The Sun.
London, England, 1809-08-30 00:00:00

POLICE.

GUII,,DITA Lt.—Yesterday Mrs. Jago, examined, on
yesterday se't►night, as a vagabond and impostor, was
brought up for torahs examination before Mr. Alde-
rman WOOD. Mr.A.lderman Scnot.cy, who sat on the
former day, now attended, for the purpose of assisting
if.e Sitting Magistrate. He apprised the Prisoner she
had.been remanded for the double purpose of enabling
her to bring forward, if she could, any witnesses in
support of her former allegations of whom she really
was, and also of giving an opportunity to such per-
sons as might .have been imposed on by her, within
t fie jurisdiction of the City of London, to collie for-
ward and give evidence ag,airrst her. He told her
he had received a letter relative to her, from 1.1,1 r.
Ford, the Governor of the House of Correction for
the County. of Devon, and asked her if she Aid
not know him ? She pers:sted in her former asser-
tion that she never had been in Devonshire, and did
not ktiow such a perion. The letter was then read,
as follows, by Alderman SCHOLItY :
• " St. nomas's Brideweti, Exeter,, Aug. 26, ego?.

Sul--Having seen, in" the public papers of the
23d, -a Narrative of the 'Examination of a person
calling her,ell Harriet Jago, I have thought it pro-
der, for your. opinion and .judgment-, to state a few
facts relating to her, as there.cannot be a dotibi on my
mind respecting her person. I beg leave to inform you,
Sir, that after this impostor had practised the same
mode of deception in Devonshire—with landantini
abandoned by her husband, Colonel Max
danglireeol General. England—and a hundred such
like falsehoods, she was committed to my custody
by the several names of Hariet Elizabeth Beauchamp,
otherwise ,Tartlet Graves): as a vagrant; in August,
805... Tins woman having excited theattention of
the prat: ipal Gentlemen in the neighbourhood of
Exeter, by personating acquaintance with-so many
great diaracters in the kingdom, I was induced, from
a .sene of duty, to discuvei Lei, if possible: • I there-
fore wrote at least titty letters, and at last conyleie-
!-ly ascertained who stie was, from a correspondence.
with her brother, who: either lives in Carlisie, Cam-
berland, or in an aujoulitig parish. In the year abov e
stated, 1805\; she had, a worker living., her father
lately dead ; not h of them had been prayers, I think,
-of Her father had been bred a butcher.
Her brother is married, and I,vi:pg there, in •t lie
same like of busitiess.. He stated to me,, that his
_sister had followed this Mode of life and deception.
. from the age of 20, and that her brother Gravel,
who at that time drove' the stage.. from- Salisbury to
London, -had several times sent her, ,:and!opee in
particulai to- kher from London to Carlisle
_selt,- to reclaim her; end on tnrttirig -round as-he-got
off from_the coach, she- got awa) him. • -.llre
several letters received,respetling,,lier, I laid
before the Court at MiehaeltnaS Sessions, 1805.. So
many -proofs 'Of imposition, from :gistrates acid
others, within 20 'miles 'of- -Exeter, which Would
shell this statement beyond.the limits of my pacer,
to repeat them, induced the. Court to order her to
be imprisoiled, in inyjciiStody, id the House of Cor-
reCtion, as an incorrigible . rogue, for six months,
after which, to be passed, to her settlement, in Car-
lisle, as a ,vitg!ant., -During her confinement. with
me (about eight months) she frequently confessed
her mode of - deception, by getting arthe names-of
principal Gentlemen—and, amongst.-many others, •
w hen- she 'declared herself the natural danglder of
General 'England, and had just left him ;‘ when Ties-
tioned about -a description of his person, she de-
scribed him,a`sa thin, geeteel man, of about 50. I
presume, Sir, you have heard, or know, the Gene-
ral be quite the reverse. The statement of her
brother appearing against her at Exeter is wrong.
He has (as he wrote me) given- her up for a' length
of time before. She can write: very indifferently.
After the habit, jewels, and the pretended lad); were
thrown off, I found her an illiterate .woman. If the
distance was not so great, I. should 'very readily at-
tend
.yoUr meeting, to identify her. The sevtral
statements of her impositions at Brighton, before a
regiment on parade, Salisbury, Gloucester, Bath,
Cheltenham, &c. I found, from .her account, to be
coned. It any further information is necessary to
elucidate her character, as one or the completest im-
postors I ever wet with, during 30 years in my office,
I shad be/play at all tune, to answer any quenes ;
and am, &c.

