The Sun.
London, England, 1830-01-06 00:00:00

M A 61,110110 U G 11-STREET.

Yesterday somas hankers, late a foreman in the
service of Captain Cochrane, the brother of Lord
Cochrane, ‘vliu is proprietor of an extensive patent
lamp and od establishment in Regent-street, and
James Hazel, also in the service of Captain Coch-
rane, were brought before Mr. CONANT, the sitting

magistrate, charged with a series of extensive depre-
dations on the property of their employer. Hankers
Iwas brought up by habeas from Whitecross-street
prison, where he is at present confined for debt, and
the following are the particulars of the CSIle, as they
transpired:—
Captain Cochrane had, it appeared, for a consider-
able time past felt convinced that some person or
persons in his establishment were plundering him in
a large degree, as he occasionally missed vast quan-
tities of cocoa-nut oil from his warehouse, which he
knew had never been sold or used; but he was
utterly at a loss on whom to rest his suspicion, until
some days ago, when he suddenly received a visit
from one Senor Nogues, a Spaniard, who disclosed
to him that the prisoner Hankers was the principal
in the robberies, and that he was assisted by another
man in the establishment, whom he (Senor .'Vogues)
could point out in person, although he did not Know
his name. Captain Cochrane, on this information,
had an immediate muster made of all the men in his
employ for the inspection of the Spaniard; and the
latter, without any hesitation, pointed out amongst
a great number the prisoner Hazel as the accomplice
of the foreman in the system of plunder.
At the time Senor Nogues gave this information
to Captain Cochrane, the foreman was already a
prisoner in Whitecross-street gaol at the suit, as it
appears, of the said Signor, for an alleged debt of
301.; and the Spaniard's knowledge, or professed
knowledge, of what he spoke to Captain Cochrane
about arose, he said, from his happening to be a
lodger in the house of Hankers, in Bread-place,
Somers-town, and having, he said, repeatedly wit-
nessed the introduction there by both prisoners of
large quantities of oil stolen from Captain Cochrane's
warehouse. Captain Cochrane, acting upon this
information, had a detainer lodged at Whitecross-
street prison against Hankers for the felony, and he
had Hazel taken into custody on the spot, • and
brought before a Magistrate, where Senor Nogues
repeated his statement respecting the guilt of both
prisoners, and Hazel immediately admitted the truth
of the accusation against him, for that he had fre-
quently, at the instance of Hankers, carried off from
Captain Cochrane's premises as much as 20 gallons
of cocoa-nut oil at a time, and conveyed it to Han-
kers' house ; so that %e hat the Spaniard had stated
was, he said, perfectly correct, and he supposed
that not much less than 200 gallons of oil were in
this way stolen by himself and Hankers.
Yesterday, when both prisoners were placed at
the bar, Signor Nogues was again in attendance,
and, as on the former occasion, was accompanied by
an interpreter : but, to the utter astonishment of
the Magistrate, of Captain Cochrane, and of every
body else present, the worthy Spaniard, when called
upon to repeat his former statement, denied that he
had ever said any thing to criminate either of the
prisoners, and declared that he knew nothing on
earth about either their guilt or their innocence;
and, in short, he was so utterly oblivious of past
transactions, not only as regarded his powers of
vision, but of speech, that as far as his testimony
could go, no case whatever could be sustained
against either of the prisoners.
Hazel, however, did not avail himself of this
opportunity to escape, for he still, as on the former
day, admitted, to the fullest extent his own guilt,
and declared the guilt of Hankers; and added, that
on the first day the Spaniard spoke the truth, what-
ever he might chance to be doing to-day.
Notwithstanding this confession of guilt by the
prisoner, Signor Nogues was still immoveable, for
Ire persisted that he knew nothing on earth about
the robberies spoken of, or whether or not the pri-
soners were implicated in them.
The prisoner Hankers fully agreed with the as-
sertion of -Senor Nogues to-day, as far as he
(Hankers) was concerned; for he declared that he
knew nothing of the robberies, and that the whole
confession made by Hazel was utterly false, as far
as it regarded him (Hankers); and said, that if
Hazel had 'Committed the robberies spoken of, he
(Hankers) was entirely ignorant of the fact. Al-
though, however Hankers agreed in this instance
is it h Senor Nogues, he was far, he said from approv-
ing of the Senor's conduct on every occasion, for
the Senor, be said, had arrested him for an alleged
debt, and locked him up in prison, that he (tI e
Signor) might have the better opportunity of in-
tricuing with his (Hankers') wife, who, there was
no doubt, had already fallen a victim to the seduc-
tive arts of the Spanish patriot.
Senor Nogues denied this accusation of having
intrigued with his landlord and debtor's wife, al-
though he admitted having locked the landlord up
fur the present ; but it ssas, he said, for a just debt.
The Magistrate had nothing to do with the debt,
or intriguing part of the transaction; but he certainly
was very much surprised indeed at the total want of
memory in this Spanish gentleman, of even what he
had himself distinctly stated itt this office on a former
--day. As; however, -there was at present 110 other
evidence beyond the confession of one of the pri-
soners, they must both be remanded to a future day.
The prisoners were then removed to their respec-
tive places of confinement.
John Fuller, the man who is in custody, charged
with desperately assaulting Mr. Nangle, one of the
overseers of St. Giles's parish, was again brought
before the Magistrate, Mr. Nangle being now, for
the fast time since the attack upon him a week ago,
able to venture abroad.

