The National Register.
London, England, 1821-11-05 00:00:00

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MONDAY, °remit" te.—A tell involving some very eaten.
ordinary cireuninanets occupied the court a great partuf this .
day.
J. Conn, and Tine My Foley. the former principal, the latter
assistant clerk in the office of Jnhn feeire,e ,Vewsotn, 'Esq. one
of the Sitting Aldermen, together with Idin'Aforigan and Jame,
Murphy. Width. were aerator? on * charge of asteelt, tithe
imprisonment., imp:pinion, and extortion, all mast tea colon
'of the situraioas they tilled, and further aggrawatid by their vie'
dins being unprotected, though respectehle females. The fol.
lowing is an Moline of the case, as thaiile:l in the evidence:—
On the I lth of September last, the Jr:teeters, Morgan, and
Murphy, receiver' a warrnit from come person to arrest a man
named Keleher for a debt, upon the condition, as appeared, of
tt No paschal:se no pay." or ia.other words, they roe to receive
no payment until they made the arrest. Accuittingly, at about
two o eleek on that day, they proceeded to Mee. A reisnung's,
in Goiai.,,c's Street. where Keleher had for some ttm'clodgecl. -On
theirinqutry she informed them that Releher Vas not et borne—
At-eight o'clock on the same evening they returned, aced baying
got a similar answer twat Mrs. Astustrocg. that " e:relwr wire eta
within. they &dux& their purpose. and dennuided the key. of
• several depertrients, which, all but one, lucre delivered to them
by Mrs. Arntecrong, aho pointed out the room of which she hail
not elven the key as that in which Ne;eherlidgeti, who then had
it lOeked, and who, in tact. sae in Mc room at the time, but
without her knowlailge. After having in a very violent and
authoritative manner, searched all the other monist, and finding
they could not obtain the key, or admission into this, they be-
came more clamourous and violent, charged Mrs. Arnsireng
and her niece with assisting in a re,Tue, and threatener? to
break open the door; brit on being informed by a boy who had
teen him out, that while thy were at the dour •Keleher had
escaped through the window, they went off; declaring they would
niche Mrs. Armscrone.sieffer or assisting in the rescue, 46 they
termed it and preventing their earning the money they had
mimed tie. It further appeared by the evidence, that they
then went to Mr. Newsom 's oar?, v:hore, rm consultation with
the traversers, Cana and Foley, the plan of the subsequenteart
or the business was arranged. Asteordiegly. and in pursuance
of their threat, they renamed again at ten 4lock on the sante
eight with whet tittles:died a warrant. which they had obtained
from Cone and Coley, against Mrs. Ate strop anti her Mew, re
young lady who re;ided with lier, trithllof 'whom they declared
they would immedintely take to bridewell. where they should
remain all night, unfree they instantly paiilsix shillings and tax-
pence, what the feiitier trete to receive for arresting Keleher.
nyhis Mrs. Armstrong peremptorily retased, demanding to be
' gelk1111,i: Ralitetrape, arid without permitting her or her
;date kind of Covering, altheugh the night was ex•
treently hneledent, eerier to fasten the door of the house, these
two females, at thii meterwostable hour, contrary to renatinstrince
and entreaty, were hutried off to Alderman Newsun's office.
%here the tither traverser; were waiting in tithe magieterial ca-
pacit . On reaching the office the traverser Foley was seeted at
a de( , :usd the case being . tated, lie desi rKI tbat Mrs. eli,estrerer
slits imbediately Pay thenainey, or I.!lnt she Must' MI tom-
witted t Mrs. Arn191.10141, however. persevered in refusing to do
so, until she should see the Alalenitattl3irnselt; who, ahc was in.
formed, in answer to her enquiries would Arrive itunierliately.—
In a few urinutes afterwards, the iloor was msciied, and one of
the persons premed called out " lime is the Ali:ern:lan." 'Way
was then made• end the Traverser, Conn, entered and took hts
plate 41' the desk, where he woe addressed with the appellateon
or - Alderman by ail the others.
'Hie case being- stated to This Wonliip, Alderman Conn, he
pronounced the same decision as his Depot) had already dorm—
that the Cs. GI must be paid. Mrs. A., Loweier, knowing
Alderman N.'e person, wassail refractory, and protestor! areainst '
the decision ; but at length finding there was no alternative,
rather titan be sent to aridewell with her niece ;she agreetlio lay
the money. Here. howeiter, a new tkillielfirY ktorsasfor on twA,cb-
ins :Kr pockets Mre.A. was 2a. Id. short of thesum required, one
fraction of %Ariel the. Miteistrates, or their worthy compeers,
would "not remit! Fortunately, however, a 'person named
I‘l•Carthy, who happened to be present, generously •tiaid the de-
fieiency. A receipt was then requited say 'Jr.. A. and giant for
the Cis. W. in which two names. not of either of the parties, were
inserted; but this, on being observed upon, was corrected.
