The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-04-05 00:00:00

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Midgard sod George•Drigge. were !maths Whet
Ledt Mayan aborted with • linter inlets 44AL .
property of s Ontlenne who resides on radgate.l.l4.
' The Praii•Stir aged AM the }Hew" George
Beige bad be.. is his service Spielede of feet yeses.
Ow the sth of Ipsi /darn he had I hill 0f.6451.* 10 VW
fimoi -wag cot prepared to wee( It. Ho seat George'
*lip to Mr. Starry, of Odd Ilend4treet, to bony,
do. essey. A short time afterwards George Briggs
Lieestood sad said, tint *site was bristle( the money.
' along he was met by three Bea 1. Autio•frisis, sad
knocked down, and robbed of all he bad 'received lee
his toaster, by them. Norte Settee molds imd'e
little blood epee it, mei be said it wass.caesod by the
violence. He bad bowever 161. of gannets money
about him, which was sot-.part of the sem givarley
Ur. Steffy. and which escaped. This eztraerdiesey
"rennet of tile robbery was not credited by the win.
Bess, who commenced an investigation; sod produced
On following case :
, ; .Seater Weston. the wife of a Hair.dresser, resift._
to the neighbourhood of the pronntor. stated that
shako** George Mgr well -from baring seen bias'
frequently in the shop. She saw him op the day the
robbery was said to have bees committed, between
Ver
siir font o'clock, is cempany with Richard Mgt%
."- - ----- who looked like a girl of the tows.
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parses who had the
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• tot damp, the 'Piton.
fat his amidst% ta
care to jet the chards-
wardtas of St. Nieto baftw what tort of aureate
they bid. •
Thaenten. it appeared, bleed Tappet. the watch-
men. owl his father. aid they did dity alternately.
The -priecaters Brandon apd Jose* were comsiued ;
miI:DIRNIt said, that had Tappet tale* ander
thoirocriptlea of a parish watchman, he (Sir R. B.)
would have dismissed him soder the Police Act. and
woad have taken care that he meter served the office
epic
Lee. the owner of the ram was sent for. and Reed
40s. sad costs. for suffering his cart to be without the
nose sad smaller ptoperiv gaited.
His eosin was. that *bra he lent the cart to Brew
den, the Dame sad panther were on it. and he had no
idea of the ase which was to be wade of it, or be
14.1 set hats lent it. •
am... R. Bleats said he had his remedy 'Oast
'Easion, for the amount of she penalty.
The body of the child was sot owned.
Moshsoancon-Sraasi.--Captain R. B. JoAnne'
was charged with stealing a M. Bank note. the pro-
perty of lire. Pruhyn, a lady residing at Hatustead.t
evidence of the prosecetrie went to
hprole that
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and a, woman. - _ .—...... .._
She woe induced to mark this etreaMetauce . see- • The
leg the Walkers in such company. and sees
calmly from obeerring para. the primmer was a conlideatial visitor at h,r honer.
that ,Oeorge Briggs appeared metershe note la question was deposited with two other
to be ibtszlcated. of 20/. each. and two smaller ones. in a pocket-
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Johi,Austen, Imodlord of the Ship, St. Catherine. beak. which was placed in a basket in the drawing-
moan. stated that rotas time since he teak a sole for teem. semi swaths since. The note was missed os a
bh now predicted, of which his wife gave change to a
mate masted Hopper. =orator whets Capt. Johnson took Mrs. Probyn's see,
out fork wailt, he knowing the property was in the
John Hipper. of New-etreet, St. Catberioes, stated, alike!: and os his rotes she made him acquitted
that es the night of the &dell.
March, below Richatd with bee leas, without suspicion at that time. The
ria% whoa he ksew by the name of Jibe Brows, prisoner wee under some pecuniary obligations le
at a. pabliolease Is St. Catherise's. The priseeer lifre..P., sad she often entrusted him to pay her bills.
asked him to drink. sod eoon after requested that be Witness stated, that she made as entry la a beak
would get a W. 'cote changed for biro (Richard (which wee produced) of all sums paid orient by her;
Briggs); witness accordingly asked the Landlord of sad twe ames of 201. each were peered to bars bow I
the house, bat be wale enable to glee dienge, sod raid to Mr. Brookes, a schoolmaster. and as brow II
*keen went- is the Landlord of the Ship, who soarer. The 201. note lost was reserved for another I
ihanged the note for him. porpoise. and sever advanced to the prisoner.
