Star.
London, England, 1828-12-12 00:00:00

M A IMBOROUG H-STR BET.

A female, who mill her name was Ellen Ross, and who said she
resided in Moenhem. Emmotreet. Finsbury. applied for a warrant
against a tradesman residing in Gerrard-street. Soho, far bavirg
attempted to poison her is Dublin four years ago. She stated that
in am, bet husband died in Dublin, leaving her a sufficient sum
to place her in respectable circumstances. The person of whom
'she complained was at that time a shopman.in Dublin, and he en.
° deavoured to prevail upon her to become his wife. She refused to
accede to his wishes, and be then attempted to destroy her by
adsingeome poison in some tea which she bought at the shop where
ke was employed. When she charged him with baying attempted
'to poison her, be said be had only mixed a small quantity of *lda
powder with the tea, in order that she might entertain WOW
feelings of affection towards him. Ile afterwards sent her a pound
of tea as a present, but she had discovered that some of the poisonous
drug was also mixed with it. She declared that her health had
daily•declined, owing to the deleterious drug which bad been ad-
ministered to be:, and she had emirely lost the me of one hand,
and her body was in a state of rapid decay. The person of wham
she complained now refused to make bar reparation by marriage,
and had borrowed various sums of money of her, and for which she
bad arrested him. •
Roe declined issuing the warrant on the applloant's unsup-
ported testimony, and directed het e° send some of ber.friends to
consult with him upon the sobjeek • ,
MAllYseLikeiffON NE.
11. saint/ At THE PRINCE Assaantanoes.—Last night the fol-
lowing evidence respecting the above robbery was taken before
Mr. GIIMTN, at this, Office—
JArnes Howe, whs. is footman to his Escelleney's children, ind
hes charge of the plate appropriated• to their use, stated, that five
or six minutes before three on Tuesday afternoon, he left it safe in
a drawer in the under butiet's pantr7 ; be . locked the drawer, and
put the key of It in his pocket ; and he'llicked the pantry door, and
hung that key up in the porter's hall; where it is usually kept when
the area gate is not fastened; at five **clock be went down to pre-
pare the plate for the chikiren's supper; he found the pantry doot
lucked, but the drawer was broken. open. and the plate. consisting
of one dozen table spoons, haffn dozen tea, spoons, two dozen forks,
one soup ladle, one gravy spoors, and a pair of sugar tongs, were gone.
Mr. Guerra. desired him to describe in what way the drawer
appeared to have been opened.
Beekridge, the officer, said he had examined it, and there was
no doubt it was forced with the smallest of the crow bars which
were left behind.
James Holloway, the under butler, at twelve o'cloat lett the
plate safe in a large chest, which stands its the pantry. The chest
was not locked. He was in the pantry again at o•quarter before
three, and left Howe, the children's footman, them ; he went pots
and returned at live. and as he was speaking to the porter in the
potter's hail. a groom belonging to one of the Secretaries came into.
the ball, and told Mm the pantry bad been robbed. He ran
=sedately down to the pantry; the witness HosvOwas there; and
when be opened the chests to his astonishment, a great-part of the-
fondly plate was gope. Twenty-nine
.silver decanter stands IMO
left behind, which were in sight, and beneath a false bottom, which'
would require two persons to lift it out ; other plate of stater
value was deposited—they were safe. Another chest stands by its
slde, which contains water dishes. tie. but they are only plated,
not solid; a tray of glasses, set out for the dinner service, had
been removed from the top of that and placed upon the top of the
chest which was ransacked.
Mr. Gemara asked if• he observed bow the'pantry door had
been opened ?—He answered that Mr. Smith, a Bow-street officer,
said it had been opened by a skeleton key.
Mr. Glll/11111—Had- you seen any suspicious person about the
place?—Not that day. •
Mr. Gairmo--Wlto are the persons who were In the habit of
coming to the servante•halt—we have it in evidence that the street-
sweeper has adosittanee there ? Under Butler—l did Dot see him
there that day, but I saw a cousin of the porter's.
Mr. Getraesa-Where is he? Bockeridge--Present, your Wor-
ship, but not in the room to hear the evidence.
Mr. Gateran—is be often thero? Under Butler—Yes, often.
Mr. G ornru—tiow long has this young man visited the porter?
Under Butler—. About eighteen months.
Mr. Gianni—What is he? Under Butler—l believe he If in
the chip-hat trade.
Mary Dailey, the stilt room maid, between half past three and
four o'clock, went, to the coal cellar, and saw two men passing, as
-if from the pantry ; she saw one man more • distinctly than she
other, but oniy the back of him ; be wore a blue coat, and 111111
fair hair, and was without a hat—he was rather abort-•-ehe ale
before him was taller ; she considered them to tie strangers.
Mr. Mallets, the chief clerk, asked the house-steward if strangers
went that way ?—He said butcher., greett-grocersi and other
tradesmen go that way, but not Strangers. •
Edward Stephan. a lad who works for Mr. Marsh, In Charlotte-
street. Ponland.place, took some things home to the Ambaasador's
stables about a quarter before four on Tuesday kfternoon ; and as
,Ist passed the area gate. he saw two men coming up the steps • the
lint had a blue bag in his band. and it appeared to be very steps;
'moths other had a bag which was net so heavy he thought at the
time it was plate, fur he had seen silverenitha carry such ; they
must have turned into Portland place. for they did alit pass the
stables; and when he came back, which was immediately, he did
not see them again ;he was above teem, and could antsee whether
ithey were tall ur thou ; they were both dressedia blue coats.
' Arthur Langford, the porter's coo,* was then called in to give
evidence, and Bechabige. the eine. tail that Maghtrate. that this
young man was sitting in the servants hall,which is exactly opposite
. the butler's pantry. at the base of the robbery.
Other persons were examined. but their evidence was not mate-
rial; and the officers who have the case hs band were ordered to
renew their exertions.