The Sun. — 1857-08-19 (London, England)

SOUTHWARK. BURGLARY AND ATTEMPTED MURDER.—Charles Heather, a coal-heaver, was brought before Mr. Burcham for re-sxamination, charged with being concerned with others not in custody in breaking into the counting-boo' e of Messrs. Cory and Sons, coal merchants, Commercialroad, Lambeth, and stewing therefrom seventy pounds in Bank of England notes, and gold, and silver, besides several shares in the Crystal Palace Company. He was also charged with being concerned in attempting to murder Henry Newell, the watchman. The latter person was so severely ilitreated by the thieves that he was unable attend to give evidence until this day. Henry Newell, the person above described, was put in the witness box, and appeared to be still suffering from the injuries be had received. He said that he had been for many years watchman to the prosecutors, and he had known the prisoner as having worked for thorn casually some time ago. About ono o'clock on the morning of the 26th of June, e itness was near the water side on the wharf, when some men suddenly cams behind him and se 7;3d hint by the throat, nearly strangling him: another man at the same time put a cloth over his face saturated vePh chloroform, which rendered him senseless immediately. He recollected nothing until about four o'clock, when his senses were partially restored. He was then in great pain, and ho thought he was dying. A thick cloth was fastened over his mouth. His arms were ti d e behind him and bound with ropes to his legs, so that he was unable to move or call out. He laid in tl;at half sensible stars until about five o'clock, when one of the labourers came in and rescued him. Ho was then convoyed home and attended to by a medical man, who directed him to go into the county, where he remained until yesterday. Witness was still suffering severely, and he was unable to attend to his business. He distinctly saw three men about him when he was first attacked, but he believed there were more of them. Mr. Burcham asked him whether he could identify the prisoner as one of the men? Ile replied that he could not speak pcsitivcly to him, as he was so suddenly attacked. Wllianr Hasper, fireman to Messrs. Cory and Sew*, /said he saw the counting-house safb on the night of the 25th June. On the following morning he received information that the watchman had been nearly murdered, anal on proceeding to the wharf he found that the counting-house had been entered, and all the desks broken open and ransacked of its contents, The thieves had stolen upwards of 701. in Bank of England notes, geld and silver, besides several shares in the Crystal Palace Company. Witness knew the prisoner, he having formerly worked as a casual labourer on the wharf. Edward Smith, 66 L, said he saw the prisoner and another man near Messrs. Cory's wharf about two o'cl )ek on the morning of the 26th of June. Re said he was waiting for work. Sergeant Romaine, 14 L, said he received information of the robbery and outrage, and suspicion fell on the prisoner as being connected with it. He however absconded from the neighbourhood, and nothing more was seen of him until Monday evening, the 10th inst., when he met him in the New Cut and took him into custody. Since last examination he had traced one of the stolen notes to a money changer in the Haymarket, who bad cashed it for a strange female the day after the rob_ berg. Mr. Burnham expressed his surprise that say one should change a bank-note for a stranger. Romaine said that the party called himself a banker, and after the closing of the banks he changed notes on commission. Mr. Burnham observed that it was a singular mode of doing business—changing bank-notes for strangers on commission, It gave great facility for getting rid of stolen notes, and he should cause further enquiries into the matter. The prisoner must be remanded unmtil hiGnday next, and he should grant a summons to co pel the Il that day.ttendance of the Haymarket money changer on