Wee. Ilion. one of Mr. Storey's Cleats. preyed, that The lost note was traced to have bees paid at tbel
the mete gives by Richard Briggs was sae of those shop of Mr. Huber,. pawnbroker, to rtdeem some
which had been sent to the promote: through George pledges. and the prisoner was ideatified as thermos
8! who had paid It.
• .--.. Ham. a print colosrer, had kayo Richard Miss Sophia Probyn was called open by Mr. ALLEY.
Briggs some time. A short time glace, alehertileriggs ?sr the prisoner. She stated herself to be the niece
Palled upon him, add put a paper parcel into his of the prosetutrix, and was on a visit to her when the
bases, containing bank notes; he saw one of the notes she
missed. bat was sow a resident at Worth's'.
'catch was for 2001. 'The test he Adak see; be Fut She bad lent her gold watch to r who told
op the Dotes at the request of. Richard SAW is his her be heti pawned it, and, expecting her father is
box. Oa the Sunday following. wittiest sairlithard itosion. she pressed him to redeem it. which he did,
Briggs. who said In him. ess anpiaiwiwg the possession mid she believed the proserutrix had lest him a sole
of the bank-note% that his heeds's, George MA •beea fee that occasion. She did not 'we the note, bat she
test by his master to pay si trug,' sad had glom the believed that the Captain brought her back some seem
money to him (Richard). instead of obitylag hie mar edges in change, which he laid apes the dialer
ter 'a eider. Witness added. that three moo. who table.
heard that. he had money is his box, broke- late his Mr. Haas:nit. for the prosecution. cross-examined
reom.„brithe open• his box. and stele all the money. Hofness. and snbmitted that a clear and palpable
• Whe-primoiars. went entaisibtd. feloey bad been made out ageism the priseeer.
Baw-s .—Yesteaar JithalitiOos and • hies ceoduct was the lore culpable from the sphere
man Jaws were brought before Sir Itkhged Di •fa is which be had moved.
charged with +Mailer the dead body ate (meek Is,- Mr. Maar mutated bail. which Mr. Maass ..
fast. apparently about three years old. from the burr jested
isg, gusted of the pariah of St. Nacos. ' ..
lirDeett. iiieWirlattatrt saki lie bad, hat eat
• sit eppeared is widest, *hot -steal ballast- them eastiifia pease. ' Tim prisoner was fag 'foustaitted
eekte.k yesteiday sunning. Dutch. a conductor of the fee trial. cad the parties were bound stet to proem
mounted patrol, and Brett sad Lapps,. two of Ms cote at the ceasing Old Bailey Seasiosia
lees. were passing the gate of the burying-grated os 44Vege.11QOARIG--RosasaY Cie arrametas MO/IT
OP idigitgete•read, when they were accosted by the DES OF MRS. BADGES...--i 0 the account which ap-
ststebmass of' the ground, who was standing within peered in the -public Papers. it was stated tbat three
the gate with three doge. which were kept by way of men were in custody, on suspicion of being concerned
safeguard. He asked them if they walked the Hear in this atrocious robbery. Their tames were George
eeead-tord, to which they relied ie the negative, and Potreo*, Marks and James Cherry. characters well
walked on. It ohnrred .to Retch. Wriest, that known to the officere. They were yesterday brought
there was something particular is the qaestioll. and before Mt. RACKS/011D, and underwent a long eza-
he and his men returned towards the gate in about ten misation. On being placed at the bar, several of
adouteseand saw a cart standing on the opposite side their acquaintances rushed into the room to hold a
of the road with the prisoner Jones in it. They held couversation with them, but the Magistrate ordered
brick, sod in a few moments the other prisoner came the door to be closed, and no person to be admitted
Ram the burying-grated with something in A bag. except those concerned in the busbies'.