Mrs. Armstrong was then pereritted to depart, end sit the fol-
lowing day, having coffsulted- With sane of her friends, she Jail
information against the traversers before Sir I.llloeill Perrier, upon
which they were arrested. To intunidate her, however, .frunt
erottealieg open these incormatiote, the traverser', Almon end
Murphy, subsequently laid infomuttiens for a rescue, and assist-
ing In 'beetle:ape of Keleher, at. Aid-emirs Newsont's office,
before Alderman Conn. A es:latent of the same description as
the terrier was issued, stencil, however. by Aldenuan Newsine,
who, if appeared en the trial, was then rending near Passage,
but was in the habit of leaving warrants, with his signature. to
ba tilled and used in his abeence. when regretted. Air,. A. and
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her niece were ngaiusurested—ainin in the: Aldennmi's absence
• taken before Alderman Co'nn,Suut ordered tolod bail under the
above, or to. bq cotiu;ted* had was accordingly ,givieu for a.
sutu of 6s. lid. wleich was rolarod sua tn paid, anirs. Armstrong
was Ohre More dt tiberty.
tUffthase dicta-baring been fully proved in evidence, the Jury,
walling& lapirwat's 114,in:stain. found ab tl.e tiaearsars
His IVurship, the Recorder, utter; shlressing them on the mag-
nitude of the:sift:nee, which he c'erlared was one of the most
oi:inn that had conic within his knowledge, sentecomal the trs-
varsers.yoity anti (;gain, to be itußiuoneti sift ealsosisr moods's,
told to pay atiue o. 51. each; and-the Bailiffs were iienUga...4 to
led bnjwiaoned for three (-slender Mon he. •
Wed. cialay an I..quisittuo was taiteu before T. Skcltua,
r. q. rorocer for Iminfon S tuthwark, it the King's
Arms TiiecH;Fenettortli-strect, un the body of G. Towers,
a journeyman tailor, who put a neriod to his existence, by
Iha i hug himself. It n Nitrated hum he evidence adduced,
tise ducesseed, ss isu was about st of age. Tebidell in
nitCk 1-010, I,lingt on, and hid cur Fonse time back been in
the elfajdoy of Mr. l'earson, Star.taley, renetturch•street,
master tailor: He Masora bud closed up the house on n.dur.
day night, and the fsssily depai ted to spend the Sunday rt
t_hei! ~,,,, ;14 residence, leasing the place secure, sod no
pr bob at they supposed in it ; tics !•:1 mile return, on Mon-
day in.iriiito;, %tete much surptes.l a; foot being lath, to rain
autnitlaace, the doors bettig touted eon the inside. 0 a cis-
triune beisigtoined by one 01 tin: a-4.3410w.. the vailin tobaie
deceased was found !laugh% quits dead by a cord from it
brunt behind tie. kitchen deur, in which situation it was
Suppwed.he had remaiord sheet tbekiatottlity night. A letter
stow banal in site Ot his iletk-is whit h ti tint the Elate it ate
reared hi. had teceiv-d the i)o. t e k, purporting to be
whitrch by a youn,; woman at the e, st end of the jowl?,
Aiterein he was ehmt!ed by the writs I whit hissing flew
cticroust, aeil i emelt) transfers,: 4.5.4.519 appllier of
lie fen- v:a, titter tlir mai), I..nhml iirt.inales he laid .11144 e
jaia:lo; her in the band, of tirdlpt.:•,. V.idiot .Mental
docieg, went.
CA Lyme To Licioiteo VA4TUALI.6its.-71e consort:nil!
4.1 . unktiptiiits Nwvu., betat sine at tat
c +ghee in'lligh Sin et; llgatt)..ls.h,ine, tt-viiiist many of
thee issi d r.ctadleaJn llw,l par sh, who sailer the gamen vt
barons:lie, doesimorge C. ha inns played u, glair
I±,,y iiase copse 40 litrlli6tetariiiioilft, Li. prevent t's;t:
I;innes Icing pl..yssi to tin public (wipes within dial
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