The National Register.
London, England, 1816-09-23 00:00:00

similar meetings and arrangements took ilace as in the former (Wk..
Tau men to be employed were, Dennis, John, mai Nlichael Hurley,
&intim:on, and \Vomit witness had part of the mosey to treat them
with tivau Vaughan. and port he furnished liiuwelf. Brown undertook
to keep Mrs. M•Donaid out of •'l.: way, anti she was kept three nights.
)14i: night it was not dam: neemse only three men woo present, and
la: wanted to hose ad live, as the tewar.l would be water. On the
vtt of July it w.O dom.. and on that night Mrs. M•Donald was taken
to a house in Tatiernaele-square by Brown, where she was to be kept
WI witness ,lathl go then; \Vitne.s, with the tire men, be told
Clem they wool I find some property, anti he nwnsioned a ring to them.
1* bad Mrs \ l•I bruild's rite, in his possets.toi• seretal days and re-
turned it on the day of the rubbery 10 Nlaeltay. On the night the
robbery was eaKwted, Edwards the constable was with N'aughan and
Mackay. but witness dal not believe he had any knowledge or the
transaction.

'rite witness then went into a detail of the is of the burg-
lary, and further atatial, that he went the Mrs. al•ltonald after having
ahewn the men the house, and on arriving with her at her own house,
C.cy found the coor broken open, and ulniiis immediately, Vaughan
nail Mackay came up and staked Nl'Donald it she had not been
robbed, the result was that the men were taken into eu...tody.
The witness attended at Bow-street at their examination, and was
there questiotual by Ale. Nance, land gave the alugistrates all the intim-
1114[101111C WAS able, And in COILANILICUCC ut his mformution,
was detained.
t'rt.rtr.c ciue,lby Mr. Artaiftx, who was Counsel fur Vavglian.—
Witness was in the Navy till I atce, and still served his Majesty as a
4!isstoia Roos taliver links; he hail been supersetled. lie dal not
;snow he should have any rewanl, it depended on Mr. Vaughan.—Wit.
Less did not coluitm st alt MN. ; he eid not go Mr the sake
tot blood money ; he was not ninv at Loge ; he woe at present a pri-
mp:Ler in the !louse of Correetion ; he knew the I hulls were thieves,
but be had naver partaken of their plunder ; never knew Mrs. M'l to-
nald by any other name ; he had heard her calks! Ile:a/thy ; he knew
she once lived with a person named Beard. After the rubbery the wit-
rms took apartment • our her in his; own name, that of Drake. .Ir.
Vaughan said paft of the reward should be his.
June Marley was next examined.—First saw Drake about six or
seven weeks before the burglary was committed at al n. M•Donald's„
Tae witness then proceoshd by his testimony to corroborate the state-
ment of the last witness as to what passed at their tlitibrent meetings
previous to the night on which the burglary was committed. When
a; Mrs. M•Donald's Drake opened the door: witness believed the door
was on the latch. I wanted the witness to go in, but he would
not, and witness did not believe that any of the rest did : after about
ten minutes they went away, and in the court at a little distance trout
to: house the witness Was niet by Vaughan, Mackay, and Edwards.
yaughan made a snatch at the wanes., but seeing he had got -nothing
A.A hi:n go: soon after Draki• came after hint. and said his brothers
had tha pocket-book, meaning Mrs. M•Donald's. Witness said he
dabnat think they had any thing, hut it Drake thought so he would
take him to their lodgings: they accordingly went together, and after
staying a trw minutes, witness, his brother Michael, and the boy
WOOll, came out together, and almost immediately afterwards they
were taken into custody by Vaughan, Edwards, and Mackay. Mackay
rocoeded to search the witness, who, conscious that he had nothing
taut him, made no rasistance. On putting his hand into the wit-
r.es.es pocket, he pulled out a ring, and said, what you have got a
donee;/ ring), to which the witness said, •• Yes, I have now, but
ou put it there." Drake had the evening before sliewn the *Maas
Loh identical ring, and told him he would find one like it, but some-
wnat better, in Alm Al• Donald's house.
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Dennis Hurl:), corroborated Ids brotlar's statement.andsaid further,
that not any thing was taken by them from NI is. Nl'Donald's house.
Michael Hurley's testimony was to the same effict.
sanderson also deposed to the acme effect and tarts.
