The Sun. — 1828-10-14 (London, England)

BOW-STREET.—Yesterday a fashionably dressed young man, who refused to :give his name, Was placed at the bar before Sir IL BIRNIE, charged capitally with having stolen two gold watches and a gold seal from the sale-room of Messrs. Robins, Piazza, Covent-garden.  Mrs. Jane Kelly deposed, that she has the care of Messrs. Robins's sale-rooms. On Friday morning last, about 10 o'clock, a variety of goods, consisting of watches, jewellery, wearing apparel, being unredeemed pledges, was exhibited for inspection in one of the show rooms. She observed the prisoner in the room, and knew that he was i❑ the pawnbroking business, but could not tell his name. The prisoner was looking over the goods, and she took little notice of him. To the best of her belief no other stranger was in the room at the time. In a short time Mr. Bentley, of Cavendish-square, a dealer in curiosities, came into the room, and referring to the catalogue, desired to be shown a gold watch. The foreman went to the place where the watches were deposited, and found that two of them were missing. The foreman asked who had been in the room, and witness answered bydescribingthe prisoner's person, as he did not know his name.  Mr. Jupp, a pawnbroker, in the Borougb„prodaegd two gold watches, hie house on Friday hist. Witness lent 151. upon one of the watches, and 71. upon the other. The prisoner was the person who pawned the watches. He gave the name of John Jones, and stated that he lived at No. 12, Union-row, Kent-road. "Witness at first refused to lend more than 201. on both watches, but the prisoner said be had a bill to pay amounting to 211. 17s. 6d., and he must obtain the amount be required. Believing him to be a respectable man, witness consented to lend the money. Mr. Dicker, pawnbroker, of Charlotte-street, Lambethmarsh, deposed, that on Friday morning, about 12 o'clock, the prisoner brought the watches now produced to his shop, and.dernanded 22/. upon them. Witness at first offered to advance 201. on the watches ; but having spoken to the prisoner respecting them, declined having coy thing to do with them.  Sir R.• Bramr. asked if any person was present who could identify the watches as having been in the show-room of Messrs. Robins on the morning in question ? Mr. Robins said it unfortunately happened that the foreman, who alone could give evidence to that effect, had gone down to the country to attend a sale, which would probably last until Friday -next. A young man in the service of Mr. Harrison, pawnbroker, Tottenham-court-road (where the prisoner was last employed), stated, that on Wednesday or Thursday last he delivered the watches now produced to a porter of Messrs. Robins. Sir R. Bram): asked Mr. Jupp if he was quite certain the prisoner was the person by whom the watches had been pawned? Mr. Jupp—l have no doubt of it. However, I should like to see the prisoner with his hat on. Prisoner—There is no use in that. I acknowledge myself to be tl.e person : I have committed the offence, and there is no use in concealing my guilt. Sir R. Bixstry. cautioned the prisoner against criminating himself. " Have you any thing to say," he added, 4, that you think may serve you ; if so, I will hear you willingly." The case was then- remanded for a week, in order to give time for the production of Messrs. Robins's foreman. When the prisoner was about to be removed, he applied to have his purse restored to him, which the officer (young Bond) had secured when he took him into custody. As the purse contained only three sovereigns and a few  shillings, Sir R. tinsirE desired tont! to ristote it to the prisoner ; obServing, that although the money was no c doubt part of the amount he had obtained Upon the watches, yet, al it entild not he identified be might have it. andtailidinethe :,ouolfild maree r it was sThalei prriigsohnte,rantriethatltieaptirsverey, shout matters right with him. • He was then removed from the bar, and conveyed to the lock-up-place at the rear of the office, where Bond, jun., who had observed something strange in his manner, followed for the purpose of cautioning Ford the gaoler not to leave any instrument of self-destruction in hie way. The office's; accordingly returned to the room where the prisoner was confined by himself. Ile was found with his cravat off searching in a bundle which contained a razor, and there is no doubt that, but for the timely appearance of the officers, he would have cut his throat. He acknowledged that such had been his object, and said that nothing should alter his determination to commit suicide by some means or other. The prisoner, it appears., is very reputably connected, but having unfortunately connected himself with a girl of the town, and having lost his situation at Mr. Harrison's, of Tottenham-court-road, .he resorted to the desperate expedient of raising money by fraud and robbery. It is believed that Mr. Harrison, with whom he last lived, and another pawnbroker, ,with whom he had lived previously, had lost goods to a considerable amount, supposed to have been stolen by the prisoner. A great number of duplicates for property, chiefly consisting of jewellery, were found at the lodgings of the girl with whom lie had cohabited, in Bond-street, at the Surrey side of Waterloo-bridge.