The Sun.
London, England, 1803-08-20 00:00:00

COFFEE.IIOI.LiE ROBBERY.

YesTitADAY Simpivv, a gay, fashionably
dressed young man, seemingly about i 5 or 2S years
of age, was charged before the Loan MA.yott, at
the Mansion House, with having robbed several
Coffee houses and Hotels, for some tnonths.past,
for whose apprehension a reward of .2o). had been
advertised by the Society to prevent Smindling,
Mr. Fethers, of the Goil.lhall Cotree-house,
gave in evidence, that the Prisoner came into- his
Coffee-house on Thursday ni;,.,hti.about ten o'clock,
and ordered supper and a bed for the night. A waiter
from the City Coffee-house, Clreapstde, who
pened soon after to call upon business, teeing the
Prisoner, informed the witness that he was the per.
son who, about two months ago, had robbed Orem
of property to the amount of 161. Upon kokior, '
more diredly at the Prisoner, Mr. F. discovered hint
to be the m.in -who, about three months since, had
slept in his house, and robbed a Mr. Watson, from
Glasgow, of linen And Other articles to a consider-
able value, for which Mr.' F. had paid,6l. Them
not being an officer at hand, the Prisoner was al-
lowed to go to bid, when he. was scented. Upon
searching his retort, tlrerpe‘isi.,lelr; found u~>ott biro
curious instrument. fur ~el (YUnl:s, drawer,
ezer so constructed as, by a gentle pressure of the
band, to yield a purchase equal to zoo
also a bunch of skeleton keys. When taken to the.
Poultry Compter, the Wioter of the City Coffee-
house identified the shag small doilies worn by the
Prisoner to be those stolen from :a Gentleman
their house. The Prisoner had the address after-
wards to change them for nankeen psntaloons, but
after a strict search .they, were.foutld in the prison.
•the master of the New Huannurn4 proved the,Pli.
sonerlicoming to his house, and from his gets.
teel appearance, procuring a bed there on the j uti
inst. pretending he had Came from the Gala at
Vauxhall, but he decamped in the ounning, carry..
ing with him a gold watch and two pocket books,
the property of a Gentleman who slept in the neat
room. The number of the watch, and maker's
name, were produced, which exactly corresponded
with those of the gold watch found in the Prisoner's
possession'. Upon being asked from whom he ob.
tabled the watch, who he was, and how fie got 14
livingi he said that lie had the watch froth <t Jew,
in exchange fur Clothes. That he was an Officer of
piss Majesty's Ship .Piehr,y, but kid nor yet joiner(
her; that he had Served tin board the Lcif, pf SQ
guns, and that he was a Gentleman.
To carry on his schemes with'more security, he
always .paid his bill before he went to bed ; an 4
Bever gave his boots or shoes to be cleaned, pretend-
ing that he was a member of some Volunteer Curls,
and must go early to drill.
Mr. EATON, the Solicitor for the Society fn.
Prosecutiog Swindlers, iccorripanied by several'
Keepers of coffee-houses, attended ; but the eel-.
Initiation being then over, the addiainnal charges
were not preferred, and the -Prisoner wits committe4
for further eitaminatEon:

The Play of Pizarro, tho' not quite so well adapt.
de as Jleitv the Fifth for the benefit of the Nations)
Fund at Lloyd's,Cuffee-House, to roust: the i'eople.
of England in a :sense of patriotic duty, is yet very
appropriate to the occasion. The fierce, norelent.
ing, ambitious Pizarro corresponds very well with
the chara4er of the bloodylkspot. that threatens to
invade Uti ; the sufferings of the poor Peruvians axe
such as we might expeet, if such a ferocious tyrant
were to succeed in hid attempt to invade us ; antl
the Piece abounds in loyal sentiments that will give
additional zeal to the attachment which eery
ton feels for his King and (2.outitry,
Colonel FULL 41li. TO N*s condua at Trinidad, seems
to have been dignified, temperate, and judicious, it
is difficult what defence CAA 1)e yet tip xrt fAYovr
his uppenetat.