The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-26 00:00:00

MANSION-HO USE.

A man named John Brown, alias George Bacon, who
had very much the appearance of a sea-faring person, was
brought before the Loan MAYOR, charged with hewing
rob Led several public-houses by night. The prisoner hav-
ing shown a great deal of talent in the particular line of
plunder to which he seemed to have applied himself, more
than ordinary curiosity was excited. He had also shows
that he was no commoner by the course he pursued upon
being apprehended, for he very seriously cautioned the po-
lice not to lay hands upon or to use language calculated to
break the peace, to him.
Mrs. Watkinson, the landlady of the Woolpack public-
house, stated that the prisoner came on Friday tven:ng last
to her house, said that he was a mate on board a ship ealleel
the Margaret, or the Margaretta, which lay in the London
Docks, and engaged board and lodging. Af:er having had
a hot supper he came down stairs, asked for a pen and ink,
and sai I that he had many accounts to make out. Att:ir-
wards, when witness thought he had gone to bcd, he came
down stairs and said he thought tomething vim vvrong, ar..4
that he must go out for a short time. He then went oat,
but did not return, and in the morning it was found that a
young man who 1-idged in the next room had been rob Led.
On Wedaesday she accidentally saw the prisoner in a
steam-boat, and spoke to him on the subject, and he endea-
voured to escape, but was apprehended soon after he got
ashore by a policeman.
Arthur Leach, a seaman, stated that he belonged to a
vessel which lay in the London Docks, and that he lo.ciged
at the Woolpack public-house. He went to bed on Friday
night, without having locked his door, and in the morning
he found that he had been robbed of three sovereigns, two
half sovereigns, some silver, a pencil-case, four keys, a
penknife, and other articles.
A policeman, named Barker, stated that he heard the
cry of " Stop thief 1' while he was on duty in Thames-
street, and saw the prisoner run, and stopped him in
Chequers-yard. The prisoner had about him the four
keys, the pencil-cast, and the knife produced, as well as
duplicates, and 11. 18s. in cash.
Arthur Leacli swore that the keys were those which
had been stolen out of his pocket on Friday right, and he
believed the pencil-case was his, but could ni,t sv ear to
that fact, as set many of the same sort weie to Le seen.
Arthur John Harlington, of the 0 eels Glendower Tar o-n,
in Aldersgate-street, which he sal I was kept by his aunt,
stated that the prisoner was in the habit of coming to the
house, and had spoken highly of his property. The pri-
soner said his name was George Bacon, and said that he
had paid for his board and lodging elsewhere twenty-nine
had robbed
Ta-
vern, shillings a week, and asked witness whether he could not
live it for less. Witness told Lim that he should have his
board and lodging for twenty-seven shillings a week, a pro•
position which was immediately agreed to. Witness on
Sunday night, at prisoner's request, accompanied him out,
and at night they returned. Next morning the prisoner
wwoafas
ittheer discovereda night.th thate O w he en
vwe waiverar
Charles
, a b
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statedlß' the
ohncbadoet u:
rtt:
e,when
day he missed his money, about 195. 2d. He subsequently
missed shirts, stockings, fronts, and handkerchiefs.
Wood, a City policeman stated, that he searched the
prisoner at the Compter, and found five shirts upon his.
body, three of which were identified by the last witness as
house, (commonly called Coger's Hall)
having been stolen on the night the robbery was Cosa-
mitted in the Ower Glendower public-house.
Mr. Ashton, the proprietor of the White Bear public-
stew!, the prisoner had robbed his house on Wednesday
moraing. The prisoner came to the house on Tue►day
ii, Bride-lane,
night, and had something at Cie front of thelbraf,.,an after
supplied with
which he returned, and said that it was too late I hi
ld have a
go back to his ship, and asked whether be C 0
sebwas doing
d :tauehdo, u
at n hd i
hme
bwe::.
accordingly s tl i ere was
wnnottoh ian
room.
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ma.ll sla
es pai
hfoer wasng informed
candle, t haantdhae
pintcould
a::
!ancdicomT
both. At four o'clock in the 4
ww
,chs, ks:oens du
witness ilia
waiter
N v a
nwrniroing off by water,
engaged with some friends who wereia 6
h Mrs. Ashton and her
whatat hadr r o'clock
inthe.elnug
prisoner stole into the room in was..
h box, in which were the
child were in bed, and stole the
,E,,,,,pqcoer order for a considerable
Ta Sons of the TLameee saummouonft,alilttt
epa in her bed-room. and she s -
she was awoke by
foot of footsteps
bed. She observed that ahwe
the prisoner at thereea__,
she
asked hint
w_
at 1 .
ta do es he had been ordered. The
had put out her lights nu
that he was very sohtr
Mrs. Ashton stated
there? He declared h but that he
togo down •
'l' and wished
felt very i a •
wader, but he did nut do so, and her child
him to call the
and .
the prisoner insisted
called the waiter' eat his upon returning
• 13 the waiter to rep
apology. Witness told the
" 41 his ma ter
waiter to tell occurred, but the welter
lacspledr;al)neasrnatdYidaoithat several cases would, he had
e box Cont :tin-
ing the money had been kept in the room, and was missed
rain and ju the n-, o e's was found in the room to which the
had
Prisoner been shown, broken open and plundered.
co doubt, be brought against the prisoner
on the next day
of examination.
that
Inspector A
omitted

The LORD MAYOR said that such a man was not fit to
rdmtin in the country, and rernandt.d him till Monday.
is
the expectation that other porsuns who had been plun-
dered by him would come forward to ensure his removal
for ever from the kingdom.

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