The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-07-04 00:00:00

POL ICE.

110W.STREET.
Yesterday evening Abraham For/T, alias Abrahams, a Jew,
well known to the police as a reputed thief, was brought before Mr.
Ilat.Ls, charged on suspicion of being concerned in two street
robberies of a very daring and outrageous description.
It appeared in evidence, that yesterday, about noon, a procession
or the members of the trade of cabinet makers pissed through the
Strand, with colours flying and various emblems of their calling
exhibited, on their stay to some tavern in the neighbourhood of
London, to celebrate their annual feast. When the procession
reached Somerset House, there was a considerable crowd assembled,
and amongst them Mr. Emmett, a professor of music, residing in
Ebury-place, Pimlico. This gentleman, who has unfortunately
nearly lost his sight, was standing, with two friends, on
the pavement, when a gang of young men. who had been
previously observed to be very busy in creating all the
confusion possible in the crowd, and at the head of whom
was the prisoner, surrounded him and his friends, and by
violent hustling, notwithstanding that considerable resistance
was made, suceeLdid in separating him front his companions, and
robbed him of his watch and appendages. Information was imme-
diately given to several of the police officers of Row-street, who are
stationed at Sumer.et-liouse during the Royal Academy Exhibi-
tion, and they, w.th some parish constables, went in front of the
procession, and met the prisoner, still heading a numerods parry,
whose acts too plainly indicated that their sole object was plunder.
The officers took the prisoner into custody, and were conveying
him to the watchhouse, when Lis companionkruished upon the cap-
tors and rescued the prisoner front them. In a short time of er
there were more attempts to rob those who were witnessing the
procession, and the prisoner was apprehended, still at the head of a
gailfr. The Trost violent resistance was wade by him and his com-
panions, and it was trot without the loss of some blood, and the
Infliction of some bruises. that he was at length secured.
Two young gentlemen. named Richardson, who were with Mr.
Emmett at the time of the robbery, swore most positively to the
prisuner, as being the person who was the first to assault 111 g. Em.
melt, and who actually snatched the watch from his fob.
William Moseley, a peter to a gentleman in Spring-gardens,
deposed, that previously to the time spoken of in the last statement,
lie was in the Strand looking at the procession of the Cabinet.
makers, when lie was suddenly surrounded by a gang of persons
and robbed of his watch and al. ia money, which he had about him.
he prisoner was at the head of the gang, and was the person who
first assaulted him. The pockets of the witness were completely
emptied and turned inside out.
Mr. HALLS—Then you were what they ter 11 completely cleaned
out ?

If'itnets—Yes, quite mopped out, if you like that better.
The prisoner said he knew nothing about either robbery.
lie was fully committed for trial on both charges.
HATTON-GAR ri11...N.

Sistnr Lan Cita antl frm. Trugkrit
were brought ep from St. Pancras watch-house, charged with rob-
bing Samuel West, on the King's highway.
West, the prosecutor, a ery old man, residing on the Pad-
dington Canalotated that he metthe prisoners, in company with three
other men and a *onion, near Battle-bridge toll-gate, on Saturday
night. The prisoner at the bar (John ‘Vaglen) was leading a home,
which he asked prosecutor to purchase. The latter inquired the
price, and was told Cl. Itta. This he thought was more than the
value, and declined to buy. When he was going away, one of the
party suid to prosecutor, " At all events you will have no objection
to give something to drink." The latter did not object, and they
all went Into the Maidenhead public house, where they lout a glass
of gin each, for which prosecutor paid at the bar t he then parted
froiti them, but had vet gone far from the honk, when he was pur-
sued, and knotted down by John NVaglen and others, Waglen
kneeling on his breast, and holding hint fast by the throat, whilst
the remainder of the gang rifled his pockets of everything he
about him ; in his purse were four sovereigns, a half-sovereign, and
a quantity of silver. lie remembered having seen Wm. Waglin
along with the party at the time they wanted to sell the horse ; but
when he was kuocked down, the latter was standing some distance
off. Prosecutor believed they held his throat to prevent him from
calling for assistance,
Mr. LAING—At what hour did the robbery take place ?
Prosecutor—l should think it was near ten o'clock, on Satur-
day night.
Mr. LA t.ti 6—Could you distinguish the persons of those by whom
you were knocked down ?
Prosecutor—Yes, for the night was very clear. The prisoner,
John Wablen's, face. I saw distincey, as he was kneeling on my
breast.

Truman, and another. local constable of Battle-bridge, appre-
hended the prisoners at the Maidenhead on the following morning,
in consequence of the prosecutor's information. They came very
readily, professing total ignorance of tile robbery.
Illr.l4.stso (to the prosecutor)—Do you mean to charge both
prisoners, or only one ?
Prosecutor—l cannot speak positively as to the taller man (Wil-
liam), because he was some distance from the party when I was
kno,:ked down ; the man who first struck me is not in custody.
Mr. LAIXG—WouId yru know that man if you saw lint again ?
Prosecutor—Yes, Sir, I ant certain I should.
Mr. LAI Igo then said, that there did not appear to be sufficient
evidence against the prisoner,AVilliam, to detain him ; but the other
man he should remand until Monday, for further examination.
The prisoner begged leave to say a Lew words before he was taken
from the bar. _

Mr. LAI N o acquiesced.
The prisoner decl•tred that he was wholly ignorant of the rob-
bery ; he certainly met the prosecutor on Saturday night, who
wished to purchase a horse he had with him at the time, but the
latter had not the money to pay for it, and he asked them to have a
glafe of gin at the Maidenhead, after which he went away ; and
when prisoner came out he found that his horse bad been impound.
ed at the Green-yard for Ils., which he paid the following morn-
ing. The prisoner added, that he could Ming forward many per-
sons residing in the neighbourhood, who would speak to his
character. _

his. Lego (to the proseeutor)—Are you attain as to this
man ?

