The Sun. — 1855-09-11 (London, England)

ROBBERY FROM A SILVERSMITH'S SHOP.-- Yesterday raorning much sensation was created in the town of Huddersfield by the announcement that the jeweller's shop, kept by Mr. E. W. Chinn, John William-street, had been burglariously entered during the night, and stripped of all the valuables it contained. The place entered is only occupied as business premises, Mr. Chinn residing in Prospect-row. On Saturday night, after depositing all the watches in au iron safe under the counter, with the exception of two or three which he left in the window, he fastened up the shop, and went home— starting on Sunday morning for Coventry, leaving the shop keys with his wife. On Monday morning, about half-past seven o'clock, the apprentice went to open the shop, and found that it had been entered ; the safe, weighing above 2 cwt., containing the watches, was missing, and all the gold brooches and trinkets, the silver spoons, and other valuable articles left in the glass cases on the counter, were all stolen, and the thieves appeared to have gone most deliberately about their work, as they had rejected all the silver plated goods, but they did not give themselves the trouble to secure two or three silver watches left in the window. The shop door, by which the burglars had effected an entrance, was secured both by a patent and a common lock. The latter was picked, and it is ascertained that the former must have been opened by a duplicate key, as it has been since examined, and it does not show the slightest trace of violence. After removing the goods, the thieves again locked the door, and thus left no external mark by which the notice of the night watch might have been attracted. The value of the goods is supposed to be between 3001. and 4001. A HUSBAND STABBED BY HIS WlFE.—Another horrible crime has been committed in the locality of Bristol. IJohn Robins, who carries on business as a beerbouse keeper, haulier, and milkman, at Bedminster, just beyond the precincts of the city boundaries, is a man of very dissipated habits, and is in the habit of frequently absenting himself from home, for periods of several days and even weeks. The wife during these intervals is said to indulge some drinking propensities, and oc. casionally to make some exhibitions of herself which are far from edifying or morning or agreeable to her neighOn Thursdayhours. Robins returned home between one and two o'clock, after being away for three weeks, during which period it is stated he has not slept at his house more than four or five nights, quarrel appears to have ensued between Robins and his wife, in the course of which she attempted to murder him by cutting his throat with a razor or some other sharp instrument. Mr. T. W. Fryer, surgeon, of Redcliff-hill, was sent for about half-past six on Thursday morning, and on arriving at the house he found Robins sitting in a chair in a back-room down stairs, with a good deal of blood on his shirt and also on a towel which he was holding to his throat. Upon examination Mr. Fryer found the man had received a superficial incised wound about two inches in length, just above the breast bone, which was then bleeding a little, but upon exposure to the air it ceased without requiring any of the vessels to be taken up. Robins was at this time in a fainting state from the loss of blood. His wife, who was in the same room, partially undressed, and appeared to be in an excited state, said that they had been having a few words, owing to her husband having been out for three weeks, during which time he had only been home four Or five nights. She had a slight wound on her left thumb, which Mr. Fryer also dresEed. Robins's wound was not in itself dangerous, but the constitution of the patient renders his recovery doubtful. The woman was at once apprehended, and in the course of the day Mr. Shorland, one of the Sotnersetshire magistrates, acting for this division, visited Robins's house for the purpose -of taking his deposition. Mr. Fryer was also examined and ultimately the woman was committed to take k , trial at the nut Somerset ArielZo.—Bria9l AfergurY.