The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-28 00:00:00

POLICE.

!ILA NS lON- 110 USE. •
Fiord and Thorms Hymmund. the sons of a turnkey of New.
te, were clisr,ied on sion of having stolen a parcel con-
taining 2,94.51. the property; of Messrs. Snow and Co. the bankers.
The porter of the banWrs, it sill be recollected, was, in going
through the City, towards The West-cud, rubbed of the parcel,
which was cut out of his c4tt pocket by some fellows who had fol-
lowed hint a considerable sky. One person pressed against him
two or three times, and disappeared at the corner of Shoe-lane, when
the porter missed the parcel.
A journeyman baker stared that lie was, about the time of the
eobbiay, stand:rig in Shoe.lane, talking to a friend; he observed
the two prisoners, whom he knew, and a person whom he did rot
know, come quickly down the lane, and turn shortly round the
comer of the Court. Witness knew the two brothers front
Laving seen them about the Erects, and their manner at the
time induced him to say to the person who stood next to
hint, that they had been doing no good, or something to that ef-
fect. Ile could speak more positively as to the identity of Edward
than of Thomas.

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The Solicitor for the prisoners requested that they should be die.
15 charged, as there was nu 1., tul for detaining them.
The Lord Mayor watt to ' med by Mr. Brown, the Marshal, that
further evidence would be dud in the interval between this and
another examination.

la LORDSH IP, on this account, remanded them.
James Iltmeyman, a young man of respectable appearance and
address, was charged, on suspicion of being one ut the gang by
whom it is believed the parcel containing between 0,0001. and
UAW. the property of the 3laidstone bank, was stolen.
(1. Alexander Martin, a clerk in the banking-house of Messrs.
Edmonds, Atkinson, and Co. deposed, that on the 18th inst. he
made up a rued containing upwards of 13.0001. in cash, and drafts
payable at sight. It was directed to Sir Peter Pole and Co., and
delivered to the bouk•keeper of the coach-office, to be deposited in
the care of the coachman.

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Thomas Paine, the book-keeper of the Coach-office at Maid-
stone, stated, that be received the parcel in question, and took it
up stairs to his bed-room. On the following morning he brought it
down and laid It on his desk. It was then a quarter past five
o'clock, and the coach was bite. Its usual time for starting front
Maidstone was a few minutes after five. 11'llen he laid the parcel
on hies desk it was dark, and the coach was getting ready. He
was called out to remove a quantity of hops, widdi some persons
on the outside disputed about, and said were in the way. lie was
not absent two minutes, and when he left his office to arrange
about the accommodation of the passengers, he left nobody behind
him. The person who took the parcel must have jumped over the
counter to get at it. The instant he returned he discovered that the
parcel was guile, and he cried out that somebody had stolen a valu-
able parcel. lie laid hold wf a person who was standing at the
door, anil charged him with having committed the robbery, and
wasabout to sear& him, Oben the person said lie would not sub-
mit to be searched unless &constable were sent fur. Witness af-
terwards seized the pitissematepiippart, who yea standing in the
Istirmoillees weighisettr- hoednittri nine, and slightly marched him,
but found La property in bis possession. The prisoner said nothing.
He was the only person close to the door, with the exception of the
gentleman who refused to be searched except by an officer, and
who, it had been ascertained, was a must respectable bop4nerchant,
resident in Maidstone. The witness thought he could positively
swear to the identity of the prisoner, although he bail not seen him
since Ishii' yesterday. Honeymao was, he added, dressed at that
him differently.
oneyman.—" My Lord, I never was at Maidstone in my life.
Ice: the witness take care what he is about, for I have got most re-
spt•ctable persons to prove that lass in town at the time."
The witness said he certainly was greatly agitated at the time of
the robbery, and had permitted the prisoner to proceed on his
journey.
Thomas Curtis, of Maidstone, coach-master, said, he had seen
his coach go off, and was standing in the yard on the morning in
question, when he saw the prisoner upon the pavement there.
This witness swore positively that Honey inan was the man who
was searched at .%laidstone, at.d that he had on different clothes
from those which he now wore.
Elisabeth Chittenden' the chambermaid of the Star Inn, Maid-
stone, deposed, that on the day before the robbery, the prisoner, in
company with two other persons, slept in a double-bedded room.
They were very particular in ordering that they should be Gilled
very early on the following morning, to come to town by the coach.
She could swear to the identity of the prisoner most positively,
although lie was dressed in • different manner now.
The prisoner here put on his hat, and desired the witness to look
well at him, and be cautious of what she said.
The winless said. she not only knew the prisoner again by
his figure, his complexion, and the colour of his hair, but by his
voice. _

Mr. Brown, the 31srsbal, said, he did not wish to proceed
further with the case that day, as lie expected it witness in town,
whose evidence, if it turned out that site could identify the pri-
soner, would be of the utmost importance.
The prisoner's Solicitor said, that the Magistrate could not try a
cast, nor pmpctly examine contradictory evidence, but lie had
known instances where they had beard evidence of an alibi. Ile
had. he believed, powerful evidence of this nature, which he wished
bin Lordship to hear, with the view of inducing him to allow the
prisoner to give bail.
The Loan itltYost declined hearing this evidence, and re-
tuand‘d the pritoner for further examination.