The Sun.
London, England, 1835-10-19 00:00:00

MAR YLEB ONE.

Five young men, who gave their names James Singleton,
Joseph Cook, William Lee, James Smith, and Charles Dixon,
were charged as follows :—Mr. W. Jackson, the proprietor
of an establishment for the cure of insane persons in Violet-
place, St. John's Wood, in August purchased goods of the
prisoner Cook's father, an upholsterer, &c., in Upper New-
street, Marylebone. The goods amounted to 411., for
which he gave a bill at six weeks. He had also had fur-
niture from a Mr. Evans, of Holborn Bars. About: eight
o'clock on the previous night, the prisoners and several
others drove up to his house in a hackney coach, and,
knocking at the door, handed in a letter, purporting to.

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come from Dr. Wallis, and recommending to his care and
attention Captain Willis, an unhappy lunatic then in his
carriage waiting for admittance. Dr. Wallis having pro-
mised to recommend him patients he (Mr. Jackson) felt
assured that all was right, more especially as he heard a
person raving like a lunatic in the coach, and answered by
a man whom he supposed to be the keeper. The door was
accordingly opened, when the supposed lunatic, who had a
night-cap on, instantly flew at the servant and knocked him
down ; he then tossed up his cap and cried " death and
glory," and commenced assaulting him (Mr. Jackson.) The
other prisoners, taking advantage of the uproar and confu-
sion, clambered over the iron rails, and rushed into the
house, joining in the sham madman's cry of death and glory.
They then commenced tearing down the curtains, which
they threw into the front yard, together with the mahogany
chairs, tables, and other valuable furniture, with which they
loaded two vans belonging to Mr. Evans, of Holborn. He
(Mr. Jackson) remonstrated with him in vain, -and they
were about to drive off with the property when he gave
them in charge to the police.
The prisoners made no defence.
Mr. HOSKINS said it was clearly an indictable offence,
and at once called upon the prisoners each of them to find
bail, himself in 501. and two sureties in 251. to appear at the
Sessions.

Mr. Hoskins was informed that the goods were in the
possession of Mr. Evans, and asked if they were not to be
delivered up to Mr. Jackson. The Magistrate, however,
refused to interfere.

THREATENING LETTERS.

CROYDON PETTY SESSION.-..SATURDAT.

This morning John Norris, the under gardener of Lady
Grey of The Oaks, near Carshalton, was brought (in cus-
tody) before D. R. Warrington, Esq., and a full Bench of
Magistrates, for final examination, on a charge, of having
feloniously sent letters to his mistress, containing threats to
burn her premises if she did not discharge William Jarratt,
the upper gardener of her Ladyship. The same Magis-
trates who were present on the former examination were
present on this occasion, and the Justice-room was crowded
to excess, the town and neighbourhood being much excited
by the nature of the investigation.
George Hoskinson, the butler of Lady Grey, produced a
letter, bearing the post mark of Carshalton Post-office, on
the 9th of September last, directed to Lady Grey, con-
taining threats to destroy Lady Grey's property if Jarratt,
the upper gardener; was not discharged. Witness said he
received the letter from the postman, and gave it to her
Ladyship on the 15th of September.—(Here a long con-
versation took place, and it was not satisfactorily explained
how the letter was not delivered till the 15th of September.)
Witness continued—That, after a lapse of several days, he
received the letter back from his mistress, with instructions
to find out the writer.

A Magistrate requested that the letter might be again
read, and the only part worth stating is as follows :
" I take the liberty to write to you again, Madam, to ask

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if Jarratt is going away? This is not to spite you but )
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steward, and if he be not discharged—&c. from
Witness continued—He received a second letter P-f
Lady Grey on the 22d of September, the hand-writing "i
which was the same as the former letter, and it containn
similar threats. The last letter had been picked up on
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lawn by the prisoner in the presence of three other 5
vants, and the prisoner threw it down and walked awai
°t;
Witness, by direction of Lady Grey, had all the serve
brought into the presence of an officer of police, erui tb
ea,s
theyseverally wrote in a book such words as her LadyshiP u,
previously written on paper, selected by her from the thr;
ening letters. On the following day the prisoner was,P.l4
sent, when he was asked about having purchased Wit' t,
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paper, and he declared that he had only bought title
and that was at Tooting, since he had been at the °1.4
The prisoner had lived for six months at The Oak;'
slept in a room over the garden-house or shed. On
morning of the 23d of September, after the prisoner Jibe,
been examined by the officer, a steel pen was found it
longing to the prisoner, blunted, and bent at the nib. a/
appeared to have been lately in good order, and rece°
used.
Witness continued to say that the prisoner's sister °P-nri..
the letter, and she said, " What does John (ineein_igLis
soner) mean by writing such a large hand, when beuoa
writes so small ?" [lt may be important here to Ine,`ln
the fact, that the letters.sent to Lady Grey are' writ'e-,0
a small hand, and that the prisoner's writing in the pr
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of Lady Grey and the officers is a large bold hanct] 10
W. Deighton (the under-gardener to Lady Grey)' .00;
is deaf and dumb, was then, by signs, sworn by ep
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gentlemen from the Deaf and Dumb Asylum. Oil
had seen the prisoner write often, in the place where e
slept, with a steel pen. He had bought three sheetsfy
paper for prisoner at Mr. Marfleees, at Carshalton, .
early part of September last. The letter received by
Grey, by post, was shown to the witness, and he 581_06
whandwritingas like the of prisoner. The prisoner 15
him a letter directed to Jane Goddard, and he Put it ;vet/
the post-office. That was the only one he ever reei,,'
from prisoner, and the superscription was like the °-
writing of the two letters to Lady Grey. there
Mr. Elyard and the Chairman said they thought
was a sufficient case to send before a Jury. • eiter
Some discussion took place as to admitting the pris-tos
to bail ; but as the Sessions will commence at Klng6;
next week it was not pressed by the prisoner's attoro,t,
and after the prisoner had declared that some part off:11
deaf and dumb witness's statement was untrue, he so° a,
committed to take his trial at Kingston on Tuesday ne