The National Register.
London, England, 1816-08-04 00:00:00

AUGUST 4.

never ST,/ Reiter tined he was hroueot
You have sworn directly to the ceittrea..
A p-:.-cat number of Wicil,r4:.l WrSJ oche i ..- a examined. and their
depnienens taken at length; the remit we:. C:eit Johnson was ordered
era :k to the Iloine ef Cerrectien. teed Mr. N..res won to the Secretary
of Stete to lay the whole or the depositions before him.
It is to be hoped the coueniratore, whose nefarione proceed.
ince are before the publas will feel (if convicted) the severity
ofjuelice in the •aine manner as the wretches who %erre guilty
of like offences in 17aa-e. 'they were all Maimed, tried, and
convicted for the maid murder of one of their victims, who
lead been execitted for a robbery a itli which they had [barged
him. On the tried a ilitleSiii.ll arose, whether the tact proved
agaitiet the eliminate illllO 11011'd to murder by any few then ex.
ietilig, which question was reserved for argument before the
Judges. The indictment against them was for aiding, hiring,
and counselling one of their gang to rub, with the person eke-
cnted (who know nothing of the whole transaction), another
of their villainous associates; but beranse it did not appear
that they did imnediattly, and in person apply to both the two
men, the verdict WAS brought in special.. irtie Judges took
60111 e time to consider the case; and in Feb. 1756, the mis-
creams, Macdaiiiel, Betio, SAIIIIOII. and Egan, received the
following sentence, viz." That they should stand in the pillory,
two at a time, to he imprisoned seven year% in N ev, gate, to
61111 security Of 1,00)1. each fur their good behaviour fur seven
years, and to pay each a heavy tine, and be imprieinied until
such sermity end tine were complied with." On the Bth of
March following. they accordingly were placed in the pillory
in Smithfield, and were very much pelted. and Egan received
a severe wound which proved mortal, and he died soon after.
'flue others were iniereably bruised, but received uo further
injury, evcept being entered with all the tilde and nnetinest
that could be collected. 'These wretches heel carried on this
nefarious system upwards of sixteen yeare, and some of titan
Lad raised a great deal of money.
Tuesday W. Elliott, a master bricklayer. of Hammersmith, was re-
examined, charged with attempting to violate the person of Mary Ann
Bird, under five years of age. Mary Cure stotol, theft on die 19th
ult. she observed the child running from its parents' home. in which
the prisoner had been at work, in meat agitation; she ran to her
mother, and told law that the man in the white jacket. ttowsers, and
cap, had ill-treated her. Witness (with the mother) examined her
pereou, when what the child had gated was confirmed by the appear-
ance of her garments. W. 1). Bird, father of the child, deposed, that
he expoetulated with the prisoner, who replied, that he only kissed the
child, accounted for the appearances on her garments, by saying he
had been sizing some patches on the walls, and that some eprinklea
must have fallen on her. Witness aceordingly went to the room in
which the prisoner had been at work, but could not observe any sized
patches on it. The prosecutor said. that a Mr. Pitt, in the nheence of
the prisoner, had repeatedly applied to him to make up the matter,
and asked hint if some money and a good supper would make it up.
Mr. Pitt said, in answer, that he did Dot offer money; he only asked
if they would not take el. Mr. Birnie said, he did not know what,
construction to put upon words; but it appeared to him that mover
could not have been offered with any other intention.
At the examination on Monday, some mystery was attached to the
case, in consequence of Mr. Hanson, the Maenstrete, who resides in
that part of the country, destroying his warrant after he had issued it
against Elliott.
The worthy Magistrate now attended before Mr. Birnie, and ex.
phenol his motives for cancelling the warrant after he had issued it, to
arise from the most delicate and honourable motives; having had is
dispute with Elliott, he deemed the charge improper to be brought
before him, .end therefore sent all the parties to the above office.
Under all the circumstances, the Magistrate thought it right to hold
Elliott to bail.
W. Bearden was filly committed for stealing ego dollars, the pro.
perty of Col. Jervis. of die seth regiment.
A young man, late a clerk in the banking-house of Messrs. Roharts.
Curtis, and Co. in Lambent-street, underwent a long examination.
charged with feloniously stealing a large sum of money facm the hank.
The sum deficient has already been ascertained to amount to upward.
of Learn. which, it is suppose& he had taken at different tines. Several
note; have been traced into his possession, which have been identified
by marks of the outaloor clerki, put on them when they take them
from persons they collect from. On the deficiencies in the account*
