The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-21 00:00:00

CHARGES OF EXTORTION, .ISS_WI.T,

Saturday a very important investigation, in which the
Lord Slayor had been engaged for three dart, concluded.
The following 'itemize case was detailed in evidence before
him at the Mansiouliousr. A yI.IIIIZ WOlll3ll, mimed Anne
Moore, was. a few days ago, brought to the instice Room
from the Compter, by en extra einistahle of the ward of Poet.
*okra, named Edward Hargrave, and charged by him on
suspicion of havinz robbed s aailur in a I ttttt se of ill.faine, in
Stu of 301. Hargrave was a little drunk when he ap-
pconl in the Justice Hoorn. He, however, was able to
state, that he had taken the young woman upon the infor•
mai lOU of the keeper of a brothel in Soill.alley, who
him the person she pointed out was the thief. There were
several rireuinstasices convert, it with the ill arranged tale of

Hargrave, and the ilef, nee of the young wunrsu, against
whom nu evidence whoever appeared, which induced the
Lind 31a)or to wake flurgraie change places with his pri-
SUMT

Antic Moore then slated, that she iesided with her mo-
ther its Somers Town, and was wholly unacquainted with
the Ml...mons people of Still-all. ii uti •Inesday, Hargrave
came up to her in Bishopsgate-street, and shocked her, by
telling her his anapirions, and that she most attend him
to the watch.l r. Arno some assurnnees, which he seem.
ell mot at all inclined to credit. he took her to a public-
house, and called for two shillings worth of rum and water
and n pint of porter, which hr thank. From thence he took
her to several other pnblic I es, at Inch of which hr cal-
led fur rum and water, soul made her pay fir it. After hay-
ing compelled her to entertain him for some time, he told
her if she would make up oho ty piiunds for hem be rook,
um take Ist rto Ilse vetteh•house. She was terrified at Ike
idea t•I 3 prison, awl look out vets ahltillag., whirls he int-
porkeird. After tuts, lie took her to *timber
pada! lonise, wk. re lie called for mitre rum and water
and some tea. Ile said hr should out pay for either,
snit she was therefore obliged to lease her ring and
• sixpence, the only money renuti• 111 Z iie her pocket, in
pledze for the itecommuilati 111 l 0,, landing that she had
uothing more 21141111 her that could be turned to immediate
aIT4IIIII/. Hargrave look her to the watelr.h.iise, for the por-
poise of seareloug her. She had been alhooling him to pule-
lie-houses hum two k in the Jay lull right at night, at
which Mar lie theinght hr lis have her lucked up. The con.
stable of the was Saps ell, whose excellent character is
well known. lie ore that Hargrave', Olean were rather con.
frayed, and ',flying very little atientiou to what was sa;•I by
him, told him if he had any charge to make, to take his Pri-
mmer to the Contrite,. After atone turthei• precautions, liar.
rrity took her to the C pier, where he was so much intox-
icated as to be scarcely able to make his i le
The Lord Mavor was iodignaul 11.1.01111 measure at hearing
this account. lie declared 'kit he believed the charge was
iliac up fur the purpose of extorting 'mosey, mill instantly
suspended Hargrave from his otliec. The conduct of the
niai,„ he Said, subjected him 10 the charge of gross fraud,
and Ise believed of robbery. His Lordship having desired
liarxrave to get together his witnesses for Friday. that per-
SOH Was again brought tip. Deo evideure appeared in his
favour, hut a new case was stated, which added to Ilic ge-
n, rid fee ling against him.
A young married woman, named Fallon. of very decent
amour:bore, stated, that Wine Jaya ago she rams up to
f a distant part of the country It was so early
when she arrived (five o'clock ;it ilie monolog) that she dill
nut Irish hi tlisturb licr fr erode, and then-fore went into a
coffee-shop, where she polled out her money 10 count it.—
Hargrave cause in, snot of arcing that she had two Back
notes, a 414 lie moist take her away sail search her; she left
rotreo .shop its his rultioriv, and was taken by him into
a liiitelie-house, where he asked for a private room, iu order
141 search bur, slis• hi other public-houses where he
'Mved a ,l,posilinn In search her, die also resisted ; she
Toll him sho was resvg-c!ibie, foul hail friends, and begzeil
111 tt osjio) are.illlll4lly her to tlo to; but Ii rtfuseil, sayitig she
most gu In prison or to the ii.tuk. %Viten she saw he wall de-
ter ... . led ter treat her ill.slic ran into a ham i's shop in Barbi.
can, soul iniptorrd 1)1'1.11.00m% _rave foiletwed,and having
told Ili • has, r 11.11 maspell led her of havitig bail notesahuut
her, c-is 41114)%tr11 oi ,e•irt h hue. Ile look from her the two one
pound ; Inrl lb-. batter, It ht. did nut relish the proceed-
ism at al!, ilesir•tt lit took at liir unli s, and finding that they
acre good, told /1341,,zrace tiro fact. The young woman
rd as .flowed to so about lie, business. Before the hatter
boil ion rfure liarZl"3“. 111 Z to keep the notes as u
security fir her appeal title e ii:.- Kruk, 101 l the disappro.
hition es,dreaseil at midi col:dart, lid lit the lihr rata, or
ii.• V 41111; 11.1111Pri
The boil Mayor heir wished in e.. he un,h.estood, that no
iitlic,-r ouch ciecimisiosi, i s had a right to search any
ft. ,1.11. llla Lordship silts. err elm, the conduct of Har-
gra si wa. 1/COI4IIIIC 'talker upon every

