The National Register.
London, England, 1816-07-22 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGIsTEIt

Ruth:en and Mackay. endeavouring to secure the robbers, they only
succeeded with one, two mule tlicir escape—one of the two they ap-
prehended a few 'lays after. Their names were Nl:irs and Flanagan.
They were examined. tried. and twnvictecl of the burglary at the last
Surrey Assizes, but were not executed.
The reward tit the convictions of these two men was divided between
Archibald Ituthen, Mackay, and Ilubban:. It now appears. that
H thbard was not only the now% but lie was actually the third robber
in the burglary of the clock and watchmaker's; and Archibald Itutlicti
knew that liiibbard was one of the robbers, he having received intin,
:nation to that effct; and for this neglect of duty, Mr. Nam ordered
him into custody, and committed him.
We have used the christen name of Archibald, in alluding to
ituthen, as he has a brother belonging to the office not connected with
him.

Thursday, Mackay made a full and shocking disclosure of the various
cases in which he had been concerned. and of others which had come to
hi• knowledge. (Inc ease which he sited W 44 that of a poor sailor.
casually found at a public-house, who was sent to purchase a loaf with
counterfeit-money, and immediately afterwards seized by Vs ughan.
who was in waiting, tried, and convicted !—Vaughan is still at large.
Friday. Messrs. Naas and liimie again resumed the business ; when
%V. Drake and G. Browne were put to the bar. The former confessed
that he had seen Mackay. B. dolmans. Brown (the other prisoner), and
lluhbard, in company with several of the Patrole. They were all
in possession of a great many counterfeit Bank-tokens, which he un-
derstood they had purchased of Ryan. Slice, and others. Tiwy paid
for each 3s. token Is. 3d. mid some of a better sort Is. each. G.
Hubbard's practice was, to pick up persons whom he met with in the
streets, and engage them to carry small parcels, which were made up
' tier the purpow, their contents beingof little value. When they had
carried the parcels a short distance. he woald give them a counterfeit
token, desiring them to go to a public-1101.e to get themselves wane-
thing to drink with it, and at the same time contriving to drop other
counterfeit tokens into their pockets ; when the circumstance of-having
other counterfeit tokens found upon them makes the offence double
that of uttering. Wilde Hubbard was IRITIVIIing these practices, Jo! n-
son, Mackay. and Browne were following them in league; and when
they tendered the counterfeit tokens, . Johnson and the others then
ap-
peanrl.:md. pretending to be PoliceOtficers, searched thou, and find-
ing others of a similar manufacture upon them. they secured them. and
made a communication to the agents of the Bank, when the victims
were emismittedfas agents of coiners. They have sometimisi pat as
mane as six counterfeit tokens into the unfortunate people's pockets.
Drake stated that he frequently heard them rotate these dialvalical ad-
ventures. While they pursued this infamous practice, they alai detected
and prosecuted guilty utterer. Some of IlubbanCs companions, when
not occupied with transactions of this deseriptiim, used logo out thieving
with hhis. After they had convicted people, and had received their re-
wards from the Agents of the Bank. they used to meet at a public-house
in Coleman street to divide it. Drske stated himself to have been pre-
sent when these transactions were going on in the public-houses.
hard in general had a larger proportion for his share, for his ingenuity
in procuring the people. The li:limos of whom they bought the coun-
terfeit tokens were admitted to share in what they got from the Bank.
()rake had hitheno been in custody only on a charge of bastardy :
but on Friday the M:onstrates committed him on suspicion of divers
otfences. Browne was also committed again.