SUPPOSED THEFT OF JEWELLERY.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1236, 30 December 1882, Page 2

SUPPOSED THEFT OF JEWELLERY.

At the Mauston House Police Court, London, John Sinclair was brought up on rsmand charged with being in the unlawful possession of a quantity ot jewellery supposed to have been stolen. Mr Purcell, barrister, appeared for the defence. The evidence showed that detective-constable Davidson saw the prisoner, whom he had known previously, on Ludgate-hill, and followed him thence into a pawnbroker’s shop in Fleetstreet. From what transpired he took the prisoner into custody, and he was charged with being in the unlawful possession of certain jewellery. Upon his being searched in the usual manner, several other diamond rings, a diamond pin, and gold lever watch, together with £125 in Bank of England notes, were found upon him. A card-case was abo found, containing cards, upon which printed “C. Percival, dealer in and the deceased gave a false Culver, a manufacturing jeweller in ClerkU enwell-road, spoke to having seen the prisoner on different occasions at his warehouse during the last four or five months, and within the last few weefis he had missed several valuable articles of jewellery. Witness identified an opal and diamond ring, a sapphire and diamond ring, and the lady’s gold watch and chain, the value of which was £96 10s. Those were some of the articles which he had missed. In cross-exami-nation witness said he believed him to be a dealer in jewellery, and had sold him several small articles. Detective Davidson asked for a further remand, and Sir Andrew Lusk granted the application.