The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-25 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

Yesterday Robert Tolley. was put to the bar, on an
indictment charging him with stealing 20 quarters of
malt, rained at 601. the property of F. W. Taylor, of
Cudholme, in Kent.
The prosecutor, a farmer and maltster, stated that
on the 20th of February the prisoner came to his house,
and said that he understood that thewitness bad some
malt for sale, and, that he had called on him for the
' purpose of purchasing it, if they could agrees. to the
price. The prisoner described himself to have come
from the Louse of Messrs. Killen and Davy. The wit-
nest said he bad but very little malt to sell, and asked

the prisoner to come In: In the course of converse-
the priioner said, ".Yen do sot know me; I am
doilpg business for Messrs. Satchel) and Rowell, brew-
ers, of Winslow-street, Oxford-street." The price
. having been agreed on, the prieour said the malt
might be sent op to town, aril the bill aad receipt with
it, as Messrs. Satchell anti Rowell did not like to
hare creillt•aocounts. The *taus tootknowittg any
of the parties came himself to Loadoa. having direct-
ed his waggoner to be at Messrs. Satebell and Rowell's
at nice o'clock. The witnesi was there at the tune,
aid not seeing his waggon there fowl& that Messrs.
Mitchell and Rowell knew nothing of thitrusactims.
Cross-esansiaed.—Pay had Bien offered for the malt
iliac', the prisoner had been in custody.
JohaOlive, the waggoner, said. that the prisoner
having got hl to unload his waggon, gave him some '
beer. pad sent him to Westminster-bridge to get a load
of dung, and to wait -till his master came to him; he
did so, and stopped till the sister of his mister mile.
and told him to; go back to the Yorkshire Stingo.
• wisere.loothadlift the malt.
Mr:.:Tsyloy was again called, and stated that be bad
delmeaded piyesent• of the proprietor of the Yorkshire
Stairs. bit had not commenced any make for the n-
euter et it,
Ai:liaises, the proprietor of the Yorkshire Sting%
stetedi,jhat he houghs-thy 'malt of a person named
Geoitellfeads, on the isoraiag of the 22d of Septem-
bei. :The prisoaer was present at the tine of the de-
, livere'arod the witness*paid bd.. per quarter for it,
which hp mouldered to be a fair price. de had no
eogection with the prisoner, nor had be. employed
Lift" o pasehase the malt. Ve did net di busiaess
willittlimsis. Satchel' and Rowell,
bleieirereaa proved bolsi sent by the prisoner to
tell Ihe waggoner to go to the rut of Weetuoissater-
hridge, and stop therefor him.

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Messrs. Satebell and Rowell both proved that they
bad never employed the prisoner to purchase malt fur
them.
Mr. BRODIBICIC objected to the indictment, on the
ground that the charge should have been for obtain-
lag goods'under false pretences.
Mr. ADOLPflus replied, and
The RECORDER decided the objection could not be

sustained. •
"the prisoner, in 'his defence, said be bad bought
the malt on his own account, and meant to pay for it.
James Hatchett proved tendering payment for the
malt to the prosecutor, who refused to take it unless
his lawyer's bill was paid.
The Jury did not require the Recorder to sum up,
and found the prisoner Guilty.
Janser Frazier was indicted for stealing three table
cloths, a coat and waistcoat, the property of Sir
Henry Lushington, Baronet, in his dwelling-house.--
Tbe prisoner was fined gaily of stealing below the
value of 40s.
Riles Carty was put to the bar on an indictment
charging her with stealing the male child of John
Brady, on the 19th day of July last, from his siosi?.,
deuce in Field-lane. • -b'
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The prosecutrix stated, that the prisoner had Uteri
servant with her for about six weeks. The prisoner
left her house taking the child with her, and was ab-
sent twelve days before she was taken into custody.
William Radcliffe proved the prisoner baviog brewht
the child to Brecon, where she was taken ill, and that
be was applied to, as overseer, for medical assistance.
The prisoner, during her illness, had said something
which created suspicion, and on her recovery she was
taxed with it, and immediately confessed that she bad
stolen it, and gave the name of the parents.
The RECORDER summed up the evidence, and the
Jury found the prisoner Guilty.

EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE.

