The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-03-03 00:00:00

SURREY SESSIONS, Mixes 2.

Charles Owen, C. Carrell, and Richard Newt (who
turned King's evidence), were indicted for robbing their
employers, Messrs. Brae-in and Co., tanners and leather
dealers at Bermondsey, of a great quantity of leather,
and Richard Backiaplain, who kept a shoemaker's
shop in Vase-pond, stood indicted for receiving the
same, knowing it to be stolen.
The prisoners, Cursell and Owen, were confidential
servants of the prosecutors, who frequently missed great
lots of dressed leather, mostly to the value of NO/. a•
year. One evening, about six weeks ago, they (Cursed
and Owen) met Newe at a public-house in Bermondsey,
aid, after sounding him, proposed the robbery of their
master's premises, to whittle be agreed. About twelve
o'clock, they stationed themselves in a field at the back
of the tan-yard, and remained there till all the lights
had disappeared is the dwelling-house, when Cursed
iaid the family were gone to bed, and the only difficulty
that remained, was to enter the premises without dis-
turbing the man who sat up all night at the steam-en-
gine. He then got over the iron gate, raised a large
ladder that laid in the yard against the warehouse, and
ascended to the top of the warehouse; he then opened
the trapdoor, descended into the premises, and brought
oat several hides of leather, which he brought down se-
parately, and hid under sonic dung in the tan-field,
haying etch time to pass very close to the engine-house.
Having set every thing in its own plasm again, all three
repaired to Newe's lodgings, and slept there till the
watch had left their posts, when they again sallied forth,
and took a quantity of the leather to Buckingham's
booze, in the Maze. When they came there, according
to the evidence of Newe, Buckingham was in bed; but
at a signal given by one of the prisoners, he opened
the door and got a light ; he then produced a pair of
scales and weighed the leather • after which, lie said it
was poor stuff, the worst he had had for some time ; he
then paid them at the rate of Is. a pound, bring less
than half its value, and Cursell promised to bring 101.
worth next day. In the morning, however, the hidden
leather was found, and two officers were
.placed on the
premises, who detected and secured the prisoners as they
were taking it awe-. Newe confessed all, and on Huai-
ingham's house being searched, the remainder of the
leather was found. Newe was admitted King's evidence,
for the purpose of convicting him.
They were immediately found Guilty. Buckingham
was sentenced to fourteenMears' transportation, and
Cursed and Owen to seven years each ; Newe was dis-
charged.

About firs o'clock yesterday evening, a poor boy, who
wu standing at the window of a cook's shop, in High-
street, Holborn, looking in at different dishes, a mis-
creant, in running past, it is supposed, intentionally
pushed against him, and pitched him through the pane
of glass. Both his hands and one of his ears were dread-
fully cut, and the broken glass penetrated the collar of
his coat, bat fortunately did him no other injury. The
villain who pushed him escaped before the cause of the
boy's disaster was discovered.