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London, England, 1818-04-04 00:00:00

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Estraordinsry chacovery and apprehension or CAM.
Hassey, voila is charged oa strove 'fillgpiento of
- having inordeted and robbed bilr.'llhalk and his
housekeeper MARY 811111101111, at (hermitic+.
rii Ike time of Hussey Mug sospected ea the Pctpas
lemur of the above horrid crimes, the alaglearated sod Pesos
belooging Is Skis °lke have been todefatigabla in their riscr4
*ass to trace and apprshesid Mum. The Simi seamed that
was beard of hint in tastier was ea thassisy asessolgtit, at
the Lamb publie-hatiM, near fitsvity.atarket, wfrre he
drank smite poppenhhiewith a rebates, who, we atairriteed,
Was kit brother, took leave *MO. bad and ‘a was lon
tato the country. Adkias Smiled Mtn foods them to Ilewiag-
istoke ; there tell direct haw** of hies was IN& 11641
dicer went Is Surto% is nonviable*, where his wife was
!Isaac with her Matteis% sad had lately beer istiblissed to
eivild-bed ; she sad Mr ./easily weft Ontsnlely elicellett no
Seantiug tbs mimeo wills mbleh he this tobargetri 'lse had
set hirer therm we OW they heard say Mai of him.
Must of tits 'Omni have boat in meheal direetiou• after
his where three has heed say suspicion et bill going, but
they were not so fortmtate as to lei hiss ; however, no
Theriday Manioc tbd dgreethle lataillgesies wee brought Is
tits dim of his being tabs. at Deddialten, in Oxiiirdehlie,
• warn Sawn. six miles froeis Iliahery, fighters. mike from
O• 6111, and twelve from Woodstock. The ittimotalhial was
to the MSc* by the la* seat in Limo" to Mr.
She attonsey of Destolingtsits; iiho stated, iLM he had
"ireeived a letter Irons Mr. Irteld,lufurntlagithei that
was takes In that Sawa, sad that be labia be broach* to
Leaden by the comestible, secompaisied by a mad so anal In
keeping Homey secure, sad she by bkvivelf: The letter also
staled, that they should travel in the atuedsteek coati hit
within the last stage of London. said thee should curve from
there in a post-cliaitc, to avoid bustle sag(*.rim«, their
arrival in lenders front having such a character with theca
of whom so nasciliati been said. This C• 1111111111114110011 ix.
cited a inenidenikle degree ee interest at she take ia the
course of the ilsy. The iaiaratanue wataent to Careawieb.
in consent/num of which Mr. Berko:11, the Solicitor of that
piece, who has •'XitfiCti himself, and taken sorb a great in-
terest in emir:mooring to discover the murderer. and (Aber
gentlemen of that town, came to. She Aloe to see Hussey au
his arrival, and to be present at his rzasitiosstiow. A bristlier
of liosscya, a sawyer. in Tutteultasio-couri-rust, uu !cata-
log his brother was taken, came to the tate to writ Ills
&rival.