Prosecutor—Yes, your Worship—quite certain.
Mt. LAING—Then he must stand committed for.further exami-
nation on Monday next. The other prisoner is discharged.
Just as they had been removed from the bar, the landlord of the
Maidenhead public-house came into the Office, and the constable
sutiFested that perhaps lie could throw some light on the subject.
I lie landlord stated that the prosecutor, the nrisoners, and some
other men, came to the bar of the Maidenhead between the hours
of nine and ten o'clock, on Saturday night, when the former called
for some gin, which he paid for at the time ; they had been bar-
gainir.g about the price of a horse, for which prosecutor was to have
given a deposit of 195., but on examining his purse, he found that
he had only its. lid. in all the money about hint.
Mr. LAING (tO the prosecutor)—Do you mean to swear that you
had any money in gold ?
Prosecutor—Yes, four sovereigns and a half sovereign.
Mr. LAING—If the purse contained gold must you have seen it?
Landlord—Undoubtedly. for tie prosecutor turned the bottom
upwards when he counted the elver.
Mr. I,ArNG—Was the prosecutor drunk or sober?
ap-
pearance.
intoxicated, 1 should conclude front his ap-
pThe prisoner was then ordered back to the bar.
Mr. Lost: then asked hint the nature of his trade and circu in
I stances. _ . .

The prisoner replied he was a dealer in horses, and had very
lately built three houses at Battle-bridge, in one of which he re-
sided at present.
This was confirmed by some of the officers.
Mr. Lox° then said, as the prosecutor swore positively that he
was the man who committed the r,dthery, he should have sent him
to prison forthe offence ; but in consideration of the la atlord's tea.
ti he should merely requite him to enter into personal recog-
nisances of 61)1, to answer any charge that might be prc ferred against
him between this and Monday next.
But for the timely appearance .of the landlord, this man would
have in all probability been committed on the capital charge,
though, liOnt all we can learn, there is very little doubt of his inno-
cence.
MA RLBOROUGH-STREET.
Yesterday, two gentlemen, of the names of Spelteer and Spooner,
the latter wearing a formidable pair of mustachios, were brought
from St. James's watch.house, on the charge of " flooring the
Charleys."
John Newman Adams, a St. James's watchman, stated that he
was on duty in Bury-street, wheritthe two gentlemen came up to him
and, before he had time to say any thing to them, one cf them, he
thought Mr. Spencer, knocked him down. Ile sprung his rattle, to
bring Fell esti Al eork, two other watchmen, wo came to his
assistance, and with their aid he succeeded in taking them to the
watch-house. The gentlemen were not drunk. It was but a few
nights before a watchman was caught up in the arms of a gentleman
and thrown into the cart-rood.
3lr. ROE permitted them to go outside the Office and settle with
the watchmen.
The next charge in the St. James's book was against Mr. Henry
Burnell d, supported by several watchmen of St. James's-street,
and contradicted by Lord Bingham, Mr. Jerrold., and four or live
gentlemen of the Guards' Club-house. Such were the contradictory
statements and the confusion in St. James's-street anti at the Office,
hat Mr. Roe referred the whole to the %Vetch Committee of St.
James's, at that time sitting.
Thomas Harris stated, that he was going his round in Little
Rider-street, St. James's, on Sunday night, about half-past twelve,
when he saw Lord Bingham, Mr. Barnard, and several other gen-
tlemen, with two girls of the town; he told the women to go about
their business, and the gentlemen not to interfere. Lord Bingham
struck him many times, and at last knocked him down ; he was so
stunutal by the blow as not to be stile to rise, and the gentlemen
got away Witness had his stick broken in half, and had hls
shoulder put out, but it was replaced by Br. Woully, of Bolton.
row. Ha was struck by several; there were as many as thirty
gentlemen. at one time.
John Fell, another watchman, spoke of the general confusion,

On Saturday, Wm W.. went, of Bedford-street, Bedford-square, of a
daughter.

DIED.

On Thursday, at Whittlehnry, tu the lath year of her age, Harriet,
second daughter of John Heanelsok, Esq.
On Saturday, at Chelsea, Sir Norborne Thompson, fart.
On Saturday, at the Church Missionary College, Islington, aged three
years and eight months, Emily, third daughter of the Rev. John N.
I*We.
On Thursday, In the 21st year of his age, Frederick George Smith, son
of James Smith, Esq. of Ashlyn's Hull, Herta, a Cornet in his Majesty's
13th Regiment of Light Dragoons.
On Thursday, at IVeston-superslfare, Mrs. Parker, wife of Joseph
Parker, Esq. Surgeon Royal Nary, and eldest daughter of the late Ludo-
wick Grant, Esq. of Knoekando, Morrayshire.

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