The National Register.
London, England, 1809-11-12 00:00:00

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IMBLIC OPFCE, QUEEN-SQUARE.
Friday a singular instance of cunning and medality
occurred at this Office, a modern Enchantresss named MarY
Connor, was charged with defrauding Margaret Anderous
of various articles of wearing apparel, by pretended
cal allusions. The prosecutor stated, that she lived in
Windmill street, when about four months ago the prisoner•ap.
plied to her for lodging, and was admitted. She had not heat
more than five weeks before she gained her confidence, sainiso
ving communicated many particulars to her respecting a youn;
man who then paid his addresses to her, the prisoner began to
f )rm her designs, not only of depriving the'prosecutrix of hes
lover, bat her property also.
lathe first she obtained completesuccess, mid actually mar-
ried the young man, w pile Anderson imagined he was courting
her as usual. The prisoner's next alt was made at the poor
girl's clothes, she commenced her fr olds, by pretended
ledge of necromany. and w but she ferule I the Black Art. Ha,
ving persuaded her that h r love was loco istaie, she undertook
to tell h..r who would be hei husband, 'a id tor tit t purpose
placed a poker and tongs across order the bed, this being re-
peated several nights, but finding this charm, would not answer,
amongst many other things a cake was made of pretended mate-
rials ; but notwithstanding the farce of these pretended charms,
s!te told the prosecutrix that they would cot produce the desired
dice', because the apparition of a young man was in the room,
and that this spirit wanted somethin, out of her box. The hoar
was therefore to be opened, and its contents spread on the (aisle,
to which the Prosecutrix consented; au& gowns and various
other articles, worth between 2(11. and 301. were left on the
table. The following morning they were all gone, and the
Prisoner told her that the apparition had conveyed them to a
castle in Devonshire,' and if she attempted to reveal it, she
would be turned into a fish. Being fearful of the consequences
if she unfolded the secret, the Prosecutrix did not speak of it for
near eleven weeks; during which Lime the Prisoner, by various
arts, obtained several sums of money from her. These imp* si-
dons might have continued longer, had not the Prosecterix d!o-
-covered that the Prisoner was married to the man before men-
tioned, on which she soon recovered from her delusion. Having
then applied to the Magistrates, the Prisoner was apprehended,
who, in her defence, acknowledged that the above statement Was
true, and that she had resortad to these impositions for the pur-
pose of obtaining cloathes, &c. The Prisoner in consequence
was committed for trial, and her husband as au :Accomplice was
held to bail.

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The poor man, a workman of Mr. Parker's, Wire-worker,
Frith-street, who was about three weeks since hit in the haul
by a rattle .snake, in Piccadilly, died on Saturday morning, in
St George's Hospital. The arm was in a state or mortification.
He was attended with great attention the whole of his Mom
by 1)1.. Horne.
Tuesday evening, as the Maidstooe waggon was on its wave
tram London to that place, it was robbed of a large hamper
confectionary, and a truss containing four hundred yards of • vel-!
veteeu, and several pirceb of calico. 43

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