The Sun.
London, England, 1822-11-14 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE.. h .0
UN I o N-H r. L.—Yesterday John Courins, 11139 7:01.1 gl!fg
the employment of a Mr. Fenwick, a chandler, was
before L. B. ALLEN, Esq., charged on suspicion 0.1 yot);
been concerned in forcibly entering the house, No• Sso
street, and stealing the corpse of a poor woman trams
Crouch, who died on Sunday last. ifficti°rl'
Mrs. Barnard, cousin to the deceased, in deer? Att 000'
stated that her unfortunate relation had been a married /.3 Oa;
but had separated from her husband six or seven yeas
since which period, up to the hexer of her death, sad Ow
lived with the accused, who to witness's knowledge h.,,/,(10B
her most cruelly. He was in the constant habit of rorint#
the poor creature into the streets to earn money by
tion, and whenever she refused to obey his odious cottltoent;
she was sure to meet with the most savageit °-
Witness was sent for on Sunlay morning last to %iirotiol
deceased, and found her in a dying: .state 015,110„;
having commenced in her legs. Dr. Palmer, Ihe,P for t": 4
' geon, told witness that every thing that could be at'n-to he"
deceased had been done, but that she appeared to hiffiti a COli
want of the nourishment necessary for a person in sue eti an
dition. Witness continued to attend upon the deceas_
eleven o'clock at night, when she expired 'ln the great ele pa!:
Every preparation had been made forthe interment of ti:a
and the witness, who lived in the same street, went seceriirrbil*
from her own house to that of the deceased to see that evecotiono!:
was properly arranged. In the course of those last attotnel
she met with much opposition from the accused, who()n
anxious that no person should sit up with the corpse'„ witncsi.„,a
day evening at six o'clock, he brought two men t" 'IA
house, and they wished to see Iris Sally before she
' screwed up. At twelve o'clock on the same night
the key of the door back, and put it with a trenihh.";ceil,
into hers. From this circumstance, and from having loco
information that two resurrection men had been see tot bt
ing about in the neighbourhood, she wins apprehensivehe
was not going on right, and she went at that hour of oe o. e
to the house in which the body lay, but finding all f3': for, 0
turned. At five o'clock next morning she again see"oo/ta
purpose of having the body removed to her own .house/IsekA
to interment ; but on going to the chamber of the deo-brot:e.
her horror and surprise she found that the door had peen calor
open, and that some unfeeling wretches had stolen laic of j,
of her unfortunate friend. The coffin lay in thennt" „re hteA,
floor, turned upside down, and the shroud and caP add of
died together and thrown into a corner. The witnr boa
that she was convinced the accused had disposed a we
aid/
the deceased for the purposes of dissection
Mary Anne Lacey stated that she had 'known the decteo t 1
and had heard the defendant talk of shewing the cerPdseeferPe
friends. She offered to sit up with the body, but the of
said that nobody should do so. ent
The defendant declared that he was completely
the crime imputed to him, and ignorant of the manuerhe Oahe
the body of the deceased had been stolen. indeed/ lily to he
be the last person on earth to do such an act of brutfad when
remains of a woman whom he tenderly loved!' ,311‘,,riptioll„'0,
heard of the base theft he was shocked beyond ne'''d 110" iv
He acknowledged that he knew Charley Austin, °their ce
the resurrection-men, but denied that he had been n
gti•
pany on the night the body was stolen. was ti,t/
Mrs. Barnard still insisted that the defendant sola 11(
mental to this abominable robbery, and that he liable in 'for
corpse. She said that if search was made in a 'ollod, fie
neighbourhood, she thought the body might be „0,
" such things" were often deposited there before
under the knife. Search was made by order of the ""
r_l•
but without effect. a vet,
.
The MAGISTRATE observed, that the case a'as botw„-
,t.
traordinary one, and he should certainly sift it to tir
He then gave die officers directions
the mean to ain all the
they could on the subject, and in time held the
fendant to bail in his own recognizance.

CAUTION IN PURCHASING DOGS' yr,
Bow-ST ILEE T. —Yesterday, at half-past twelve o'cl°c; ‘lO,l
Yates, the actor, entered the office with a moderate9'64ll,,l
under his arm. After putting the dog down, and cleusndog, to
clothes from the hair and other effects of carrying t'e,„re
investigation took place of rather an extraordinary nai—
-1 scl
who was the proprietor of the dog
Mr. MlNsini Lt., the Magistrate, asked a man, mho re
appearance of a labouring man, if the do belong
e' and
He replied, it did—at least it belonged tii'his uneihe
could swear to the dog.
Mr. YATES inquired how he could swear to the &Is; NO
had disfigured it very much by cutting the hair in
ful way.
ado
Mr. MINSIIULL observed, a man could swear to
same as he could to a horse, a sheep, &e. 1101111'
The man who owned the dog denied selling him, $
being a dealer in do.
Th mAG IST RATEgs
asked Mr. Yates how he hee-alne Pf#4

ed of the dog ?
Mr. Yates replied he bought it for a guinea.
The MAGisTRATE asked him of whom
Ile answered he could not tell, having bought it of a 11'31113:f
did not know in Bond-street. Ivor° °
Mr. MiNsituLL said he had bought one guinea:s,l,oi tie
experience in buying a dog of a man in the street h. of
thing about. • was Qr'e IP
those tricks now practised upon the public,
Mr. HALLS, the Magistrate, said, he thought it
~,,, tx.,
by dog se' ic►ng '
ing. dogs in the street, and then one of the gang the
claim it as having been stolen from him. ~, , aponAd
The MAGISTRATES declined finally dectuint,,,.,
ownership till the uncle of • the man chinning the n"
,a,O
to identify it.
Several of the patrole said they had no doubt that I,ll'elici ,eft
claiming the dog was a dealer in dirs, and that tbeYdresolf a,
him in the streets with dogs for sal; ; when be ws,' ance '•,; 01
a white jacket, no doubt to give him the aPPe—osesse"the
countryman : This the man denied, or that he w3o's'tes to
a white jacket; he asked for security from YR. i'd at afu aty-
time ; but Mr. Yates was not called upon,
production of the dog when his. uncle should attend at a P cc
lie character, no doubt was entertained but he .`")
the dog. for hiLltia pr#
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