The Sun.
London, England, 1834-08-26 00:00:00

MAR YLEB ONE.

EXTENSIVE SYSTEM OF SWlNDLlNG.—Yesterday, Geo.
Hewett, alias Cobbett, the young man who, on Friday last,
the 15th inst., was brought before Mr. SHUTT, and com-
mitted after a lengthened examination on charges of having
swindled several first-rate upholsterers and cabinet makers
of a considerable number of rosewood tables and other ex-
pensive articles of furniture to a large amount, which he
had obtained of them in the name of William Lytton Bul-
wer, Esq. (brother to the Member), of No. 55, Upper
Seymour-street, the particulars of which have already ap-
peared, was again brought up and placed at the bar on ano-
ther charge of a similar nature.

Mrs. Anne Viser in November last was left in charge of
a furnished house belonging to a lady named Booth, situ-
ated No. 6, Hereford-street. The agent for Mrs. Booth
was Mr. John Thompson, an auctioneer and house agent,
residing at No. 49, lark-street, and the prisoner was in his
employ. Some time in the above named month the pri-
soner called upon her, and representing that he was sent
by Mr. Thompson to remove various articles .from the
house, she permitted him to go in whatever room he pleased
and he packed up a variety of chairs and sofa-covers, toge-
ther with counterpanes, quilts, curtains, &c., with which he
went away. She, soon after, discovered that the prisoner
had carried off the property, without any orders from his
master.

Mr. Thompson had given the prisoner no authority to
bring away any article of furniture whatever.
Three pawnbrokers here produced the articles in ques-
tion, which had been pledged by the prisoner immediately
after he had obtained them.

Mrs. Viser having identified them, the prisoner was fully
committed on three distinct charges.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Yesterday Joseph Beachunz, an elderly man, the driver
of a hackney cabriolet, was brought before Mr. CHAMBERS
on the following charge :
Mr. Henry Crowley stated that some time ago he re-
ceived the amount of a check for 1901. from his mother,
and having disposed of a portion of that sum, he left 1001.
in five 20/. bank-notes in her hands, while he went out of
town for a short period. He returned to town on Sunday,
and in the afternoon he went to pay his mother and sister a
visit, at their. residence, No. 33, Percy-street, Tottenham-
court-road. While there he drank the greater part of a
bottle of wine, and this, joined to the fatigue of his journey,
so far overcame him that he became rather intoxicated. He
asked his mother to let him have his money, and after some
short time his sister brought him the five 201. notes, which
he folded together, and placed in his pocket. His sister
then sent for a cabriolet, and when it came she and the ser-
vant gave particular charge to the driver (the prisoner) to
take him home, and see him safe to his lodgings, at No.
56, Poland-street. The driver set him down at the corner
of Poland-street, and immediately on getting out of the cab
he missed his money. He directly called out he had been
robbed, and.two policemen of the C division came up to
him, and he told them he had lost 100/., and that he was
certain the cab-driver must have taken it. The policemen,
however, in the most unaccountable manner, neglected to
take the charge, but contented themselves with obtaining
the driver's number, and then they conveyed him (com-
plainant) to his lodgings. He went to sleep for a few hours,
and then got up and communicated his loss and the conduct
of the police to the inspector at the station-house.
Mr. CHAMBERS-4A, Sir, if you were as you say in
liquor, how is it your friends could be so incautious as to
let you have your money?
Mr. Crowley—l must here accuse myself, for if I hap-
pen to get in that state I am rather violent, and was to
prevent any disturbance that the money was given to me.
Mrs. Crowley, the mother of the last witness, corrobo-
rated the statement of her son, and added, that seeing be
had taken too freely of wine, she left him with his sister,
who could manage him best under such circumstances.
When her daughter informed her that she had sent her
brother home in a cab, she (witness) exclaimed, that she
hoped he would not lose his money. At 5 o'clock in the
morning her son knocked her up, to tell her he had been
robbed of the 100/.

Policeman C, 33, said he was accidentally passing at the
time when the prisoner set down the complainant in Po-
land-street. On hearing Mr. Crowley charge the cab-
driver with having robbed him of 1001., he went up, in
company with another C division policeman station on that
beat, and then he discovered that Mr. Crawley was very
much intoxicated. Mr. Crowley at first accused witness of
having robbed him, and afterwards he said it was the cab-
driver. The sum Mr. Crowley said be had lost was 100/.
Thinking that the charge might have occurred in conse-
quence of the intoxicated state of Mr. Crowley, the num-
ber of the cab was only taken, as the cab-driver did not
offer to drive away. _

Mr. Crowley—but I made a distinct charge against the
man. I own I was very much overcome with what I had
drank ; but I was not so far gone as not to retain a recol-
lection of my situation.
The landlord of a public-house at the corner of Poland-
street said, in consequence of hearing some one call out that
he had been robbed of 1001., he went out, and there saw
Mr. Crowley and the prisoner and two policemen. It was
then just half-past 10 o'clock, and witness observed, that
though Mr. Crowley was certainly the worse for liquor, he
knew what he was doing, for he was able to correct an error
respecting the number of the cab.

Miss Crowley said she gave the money to her brother,
and he, on finding the notes right, foisted them together and
put them in his pocket, remarking that he must take care
he did not get robbed. She sent for a cab to convey him
to his lodgings, and when the vehicle arrived the servant
girl, in her presence, gave the cab-driver Is. to take her
brother to his lodgings, No. 56, Poland-street. The cab-
driver received a particular charge to see him safe there.
When her brother left her mother's house it had just gone
10 o'clock.

Mr. CHAMBERS—That is a strong feature in the case.
The defendant was about half an hour going the distance
of 10 minutes' drive.

The prisoner replied, that Mr. Crowley was very obsti-
nate when in his cab, and would insist upon being driven
up one street and down another.
Mr. Crowley remarked that he had no recollection of
having so acted ; but even if he had, it was singular that
the driver should have paid attention to him, knowing that
he was intoxicated, and that particular directions had been
given to him where to drive to. It was also extraordinary
the driver did not set him down at No. 56, Poland-street,
where he had been instructed to go, in place of setting
down at the corner of the street.
Mr. CHAMBERS asked the prisoner to give some
of himself. account

The prisoner said he had not long been
, w
.in the cab line ;
but at present he drove for a person n-
as who ..med Brown
his son-in-law. Hs had formorli
()eon a gentleman's coach-