The Sun.
London, England, 1808-12-05 00:00:00

OLD 13,1ILEY.

• IT)URTH nAY--"SATURDAY, inC• 3.
JrlA'S.SlafkC7, alias A.tkins-, sa»ruel Laspar,
alias
•Cars, -snd 7'. C;r7411, ...A ere, indided for b`urgla-
-riousty br•eir;,-ing anti entering the dwelling-house of
Coulitess orMorton, in the pa-
.
of St: G,0r...‘, linnover-scruare, on the evening
.
jpf the t,tl:l- of lA-st, with intent, to steal.
.oar..,:titanws., for Cho, p:-,?secutipn, in a clear and
tomi rehensive manner, detailed the circumstance,
of the case to the Jury, and then called the evi-

'de
J. Foy, Gne of the officers belt:11•;'Ing to the Public
Marlbotottgh-street, stated, that' in conse-
riut..r,:ce of- information • his brother officers.
bad received, as 10.'2.. nurOber of stvspicions_o:3,.lcteis

• trho hart begin rurking about the hour ie Of.the Con-
te's of Morton, in Park-street, he, in company with
Jackson, Bedgell, and T. Fov, the witness's bro-
ther, al), officers belonging to the Marlborough-
S'Creet Office, were en the watch on the evening of
the 4th and sth of Oaober last. On the evening
of the ethi the officers concealed. themselves in a
"roortidire&ly behind the door frOm the area into the.
house. In about an hour after they had taken their
stationss a loud knock was heard at the Street door,
but no answer was made to it. In a little time after
-a still louder knocking was heard, after which every
thing was quiet for ,about ten minutes, and then a
sound was heard, as if the area gate had been un-
locked. In a minute or two some person was heard
'coming dol/4‘ n the area steps, and an attempt was
made to unlock the door, by trying of different
keys, first one and then another. One of the par-
tieS Was heard to cry out, " D—n it, send it in,"
and another, to reply, " Then hand down the Jera-
Mie;" (a slang name for an ire u crow.) This was
done, and immediately they began to wrench at the
door. It cracked. very much ; the bell behind -it
'tang, which made the parties desist for a little.—
They then gave several other heavy wrenches, on
Which the door flew open. One of the party then
Said to the others, " Come along, it is all right."
They tall then went up stairs, and the witness,
having taken off his boots, followed them. He
entered a large parlour, in 'which there were three
men in_one corner, and one near the fire." The
single man he seized, but immediately the candle
Wag put out, and a stroke being levelled, as it seemed
to the ewitness, against-him with the iron ceiw, he
fired one of his pistols iti the diredion whence the'
blow had came. He continued following the rob-
bers, as he best could, in the dark; and when Jack-
son came up with a candle, he saw the prisoner
Starkey getting over -the platform at the back of the
house, the officers going round by Park-lane, they
found- Starkey sitting there, with his leg broken,
-which he sail had been eccasiened by a person
jumping down upon. hen from. off the wall. -The
other prisoner, Laspar„ was brought to Mount-street
Watch-how.e, wounded int he left arm, having been
detetaed
,in leaptog down; from art area at some,
distant e, to wiarcie however, be could be traced'
by the blood. Only a knife end a pair of snuffers
Were .found on their persons.. • - -
James Budgell, an extra officer at Marlborough-
street Office, accompanied Foy and the other,officers
to Lady Morton's house on the evening of the sth.
The wilt-leis:saw the prisoners standing, in company
with other two men, at a little di.datice from her
Ladyship's house. Carrill ob,,erved trim, who walk-
eda little behind the other Officers, and he (the wit-
ness) in consequence, did not go immediately to
Lady Morton's house; lest they should be alarmed,
and desist from their design. :When Foy fired, 1:e
saw Starkey escape over the back wall, and 'went
.round after him. He found hitn ling on the pave-
Meta with hiS leg tied up. The witness Called him
by his name, and the prisoner saitt his name was
-not. Starkey, Tice• Witness knew his person well,
baying known him three or four years.
Owen O'Brien, an extra watchman, saw Laspar
jninping over the wall, and he took him into custo-
dy. -He complained leauch of his arm being sore,
sad swore at the witness fbr hurting it.
Peter Lecceau, who is a carpenter, and lodges op-
posite Lady Morton's house, said, that on Saturday,
the Ist of October, as be was returning from receiv-
ing his wages, at I f o'clock, he observed four men
Standing opposite Lady Morton's house, and amongst
them he knew Carrill, with whom he had formerly
worked. On the 4th, he went to the Bleeding Hart
public house, in Drury-lane, where be saw the three
Prisoners, hi company with a man known by the
lame of Jack the Baker : from their conversation,
he-understood, that they intended to break into the
.house, that evening. He immediately went to
Marlborough-street and gave information to the.of-
fscos, The officers -atmnpanied him to his lodg-
ings, where they. remained till a late hour. Whilst
H.y were there i! men came to Lady 'Morton'g door,
of f them he knew to be-Carrill, who was smoak-
'see .-, and kept at a distance from the rest. On
to , • e eeein went to the Bleeding Hart,- where
he their discourse upon the .subjea,
e.eeewhat obscure. They appointed seven
to go to 228, Park-street which
to be the nuether of Lady Mbrtou's
He again informed the officers; and they
;.int to go to Lady Morton's, and remain
servant-maid till they should• arrive, which
About twetry -minutes past six lie ,heard
a at the door. The servant 'opened it,
observed Laspar ask her,, whether General
litqjas lived- there to which she ans,.veled,, that
lea did not. Carrill was etahelmee on the, pavement,
and they, then, both went away. Witness then
-.went out, by the .dirediun of the officers, and from
a-shott distance obsertied hire prisoners, go down- the

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