The National Register. — London, England, 1821-11-25 00:00:00

/Police. MANSION HOUSE . FRAUD BY A B gOKER.—As soon as AlderlDaDT3rOWOe, who sat for the Lord Mayor, bad taken his seat on Fri day, an elderly woman, very poor in appearance, applied for a warrant to apprehend a stockbroker, whom she had employed to receive her dividend of 51. LongAnnuities,and who, having brought her to the Batik for the purpose, as he said, of signing a book to authorise him to receive the dividend, had, under that pretence, caroled bins to sign an actual transfer of her stuck to a third person. A clerk from the Bank accompanied the complainant, and corroborated her statement as far as the transfer of the stock. Ile said, that the Batik being no sufferer by the fraud, would not prosecute the Broker, but were desirous to give the poor woman all the assistance in their power for the recovery of her stock. In answer to an inquiry from the Alderman, he said, that the Broker who committed the fraud was regularly licensed. The poor woman said, she had no other property in the world. Alderman Browne said, the best way of dealing with the Broker was to complain to the Court of Aldermen, before which he most be bailed to the 11111011 Di of 20001 and if the Court found that his conduct had been frau dulent, they would immediately come down upon the sureties. ROBBERY OF THE LONDON TAVERN.—Elizabeth Kendall and Jane Clarke were charged by Mr. Bleaden, the proprietor of the L•nulo Tavern, with having robbed him of various articles of plate, china, sheets, blankets, quilts, curtains, table cloths, napkins, knives, forks, Ste. to a great amount. Mr. Bleaden stated, that for a considerable time past a great number of the above articles were missed at the Tavern, and on Monday one of Ms potters told him he had seen some of them at the house of a friend of the prisoner Kendall's, in Little Britain. Mr. B. in conse quence went there with an officer, and found several of the articles, and also a greet number of duplicates of ar ticles of his that hnl been pledged. From theOCC he went to a house in Jewin-street, where the woman's daughter lived, and there he found some of his knives and forks in use. The prisoner Kendall, on being ques tioned by Mtn, admitted that she had taken the things that had halt found, but said she only lent them to her friends for a christening, and meant to return them.— Mr. Bleaden went again to the house in Jewin-street, and by promising the woman not to prosecute, prevailed on her to make a full discovery, when she gave up two large boxes filled with his property, and a great number of duplicates for more, part of which had been pawned by the pristmer Clatke. This womait's evidence being necessary to the com mittal of the prisoners, they were remanded, to give time for her attendance. GUILDHALL. On Friday Nlr. lirowne, the keeper of the Rose Inn, Smithfield, appked to the Sitting Jlagi•trate, Alderman Ainsley, for his advice under the following peculiar cir cumstances:— Mr. 13rowne stated, that on the 25. h of last month, a servant man drove into the yard with live horses, which he said belonged to his toaster, who would soon follow, the toaster came soon after, and desired that his servant should be accommodated, and also lived at the house himself for several days. In the mean time the horses were sold and taken away, all but flue, when he (Mr. 11.) presented his bill, which mounter(' to 91. and WilS told it should Ise settled. The next day, as the owner of the horses was sitting with another person, Mr. Browne entered the room, and the stranger said to him, " Landlord, tell me what I owe for the keep of any horse ;" Mr. Browne replied he did not know he bad ally horse of his. Both the gentlemen then stated that the remaining horse was the property of the stranger, who offered to pay for his keep, and threatened Mr.B. with an action for refusing to deliver him. The Magistrate thought, as all the horses were left together, with Mr. Browne, as an implied security for the debt, that he was jussified in keeping the one that remained till lie should be paid. The owner of the horse then came forward, and said he had been no ',arty to the iocurring the debt—he hail merely sent his horse at his frwod's wine:4, and was yntly to pay for his keep, and thought it hard he should not get him. The Magistrate said, he believed the Lawyers nmst settle it—he could not undertake it. MARLBOROUGH STREET. TkIEDUTRAPE IN CHARLES STREET, DRURY LANE. —On Friday, Hannah Pethick, Nlaria Angel, and Mary 11 