WILLIAM FORD,
" Governor of the House or Cer;Lction for Devon."

Mr. Alderman WOOD observed, that it was a mis-
take that Graves, as.mentioned in the letter, was her
blather, he was her cousin. Graves's Witibad been
with him yesterday, and had informed him, that
they had given her up as inconigible.
A gentleman present also stated, he had once
found her in a wood,-with a rope about net neck; as.
if intent on destroying herself.
Mr. Alderman - then produced a certificate,-
signed by three physicians, who bad eitatrined -her
since her former examination. They were unani-,
moos in their opinion that she was deranged. This
was grounded .upon the circumstance of her having,
when young, received a wound in the head, which,
had produced •insanity ; and they stated, they w ere
strengthened in drawing that conclusion, from. the
-various attempts she bad made to destroy herself.
Upon these statements the Magistrates came to a
determination' to,commit her, for one-month, to the
custody of Sir J; Miles, who keeps a private-Mad-
house -at Hoxton, in. order to atteertain, by her there
undergoing a regular regimen, whether-or not she-
was really insane.

UNION•HALL,CIIARGE OF MURDER..—YeSterday
a- man was brought op by Glennon, charged on sus-
picion 'of-being concerned in the murder ofElizabeth
Winterflood, a young woman, who it will be recol-
idled was most barbarously murdered, about two
years ago, in 'fligler's-lane. A woman, named Ru-
binson, stated, that the prisbner had lived with her
for upwardi of three years ; they lived near the spot
where the murder was committed ; he had, how.
ever, lately left her, and Was married to another.
Woman. Qn the night on which Elizabeth Win-.
terflood was murdered, he came home at a late hour,
very much intoxicated, and told her she would be
alarmed, and the neighbourhood would be alarmed,
at something which 'had-just happened, but desired
her not to get up; nest morning she heard of the.
murder. Sisice that time they had oltenquarrelled,

and he had freq-,!tiltlythreatfmed her that he wo,iiL
serve her as he. tad serve(' Kizabeth Winterflood.
A woman, olrned Vis,teile; and her husband,
stated, that the;/ had frequently heard, the witness
Robinson say, thpt I,risoner was the murdeier
of Elizabeth Wiuterflood.

The :Prisoner so his tietence said, that on the morn-
ing the murder was committed, he got,up between
totr and lice o'clock, to go tq -parade at Gff:,e
; he,wis then a corporal in the East Londoo
Militia. The Rodney's' Head pubiic•houie was
open, and he went-in id get a glass of gin. The
landlord told bins ci the murder, and he went,to
look at the body ; it was lying about 1 00, yards tiorn
the house, catered oser with charcoal sacks'; he
saw the (ace and neck ; there were a few. dr,ps Of
bi- Okl on the tucker of her chess. He af:t. arc's,
went on duty; to Gree.nWich, -and told his coutrtei
what had hammed.

He was remanded Tot another examination.

111Abrs1oN-HoUsß.—Yesterday the driver of a hu
ney-coach.s,nomoned three foreign Gonletnen tor
154. as his hire (or driiing the (Mt;?dams to and
from sadler's When the Lord M iyor -in-
(inked into the subjea, it app ared that the 1/Acrid-
ants 110 engaged the Prosecutor to take them .10
Salle.'s Wells, and when they got 'there he was-of--
1.-red his hire, 3s. 6d. but.dechned taking it at that
tinie,'saying he would remain till the e. terta:nments
should finish. The Defendants- agreed that he
should remain, but did not desire him to do so,—
When the entertainments were concluded; thecoael:-
ni in attended and took them home, Stier wi.ich ?be-
charged the ibs. as has .hire for taking them tt,
lees Wells, waiti:ii; for them, and taking them
_l3;ick.
The Lord Mayor immediately ordered the rrxich•
rna:i to beyaid Lei hire only for going and rt-t,.yn-
ing, without any; adowance for w::liting, as lie iii ii
without the desire of the Ddenthints.

SPOk TiAiG IXTELI.IGEA'CL,',.

EGHAM PACES.

