The National Register.
London, England, 1818-02-22 00:00:00

THE NATTONAT, WEGTSIT,II.

POLICE.
AI ANSIOIS•IiOUSE.
RfTENTION OF A FORGCD MUTE.-011 &Mealy week a
Mr. R. Boyce applied to Aldenhau J. J. %nth (who sat for the
Lord Nlay or), fur redress tinder circumstances which are to
he brought before the Public in a eaten of Lew. Mr. Boyce
Said, lie went to the Eeaminer's or Investigator's Office in the
Bank, and presented a IL note, which was inueli win, fur the
purp.nie of having a near one. substituted, The Clerk, to
whom lie handed the. note, observed, that it was in such a
state that a name • could net he written upon it ; said that it
had been examined; and pointed to another Clerk, to whom
lie referred the complainant, is order to have a piece of
per paeterl.to the back of the note, after which the new note
would be given Us exchange. Upon taking the note, how.
ever, to the person alluded to, a very differeut complexion
was put upon the application. The clerk glanced at it, and
throwing it auto a drawer, said it was a forgery. This pro-
ceeding struck the complainant as very extraordinary; and
the variance between the opinions of two men, who were,
in the eyes of the public, equally well qualified. to decide
upon a question of such vital importance to every one in the
habit of dealing in Bank paper, determined him to make the
matter as public as possible. They. observed, that such a
remark could not have been made by the first clerk to whom
lie applied, as that the note had already undergone an es. .1
amination, if there was no mark upon it testifyingthat it was
unexceptionable. If then the note was good in the opinion
of one, and bad in the opinion of another,.he supposed the
proceeding by which the Bank would escape any lose might
be the preferable course.. 11,le procured on the 11th of this
month a view of the note, which was put ism his hand by a
clerk, who said his name was Thomas Glover. He thought
he had a better right to it than any body elre,ae ke bait given
ease for it ; and therefore theeenonsent he received it he put
it into his pocket, and was about 11l walk away t when Mr.
Glover, with the assistance of Folio, Richardson, a consta-
ble, stated Mot, dragged liiiii.about by the collar, and suc-
ceeded in lensing bin, iiito a room, where lie was locked tip
mid searched, tied the note taken terribly from I .. He bad
several papers of a different description about him, which
were exposed to the scrutiny of Mr. Mover and the consta-
Me. The.complitiount appeared excessively iudiguatit and
expressed A wish tcepriteecute the ioartiesfor feloniously taking
the cote item hie moseesien. His Solicitor (Mr. Puce) said
the question was one of right, and presented the public with
the means of having the point determined between them and
the Bank.--Alderman Smith said, he should feel nd hesita-
tion in granting a summons to the patties complained against
if the Sessious were not so uear ; but as they couttneuced ua
Monday. be should by all memo advise the reference the
matter to the Grand Jury.—True complainant assumed the
Alderman that he slionld adopt the course inert likely to give.
satisfaction to the P.ninc.
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1.1( 41/111141ATION-. (Sc 'A% AtURIMPER.
Win. Hatch, charged with the inmiker of Mery
Uoion-street, Middlesex hospital uu Saturday night neck, and
who vros• apprehended at the Jerusalem chapel, iu Lisle-
street,' Leicester-striae, on Similay evening, imilerwent a
pothlie exa iii i i hation before Sir Nathaniel Couent.
On .being questioned by Sir Nathaniel Conant, he said, that
he was born ha Berkshire, was a stocking weaver by trade,
'and served his apprentieeship in Lambeth. Ilialmher was
a coachmen. At prase t be said, lie followed uo lousiume.
The following witnesses were examined 4--
Rebecca Clarke deposed, tit* she fudges at No. 24, Union.
street, Middlesex hospital{' Theileceased, Mary Minting and
her father lived in the saline house. Abont eight o'clock on
Satnrcley evening, witaelutwattgaing 01St apes MI errand, and
saw the prisoner nearlitht doors He spoke to her, and said
he wanted to speak to Mary, Rimming Mary Minting. She
had seta him before, and knew that ue was acquaieted with
Mary Minting. Witness returned to the house, mud fetched
the deceased from op stairs. The' prisoner spoke to her in a
low tune of voice, as he stood on the threshhold of the door.
Witness did not hear wheat the prisoner said, hut she heard
the deceased say, " It is of no use ; I directed the letter fur
Mr. Ilaisch, and not for Mrs. liaiteli.” she then returned
into the house,aud went up stairs a little way, but came down
immediately with her sitter and witness, rad again went to
the door. The prisoner was still there, sad uu seeing 'IMO
all together, he said, " What du you all do haute' Witness
said dotbing, but went or stairs, and the sister oi tee deceas-
ed crossed the street *nen errand, leaving the deceased and
the prisoner alone, arid dose together in the paiscale.. Wit_
ness had jest got op tolhe garret door, when she heard the
noise of stamping and a noise like emote one falling, Wit
ness dill not go down again, she. was iti evented by her
motto r.
Elizabeth Minting, Sister of the dece ;ased. deposed that she
was at home on the Saturday uigio, and beard the last witness
tell her sister Ihnt the prisoner wowed Ler. Witness went
down shuttl9 afterwards and AWN the prisoner in the passage
vein' the deceased. She edt them together, and went out.
On her return she found her sister settles ihg an leer blood in
the passage. flue prisotit r was gone.. 'flr head of the
ceased was nearly revered from her body, and the passage
swain with blood. The 4iceeuied Bras incapable uispeakiug.
There were several etreeons iu.the passage.
Elizabeth Moutegue domicil to the same effect..
Mrs. Streeling drpueed, nut um the above mentioued eeen-
ing.about S o'oluek, sire was standing at clue door ut hie uppo-
eite house to thet a which time • Will der was committed. It
wag a narrow ..sea.e.t, she heard a noise• or seidlle in ale, passage,
and immrdiateiy saw a MAP rush out ; he *but the dour after
bodid net tat, h .ht. She'went over directly, and hear-
big inure noise iu the passage,"slie went, in, anti saw the de-
ceased
the man walled quickly away, feu diil not run ;she
did not see his flee. WlLUt'si SAW the ninth, r of the de-
ream di in. the pussage, ami heard her C.l.!', " My elrild, toy
child."

