The National Register.
London, England, 1816-08-26 00:00:00

POLICE.

BOW-STRE ET.
FAMILY QjT AR nr. My &widest was ChaTtiWith threatenine
and attempting to murder her husband ; who sent , that she frequent-
ly acted in the most violent and unineriegeable ntanner, accompanying
her actions with the mote. luirrid expressions. Her violence to his pre-
pea/ had Ingm elite' to tile attacks upcn his person. She had con•
sand about VOL in four months. Site had sold a horse for half its
value. She had broke all the windows in his house. Nearly his
clothes were either dedroyed or made awry with ; so that he was ob-
liged to borrow clothes to appear v.ith del ency at the office to exhibit
his charge. He has freqoently offered her a separate maintenance. and
lee! employed an attorney tin that purpose, but she had declined to ac-
cept of it. Hz could not account fur the violence of her condoet, as she
hail always e.njiived every comfort. The ronsahle who aporehemled.
her stated, that she minuted the threats, in his hearing, ofarsil,bing her,-
hushund in the heart. Jealousy was the oat). reason assigned for her
violent and unnienegenble conduct, which Mr. Sturidge assured the
Magistrate writ without the lead foundation. He sail that, in conse-
quence of Air conduct. lie had nothing but nisi and a prison before
him. Mr. Storislge took a very tine infant front her while she made
her defence; hut all that the said did not amount to an answer. ta her
husband, or a ittstifieation. Sir Nathaniel Cowie emitted her to 6174
hail. When she was being taken away, foe endeavoueedto wrest the in.
flint hem her hushanit„, who, hal, -eve.% resisted; but the Magistrate,
thought the mother ought to have e child.
TUE ABOVE CAFE REV 11: SE 1).--,-.4Moti v. Abbot C-131. tiliS tht
romplaitiant summoned her lindotral lcfore Mr. Serjelnt Mellon. for a
violent assault. The eoniplaiment, a delicee looking women, stated.
that she had been tr.leried to bet luei'ouredibr SOlre year., who was a
working rum, and miming a sufficiency to live comfonahly !mon. He
had, however, for some time past, been in the almost daily habit of beat.
ing her in a most cruel manner. He had lost aeleg. and its place was
supplied with a wooden one ; and frequeale he would take off his leg
to correct her with. On ‘Vellnadity sennight he mote house whelk
she was in bed, and piffled her lour off her head by hard-full. called_
on her to acknowledge herself in the tarmg. at the /A MC tittle pressing
his thumb on her throat, ro as to prevent her speaking, and wen heat.
ing her, because site did not answer 'dui. At length she got from him,
and escaping out of the house iu her night-ebonies. threw herself upon
the watch for protection. This rautotert was corroborated be several
respectable neighbours, who deposed, that they had frequently been
' awoke by cherries ut the woman, and had heart the sound of the blows.
Mrs. Abbott said, all she wished was to separate front him an condition
art his allowing her something towards bar suprort. The Magistrate
observed, he had no power to emotes such arrangement unless the de.
fondant was agreeable to it. The defendant said he was reedy- enough
to part, and wished the Parish Officers should be sent for, and his wife
taken to the Workhouse, where he would support her. This proposi.
dun not meeting her wishes, Mr. Sellout cabal on him to put in bail to
keep the peace, and he nut being prepared to do vs, the liicistrate or-
doesl hint to be locked up, intituiting that he would keep him seeura
till good hail was found. After notate time had elaused, it was COTLlllU-
nicated that he had agreed to allow his wife Bs. a week. and she dedare
ing herself satisfied, he was discharge/.

n(GRATEPtiI, nOIIIIEII.--C. De Roches. alias P. Schneider, who,-
was apprehended on hie way to France. was charged with having swim
three hills of exchange for the payment of wtoi. ute property of Messrs.
Hellman and Company, merchants, of Copthali-buildirgs. Mr. H.
stated, that he and his +warmers had a firm at Triesse and Vienna ;he
conducted the busitiess 4in Copthall-buikiings. About six weeks sloe*
the prewmer, who had been in the French and Spanish armies, repre-
sented binistif io be in great distress, arising from an altercation with,
one of his superior Officers, wham he had might and wounded, and
was he consequence compelled to qui: his country. Witness relievedt
his immediate necessities. and lent him tut. and he being desirous to
go to America, witness gave him 251. to pay his voyage thither. Oa
Sunday he brcaktisted-with the prosecutor, and said he had taken hie
passage. and rid the Captain tot in prrt. &only afterwards he wort
out, as did waness; and on his return home he understood front his
servant that the prisoner had come bark for a hook. and had gone into
the counting-house. On Monday morning witness missed the bills oe
exchange, and O gcve infontstion at the Mansion House of the 'ben:.
and accompanied Bishop. the Officer, to Canterbury, where the pri-
soner was apprehended with the bills of exchange in his possession.—
c was reananded.—lt unpaved fran a commission which was found
upon him, that he was a Captain in the French army, and a Member
of the Legion of Honour, and was no doubt making his way to France
with his ill-got booty.

Tuesday, N. Davis, late a Clerk in the house of Flameout, rtforland.
And Co. of fall Mall, was charged with embezzling above 20411)1. the
priopertk 'of his employers. Mr. Squire. a Clerk in the above house,
stated, that the piisuner had bet.n a Collecting Clerk to the Firm; on
the 17th ult. he took out his notes as usual, but did not return at the
proper hour. Shortly afterwards witness received the following letter.
which he believed was written by the prisoner:—
" Sir,—l send, per bower, my poet which i tan sorry to say drsm
not contain so ;nuch as it should by triad. owing to an accident, which
I will call and explain in the course of the evening.—1 ant sir, &c.
" N. DAVIS."
Mr. lovcarove, also a Clerk in the house, producsd a book which
was re,,ntiarly taken out by the prisoner ; and in it was inserted, in hit
own hand-writiiig, the sums of money received. In that day's exount,
Acre *as a deficiency of Y 1 19L 9s. td.—He was :marshal, to gii
the part:len an opportunity of appearing at the next exiouirtation.