TUESDAY, AUG. 29.

The Cold quiiuf.toogs value. One 4-mile heat.
M. Forth's Sni.beam,.4 -
R.. H. the Duke ot•Clare'nre s Nympliina, 5 yrs old a
Mr. Ladhrolie'S Trirubtish,.4 vrs 3
narryinoie's Ny.osy„3 yrs old - 4
Sir Jos: Mawbe3's h• c. sr by TcdOy, 3 yrs s,
4 tot against the Anziolir.i.ihe favourite, 3 to z off
the field.

•
The Surrey Stakes of ;•-,g4'eacit, h. ft. for two y; colt%
to ca• ry loal(.1 in the county; t•s run
the last hall of the, new mile. •
Mr. Durariet's ch. f. Sister to Tristram . • '."l
`Sir j. Mii;vbey'o ch. c. by Sorcerer, dam by.S,Arain '

.3 to 1 on the ivinner.
Tlie No'o7em.-sr and Gentlervien's Plate 'tit col. for all
two miles and a half to each. he..!.
1.-Pni.Egrernont's b. f by Gchapna, 3 ):r4 Ofd
Mr. -Trevanion's),•(asta, rs cid •
Captain liaslen rv's '.l..dwArti,' 3 yrs chi -
The Dub(: of At. Aith,rl'.o o h. Mr. Coth.:1101, s

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DE'=ERVED the
Outward appearance of .a-gentlemaii, who has b_-tit
for so,,:e tune past irithe..,tonstant habit of pay
hi the vicinity of Somers Town,.
-treating unproteded fe4frales *who came in his w?-ty
with brutality, and addressing in tt;., ;nog
disgusting language, met w;tfi a
~'-,e-•ment
•ment on Monday et:eno.ig list, at a rn,rri,.-.;!
he :hougi t he was most se,:ure i,t the
his dis6raceful pradices; Tieo, youpg • resi-
dents of Ca:nd,n wcre w,t king un ilia
Hampstead-road, and were followed at su t c sli;-
tance by their hi-others,
who perc-i% tug a- genii mail
in discotirie-with their sisters, immediately quidien-
ed their ii!ee, and`-'arriVed unperceived within fielr.7.
'ing of the party, when their indignation w!s roug-zd
to the wmost pitch, by bearing their sisters idreks—
in terms most shocking to: the.ears ormodesty7--
The ruffian wns instantly laid'prostrate by a blOwr
from one of the brothers ; .and on his rik,ing was
most severely beaten. Sever it persons, on. seeing .
the atY-ay, came up to the spot, and being informed
of the condhd and general pradices. of the person
they saw chastised, inst7intly concut red ;a the justice'
of his correction, and propOsk.d that in addition -to
what -he had already received, he should be cot“,ey-
ed to the neighbouring horse-pond and ducked.
The proposition was .unalinnousy'acceded to 5. a. .d.
the et oA,d hai lag by this time'conside;ably incrers.• •
ed, selzed'on the offender, and notwithstanding,ita
reiterated cile,forimercy, con% eyed him to a pond
in the middle Of an adjoining field; into bleb they
precipitated him, wit hoi.,t. Leretnon, and on ins
e\nergingOroui this slough, ,they repeated the of tt-
r.ttion, till he was neatly sutrocatad, when lie w.:15 •
allowed to craAl off, amidst the scoa's and Tilts of I
the multitude..

still' NE IPS .

'CR AVESENIA, AUGUST 28

Arrived—the Draper, Maddox, from Madvira ; Favotiri'cr
Atkinson, In iu kto ; Drunnitzml, Butter, ito:o Cadit ;
Sydne:.• South. Caffrey, lion: St. D0111114;0 ; lior.z•n,
b.aun, 'taint New 'York .; • C,Jort Intent, Ll, ck r, twin (.oath,"
ton ant the Betsey, c; ray, irun~ . •
like Dove, Sto-ks, for Walchefen ; ILtrivitt, TO'
for, for (Iporto It•ty 144..k5b1i, tot 6' inotital ;
1141, tut. Mogadote ; and the Nalia, Loch,

.M4RAIED.
OR Wednesday, at I' 1% !1%,%%:t ft, CaltAin. Bay !tun,
_of, tilt
74 gin':,AlayLew. • .