The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-03-28 00:00:00

THE WOoLIVICII AIIIKDRUS.

APPRLHENSION OF THE SUPPOSED MURDERER
OF MR. PARKER AND HIS HOUSEKEEPER, AT
WOOLWICH.

Late on Thursday night last Janes MOW, a pensioner
of the Royal Arita, service, was apprebroded at the Red
Lion publican:man, is this town, on enspieitne of beim; coo.
carted in the Maeda, of Mr. Parker sod his house keeper, at
Woolwich, had afterwards settiug the bowie con tire. This
man but le- etetiviogin this town previously to the murders,
and has constantly resided at several pubtic.houses here slime
the day inshavneept N albs abuse atrocious deeds. A variety
of cire sionetrinces hieing occurred tending le remise him a
suspicious character, induced Edw. Carter, Esq. une of our
Magistrates, to order him lu be apprebeudid According.
ly, Mr. limit, our gaoler, with Hub, the turnkey, proceeded
to the Red Limo her that purpose; they were armed with
short staves, which they concealed in their pockets. On their
entering the common parlour of the house, filedit, who was
silting there, iiirtantly mimic(' from his chair, drew a
pimul from his pocket, and restated it at Haut, who,
aid) Mill, instantly rushed upon him, and Hunt getting
hold of the pistul, endeavoured to wrest it out of his
baud ; but Nishitt suddenly let go his hold of the
which threw lluut backward with some violence. Nisbitt
then drew another pistol from his pocket, and snipped it at
11,11, but most providentially it hang fire. The laailloril of
the house ran Into the room at this moment, aid caught hold
ul tillshitt round the waist, when 11111 having succeeded in
gettieg his shill' out of his pocket, he gave him a most too.
!rut Wow with it on the head, which knocked him down, and
he was secured. Ile wises admits that be was prepared
to make this desperate defence, front having overheard • tees.
lace of inquiry concerning him; mud that be bad etierwerils
chauged his clothes, and isteuded to leave the town in the
course of the night. A tuck-stick was fumed close to the
chair in which he sat; mad or his proms, null its his posses-
sion, were discovered a watch (" Sampson," maker), shout
131. its m y, a pair of silver spectacles, several Old
fesluuu-
rit brooches aisd pins, corresponding with the description ut
articles bummed to have beets stolen from Mr. Park, is
house; also a gold watch seal, with the inittels T. P ea.
graved on it ; n child's silver.mounird coral, with au engte_
rag filed out by a small file; a pair u(%uld-fashioned tea.
tongs, a site, r sauce ladle, walked with two swords across,
two table.spolins, masked T. M. P. some tatile.spoo;
without a mark, n singular milk sash, orange ;vomit!, I Outs-
versed with d iik bine, stilinusetl ill belong to some society.
One of the hank.nutes was a little burnt, as was also the
waistband of a pair of his trunaers. iii,tols lie attempted
to discharge at Mr. Hunt and Hill were hustled with- se.
venal slugs, hut, the dampness of the ;emetir prevented
their going off. Niebift is a powerful milli, elbow 39 years
of age, and cocifesses letviog been coucerik il in robberies;
but says he knows inn Inoz of the murder of Mr. Parker. le
arenas that when lie la, Portsmouth, which was previous to
the murder of Mr. Parker. he was moll r the neceesity of
iiiirruedez ....e y' to iiiiy his passage to Londoo, and that
when he returned in a few days alit., wards he had a plentiful
supply ; since whicii he Lae been so ewietsidly iu the must
public suet is of the toau as from his siegular di ess mid loose
ei. ttttt ctC nn atlraet easy K. oetal allcmhuu. tic Ward:, wore
a blue coat, nhitr-lop toodo, and • ccAl-kkiti CHIP. His
appr4 al o.c tint of his intimacy with our lit the uu-
fortuntile f titles of the town. An account of hiru has been
scull lo Ike relatives of the tale Mr. Pm Lee, and lo Bow.
atreet„ whilst he is kr pt closely confiiiiti to a evil, and en-
deevoure ninkin to trace the disposal of stone other
prnuerty which be pessessed
He is a nativetif I. r land, by trade a tailor; has a wife
nail six rhildrui, tivi, within a few flours of the late Mr.
Pal-kir% house.--(l)ortemoula Pver.)

Tire Ewa of il•aEwood, we arc concerned to I
stale, ia seriously indisposed at his house
wood- !dace. On Friday evening (kit, liter dinner,
his Lordship being alone in his rootu, was suddenly
overcome, in such • manner that he had scarcely
the power of ringing Ins hell, which, however, he •
effected, and brought. to. his aseeitance his tenant
in wsiting, who found his Lorilship slruo.t in a
lifeless suite. Medical .ssaistalice to iulf unwed,-
ately called in. hie Lordship was blooded assts put
to bed. Ifni 11Sa,VsTT • bring 'prised or big Laid.
ship's suildroi indispo.itiosi sent a 'messenger on
Friday wiglM, *did ins Saturday imoroilig seslnusty
to 141 leaving town, to inquire the atm hoed.'
athip's•lseohlt, which was announced to be in a eery
precarious mote. this Lordship, we we sorry to
shoe, eitatiouee serioinily
• Pper.)..