being discovered. and an enquiry taking place, suspicion fell upon the
prisoner, which induced him to abecond. On the following day he
was traced to a home in the New-road, where he was cohabiting with
a female. When the officer had taken him into custody lie Wand him
very ill, and having nu doubt that he had taken poison, a Medical
Gentleman was sent for, and on his arrival he administered a portion it
medicine, which had the desired effect of bringing a large portion of
laudanum off his stomach, just in time to save hie life. On this being
brought to the office, there wire evident symptoms of his having taken
poison, from his head and face being considerably swelled. The
female with whom he cohabited was-brought to the office, and exa
amined as to the course of life he pursued, the sums of money that lot
brought home and expended upon her; but she, as might he expecte%
wits very reluctant to say. any thing that would criminate the pnsonez.
The prisoner was comiuttted for further examination.
HATTON-GARDEN.
Tuesday, R. Mackay, one of the conspirators, underwent a final ex-
amination, charged with receiving a gold seal, stolen by Hubbard
in a skittle-ground, as has been detailed. lie was fully committed
for triat—He then requested not to be sent either to Newgate or
Clerken well Prison, as he sheuld he murdered. The Magistrate, theree
fore, committed him to the House of Correction.
In consequence of information received by Readaitin. and Limbrick.
of Hatton-garden offer, that J. Donley. alias Jarlver Dandy, was the
contriver of a burglary committed in the house of Mr. Poole, of Eve.
rest-stroet, Brunswick-square, and in which Vaughan was the appre-
herder of T. Batts, it. Rowley, and J. Farthing. who were conneteet
of the same on the itth of January last, they apprehended him, and
he underwent an examination before Mr. Raiu.ford, who ordered him
for further examination. It appears, that Vaughan and Hanley were
in clo.e consultation on the night before the rubbery; and it is said, by
one of the unhappy men under sentence of death, that Hanley was the
person who took sonic of the property stolen; but lie was idlcwed to
iocape. Every clay brings new information relative to these abomina-
ble conspiracies.
Yining Edwards. the Patmle, has been suspended; it being the de-
termination of the Magistrates to follow up the investigation respecting
any who have but a slight suspicion against them of their conduct
dicing improper, till the suspicion attached to them is wholly cleared
sin. The suspicion against Young Edwards is, that he was with
Vaughan when he took the men at the manufactured burglary at Mn.a
WDonald's house at Ilonton.
NIARI.ROROUOTI.STREF.T.
A Gentleman of finnan-, in Argyle-street, complained cf R. Keen
for a daring robbery and outrage in his house on Saturmay se'nnight.e.
The Gentleman went to the Otters that night, leaving his two children
two female servants, and Keen, whom he had ro:endy c Len into his
service. The two females went out, efter putting the children to bed;
and Keen went up to the two children in bed, and with horrid impreem
dons demanded where their father kept his money. He first awoke a
little boy, who was unable to answer his question; and he next awoke
the sister, a child of tender years, and, with a hammer in his hand, en-
d:extend to intimidate her by stating tint he heel killed her brother.--
The children could give him no irahtmation, and the offender proceeded
to ranseck the house, and obtained a gold watch and two others, wee-
cher with Bank-notes of town and temintry to e large amount, with which
he got off, and has not vet here secured. The prisoner is a youth un-
der 21 years of age, rend a native of Camden, Gloucestershire.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Tuesday, Harriett (larva was examined on the following cheerer...
Elizabalt, d:at&tt.:r of G. Sunshine, of Elder-street, stated, that wow

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time b.l.ll:te missal several silver sprats, aryl suspecting the maid-,er-
rant (elearlotti Anthony), sac ruzused her, when she acknowletl:al
Laving ttken them to the pri-oner, who is a fintune-teller, in Frying-
tem.all Soitalti,kls. ah.o went there, and enquired for
INarlmte A.id,ony, but no pelson knew he-; she then said she had
wine to have her fie:tune told, when, &I_r paying sixpence, they pro-
ceeled to the divination ; in the coarse of which, the old woman in-
form .11 her of every circumstance refitting to Cie stolen plate. She that
tAI the Acct of her inisinon ; that her servant had informed her the
spoons were, or had be-n, in her po,se..sion, and demanded the dupli-
cates, prone,4,,g not to pros.xute; bat she swore !Utterly bile had not
got the.n, and ~.msectitrix went away ; but in about half in hour the
Sybil lef. the eluplieate4 at her Wm.:, when site gave information to J.
Armstrong, the Officer, who took her into custody.—Remanded.