The Sun.
London, England, 1803-08-24 00:00:00

COFFEE.IIOUSE SWINDLER.

MANts: I ON-HOUSE. --X ebttrdely jobs • Simprohl
who was examined on Friday last betote the Loa ti
MAYOR, ellalgqa With having robed several
fee-houses ind Hotels; wherein he had occasional!,
lodged, was.again pia to the bar, and underwent it
further examination before his Lordship Several
charges were brohght against him by the Misters
of Coiree-Nouses and Tdverns.

Mr.Mackentie, of the Globe Coftee:hotise,
street, stated,ihat he had been a considerable suf.
'fererlry the Pilioner at the. bar, as could be prot,ed
by two of his Waiters. Isaac Taylor remetnhered,
the Prisoner corning to lodge at 'the Globe Coffee.::
house on ttc tj,h,olMay and it appeiirecl on , the
following mothing that a Gentleman's portmart.
teau had been eutiopen,'and airik.notes taken out:
()fit to the amount of 270 or 2801. ; tt ffvi
was also found in the tomtit with which it is,sup:.,
prised the, robbery wits committed. john.lkyegate,
slat) a waiter at-the Globe Coffte-houte,• confirmed',
the above statement ; and added, 'that (ine of the,
maid.iervants lost a watch and two ;pair 'Shoes
the same morning, which had been.tak;ll out of the
room adjoining to that in, which thePt?Noner
64r, Mackenzie described the room in which S;tap,..
,10,1 slept to be opposite to that of the Gentleman's
to.whorn theiportmantean belonged. He also statedf
that he made good the loss to the Gentleman who
had been "rohbedi who Was a tVlr Wright, of Cain- •
bridge.

Mr. 'Featltit's, of the Guildhall 'Coffee. hou4,
Mtn give evideke..againot the VrisOrter on his 1'0r..7
titer examination, repeated the tnannet which he
'had tsrcn rahhca by the l'itithat, awl tltc los,,e!i
had sustained through his means ; having thk.“lght. it
right to indemnify thOse Gcntleinet) who had suf.
'fered while lodging in his C:)ok,libir pr 6,.
diced several. curious implethents found tipOo tl;e
Prisoner at jhe time he was 'talt en into custodv ;
amon-r,whicil was one about ten incha's long,
at otietryd WO' a ChiliSel, and sitplioi,ed to Ile' for the-,
purpose of ni'lepiogdoorti or trunks. Keys cif diT.
ent descriptions, Pure abo produced, together with ti
watch: Henry Chefei.a Waiter at 'ate City Cofll-e.,.•
house, st:Ated, that the -Prisoner rOdgeti at thdir bon a
about two, months ago, when- he robbed to yonng
'Foreigner who alert in a room twxt to him, of ow.
whichmaster I.l.eeh utAiged 'to all.rg
him 161. its. 61. • _

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Mr. joy, tii6 inlitet cif the New pnanntirdsflotel,
sSid he ulidt!rsF. od the Prisoner had; slept at hi 4 tll'HiNe
as lafe as the 12th Octantthn , A watch,;
and several oilier ariie:cs hid been st4:lett from a
Mr. Glover, and a 'Mr.-Wilson, who had
wish hiM for. that night: 'He :did not persuiwilY
know the. Priso4r..
Mr. Glorer tiaid; he lived at Claphn*rn; and baying
been at Vaux!iall on the Ptine. Wat4'
nlght, he afterwards went to the New fitminiutni
to sleep [fiat he bung tip his watch in his room'.
when he Went to bed, and when he awoke in
the morning, he found it was gone ;, on searching
hiS pockets Ile found his money had all been takt.t;
out, and also an eyeglass set in silver. gilt. Tbe
watch and eye-glass, Which Were found upon the
Priscincr, `b positively swore belonged to Itirn.
Mr. Bruce the'Crown Tavern, Aldvme;
posed; that the:Prisoner' came to his house ran the
2.9,4-01 May last, said his name was SirOpsotii sold
agreed, to Sleep there. ha ,the Motning he slips
away unperceived', taking with hire two pair of
sheets and part, of the curtains of the bed, which
were ne.ns. On examining the room, they fnuntl
brown paper parcel, which' contained nothingbuy
rubbish.

Several other persons appeared against the Prisonet:?,
but their property not having been fonridi and ire ,
some cases tile patty riot being Me tti swear r 4) dirt
tilt chargos were riot preferred.
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The Prisoner being, called upon for Ins defer;:e,
still persisted that he.belonged to the Navy ;. said
came from Ply Mouth, and would prove he war; not
the person he had been taken for.; His Teat
name was not.Simpsdni •nor would lie discover j'At
as he: had an aged father and mother who would i'ot
be able
,so survive th.e .knowledge of his 016 and
disgraCe. • He would suffer any thing rather draft
make a-dlsOusitie,of "hid. real name.: Asked for a
pair of speCiaeles to be restored to hitt, and one tl
the keys, which he said belonged to' his 'trunk, hut
Ile declined tiaying m?liere it tti'it4-.. At length.he Oaiv
fully cumtuitted for trial.;