The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-12 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Yesterday at two o'clock was appointed for the
re-examination of Andrew Bell and Sarah Bell,
alias Cockrell, his wife, who are in custody upon a
charge of being implicated is the robbery of Lord
Hartland's house, of which the female prisoner was
left in care during the absence of his Lordship's
family in Ireland.
Lord Hartland having arrived, the two prisoners
were brought in and placed at the bar. There was
no new evidence produced on the occasion in addi-
tion to what has already appeared in the limes, ex-
cept that of Mrs. Coxhead, the wife of Mr. Cox-
head, a bookseller in Holborn. It will be recollect-

ed that on the last examination Mr. Coxhead pro-
duced some of the books that had been stolen from
Lord Hartland's library, and which had been brought
for sale to his shop in the month of September last,
and he pointed out the male prisoner from amongst
several persons in the office at the time as the man
who had so brought the books to his shop. It seems
however, that after Mr. Coxhead bad so' pointed out
the prisoner, and expressed his strong impression
that he was the man, he entertained some doubts
that the prisoner was so tall as the man who brought
the books, although in every other respect he exactly
answered the description, and Mr. Coxhead added,
that Mrs. Coxhead had at the etnesthe books were
brought to the shop as good an opportunity of see-
ing the man who brought them as he had.

In consequence of this, Mrs. Coxhead was yes.
:erdayin attendance, and she positively swore that

the prisoner was not the man who brought the
books, nor was he near so tall.
The NIAGISTRATE asked Mrs. Coxhead if she had
as good an opportunity of seeing the man who
brought the books to the shop, as her husband had
at the time.

Mrs. COxhead replied, that she had just the sat►ae
opportunity, for they were both standing together in
the shop at the time, and she could positively declare
that the prisoner was not the man.
The MAGISTRATE asked Mr. Coxhead what he
thought of ahe matter now
Mr. Coxhead, eyeing the prisoner with great mi
nuteness, said, that he still had an impression tha
the man who brought the books was rather taller
than the prisoner, but with that exception, all the
rest of his general appearance and countenance bore
a remarkable resemblance to the prisoner—so much
so, that his (Mr. Coxhead's) mind was even now by
no means sat►sfied upon the subject.
The prisoners said nothing in their defence beyond
a total denial of all connexion with the robbery, ex-
cept that the female prisoner admitted that in the
absence of the family from Lord Hartland's house
she found a bundle of keys about the place, N% ith one
of which she contrived to open the door of the back
parlour, to let out a cat that had been locked in there
when the family went to Ireland.

Lord Hartland said that it was from this very back
parlour that a valuable silver tureen and other articles
of plate had been stolen, and his Lordship said that
he had taken the key of this room and of several
others that had been plundered with him to Ireland.
The prisoners were again remanded.
Mr. Cross, the King's livery-stable keeper, in
Whitcomb-street, attended at the examination, and
assured the Magistrate that the statement made by
the officers, that he had shown any indisposition to
forward the ends of justice by a wish to conceal any
circumstance connected with the man in custody,
Bell, must be erroneous, for that he (Mr. Cross)
never saw the officers at all, nor was he ever aware
of their having called at his stables, until he saw
the report in the newspaper.
Clements, the officer, said, that he did not until
now know the person of Mr. Cross, and Mr. Cross
was certainly not the person who had answered him
in the manner he had stated, nor did be see Mr.
Cross at all; " but," said the officer, pointing to a
young man who stood by the side of Mr. Cross,
" this is the person who spoke to me, and who un-
doubtedly
told me that he was Mr. ross."
" He told you the truth," said Mr. Cross, "for
that is my son."
" Then," said the officer, " it was Mr. Cross,jun.
who told me, when I asked him a question about
the prisoner, who I was told had gone into the stable,

a short time before, that if I wanted Bell I might go
look for him."
Mr. Cross asked the officer if he told him that
he had a charge of this nature against the prisoner;
because, if he had, he might not have got such an
answer.

Clements said, that his getting such an answer
in the first instance was enough to prevent his say-
ing another word, or placing any confidence, by tell-
ing his precise business, in any one . who could so
answer him.
Mr. Cross said, that if his son had .made such .an
answer, he was sure he must have done so under
sense mistake, or from net knowing th t he was
speaking to an officer; but he (Mr. Cross) was par-
ticularly desirous that it should be known that he
was not the person who had made such an answer,
for he was not at home at all at the time.
Mr. CONANT said, that Mr. Cross's explanation
was quite satisfactory ; indeed, he -was surprised
when he heard that so respectable a person had so
acted, and he bad determined to issue a summons
to compel Mr. Cross to attend pat the office, to state
what he knew about the man Bell. The matter was
now, however, explained satisfactorily.
HATTON-GARDEN.

