The National Register.
London, England, 1816-08-04 00:00:00

I'V LICE,

MANSION-HM.4i'
Yesterday Charles Lucas. a notorious experimentalist, was induced
to add another to his numerous attendances at this office, under a
charge of picking a gentleman's pocket, on Friday Lau.
The officers who apprehended the prisoner deposed, that having no-
ticed him, in company with other suspected persons, following a
young gentleman along Fleet-street at the time stated. they disposed
themselves to watch the movements of the gang. The prisoner was
observed to skirt his quarry, but mistaking the pocket, after a short
time he renewed his inquiry, when one of tLe officers seeing him in
possession of the gentleman's pocket-book, and concealing it in his
bosom, immediately collared the prisoner, whereupon a violent scuffle
ensued, during which the prisoner took al opportunity of flinging the
packet-book with its undimaiiehal contents into a pump-shed near
rumple Bar. A youug sailor passing at the moment gave prompt
assistance, and secured the pocket-bails, which was afterwards lodged
at the office.
Mr. Maillan, the gentleman who was pludcred, deposed, that the
book now exhibited belonged to hint, and that the contents were his
property, being Li 12 in notes besides memorandums and papers be-
longing to his employer, who is a merchant. lie distinctly identified
the property.
The evidence of the young sailor corroborated the former testimony,
and the prisoner was fully committed.

BO W-STR EXT.
Monday J. Norris, a master tailor, of Kingston, charged OA snsPi-
eion of being concerned in robbing the warehouse of Messrs. Royd and
Brockbank, sholeside drapers in Buc.klersbury, was committed for fur-
ther examination,
THE CONSPIRAEY.-.AredllCKby, 17..In7irtNnt, late a City Officer,
was charged with having incited one W. Baxter to commit a robbery
in the house of Mr. Snowsill, in Gray's• Mn-lane, for which he was
tried on the 19th of September, um, and sentenced to death. The
only evidence on the trial was that of Johnson, and Bray (another City
Officer). On the trial Johnson said, " The prisoner went on the 31st
of July to the house of the prosecutor; I saw him t he came out, and
l‘said, that the old woman and her daughter were out, but the old man
was within. Ile waited a quarter of an hour. and seeing the old man
go out. Now,' said he, • here goes.' i saw the prisoner open the
door and enter the house. I then writ to the door, and met him corn-
ing out; he said,' My things (meaning the k. ys) Nktvt't. fit, but I must
have it.' Ile went in agate, and I saw from the • tr title of the
way the curtain drawn. In about ten minus .r •!.. 7 c on. nut;
I apprehended him and took him to a public.house. i '..1
him, ltil. in silver, three pocket-books, &c." TSe life of Baxter
saved on condition of trausporettion; and the solemn manne: In
he avows that Johnson planned the whole, corrobomted by °the,. ;it-
cttniAantiai evidence, hasinductd 7.1 r. Nares to ei•l :.our to sift :!•••

matter to the bottom. There were seven or ei ::..t t..-tate:.ses exami
on Wednesday on the subject. The Isr-flord. who :•!t the tit",
robbery kept the Guy F.arl of Warwick, in e;ray's-innktn, .
that on the 3tat of July, 1,114. between two and torte co'ef,•.;.
came into his house ant had a tint of beer; he then we: t I
Johnson and another mau came in a short time aft. award-.
had a handkerchief with him; they had a great deal of silv:r,
they counted. Johnson went out, and left his man is possession o' the
prisoner, and in a quarter of un hour browht in another, who he said
was an (lflicer.—Mr. Nara, 6' 'fhat contradicts every word Bray has
said."—'Witness rememh:rell that the other ofticer hail a good many
half guineas and 7s. pi.Nes in a handherehicf. Johnso:t took than
from him, and they went •rvay with tile primmer and the other officer.
Johnson (to witnes) 66 Did I not leave property with you or your
wife?"—Witress, 6. Not to my kuowled,•,e, or h:tr's."--letnsoTh
66 Was there not another man came into y.'ur house with me?"—
Witness, "I believe then: was."—John.nn "You will find, your
Worship, that if all the witnesses arc examined, and their ecieleve
compared, it will turn out precisvly the same as I rave upon the trial."
—II atom, the watch-he/use keeper. depowd. that Batter Wail br.r.ilrit
4t the wat.h-Lurie obout o'elv.f.. C.l :001 or .31. t of .foft.;