Star.
London, England, 1826-11-14 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE:

HATTON-0 A RDEN—(Tess Day).
JaVIMILI berearmirr.—A fellow, named Jana Clitatiog• was
brought up charged with entering the shop of Mr. James Woolfitt,
in Eagle-street, Red Lion-square, and stealing therein a valuable
time-piece.
Elizabeth Wooifitt, a little girl under Ig years of age, daughter
to the prosecutor, stated, that about half-past 11 o'clock this morn-
ing, she bad been on an errand for her mother, and on her re.
turn she saw a young man looking through the shop window,
whistling; and, on her getting into the shop, she saw the prisoner
behind the counter, with the time-piece that was always kept bang-
ins up, in his hand. Witness seized him by the skirts of the coat,'
and held hint as well as she was able, and called out, " Father, I
father, here's a thief !" Her father was in the parlour. The pri-
soner, however, before her father came to her assistance, extricated
himself from her hold, dropped the time-piece, and ran away as
fast as he could. Her father however pursued him, and came up
with him in Leigh-street, and took him into custody.
Mr. Woolfitt said, that on hearing his daughter cry out, he looked
into the shop and saw the prisoner run out: he pursued him and
took him into custody. Had it not been for his child's courage, he
would have carried off the property. The prisoner denied the
charge, and he was committed.
A &vacs ASSAULL—Elizabeth Savage, was charged with a most
brutal assault on the person of a Mr. Marlborough, and tearing one
of his teeth out of his head
It appeared that the plaintiff had summoned the defendant to the
Court of Requests, and having obtained the decision of the Com-
missioners in his favour, the defendant attacked him most violently,
and actually tore one of his teeth from his gums, besides inflicting
sundry blows in his face. She was directly held to bail.
Yesterday, Heart' Day was committed, charged by Wm. Richard-
son, of Southampton-crescent, Euston-square, with stealing a suit
of clothes on the 24th of October. Prisoner rented the first floor
in complainant's house, and, in less than an hour after taking pos.
session, had opened a drawer, and decamped with the articles;
leaving, by way of equivalent, a bundle of straw in a handkerchief.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Mr. Smith, the person who it will be remembered attended
last week before the Lazo M*voa, to prefer a charge against For-
rester the blarshalman,• came to the Mansion-house yesterday
morning, attended by Mr. Harmer, the solicitor.
Forrester being at the time in the Justice Room, his Lordship
proceeded with the further investigation of the case.
Mr. Smith repeated his former statement, and said he had wit.
nesses present who could prove that he was not intoxicated.
Loan Maroa—l think when you were here last you did not
exactly know your own opinion on that subject.
Mr. Conway said, that he saw Mr. Smith abort half past eleven
(Nosh, and he was not intoxicated ; be certainly was a little elevated.
Forrester said that he was called by Mr. Cope to remove a
drunken person from the hustings; be was at the time in the lobby
of the Hall, and on going to the hustings, be requested Mr. Smith
to retire in the most civil manner ;he refused, and said he
would not leave the hustings' unless by force; consequently he was
compelled to remove him by main force. All that he did was in
the execution of his duty.
The complainant maintained that he was suitably dressed. The
suit consisted of a blue coat, which, cut and make, looked as if it had
cost as much as ,C 2 in Monmouth-street; a pair of drab inexpres-
siblesi of the same cut and colour as those mostly worn by stage-
coachmen ; and an enormous pair of boots, not Hessian or top-
boots, but between jack boots and " mud pipes." His cravat was
high, with a corresponding tie, and amplitude of collar; his face
and figure bespoke a man who would do Justice to any beef or beer
that could be found on the occasion.
Mr. Cope—The Gentleman who called Forrester to remove Mr.
Smith said that he never saw an officer do his duty better.
The Loan Mayon owed it to Forrester to say, that be had con-
ducted himself in the most proper manner.
Mr. Cope; after a few minutes conversation with Mr. Smith, ap-
pealed to his Lordship, and said, that kir. Smith had been calling
him a liar and a rascal.
His LOIMISIP said, that it was no business of his, and the parties
left the room in high weeds.
Two officers, named Lucas and Itatatins, were charged with
having committed an outrageous assault ution a carman, named
Stone, who is In the employment of Messrs. Thompson, No. 62,
Upper Thames-sfreet, and who had endeavoured to pass a turnpike
with his cart, after having said that his master, who came behind,
would pay for him. The constables, be said, knocked him off the
horse, and beat hint with their staves when on the ground, till be
was insensible.
As it appeared, however, that he had struck them first, the Loan
Maros said the parties might be indicted, but' that he would not
hold them to bail. The defendant's master then expressed his de-
termination to indict.