The National Register.
London, England, 1822-11-18 00:00:00

APFREGENsION OF PART OF A GANG OF

BURGLAUS.
Itlimns "Amen, GHElatAllill —Oll TalirMiiiy J,lin
Ohm and thanes Lewis ware clasegril with Istisgla•
sivioly a 111'114 bi.V4:llll lluures ill the vatioany of lilt a o.
wurh and Wool% it Is, and *loading these Hong trillion*
a. lit ha of propel ty a and John Motspard wan cloned .41
buq.itiuu with being coneetued ILI the above

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sum were in hir house 4t the lime he holight it, amongst
nimin was Oliver, bust Lewis was nut there; witness
knows built Oliver and Leu‘ic.

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John Clay, coachman to 010 of the Blackheath stages,
Foaled, that on Sunday evening, the Isiii of September,
between watt and Mile ohlock, lie drew up his I'o4ol at
Deptford liiteeltvay ; at that place a 111,111 'lamed LIN*
pit lido some alterention Nith one of Wif trassengets,
arid for the purpose of .tin-iu;; him lie got ripen wititess'.,
coach; unties, ❑lolllusd his box to posh JAWS off, and iu
the si utile the tinnier lost his watch, chain, and two gold
seals; as soon as the setiftle ended, three persons, ;a Ito
bail got on the coach, jitieped if, and trlitsed to go by
the coach ; wither.. C 411110( swetu to any of the prisoners
being then on his coach, but thinks (Myer to have been
one. The watch now produced is his watch, having had
It IS years; the seals protlii:ed were not his.
{it'll ham Crosby, shopnian to MI . Ch. ist tr., pawnbroker.
Whiteehapel, said, that the watch and seals produced
writ pledged with him on the 19th of October, iu the
name of
Susannah je,,,lft of the parish of Charlton, deposed, that
that o„ the that of (jetober she writ nut to Charlton fair,
having peeeinnoy lash rted the windows and door of her
ionise; between eight and nine o'clock her sou infertned
her that her househrok:'n "Fen. Aiming a great
many articles stolen were six odes-.'tea spoons, our silver
table spoon, nod sonic old coins.
William Kent, the last witness's son, sfat'liir that on the
Slsi of October, about six in the evening, he went to his
mother's house, but found the door and as ill:lows'aused;
however; on trying the door, it opened, and lie recta in I
he formal the r in great confusion, and saspectih;
eumetliing amiss, he looked up the stairs, when lie saw a
glimmeting light ; witness called out " litilloa," when two
LA- three men finked down stairs towards the dour; the
list 111411 Muck at witness, who seized him, though struck
by the second; they both, fell into the road together, and
then, by the milted entleavonis of the three, the iirst man
SIAS exti heated from %sinless's grasp, and they ran off;
witness pursued about 4 or 500 yards, when he was again
knocked down, but on bi ing joined by a 11111 U named
Bi maks, kept sip the !mishit. The man who was pursued
at length became quite exhausted, and was tercel to sur-
render; this mini was iSuiridge. Witness and Brooks
then took him to the watch-house; in his way thither lie
took something fi eat his pocket, which he threw away;
he also tore oft the laps and body of his coat, and threw
them away; C, lien witness had lodged his prisoner safe,
he returned to look fur the articles which had been thiowu
away, and in the spot toned some skeleton keys; in the
pockets of the coat which had been own away, lie
found souse more skeleton key,, two pit ks, and a knife.—
Witness declared that Lewis was one of the ;mesons who
'lashed by him in his motto r's house, and he has every re:a-
-s/111 to berieve Oliver was there also.

The prisoners form part of a desperate gsng who have
tong infested the above neighbourhood, but who have
eluded the searches of the officers until I itely, when our
of them, a man named Burridge, was taken and Commit-
ted to Ittidstone gaol. A few days ago, the above named
pi joiners a ere taken by S. Miller, an officer, of Lambeth-
elect police office. They underwent all examination
before the magistrates at Lambeth-three!, and were sent
to fit eettwiell, wh-re they were examined on Tuesday.
'the following magistrates were present :—The Rey. R.
Davis, A. Climbable, E. W. Foreman, R. Smith, and W.
Start), Emps.
William Atkinson, landlord of the 13t Bennie Tavern,
Woolwich, deposed, that his honor was entered on Sun-
day evening, the huh of September, between eight mu:
Moe o'clock, at the back bed•roons window, by means of
a ladder, and that a coal and some handkerchiefs were
taken them elium. On being eliow it a coat by Miller, the
Gilmer, witness could not swear it was his coat.
Charlotte Atkinson, his ss ife,ileposed to the sante effect.
Robert Ailknown, ...demo the preceding *humors, swore
to the coat :13 beill4 Ilia lathes's.
Miller, the officer, *titled, that he went to the Weavers'
Arms public 1i0n..., ill Baker's-row, Whitechapel, oill the
Iso.ll of Octobei $ ii, the bar lie saw a coat, which lie took
notice of; next .My the coat was sent to his house, and is
he same now pio.thecti. tie a fter war .fs IPerivett infor-
mation of the robbery at Alt. Atkinson's, and according to
torf.or infotnorlioo, he apprehended the ptisoners Lewis
Oliver.
edertek Ingram, landlord of the Weavers' Arms,
stated, that he bought the coat of a mon named Burridge,
lot '255., and lie uttered it for sale at :Mo. Several per•