Mr. Lyon, one of the parish surgeons, had at-
tended Mr. Naugle, who is still in a very feeble state
from the effects of the wounds inflicted on him, and
he found that the complainant had received a despe-
rate blow, he believed from the prisoner's fist, on the
face, which split open his lip and loosened four of
his teeth, and that being knocked down by the blow,
and falling on the pavement, he also received an ex-
tensive wound on the head, which bled profusely ;
and he also bled copiously from the nose and ears.—
The complainant was not, however, now in any
danger, although it might be some time before he
would be perfectly restored.
Mr. Naugle said, that this was the second attack
the prisoner had made upon him, for it was not long
ago that the prisoner was convicted and punished at
the sessions for a brutal assault on him on a former
occasion.

While the complainant was detailing the parti.
culars of this former attack, the prisoner, who laughed
outright during the whole proceeding, interrupted
him thus Why, your worship, if you listen to
Mr. Nangle, he'll srn you a yarn of a sermon as
long us any methodist parson."
Mr. Nangle said that not only himself but the
master of the workhouse Isere tbliged at one time
to go about armed, to protect themselves against the
prisoner, who always carried a large knife, with
which he swore he would tip them open like pigs.
Prisoner—l never said that time that I would
stick you, Mr. Nangle, whatever I may do now. It
was the master I said, and you are not the master,
you know, yet.

Mr. CONANT said that this was a most wanton
and cruel attack upon a man, because he did not
violate his duty as a parish officer, by giving away
die parish funds to persons who had no claim on
them, and which funds were originally established
for the support of the aged and infirm. Formerly
the poor used to be grateful and thankful for relief,
but there scented to lie no such feeling amongst them
now.

Mr. Nangle had actually given a supply of bread
and cheese to the prisoner, although he had no right
to it, a short time before this last assault, on the
same day ; but instead of using it, the prisoner flung
the cheese, &c. at him, and it fell in the mud, and
wag destroyed.
Prisoner—Yes, your Worship, be gave me a
slice of cheese as thin as that any gentleman who
happens to have only one eye even, could read the
newspaper through it.
The Magistrate then ordered the prisoner to be
locked up, and to give 4S hours' notice of bail for
his appearance to answer the chalge at the Sessions.
he prisoner, as he %rag retiring from the bar,
eyed Mr. Naugle with a furious glance, and declared
that whatever punishment might await him on this

charge, if he survived it, he would settle an ever-
lasting account with Mr. Nangle.
Ireland has ills enough belonging to her, without
the imputation, as stated by mistake, of having ori-
ginated this worthy. London, it appears, owns him,
and it is his victim who derives his origin from the
sister isle.