iggeriy, three prostitutes of the lowest description, and a man named Burrell, underwent an examination before Mr. Mainwaring, the sitting magistrate, charged with being concerned in throwing a man, named Diallers (who accompanied the prisoner Pet hick to a house of ill lame, in Charles -street, Drucy-lane), out of a window, aLont six weeks since. Thay;rs was supported into the office, and presented rather a melancholy apt etacle: he appeared in great pain from the bruises on his body. He was allowed to sit t bile giving his evidence. He stated, that about six weeks since he met the prisoner Pcthick in Holborn, and being in a state of intoxication, allowed himself to he prevailed upon to accompany her to Charles-street. On going into her room, up two pair of stairs, he gave her some silver to purchase 51CJks, as he had not dined ; she went out, and shortly returning, gave him the steak& and keeping the change, which he wanted to have. Al ter smile aitereation between them, the prisoner, and a roan and woman who came into the mom, he got back his money, and was retiring, lvlien he received a blow on the head from a candlestick—the blow was repeated, and he fell senseless, and recollects no more of the trans action until he found himself in the hospital, The un fortunate man here looked very attentively at all the prisoners, and declared he could only swear to the wo. man Pethick, as be kticw nothing of any of the ()thus. THE NATIONAL REGISTER A woman named Price stated, on the night of the outrage, she was alarmed by some person crying Murder! and on going to her window, she perceived a woman, resambling the prisoner Pethick, push the man through the window, when he fell into the street. S. Fursentan and Clark, constables, stated, that, hear ing a man had been flung from a window into the street, in Charles-street, they went there, and found Thayers lying on his lace in the kennel; they entered the house, and saw a man sitting on a table in a parlour; they, in the hope of detecting the persons who had thrown the man out of the window, rushed up stairs, but found no person, although the Hese bore all the appearance of a dreadful scuffle; the room door was torn from the hinges, the bannisters and stairs broken, and the walls splashed with blood; the window was thrown up, and chewed no unusual marks ; on coining down stairs, the man had fled who was in the parlour. Scott, au officer, arrested the prisoner Burrell at Chel sea. Mr. Mainwaring here addressed the prisoners, and re quested them to tell all they knew of the transaction. Angel then described the outrage in nearly the same terms as Thayers, only adding that he behaved in a most outrageous manner, and flung himself out of the window. Haggerty deposed to the same effect, saying that Bur rell was in the room with the man, and struck him also, alleging, that he was in the house during the whole fra cas, and might have been engaged in it. Burrell denied all this, declaring he could prove he was nut any way concerned in the attack on Thayers, although he admitted being in the house. Pethick said she left the Ulan by himself in the room, and while gone to call the watch, he fell front the win dow. Mr. Mainwaring said, that the business was involved in much mystery, and he remanded the prisoners fur another week. EXECUTION. -•••■•••••.. On Wednesday, at the usual hour, J. Cadman, Geo. Sparrow, J. Toply, and G. Ellis, for uttering forged 51. notes; W Garton, fur stealing in a dwelling-house; \V. Harding, for sheep stealing; and G. Smith and 1. Cabelia, for highway robberies, were executed, porsuant to their sentence, in the Old Bailey. At hair past seven the unhappy culprits were brought front their respective cells to the press-yard, to undergo the last awful prepara tions for the scaff dd. They entered, accompanied by Mr. Cotton, the Chaplain; the Rev. Mr. Baker, a Dis senting Minister; and a Jewish Priest, the latter being engaged in administering the consolations of religion to Cabelia, who was of that persuasion. Josiah Cadman was the first who advanced to the block, to be divested of his irons, &c. and during the ceremony he conversed freely and with cheerfulness with Mr. Sheriff Uarratt. Ile said that, perhaps, he ought not to complain of his punishment, nor was he inclined to do so; but he could not help thinking his case a little hard ; and he hoped that he and his companions would be the last who would stiller for this species of crime.