The Sun.
London, England, 1832-05-05 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Henry ITPNamara, the fellow charged with
stealing a gold watch and a purse containing eight
shillings, from the bed-room of Major Lewis, at the
New Hummums Hotel, Covent-garden, on Sunday
morning last, was placed at the bar for further
examination.

Mr. Harrison, the proprietor of the Hotel, pro-
duced the ring f a purse, which he had found on
the floor of the bed-room after the scuffle between
the prisoner and Major Lewis, but before the pri-
soner was taken into custody.
The chamberlain of the hotel produced a purse,
containing I/. 15s. Gd., which he had found con-
cealed between the bed-tick and mattress of a room
opposite that which the prisoner had occupied.
Besides the above monies, the purse also contained
two .51. notes, a sovereign, a napoleon, and two
French francs. He also, at the same time, dis•
covered a pistol and a small key in the sacking.
Mr. Thomas, Superintendent of Police, said that
the key exactly fitted the writing-desk which he had
found at the prisoner's lodging, No. 2, White Hart-
yard.
Mr. John Courtald Minton, resided at Bocking,
in Essex, said he slept at the New Hummums last
Saturday night, in the room No. 23, and on retiring
to bed placed his pistols and purse in his porman-
teau. The witness identified the pistol and purse
produced as his property. The note which he lost
produced.
was
intree Bank, and the same that was
now
another gentleman, proved that, on
ofr.fireTay Blor
the same night, a 51. Bank of England note was
stolen from him, but he could not speak to the iden-
tity of the note produced.
Mr. Mallingham, another gentleman, proved that
he had arrived from Bordeaux, where he had been
at school, and that the napoleon and francs had
been stolen from him.

The prisoner declined saying any thing in an-
swer to these charges.
Mr. Harmer was fully prepared to go into the
case of the robbery at the Swan-with-Two-Necks,
and called

Mr. Frederick Heath, who stated that he was a
member of the Stock Exchange, and that he slept
at the Swan-with-Two-Necks inn on tho night of
Friday last. In the morning he missed his purse,
containing two sovereigns and a half, from his
trousers-pocket. He had seen his purse safe when
going to bed, and placed his trousers on a chair be-
side the bed.

W. Davy, the porter of the inn, got up early on
Saturday morning for the purpose of quieting a dog
which was barking. The dog flew into the kitchen,
and on following him there saw the prisoner, who
said that he was looking for a water closet. Wit-
ness showed him where it was; but suspecting that
all was not right, he locked the door of the room in
which the prisoner slept on the outside, and detained
his boots. In the morning it was ascertained that
Mr. Heath had been robbed, and that the prisoner
had escaped through the window in his slippers,
.leaving his boots behind him.

Thomas Mitchell, a watchman of Cripplegate
ward, said that about three o'clock, on Saturday
morning, he saw the prisoner leaving the Swan-with-
Two-Necks, but, not suspecting any thing, he took
no further notice.

The prisoner in this case also reserved his defence:

Mr. !TAUS then committed him on the several
charges established against him to Newgate for trial.
The prisoner, it appears, has been long known to
the police as one of" the swell mob ;" and although
In custody frequently before, both on charges of
picking pockets and being a reputed thief, he on
each occasion succeeded in escaping from prisons
and lock-up places in which be bad been confined.

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MAR YLEB ONE.
A man, aged 50, who was stated to be a shoe-
maker, was charged with an attempt to seduce a fine
little girl, aged 15, named Catherine Byrne, the
daughter of a painter, at Hampstead. The prisoner
he knewcoutlhde
getfamilyher a situ
complainant,oftheatmn. He
and had said
call*
on the
preceding day, and asked her to go with him and
see a lady who wanted a servant. She consented.
He took her towards the Hampstead-road, and then
called at an infamous house, the woman of which re-
fused to admit him, seeing a child with him. He
then called at another house. Some people who
had been watching his proceedings now began to

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►oot him, and advised the little girl to get away
from him, and she accordingly ran home.
The Magistrates made soma severe observations,
on his conduct, and regretted they could not punish
. him. He was then discharged.
Yesterday, a journeyman baker was brought to'
. this office, charged by Mary Roden with giving het
'a bun containing a quantity of cantharides.
Mary Roden was nurserymaid to Mr. Freud, o
baker, corner of Fitzroy-street, where the prisoner
also lived. On Monday last the prisoner came tr.
to the nursery, and said, " Mary, you are to go
down to dinner," and gave her a bun. In the after.
noon she went out with the baby, and called at het
mother's; and upon breaking the bun in half to give
to her two little brothers, she perceived something►
glisten in it. She then chewed it to her mother,whe
said it was black beetles' legs, and handed it to wit-
ness's father, who took it over to Mr. Thomas, the
surgeon, living opposite.
Mrs. Roden corroborated her daughter's statement.
Mr. David Thomas, surgeon, stated that the buff
in question contained a quantity of cantharides, or
Spanish flies ; if the complainant had eaten it, it
would have caused inflammation in the kidneys and
bowels, and other serious excitement. It would
have produced death if taken by a child four years
of age.

Mary Roden had heard the prisoner say he was
a married man, and talk of his children. He never
attempted to take any liberties with her.
The prisoner denied the charge; and
Mr. RA wt.tssoN remanded him till Monday, in
order that Mr. Freak's son might attend, who, the
complainant said, saw the flies pounded in the bake-
house.