03 Saturday the City Solicitor attended at the Justice-
room. mid !timing heard dn. 'via nee in both caeca re 5,1,
•3111, flail the G, %cam now of vrry cross cittortion ; and the
other. of et...a as..ault and false inti..is..nmetit..

•
Tilt' Lind Muyur, who Wllf delerntined to loutish Ilarzrave
iI h Ih, sit t s.tents, auzits sled that the 6111 case had
eel y notch the culuur of a rolibrry.
The City. Solicitor esamined Mute Moore upon q ... e of
the p. iiicipal I • is of her islenceond uasufnpiniuu that
the ch.ii i.te of sohlocry could not he substantiated. The
principle on which II • had acted, war must Frogs and
iihosionable.

••..1' poll the wilt of Hargrave, • woman named Hill, who
1:4.v a brothel os Sl.ll.elley, Appear. 41. She au.d She beaod
front two men Il,el Aime Moore wa. the Izirl who robin d the
sailor of 30/ in the brothel opposite to her's, and ill.t she
gave inhosnation to Hat gave of 1114 t fart ; she litchis-en she
knew .1 olie Moony is, 1141 t. been al the !mute in which the
rohhcly n4B ...... !tied six 1.11 seven weeks,as a lodger iu the
prall.lllolll
yoling wlllll4ll Will she never was two days out of Inc
mother's horse.

The LORD MAYOR—" Ilarzrove, your conduct appears
to sae the tonal iatawooa Ihat C3ll be imagined. I shall
commit vim for Ilie Itisq.li meaner in 11w tine ease, anti fur
the assault and imprisminielii to the other, if you du not hod
Lai. I trust llso, • ill lie to ....maple to all Olken."

Several of the lily oliire.c rigursited that it would not go
abroad to the riddle that one of their huilv hr! been chart;-
rd
with siodi eionliirt. Hargrave had, they said, au manner
of ennui moil with them

The Lord Ntaeiii silt:Oiled that there was no connexion,
•nd hoped the City Police %unlit not starer by any erroneosia

stairtutla.

The general opinion respecting the person thus eliarged is,
that be it so 14.8;888i), C.BBBlBBl drink as not to care about
the 1111'1%11Q of procuring It. Ile was once, it beerns, in 1 re-
spectable way.