— He spoke of his wile with the utmost affection, and said, Ins only consolation in leaving her thus wretched and forlorn was, that she would have time and opportunity to prepare herself fur the world of eternity, where he hoped, with humble confidence, to meet her. When his irons were knocked off, he said—" Now my bundle is gone; I am prepared•" The other culprits were engaged in earnest prayer and religious conversation with the reverend gentlemen while they remained in the press-yard ; and all being prepared, they were conducted through the passage to the outer room, preceded by the Sheriffs and Mr. Cotton. Cad man having shaken hands with Mr. Baker, and bid a respectful farewell to the Sheriffs and other gentlemen present, ascended the scaffold with a slow but firm step, accompanied by Mr. Cotton, whom he joined in prayer while the executioner was adjusting the rope. A partial groaning was beard in the crowd when he appeared, but he shook his head as if in disapprobation, and it ceased. Sparrow, who was a fine looking young man, and genteelly dressed, next ascended, and a loud and univer sal groan, arid cries of "Murder!" were sent forth by the multitude. The other convicts came out in the following order: Topfey, Ellis, Garton, Sinn h, Harding, and Cabeha. Topley and Garton went up three or our steps at a jump, and set toed but little affected. Ellis, who was of respectable connection•, had conducted himself with becoming firmness and tesignation up to the moment when he was summoned to the scaffold, but then his courage seemed to forsake him; he trembled, and it was with great difficulty that he mounted the steps, sup ported by an officer. Sonic water was brought to him. —While the executioner was performing his duty with the other prisoners, Cadman addressed the people at con siderable length, and with much earnestness. The pur port of his observation was, that he thought himself hardly dealt with by the Bank, inasmuch as they had suffered infinitely i;reater offenders than himself to plead to the mint), offence; and many who had even been capitally convicted had afterwards had ti.eir sentences commuted to transportation for life. He dwelt upon the circumstance of his having made: a faithful this. closure to the Batik-officers of all lie knew concerning the traffic in forged notes: and said,that althuogh he knew he deserved the punishment, yet he could not, eien iu his dying moments, avoid remarking, that he was most unjustly dealt with. lie repeated his hope, that he should be one of the last victims offered up iisr this kind o f offence; and earnestly entreated those around him to benefit by the awful example now before them. Hav ing concluded his address. which was delivered in a manlier which proclaimed the man of talent, he turned to the clergyman and resumed his devotion. Mrs. Cad man has been allowed to see hint every day, forme hour, since the order for his execution. Their final interview on Tuesday evening was truly heart-rending— Mrs. C., as we were informed by a gentleman who was present, appeared ahnust mad—her eyes seemed literally . 316 starting from their sockets, and she was taken from him in a state of insensibility. The case of the prisoner Harding excited much con. miseration : he was 67 years of age, and not long since was a respectable farmer and brewer in Oxfordshire, and had property to the amount of 4,0001. or 5,0001. Ile was a venerable looking man, and conducted himself with great propriety. As he was about to go to the wig- NM, he exclaimed, " Olt, my poor children!" and the tears trickled down his cheeks. His wife and children took leave of him on Tuesday, and the younger ones clung to hint and uttered the most piercing cries. They were literally torn from him by force. At a quarter past eight the fatal signal was given by the Chaplain, and the drop fell. The men appeared to suffer but little. CITY POLICE. Amongst the documents laid before the present Lord Mayor on Saturday, was a return of the number of per sons who were taken before the late Lord Mayor, on va rious charges during his Mayoralty, and also a return of the number of persons taken before the Sitting Meer trates at Guildhall, during the same period. The following sic the total numbers of prisoners from Nov. 9, 1820, to Nov. 9. 