The Sun.
London, England, 1812-11-17 00:00:00

POLTCE.

130 w-STREET.---Yesterday by the exertions of
the officers, the conductors, and the patrole, no
less than eight well-known thieves, who are
suspected of being concerned in committing the
late daring street roberies• were placed at the bar,
and all the persons known to have been robbed
in, the above manner had written notices to attend
to view their persons and examine the property
found on them. 'The above robberies, on enter-
ing into the detail of them, .have been carried
on to , a much greater extent, and the con-
duct of the perpetrators of them has been
much more audacious than the public. are:ap-
prised of. The investigation occupied nearly
the whole of the morning. The parties attending,
who had been robbed, examined the watches,
chains, seals-,.and other property found upon the
prisoners, and also that produced by pawn-
brokers for duplicates found upon them, but none
of them were able to identify any o't the property.
They inspected the prisoners as originally placed
at the bar, and afterwards .with their hats on, be-
ing the state of course the robber,s were in when
the robberies were committed.

Mr. BaNter, a Gentleman who resided at Turn-
ham-green, Said, that about three weekS since, on
an evening, as hc was passing along Piccadilly, on
his way home, he was hustled by a gang of men
under the wall of the Albany, and. robbed of his
.
xratch, chain and seals, and he believed the pri-
mice, John Brooks, alias Lindsey, to be one .of the
robbers, but could not swear positively to his per-
son. He was one of the gang of, seven whom
Nichols apprehended a few evenings since in
llemining's-row, in company with the. well-
known James ,Bainbridge and James Hamilton,
un
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,
Saturday afternoon T. Limberick and "Godfrey
went to a prize-fight at Paddington, in expecta-
tioi, of finding some thieves, who are suspected of
being concerned in. the street robberies. They
observed fOur thieves, and endeavour-
ed to secure them, but they made off among the
crowd,; they afterwards, however, secured two,
:but one was rescued. The 'one they secured was
George. Ross. He wa§ placed at the bar yester-
day, but none of the parties having any know.-
ledge of him, Limberick arid Godfrc.7 gave evi-
dence against him. They stated,• that they' Ob-:_
served him attempt to pick four pockets at the
fight, gcr in and out among the crowd as
pockets always do, and had frequently seen him in
the company of thieves.
Mr. READ, the. Sitting nigistrate, convicted
hint as a
.reputed thief.under. the Police Act.
Sattrday evening about a quarter before seven
o'clock, as Nichols and Humphreys were out in
pursuit of more of tilt above description of rob-
hers, near :the corner of Old Compton-street,
the spot , where • they had received informatiOn
that a robbery bad lately been committed, they
met Henry ChamberS,‘ a well-known thief, who
lapalalatelv been convicted as a reputed thief, and
a man-of the name of John Ewbank in his com-
pany.: They took them both into custody. Yes-
terday they were placed at the bar among the rest.
Mr. Sutton, of Southampton-street, Blooms-
bury, said that on Sunday evening ae'unight, be-
tween eight and nine. o'clock, be was passing
through St. Criltfs's ; it being very foggy be kept
his handkerchief to his. mouth. He crossed the
way to go down Denmark-street ; when be got
to the gate of St. Giles's Church-yard, commonly
called the Resurrectiou Gate, be received violent
blows on his stomach and on his bowels, from
some person or persons on hia side. The blows
were so violent, that lie should have fallen against
the:iron rails, had it not been fora female passing
at the time, who kept him from falling. He im-
mediately put his hand to his pocket, thinking his
pocket-book had been taken, but found that not
to he the case, but discovered his watch, chain,
• and seals were gone. The female pointed to a
man who was running across the , street, whom
she believed to have taken the watch, &c. whom
he believed to be the prisimer .1-Lllllllton, alias
Fitzgerald, alias Young Snuff. He also believed
Chambers, taken by Nichols and Humphreys on
Saturday night in Old Compton-street, and ano-
ther of the prisoners, to be two- of the men ; but
he had got the address of the female Who was pre-
sent at the timebe was robbed, and had a full view
of their ,faCes, and he would procure her attend-
ance on a future clay. He stated that he saw the
gang run away across the street into a yard that
went parallel with Dyot-street.• His watch, chain,
and seals, were worth 35 guineas. • ,
Mr. Nesbitt, of Cursitor-street, said, that on
Saturday evening se'nnight, about a quarter past
seven o'clock, he was passing through the Tem-
ple; accompanied by a female ; when they got
into the Court where the Middle Temple Hall is,
leading to the Fountain, he was surrounded lay a
number of men, and received a violent blow from
one of , them, which would have knocked llim
dOwn had he-not been saved by „the lady who was
in company with him. He. at the saute mite had
the gOld chain anatched at, which broke, and saved
his. watch. lie lost, however, part. of his chain,
with seven gold seals and part of another. The
robbers ran off in different directions. A maa
came up to him, who he has,now no doubt was one
of the gang, and offeied to shew him the way the
man was gone who had robbed him ; he accom-
panied him for a short time, but on reflecting, he
I. declined going any farther. He proceeded into,
the Strand, and when he got, near SE. Clement's
Church he observed four of the- gang who 'had
robbed him. The man who had gone up to him
in the Teruple, and pretended to shew him the
way the men who had robbed him were gone,
came up to them about the same time, and one of
them exclaimed to the man " d—n your eyes Bill
where have you been all this time."---Mr. Nishett
at this instant met With a patrole belonging to
the Parishes of St. Clement's and St. Mar
`tram], and told him what had happened.. The
patrole had noticed them before, and in conse-
quence went up to them again; but on his ap-
proaciiing them, they ran off and made their
escape.
The patrole informed Perry, and his party of
the patrole behinging to the'aboveOffice, directly ;
I after describing the men, theyin consequence went

