The National Register.
London, England, 1809-04-09 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

APRIL 9.

ACCIDENTS, OFFENCES, arc.

A Mom'sTr.a.-4. brutal fellow, whose dress is very genteel,
has for some days infested Mary-le-bone Gro,inds, Paddington.
and Hyde Park. His object has been to treat with the greatest
indecency the female sex. The most respectably dressed women
are the particular objects of the monster's attacks. A lady of
the name of Pierce, who resides in .lernivn-street, was attacked
by the ruffian near the King's-Head and Artichoke, in Mary-lc-
bone-Fields. on Friday evening last, and he treated her in the
most disgusting manner for nearly ten minutes. Miss Sand, corn -
panion and lady's maid to Mrs. Croft, in Bentinck-street, also
fell into the monster's clutches on Monday evening, and his brutal
conduct threw her into hysterics, in which situation she was
found in Park-lane. He was luckily taken into custody on
Tuesday, in the neighbourhood of Waltham-Green, and safely
lotl,zed in the cage, for an assault on the two Miss Catoley's.
at Turnham-Green. The monster is supposed to be a man of
property, bat lost to the nicer feelings, his method having been
to torture those whom he attacked He has been very active,
as he has committed a variety p f outrages in different parts in a
very short time.

CORONERS' INQUEST.—On Monday morning last, it was dis-
co% crud that a handsome young woman, of previous unblemished
character, had clandestiaely left a coffee hour, in the neigh-
bourhood of Cavendish-square, where site was bar-maid ; and
it was ascertained in the course of the day that she had taken
upwards of t2Ol. in ready money, besides having got money for
bills, &c. unaccounted for., On Thursday, the body of a young
woman, well dressed, was found in the New River, and some
guineas were found in her pockets. The Coroner's Jury return-
ed a verdict of found drowned ; and on the same day the body
timed out to be that of Miss S , the bar-maid. She i►
tppeared had been seduced from her integrity by a loose fellow,
aupposed to be a man of consequence, in the neighbourhood of
tshe

A Po INT or Horton a.—A few days since two French Offi-
cers, prisoners of war on parole at Bishops NValtham, having
had a dispute, they agreed to decide the atfair in an honourable
way. A meeting was appointed in a field near the town, but a
difficulty occurred in procuring weapons. It appears that the
combatants were only in possession of one sword, and a case-
knife. French ingenuity made a pike of the knife, by confin-
ing it to the end of a stick ; but the sword being considered the
hest weapon, they resolved to cast lots who should have it. Af-
ter the sword and knife had been fairly placed in their hands,
the duel commenced, and the swordsman gave his antagonist
three wounds, one on the face, another on the arm, and a third
across the body. The pikeman gave several dangerous thrusts,
and both fell on the ground; they remained bleeding and dis-
abled, until they were discovered by several passengers who
conveyed them to a public-house in the vicinity. The Officer
who received the cuts from the sabre was not expected to re-
cover. His antagonist is fortunately out of danger.
SW NDLIN G.-A man, of the name of Thomas Johnson, has
undergone three examinations at Queen-square Office, on vari-
ous charges of frauds of different descriptions. He is a good-
looking man, and made his appearance in London a few weeks
since, and represented himself as a gentleman farmer, from Lin
colnst►ire. The charg-s against him are instituted by tradespeo-
ple whom he has succeeded in defrauding to a very considerable
amount. Mr. Flemming, an upholsterer, furnished a house for
the Prisoner, and his bill came to about SOL and he has succeeded
in getting goods of a number of persons, having either three or
four houses in his occupation at a time, in the different parts of
the town. He always had about him an abundant supply of
Newhaven bank-notes of every denomination, which he has cir-
culated about the town. The notes are well calculated to deceive,
they having been very dexterously maraifactured, and made pay-
able in London.a: some pretended firm, resembling the name of a
real firm, and beginning with the first name, but the other names
alter by letters, but bearing a strong similitude. It happens
that there is no Newhaven bank, so that these notes are no bet-
ter than fictitious shop-bills, resembling hank rotes. Several
of these sham notes have been circulated in the Fleet and other
prisons, and the name of Chamberlain, an old name resorted to
by swiudlers, in similar transactions, appears on tire notes, which
the public are cautioned against. The prisoner will undergo
another examination this morning. Gillmore, the Ulcer, has
recovered some of the property of the claimants.
Lieutenant Colour! J. W. SP LEo, witose trial arid conviction
for Bigamy, at the Surrey Assizes, we stated in a fonaer Paper,
Was seoteoettrio at the close of the Session, to jeYea yearn' trash-
portation.

On Sunday evening, between seven and eight o'clock, Some
villains, during the absence of a young couple named Johnson,
residing in Poplar-row, near the Elephant and Castle, while
they were attending divine service, knocked at the door, and
inquired of a, young, girl who opened it, if her master or mistresb
was at home, and being, informed they were gone to Chapel,
they went away ; very shortly after a woman went to the house,
.ind told the girl that her mother (who lived its the neighbour•
hood) wanted her immediately. The child went ; and during
her absence the villains returned, opened the door, and in a few
minutes ribbed the house of a quantity of linen which had been
purchased but a few days by the new married couple, and alscr
of hank notes to the amount of 401. with which they got clear
oti before the girl, who had been decoyed from the house, was
returned.

Y• sterdav !notating, as a gentleman and two ladies were going
along near the Asylum in a single-horse chaise, the horse took
fright at a baker's harrow, and set off at full speed towards the.
Obelisk, where, in turning round, one of the ladies was thrown
out, and had her arm broke. The horse then pursued his way
hack tow ants Westminstea-bridge, and just at the turnpike-gate,
by a sudden plunge, threw out the gentleman and the other lady,
who providentially escaped unhurt. The chaise was at length
dashed to pieces, and the animal stopped by coming in contact
with a lamp-post near the foot of the bridge.
Sum Inc.—On Monday, a respectable man of the name of
Legate, a Swiss, put a period to his existence at his house, in
Hackney-road. It appeared before the Coroner, that Mr. L.
had laboured under dejection of spirits for some days, and on
Monday morning his wife found him dead on the bed. He had
suspended himself by a small cord fixed to the bed-post, and he
was found in a reclining posture, so that he must have been very
resolute in the commission of the act.—Lunacy.
JUVENILE DEPILE»ATO/LS.—Two brothers, one 14, and the
other not 11 years of age, were found concealed a few nights
since in the house of Mr. Watts, of Sloane -street, Chelsea, the
youngest ii) a chest, with a pistol loaded with powder at his side
and with some money that had been taken from the clothes of
Mr. Watts ; the eldest brother was taken in another part of the
house, with money upon him to the amount of 231. They were
conveyed to Hanstown watch-house, to be taken to Queen's-
square Ot!ice; but before morning the eldest worked his way
out through the roof of the watch-house, and made his escape;
he is supposed to be gone to sea. The youngest has been fre-
quently examined at the Office, but in consideration of his age
no prosecution has been instituted, and he has been sent to the
Marine Society.
Jane Pvgot, of East Butterwick, near Kirton Lindsey, a
poor woman, wife to a labourer, attempted to drown herself
and her two children in a ditch. The younger was a year old,
the other three years. She forced them and herself into the
water, and one of the children was drowned. The mother and
the other child were taken out speechless, but recovered. The
coroner's jury summoned on the occasimi found a verdict of wil-
ful murder against the mother, and she is committed to Liucoln-
castle. The poor woman is supposed to he insane.