The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-01-14 00:00:00

POLICE.

Bow ElrnErr.—J. N. Richardson, a man of shabby genteel
appearance, was yesterday brought to this office for • second
examination, on a charge of stealing two shirts, the property
of Jean S. D'Hsune. It appeared that the prisoner, while In
France, became acquainted with the prosecutor, and borrowed
from him 9111 francs. The prosecutor became urgent for his
money, and the prisoner invited him over to this cowry to
receive it, saying that he had an estate to sell, out of the pro-
ceeds of which he would he enabled to discharge his deat.—
The prosecutor came, and was amused for some days by
various pretences; at length, the prisoner invited bite to Ken-
sington Gardens, where, like one of the babes in the wood,
he endeavoured to lose him, imagining perhaps that he should
find him again in • few days, comfortably covered over with
dry leaves by the little edek robins. Luckily fur poor Mon-
sieur D'Haune, he was found in his wanderings, and safely
conducted to the White Lion, at Charing Cross, where he had
lodged with his faiildess companion, and where, on his
arrival, lie diselvered that the prisoner had cars ied off two
of his shits. The prisoner escaped his pursuit for some the.,
but at length he met him in the City, and took hint into cus-
tody.
The prisoner admitted that he had borrowed money from the
'prosecutor, but denied stealing the s Iris. He said Monsieur
and himself always wore the same slt'r sin commie. He ac-
counted for his desertion of the Frenchman by slitting, tnat
being unable to p.iy him the debt he owed him, he wished to
escape his importunities by running away.
M. D'Ffaune denied the co-partnership in the shirts, and
!wrested in his former story.. in consequence of which Mr.
Richardson was remanded till Friday next, to efrird an op-
portunity for the boy, who saw him carry the shirts out of the
house, to attend.
MARLBOROUGH STRBET.—Yesterday Sladicick•
a journeyman in the service of Mr. Deagley, a te.pectalile
butcher resioing at No. 11:0, Jerrov n Street, St. James's,
was brought to this office, charged by his master at itii rob`
bing him of large quantities of meat at various tunes.
Mr. Beasley sated, that for a considerable time pest lie
has daily missed a large portion of the steel; of ene%t in his
shop ; and in order, if possible, ,to ascertain the calm of
such deticiency,lie has lately taken the prevail ion of weigh-
ing the whole over night, and again the next morning,
when he always found a deficiency, with which the receipts
an the till never corresponded. This convinced him that he
was plundered by sow:e one in his service, and de:ermined
him to watch the proceedings of his men snore ; and
accordingly on Saturday morning last, at six o'clo •k, he
placed himself and Ilueklaud, an active enustable of St.
James's, in cuncealineot, so as to ,commend a terfect view
of Mr. Beaery's shop, and in a little flute they saw the
door opened by the prisoner, and two men enter ; who after
delaying some time, returned out, an I walked away evident'
ly burdened with come of Mr. Beasley's property. Mr.
Beasley and Buckland pursued them, and brought them
back to the shop, when they found in their prsceskion a-ye'
rill prime j‘ints of meat, which they at once acknowledged
they had purchased from the prisouer Str.idwiek, at the rate
of 4J. per lb. although the market price of %net' meat at
present is Is. per lb. These two oleo, whose names are
Oliarles ii laport and George Johnson, were detained is
custody until an investigation of the case yesterday. 4/11 a
search bring made in the trunk of the prisoner, there were
found a large assortment of valuable wearing spiiarel, and
15 sovereigns in money, which Mr. Beaziry has no doubt
are the prodnce of ',seat stolen from his shop.
Mr. A onteitus attended on the part of the prosecution, and
la examining D.l4port and Johnson, who were admitted as
witnesses against Stradwiek, he asked the former if he was not
the eminent professor of chalk writing, who b, daith:id all the
walls of the inttrcpolis and the country too, wittf the oistin-
;wished names of Dr. Eady and Warren and Turner, the
blanking men.
Deleport acknowledged that he was, and in poiat Of t strait
le that art, be said lie would not yield to any man in the
country. . _ _

It appeared in the course of the easminatiort, that the pri-
soner Stradwisk was in the constant preclice of rxc•ianging
n.aster's meat at a very low price with a tailor in the
neighbourhood for

'file prisoner having no defence to make to the eherge against
him, he was fully committed for trial. Before be left the office
he applied to the Magistrate to have his money and clothes re-
turneu to him ; but Mr. romatrr said that he could have no
possible use f .r 13 sovereigns in prison, but the money should
be given to the governor, and he should have it given him as
his wants required.

.Buliaa Notices, a young girl of interesting appearance,
was yesterday charged by Lacy, a watchman, stationed in
Blenheim street. Bond street, on suspicion of endeavouring to
drop her child (an infant about nine weeks of age), at • gen•
tlemsn's door.

The watchman elated as he was going his rounds about two
o'clock yesterday morning, the weather being then very incle-
ment and foggy, he observed the young girl loitering about
with something in her arms. He watched her, and it appeared
40 hits that 11rricitet.tios was to Nave the bundle whisk she
had, at one of Ilse doers is !anoint street. lie went up to her,
and questioned her respeetipg It. whoa be discovered IC was a
young child nearly nat ed, having 'earthily anything wrapped
round it but its mother's cloak. The Infant was almost pe•
'lathed with cold. amt the young girl on being asked to give an
account of it, aged ot howself, waseseeced very unsatisfselortly,
which induced hits to convey her to a place Of security. An•
other watchman had 'talked her conduct the same evening ih a
neighbouring meet, and hi oonseqeence he kept a vigilant eye
upon her. She had also been observed wandering about some
streets in hlarylationee,as if io deep distress, and was taken to
a watch house there, but was afterwards liberated.
She alirgec: that she was in search of her chill's father, a
journeymen baker, who had recently resided in Drury lane. but
who had removed to Chelsea, to which place she was going
when taken into custody. She further stated that bee father
was a gardener living at Richmond, that she was capable of
taking care of the infant, that she was not in distress, and that
sbg hed.not adhiated the child.

-.lust at, this moment- a very decent looking woman• en.
tcrrd the office., having her face bathed with tears. .She
decfared hetself to be the sister of the unfortunate girl,
and that she bad been very unhappy at ber absence; bet
that she believed her to be incapable of so wicked a crime,
as either abandoning her child, or suffering it to perish
with cold.. "My sister," she tided, " has been forsaken
_by her falser since the misfortune of bearing this child,
and having- recently lost my mother, who would have
'tool her friend, shelas no one to assist her bat myself."
'• And what mesas hate you 'of relieving bet?" Inquired
the Magistrate. af, Very scanty, Sir," replied the poor
woman, " htitsuch as I have she shill share." It is very
.kind of you," said Mr. 'Conant, " her father shall be made
heg tainted *jib the distressed state of his ddatsghter."
'Worship then;deair'ed the prisoner to quit.the bar. and'
.strongly tecommensfed her to affiliate the child: Ho re
,i)res44otlAo dangerous situation she would be oilseed in,
if eny lows tlonsequeoceresalt.d from the ir.falt's being
.exrooei to' thirducierneney of • the weather,' sod kindly.
..tr, rodio stew" be taithe paFhh officer*, in order Oat' the'
fatik; who •n at represcnneit-it•being as okfeeling. aid

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