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November 15,1856.] THE LEADER, 1089
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THE GREAT GOLD ROBBERY. A light has at l...
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THE SUBSCRIPTION FOR ITALY. We publish t...
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NAVAL AND MILITARY. Emhaukation op thk G...
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been an associate of a gang of thieves at Bradford , was brought before the county magistrates and remanded . How the People op Sx . Bees Vindicate Protestantism ; -- — Some outrages -were committed near St . Bees on . the 5 th by a number of idle ruffians -who were carrying about a figure of Guy , and -who , being requested by a Mr . Rigg not to trample over some of his flower-gardens at a place called Vale View , set upon him , knocked him down with a stick , ill-treated a policeman who came to his assistance , and violently struck Miss Rigg on her imploring them not to ill-use her father . Several other persons were attacked toy them , and at night Mr . Rigg ' s stables were set on fire ; but the flames were soon put out . The property of some other gentlemen was also destroyed or damaged in the same way- Clearly , these St . Bees people are the very persons foiMr . Clerk , of Mansion House celebrity , to go and live among .
Robbery by a Reformatory Man . —William H . Wootton , Joseph Young , Charles Cullen , Charles Homer , and Mary Ann Clark , who have been , in custody for several days on a charge of being concerned in burglariously breaking into the dwelling-house of Mr . Swires , a chemist , on Brixton-hill , and stealing a cash-box containing about 50 ? . in . cash and various other property , have been examined at Lambeth police court . Wootton had been taken from the Brixton Reformatory into the service of Mr . Swires , who now made a complaint against Mr . Metcalf , the governor of tie Reformatory . Some time before the burglary , plate
had been stolen from Mr . Swires s house , and , suspecting Wootton , he spoke to Mr . Metcalf , who agreed with his suspicions , and said he would look into the matter . Afterwards , however , he declared his belief in the innocence of the accused , and said that , if he was taken into custody , he would be his friend . Wootton , therefore , ¦ was allowed by the police to go free , and in little more Hum another month he committed the burglary . He had since declared to Mr . Swires that he would pay him a third visit as soon as he gained his liberty , no matter what precautions were taken against it . All the prisoners were committed for trial .
Embezzlement . —Mr . Frederick Moody , for some years a confidential clerk and traveller in the service of Sir Robert Burnett and Co ., the distillers , at VauxhalL and vrho has been in custody for the last week on a charge of embezzling upwards of 700 ? . from that firm , las been committed for trial . Suspected Mitrder at Ertth . — The body of a young man named Carter , who lived at Wandsworth , has been found near Eritb covered with wounds . He ¦ was known to have had upwards of 60 ? . upon him ; but no money was found in the pockets . An inquest has been opened , but is adjourned .
; Assault on a Warder . —John Williams , a youth of nineteen , has committed a violent assault on one of the ¦ warders of Coldbath Fields prison , where he was confined . He struck him on the head till he was insensible . The Clerfcenwell magistrate has committed him for trial . Another Victim of the Royal British Bank . —A Mrs . White , a fishwoman and a widow , has brought before the notice of the Guildhall Alderman her loss of 40 ? . deposited in the Royal British Bank She was told to a PPb r t 0 one of the assignees in bankruptcy .
November 15,1856.] The Leader, 1089
November 15 , 1856 . ] THE LEADER , 1089
The Great Gold Robbery. A Light Has At L...
