The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-31 00:00:00

POLICE.

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EX I R 10-H DI NARY COACH

JoAn Berl. a stage coachman, was brought berme Mr.
illiN
ti, b
charge
of
ing eireunistatices:--thi Tuesday night, the 1811. itiataut,
filr. Wm. Mostly iltlivered to Win. Hallman, the driver of
the Eutbouro welt, belonging to his brother, Mr. Jame.
Newly, a causes bag, containing 241. worth of silver, to
take by the roach fur his brother the following mottling.
Bauman accordingly took charge of it, and for greater secu-
rity tied it up in a Imre, shawl, mid its the morning, at the
Goblets-ewes-yard, Charing-cross, pot the shawl into the
seat of the coach ; three Geutletneu, who appeared to lam*
each other, got iste the coach at Chat ing-eruss, and the P. is
suer, who was in die yard, and who was known to him,
asked him to let him ride u far as the Elephant and Castle,
St. George's-field., to which he consented, soil the coach
started at the usual time, haltpast sevea. %Mei the roach
reached the Elephant mud Castle the Prisoner gut off. send
• yottug mats who wanted to go to Croydon got on the front
of the coach, and the coachman set off, having no passenger
behind. Near to Kennington-cross the couclanau'd whip
got entangled with the wheel, and horning round to dis-
entangle it, he übeei red the Prisoner Nailing on the dickey
behind. This was quite unexpected, hut he supposed
that he hail occasion to go a little further, and therefore
took no notice of it. He observed him last on the coach
at Kennitigton Gore. At Euthourn the CO:16014A Ilitsit
to the seat of the conch fur the salver, and was much
surprised at out fiodiug it there. He lust no time its
going to the inn, where its three gentlemeu had alighted,
sod on mentioning the eircumstance to them, he received
such information as led him to suspect that the Prisouer
had stolen the shawl and silver, and he c ttttt 1111111iCjit'd his
Nfr..lnotem %loftily, who directly came to tows
its quest of the Prisoner; be teamed that he was gone to
Wedgehill, Hertfordshire, and he accordingly sent there, re.
questing that he would come forward and clear his cheese-
lea. Prisoner did out come to tewu, and Mr. Muscly wrist to
Will saw him, and he very willingly accompanied
bins to town. On the first examination on Thursday even-
' ing none of the gentlemen who had rode in the coach were
present, and Mr. Mostly not wishing to proceed harshly
againet the Prisoner whilst the evidetsce was so slight, took
the word of a Mend of the Prisoner's for les furtheuming
neat morning, when Mr. Nosily said he would want the
gentlemen to attend. On Friday morning Mr. Tucker, Mr.
Neale, nod Mr. Potter, all residing at Kentish Town, attend-
ed, and the following evidence was given :
Mr. Potter plated, that on Wedursilay wed; he got into
the coach at Chering.crus, about helf.past seven in the
mu ttt i t mg; Mr. Neale and Mr. Tucker, his friends, were also
in the coach. At the Golden-cross, Charing cross, he ob
served the PrissouT talking' to the coachieati, and from
his appearance hr believed lie was the guard; that at the
Elephant and Castle he saw the Prisoner sluding near the
ranch with the coachman, and between Kentsinetun and
B.ixton.causeway, whilst the coach was going at full speed,
the Prisoner opened she enechaluer, and said to Mr. Tucker,
" I'll thank you to move, I want dl gel a pat eel from
the seat ;" sad the Prisoner then opened it, end took out
the shawl; that he °Weaved the shawl its the seat when lee
lost his cloak-ease in, soil supposing the P.ilaroer to be the
guard, he took no notice cf the fiscumotance to the coach-
man until be armed H Eastbourn, whirr the shawl was
oatmeal.

Mr. Turkel. stated that the Primmer was the malt who
Rot iulu the coach, and rept' tiled him to move while he Imik
out the shawl. 1 has was durst• while the roach was in
mid *Wait a tussle lwamid the El. phatit and Caidl. Mr.
Neale said he hail MI 11011b1 1)( the Pri.utlcr D iuR Ilw mast
who opened the roach door and took out iliti,b4ir It though
be did out bike to swear to Imo.

He was fully ronputtitd to take Li■ trial at Ilse heat As-
sizes fur the rummy of Surrey.

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