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London, England, 1865-03-27 00:00:00

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LONDON, MONDAY. MARCH 27.

ON the 27th of last December, about half-past
ten, a young active-looking man stopped a police-
constable in Shrewsbury Market-place, and raked
his way to the police-office. They were at once
friends; for they were both policemen. Mr.
WARD CROSS was of the Shrewsbury force, and
the stranger represented himself as of the Car-
marthen force, and as having been sent with a
warrant to apprehend one Damian TanatrioN, for
stealing a gold watch and guard from the landlady
of • hotel at Carmarthen. Of course the intelli-
gent Welsh constable told Cams all about the
watch—how it was valued at 301., and had been
sold for 16/. to • jeweller at Aberdare. Of course
both the officials went to the Shrewsbury
polies-office, and of course Mr. Caws saw
the warrant, which, being in the hands
of a brother constable, he naturally assumed
to be all in order. Nothing, however, was done
during that evening in the way of arresting the
robber THOMPSON, but the Welsh constable fur-
nished his newly-found friend with an accurate
description of the robber, and told him that there
was a ring amongst the stolen property. The
evening of the 27th closed with the Welsh con-
stable in a comfortable bed at the Star lon, which
Ifx. WARD had kindly procured for him.
Next morning the Carmarthen officer, whom we
may call Morwas, having bad an excellent break-
fast, and haring been furnished with • guide in
the person of Constable ADAMS, proceeded to
search for the robber ThoursoN. He made no
secret about the warrant, for he showed it openly
to his companion, or about the object of his
search. THOMPSON, he said, was a man
" about forty-four years of age, about five
" feet eight inches high, light hair, • good-looking
"man, with a light or false moustache." After
visiting two hotels they reached the Raven. The
first visit was unsuccessful ; but on the occasion of
a second visit the Carmarthen constable found his
man. ADAMS was called into the coffee-room, and
there he found the robber, who was at once
charged by MorroaN with stealing the ring and
other property. Most thieves, when they are
apprehended, deny their guilt ; or, if they are re-
markable for effrontery, Resume an air of injured
innocence, and even deny their personal identity.
No police-constable is deceived by such ordinary
tricks; nor, indeed, was Mr. ADAMS. What
mattered it that the gentleman in the coffee-room
indignantly denied that he was the robber, or
had anything to do with robbing the landlady
at Carmarthen ? What mattered it that he told his
name—which was ASHWOSTH, not THOMPSON—
that he was the son of • magistrate in Lancashire,
whence he had come over-night, and that be was
going on a visit to Mr. DARBY, at Stanley Hall,
near Bridgnorth ? The Carmarthen constable was
firm, and policeman ADAMS was DOS to be deceived.
According to Monoarea story, the robber had left
his key behind, and MorioaN had got it from the
landlady. So, sure enough, when they went up-
stairs, the Carmarthen constable took a key from I
his pocket which locked and unlocked the port-
manteau of THOMPSON alias Aanwonrn. Further
protestation was vain. The constable Monoan
took possession of the robber's money,
his watch, guard, and ring, which he of
course declared to be part of the stolen
property, and then conveyed his prisoner to the
police-office. In • short time they were before the
magistrates in petty sessions ; and under the guid-
ance of the intelligent acting clerk the magistrates
performed their duty with praiseworthy celerity.
Mr. ASHWORTH was charged by the Carmarthen
constable, under the name of Groans THOMPSON,
with the robbery ; the constable gave evidence
against him ; he produced the watch, guard, ring,
&c., and concluded by asking for a remand. The
remand was granted. The prisoner was taken
back to the police-station, whilst the Carmarthen
constable took possession of all the property of
ASRwoRTH alias THOMPSON. Constable ADAMS
accompanied his friend llioaeaN to the station,
where be wrote a letter to his superior at Carmar-
then, announcing the successful capture of Groans
THOMPSON, and the expected capture of his sup-
posed associate. Thus, poor Tama-now was left
in prison, penniless, whilst the active Carmarthen
constable was off by rail on his mission of jos•
tire.
Can anything be more simple or more natural
than the story we have just told ? On the other
hand, it is obvious that the only evidence of the
facts was that of the Carmarthen constable. He
was believed to be a police-timetable, because Le
said so. Poor Asswoarn was believed to be
Ticomrscur, because the Carmarthen constable
',said so. Asawonsn was prevented from
communicating with his friends, because
the Carmarthen constable insisted that Twowrsow,