The Sun.
London, England, 1816-11-06 00:00:00

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY

Elizabeth Flicker, Wm. Kelly, and Jas. Mains,
were indicted for felonionsly"stealing, in the threl-
ling-house of Mary Anne Ashworth, a quantity of
plate, of the value of 4001. and upwards, her pro-
perty—and Peter Kelly, the father of William,
was indicted for receiving the saute, knowing it to
have been stolen.

This case, in consequence of the multiplicity of
witnesses examined, occupied the Court from ten
o'clock-in the morning until past 6in the afternoon
—but its prominent circumstances lie in a very nar-
row compass. The prisoner Fricker was, it ap-
peared, in the employ of Mrs. Ashworth, a widow.
lady, residing in Berners•street. Fricker, though
not married to W. Kelly,was intimately connected
with him. On the night of Sunday the 28th of,
July last, nicker made various trifling excuses to
situp aftet the family had gone to bed. She,
however, at length retired to rest, along with heri.
fellow-servant, Hannah Olircrovho slept with her.l
At six o'clock on the folio's lug morning Fricker:
called her up, which was a most unusual cireutn-;
stance; they went down stairs together, and foond:
the hall-door open—a window in the lower part 0
the house wesalso open—and the area door was on,
the jar. On examining the parlour they discovered
that the sideboard had been broken open, and all.
the plate removed. In the course of fuesday al-
ternoost Fricker was seen walking down Renters-
street, in company with Wm. Kelly, to whom she
gave something, %Illicit he placed under his coat,
and they then separated. Plank, an officer of
Marlborough-street, was sent for to view the pre-
mises ; he examined the hall-door, which, it evi-
dently* appeared, had been opened on the inside,
because there was no external key-hole, neither
were there any marks of violence. He then pro-
ceeded to thikitchen, where Fricker pointed out
to hitn,the window by which the thieves were
supposed to have entered. He, however, observed
that a number of garden-pots, with flowers grow-.
ing in Theni, had not the appearance- of haring
been disturped, although-they were placid on the
window-stone. He inquired of Fricker who the
man was that she .had been talking to in the
street? Aftet lunch hesitation she skid, that be
was. a travelling linen-draper, of the name of
Finch, to whom she had owed eight knitting* for
more than a'year. Under all the circumstances,
Plank conceived it to be his duty to take tier into
custody. On searching her box, a piece of flannel
was found, which the prosecutrix claimed as her
property.
Two witnesses proved that William Kelly
,did
not sleep at home on the night of the 2sth of
july. TJn Satuidiy, the 27th, Frieker called at
his lodgings, but he was not at home. Several
witnesses, deposed, that on the morning of the
29th of 'July they saw two men, with a bundle
n rapped up in a green baise. with a yellow border,
call at different public-houses in the road to Brill-
place,,SOmers Town, where Peter Kelly, the
father, lived. They all spoke positively to William
Kelly, as being one of the men—and Mrs. Cooke,
the landlady of the house in which Peter Kelly
lived, stated, decidedly, that Hitchins and
William Kelly came to Brill-place, on the morn-
ing of the 29th of July, with such a bundle
as hail been previously described. Mrs. Ash Worth
deposed, that •she was robbed of a green baise
similar to that in which the bundle was en-
veloped. In consequence of information received
by the Police Officers, they succeeded, with great
difficulty; in apprehending the three' male prison •
ers.--they • also discovered the stolen property,
Which it appeared, Peter Kelly
,had taken in x
wheelbarrow to the house of an ofil woman in
the neiohnurbood of Golden-square,, to whom
lie stated that the bundle consisted of servants'
clothes... •
William Kelly shortly addressed the Conn after
the evidence glad been gone through. He ac-
knowledged his guilt—but declared :most solemnly
that his fellow-prisoners were innocent---4nat-
ever they had done was entirely by his direction.
The COMMON SER3RANT Stlllllllo up the evi-
dence, at length, andeoncluded his charge at a
quarter before six o'clock, and the Jury having
consulted' .for about five minutes, returned a ver-
dict of Guilty:lo the full extent (the burglary),
against Elizabeth' Pricker and William Kelly
Death.--Janes Llitchins, Not Guilty—and Peter
Kelly, Guilty of having received the plate with a
goiliy knowledge.of the same having been stolen.
'!.Tile COMMON 'SER,TEANT, in his address to the.
prisoners, advised Frieker and William Kelly to
.apply'theMselvek >ls WOO as possible to prayer,
and by a sincere repentance to deserve the mercy
their Creator, as in all human prObability the
severest pitnittlintent denounced by law on, heir
offences would await them ; stud be informed the
elder prisoner .(Kelly), that he could expect no
less a punishment than 1,4 years transportation.
•

Among the scenes of riot and confusion which
too, often disgrace the annual commemoration of
the sth of November, 'one which occurred yes-
terday evening was sufficient to crtate for the time
very serious alarm, and to serve a's a serious warn-
ing against fottirc liceasioni. 'A number of idle
.people, to the'mount of some hundreds, hsti as-
temblerl on the Lambeth side of the water, to
.makii la* binifirt With tar-barrels, &c.; for
tihicti pugilist 'they pitched upon a spot lame-
diately adioining the very ettensive' soap-ma-
,ritifactury al: Messrs. T. and B. Hawes, at, Old
Barge-house: No: sooner was the fire lighted,
than the danger 'to the large 'warehouses, filled
with tallti‘varid other ihflanimable materials, 'and
which might have involved the whole neighbour-
hoorL Vecanie*vident. A private engine was im-
mediately- brought, and the fire attempted to be
put out, but the mob resisted the attempt, 'until
the atrival of the Constables, with a numerous
putt ole, compelled theM to remove to a
less Itazatcllini iltuathin. it was not, however,
mail late hour, that the disturbance occasioned
by theie occurrences had Ceased'. Surely if WO-
fires:are to be allowed in the capital, the Magis-
trates 'should at leist see that they are not placed
wileri,they may produce .an. extensive cthtfiagra
don. -the servants of 'Messrs. wei- were corn-`
pelted to-re-rutin on gnarit alt ui hr.