A respectable looking individual of the name of
William Appleby, who stated himself to be a solici-
tor's clerk, and a native of Westmorland, was yes-
terday brought up for re-examinatien before the sit-
ting magistrates, Mr. Sergeant SEL.LON and Mr.
LAING, charged with falsely- representing, himself as
one of the Masters in Chancery, and under that dis-
guise with fraudulently obtaining various sums of
money from several persons, who were simply made
the dupeS of his artifice. .
The first case gone into was one of a charge pre_.
ferred against the prisoner by John Gibson, keeper
of the Harp and Crown public-house in Glasshouse-
street, Regent-street, for having obtained.B/.195. 6d.
from him, under the above false pretence. The
prosecutor stated, that early in the month of June
last, the prisoner was introduced to him by a person
of the name of Clementson, whO said he was a pro-
fessional man, having considerable practice in the
law courts, and was then employed by him in a suit
for the recovery of 50,0001. , Upon this occasion
Mrs. Gibson, entering into conversation with the
prisoner, told him that an uncle of hers, a Mr.
Myles Walker, had died in India, and had bequeath-
ed, she understood, a large sum of money to her
mother and a person of the name of Garnet, the two
next of kin, and which she supposed was lodged in
the India House. The prisoner said he would make
inquiry on the following day about it in the Court
of Chancery, and would let him (the, prosecutor)
know whether or not any such bequest was made,
and if there was, to what amount. Accordingly, on
the following day, he came and said, that having
searched the books in Chancery, he found that there
was lying there a sum of between 30,000/. and
40,000/. coming to the two next of kin of Myles
Walker; but, in order to get this money, and to
frustrate the expectations of Garnet, one of the lega-
tees, by impeding the proceedings he was then taking-
to recover it, he must have 71. 25., to be laid out in
fees, &c. He (the prosecutor) at first had some he-
sitation in advancing this sum, but, after a little
consideration upon the manlier in which the prisoner
was recommended to him, and influenced by the pre-
sence of Clementson, his doubts were overborne, and
he was at last induced to givelt to him, upon which
he (the prisoner) wrote and delivered him a memo-
randum acknowledging the receipt of it. On the
ensuing day, however, he received from him a note,
through the hands of Clementson, to inform him
that the legacy was considerably greater than be
before mentioned or was aware of, and that, an ad-
ditional sum of 11. 17s. 6d. was necessary to be ad-
vanced for further expences, requesting at the same
time that it might be transmitted to him by the

bearer of the note. His request was immediately
complied with, after which he sent another memo-
randum acknowledging the receipt of it. Continu-
ing to visit at the house for nearly a fortnight after-
wards, on one occasion the prosecutor took an op-
portunity of remarking to hitn that it was strange
he should have such facility of access to books in the

Court of Chancery, to which other professional men

experienced so much difficulty when they were
obliged to consult. them, when he replied, that he
being a Master in Chancery, met with none of those
ordinary obstructions which usually embarrass others
in the legal profession. In a day or two after this
he declined his visits, and absenting himself alto-
gether, was neiiher seen nor heard of till Thursday
last, when he (the prosecutor) accidentally met him
in Portugal-street, Lincoln's Inn-fields, and gave him
in custody to a constable.
Jane Gibson, the wife of the prosecutor, corro7
borated the above statement, and added, that when

she informed him of the legacy which she under-
stood had been left by her uncle to his two nearest
relatives, he voluntarily offered to undertake the re-
covery of it for her mother ; and if he succeeded he
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He said he would go on the following day to the
Next-of-Kin office, to see if the name of Walker was
registered there. At his return, he said he had been
to the Chancellor's office, and had found that Chris-
topher Garnet had put in a plea for Myles Walker's
money, and that he (the prisoner) must have a cer-
tain sum to put in a plea against it ; adding, that he
was a Master in Chancery. She saw the money
paid to him by her husband under this pretence.
John Clementson, a rope-maker, residing in East-
street, Mile-end, the person above alluded to, came
forward and deposed, that in January last, he first be-
came acquainted with the prisoner, at Manchester,
and, together with a brother of his, employed him
about business of their own. He called himself a.
Master in Chancery. Understanding that Mrs. Gib-
son had expectations of money from India, he (the
witness) introduced the prisoner to her husband as
a professional man, perfectly competent to obtain it
for her in case of any legal process being necessary.
Witness was present when he said he would make
inquiries about the property at the Six-clerks'-office,
and subsequently heard him say that there was about
40,000/. coming to Mrs. Gibson's mother. lie saw
him receive the 71. 25., and write the memorandums
now produced. On the following day the prisoner
wrote a note by him to the prosecutor, requesting a
further sum of 11. 17s. 6d., which witness received
and, delivered to him at the Blue Posts publie-house,
where he usually met him on business.
Mr. Serjeant SELLoNWhy was it you recom-
mended the prisoner to do business for Mrs. Gibson ?
Witness—Because he called himself a Master in
Chancery, and for that reason I thought him qualified.
Mr. Serjeant SELLos--And did you consider him
really to be a Master in Chancery ? Witness--.I did,
A person, who attended as solicitor for the pri-
soner, asked the witness what he actually took him,
to be,—whether an attorney or a Master in Chan-
eery : to which the witness replied, a Master in Chan-
cery, what he represented himself to be, and showed
him what he called his qualification upon a 1201.

stamp.
The prisoner was fully committed upon this
charge; and several persons, among whom was the
last witness, Clementson, being in attendance to
prefer other charges of a similar nature against him,
Mr. Sergeant SELLON said, that in consequence
of the lateness of the hour he could not then go
into them, but would remand the prisoner till Thurs-
day next.