in pursuit of them, suspecting one of them to be
a thief of the name of William Nightingale, who
has lately been liberated from a conviction as a
-reputed thief.
On Saturday evening, as Ituthtn and Townsend
were passing through, Leicester-square, they met
Nightingale, in company with a man of the name
of Williams; .as, soon as they had passed, the
officers recollected that Nightingale was
~wanted
for the robbery in the Temple, and followed them
into.apublic-hous4e in Ryder's-court, where they
took them into custody. Yesterday tipey were
placed at the Bar among the rest,. and after they
had put- their bats, on, Mr. ,Nesbitt said he be-
lieved Nightingale to be ore. of the men, but was
Very cautious of swearing against him. He also
made similar observations resPecting two others
.of the prisoners ; but at a future examination, the
female who
-vas in his company at the time of the
robbery, and the parish patrole, will attend ; the
latter has no. doubt but he shall know the robbers
again.

The prisoners were committed for further exa-
mination.

UNION-HALL.---A,man Was brought before the
Sitting Magistrate, by Goff, charged with de-
franding different tradesmen, in the Borough, of
various sums of money. It appeared that the
prisoner had been in the habit of going to diffe-
rent shops,
,and representing himself as a seaman'
returned from a long voyage, in want of some ar-
ticle in which they dealt.- Having' selected what
he wanted, he would offer some foreign coin, ge-
nerally pagodas, in' payment, throw iwg down two
or three, and desiring they might be sent to some
goldsmith to ascertain their value. The answer .
usually returned was, that they were worth from
75..10d. to-Bs, each; and the tradesman, satisfied
in this respect, usually took them in payment for
his goods. In some instances the prisoner went
further, and requested the tradesman to take anuni-
ber
of his pagodas, and give him bank notes for
them, offering to make a liberal allowance for
his trouble ; at one slioP•heobtained 18 pounds
in this way ; .at another fifty pounds : and at
another nine pounds, always leaving a number
of pagodas, purporting to amount to a greater
sum than what he received, and appointing some
time at which to call for the balance. This ap-
pointment, however, he invariably forgot to keep,
and the tradesman as invariably found that the
golden pagodas were not worth one penny each.---.
In all cases he delivered three good pagodas to be
sent to a• goldsmith; but always contrived that
they should not be left behind:

fie was committed for re-examination, when it
is ex?ected several other charges will be preferred
against him.

