The Sun.
London, England, 1824-07-07 00:00:00

ROBBERY AT LORD COWPER'S.

James Davis alias Thomas, John Harris alias
Long Ned, Henry Hadley, and Thomas Mirth, who were ap-
prehended on Wednesday last, from private information, as
persons who had been concerned in robbing Lord Cowper's
steward, were yesterday again examined before the Rev. Mr.
Lloyd, in Hertford jail. On this occasion,
Mrs. Haines at.
tended, and distinctly swore to the person of Davis, as one of
the individuals who burst into her husband's room on the night
of the Bth ult. She said there was a light in the room, and as
she lay in bed, oppressed with terror, she distinctly saw the
prisoner. She had also a recollection of -Harris alias Long Ned,
of whom she was almost certain, but still she would not under.
take to swear without a shade of doubt. if she heard his voice
she said, she thought she alight be more able to form a judg-
ment. The prisoner was subsequently asked what he had to
say why he should not be committed for trial • but he only re-
peated his assurances of innocence. Mee, daims, who heard
his answer, was more strongly (mistimed in her opinion, as she
thought she clearly recognized the tones of his voice.
Mr. Haines, jun. is still so much indisposed, as to render it
Impossible for him to appear blibre the Magistrates, but he
nappf sapine be perfectly remembers thstistio the men, and thinks,
Wn.htiteestherclete *WI tai 5 disfinetly to swear to them.
Under all the circumstances, ie Worthy Magistrate said he
bad no hesitation in committing Davis and Harris for trial,
and they were' aominitted accordieglYs They both appeared
considerably alarmed at this determination.
Mr. LLOYD then said that be had no evidence before him af-
fecting Hadley and Marsh beyond the fact of their having been
found in the company of the other prisoners, and this be felt
would not justify him in holding theta longer in confinement.
He should therefore discharge them, reserving to himself the
power of again taking them up, if any new evidence was ob.
twined.—Dutlfield was then exeminal, and a female witness
was produced, who came upon him rather by surprise, and gave
such evidence against hint as, connected with the other testi-
mony already received, at once fixed him as an accessary be.
fore the robbery. This girl, whose name it will be politic to
suppress for the- present, lived in Dutifield's house, and had
sufficient opportunity of witnessing the transactions which were
daily occurring in that sink of iniquity. She remembers, be-
fore the robbery of Mr. Haines's hoise, hearing Dadlield say
to his wife, that he expected a litrge hazel of notes; the thing
was regularly planned, anti the inen had been down to see
the place ; they had inspected the premises, and all was
right for action when the fit moment arrived ; on the very
morning of the robbery, which she describes as a rainy
morning (as it was), three men came to Dudfield's house
in a great hurry, and rapped hint up; they were shewn into his
room, where he was in bed with his wife ; there was then a
low conversation, in which the men were heard to say, " they
bad clone the trick." After this the witness distinctly heard
the rattle of money, as if sovereigns were counting, and the
whole party finally went into old Mrs. Dudfield'e room,
where they remained for stone time, and then went away.
In the course of the morning, Dudfield sent two persons
off to Cambridge, and the men who had been there on
the morning of the robbery subsequently came to the
house, and the witness heard them say they had only got 4001.,
and asked where Ducbield was with the rest ? This was
the general outline of the girl's evidence, but it will be con-
firmed by other facts, which we understand will clearly demon-
strate Dadfield's connection with the whole affair, both in its
concoction and conclusion.--The prisoner, like Harris and
Davis, was fully committed for trial.
The officers have not yet succeeded in taking the individuals
' to whom we formerly alluded, and against whom warrants have
been issued.—Mr. Ilumphreye, the attorney attended as the
legal adviser of the prisoners.
The whole of the examinations were conducted with the
greatest privacy • but the Rev. Mr. Lloyd, aided by Mr.
Nicholson, the Under-Sheriff, is making every exertion to col-
lect such evidence as will tend clearly to establish the guilt of
all the prisoners previous to the Assiz2s for the county, which
will commence on the 26:11 inst.