JrnieStreetiug, a boy abont tki.tteeti, deposed tovlite saw
ttlect.

--- - J. Wiltshire was in his Lone at No. 12, King-street, Dia-
ry'-butt, un the same evening, Ins wife WWI resent,. The
pi limiter, whom lie had known before, Caine. .W about bevpit
u.etuek,, and shed them. as usual, how they were
wife woke to him of his two wives, Hod said .lance Wet*: a wor-
/oft out against hint Si um St.. tiires's skittish, (the first wilt_;applied fur I elle) ; • opus*. vats& asavl; batt,r,fist
about him that should he the death of the first man ur udieer
that laid huff of hint, and t,e'ofier'tl In bon witness's wile a
shilling that he would produce it, halt slap eft/Laid Hot WO;
Witness's wite talked to hint about his wives and
" the wives; 111 soon "get rid' Of both the ord stall the
new." The last words• he said going net uf the door was,
" Don't you he surprised if yea hear of nu) sharing the saute
.iste as the unhappy ts rekelt..s nit Tuesday inurning,-.(ibeasting
the persons ...Ms have :wen wsreittril.)
The last WitilM'a \VICO Kan thee esernitnil. 5116 cortebo-

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rated the testitnony of her husband, and added, that wln•n ii u
prisoner talked of being hanged, he said lie told her to I. v
him a silken curd instead of a hempen one ; she t aid,lice
would.

Mary Smith, who lodges with the last witness, coatiimed
their testimony.
Henry Adkins, the officer, deposed, that lie received infor-
mation that the prisoner wa, diJerm;:leni chapel, Lisle-rd rcet,
Leicestcr•fields. On Sunday evening he asitl appte-
lientled him after the ser%i..e. ; in takin
house, he said to him, " How could yore do such a deed '
The prisoner said, " What deed?' Witness said. " Thars
beat known to yourself." The prisoner then sail, " 1 went
to do a deed, but whether I dill i: or not I eannid te';.'• Wit-
ness then asked lino whether the clothes he then had on were
the same in which he did the murder, and he said " yes.*
Witness next asked him what instrument lie hail awed, and
whether it was a knife he said No :" and on being asked if
it was a razor, he made no answer, but after
some hesitation, said lie had thrown the insirusionii,llo lira
Thames. He asked the witness if he had been to Union-street,
and had seen Minting (meaning the drerated,l adding " Poor
thing, I dare say she must be dreadfully inatiglvd."
Sir Nathaniel Conant now addre,sed the prisuncr, and di-
rected him to attend while the evidence was read over to iiiM,
intimaiWg at the seine time, jibe had any question to pet, hie
wish should be atrended to.

The prisoner asked Mrs. Streeling whether she could swear
to his person ; but she answered as she did before, that she
conk) not. The primmer pm no other question. if out Snare.
be. is a wretch without common feeling ; his manner was so
utterly indifferent.
A surgeon was then, called, who proved that he had -seen
thedoceased. The wain artery was separated as well as the
windpipe. This was tits cause of death. •
The witnesses were then boast' over to appear at the ses-
sions against the prisoner.
Henry Adkins, had been to the prisoner's 'sub.:logs, ar.d
had heuught from thence some clothes, now asked him if he
would have them defier. ed to I • 54.11', or taken back to the
place where they sere 'found: lie said he wished to pot
them on, and they weir handed to hint. Out loving searched
one half ut the Msfrv, r newspaper was found nest his skin, in
which was an occultist of the moiler, and a description of his
person ; it appeared to have been turn f the shuttets'of
the office.—lie was fully,commit led fordrial.

