The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-10-10 00:00:00

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The 146.1,46101.10. *Gag narrative boa /been
esnamenioated esleAdi&intdi an alltheittittiooree,
.that oar relates utill'rely on its veracity.—(BU.
Itachase's Liverpool Atleeetiter of Alessioy, Oct. 5.)
In November Isbt. John Mort, a boy, aged
15 year., ran away•from Isis friends in London, to
go to see, taking • with h • seen of about 701.
and his clothes. His friend., in consequence, in-
serted an advertisement is *some of the Lomas
Pipers, offering a reword to any person who would
brink him hack. In • few days teammate. Mr.
a relative of the boy's, in Knotsford. had
intelligence of his being in that neighbourhood.
mid went to him, and footed bits destitute of a
change of clothe,. and without • shilling. In an.
• ewer to the inquiries- of Mr. Moans, the boy
stated, that he was so beard a 'easel in Liver.
pool, looking far • titglation. and whilst there,
• two men came np antrOitorod into. opantersatimi
with him, that he aeon afterwards h the noel.
and when golog along the street. he was overtaken
by two man, who inquired from hien if he was
going to Amigos in the what on booed of which
they hid seen him ; to whit% Ile replied he wag. if
he could get a situation. "Tlgly %bye adtgd
he would take • letter for dm. tO ptfIIPIL OW*:
and on his saying that he was riot spat. of ping.
and if be did go, he know ito person there, they
told him the fetes: was to a vary respectable mer-
chant, who wood beemily found, and who would
reward him for currying it, mid that if he did sot
go he might pot the letter into the Ire. They
pressed him very much, and ho at length wrist
iota a public...soya with them. to gie. *dm go
opportuuity. as they preteodoil. talit_ lag a fetter.
They set down in a back room, WOO wlt4a one of
the men went out. as be said, to fetch sowt writing
paper, and he returned holding in his hood • stem.
paper, and, looking at the boy, said, you sore
is Joltu Mort, and yno hove ten away fide year
friends; here is your description in thislloer, mid
I know it is you by the mark ea your face. Me
acknowledged that he was the Pengba• Rod they
then inquired what property he had? and be is-
formed them, that he bad about doi. is vameney
avid clothes, which were as the Crown (nu. Titly
then mid they were very tom Ibr Moo, that Do
most 'ltch his clothes from Ow We; awl they
tabula go with haat to hie kook rad stoke oho
matter up fir him, and one at the ateveseulewith
lam to fetch his trunk from the Ole.
They remained at the public-hose the
evening; when they tail( him to • primate it,
apparently belonging to one of thee ; sod
again 'Atomised to make the issuer up for
laws: they told hint he moot glee thous his
moot% and his watch and clotiate • and on his
find teething, they thitetteped to d:lieer him to
the constable, and by ant ottooe' he set in.
dueed to give op all to them. They kept him
at this place two days mod two nights, taking
him out in the day time to different public.
houses and bringing ban to rise-house. to sleep
at night, sod during 'hat base they told lam
frequently he might, if he chose, go away to his
friends, anctiher would follow him ; but lie de-
clined otasig without bitumen.. They then took
down his mune gad the oddress of all his friends
in London mud Cheshire; and finding that Mr.
Roscoe was the nearest, they took the lad at night
about three miles on the London road, and then
put him along with the earthman on the mail,
preten,liog that they were getting ap behind. By
that means they got quit of him, sod he use set
down at Kontaford.

Improbable as this tale appeared, Mr. Roscoe
immediately returned to Liverpool with the led, to
find, if possible, the house where he had been kept;
but the letter, being entirely ignorant of the tows,
was linable to point it oat.
In Inioary last • situation was obtained for tne
buy to go to see from Liverpool. and he went there
to wait until the ship was ready. In Fefiesaory.oMr.
Roscoe received • letter from him, sayiwg he had
seen one of the men who had robbed him. and dis-
covered hint to be a hair-dresser in Dale-street,
and instantly on receipt of the letter, Mr. Rococoe
went to Liverpool. He leafed free the lad that the
' person he accused was named Coghlan and that
he was a person in bwoinevs, and appareutly too re-
spectable in life to be guilty of the offence imputed
to him ; but the lad strenuously asserting that he
was the man, and appetising to the knowledge he pm-
mewled of him. from being with him sew three days,
Mr. Iluscoe applied to Mr. Milner, the police offi-
cer, occpteintioog him with the cirennialeaces, and
with great difficulty prevailed on hint * accom-
pany him the next morning to Coghlies and to
mention the matter to him. witho4inteiously
taking out a warrant. es it was sup mat-
ter must rest entirely on the ackuovriedgmene or
denial of Coghlan.
They found Coghlan in his shop, sod MOO
then repeated his story, without variation, ehareike‘
Coghlan with taking his property. all whit* wee
denied. At length, after a great deal of creankeee-
boa, the led said, s• Yaw art the dm that naiad
we, end that is one of nip handkerchiefs yes 44fe
rowed year neck;" and the handkerchief Wes
pulled from his neck, there appeared tint lesion
" J. MINI." stamped with a naselcieg stamp. epees
it, and to which " mot" had been dental* added.
with a view of making another name. The hand-
kerchief was also stumped with Coglilau's name.
An officer was left in charge of Coghlen sad the
shop, end a warrant was procured to search his
house, which was at some distance ; and on suet
search, various shirts, neckcloths, stockings,
pocket handkerchiefs, books. &c. ill marked
like the first handkerchief, or written upon, bye
the led himself, were found. Mort. on going
into the house, immediately knew it to be the house
to which the men had taken him, and pointing out
the room where he had slept. On going to the
shop, it appeared that Coghlati had taken advan-
tage of the officer's head bring turned to walk out,
and got away, and cm searching in a drawer, two
cards of address, belonging to Moat's friends in
London, were found, endorsed with Moat's address,
written loy himself ; and at the door he recognised
his trunk exposed to sale. Every search was made
after Coghlan by the policd officers. but without
effect, and it was conceived lie had gone away to
worn no more. He returned, however, in a few
days, and having been discovered, was apprekeeded
and committed tor trial.

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