Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-10-21

SO Market square.
Ho! For OCEAN Y1zw.-Everybody and
hisw life is invited to visit Ocean View tos.
day. See advertisement.
NEW GooDs.--Messrs. Greenwood Bro.
have Just opened beautiful assortment of
jewelry to which they invite the attention
ofthe public.
The CHlbDs' RoBBERY.-The case ofJohn
Bingham, charged with abstracting, sewers
al days since from the office of the Baker
Brothers, trunk belonging to Captain
Daniel G. Childs, and containing articles
valued at over $3.50, came up again before
the Mayor on yesterday, the accused hay
ing already undergone a pre- liminary e4-
animation which was fully reported in our
columns. At that time the only artic le re-
covered was an aneroid, but a pair ofopera
glasses were subsequently, delivered by Mr..
Nottingham who is CONNECTED with the
pawnbroker' establishment of Mr.. Langley
On Bank street.
Mr.. Nottingham deposed that he recog
nized the glasses here produced as pair
hereceived from the prisoner, who said he
got them from a sailor who obtai ed them
from the wreck of the Wanderer. He gave
the accused for the glasses, $l.50 in money
and writing desk.
Bingham here denied having told witness
where he got the glasses. No ques ions
were asked him.
Captain Childs paid f3.l7s6d for the
glasses in Liverpool. He recognized them
by Irvine wrapping and by marks made by
achise. in unscrewing them. He hired the
aneroid from a Baltimore optician. His
trunks In the Office of Baker Brothers were
secured only by lashings, the stolen trunk
being placed in larger one. These lash
ings were cut by the thief
MIR. Ney recognized the ansroid as one
received from the accused who gave him
the instrument and 81 for Il watch and
chain worth SO.
Jas. Burke, youth, deposed to buying
the watch in question from the accused.
Mr.. Harwood was informed ofthe robbery
by Capt. Childs, who described the stolen
property. The prisoner was in the room
where the trunks were on the day OF the
robbery and the day preceding. bingham
wanted pay for bill of$3 rs for work on
the Henrietta, but not having a certificate
from the Captain, MIR. Baker refused to pay
hn oh ta Prts
ner called again. Had the certificate, but
MIR Baker not being in offered to sell it to
witness for So, saying he wasin great need
of money. Witness declined to purchase.
Witness was informed by a boy employed
on the premises that when he came down TO
the Office on Monday morning the front door
was open, although no one connected with
the Office had been down.
Mr.. Barney Baker formerly employed the
accused. who was atshis office several times,
about the billaluded toby Mr.. Harwood.
Didn't think any body could have the
sunk from the back room except at night
ct on Sunday when the office was vacant.
Supposed false keys were used. There were
no bars to the Office door and the lock was
very simple one. Had no reason to suspect
any one else. Had no reason to sus pect the
prisoner except from his having been pos
sesssd ofsome ofthe stolen articles.
Officer Mccain was in formed of the robs
berry by Captain Childs who described the
articles 80 accurately that he recognized
ti,, las a -
scrip'ion.
Mr.. Joseph Baker deposed to seeing
Bingham at the Office several times.
The evidence for the prosecution being
closed, ]. Parker Jordan, Esq, the counsel
for the accused, said the ev idence served tc
establish the fact ofpetit but not of grand
larceny, the only goods belonging to Cap.
tain Childs that could be traced to the prise
uer being the opera glasses. If the value o
,he stolen goods traced to his client did mo-
exceed $50, he should apply for bail.
The Mayor replied that Captain Child
responsible for the value of the aneroit
and that portion OF the stolen goods being
traced to the prisoner, the presumption
was that ne naQ stOlen tAe Wnole. la
sheuld therefore refuse bail, and commi
the accused for trial on the 9th inst.
Mfr, Jordan acquiesced, remarking, how
ever. that the accused had witnesses whom
he did not desire to bring forward at pres
eot. but who would, he believed, be able t.
establish his innocence
We subjoin list Of the stolen property
One trunk, valued at S.; pair Seotc
flannel drawers, $40; do shirts, Sl0i
eolored shirts, 50; svests, ST; pair pants
s2l; coats, $25; box of cigars, So; lady
cloth Jacket, $40; black silk dress, $40;
flannel skirts, $40; eoth skirt, So; 2 Gallo
wrappers, 81; opera glass, s25; spy glass
s2s: 4 white shirts, Sl2; aneroid, SIS; silve
speaking trumpet, sl5; hose, underelotf
inc. &c. ,$24 rs; amounting to $2sO.25.
HoasE SrolsN.-On Tuesday night tn
stable of Mr.. John Snyder, on the Princes
Anne road, was broken open, and hors