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The following additional particulars respectingthis horrid ".
deed have traterpiiesi ::—Theprisontex waketratried to his fiat
wife, who-it-new living as a servant to 1111P.Titrator, ins the
Ilarupstead)roail, when she was about 45 years of age, and he
was bet 10. lie is now 31 years of age, awl annotated rise de-
ceased when she was hut 19 yearrofiroe NAlbsei#oMitt•
his first wife ;Jaa two years ago, Aillince that time he has
panted as a dough. Mall. The deceased had been a constant
attendant of the New Jerusalem chapel, in Lisle-street, Lei-
cester-square, where the doctrines and forms of religion, cc-
remonitos peopagat oil by the law Heinen Sivedentioung are
observed, for about the last twelve mouths, and where her
father and family °cc:nationally weld. in consequence of the
deceased kaviagespouxed the sentiments of that pccothar sect.
The prisoner has been a constant atteutlant at the chapel
dur-
ing use last six mentii.;, where he became acquainted isms
the &erased, and they were married at Mary Itatime-eherelt
ou the 10th of November last; tlwy. only lived tueut he! ti• e
days, in consequence of. the dee-reset:lead h. r Comity dist-J-
-eering that he was a,• smstritel mew, and that his twit was i•
hog. About three ow fine, weeks since he was apprehended
ou a charge of bigamy, and taken to Hatton Garden office,
from which charge he was discharged owing to their being no
witness present at the weddings, the only evident... produced
being the two.wivea, and certificates of their loarriageq.
On its being .kstown on the Sunday moraine that the pri-
soner sens• swespecied of having conintitted murder, Mr.
Cluarchi4l, the minister of the New Jerusalem chapel, and
sestet-Ma:the gentlemen belouging to the chapel, knowing
the man as generally described to he the murderer, and that
he was in the habit of attending at the chapel, highly to their
credit, gave every possible assistance and tuformation.to lead
to his discovery.
One of the congregation made avrangentents with Adkins,.
the officer, to apprehend him in case of his attimihnit at the
chapel of Sunday evening. • At the c tttttt nencystiellt of the
service the prisoner entert•il the chapel, and took his seat on,
the form where lie was ill the habit of • sitting, its the most
composed and deliberate mangier, as if mobile's had happened..
Adkins,- the talker, together with John Smithi one of the
Patrol„.wer,• to attendance at the door, but as the so rvice hail
commeticed, and as there was but out door, and it was im-
possible for the 'prisoner to leave the chapel without his
knowing it, lie avoided disturbing the ctingreration by ap.
prelienditog biut then, and for which conduct he afterwards
received the thanks of the preacher and managers. Mr.
Chat chill directed his sermon against hellions crimes and
ottienei,, but it did nut appear to have the least effect upon
tIto• mut lerer. 'lite prisoner WAS:theta the sixth person who
came out of tic elsapel when Adkins seized him. He had in
his pocket a silk istrse, but no money in it. He had two
prayer hooks with forms ofprayer, and the ceremonies of the
New Jerusalem chapel. Ile was very :simians to have the
half of the Wiener hack. lie said he was sorrylois time was.
su Itotig.to live, as lie deserved to be hanged. He confessed.
that ha bait been a very bad man. Ile observed that he sup-
posed poor Mary's hotly wit in a sad mangled state.
It appears that the- priminei had been e ritieg to the de-
ceased to procure {din inoney, to o Idris a 'tyro:a:ion the fol-
lowing ;answer was sent Lv the deceased
" Dear Witham,—l ha.ve ;est titre to inicon you that Mrs.
'Phillips is from hone, and •1 um sorry to S:,y. was she Lot, I ant .
'confident it is not in her power any more than mine, to assist you in
'may degree whatever,
•• Indeed, am soup:iced y 0... tan expect we can, lax to
tell you she truth, we want aissiaance otaseto es, more is die piey. I
eon happy to hear ion have pt a si,uailun. and I wish.;.ao all the
success m the e mind. Froal your ever wv7.l4'isher. 66
" NO Mr. I No. 19,1 'ottenh,:al• Tottaa--
huon-cuurt.ruail, at .Mr. Paddy *,
The pt W:l3 strained At tooth legs, aita.4„4 „„tri„,„ At
• three tocelotdcle etas teitiureol from the talky,. tad 1,111 inn
tat knwv. c„,„.11, acrugiupaturJ by a • ...el of officers 1 .toe
ena,•ll,4on the hos, and behind. 11...1 it mit been far this
stropg vat 01, the crowd abash tato. titled the street* awl wire
'Waiting to se: him wine ObteilCl4.l4 bass' • • sit..l the' ,
.;t:w by a tinleut attack newt I:is loe.o unt Th. y started
with hisses, groan-, howitngs, awl vat isnot noises ul. ailso • ....•
and great numbers rail after the coltft.C.O.
the tolopoest on the body or viry Ntiui tug; the 1)60r g; „La— it,
w.• mot-Acted, wattWl oe:t1 lid 41,1 oe..v itiOst taS r -
sun for Witt delis? es, that ti . llusia.,u tic • C.tr t. , t' r
Firs 40 het'
Juriestt pelf urea as Lie ik of the 14:11.'e •oe •
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acid cousequenti:o , cannot att pre
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fitections Caeollet. ,1 ury brow 111 in ••• '„ • -
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