The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-04-11 00:00:00

POLICE.

QUEISI.SQUA R B.

Mr. Adman yesterday underwent a fourth ex-
amination. The first witness called was Mrs. all.
ris, the wife of the merchant who had lost his place,
■nd the daughter of Harris, from whose house it
was said to have been stolen. This lady corrobo.
rated what bad been advanced by Mr. Young, who
redeemed the plate. She, after the plate was lost,
had missed her father from the house, where she
used frequently to can ; and although he was in the
King'i Bench, that fait she could not ascertain at
his house. Her father was in a moderate way of
business before Mr. Andrews came to lodge at his
house ; and she believed, and understood from him,
that he was relieved from embarrassments which be
had laboured under. Executions were afterwards
continually in the house.
Mr. Parker. Pawnbroker, in Fleet•street, was
next called, with kis books, to prove the pawning
of the plate. He knew the- Prisoner, but it was not
pledged by him. Two ladies came to his door in a
carriage (a custom very frequent), and one of them
pledged the property in the name of Harris. This
witn..ss had been informed that the father had
robbed the son of the plate, or that the son had
robbed the father. He nad also been surnmon.?d be-
fore a Magistrate for giving up the plate, but his
aceuset.didnot attend.

Mr. Brown, who resides in the neighbourhood of
B:dford-square, awed. that he lived on an in-
dependent_property, and first became acquainted
with the Prisoner, in the King's Beam, a few
months since. He, Mr. Brown, was discharged by
the Insolvent AB, as well as the Prisoner, and about
the same time ; they had become the most intimate
friends ; and Mr. Andrews, atter his releammeat,
lived is Great Itnesell-street, Bloomsbury, where
he kept leis chariot and a livery servaut, which was
afterwards replaced by a family coach and two
livery servants. Mr. Andrews bad given thii
Witness to understand that he was on the eve of
coming to an immense fortune, as the heir of
Bishop A wircios ; and Mr. Brown and his Lady
used frequently to dine with the Prisoner, as did
be and his Lady with them. At Mr. Andrews's
dinner party, Colonel Davison, Maltby, M'Cul.
lum, and others, used to be present; but these
persons were never invited to Mr. Brown's table.
In a conversation with a Mrs. Roberts, who
used to dine at the Prisoner's table, that lady, in the
presence of Mrs. Brown, felt herself surprised at
seeing Mrs. Andrews pay some tradesmen's bills,
and publicly deprecated so mistaken an idea. This
witness had subscribed 4001. to Mr. Andrews's sys-
tem of finance, besides having done him some little
favours while he was in the king's Bench. He had
also some bills of Colonel Davison's acceptance,
which were not yet sine. Mr. Brown had also
received a letter from the prisoner, addressed to the
Earl of Besborough. which was to procure him,
(Mr. B.) a place of 4 or SOO. a year under Govern-
ment, which he delivered to the Earl. Mr. Brown
had received this mark of kindness fro:n the Pri-
soner, after he had lent him 4JOI. and be needed no
promise for that advance, for Mr. Andrews, by his
candid, open conduit, had completely got the bet-
ter of his purse, which he felt no hesitation in open.
ing to him. Witness had received many packages
from Mr. Andrews's house, he having stated that an
exeention was expected in the house where he lodged.
Amongst these goods were some hampers of china,
the property of Mr. Asset., Win, the 644715 T a•rs
observed, had given a description of the Prisoner's
art in obtaining goods, which exceeded any thing
ever heard of. Mr. Andrews s little buy was play-
ing in Mr. Assn's shop one day, wino he was cau-
tioned not to break a fancy article, which was for
one of the Royal Family; the Prisoner observed,
" if he broke any valuable article, his pocket was
capable of replacing it." Mr. Butler had visited
the prisoner when he was an aletinke, but the former
was lal to suppose he was only out of the way. to
save being arrested. The Prisoner here expressed a
desire that Mr. Asser's property should be retuned.
A poor man, of the name of Newcombe, at whose
house the Prisoner lodged, lost List. by bun, by paying
chandlers shop, and other little tradespeople
scores, and gave a very singular description of the
Prisoner's condo& He acted the part of an em-
barrassed gentleman ; and one Jay reAd a printed
speech, which he said he had made from the hust-
ings at Ipswich, when he was a Candidate for the
representation of that borough in Parliament--
Some other curious evidence WAS brought toward ;
but we are again preven:ed by want of room from
giving it.
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Andrews complainel oT the unfair condos&
of the blagistr.ste during the invity ; a:4.1 again
denied ever having had an intention ut injuring Ally
one. A Comini,ter, he said, sot daily as fish-
mongers' Hall, to carry on this foul cunipirAcy
against him; and however his leafings might be
tortured by being mol• a ridicule in that Otiscf,
J•trg would coo.vince the would of hos inhoceuce.
The Prisoner was again rensauJed Mr antrther ts-
astutatiou.

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