Wood (the boy') drposed, that he was thirteen years of age, anti had
been engaged by Drake to go to the house of Mrs..M•Donald at Hos-
ton, lie had also seen the ring in the poeweieshin of I )rake, whoon the
night they went to Mrs. Nl*Donald's had shown him a hole in the back
part of the house, and wanted him to enter it that way, but he refused
to comply. Ile then proposed to lift him in at the window, but this he
also declined and did not enter the house in any way.
William Edwards deposed, that he was a patrole, belonging to Bow-
street, bat hail been ste,pended. Vaughan had told him on the Satur-
day night previous to tile burglary that he had received intimnation of
ita being about to be committed, and asked him if he wouki accompany
hint ;the information, he said he had received from Mackay, and wit-
:tees agreed to go with him. They afterwards met Mackay, raid they
all went to the back part of Mrs. M astonish'', house shout eleven at
night, and there concealed themselves at the back part of the premises.
They remained there until one but nothing was done. On Saturday
night another width igme sold, at which Mackay and Brown were pre-
sent, and they were afterwards joined by Drake, and finally by Vaug-
han. The parties held a conversation apart from the witness, the na-
ture of which he could nut learn. After sonic time, Drake and Brown
retired. and the Teat concealed themselves, but on that night without
elliat ale, at well as on the following Monday night. On Tuesday
ate: they met again, and witness was dispatched, to procure a horse and
cart, wash Vaughan said was placed near the place. Ile returned m
about a iittarter of an hour, and found Mackay and Vaughan together
near the house. They were immediately Joined by Drake, who :Weed
whoa they hal been, saying the burglary had been eounnitted. They
then went to the door of the house maid found it had been opened by
form. Mackay immediately produced a crow-bar, which he said he
had just 101114 in the house. Upon applying this to the marks upon •
the door, it was proved to he the instrument which had been used in
inning it open. They next proceeded up stairs, anti Drake pointed
out a leach which he said had been plundered of panne jewellery. They
immediately pitraued the parties. and Vaughan apprehended one of
them the street. Mackay and the witness apprehended the others
Witness was told by N'aughan that Drake, Brown and Mackay were
enstuni House Officere.—Cress-rearaine d by Mr. Arehin :
It was not unusual for officers to have in their confidence persons of
suspicious characters, by whom robberies and other offences were fro-
tioently discovered and prevented.
John Limbrick, thee Bow-street officer. deposed that he apprehended
Mackay on the Gbh of July. He told hitt' he wanted him respecting
els robbery at Boston. He seemed surprised at first, hut after he had
bete some time in euatody he sairlhe would tell the whole truth. Wit-
;lea found on his table a letter directed to Mr. Wimstarooti of the house
of Idaye and Um &laid tdril is the Bank.
William Wood, a clerk in the office of Bow-street, prialured the
toinutes ut evidence as given by Mrs. Macdonald. Mackay, Vaughan.
all the other parties, who gage evidence of the burglary, which were
a .4al. Witness resumed. In corequence of something which orcurred,
Nares asked Vaughan for the name of his inhume; Vaughan
made vine objection, but sea, if Mr. Naive wished it, lie would pro-
(orer him ohs another day. Mahout sequarter or an hour after, Drak,
a brougiit iota the Mimi Mackay afterwards made a full confession
• .ae he had in trodurslions both at scagat, and ales.
ls~nld's, (this confession was put in and read, and detailed; several
eetiversations between Hubbard, Vaughan, the Infiwniaat and Drake,
relative to the centemplated burglaries; and further stated, that
Vaaglian furnished the skeleton keys and crow-bar. intended to be
„..al at Mr. Seagar's, and which was ustslat !Mrs. Nt•Donald'a.
Joshua Armstrong is an officer of Worship-street; in July last Drake
to company with Mackay, applisl to a Muir, and said he had
riumaition the him of a burglary about to he done in lloxtom
111.14 asked Drake how he knew it was to he done. who replied he had
'• chops" in wiiting juet by, end that when taken, they trust Tl,
bought to Woribifisidreet, Inn must pi to liowsstreet, and Vaughan
would go with them. On heating this, witness said it was a transac-
dun lie %withl not be concemed it. and further, if the men were taken
into custody he would go to Bow-street about it and give information.
Win. !human lei - lee Angel and Crown in Old Street-
road, and had frentie seen Drake mud Mrs. ;Macdonald no-
p•ther,and ou two • :,occ occasions lie had seen Moan %%All
her also.
Mrs M‘Donald deposed, that she lived in Britannim-gardcoos,
Buxton, in July last. She knew Drake for nearly twelve
amentlis t remembered the night oar house was broke open. She