The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-01-15 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

REPORTED ARREST OF PRour:n I.

•COUNI'Y COUR T—LANCASTER, JAN. 2.
HORSE RACING.
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GREENWOOD V. OLIVER.
This was an action to recover the amounts of two several
wagers, made between the parties as follow: —The Defend'
ant bet the Plaintiff fire guineas upon the race of 25
guineas' stakes to be run fir at iiiiiitatord, on the 31st of •
July,last, taking tieneral i against the field, `f play or
pay," and the Plaintiff het the Defendant 251 to 51. on. a
rare for 50 guineas' stakes to be ran on the same Jay.
taking General Mina against Squib, " play or pre." 'rite
wagers were made on the 16th of July last, and reduced
into writing- by the Defendant, who, as well as the Plaintiff.
signed the memorandum. General Mina did 0..1 is
the first race, nor, as was observed, by ooe of the Advo-
ea es, did Squib go off in the last, consequently tile
Defendant lost both the wagers. The Defendant
relied upon a declaration that he - would be off
the wager., ahich declaration was proved to have beets
made to tile holder of the memorandum about an hour and a
half pi evious to the races bring run, and when it wee
known that General Mina would not start for the 25ele.
stakes, but the Leaned Assessor, John .Ailiiisow,juti...Serf.
considered the dei.:nce insufficient ; he said the 'defendavt
must not be allowed to lie by for it e• spa-e of eights:we
ten days, and then, upon finding that the u.dals were againae
rescind the agreement, which, At the lino, of making'
of it, was as fair as suet tiansactious in general are, and.
in an answer to a question from the Jury, whether a party
could sot declare off a wager at any moment before the
race upon which it depended was run, the Leaned Assessor
observed, that upon a play or pay bet he apprehended not.
It certainly might be dune any reasonable time before the
raci., if the chances remained the same as when the wager
ass made, but after there was an alteration in the
chance., lie thought it was too late, an,/, in this case. time
defendant knew when he declared oll", that the horses
which be bad bet upon would sot run. Varaict for the

Last evening there was a report that the above individual I
bad been taken into custody, on suspicion of having a
knowledge of the extraordinary disappearance of Mr.
White, the ironmonger, late of Regent street, which place
that gentleman left about ttto leant hack, since which
period uo tidings have been heard of him. It wss else
mentioned that he was acquainted with the mysterious
absence of the. Rev. C. C. Colton. Considerable
credit, was given to the report, it being well known
that Probcrt had some acquaintance with Mr. White.
through a person named Beard. On this account public
curiosity was afloat to ascertain the authenticity of the
statement, and• numberless persons, amongst whom were
many sporting characters, and frequenters of the " hells"
of the west end, visited the police offices, and made
anxious inquiries of the officers connected with the 'stab-
lishitiect as to the a'curacy of the report ; and not feeling
at all s.ti tied with the answers they received, which were
generally, " Probert is not in custody here." thinking that
his arrest was ord.red by the Magistrates to ice kept secret
several repaired to the relatives of Mr. White,. to whom
they applied for iuforination, but could learn nothing to
gratify their curiosity. Probert has been living since his
acquittal et a public house in Lambeth. Mrs. White, soon
after her hustmaid's departure, went to reside with her fa-
mily, which coasisted of three girls and a boy, the latter
shout 14, at N 0.4, Upper John street, Gulden spare. hut
tit now rwaidinie. In Camden town, whereehikeeps a school
for young ladies. The house formerly cc:a:pied by Mr.
'White is now 69, Quadrant, and is now in the pessessies
of Mr. Tapster, furnishing ironmonger.
