The Sun.
London, England, 1803-09-13 00:00:00

.POLICE.OPF ICE, H ATT ON -G ARDEN.

-.YttsTFp DAY 7el' CO6- Sabiiti;fin Kock, the Dane,
keits.ed Of drotvnitig ,It Smith,: in the River
'Thames, W. 15 again bruoght forward in order mon-
dergwanother examination before the Sitting Ma.
giitrate. .

• Mrs, Dellawall, the per,on w!,o was ordered into
custody during the investigation of this bustnes, on
suspicion of being an Accessaly, was also broug!
forward.

Mr. Hankinson, the master.Oithe Swan Taw.ti
near Chelsea, was put .on oath, because the `M,Ti
strate reckoned. evidence -the! most
.that had been adduced tin this Ocoasion;• ,:The i L 4. .
gistrate said, that he: understood this .Witness had
stated on his first examioation, that he (Mr. Haolcht.
son) had ricagoized-the PriSoner KA, beinglle.:-...
person whom .he saw quarrelling with a .Ladk-
a bnat.., when at the ,Witness's house gettid; some
refreshment ; but that on his 'last examinanon,die
had thought proper to contradkt that stalement.
The Witness said, he thought his former depusition
must have been misunderstood. He now• tan 'Oath
deposed, that he could neither -spcak as to the -co.
lour of the gastlemaestoarnorto the petsons.Of
either the Getaleman or Lady. whom' he had seried
With. some: brandy while sitting in the boar, and •
who appeared to him to be ••quarrelling..--It was
then the dusk of the evening, and he.,thought ;' it
would have been impossible for him to have, stet'
nixed either of them, even had he used his endea.
yours. to do so, .The -Witness deelared.he knew
nothingfurther in regard to this business than what
he had formerly stated.
It will be, .recollected that this Witness's Wife,
When examined on this affair, said, that. she serv-
ed also another Laity and !Gentleman, who came ff
to their house in: a boat on that same Sunday, and
that they behaved. to each with the greatest good
humour and politeness, and came out -ot the boat. to r
getsomerefreshment.,

The Magistrate inquired of Mrs. Dellawn!l what
length of time had transpired since her husband's
decease ? She answered, that it was about twelve
months on the 25th of April last, and she had lived
with him ten years and a quarter ; that they
wore married in France,• but that she first became
acquainted, witlthinvin Lancashire. On being in-
lerrogated'whether or not she had since been;.mar.
ried.to Mr. Smith, the, husband, of the deceased, she
declared, that •she itvas opt married to Jim; and said,
she knew him only by his being an acquaintance of
her late husband., .On being questioned as to the
assignment of thet.deceased'a Annuity, which was
lately •made in•her favour by Mr. Smith, slte-said,
she,'• was extremely unwilling to accept of that deed
Ott the time' Mr. Smith,propo,ed it, but that he-was
indebted to her. on various accounts.; and as she
herself was in oecessitouss,eimuntsrances,-she had
agreed tu accept- of-t4tat;,method of payment, as no
other was propose& Sheattpressed herself in strong
terms, as now having' occasion to regret baying done
AO, as she. I lad •.44n:thereby
,:spb§cd.uflier good narne„
by her' being bruogl4,undet.,the foul suspicion ',of
being an accessary, to a crime of which she protested '
herself,innoe4t4:und of w kid-1114C had not the smallest
knowledge. - . , , .
~
'There being.no further •eviOonqa.to adduce, the
Magistrate thought. -it prodepl.f.to discharge both:
the Prisoners ; bu,t‘, previous lo his ,41.411 g: :SO, ::he
said, that,, if , 41,aPy, tutorg,perickt)..Any o‘i rc.4ten§sa lace
~should ~happen, ~to occurs r'.Yl littli.,;might . :tp;111 1 tt)‘;
throw any limber light:iwon.,,tltp,. transktliort,4l 0,
,w001d,14-liable to,:beralcn,upr.,apci•aga,irt spind, to
the consttrenens it..4.lteir „ggiit could .be.tzsrgicted
.m9re, convicuous,. :- ; •,. • .., ~, . ~ . — .

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