The National Register.
London, England, 1821-09-09 00:00:00

HIGHGATE MURDER

The circumstance of Barrett being apprehended on
suspicion of being concerned in the murder of Mr.
Hale 's watchman, and afterwards involved in a charge
of robbery with his wife, on Mr. and Mrs. Rothschild,
excited considerable interest. Thursday was the day
appointed for their re-examination, and they were
brought front the House of Correction. Dr. Owen and
Mr. Belville attended to the case as early as 9 o'clock.
The Justice-room was nearly filled with property,
which was found at their lodgings, belonging to Mr. and
Mrs. Rothschild, and conbisted of bed furniture, decan-
ters, tumblers and wine-gfasses, silver plate, china,
knives and forks, wearing apparel, table linen, valuable
ti iikets, and other property to a considerable amount.
A box was also produced, which was found at the pri-
soner's lodgings, containing a crow-bar, a screw-driver,
and two tremendous hammers.

The Officer who brought the female prisoner, Mar-
garet Bairett, front London, stated to Dr. Owen and
Mr. 13elville, that she had conducted herself in a very
troublesome mannsr in the House of Correction, and
ever since her confinement had disturbed the other pit-
soners.

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The whole of Mr. Rothschild's servants attended to
give evidence. It appeared in evidence, that the pri-
soner had lived as dairymaid with the faintly. about two
years, and her daughter held a situation in the same
family, during which' interval the prisoner contrived to
steal the property ; and her husband at his last exami-
nation was found to have one of Mr. Rothschild shirts
on his back, which he was forced to strip off: Tile
whole of the servants ideutitied the best part of the pro-
perty as being their master's, and sinne part 1.11 C;• own.
Mr. Henson attended for tile prisoners.
The female prisoner said tioil;itt,t her (I, fence ; but
on her former examination, t•ite said some of the pro-
perty was given to her.
'hie male prisoner said, he had the property before
his wile went to Mr. Rothschills. lie always supported
an honest character, which he was desirtitis of main.
tattling. Ile had never before been in coutinetnent.
Mrs. Barrett was hilly committed to take her trial,
and the parties bound over to prosecute ; but further
evidence, which may tend to more important purposes
being expected, Barrett, the husband, was remanded,
when both will be lirought up together.
The neighbourhood of Highgate for sum^ time past
has been mfested by a notorious set of thieves. Wm
have committed the most daring depredations with im-
punity. On Thursday, whilst Dr. Owen was busily
employed in the above case, a Mr. Green attended to
state, that during a short interval his house had been
repeatedly bset by robbers, whose dal-Mg acts became at
length so audacious that lie was urged to pursue some
mode of imimidation; but not vvision; to take the life
of an individual, he recommended his set carts merely
to put some powder in the pistols to frighten the thieves
One of his lief :MIS did so, and on beholding a thief
armed with a bludgeon, he let the pistol off. The thief
apparently unialantied, rushed 011 his servant and beat
hint unmercifully over the shins until he disabled him,
mid lie escaped. Similar attacks bad recently beet'
made.

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