The Sun.
London, England, 1844-10-30 00:00:00

STEALING WATCHES FROM -I'l4

EMPLOYER.
CHATHAM, OCT. 28.—0 n Saturday last, at the 10
hall, Rochester, before the mayor of this city, Ler,oo,
Allen, Esq., and three other justices, Robert Cher' e,
who had been captured at Woolwich by one of the o®
tropolitan police of the R division, was brought up ff
the station-house, and placed in the dock.
The prisoner had a very respectable appearanCe,
was about thirty-five years of age, and held his face s3ee,
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durine, the whole time the witnesses were exam', 13,01/
The charge against him was for stealing two valve
silver watches and several working tools, the proper')
Mr. C. F. Hick, 181, St. Nicholas, Rochester. ,„ ty
Mr. Hick, sworn, said—l am a watchmaker. ne,
17th instant I missed from my stock two silver vietcor
value 101 The prisoner came to me and asked fore)
ployment. On Saturday, the 12th instant, was the 01
day I employed him, and he continued to work &roil
in the shop for three days. Suspicion falling Iced
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prisoner, I went with the superintendent of the toii
this city to the prisoner's lodgings, and there wesoie
the prisoner was gone into the country the same et"
ing, the 17th instant. The prisoner's wife and 0141
woman came to my shop with a number of watchale9o
tools, which the prisoner had also stolen. On the
inst. I obtained a warrant to apprehend the prisoner-ir
Mr. Charles Hubbard, pawnbroker, Rochester,
posed the prisoner brought a watch to his shop ell
17th inst., and pledged it for 255.
George Tindall, watchmaker and jeweller, 110, Oil
street, Woolwich, purchased a watch of the peisonerot
his shop, either on the 17th or 18th inst,, for whieb
gave him 31. 3s. He never saw the Prisoner beforte
William Gladwin, 122 R division of the meteope'fiit•
police, from information received, went to the lest
ness's shop, and found the watch he now produced. ~#0
Patrick Burke, pollee-constable, 310 It division, Pitil
information he received, went on Tuesday night, theo
inst., to the prisoner's father-in-law's house, in toil
street, Woolwich, and after a lengthened search, 1-0,
the prisoner secreted behind one of the room doors-_no
searching him witness found several watchmaker's
fie took the prisoner to the station-house, allutfoth
morning before 11. Jeremy, Esq., the police-maglsr
who ordered the prisoner to Rochester.
The two watches and tools were produced and id"
tified by the prosecutor as his property.
The prisoner declining to say anything, was fully
witted for trial at the next Quarter Sessions for
city.

FRIGHTFUL ATTACK BY A BOAR AT FALICII7pI
On Saturday forenoon, as a man named Mills, who see
,
a boar, was returning to the town with the anima"fitoil
when near the West Burn-bridge, it seems to have seeial
out, or been formerly aware, that another was kept
garden a few paces off the street. It instantly bee tog
desperately excited, and wheeled off the road to geotl
its opponent, but was courageously kept back tbil
struck by the owner. This only exasperate( uolt
furious brute the more, which turned suddenly r„,°
and with a desperate spring knocked the man II; it,
seizing him at the same time by the groin, and 11
bita
huge tusks, which were firmly locked, dragge,"
rapidly along the ground. He did not refinquisil,
hold of the rope, however, and was seized by the oi
and wrist. Being in the most imminent danger'of'
spectators shouted to him to allow the beast to get (4
This he did, when breaking into the stye, a t't,,
ytr
combat took place, both animals lacerating each "coif'
with great fury. In the meantime poor Mills was 014
veyed into a neighbouring house, and Mr. Couhr°
ote
surgeon, being fortunately passing at the time, he es;
tained the speedy assistance of two other medical 'sill
when it was found that although a wound of liedeff
eight inches wide had been inflicted among the
tbe
no large artery was cut. The whole upper part °„ the
thigh was shockingly mangled, and the injuries c'coir
arm were of a dangerous nature. The sufferer w5.,5 pre'
veyed home in the afternoon, and lies in a WT.' rislk
carious state. After great exertion, and no little oaf.
the two boars were separated, and the one which ere'
abut
years the attack, which is of great size, and a"'
years old, was shot.

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MARRIED. Y •
On the 26th inst., at St. Pancras Church, SeptimuLl ItTil,
Wyden Hart, Captain 2d Grenadier Regiment 8011,10910'
tive Infantry, to Catherine, eldest daughter of Thomas
Platt, Esq,, one of her Majesty's counsel. hll Allen
On the 23d inst., at Clifton Church, Richard Jo— ci)uj
Phillips, Esq., late Captain in the 12th Regiment, to lisp.'
Sarah, eldest daughter of Richard Bowen, Esq., c'fi
rowen, ii the same county.
On the 24th inst., at St. Paul's Chap el Aberdeen, eltri''
Nares, R.N., to Susan, relict of the late John Ranlsos
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of Barra.
Fcie
On the 26th inst., at Christ Church, Surrey,re sat 0
to Charlc-

harles Jones, Esq., -M.D., of Great Surr'ei-striet,,ta sOllll
Alice, second daughter of William Farmer, Esq., 0'
IO
street. W

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On the 26th inst., at St. George's, Bloomsburn
Drage, Esq., of Duke-street, Manchester-equare, tsttite, h
Elizabeth, only daughter of the late Captain Joim "
Exeter.

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On the 27th inst., at Southsea, Hants, Georg
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nold, Esq., of Ashby Lodge, in the county of a
~.,ete
aged 52.
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On the 9th inst., Mr. Edward Daniels, ,of Lemma",e,
Do Goodman's-fields, aged 32.
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eov.nstahme
Samuel
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Rector Exeter,ef N rth Susannah,cad bruerl3i,c. t
del,of theA 0
Jo(
On the 21st inst., at the Tower House, Arun
Altherley, Esq. a. -PI
On the 23d inst., at Shawdon Hall, Northumberlan►
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Ann, the only daughter of William Pawson, Esqi,r- Toe
On the 25th inst., at Cowes, Isle of Wight, '
' Anthony Palmer, aged 41. Vol. It
On the 25th ' .
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inst., at Winchmore-hill, Middit...
R. Yallowley, aged 63. A selr'
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On the 27th inst., at West W bo Vi(artigey —8
Wycombo W. R. Johnson, Curate of that parish. • 0 of Vr.
On the 27th inst., in Craven-street, Maly, the rife
Lewis, Lewis, Esq,
Or
On the 27th inst., Maria, the wife 'of John Rohe--r ti '
goon, of Finsbury-circus. 'Atha
On the 27th inst., at Roading, Mary, eldest daughter
late Nathaniel Fenn, Esq., of Botoiph-lane, London• es, foci.'
On the 28th inst., Emma, the wife of Joseph Soar° ,
of Park-street, Grosvenor-square.
On the 27th inst., at Mylfile Cottage,if r;lajor-
Bow-road, Elizabeth, relict of the late:Mr. nitingtOn-row

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