The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-02-03 00:00:00

POLICE.

MANSION-HOUSE.
MrSTERIOIIS DICAPPEARMICC.—Yesterday a young man
named Grow Plarwroier was brought before the Loan Matron,
charged by his father, a respectable old man, with having Com-
mitted a breach of the peace.
The father, who hes been for many years established as a stay.
maker, in Princes-street, Minories, stated, that for more than two
years loot his son had been in the habit of committing the most
serif/WI breaches of the peace.
The son, when asked by the Loin Marna what he had to say
in his defence, was at fast so witch agitated that he burst ism tears.
He said it was extremely painful foe him to be placed at the bar
under a charge preferred by his father; but it was another imputa-
tion of an awful nature, no lei.s than that of having murdered his
brother, which had been east upon him by his family, and had for
• long time made his mind unhappy. It was this which had an
effort on his mind thal he could not prevent, and, when he drank,
worked him up to commit those breaches of the peace which he
now lamented. His brother, who was no more, and whom he was
charged with having in wane way or other destroyed, would now,
if be were alive, be abnnt 117 years of age. The thought of that
accusation was quite intolerable.
The Lonn Masoa questioned the father upon this extraordi-
nary statement.
The father said that he had never made such a charge against
the unhappy young man at the bar, and never would have breathed
the subject had it not been thus publicly alluded to. The truth
was, that he had had another son named Robert, who some years
since was set tip in business at eit.,,,ilban'a, where he succeeded in
establishing himself as • stay-maker. Hut he made an unfortunate
marriage, and separated from his wi(e. It was now seven years
since he had suddenly disappeared from his family, who had never
since received the slightest information as to what had become of
him. A reward was offered for any information reverting him.
hut tlit only intelligence they could. receive was merely conjectural,
land describd hint as having leen seen at Redfern, in Hertford-
shire, on the day after he wan missed from St. Alban's, getting into
a post-chaise, arxompluded by a rtrenge
The Lon, Mat-ox here desired to know whether Mr. Plummer
had accused his non at the bar with being instrumental to the dis-
appearance of Robert.
111 r. Plummer said he had never dreamt of making such an ac-
cusation ; but, George himself had spoken of his absent brother sit
• murdered MO, and had, by what he stated to his mother and
and his youngest brother, imputed to hint:A.lf • knowledge of the
fate of yoliert.... . . . . . . .

11IC Loru .lame then immediately desired that the mother,
who stood next to her hushand 4lniwned in tears, should state what
had occurred between her and her son icorge upon tke subject of
Robert's disappeamcre.
Alra. Plummer said, that the prisoner told her, shoot a month
after Robert tea that he was either dead or soon would he
drad, and that she nit be convinced a the truth of it. The
dreadful f cat furs oeaion by this comr.itiniestion were not alleviated
by an il,:11111111CC made soon alit-muds by George, that Robert was
'dead ; an assurance seeointried by the words, " I know where
he is--.I know where he Bea, Frequently since that period George
had alluded to the dreidful subject, bat never had he bean accused
of being a party to the disappearance of his brother. There war a
younger brother now at tit. Albaa's, who had mentioned that
George had told him that Robert was dead t that he (Geot,
knew of his death, but would Mt swlich (tell tan). Roth father
and mother had, until this 'detonate, been io doubt whether their
child had gone abroad or bean destroyed.
The prisoner here said he area sorry to be obliged to contradict
his parents, for whom he had the utmost respect. He never had
made. any assertions to the elect stated, and declared that he was
only provoked, when in a state of intatleation, to allude to the as-
persions which had liceo made upon hint with regard to the death
of his brother.

Mr. Plummer admitted that the prisoners general conduct was
proper, hut his frequent and terrifying allusions to the calamity
were such, as, with the COWllift of other painful circumstances, al-
' most drove him (the father) to the commission of suicide.
The prisoner here ezpressed the satisfaction he felt at the publi-
city given to the circumstances of the case, as all imputations
'against hitrfse.lf would he speedily terminated by it.
The boast MAYOR said that a great advantage would certainly
i arise from the pi:Airily gives to the case ; as, if Robert Plummer
were dead, the inquiry which must necessarily take place wherever
the facts and auspicious were nientletied, would most of ktuilly
tend to bring to light any existing evidence; and if he were alive,
would furnish the hest means of making him acquainted with the
of condition of his family. Ilia Lordship conaideml it ne.
ersury to remand the prisoner until the younger brother can be
brought from St. Albau s.
The prisoner was then remarseed.