The National Register.
London, England, 1817-01-06 00:00:00

MANSION HOUSE.

Monday T. Souter was fully committed for trial, charged
uith forging dud tittcring a check for 571. with intent to de-
fraud Mr. C4rd, of Broad-street BuildingA, or Barclay, Ti-it-
ton, and Co.
. Gunnell, the draymau, was, finally examined, 'charged
"with being conspicuously active at Mr. Beckwith's shop on
the :;:d of December.
The Lord Mayor told him, that he must commit him for the
misdemeanour; but he might be bailed by giving .2t hours
notice to the City Solicitor.

EX FEN6IVE ROBBERIES, AND DISCOVERY OF A
MURDER.

It will be remembered, that about eight years ago, the mur-
der of Lieut. Johnson, K. N. took place on the Kent-road : to
disco% ev the perpetrators of which, baffled all the etiorts of
the Police.
About six weeks ago two men, named Cm.tis and Giddons,
apprehended upon varions charges of felony, who con-
fessed that they were guilty of several robberies : readily ad-
mi,ted that they had been a party, and toad the names of
others of the gang, and also of the receivers of the goods
stolen ; amongst the latter are Iwo persons named the
one of Blaekbeath-bill, the other of Bermondsey, grocers. 115
the course of the investigation, which was carried on vs ith
great privacy at the Thames Police Office,--Hatton was
apprehended, and immediately pointed out by Giddons, as
having been a principal in several highway robberies; asnsng
others, one at the last Epsom races, upon a Mr. !Whiles. •
Curtis was admitted King's evidence in an earlier stage of
the business, in consequence of eiremnstances he has brought
to light respecting the robberies in the East India Hocks. He
was the principal er Menet. against Baker and Gates, lately
convicted at the Old Bailey for rubbing a line-burner at
Limeltoase.--On motel ing the office, he said lie should make
au acknowledgement of every bad affiiir in which he was con-
cerned. lie mentioned the names of several perstms, be:,idt
those vi lions we have ;dread, spoken of. The follow ieg are
parts of the evidence :—" Giddons and Hatton, and I," said
he, "were concerned in idealism a quantity of silk handker-
chiefs on board a ship in the East Intlia Docks, in July last.
We agreed to meet at the mid of Cut throat-lane, leading to
the Docks, at 12 at night ;we went into a putatoe field,adjoin-
ing Elder-hedge-lane. Giddtais and Hatton had a ladder,
and we proceeded across the marshes towards the East India
I wall. We got mean the %tall, pulled the ladder over, and
went down into the Dock, in whirl' a ship fay that we hoard
ed, and found a chest of Bandaima handkerchief's, which we
emptied into bugs, and gut away. We soots met Mrs. (lid.
dons; and her sail JOIM Gardner, with a cart ; we pin the
bags into the cart ; Giddons drove the cart to the-Commercial
Road. Upon going hums we lotted the handkerchiefa into
Borer parcels, each of which contained about TO pieces.
Gates soon anct gist nuc .;;:. 4 piece fur the brat of then,.
The person who gave us the information was named Murray,
a labourer in the dock, for which we gave lam 101. ; and in
September he told us it tea-ship was at work. We went in
cousequeuce and emrtied three boxes into our bugs, and re-