THE GREAT GOLD ROBBERY . A light has at length been thrown on the great gold robbery -which was committed on the South-Eastern Railway in the course of May , 1855 . Three men are now in custody on the charge—one of them ( Edward Agar ) being at present a convict at Portland under sentence of penal servitude for another offence . Two others are William Pierce and James Burgess , formerly guards in the service of the railway ; and the fourth is a person named Tester , who , at the time of the robberv , was a clerk in the employment of the company , and who is still at large . Agar , when arrested for the crime for which he is now suffering , was living with a woman ; and ho tlien placed her and her child under the care of Pierce , together with 7000 ? . of the stolen gold . Pierce , however , kept the gold , and turned the woman adrift ; and this led to the disclosures which have caused the
apprehension of him and Burgess . The men last named were brought up at the Mansion House on Thursday , and Agar was placed in the witnessbox against them . The story he related wns very singular . Ho was tempted by Pierce , ho said , to commit the robbory . To the proposals made by thnt person he replied that he had no objection to undertake the matter , and he and Pierce took a lodging at Folkestone , in order that they might hang about the train and obtain the « eya of the box containing tho gold , that they might take an impression . Their efforts , however , failed , and Pierce
returned to London , followed , after an interval , by Agar . Pierce then told him that one of tho keys had been lost , that the chest had been sent up to be repaired , and that the ticket-clerk Tester would have possession of tho keys . Agnr then obtained an interview With Tester at a beer-shop at tho corner of Tooleyatreet . Tester produced the keys ; and Agar , pretending that ho wanted to wash his hands , got tho chambermaid to show him into a room up-staira , and here ne took an impression of tho keys , which ho afterwards returned to Tester . While tho preparations wero going on , several interviews wore had with Burgess , who
was rather against the robbery ; but Pierce overcame his scruples . Agar passed for a commercial man , and he appears to have managed the whole matter . "After getting one key , " continued Agar , " Pierce and I consulted how to get an impression of the other ; and it was arranged that I should go to Folkestone , and stop at the Pavilion Hotel , when . Pierce would write a letter to say he would send me a box containing money , to the amount of 600 ? or 700 ? . I went to the Pavilion by the name of Archer , and received a letter , stating that such a box hadbeen forwarded to me by rail . I think the box was to be addressed' Mr . Archer , care of Mr . Ledger , ' or ' Mr . Chapman , ' I don't know which . After receiving the letter , I took it to Chapman ' s office , on a Saturday ,
and found - that no such box had arrived . I told him to take care of it if it stould arrive , and went again on Sunday , when I saw the train arrive at the inrper station . I then went down to the lower station , where I saw Chapman , and showed Mm the letter . I saw the iron safe opened by Chapman , who used a key which he took from a cupboard in his office . He delivered the box to me , and presented a form for me to fill up . I told him to excuse me , as I had a bad finger , and asked him to fill it up himself . He did so , and I then signed it in the name of Archer . The box
contained about 2 O 0 ? . in gold , which , was my money , with something to fill it up . I had given the money to Pierce before I left London . I don't know where I got it from , but I telieve from the Bank of England in exchange for notes , a day or two "before I left Folkestone . " The three conspirators having again met at Folkestone , they watched the clerks out of their office on the quay , being compelled to attend to some duties in the baggageroom . Pierce then got the key out of the cupboard where it was left . Agar took an impression of it , and it was returned ; The three then returned to London .
This was probably about four or five months before the robbery . In the meanwhile , the keys were made from the impressionsj and Agar travelled up and down with Burgess seven or eight times to try if they fitted . At length they did so . The other details of the plan were then elaborated . Two hundredweight of shot was bought at the Lambeth shot-tower to make up the weight of 12 , 000 ? . in gold . The shot was taken in carpet-bags to Agar ' s residence at Shepherd's-bush ; but all questions put by Fanny Kay , Agar ' s mistress , as to the contents of the bags , were evaded . Some small bags , in which , to place the shot in separate parcels , were afterwards made by Agar and Pierce , and some others ( called courier-bags ) were ordered at a shop . These were tried ; and , when some of them cracked , Agar mended them . Fanny Kay was excluded from all knowledge of these transactions .
The preparations being completed , the conspirators watched for a day when the bullion would be sent . " I met Burgess at the station , " said Agar , " , if he had no opportunity of speaking , he was to raise his cap , takeout his pocket-handkerchief and wipe his face , to let me know if the gold was tliere . On the night when the robbery took'place , Pierce and I went to the coffeeshop in Camden-road , as before ; and Pierce brought a cab , which he said he had hired from the rank near the Red Cap . I should know the cabman . We went to St . Thomas ' s-street , as before . I got out , and before I got to the station I met Tester , who said , ' It ' s all right . I then went back to the cab , where I had left Pierce . Tester was with me , a nd said it was all right .
