The National Register.
London, England, 1812-11-29 00:00:00

POLICE.

PUSLreOrrtcn 8( vy • STREZT.—Friclay night, as an elderly man
a farmer, residing near Guildford in Surrey, was returning Iron
Covent Garden market, through Charing Cross, he was addiesseii b
a man, and they got into conversation about the country. Theirs
told the farther he was a horse dealer, and had often done busine4s
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him ; the farmer denied knowing him. While they were disp:rtin
on this point, the man stooping down picked up a small paper par
eel, which was tied up very carefully ; a man passed at the tint:
who stopped and spoke to the other man, appearing to be very inti
mate, and who observed that the farmer was entitled to ha th
contents. They all walked together, and went into a public hcu•
on the Surrey Side of Black friat'i bridge, where, on opening the par
cel,. it proved to contain a cross, and a bill arel receipt, purporting t
be from ajeweller, for 1301. describing the cross as a diamond cross
—The farmer gave the man he met with in Charing-cross all 1;1
money he had in his pocket, amounting to 591. and took the mos
The man who had passed him at Charing-cross, represented himiel
as a master builder, and the pretended horse dealer, after again
they were to meet the following morning, arranged for the Kamer t
go to the Elephant and Castle to order dinner for the three, the
having some huisiness in that neighbourhood, and woulsl come t
him there. He we to the Elephant and Castle, ordered dinner fr
three, and neither of the men coming to him, he had the whole t
pay for. He went the following morning to the Elephant and C.tol•
and waited a considerable time for them, when neither the pretend(
horse dealer or builder making their appeal ance, he discovered
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trick, and came to the Office and gave information. From died,
sen ptton given of the man, there was no doubt entertained but he wb
described himself to be the hors: dealer was john Haselttne, he hent
very short, deformed and lame, and havini been transported to
similar offence. Humphries on Tuesday morning took him in KT
street, Golden-square.—He underwent an examination before
Graham, and was committed for further examination.
UNION HALL.—Roberts and Mellon, the two men in custody
suspicion of having been concerned in the murder of Ltentent
Johnson, were again examined at this office, on Tuesday,
Mellon repeated his assertions, that he was totally ignorant ot
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transaction ; and that the pretended confession of Roberts, acea•al
him of being a principal, was a string of diabolical talsehoodt circus
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in reality the Magistrates have discovered, by a number
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stances to be the cane ; koberts's pretended confession being
diabolical attempt to attach the guilt of murder to two men 1,111'°".1.
of the crime, for the purpose of obtaining his own
offences with which himself was charged, anal with a atew ot 0bt40,.
ing the reward of '2OOl. to be paid on Vie conviction of any ono e:,
cernad in'ahis most atrocious murder. The Magistrates have
nrdered Mellon to be liberated, and fully committed Roberts.
par.don t9r ot.ll
trial, for the burglary with which be was charged, and 0111115
it confession.

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