Friday, Joseph Gibson, seaman of the Loire,
sentenced to suffer death for maliciously stabbing
Lieutr CHOKER, suffered the sentence passed upon
him, oti board that ship at Spithead. When con-
ducted to the forecastle he shook bands with Capt.
IlaowN and Lieut. CROKER, whose forgiveness he
entreated : he hoped his fate would be a warning
to his shipmates. . At eleven 'o'clock the fatal,gun
firecl, and his sr irit was diSMissed into eternity.
The unhappy man had been schoolmaster of the
Loire, but his restless violent conduct not only
deprived him of hit situation, but caused his ship-:
mates to avoid his company.
An inquest was held at-Bristol last week by
JosErn LANGLEY,"ESq. CCA'O.IICI,
_on the body of
John Allen, servant to Mr. Stephen Rogers, whole-
sale shoemaker, Ellbroad-street. It appeared in
evidence, that the deceased had been upwards of
14 years in the employ of his master, at Stafford
and in this city, in the confidential situation of
foreman ; that Mr. R. -lead for some time suspect-
ed that he had been robbed, which suspicion was
increased by the receipt. of an anonymous letter,
about a year and half since. Mr. Rogers, per-
ceiving a journeyman whom he suspected cowing
to receive a certain. quantity of goods, waited till
he had been helped, when he deinanded to see
the quantity, which- proved to be much' greater
than he was entitled to.. This led to.further sus-
picion and inquiry, the .effect of which was. that
the journeyman al;sconded, and the deceased', upon
being taxed with -a connection with him, likewise
absented himself for a day or two, but oil Satur-
day he came to his employ, when- Mr. Rogers
called. him into his. room, and acquainted him of
the charges preferred against him, at which, in
the first instance, be pretended much surprise ;
but his master persisting in his guilt, and on con-
dition of his impeaching, the whole of his accom-
plices, intimated hopes of pardon, he said, with a
heavy sigh, " I have robbed you, Sir." In re-
ply, Mr. Rogers said, " Then how can such a
criminal expect mercy from me ?". and repeated,
" how can you expect it, knowing the confidence
I have reposed in you " Allen, and his wife,
who had accompanied him, fell upon their knees,
and implored pardon, exclaiming,. " Oh ! we
have robbed the best of masters, and God will
never forgive !'"ro which Mr. R. replied,
" that he Was convinced he had not told the
whole truth." Allen begged for time,. and was.
detained by Mr. Rogers, at his own house, from
half-past seven in the morning till about a quar-
ter past-four in the afternoon, when, after taking
a little- refreshment, Mr. Rogers returned to the
room in which he had left Allen, and on opening"
the door he'beheld the unhappy culprit drawing a
knife across his windpipe with great violence.—
Allen, on seeing him, endeavoured to stab Mr.R.
and also a friend of the name of Haynes, who had
come in to his assistance. An alarm being given,
he was secured, but expired almost -immediately.
An inquest was held on the body of the deceased
on Monday evening, about seven o'clock, when,
after deliberating from that hour till half-past 12,
they returned a verdict of Fele de se.

'Tuesday evening, at five o'clock, the body was
removed from Mr. Rogers's house ; thence up
Rederos3-street, through Captain Carey's Lane,
and up the Old Market; at the top of which, near-
ly where Lawford's Gate stood, a hole had been
dug. On the arrival of the cart, which was pre-
ceded by the officers of the police, the body was
tilted into it,-and the customary ceremonies per-
formed. The number of spectators was immense,
and the populace behaved with great decorum, ap-
pearing to feel the awfulness of the event.

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