He was to go down . I told the cabman to drive to the Dover train . He did so , and I got two tickets for myself and Pierce . We harl the courier-bags on us , and the porter gave -the other bags to Burgess , who put them into a luggage-van communicating with his own . Pierce got into a first-class carriage ; Tester went down with the train , but I do not know what became of him . Watching an opportunity when Mr . Wetherbead's back -was turned , I jumped into the guard ' s van , where the hags were , and Burgess shut the door after me . Burgess was in the same train . I saw two iron boxes in the van , and as soon as the train mov « d I got up and went to Burgess , who told me there was upwards of 12 , 000 ? . in bullion and coin there . I unlocked one of the chests , in which I found a wooden
box , nailed round with iron hooping ; and , after drawing the nails out , I forced it open with some box wedges and a wooden mallet , which I had with me . It contained gold bars , but I do not know how many . I took them out , put them into the bag . - ' , put the shot into the "box , and fastened it up again with the same nails . When we got to Rcdhill , Pierce got into the van , having left his first-class carriage . I did not see Tester there , but put out for him a bag -with one of the gold bars , which had been put in it for him by arrangement , to lighten our load . " ( Laughter . ' ) The other boxes were 'lightened' in similar fashion , and , by tho time they had swept up tho ilust , and -put it in the bags , the train had got to Folkestone . They then went on to Dover , and thence , in the middle of the night , started for London .
" When at tho Dover station , " continued Agar , " a porter wanted us to > let him carry our bags , but wo told him we would rather carry them ourselves . Ho asked if we had got any tickets , and wo showed him two return Ostend tickets , which l'ierce had got , I think , from a mnn named Gower , in the employ of the company . He said no one had passed through tho Customs from Oatend that day , and that tho bags were very heavy .
We told him we had come on the previous day , and at the same time we gave him a few shillings . We had a first-class carriage all to ourselves , and on our way up we threw the hay from our carpet bags out of the "window , and put the gold bars from the courier bags into two small carpet bags , which were inside the large one . When we got to a station on the road , I do not know which , Pierce got out of the carriage , and put tie large carpet bag behind the door of the waiting room . A porter saw him , and asked what he was doing . He said , ' Looking for a friend , ' and jumped into the carriage again . The train arrived at London-bridge about five o ' clock , when , we took a cab to the Great Western station with the small carpetbags ; but , when we got there , Pierce told the man he had made a mistake , we wanted to go to the Euston Station . We now drove back , but we got out at a coffee-shop and remained there a little while before we went to Pierce ' s house . We then hired
a horse and cart to remove the gold , and afterwards took a cab and met Tester at the Borough-market , where he gave us back the bar of gold which yre had given him out the night before . Pierce went and changed part of the American coins at a shop in St . Mary-axe , and I waited in the cab while he was gone . We then drove up to the Haymarket , where Pierce sold the rest of the American coins to a person named Spillman , who gave a cheque on the Union Bank . I think it was about 200 ? . We then went "back to Pierce ' s house , taking the gold bars with us . " At this point , the inquiry was adjourned till Monday .
The Subscription For Italy. We Publish T...
THE SUBSCRIPTION FOR ITALY . We publish the additional lists sent in up to yesterday . Others have been filled up , which are not yet collected . We await from Italy complete returns of the national subscriptions in progress , which we shall publish as they arrive It will be seen that the result has exceeded the original expectations of those who inaugurated the movement . Received by J . Meriton White , 8 , Percy-street , Bedford-square , for the 10 , 000 muskets : —Previously acknowledged , 12 ? . 10 s . 6 d . Collected by Mr . T . Ivory , from Collard and Collard ' s pianoforte manufactory :- —P . Sharland , 6 d . ; G . Chamberlane , 6 d . ; J . Dobinson , is . ; Harbert , 6 d . ; Scotten , 6 d . ; J . A . Wendlingen , 6 d . ; J .
Dean , Is . ; J . Shepherd , 6 d . ; W . T . Pollard , Is . ; Cox , Is . ; Kirkwood , 6 d . ; J . Holtells , Is ; George Row , Is . ; James Pollard , Is . 6 d . ; Ivory , Is . Collected by Mr . Murphy , at Albert-street , Camden-town : —Samuel Horman , 2 s . 6 d . ; T . R ., 2 a . 6 d . H . R ., 2 s . ; T . Bradley , Is . ; Keighley , 6 d . ; C . Kenney , 6 d . ; Alex . Smith , 6 d . ; E . Harrington , 6 d . ; S . Crossley , Gd . S . Gilchrist , 6 d . ; W . Salfred , 6 d . ; Thomas Metcalfe , Is . ; Domenica Lama , Gd . ; William Lowe , 6 d . ; John Plummer , Od . ; Wightman , < 3 d . ; S . Cue , Is . ; Looney , 6 d . ; W . H . Barker , 6 d . ; Turnbull , 6 d . ; Patten , Is . ; W . Wales , 6 d .: J . H .