About six weeks ago, a clerk in the house of Dor-
rine and Co.. of America-square, quitted the country,
having committed a forgery upon the banking-house
of Sir J. Esdaile to the amount of 5801. Mr. Dorville
applied to the City Magistrate upon the subject. and
Samuel Fogg, the illarshalman, was selected as a
proper person to follow the delinquent and bring him
is the hands of justice. Fogg having procured a war-
vast for the apprehension of the clerk, applied at the
slice of the Norwegian Consul, and learned that the
object of his pursuit had, a few days before, procured
a passport to Holland, upon the representation that
be was going thither upon the business of the firm,
sad showing a letter to that effect purporting to be
signed by Mr. Dorville. The delinquent was traced
to Harwich, where Fogg heard that a gentleman,
whose face and person completely answered the de-
scription the Marshalman gave, had sailed in a boat
for the nearest coast of Holland. Fogg immediately
went in pursuit of him to Holland, accompanied with
persons who could identify him. They landed him at
Compeer., where information was obtained that the
rk had gone to Rotterdam, whither they intended
M follow him. They- had wet proonetasimillint-may..
when they found such natural Impediments as to
oblige them to land at a village called Saravendall,
where Fogg intended to take a post-chaise and drive
to Rotterdam. From a Jew in the village. Fogg
learnt, that an American Captain had been exchang-
ing sovereigns with him for tie dollars, and on walk-
.loo
iog about the place, he met a black seaman, and, upon
entering into conversation with him, found that be be-
longed to the Frances Henrietta, of New York; that
the vessel was to sail in a few days ; and that a very
liberal young Englishman, who bad plenty of gold in
his possession, was on board. " Has he a cut upon his
under-lip ?" said Fogg, " Yes," replied the black.
" Then," said Fogg, " I'll hire no chaise." The
Marshalman instantly proceeded to the ship, and hav-
ing asked for the clerk under a feigred name. was
after some difficulty introduced to him, and found that
no further search was necessary. Fogg had at this
time no authority about him bat the warrant granted
in London, and his officer's staff; he bad made no ap-
plication to the police of the town, as his object at the
moment was merely to 'muftis whether the clerk was
on board. The conduct of the young man, however.
removed ay uneasiness of the kind, for upon being
spoken to by Fogg, he said, " I know what you cote
about frdo not expose me; I shall gladly go with
you ;indeed, I have been miserable since I committed
the offence, and I am rejoiced at the opportunity of
going and throwing myself at the feet of Mr. Dorville;
I should have done so before, but 1 was ashamed, 1
had spent so much money." However, the Cap*
opposed his determination to leave the ship, and ac-
cused Fogg of having arrested him in defiance of the
authority of the country. Fogg denied that he had
done so, and the clerk declared that his employer irstil -
sent a message to him by Fogg; which compulsion
was nojpecessary to make hint obvii this assurance
bad thMesired effect. They lett The ship together,
but bad not proceeded far, when they were overtakes,
by two of the police, who brought dithi InttiDodrAllit,
took them before the Magistrates. and accused the
Marshalman of having apprehended a man with°, Sis '
application to the Authorities of the place. Foggyail•
the clerk, and the servant who Attended 'Fogg : Not-
withstanding the assurances of theolsek that -
was no arrest, were put into confluenseat In an I.
and there they remained for some days under the- are
of the military. After some examinations befewilte
Magistrates. to whom Fogg declared his office; _ ail
produced his authority, be was locked op in a t se-
geon under ground. For the first week be wap al-
lowed nothing bat bread and water.; but upon welgini
to the Chief Magistrate, aid requesting to be .per-
witted to purchase something to keep life in him, he
obtained leave to oatmeal at his own expense:. Be-
fore be had been long in confinement, tilt gaoler.ite-
oompaled by others. entered his cell, and having
saipped of his coil and waistcoat, took away all the
, seauly with which fie upon harged, and of which be
'llad fit.
posses
upo meeting
.with the clerk.
._- mosey smoonted to 5801. *For upwards of three
weeks the Marshalman remained in confinement, an-
irlihstanding be Ind written to pin Ambassador at
&assets, sad others.. The (blown% was of the, most
indigose kind, and 'while he was Is it he otjp saw his
4soler. One of the Magistrates, however, ikaates him
'wlaks hanunity, and frequatly not for hint eipre?
mass of exambilag him ter Ate purpose of gklag hint
ea oppertanity of breathing the fresh air. Tha. oink
cad the servast were all tltis tine $t libeiti; at the

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formeritever made anattempt to leave Dordrecht until
he was advised by Fogg to go to London, to throw him-
self upon thejaerey of his master, state what occurred.
and cause sorts interfermwe to be made to prevent the
continuance of the harsh measures at Dodrecht. The
clerk was'pnuctual to those engagements, but soon
after his departure, which the British Consul took
care should be watched with peculiar care,'Fogg was
liberated, haviqg btu declared honourably acquitted
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of the charges limiest him in open Court. This was
some demur about returning ttrbini the money, b he
insisted upon getting every farthing. One of the
yesterday applied to the Magistrate at Guildhall
order that the moue given by the clerk to Fogg
should be tiellieredi toggle firm. This as eventually done.
_ K.