of January, 1827." The note now put into the
witness's hand is the same.
By Mr. ANDREWS —Witness only speaks of the note
because it corresponds with the entry; has been fury
years employed at the baoking house of Cox and CO.,
has known a mistake to have been made in the entsyl
of a note in the pay.book ; never knew it occur but
once. When the date of the note is not enterered, the
current year is understood to be implied..
Charles Linden was called, but did not appear.
Edward Septimus Cod() examined.—Witness is a
clerk and partner in the house of Messrs. Codd and Co.
Remembers a letter being received from Mr. Linden,
addressed to Henderson and Tueley, of the Isle of Man ;
it was brought for the purpose of reading and signing;
a 51. Bank of England note was in it; I read it, sigiled
it, and watered it, with the note enclosed. This was op
Saturday, the 10th of February. in the course of the
evening it was delivered to a postman, who was ringing
a bell in St. James's-square, or put into the post-office at
the corner of Scotland-yard.
By Mr. IlitormucK —lt was about two or three
o'clock when Linden brought the letter to witness ; he
left it, and went away. The note was in it at the time;,
it was addressed to 6' Messrs. Henderson and Tueley."
The letter was left with others in the counting-house,'
where three clerks are employed ; is quite sure he gave
the letter tis the bellman, or put it into the Post-office.
When examined before the Magistrate, witness did not
say," I believe I did one or the other, but I can't tell
which."
James Ellerby, examined by MI.BOLLAND—Witness
was the postman on duty in St. James's-square, on the
10th of February ; does not know th'e la.t witness; re-
niembers receiving two letters from a Gentleman. who
gave him sixpence; does not know what change he
gave the per son; the letters were put in the bag, which
was delivered to the mail-ca.t man at Charing-cross.
By Mr. Aeneews—Was first questioned about this
three we is alter the 10th of February by Mr. Peacock,
who, he believes, took down his statement. Winless did
not know then that any person was accused of stealing
a letter; does not know that Mr. Codd was in the loom
at the time. Whoever the Gentleman was that gave
him the letters, he said something about wanting change
to pay a turnpike. Mr. Peacock asked whether such
conversation did not take place? but for this mode of
interroeation he might nut have remembered a word of it.
Mr. Code] (to thi Foreman of the Jury)—Gave two
letters and sixpence, and received threepence back from
the postman; this was on a Saturday.
George Gladwin was called, to prove that he drove,
the mail-cart on the 10th of February last; he received'
the letrer-bag horn Ellerby on that day, and delivered
it in the same state that he received it at the General
Post-office, to two men who are there appointed to re-
ceive the bags. He took the bag at Charing-cross.
Cross-examined by Mr. BRODERICK—He gave his
evidence from the general course of business; not front
any patticular recollection.
Samuel Hurst deposed, that he received the bag safe
and in its proper state. The practice is to open the bags,
put the contents into a basket, and pass them to another
office.
By Mr.AtsonEWS —The duty belongs to two persons;
he could not say from whose hand he received the bag;
the names of the two men were Joyce and Dance; their
duty is constant. There are so many persons into whose
hand. they then go " to be faced," that it was impos-,
Bible for him to name them: there were more than 50'
or 100, each of whom had access to the letters.
The Office-keeper in Scotland-yard proved that he
sealed up all the letters put into that office on the night
in question, and forwarded them by themail-cart to the
General Post-office.
Other witnesse; were called to prove that the bags,
from St. James's-square and Scotland-yard arrived
sealed at the Pest-office.
Mr. Whatmore, one of the Presidents of the Inland
Office, examined by Mr. Guttesx.—The prisoner was
what is termed an assistant at the Liverpool division ;
part of. his duty would be to sort the letters ; another
part of his duty would be to tell up the letters. A let-
ter directed to the Isle of Man would go into that divi-
sion, and would go into the Lands cf the prisoner. He
might be alone at a desk for about halt an hour, at the
commencement of the sorting ; and after that from 20
minutes past six till a quarter past seven o'clock.
By Mr. ANDREWS—The ruing cler k would have his
back to the prisoner, in his division, at about a yard
di tance, and that was what he called being alone. Tne
baxes or divisions in the office are open. The letters
; ass through the hands of the clerks at the rate of 40
per minute.- Bel.re the letters came to the prisoner's
bands, they would undergo the inspection of the lamp,
to ascertain if they had any enclosures.
By Mr. GURNEY—If a person was so disposed, he
would have the opportunity of secreting a letter situated
as the prisoner was.
By the Juooe—There were many letters charged
double that did not contain bank notes.
Mr. GURNEY here stated, that there was a witness,
without eho,e testimony there would certainly be a