NOBLEMAN ARRESTRED.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10957, 27 April 1907, Page 5 (Supplement)

NOBLEMAN ARRESTRED.

A i> Westmiim*. Police Ctourt, London, °" ,W nesdi & Lord William Nevill (45), °f T ¥*-° n * >lace ' Bolgrave Square, was charted before Mr Horace Smith with stealing by means of a trick pearl and diamond jewellery valued £400, the property of Messrs Miner and Fitch, pawnbrokers, of SJoane Square, Chelsea. Mr W. de B. H ™\t appeared for tne defendant. W AHred, William Fitch said that he wa _! l P^nbroker, of 23 S)o«ne Square, and hntii a few days ago was m partnershini^ith a Jfr Miller, now deceased. The defendant was well known to witness for the last two or tliree yearn as a pledge and iale customer. On the 27th September, witness advanced Lord William Nevill £50 on a .diamond and emerald ring; and on a diamond and sapphire ring. On Srd October:! witness made the defendant further advahces for other jewellery. On &.t October a letter was received from the defendrtut asking witness to call and bring the articles m pledge with a hew agreement form. " HOW PROSECUTOfe.SAYS HE WAS __J TRICKED. .Witness called taking the jewellery withWn. He then continued .- r .. goods lay before us oh the table m this bqx"- a ittle green leather box SliSi* p ?. duoed . from . a , Bbelf ' The *« fastened with a catch. The jewellery was P la ° e f »" the box, some articles being deS^vol m ? Bel * n t n others by his Cord. EJ Jboclosed the box?-'fhe P ri *>ner tape i|nd sealed it with a crest or coat-of-ar rt?i f? 1 !. A was a «peoinl seal. What did the defendant say to you "f?H was standing at the side of the table, and he said-"WoUld you kindly Chr^W", He indicated I hureari at -the back behind die. I then turned my nead towards the bureau, leavf!! g LT 4 on the tftble do, e*to where, the defendant U-as Beated. I saw no envelope on the bur^uj mnd the defendant said - Ihey are ih a drawer." He got upfront the chair with the box m his hanf arid wejH)o the buteau. He n« BSe d UebiSi me The jewels were hot redeemed at Clirirtmasa| promised, and then 11 had suspicions that Ml was net right. On W%& oi JSSSr my .u^\ ici^ bpin » nresent the' envelripe with the box wis brought from n f tH n lT nu Tlle P acka ß« was exact. Iv as tat first seen, and with the seals intact. Mr Attenborough, my Stir h„J & Bea, 5' ,1 nd b^ ned «" box. \he «m_uT d - a red ],ni ng. and contained two small tol eces of coal wrapped up m tissue. j/uuervi Whiit is your opinion of the boxT-I S,Ef W T eha ?B«t'Al>e one I saw the &W Pla / ed mto the b™ l of ««y belief h<_d a dark green lining. In every cSinL re iT C t the toxyodufed (with tS coal) Whke fie one used for the fewniw* IMPRES NOT TO %E MESS. Cliiqf Inspector Drew, Scotland Yard feS.^? U T d^ |»c accompwed thfe pdbsecutor to Eaton P ace, where the prisoner resided. -On . «Mm ' lh« %JLI2? cut<n-Lo.d William NeviHaidf J^ 6nli fl ?^.v Wan u tl> t ße x? meT " Mr Fitch re. JS t i Yeß> abou V. th « t l**. It is empty, g^veapoliceoi W wi« IDl9 f£ ££_U^S wF y° tt wilh fit wling the sake fc'f j\v^Tßaid, "For bod's Sfo*- t^jiS' B8 '' iot the ■**• of my wife. What did^ you want to open the box -fatl I should, have brought you th. taoney ,n a day or so. You are iiot go ,? g [f^W me? Witness said that he would have to Jo to he pojico s ation. The prisoner feipTored the prosecutor not to prefer the charw saymg, "Don't- lock me un. It • willHJ;lett^y^ arß P ennl for me. I can g<& the money by to-morrow." On the way to Gerald Road Polioe Station the C n „T "%L 3** t! 'i»gs are al right They^ai-e with the Arsons they belong to ; but. l will pay him for them." At the station, when the charge was read he JSJ I 0 T^> nw did T» makeSwer wMM, t K acoonnt _. o£ lhe conversation which Juid occurred was read over »i. ♦ ?°S ? i" : l b^ g your P ardon - I stated hat I did not thinlc I had said what you have attributed to me. y lhe holice intimated tliat thei* wan a previous conviction, and bail was fiS a t two su^ties of £2550 each and^efXn?.