The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-10-23 00:00:00

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)LICE.

sow-statist.
An Monday, Miss F. made iteplicavai oar R
Folio. 1:1 cimsequeiiee of a certain flitaieter having
threat wed-to kill her on Sunday night, an I baying
, made use of other violert threats against her. Sir
Ilicis%sts, in-consequence, issued a warrant ageiast
him.
Yesterday he attended at the Office, and Miss
F. with her Attnrney. •met him. "lhe business
tame before Mr. B and Sir W e.ttsw P s doss.
The case wes not fully gone into ; hut, at the rc-
qugst of the Defendant, and by the consent of the
Prosecutriz and her Attorney, it was perntitted to
stand over until a retort Jay.
The CAUPe of the Defendant's condos& towards
the Prns-eutriz, we ll:niers:and. is jealousy, that she
prefer. Major Semple to NM; and, although he ha.
been several times rudely treated by her and the NI.I-
rat, yet he persists in endeavouring to general the
ter. The Defendant has been frequently forbid
the house, but. being determined to conquer the
Major, hal continued to purswe the objesft of his
aireCtion. Lately the Prose:envie and Major Sem-
rle were gong, nut together in a coach,. Vi hen they
ton discovered the Defendant behind. Tee Ma-
jor repeatedly revinested him to alight from the
coach ; hut he refired. The parties being deter,
aniiied not to satisfy his curiosity, ordered the
coachman not to go to the place orieitudlT intend-
ed ; but to go beyond the Queen's Elms, in Kittle
Chelsea, where tile Major got out, and insisted
upon the Defendant's getting off the coach; and,
hevieg accomplished that, he ordered the coach-
man to drive the Prosecutrix back to her hoes,:;
and. it is stippos-d, the two gallants settled their dis-
pute in is manly way. The following morring
the Defendant stet a letter to the Maj apologiz-
ing (or his ereidlin the preceding eiteniog, and
said, ne sheuid think no more of what had passed.
03 two • thee occasions, the Defendant met the
Prosecimix and Major Semple together, when
he gave charge of them to a weichmaii, saying, she
was his wife, aid the Majer was going to run away
with her : and a few evenings since, the Defendant
called at the Praseciatix's house, and being refused
admittance he the servant, wh , told him her Mr,-
WM. WA. from home, lie would not take a denial,
and swum he would bleak the Joor open. The
Prosittitrix, who was at home, but dl, to avoid a
disturbance, Wilt out to and walked till :he
came to a neighteen's house, when she wished ham
A good night, and desired him not to make any
noise, or he would be charged upon the watch. 9n
her rem n horn', ro her great sot prise, she found the
Defendant had got into her house, and refused to
leave it for the whole of that night.
HATTON.GARDEN.
SWINDLING.
Ye•terday, Harken and Ler,. rb• fratorrut
were again brought before the Meetsts sr F.S at
this Office. for further examination, charged with
various species of swindling, in Bills sof Exchange,
and obtaining goods under false pretences, as men-
tinned in oar Paper of Saturday last. A man of
the name hf Henry Ira. Schmitz, was also brought
ue, lie h fhflbeen apprehended since the last exam'.
nation, and, from scene hiils, and ankles of jew-
eliery found in his pess ssion, there were strong
grnundc fir supposing he was connected with the
parties. ?sinful:l; mote transpired upon this ezami-
natien, against the two first, than appeared on the
f,rnier day; but a Mt. John Dixon. publican, and
p o, rigtoi of the Castle, in Swailowstreet, deposed,
teat about three weeks Ago, ant a SAlAllday, a person,
who was a total vranger to him, called at his house,
and enqiiired for the former proprietor, and then
aiiked the Devonian to let him have a pound upon a
note, which he produced. uutil the following Mon-
day ; 4nd, finding it a bill for 251. I ls. he advanced
II los. on it. slip posi git to be a gond bill, and that
the 101 l in was known to the former proprietor. The
bill lay Stith him ever since, and the person never
called about it ; when due, he sent it where it was
made payable, bitt had not received any answer.—
The man who gave it to him was something like the
Prisoner Schultz, but he could not speak positively.
Mr. John Skidmore, carver and gilder, stated,
'het le had some dealings, in his line of business,
with the Prisoner, Schott,, and a man of the name
of Padden, who passed himself as a merchant, and
kept his counting-house in St. Mary Axe. Upon a
(sumer trenseaion, he took Mr. P.1%3%11E11'3 accept-
ance for his goods, and, when due, it was duly ha-
mmiest He supposed that Padden and Schultz were
partners, the latter generally being the person he
Ault with; but, on receiving the bill, he found it ac-
cepted by Padden alone. Upon the last transac-
tion with them, he did not hesitate to take a bill as
befits.; hut, when it was due, he discovered that
}leaden was never to be found at hnme; and, within
a few slays, all his furniture and valuables were re-
moved. Another person also attended against
Schultz, he had sold him a quantity of parry-co-
lc tired heads and various articles of jewellery, fur
which he had taken Padden's acceptance ; not yet
dote. It SAS further asserted, that Schultz was a
eaekropt some years ago, and had absconded from
le. creditors; a Commission of Bankruptcy was
hate again Wien out against him. A great number
of bill, drafts, bankers' cheques, notes, &c. ledger,
cash book, Sm. were produced by the nficers, found
in the apartments of the different prisoners, drawn,
as cepted, or endorsed, in fletitious names.
In :lib deleace. the Primmer, Schultz, stated, that
he was a Prussian by birth, and bad Isere in the
correaetile line in this kingdom for the lest six
year ; being uefortunate at trade, he became clerk
tie Mr. Padden, shout six months ago; but denied
all keaissledge of the business before the Magi,-
trat• s. and referred to some respectable Gentlemen
in the Alien Office, fur a know:edge of his charac-

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I:se Pliatitser, Chateauneuf, stated, that be was
born i t Ftausa.. his father was a henchman, and
resided and C4l t ied on an extensive trade for thirty
years in tbis country lie had accaiionally visited
France. but r.ot subsequent to the year 1793 ; he had
vac.. leer: it: Liuilantl. He lost A very good estate
a s 4 urge of die Fiend' Revolution. All the
Pita•ners thawd and knowledge ,if Clayton West,
stud some 4)11ort vmums naecri..ned by the MAGI.,
TAATC 5.5...:;14 Hum-Ingham,
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