. The following account has been given
.of the circum•
-steno.' connet.temi with the disappearance of Mr. White:—
et The last trace or knowledge of him was, that he left
'home for the purpose of going to the Board of Works to
receive 6001., and that he did go and receive each 6001.;
but that became of him afterwards, what course he took,
never could be astertained. There were some rumours
that lie bad gone to Liverpool for the purpose of proceed•
ing to America; and his creditors got Mr. Beard (a man I • .
who had eXtensive dealings about hills, &c., with Probert Proarrawriow.--The match from Worcester to Union.
and Mr. White's brother in law) to go to Liverpool in tight (11g a.iles in 37 hours) fortalmOsovereigaa. baster
Steers,
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r gee
vhersotr.tsh
whosei re
feats
search of Mr. White. Mr. Beard immediately cm his ar• 1 albefetd:lotdhaodon os mll Mich
furso themu
t likelease
l . bytell
rival announced such fact ; bet fire days afterwards he have been wonderful, started at twelve o'clock yesterday, to
wrote and st it'd that be could learn nothing about Mr. I go the 119 tulles and back (924) lu 7t3 hours, whims is nearly $
White. The creditors next sent Mr. tViiite's foreman's miles an hour without stopt ages, and he is Lacked wt Owe to,
son, Saunders. to Liverpool and its neighbourhood on the fur to win. —We heard of him at Gerrard's cross (20 miles)
like errand; and be issue.' placards, and circulate) them at tour o'clock.
throughout Lancashire, Scc., fur ille discovery of his inas• Boxxas.—Seetec 111.(1) LANCIAN.—These men, It seems, re-
ter. The day afterwards a man went to Saunders, anti salved 160 sovereigns each from the collections made for the
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said that for 301. Mr. White should be produced ; that he
accommodations at the fight, on Worcester Race Course. The
WAS concealed in Liverpool. The offer was accepted—but
Clerk of the Coarse accounted far 6001. which came to halms
out of the said collection ; bet there were so many busied in
1 the man never more presented himself, nor could he after. .
wards be discovered. It may be needless to add that taking money fur the accommodations, that not half of mat
twirling could be heard of Mr. White, though Sounders which was received has come to light.
Dick Curtis, the Pet of the Fancy, and Barney Aaron,. -.--
reinaimmml some time longer at Liverpool, &c. To enableleugh been made, for et.
This loin. wislicil for
,match has at .
the creditors to gut possession of the property, Mr. White hundred sovereigns. Twenty sovereigns aside were &posited
was made a bankript, and eventual) ou )awed—the pro. ou 'fa d
es ay evening for time match. which is to take place in
cerdings being similar to those in the recent, and also two mouths. Betting five t• four on Curtis.
mysterious, case of the Rev. C. C Colton. Some Magi'.
teeter' (amongst others, those of !low Street) have afforded There will be a partial eclipse of the moon to morrow
all possible aid to discover Mr. White, or to procure some morning. beginning at in minutes after seven, and coon:
tidings of him, Recent events have given rise to fresh 'wag visible till four tniiiutes before eight, at which ti,,,,
anti alarming surmises. Air. Heard. whose respectability the moon sets. The digits eclipsed will be 9 degrees 222
is kuown, is stated to be one of the individuals who sees minutes on the moon's northern limb—observing about one
ensnared into transactions with Probert. Mr. 8., by his sixth of its face. .
relationship to Mr. IV. bad facilities of knowing that in. CORONtled I NQUEST.—A Coroner's Inquest was held on
d•vitinars affairs-and proceedings ; and he might have Thursday evening, at the Town Hall, Margate, before the
incautiously ineutioned, in the presence of Prohert, or .of Mayor of Dave:, on the body of an illegitimate infant of
some of Prokeres party,, the nature of Mr. White's visit Sarah Osborn. which was found deed in the privy .t-
-to the Board of Works. Thee might account fer the i tacked p 3 No. —,High Street;
sudden and mystetions disappearance of Mr. White.; vii aam
be Nes of the Jury were called et, pod re•
lost sock is the fermis* amou,st his friends am! credit, s tlacic beim, estreemeeemo-Nef•ilmr:
dace the tralostictions that. have_ coins to-lithe I* aiairso--311'
... • the 1 ome CLIO Of
pence arisi tibia& of Mr. Weans. . that the risk othcers, of w .