Craft , Gd . ; Scarfi , 6 d . ; R . Brown , Gd . ; Binnis , 6 d . ; Sowallow , Gd . ; proceeds of concert at Blaydon Burn , 2 ? . ; William Ransom , 6 s . ; J . Bannister , 5 s . ; A Friend , 2 s . ; A Friend , 5 s . ; G . C , 2 s . 6 d . ; J . R ., 2 s . Gd . ; G ., 2 s . ; A Lady , 5 s . ; James Jones , 6 d . ; John Sidwell , Gd . ; Adam Clark , 6 d . ; John Sives , 2 s . 6 d . ; James P . Yates , 2 s . 61 . ; John Peters , 2 s . Gd . ; John Vice , 2 s . ; E . King , Gd .: Charles Freeman , 2 s . Gd . ; Charles Fluir , 2 s . 6 d . ; Charles ShufHebottom , Is . ; E . Roe , 2 s . ; H . Band , Is . ; W . May , Is . ; B . B ., 2 s . ; C . Rogers , 10 s . ; Rev . W . Hutchinson , 2 s . Gd . ; 2 nd List from Collard and Collard , 11 . 14 s . ; G . Tuckwood , 2 s .: total , 21 ? . 3 s .
Received by James Stansfield , Esq ., Secretary , at the office , 22 , Sloane-street , Knightsbridge : —Dr . Lonsdale , Carlisle , 1 ? . Is . ; Messrs . R . E . Ridley , Henham , 5 ? . ; R . H . Haggie , Newcastle , 5 s . ; George Harford , Newcastle , 10 s . ; " Liberty of Conscience , " Is . ; J . Ponzini , Is . ; J . A . C . Is . ; C . Baylie , Is . ; E . Otton , Is . ; R . "Woodye , Is . ; Malacredi , Is . ; Rushly , Is . ; R . Ladell , Is . ; F . Ayres , Is . ; Sullivan , Is . ; E . Teak , Is . ; Frederick Knoll , Is . ; A . Vacani , Is . ; L ., Regentstreet , 1 ? . Is . ; W . Jeffery Etches , Derby , 5 ? . ; Robert F . Turner , Derby , 10 s . ; W . Allen , Derby , 5 s . ; James Butler , jun ., Derby , 5 s . ; Henry Eccleston , 5 s . ; W . Stevenson , 5 s . ; W . II . Ade , 2 s . ; R . Rowcll , 5 s . ; E . C . lonides , 1 , Threadneedlestrect , 1 / . Is . ; " Unknown , " 1 ? . Is . ; Dr .
Babimrtonj George-street , lltmover-square , 2 ? . 2 s . ; Messrs . John Collett , Upper Bclgrave-street , 5 ? . 5 s . ; Wm . Shaen , Bedford-row , 2 ? . 2 s . ; Francis W . Newman , Park Village East , Rogent ' s-park , 10 * . ; W . Phillips , Coal Exchange , 5 ? . W . Rawlings , Liverpool , 10 / . ; Alfred Mitcham , 2 s . ; John Asten , 3 d . ; Two Clerics , Sloanestreet , 1 / . la . Collected by T . H . Holliday : —Messrs . T . W . Holliday , Gd ; W . Homefield , Gd . ; J . Watkins , Is . ; N . Brittan , Is . ; W . Turner , Is . ; R . Woodward , Is . | M . Fryer , la . ; M . Hamburg , Is . ; B . Smith , 2 s . 6 1 . ; J . II . Holliday , 2 s . Gd . ; Mr . Atkins and Two Friends , Reading , 3 / . 3 s . ; Colonel Clinton , Rayston , 1 ? . ; Dr . Bennett , Finsbury-square , 1 ? . Is . ; M . E . Marsden , Uudgc-row , City , 6 / . 5 s .: W . S . Burton , 2 ? . 2 s . 2 d . ; N . W . Halo , 1 ? . la . ; A . Teropleton , 10 s . ; Bronzini , Is . J . S . B .. 3 / . 33 .: total , 107 ? . 6 s .
Naval And Military. Emhaukation Op Thk G...
NAVAL AND MILITARY . Emhaukation op thk German Lkgion . — Tho first division of tho German Legion , numboring twenty offlcera and one thousand men , accompanied by five hundred
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Leader (1850-1860), Nov. 15, 1856, page 9, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_15111856/page/9/
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