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London, England, 1827-02-13 00:00:00

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Samuel &range, coachman to Mr. egrallegal, a bum*,
Magistrate, was charged with culpable negligence in driving, wat,c,
Ay a poor wothan, 63 years old was run over, is crowing IN,
Fleet-market to Snowhib. Mr. Barstow, of Gray's lint, and
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other Gentlemen, stated,' has the prisoner waegsarthy drunk, thinly
up the hill at a rapid pace, and that there was mains to intercept
his view of the woman; that he Words* stop, and at fiat g,„
las. address. The woman was carried to eke Revisal, the fart
and hind wheels having passed over her body.
Mr. GoodckUd declared the charge was grossly magnates'
and that the Citrate of St. Sepulchre's would base Eisen jib:
Barstow into custody if he could have found a coostaide, wtaws.
per was his conduct. Mr. Barstow retorted, PT eempLintag itLy
I not a word of companion, nor eves enquiry aa to the Ware of the
injured woman escaped his lips, when be informed him Of the
accident; but all his sympathy and anxiety were bestoord
the coachman. Several witnesses were resonated for the pei
who thought him blameless, though be was istosicatal, berstauthe
woman came out from behind a waggon spoil the coachkorses..-.
After sonic personalities and apologies, the prisoner was liberate;
on ball, Mr. G. half-promising to make compensation to the 'dem

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A young man, of respectable appearances was Yesterday brunt
before Mr. ii• Lis, by a Gentleman named Davis, who reside, 14
liristeL He stated that the prisoner was named Benjamin Ask
and was a short time ago in the employment of Michael it
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Castle, Esq. of Clifton, Gionoe.tershice, and had absconded with
property which he had swim Rom that Gentleman. lie
Davis) had been informed that the prisoner had gone to Irela
but on Saturday night be met hint in New-street, Covent-gardennd,
and took him into custody. They walked together as far is Drury.
lane, when the prisoner escaped from him, and # watchman par,
sued and secured him.
Mr. Haul wished to know when the witnesses against the
prisoner could be in town?—Mr. Davis said be hadsient at a sm.
cial messenger to the prosecutor, and by Wednesday be had no
doubt they would arrive. The prisoner was remanded tali Tuunkto.
A young man, who said his name was Platter, but whose slang
or nick-name amongst his companions, nn the Cross, is The Amer,
was charged with being concerned, with two others, not in custody,
in robbing a Gentleman named Trotter, who r:eldee ins Gtast
Charlotte-street, Bedford-square.
It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor, that an rb#
night of Tuesday last be had dined from home, and taken a psi
deal of wine, and on. his way home, at half past eleven °AIM,
along Beken-street, Long-acre, in company wish a friendessio
on the pavement perfectly senseless. The prisoner came up with
two of his companions, and it the same time a (Mole, named
Ryan, who happened to be passing by. The primmer woe *id of
the prosecutor, and said, t' the.poor nun is dying," and removed
the stock which was round his neck,. unbuttoned his shirt-pdar,
and waistcoat and trousers, and appeared to be rubbing film to
recover him. The prisoner afterisards fetched a coach, and maimed
his companions in placing tie prosecutor therein. The pnwaner
then entered the coach himself, and was alone with the prommor
in the coach several minutes; and duringihat time, his compinians
were drawing off the attention of the prosecutor's friend, Mb% it is
said, was himself under the influence of liquor.
The prosecutor's friend was afterwards assisted into the mach,
and Mrs. Ryan, who had witnessed the conduct of the primate
and his companions, being's:one/Kid they had rifled hi. perom, fol-
lowed the coach to the proseSutorts house, and when the prosecutor
arrived there, it being discovelnd that he hail been robbed of a gold
watch, a purse containing a sovereign and some silver, a pencil-use,
a handkerchief, and umbrella, she gam information against thepri.
goner, and he was taken into custody.
J•hts isaus,the solicitor, attended he the prisoner, who
declared that be did not web the Ganineass, but bad -.send, from
motives of humanity assisted him, believing at the time that hems
nut in liquor but in a dying state. The grimmer MSS ireausisi