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..............p.............. .- should sit as Jarymes, when if a verdict. of Mar sr woe
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The Viscountess Poweranoort- has presented to the Lord returned they would become. in all likelibooi . the .patose-
, Mayor of Duldin, a splendid salver, richly embossed and moors. Mr. Shipdeui replied. that as there were other
chased. weighing upwards of 240 ounces, on which is the Uticers attached to the parish besid• those named. he was
following inscription: —" Presented by Amelia, Dowager of opinion that they might consistently remain on the
Viscountess Powerscourt, to the Right Hon. Richard Jury. Tuey were then sworn, and proceeded t. view the
Smyth, Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin, in order to body; on their return, having been again called over. Mr.
testify her approbat'on of a Chief Magistrate, whose end. Shiadein observed, that, understanding there was a Re-
neatly dis inguithed public services have already peculiarly porter in the room, be should teconiusend to the Mayor that
characterised his Mayoralty, anti shed a brilliant lustre on he should be excluded, quoting Air. Justice Park's opinion
the high end dignified Ot er.. which he fills in a Insane as d:livered at the late Chelmsford Assizes. The Reporter
worthy of imitation by his Successors."—(Dirtdia, Deer was accordingly ordered to withdraw. who refused to is.
29, 1823.) . tire, as subsequent to the delivery of that opinion at etc
FElifiLt SUICITIII.—An inquest was hell on Tuesday inquest in the County of Hertford, in the case of the un-
fortunate Mr. Connolly, Reporters were allowed to be pre-
evenieg last, before Titostas eirtahneo. Esq., Coroner, at
the African Chief, Somers town, on the body of E'en
sent,end the proceedings lotted their way to the public.—
Colcuian.aged 20 years, who destroyed herself. No reasou could, however, alter the decision of the Mayor;
and a constable having been sent for, the Repcnter rettrec..
Eleanor Rine. of 7l.Ossulston street, said, on Sone*/ • publishing.
nitre was no injactiou as to
sffaht last del eased ca tie home, bringing with her a half
isttt of potter ; she requested the witness to take some, and
un her refusing. she put some sugar into it, and t.k ng the
key of her room she went up stirs. She shortly after
returned. and obsi•Ved that she;lia I enough, when she was
itwo.diafory . taken ill in. a most violent manner. Mr.
Copeland. a surgeon, was sent for, when the cap was stow n
h in which had contained the beer, and he i noted it.ly
observe I a quantity of arsenic at the bottom. Witness
pressed the deceasemm to reveal why she had taken the poison.
This slie refused doing, b it ,d witted th t she. had takeu ii.
On Mouilay morning, about 3 o'clock, she died.
Eliza IrAillis, who WO with the deceased when she came
in with the porter. gave a similar testimony.
m,r. 'demi Copeland, assistant to his brother. of Cheri.
toll-Street, New HOW. surgeon, said the deceased had
been freinently in their shop for various articles. On
Sunday last site cams apparently in goad health, and asked
fir two pennyworth of arsenic. The witness inquired for
whanporpone it was intended to be used. The deceased
replied it Was to destroy some rats ; the witness, however,
considered that from Jier early age she might have some
other intention, and refueed serving her. In a short time
afterwards she again called, in company with a strange
woman; the woman remarked to the witness that he had
no occasion to he afraid in selling her the arsenic ; the
witisesi in reply to the woman's observation, said—" Per-
laps nor, but it is right to be safe when we can." lie then
felt convinced the deceased wanted the arsenic for the par
pose she had mentioned, and inamedistely weighing it de-
livered it to' her, having first written poison upon the
paper; the woman he had not seen since, nor has be any
knowledge of her ; she appeared, however, to be 30 years
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The woman was here inquired for, but it was intimated
she was not known.
)Jr.William Copeland then stated that he heard bis
brother refuse to serve the deceased with arsenic, till she
hat some nne with her to vouch that it was for the rats;
ationt 111o'cloek at night he was called on, and on examin-
,ing a cup which had cuntrined some porter, he found an
infusion of arsenic, and as a proper remedy he administered
sapetics, Ste:f she sail it was no use to give her any thing,
irahe bad not intended to have died she • should not have
Liken it: sometimes slier cried, and sometimes laughed.
