The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-04 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

DARING BURGLARY.--Thonias Bennett, alias
Maratt, was yesterday finally examined before Sir
It. BIRNIR, charged with committing a daring
burgLry in the house of Mr. Follett, the barrister, of
Great Oirnond-street, on the night of the Ist of
October last. . _

The pdsoaer, it will be recollected, broke out of
the watch-house of St. Andrew, Holborn, in Eagle-
street, and was after re-captured at his house, where
he was carrying on business as 'u dealer in earthen-
ware, in James-street; Oxford-street. His real name
is said to be Barrett, though he gave the name of
Bennett on being brought' before the Magistrate. He
is a slim-made, pale-faced, small-featured young man,
about• five feet six inches in height, and, apparently,
about 30 years of age. He has been known to the
police for several years, and- his cognomen among
the flash of his fraternity,: who get their living on the
" cross," is Tom Macausman.
The whole of the evidence taken on his former
examination was, by the desire of Mr. Hemphreys,
his attorney, read over, and, iu addition to it, the
following evidence was given :
Mary Tassel, the servant of Mr. Follett, the pro-
secutor, said, that on the night of the Ist of Oct.,
her master and mistress were out of town, and she
had the care of the house. Between seven and-
eight o'clock that evening she went rip stairs, and.
on going into a room on the second floor, she found
the carpets in disorder, and on looking further, she
found that the drawers bad been broken open and
ransacked. She obtained assistance from a neigh-
bour, and on going into the attic, they found that
one of the windows had been taken off its hinges,and
that thieves had entered there from an adjoining
house, and ransacked the different apartments of
property, which they had carried off. Soon after-
wards the officer Medlycott came to the house, and
produced a great_ quantity of the stolen property.
Medlycott here observed, that he discovered the
property to be that of-the prosecutor by the marks
on some of it. He .produced silk dresses, shawls,
&c., which the above witness identified as the pro-
perty of her mistress.
A Rowrstrget patrol stated, that he 4ssisted
Medlycott
lilirsuing the prisoner, who throw
down the property, and leaped over the railings into
the garden of
Queen-square, Bloomsbury ; and he
saw him secured and lodged in Eagle-street watch-
house;
The. Magistrate said, the evidence which had
he was quite positive as to his identity.
been given warranted him in sending the prisoner to
take his trial, and be complimented Medlycott for
his exertions in this ease. - -

Mr. Follett,theprOsecutor, addressed Sir Richard
Birnie upon the state of the watch-house in Eagle-
street, from which place the priFrotter effeeted his
escape. The watch-hOse bad been for a consider,
able time, Which was well known to the parish au-
thorities, in a mogt insecure state, and quite unfit for
the PtilVoieti it was.inien4ed, It hail been p.coposed
by some of the gentlemen of the
parish, years ago,
to erect a safe and commodious watch-house; but

the thing had been opposed by some and neglected
by others, till the prisoner made his escape, and all
that had been done since by the parish officers was
to cause a few iron hoops to be nailed over the
aperture or place through which the prisoner forced
his way out. When he (Mr. Follett) wrote to the
Board on the subject, he was informed that Iris
letter was_not worthy of attention.
Mr. Follett said it had been represented at the
office as insecure, by one of the •Parish Board, a
gentleman named Field, who stated, and he believ-
ed truly, that other escapes had taken place from
that watch-house.

Sir R. BIRNIG said the building ought to be made
secure ; and if that *as impossible, another watch-
house should be erected.

After some further conversation, the prisoner was
removed from the bar, and committed to Newgate.
'He was doubly ironed, very heavily, and his health
appears to have suffered considerably.