1821: • At the Mansion House 1755 At Guildhall 9575 being a majority of 818 more prisoners taken in the Guild hall district, w hick includes the North West half of the City, than in the South East division of the City. There are row 40 police-officers on the e►tablishment of the city, whose business is to patrol the streets day and night. The night patrol go on duty in the evening, and remain until ten in the morning, when they aro re. lieved by the day patrol, who continue on duty the remain der of the day. Each of the principal streets is patrolled by four officers. Others watch different stations at the directions of the Marshals. It having been observed by the late Lord Mayor that most of the burglaries committed during his Mayoralty were committed in by streets, and just at the hour the watch going off, his Lordship had eight men of activity and long experience as special constables sworn in, in addition to the then establishment, for the purpose of keeping a look-out in certain quay term of the city at the hour of the departure of the watch and afterwards. The follow ing are tha number of prisoners brought be fore the Magistrates of the city, on varions charges, from assault to felony, during the several Mayoralties front the !list of Alderman Wood, in 1816 4710 Second Mayoralty, 1817 60114 Alderman C. Smith ....... Ihoo Alderman Atkin5.......... 4414 Alderman Bridges ......4612 Alderman Thorp ...........4348 The following account of the relief given in cases of an nrgent nature, luring the Mayoralty just terminated, will enable the citizens to form some idea of the duties of these Chief Magistrates, and of the charity dispensed front the Mansion-house : N tier of persons sent to the hospital 1134 Of whom were clothed... lBl iagrants brought into custody..... 628 01 whom were passed.... Two hundred and six were brought at the same tints before the Magissrates at Guildhall, who passed 130. In many of the above cases pecuniary relief was given, and in many cases of a particular nature, the passage home by waggon paid. On Monday last the Recorder made a report to bit Ma jetty in Council of the prisoners who were capitally convicted at the October sessions, when the following were ordered fur execution on Tuesday the ‘47th instant : Ann Non is, fur a roblwry in a dwelling house, attended with violence.—Amoy Steele fur a like offence. Samuel flay as, d, for a burglary at Souser's town. Joseph South, for uttering a forged 101. note, and John Jacobs for a highway rubbery at White ipe I s attended with violence. Eleseu also capitally convicted at the same sessions were respited during hi, Majesty's pleasure. EXECUTIOW.—thi Friday the 16th inst. Gee. Thom, convicted at the last circuit court of justiciary, of mu►der iug by poison William Nlitchell, his brother-in•law, residing at Burnside, iii the parish of Keig, suffered the awful and ignominious punishment due to his crime, in front of the gaol of Aberdeen. The circumstance of this extraordinary and atrocious case were of an aggravated nature, and attracted the attention of the public in an or dinar), degree, so as to leave an impression not readily to be effaced, it is, therefore,doubiless in the recollection of our readers, that Thom al icatipted the destruction of a whole family, with which he had lately connected him self by marriage, in order to get the money, and other property of which he knew them to be possessed, or to which the branches of the family had recently succeeded. To effect this horrible purpose, he found means of intro. ducing poison into their viettiz.ls, in consequence of which William, the yoonger brother, alter great suffering, died: while the other brother-in-law, and twu sisters, who gave evidence on the trial, after being reduced to a state of pain and debility, under which nary still labour, were merely saved front falling also ‘ictints to the ruth less design of their unworthy relative, by the accidental circumstance of having ate sparingly of the poisoned food, an that medical aid, though toe resoried to, was so lar effectual in bringingabout their record v. On Saturday evening last a most daring robbery was committed between lighatit and Statues, oil the person of a poor out woman, named Carey, nea►ly to years of age. The villain on meeting her gave her a violent blow with his fist, knocked her down, and drew her into a field ; he then !tripped her, and !eft her for dedd.— Through the exei nous of Mr. James B .ulster, of Eg ham, the villain was taken, and has been fitly Commit ted to Ilorsemonget-lane lor trial. The ;roor woman lay from halt-pas- six till ilai-1,1,1 two on the Sunday morning, and if it had not been for a road waggon piss• ins at that time, she must have liefisl:tql. The imprisonment to which Stem, the butcher in PilltilCU, was sentenced fur an attempt to kill his wife, expired on Monday morning. " 14. 4 -f %