At four o'clock the Sag!Rime. sod ethers were assem-
bled, is nociont espretatios of the snivel of Hoistr), and
is this state of saspene they were kept fur sort dine 'mum
At half.past -live o'clock • notoseager was sent to the 11111
where the Woodstock roach driers to, where it was ascer-
tained that the coach had arrived, but had ant bruleght such
passentera as lbe littler from Deddington dr.( ribed. Bono.
little doubt then began to be entertained of the correctness
of the tufurneation, and list it hoe* or a Ist of April joke
bad been played ; however, ou appliemina to the Gridiron=
who brought the.information, he said be had um doubt of
the letter being the hood-writiuk of Mr. Field, as he was in the
constant habit of receiving letters from him upon hosiuris,
for a length of time--besides, he received a second letter
room soother peroun upon the same 'Wynn, sad he had no
doubt but that something had happened to presets' tbeir tra-
velling in the way the letter described. At lengths, • little
he-
foreraven u'cluek, all suspense was relieeed.by a hackney
coach drivitte to the dour, is which were, Mr. Field, the
emistable, and Nosey, who was handcuffed to • mas+-
All
was bootc then, unit curiosity was raised, to a very high
pitch, and ogre it pressure wee, made by all, present to view
• son who was charged with noels horrible crime*. He wpm
delivered into lie custody of Adkins end Vickery, who con-
veyed loins into their room, sad after be was released from
his headcount', the tinkers prooretkd to seater him. • On
taking off his bouts sumeibisog chopped sat of one of throe,
which preyed to be • large ring. It was asked .if he had beeu
temehedon thetpuotry ? It was asswered that he had; but
was admitted that his boots had sot bees taken off, Mallie
had akpt in them, mid they wars cleaned on Ws feet jester-
clay mersing. The seessat Msaaey pse of the riot being
M hie bout was, that whets ha omit be the privy it fell est of
ilia fob jaw his hoot ; it wee ansaag the Shirrs.
Q. What things!—A. la lb* bode in
were t tuuud %moat a grupsioh,,,
inch. •
Q. Is this the account yon mean to give Ofilie 'Mg .
Yee it is, I hove no other seceset to give.
Mr. Blunts, the Magistrate, eaters/ the room, sad in.
tedesolof Mr. Field if the Primer hod bees communicative
so Mr road to Loudon, sad if he had said any tbiug re-
st[ the crimes with which he was charged.
lir. Field replied, he bad been conanarnicative, hut denied
'litho guilty of the charges alleged again* him.
After he had been searched and had dressed himself, be
I lakes into the Mice, placed at the bar with Adkins sad
-Meter, on on* side of him, and Mr. Biruis coinmeuced
tbe examiotion of the Prisoner, sad Mr. Woods, the clerk,
took the evidence in writing. • • •
Jobs polio the map who discovered and apprehended
the Primmer, ef:ted, That he Warps a publie-hoese is Ord-
dolour. Oxfordshire, and I. not eoustablo of the parish.
Ou Tuesday night two sten CRAW to kill house, use of them a
lstbuss.lu, mid the other a tradesn)ap, of Wolvercor, acid
called for slipper sod beds, with whiCh elm were accost-
modeled They left his house about six 'Mock cm Wednes-
day morning; Hwy told him thee below Is travelling
was Brio' to posmit of the Primmer, sod described his pert
is. very sesurskly iv Imo, sad said he had a phi tit*
upon his torso, with the remirksble taseriptiou us it—
"To the memory of sill children."—.Tltory len his home'
for Basubmy, saying, they were
_imams there is parsni
of him. After the ales had left hie bins., he went and
mad the Oxford newspaper, is which loom the Prisoner ad-
vertised, es described by the *VW &KM Ott sine, he saw
tbs Peiemer pass his bowie, and his poems answering the
description gives by the mei lad lu the aciverlisemeal, he
wont goo sad followed him; he sew him go into the shop of
Mr. Williams Braes, • seat door. seighboar, where lte Oar*.
ced that shod sold a waistcoat for two st;illisoat sof leml
lormired foe • painter is notidiegton, and be asst he ten
a painter. The Primmer went truss Mr. Blume* shop
the top of the King's Aron lon where be had sone
and Awls and a nip of beer. The Witness asked.
hour, ussmed Cbwdsill, to sensormy him • they 1
the Priausier from Si. top of the Kiss's Arm:toe fans
which he supposed was a tlsominglefare and nadir* it was
not so, resumed again, which eimrlueCul hiss (she cuoistahic
that the Primmer woe a stranger, mid be tiles went op lu bin
boldly red said be awe go with km. es he bat/moan saa•
pisisa hs was the mats advertised. The Prisoner, der mane
hesitatioa, confront his same was Charles Hooey. Os hie
taking him to his haste, be iweseded to search him, and
found a watch, sad a pocket. with • ring is it, part of
the property stolen from the late Ms. Bird% fillabl.
Mr. Rime addressed the Prisoner, sad said, this Con- •
stable has brought ytio here ; I pessamie yew know the
cheroot that are against yea?
The Primmer dosed that be did.
The Magistrate informed hies that he was charged with
aiding mid assoothig Is sisrdsoing Mr. Bird aid his house-
keeper, sod robbing the home at Greenwich.
Prim/me-4 know so more 'boot it thus you do, your
Worship. I seed like a y 1114611 is not yoking it known •
whew 1144 the thins (asessing the thing. which he said he
footed in Mr. linhie's gnome al Greeswielo, sod which were
stolen foe Mr. Bird's louse).
Who Mr. Pheittuo, the bastahle, was starchiest the Pri-
soner at I}eddhsgton, he asked hie for the ring which the
toes who hod bees at hie hose had dowelled as having the
inscription on It to the memory of six children. The Fri-
Wilier admitted that he had ouch • ring, but had thrown it
down the privy at the tap of the Kiwi'. Arms lon at Dell. I Your
diaries, obese, use nomination, the ring less found, wrap- .
ped spite a piece of rag, and which he produced to the Ma. jib hisiesli.s
situate. This is also supposed to be part of Mr. Bird's* Coot,
pasty.
Mr. Dime stalled upon Mr. Bicknell. the Illolleitor, to' A cleopernte
lds.eifp the Pristine., as thy trims charged with dm seneder of sitau,brr,
Mr Bird, his housekeeper, and rubbing the house.
rflotecl near
Mr. liiekwail said he was not Roble to do that, as he did •
solo lite lease
sot know that he hod ever sem the Prisoner betel.
The Magistrate, in reply, sad, he preened he could m-ftlid eaaulii

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