The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-29 00:00:00

POLICE.

160W-STR F. P.T. ...-- !lir:AMT.—Yesterday John Har-
wood, a decent looking young man, was charged with
feloniously intermarrying a ith Rather! Parsons, bis
lawful wife Sarah being at the time alive.
It appeared front tha evidence of Miss Michael
liaisons, a spruce, lively little damsel, who appeared
to hear her misfortiose with great fortitude, that the
prisoner, after a courtship of rather short duration,
was married to her by licence at St. Merlin's Charch,
on the 2dl Oct. last. The marriage had been sole's'.
liked a few days, when her matrimonial joys were
Peul•lrtily and disagreeably broken in upon by a cer-
tain woman culling herself Mrs. Ilarward, who, aid;
all the bitterness of au injured woman, declared that
the prisoner was hem's and tier's only. Miss Parsons
was thunderstruck at this declaration, but upon en-
quiry she found: it too true, and she caused the pri-
soner to be apprehended.
Mrs. Anne Mason, mother to the first wife, de-
posed that her daughter was married to the prisoner
at the parish church of St. tleorge the Martyr, South-
wark, on the 13th of July, ill S. He lived with her
about I I mouths, and then left her. Mrs. Mason was
much affected while givinz her evidence.
The prisoner when called upon for his defence, said
with a careless air, "that they might prosecute him
if they chose : he 4eilltl only observe that Miss Par-
sons hail bought him, and now she wished to sell
him."—lle was fully committed for trial.
Ql:lllM•SQCARZ.—Yesterilay Elizabeth Letter was
brought before the Sitting Magistrates, charged on
suspicion of being accessary to the robbery and at-
tempted murder of Mr. and Mrs. Culy, of Woop-
lame Felts, Lincolnshire, on the evening of the 21st
of August last. it appeared that shoos seven o'clock
in the evening, four men, dressed In smock-frocks,
and with masks on their faces, knocked at the door
of Mr. Culy, who is a farmer, and was suspected to
possess great wealth. Mr. Culy and his wife were
the only persons at home at the time, and are b dth
considerably advanced in years. They inquired
who was there? The answer was, that it was a man
who had a letter for Mr. Cnly. The door was then
,opened, and instantly foar robbers rushed in, all
seised, and co 11111 l enced their attack upon the defence-
lusa inmates. Mr. Culy resisted, and saved his wife
'bra long time; bat being at length overpowered, the
robbers, in the most brutal manner, beat himself and
his wife till they were no longer able to resist, and
then with dreadful threats, compelled them to tell
where all their treasure was deposited. Not content
with this, the villains continued their cruelty, till
they imagined their victims were dead, and then
plundered the house of every thing valuable. Amongst
other property was a hoard of guineas, kept by Mrs.
Oily, privately. There was also a great quantity of
Mel, in M. A/. and of a larger amount, in the
&we, altogether amounting to 9001. or 1000 L Mr.
sod Mrs. Oily were discovered in this dreadful situ-
salon, and with proper medical attention were happily
towered. A reward of 3001. had been offered for
the apprehension of the gang. At that time several
suspicions and some most notorious characters in the
neighbourhood absconded, amongst whom were the
prisoner's two brothers, also two men named lienly,
and a man named Mow, who were afterwards appre-
hended by William Campion, constable, of Spaldiug ;
two of them are in Manchester jail, and the i tier in
Spalding jail; they confessed! the rubbery, and impli-
rated the prisoner's brothers, who are still at large.
Campion came to London in pursuit of them, and sp-
. plied to Pace fur assistance ; the latter traced out the
'prisoner to keep two garrets, at the Fortune of War,
Bast-stmt, Blanchester•square, where she lodged
finse-o6 -tie -lib-Wards, to ono of whom she minor
have been married yesterday. The officers went to
her lodgings yesterday, at an early hour, and found
the shoes and part of her brother's clothes. She ad-
mitted they came to visit her four weeks ago, wise&
they left the things behind, and purchased anti
clothes; but she denied any knowledge of their•ro-
treat or the robbery. The officer said he received is-
formation that the gang had shared the plunder at the,
prisoner's lodging ; that they divided the gold is heap,
and the small notes ; but the large notes the prisoner's
brothers kept. becasupe the rest could Neither road air
write. The depositions of Pace sod the coustry ton-
stable being taken, she prisoner was committed fur re-
enaraheatiuu.
Deanne, Nov. 22.---)beta CoUlltre.—Yeetneday the
Lord Chaneellor had neither long came, short cause;
sootiest, nor any Court beakless wbalsiseolrs of ~sit
be and the beads of the Bar who birigsse his Court,
land tare, as himself, equally diseurfitf llllNitiltamge4.
bows, and the Conrt broke ups so* , ,
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endeavoring to laugh, sad some rave. . " gve.
Mr. Justice 11114y,se has reload from 1..0411M801l
on she King's ilrosis. with tie WWI oils Mimi
;mtge, to whisk he was eutifiedsby hilledidal smolt
hie. Yr. thiefesat limes gin Wittig!: jaggy.
This proutotOin gives vidneest we Ss tka
Bat and the public.