Star.
London, England, 1827-10-05 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

110W.S rREET.
Yesterday morning, in consequence of a previous arrangement
betwelm the parties, Mn.s Bradford, the Lady who appeared be-
fore Mr. Ihnanutt. on Saturday last, as described in our Bow.
street Report of Monday under the' above head, came again to the
Office, accompanied brber son. ',the youth, abort whose birth and
pretensions there appeared no much mystery, also attended, and was
accompanied by the Gentleman who, on the former occasion' into.
I rested himself in-his behalf: When Mrs. Bradford bad taken her
• Mr.- Mstranum., addressing her, said—se I believe, Mad ant,
there are aurae circumstances of which you Wish to give a public
explanation. You have already committed to writing a statement
respecting this young man, which appeirito site highly satisfactory,'
and I believe is so to him. I shall be glad to bear arty thing you
may wish to say."

Mrs. Bradford stated that the mother of the young man DOW
before the bench was tie daughter of a very opulent butcher in the
country, andvbe mauled a respectable man in the same trade is
London, where they carried on business In a hourithltrg way. Aar
husband died, and in a year or twontter (sbe did Pet know the
prise* time) the widow married the 'young man RIM bad con-
ducted her business as foreman. la leis than four_ meats frond*
time of the second marriage the Lady gave birth to-the;
man now present. 'lle Intsbind was ex y' hart Itostig
otturrence, and as it was likely to be pecithtertsfiftf meek nokap-
pineal between them, # ,was rigteed.on eh* ebb:obild] sbotaki be
placed with some person who should -be selected by Dr. Brad-
fold, who was the medical attendant in the Lady's accomeheiteent.
—The Doctor accordingly placed the chA • with Mrs. Helm,
and until the time of his death • Itberal aflowance passed
through ids hands for the child's maintenance. At his death the
payments were continued by the mother to her (Mrs. Bradford),
and she as regularly paid over the money to Mrs. Helm. This
continued until about twelve months ago, when the mother died,
sod,from that time the payments were stopped. It was then that
Mrs. Helm; finding that the was left to support, if the chose, the
,young man at her own cost (tor he bed not bees bred teeny trade),
told ham she was atet his mother, and that sbe could provide foir
bins no longer. Subsequently to the birth of this young man, the
mother had two Children In wedlock by' her second husband, who
were Still living, and the husband waist this moment carrying 00,
business in the neighbourhood of Great Portland.strftt. He was
possessed of very considerable property, and kept his country house.
She (Mrs. Bradford) had mentioned in her written statement the
names. of all the parties' whom she knew to be cortnected with the
traumata', bet she should retain, front motives of delicacy, from
mentioning theft publicly. She had now stated ill that she knew
,respecting this delicate affair, and eke biped her statement would
be considered clearnild satisfactory.'
Mr. Aliirsatiti.,said ire ps td'so tellies. Did Mrs. Bradford
knelt Who whelks' teamed father of the boy?
Mew Waddled Mid she bed sot the least idea. •
Mr. kluossmak--1 believe, Madam, you said you had a remark
to make with 'reference to one part of the report which eppeared in
due newspiPent of the foemer bearing.
Mts. Bradikedtaid•elmbad. Sbe was there made to say that she
knewbotkiarat it of abil boy, and that she was ready to take an
oath of it. What she =sem tosay, and believed did say, was, that
she hoew nothing aboutelse boy, except what she had lest ned
thiough Dr. Bradford, aod'ttiat sbehad always paid beer to Mts.
Helm all the monies dila had reached her hands for the 'support of
the boy.
The Gentleman who had menthied to exert himself in behalf of
dm young man, stated that, hi the mores of his inquiries, he lead
ascertabied last the old eentimnan, tbotatbet of this youth's mo-
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