4.1 that witness did not consider she was in a sound state of
mind..

Mr. George Wakefield, a surgeon, of Ossulston Street,
attended the deceased on Monday n °ening, and found her
exceedingly ill; she, appeared in a very exhausted state ; and
from her demeanour he did not consider she was in a sound
ciao of mint!.
The jury. therefore, without further inquiry, returned
their yerdiLt, •` Ths,t,the deceased poisoned herself, being
or, the time a state of temporary mental derangement."

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PROCZEDINGS Or THZ INQUEST.
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The first witce,s called, Mrs. Elisabeth Fitz, state, .r
hat she lived at No. —. Iligh Street ; Sarah (Limes ..4*
ler servant ;on Wednesday afternoon the fill was very.
inivell. eutupldining of pain in her back, nhicb she attri a
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rated to a sprain she received in drawing water trout 3. •
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'ell. Witness gave her a glass of gin and cater, and re-'
o.auseuded her going to bed ; coals were put is to flattish
.nd some water made warm to put her feet in. when she 1
spressed a desire to retire to the privy ; whit b she did.,
ccompaniii by Jane Cuthbert. Oo their rew 11, front I
onto uhservaiiuo which Cuthb..,rt mule, witness's suspicion.
sere excited ; she tank • cas.dl..i and went to the privy.
bare she thought she perceived something unusual, re- s. j
alibiing a child ; she was considerably agitated will oe ..t.
am the prlour, where she asked Airs. D.sbroa, who ha..
ccidcotaily called in, to go for Mr. Hoffoian, the surge.m..
In 11 r. I l.'s arrival, he proceeded to the privy, and by mitt. -
rg so.ne lighted paper down be discovered the. bt.dy i.i. -
n infant; had nut the lea.t idea of the girl's preguarict.;
od if the gentleman on the Jury had ,assured her It w., • . . t
r au hour helve.: the occurrence, eke would not hate tu-- i
eyed it. Witness was a oiduw ; was retire Usout.. . .
ad had a child before. . .
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Mr. Hainan deposed, that he attended in consequence - ile.
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f being called by Airs. Destrioa ; tie confirmed the wire.
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coca ot the furaker witness as to the finding of the body ;•.
e had examined it, and was of opinion, from all he couhi. ,
arrt on the subject, that there was no intentton on tin-
ed of the girl to destroy the child ; a small cut on th- ' 1 j
cad was of so consequence, and he was satisfied the gill
ad not inflicted it.
Jane Isabella Cuthbert stated, that she accompanied Se i
ih Osborne to the privy ; after sitting some time she bear.* ;
imething heavy fall, when Osborn exclaimed, " Oh ! sty
od, what will become of me, it is gone." Her haint.
ere crossed on her breast at this time ; witness told her i
istress what had happened. y. .
..t."
Mr. Quested assisted Whithall is raising the body from
se privy. ' - A '
T'iti evidence here closed. Mr. Shipdem then read a ,•••• .
outs abstract from Abe works of the celebrated Dr. Hunt",
caring-on the subject thew before the Jury, directing an in 7' :
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at they could only return a verdict of Guilty or not Ouit7 , I' .4
' Wilful Murder against the mother. Alter consultinx..
me time, the Foreman expressed a wish to give a verdive, i 1
at the mother was accessary to the ;Destruction of her ~
fent. Mr. Shipdemexplained to the Jury, that the giil ' . .
this instance was the principal, and of course could to-. ' i? ';
said to be accessary to the fast ; he again told them ?Lae . .
rordict of Guilty or not tiullty was what they mu.? 1.. ,
rat, A further consultaqun then took place, when .11,e
ry returned a verdict of " Died by Siitfocation,•ll.• .
ruler having.concealed the Muth ;'.—which terdict ase . .
:ordcd. )
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