The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-25 00:00:00

constable, for he said, " John Atkins owed4ie two pounds arrear
of rent, and I've got nothing is payment but this ere lady."
Whilst these particulars were relating, the lady stood pen-
sively gazing upon the windows of the justice-room, as though she
would fain have been out of it ; and when the Alderman asked
her what she had to say for herself, she replied in a low melan-
choly tone, " I have nothing to say for myself, except that I was
very much overtaken in liquor on Saturday night, and some gen-
tleman invited me home with him, and I recollect nothing
else, until these gentlemen (the constable and the prosecutor)
woke me up yesterday morning."
In reply to a question put to her from the Bench, she said she
got her living by her needle, and as . none of the officers could
gainsay this, she was admonished and dieharged ; and the prose..
cutor was recommended to make diligent search for John At-
kins, and sue him for the rent.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Sotoutan Accusation.—
Capt. T— was yesterday charged with a robbery under the fol-
lowing circumstances :—J. Hamilton, of No. 1, New-street,
Broad-street, placard-bearer, stated, that on the 17th of March
last, he was taking care of a lodging-house in St. Mary Axe, be-
longing to Mr. Wright, of Duke's-court, Bow-street; that the
prisoner inquired there for a Mrs. Powell. He, gave his name
as Major Hewson, and stayed in the parlour about ten minutes,
when he called to be let out, as witness kept the door locked
and the key in his pocket, saying he could wait no longer, and
would call again. When the prisoner was gone, witness went into
the parlour, and looked into the closet, and missed two plated
table-spoons, two wine glasses, and about half-a-pound of sugar.
While he was carrying his placard that morning, in Leicester-square,
the prisoner passed—he beckoned him, and told him he was the
gentleman who came to the house in St. Mary-axe, on St. Patrick's
day; the gentleman flew in a passion at the charge, and walked
away; he followed and gave him in custody of the street-keeper.
Captain T. was asked what he had to reply to the charge ; he
said he lived in Archer-street, St. James's ; that he was a free-
holder and fundholder ; he lived on the property left him by his
father, was a gentleman, and incapable of such an act as that im-
puted to him, and that the man must be mistaken in the identity
of his person. That morning the old man beckoned him in
in Leicester-square, saying he wanted to speak to him; feeling
indignant, he said, " If you have any thing to say, speak out ;"
the man told him the charge, and he walked into Mr. Chalmer's,
the silversmith's shop, to know 'Where to find a constable; he
afterwards went to Cranbourne-street, then into St. Martin's-
lane, followed by Hamilton, who raised a mob round him, and
told his tale to the by-standers. He met Mr. Griese, the Prus-
sian Consul, and Dr. Erskine, to whom he mentioned the accu-
sation; they advised him to get a constable to apprehend the old
mast; two little boys told him where the constable was, but
Hamilton had procured the street-keeper.
Dr. Erskine and another gentleman came forward on the part
of Captain T. They both expressed their disbelief of the charge ;
they had known Capt. T.. for a long period, and knew him to be
a gentleman and a man of property.
'Sir Grouts FARRANT asked Hamilton if he was not likely to
be mistaken in the person, and if any one was in the house at the
time of the robbery, who could identify the gentleman.
Hamilton said he could not be mistaken in the person, as the
gentleman had the same dress on now as on St. Patrick's day ; but
he bad no one to bring forward, as he was alone in the house.
Sir G. Ranns.wr to Captain T.—Can you tell where you were
on St. Patrick's day ?—No, Sir ; I can make inquiiy among my
friends ; but the day is so distant, lam unable to recollect. He
then asked the Magistrate if he could not punish the man for
making the charge.
Sir Geouoz—No; I shall dismiss the charge. The man
swears to your person positively; but having no one to corrobo-
rate him, I do not think it my province to do any thing further
with the business. You have the man's address ; but he is in the
condition to prefer a bill of indictment at the sessions, and if the
Grand Jury-find the bill, be can prosecute you.
The parties then left the office.
MARYLEBONE OFFlCE.—Yesterday Hugh. Forest, a
young man, whose appearance indicated the most wretched dis-
tress, was brought from Marylebone watch-house, charged under
the Vagrant Act with having been found asleep in the open air,
for the want of a place of abode.
The watchman stated, that at about two o'clock yesterday
morning, lie was going his rounds through a mews in Maryle-
bone-lane, when he found .the prisoner fast asleep under a pile of
timber, laying on some straw. On questioning him, he said
he had no home to go to, and that for the want of food,
which he had not tasted for several days, he was quite exhdusted,
and be had made his bed of straw on that spot through complete
necessity. Witness took him to the watch-house.
