The Sun.
London, England, 1808-01-07 00:00:00

POLICE,

14,1

. young man, naine4 Charles
13eane, 'a waiter in a -coffee-house,
.but now (int of
chai:god another young man, a gentleman's
groan,' also 06t of place, With robbing him of a
Over watch, a gold chain, seal and key, two guineas
iti gold, and other monies, his property,. in his,ludg-
lugs, No. 23', Water-lane, Vleet-street.
• The Prosecutor bald that he met with the Prisoner,

with whoin he had formerly been acquainted, on
Monday night last, at the Exeter Arms, in Exeter-
street, Strand. The Prisoner being afraid lest he
should be locked out Of his lodgings, the Prosecutor
offered.him a part gills bed, 'which was accepted.
They aceordintly went home together, to the Pro.
secutor's lodgings in Water-lane. The Prosecutor,
after winding up his watch, pUt it under his pillow,
and the two went to bee. Text morning, when the
Prosecutor _awoke, he -found that the `Prisoner was
gone, and on searching for his watch and other pro,
perty, the Prosecutor discovered that it also was
missing. He immediately went up and •down- to
_every place where it :was most probable the Prisoner
would call, - and gave the necessary information
'against him. The Prisoner was in Consequence se-
cured, but not without considerable resistance en
his part. When searched, the watch, chain, seal,
&c. two guineas in gold an4,4s. in silver, were found
upon him'. •
The 'Prisoner, in his defence;ldledged that, the
Prosecutor had entrusted the property to his care,
lest, being somewhat intoxicated, he (the Presqutor);
might has a been robbed of it in going up Fleet-,
street.
This. the Primecutor positively. djnied, and the
Prisoner *as unable to say, why, on the supposition
that this had been the case, he made anv resistance
'to. the constable taking him into custody.
Mr. Alderman BoYntt.t., who sat for the Lord
Mayor, ordered the Prisoner to be're-committed till
to-morrow;and the Prosecutor then to come prepared
with the ex(l„inie of the person occupying the
house id Water4ane, where the robbery was cam-,
-mined, and also with any other evidence he might!
think.'material.
A woman, employed by Messrs. Fourdrintcr and
Co. paperinanuftiEtarers, in sorting their rags, .was
Charged with having wrapt about her legs, and.
other parts of her person,wheu departing from their.
warehoUses, turTuesday evening, upwards of three
pounds weight of raga, their property. The Pro-
•secutors give employtnant to upwards of ,110 wo-
men in the 'same department in whiCh the Prisoner
was engaged, and she is the seventh person whom
.they have been under 'the necessity 'of bringing. be-
fore .a Magistrate, for robbing them,: since' the 17th
December this situatien, Mr. Alderman
Berliew. ordered the Prisoner to be sent to Bride-
well for a month ; assuring her, that it was onlyin
consideration it her having a child 'on her 'breast,
that-he did not order her to be chastised during that
period.
WoasnlY-STREgT.--Yesterday a man named An-
drews was cbminifted to Newgate for trial, charged
with stealing. a quantity ofparpenters' tools out of a
building in Gloster-terrace, Floxttin, while the work
men were at dinner.
MAIILBOROVC4H-SDREET.---T The two Juvenile de.'
predators whom we stated yesterday to hive 'been
exarnined at thiS OtfiC44.oll charges of robbing their
masters, and Who said that an hostler in Bond-itreet
was the instigator and abettor of their wickedness,
have since declared him.innocent of the-charges al-
lodged against him, and that the story which went
to implicate him was; of their own invention to ex-,
culpate themselves. The hostler was consequently
liberated from custody, and the two ,Prisoners were
remanded..
Bow-smeer.--Yesterday the six* men,' appre-
hended on Monday night at the public-house in
Holborn, us reputed pickpockets, were brought up
tor re-examination before A. GitAnAm, Esq. wbed
no one appearing who could identify their peisons
for any . offence, or claim the Bank eon's and
watches found upon them, they were, diseharged,
after haring a.proper admonition from the
strati. .

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Joltn Matthews, charged with steeling ii4veral
silver forks and spoons, in the how of.l.lrs, Shutn.,'
in Bedford-Nome, was re-.examined, and tally CUM.,
mined fur trial.
t , -
Joseph. .Hiller was charged by Thomas .Stevenson,
one of the patrole, with tubbing an errand-cart, Ilia
previous night, in Kent-street. The patrole saw
him taitu .something out of, the cart, .(which' be
threw ovefsome paling into afield ; he was pursued,..
taken, ;old bought back to the ticl4,, where a neck.
of mutton was found, which prOved to be whavbe,
'had taken out ,of f h,e 'cart. .He was committed for
further ekritninatien on Saturday next, that the
owner of the cart: might appear.
Guit.tinllll., Disc. ti.—lPuz. PottgrN.Vas charged
with having stolen a Christmas cake, from the shop ,
of Mr. Janes Allen, confectioner, So. 62, New-
gate-street.
It appeared, that. the Prisoner went intoAttlertle
shop,. the preceding evening, bevweep ofl seven and,
eight
,n'anck, and while he was epgaged: with some -1
costumers, took up a cake, witb.a china plate that,
it Jay on, and ran, (AT with them., ;,,Being puttuid,
he dropped the cake and plate, whiph were both
broken, by the tall. The cake was produced, and .i
also at silver watch, and I Ss. in silver, which were
ft.mni,l7li peiisession t>l the PriSPLier when taken into
custNy. . .
'l. Prisoner . in big tlefence, said, he,was-very
MI ic.Atosicated, and did not know what he was
, dOing: He clime, by the watch honestly, •fittring
b6tight it with Money hardly earned by labottr as- a
common OW.
. .
The Witter of the Watch deposed, .that the Prif
sutler was perfealy sober whet he west-brought tb
ti the watch-hottse. .
Mr. Alderman. I,.tt,t observedl: thatit.could. not
he want, or hunger, that forced him to steal„..as- he
I,.td 3 qukintity 1)1 money mom than ,sufficient .to
purch.i§e the cakes_ and he thought the =best thing
tiLlt could be :done with him was .to send him on
board the'Tender.-'--On .which the Prisoner said, he
was jatne,.having lest two of his toes. , ..
The Worthy Alderman asked Mr. Allen they value
of the cake 2-I.le ryplied,, that: his price was 123.
. bur the intrinsic value was only 75. .. .
He then dire,:ted,that the Prisoner, sheulti be mired
to liridewell, and flogged.

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