The Sun.
London, England, 1829-12-03 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCV.

I OW-STREET.
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Ycs'erday a respectable artist, who lives in the
neighbour hood of Long-acre, whose name, under
tire circumstances, we forbear to mention, was
brought in custody before Mr. ilAms, and placed
at the bar, charged by a constable of police, upon
suspicion of haring stolen a valuable gold watch,
seals, and chain, the property of a gentleman named
Neve; s, who resides at No. 38, Southampton-street,

Strand.
'l'l►e defendant, upon bearing the charge, burst
into a fit of laughter, upon which Mr. HALLS ob-
served that it was no laughing matter.
Defendant—l know nothing whatever of the
charge, and my merriment is excited by the singu-
larity of Any situation.
Mr. lIALLs having inquired where the party who
had lost the property lived, directed the gaoler to
remove the defendant for the present, and bring him
forward as soon as the witnesses should arrive.
The artist, who carried his portfolio under his
arm, was accordingly locked up, and in about 20
minutes after Mr. Nevers and his maid-servant en-
tered the office, when the defendant was again
brought forward.
The Magistrate immediately asked the servant if
she knew any thing of the prisoner at the bar, and
she at once answered " Yes, that is the awn who
stole my master's watch."
The defendant looked perfectly astonished, and
seemed almost to doubt his own identity.
Mr. HALLS then addressed Mr. Nevers, told him
to look narrowly at the prisoner, and say whether or
not he was the same individual who had robbed hint

of his watch.
Mr. givers, after an attentive examination of the
person of the defendant, declared positively that he
was not the man. The party who had stolen his
watch was somewhat taller, besides which his dress

was different.
The defendant. observed, Out he was only an
artist, and as the gentleman for. whom he was taken
belonged to a much more thriving fraternity, he had
no doubt but that his dress was better.

Mr. HALLS observed, that the defendant had evi.
dently been mistaken for the party who bad stole!
Mr. Nevers's watch. He then called the artist for
ward, and, after regretting the circumstance of his
apprehension, hoped that he had not suffered any
material inconvenience by the unlucky mistake.
The artist replied, that no person could measure
his feelings but himself. lie had been locked up as
a felon with two persons whose appearance and con-
versation were of the most depraved description. He
then bowed and withdrew.
The circumstances under which Mr. Meyers lost
his watch are somewhat curious, and may afford a
useful lesson to those who let lodgings, to keep a
wary eye upon strangers, however respectably dress-
ed, who may happen to call respecting their apart-
ments. It 'happened that on Monday night last,
about half-past seven o'clock, a gentlemanly looking
man called at Mr. Nevers's, saying, that he was re-
quested by a barrister of the InnerJemple to look
at the apartments which he had to let. He also
mentioned the names of several respectable persons,
to whom he said a reference could be given in case
the apartments suited. Upon entering into conver-
sation with Mr. Nevers he placed his hat upon a
table where that gentleman had previously left his
watch, and when he arose to take his leave, after he
had seen the apartments, he contrived, in taking up
his hat, to carry off the watch, &c., with which he-
immediately decamped. He had scarcely closed
the street-door after him, when Mrs. Nevers asked
her husband, in some alarm, if his watch was safe,
observing, that she heard something jingle as the
strange gentleman took up his hat. The maid-
servant, who happened also to be present, made the
same remark ; and Mr. Nevers, upon looking for his
watch, found that it was gone. An instant pursuit
took place, but the thief was too nimble to be taken.
A description of his person was subsequently given
at Bow-street, which led to the apprehension of the
artist, whose only offence was, that he bore some
slight likeness to the thief.
A sum of money, in Bank-notes, amounting to
between 300/. and 4001., was discovered about a
fortnight since by a man who keeps a lodging•house
in St. Giles's. The money, it appeared, was found
between the matting of a bed which had been let
out on the previous night to a strange man. The
owner of the lodging-house 'advertised the money
upon two occasions, and several persons had, from
time to time, come forward for the purpose of
claiming it, but none of them were enabled to give
such a description of the notes as to prove their
identity.
A Mr. Sykes appeared yesterday before Mr.
HALLS, and stated, that a friend of his, who was
then in the country, bad lost a large sum of money,
and having reason to suspect that it was the same
that had been found by the party who lived in St.
Giles's, lie wished the Magistrate to question him
respecting it, for which purpose he had summoned
him before him.
Mr. HALLs having questioned Mr. Sykes as to
the description of the notes which his friend had
lost, found that he could not give any, upon which
he directed him to write to his friend, and in the
mean time he directed the lodging-house-keeper to
rnish a description of the notes which he had found.
WORM! P.ST REET.

Yesterday five men, named Price, Scott, Cope!)
Woodward, and Freeman, sawyers, employed at the
extensive cooperage of Mr. Richmond, in Vincent-
street, 01d-street, were placed at the bar before Mr.
IJENETT and Mr. TWYFORD, for final examination,
on a charge of having, by threats and intimidation,
prevented one Daniel Gallagher from working for
the same employer.
Mr. James Richmond, the employer of the de-
fendants, stated, that on the evening of Monday
week the complainant Gallagher culled upon him,
and asked for work as a sawyer, stating that he had
a large family and was in distress, and offering to
work at sawing staves for a Id. a dozen less than
the usual price. The witness agreed to employ
him, and desired him to go to work the next
morning.
Mr. BENOTT asked if it was agreed that the
complainant was to work at the reduced price as he
had offered ?—Mr. Richmond said no; he made no
• agreement whatever as to price, and intended to
pay the full price.
Daniel Gallagher, the complainant, a poor-look-
ing Irishman, was then sworn, and deposed, that
having been engaged, as stated by Mr. Richmond,
he went to the yard between six arid seven o'clock
the next morning to get the work ready for himself
and son, who was also engaged. Mr. Richmond
was then in the yard, but went out after having
given directions to the foreman to get a pit cleared
out for complainant to work in. Complainant had
sent his son to fetch their tools from a place where
they had last been at work, and was going out of
the yard in order to meet and assist him, when he
passed all the defendants except Copey, and as he
passed, Scott said, d A'n't you ashamed of your-
self to come here to work ? You'll get your
neck broke, you Yellow." He made no reply, hut
passed on ; and presently afterwards met Copey,
who exclaimed—" Oh, you ---- Yellow, you'll
get served out." He did not say a word to any ol
the defendants, but went out to meet his son.
Mr. TWYFORD—What did they mean by calling
you a " Yellow ?" Complainant—There are snare
called " Blues," and some " Yellows." By
Yellows" they mean men that don't belong to
the club. Having met his son with the tools, he
said they went direct to the pits, and the live de-
fendants and another man, whose name he did not
know, were at work in different pits. As soon as
he made his appearance, Copey began to play up a
tune upon his saw, and the others all followed his
example.
Mr. BENETT—What was their impose in doing
that, do you know ? The complainant said it was
done by way of " drumming" him out. He got
into his pit to
prepare for work; but Freeman thrust
his saw down into the pit with the teeth reversed,