Mr. RAWLINSOX asked him to give an account of himself.
The prisoner, who possessed a good address, did not deny the
watchman's statemaent, and said that he had been in the habit of
sleeping in the same way during the last eleven or twelve days,
since his arrival in London, to which place he had come from
Ireland, in search of his brother whom he could not find. At
the age of fourteen, he (the' prisoner) enlisted into the service of
the East India Company, and had been to Java, Surabaya, and
Macassar, where he lost, the use of his side, and was quite unable
to work ; and after travelling from Ireland, with only Inc in
the hope of finding his brother, from whom he expected assistance,
be found that he had gone to Bristol, and having no means, he had
been in London in a pennyless and starving condition, wander-
ing and sleeping about the streets for eleven or twelve days past.
Having served upwards of seven years to the Company, he ap-
plied to them for the usual pension of 9d. per day, but he was
told " they knew nothing about it, as he was not recommended
from India." He ultimately applied to the Mendicity Society,
Red Lion-square, "and St. "Giles's parish, from which he received
a shilling, upon which he had existed for the last three days.
Mr. RAWLINSON pitied his case, and thought the best thing
that could be done for him would be to commit him to the House
of Correction, after which he would be sent to his own country.
Prisoner.—Do any thing with me ; for if lam discharged, I
shall only be in the seine condition as before.
Mr. RAWLINSON ordered the officer to procure for him some
refreshment, .and told him to sit down in the outer office, and on
the arrival of the parish-officers of Marylebone he was taken to
the workhouse for assistance.
Mr. Hale, one of the vestry of the parish of Marylebone, at-
tended at the office, and stated to Mr. Rawlinson, that Mrs. Big-
nal, the unfortunate woman who was so dreadfully injured by
Pollard, the murderer, was now sufficiently recovered to leave the
infirmary, but prior to her doing so the vestry had thought proper
to convey the intelligence to the Magistrates, in order that they
might see or question her previous to her departure. He was
happy to say, that the late horrid transaction had created a most
religious impression on her mind.
Mr. RAwtaxsost thanked the gentleman, and said, that the
Magistrates bad nothing further to do with her, and the parish had
free liberty to discharge her.
HATTON-GARDEN.—Yesterday a young man, dressed in
the first style of fashion, was charged with robbing his employer,
Mr. Raphael, the barrister, of Verulani-buildings, Gray's Inn, of
Bank of England, notes to a considerable amount.
The prosecutor had missed upon several occasions, since the pri-
soner had been in his employ, bank notes to a large. amount; but
knowing the highly respectable connexions of the prisoner, and his
generally attentive deportment during the hours of business, he was
the last person whom he suspected of those who had access to the
chambers. During the last month, however, a circumstance had
transpired which mare.tlian erdivarily excited his suspicion that it
must be some domestic depredator who had plunderedhim;
and stimulated him to make those inquiries which have led to the
apprehension of the prisoner. A few weeks since he (Mr. It) ree
ceived money from the country, for one of his clients, and for safe
custody deposited it in his escrutoire. On the following morning
he found the desk unlocked, and from the cash deposited on the
preceding day had been subt.acted a Bank of England note for
forty pounds. Still, suspicion did not fall on the prisoner ; nor was
it until within the last few days that Mr. R. bad the least clue
to detect the thief. Another sum of money, amounting to up-
wards of 2001., was, within the last few days deposited in his
chambers, secured under lock and key ; but, upod the following
morning,' there was found a deficit of nearly 75/. This was a
loss too seriously to be tamely submitted to ; and, in consequence,
Mr. R. went to the Bank, to stop payment of, the notes, of which
he had fortunately the numbers. He immediately ascertained that
moat of the notes had been paid in ; amongst the rest was the one
for 40/., stolen in March last, and which 14Ir. Raphael had given
up for lost. Upon the back of these notes was the indorsement,
Ms. Green, 28, Polygon, Soineestown," which the prosecutor
identified as being in the hand-writing of the prisoner ; others
bore the address of " Jones," at different places at the west-end of
the town. The prisoner had formerly resided at No. 28, Poly-
gon. It was not until Mr. Raphael saw the notes at the Bank
that he suspected the prisoner.
Lee, the officer, stated that he apprehended the prisonertrto7getenktheretl-
day, at a house Nelson-street, City-road, where he had fur-
nished apartments in a most extravagant style, and was cohabiting
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with a series of amatory epistles, which . bore strong evidence of
the delusion under which the prisoner laboured front the fascina-
tion of his frail fair one.
Re was remanded for a future examination.
J. Davey, the driver of one of the Paddington steps, wfili
charged with stealing a sovereign, belonging to al*. John Ling-