and Jones called out, " It's all right."—Brendon Mrs. Badger was accommodated at the Magistrate's
-was about to throw the bag into the cart, when he *table with a chair. She appeared to be in good eft.,
was seised by the patrol, and the bag wqr foaled to tits, bat on being requested to look at the prisoners
Annuls the corpse of a ;female child. Jones, apes at the bar, she trembled. The Magistrate told her
this discovery. attempted to drive off the tart; betters sot, to be alarmed. that no danger could be appre-
prevented, and both prisoners were takes to Mte beaded from speaking the truth. She had an °prig.
watch-house. There was no name on the tart.l4 in lenity of seeing the robbers' faces, and making O-
a nose-bag was painted " James Lee. Vlae-stutnt, "ryats •
ons upon their drosses. Sbe replied tbat=
Chandos-street." When the prisoners were INT resembled the robbers in size and age. but she
Dutch west to the house of Mr. Hemp, the Sex n. sot swear to their identity, nor the colour of their
which is situate in the burying-gronnd, and hart g clothes. She thought they wore long coats, like those I
knocked bid up, and informed him of what bad h wo,. kf the priio-ners. She then detailed the part'r
pened, desired to know the name of the **kb attars of the robbery. and her elimination occupied
as he suspected a connivance on his part. and sit Id fall an hour.
take him before a Magistrate. The Worthy Sexton - - '
told him In reply, that be was a busy meddling' fool, Cooper. the officer. then deposed, that in conse-
quence of the description given of the robbers. be sae-,
daakhe should not give him the name of the watch-
man.
and that be would defy him and rho Magistrates pected the prisoners. and found them on Tuesday
too, for he did not care twopence for all of Hama. morning es the. Para" ; and having watched their
The officer, however, found the watchman, and blithest
ail.
for some time, he contrived to secure them
ell; He found upon one ot thew a curios& owl of 1
bias with the prisobers to the office; his name it Top-
pet ; the prisoners were &Bowed yesterday seaming chisssel, used in lioneelireiking, and on etiologists It
from the watch-house to the office by a large mowd, since to the mark. upon the flap, where au esteem*
had bees effected into Mrs. Badger's house, it corns-
consistiog chiefly of woolen, who loaded thesis will:
ponded exactly.
every kind of execration, and pelted them with mud,
rotten apples, and other missiles of the sameeserip. Gilmer, the officer, said he had examinedArpre-
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tioo. They were covered with filth, of which the of- miser of Mrs. Badger, and found marks of shoes is
ficers also bad a portion. and it was with frgacnity .the garden ; the robbers had taken the precaution to
they could prevent the mob from indicting abastise. walk upon their toes and heels. He then took a
ment of a more violent kind. One woman, dd they she. belonging to each of the prisoners, and Gem-
were ascending the steps of the olfice, struck lit *doe pared them to the marks, and they fitted exactly. He
a tremendous blow in the face.
: also compared the chissel with the marks epee the
The prisoners in their defence said they had ,Musa cheits of drawers which had been plundered. sad k
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to St. Alban's, and on their return Brandon got out also corresponded. Heefound a centre-bit. left in the
near the burying-ground, and saw the bag containing house by the rattlers, and on a future day he thought
Abe body lying is the'road. He called out to his he could trace it to its owner. Ooe of the Cherry's
companion that be had got a prise, and took it to the give him the key of hie room, but his brother, who
cart merely to examine it. wits in the office, saw it, and instantly ran off, broke
Topper. the watchman. was questioned, and de- open the door. and carried off whatever he pleased,
claret! be never saw the prisoner. His object is ask. before be (the officer) could arrive.
log the officers if they walked towards Hampstead, On being asked what they bad to *ay, Pearson and
care of the dogs at the gate,
twhaestoget them to take a message for him. He had the elder Cherry said they could prove an alibi on
and could keep them Inters day, but the other said he a
Dutch said the dogs were tweet: mealy dace and .
quiet if be liked. would make no
answer till the next examination.
it would be utterly impossible for Ara, ' The Mashie
s ate teasiusded them all till next week,
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