The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-11-09 00:00:00

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Union!r to take the bail of one housekeeper and his I
own recognizance for his appearance at the L.Sessioas,
but this was refused.
HATTON-OARDIN.—A cations charge, snit counter-
cheese took place yesterday. A person named Cornelia*
Cowley, living in Cromer-street, Brunswick-80*re,
charged a girl of the town with making a disturbance
at his door. The girl charged him with an a ssss it.—
Mr. Cowley, it appeared, hail on Thursday night, after
taking his erlfe and sister to the play, when he left Huge
picked up the girl on his way bark and taken her to his
own boost., where they regaled themselves with slipper
lilt the faithful loishanii, beginning to apprehend the
return of his wife, turned his new aervaintance out of
clones. The girl, not liking to he dieposed of so cava-
lierly, made a disturbance, gad insisted on Laving some
money before she departed, alleging that she hail paid
Mr. Ceerley's cusch-fare. Their aberration excited the
•attention of the watch, who carried them both to the
watch-house, where they were locked op all night. The
Magistrate dismissed both charges.
Written,' e.--STEM-11111 A MAWR OWR PROPRR.
TY.—Willions Niches-deo* was brought before S. Tier
FORD, Esq . the presiding Magistrate, on re-examina-
tion for stealing a sovereign. There was tin evidence to
prote the charge of his original commitment, hot a new
and singular disclosure of another felony was made be-
fore the Magistrate. It appeared from the evidence of
Mary Aun Brandon, a young woman residing with her
fattier and mottles at Stoke Newington, that the pri-
soner, who was a journeyman baker wit of place, had
'hie clothe." washed by her mother. OW the Ist of Octo-
ber last he took a abut or waistcoat, and twit silk hand-
kerehief", to the old woman to he washed, and said he,
would call for theta on the following day. lie did not
come that day, though the articles were ready for hint,
'and RR Ihoy reedained on the Sunday following, when
the nitrites and her mother went out, leaving the'
old man at home, where hie fell aaleep, and enntinned so
about two hours. Teo days afterwards the prisoner
saute for hie clothes, and they could not he fiuind. He
mended their valne, or oilier articles in their stead.
poor old people did all' they (wild, they got
lik.
es another waistcoat, a pair of sleeking*, it shirt,
and a silk bendkeribitt, and allowed him the rest in
money. •
A few days ago, on the prisoner being awned with
steelillf the sovereign by sonic other Denton. Atkine, the
constable, took hint into custody ; and on winch* bum,
amongst other thing. he found a duplicate of a waist-
coat sod shirt, pawned in the Westminster-road on Mon-
day, the 7/.1 of October, which waistcoat and shirt
?loved to lie the same he gave Mrs. Breddon to wash,
sod which were really in the lionise for him the day be-
fore, when there ran be no doubt the prisoner entered
while the old loan was asleep, and stole his own pro

The prisoner in Isis defence said the rilil man gave
them to him, but the old Man denied it positively.
Mr. Tervroan observed. that this was a singeler case
of man's stealing his own property. awl fur which he
plionhi commit him to take his trial. It had already
been deemed felony for a 111111 to steal his naval
in bailment in another, where die intention wasela
fltst and in this rase his dean coding and receiving fienti
Arse paor persons the value of the' gnods taken, showed!
elearly the febnious intentio, with which tbe crime was;
committed.
Tbr prisoner WI. PelTlaltafell till Turailay, for the ago'
parsec, of the pawnbroker.
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A Ifullßeport of the Proceedings In the Court of Chas-
te'''. In the Matter of the Earl and Countess of Pours•
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mauls. win appear In To-Morrow's Opseavaa.
Conotrait's InottasT.--Thnstdog, night, as Intent
MN 11144 Ise awe likak Anon. iferaimithwaeolseeeta taai
body' of Mr. Jews Kiehl, formerly a sall•maker at lo•
cheerer. Kent, who had lately retired from Wainer,. and
was in veer affluent circumstances.—The first witness
eal'ed way *WM. Brown, a painter and glazier, who she.
posed that on Wednesday last, at shout a quarter before
one o'eleek, he was sitting by the fire-side in the shop
of Mr. Jame., a hair•dremer, of No. 154, Bermondsey.
street, and heard this. shop door suddenly pushed open
on !fleeing mind, he saw the deceased rush in and in•
maiitty snatching up a 1.47.0( whirls lay on the window
board teethe right hand side, he, without uttering a wool
to any nersoeopplied it to his throat and drew it scrota!
The wile... 'MN the blood gush from the wound, and
immediately ran out of the shor for medical assistance.
On hi. retern with Dr. Bollani , the deceased was lying
on leis back on the floor in the shop. He was lifted up
but lie was finite dead. Joseph James. the hairdresser.
deposed to the !WOE effect.
Eliz Ward. a chambermaid at the Bricklayers' arms,
deposed that An Tuesday night, about ten o'clock, the
deceased caner to the house and asked for shed. - fie
went into the tluifee•rootn, and some of the gentlemen
present spoke to lint, but he returned no answer, amt
appeared sere strange, neither dill hecall for env refresh-
ment; after sitting 'Mott ten minutia, he desired that h.
ua¢Lt tie bk.% nin his hed.room. The witness lie him
no stairs, and on the following morning about ten o'clock
,be saw him vending at the head of the staircase
bi• hotly lea ling over the bannisters, and his hand up to
bi• head. He complained of having a bead wile as. d
patted if any perse•l had been inquiring for • li•m
dnwn mails. He &tired the witness to walk into tl
To.viit he had slept in, saying, .• 1 bled a good deal in the
sight en the ninon', lint if yen torn it op, you will find
►.... e rerampence five the trouble I have given yon." The
wittoo* then went into the room and paw the pillow
blnioly, and underneath found a alsillirrg. The pillow•
es-e e.llll here produced, and exhibited a quantity of
blood, from which circomatance it appeared that the mi-
fortnnate man made an attempt sin his life in the course
of the night. In answer to a qumtion from the Caroller.
witness added that the deceased !milted very wild aboio
the eyes, and appeared to be in a low desponsiinx. stale.
Mr. Iletar !When Payne had been acquainted with
the aecese•tl from his childhood. The d rsl had
listed at Rnett,ster, aoil'had I itely retired from business
.oe a very gousl property. There had Isere an s•strati:.••••
mem in the conitact of the &ceased for some time pas.
"Ma wa• pert eidilite to many of Ida friends ; but they
bad no Wei that it prnere,:e.-. from insanity. The w it.
revs, awn after the ea•astimplie of the :114ran•sa of bon
ationsterrv, lied a conver.ation with the deceased, and the
latter, !ti ali.tsling( to that event, remarked, that we
Warr nut ..sac 0415 keeper., end that we coned not tell
flow soon it might be the case with ntirselres." Th.
witness further wail, that the &ream! opprorool to be
in a low desponding state since the sheath of his father,
which took place about twelve months ago.
Howsett, a watchman, of Rochester, &pissed.
that on Tuesday morning last the deceased opened hi.
window. about five o'clock in the morning, and railed
him. lie opened the Itreet door, an I desired him to
search the house, for lie (the &ceased), was certain that
there were persons concealed in it. The witness looked
shoat but could see no one. The deceainnl then took
mimes' op 'tali sto his hed•room, and said, that coaches,
wheellstrrners, serpents, crackers, and snappers, bad
bees running and chasing after him all night long.—
He
them listened, and asked witness if he slid not hear
groaning order the bell, and desired witness to look un
der. The deceased then turned up the bed, ami said.
•• loook, here are two beds ; they mean to smother me."
He then lad witness colt into the yard. and mad• bins
iamb aH over the our-house, frequently exclaiming,
hoer there are people concreted." He begged of
witsstse tia4kmaio with him until slarlitebt, and witness
ha Mae &Issas balf-past six o'clock.—Verdict, Insanity.