The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-21 00:00:00

POLICE.

Meestow-Hoosx,—Saterdsy. Themes Walker, the
twines. of Messrs. Goodwin sal Co. bookseller* and
stationers in Leadenball-street, was brought before the
Lams Manta, charged with baling plundered his mas-
ters of ea immense number of books. A man of the
same of Jacobs, was charged with beaux' received some
oldie books, knowing them to have been stolen.
• Mr. Juts. Goodwill stated that he bad missed a great
somber of very valuable books, and was first struck with
she idea theta robbery had been committed on the base
we seeing some of his own books is a pawnbroker's
sleep. ticketed for sale. Mr. Young, a bookseller, soon
at'', galled on him, and showed him a set of hooks,
value 7L, which be said bad been offered him for 3/.. and,
which be suspected had not been honestly got pos.'
session of. although the person who wanted to make the
sale was in the habit of deaths, with integrity, Mr.
Young contrived to get Mr. Goodwin and that person,
10:ea same is Jacobs, together. and Mr. Goodwin gave
• written understanding to Jacob., promising most se-
tensely mot to prosecute him. if be disclosed the name of
the mu from whom he had received the books. After
some hesitation, Jacobs eonfessed that he had them from
the prisoner Walker. who had, be added. been'in the
habit of wilier to him large quantities of books.
Mr. H. R. Verne, of 157. Feachercit street, bookseller,
stated
.that Jacobs ita4 *old him mazilibopolets 1601184 w
last three yeicicirtisrliffireefalittlie o of readliate.
petty at a cheap rate, in consequenteoft vier ratites.
as he bad ascertained. in exchange for quills" The
books produced at the office were louvre wino Mr. Good-
wits's. from the pemaliarity of the bisolingr sod saltness
took them to that gentleman. and immediately the in-
'adoration oommeacest. Jacobs acknowledged that
Walker used to sell to him 601.'s worth at • time.
When Walker was applied to upon-the subject, be did
not deny the robbery, but heat once attired some threat-
swing 'earwigs against Jacobs, for having a peached."
A very elegant set of Sbakspeare, in red morocco, which
was worth fit, was offered for heaths. half the money
by Jacobs. and other valuable books, sub as Drydenis
IForks, Thomism's Seasons, &c. &c, booed in the most
splendid style, were in the enormous catalogue of the
stolen property.
The LORD MAYOR stated, that the paper given by Mr.
Goodwii to Jacobs, exonerating him from the charge,
was not valid, and expressed his astonishment that each
adocument should have been given.
Jacobs said that Mr. Goodwin had taken his oath not
to prosecute him, upon his giving up the person from
whom he had purchased the goods.
Mr. Goodwin assured the Lord Hem that it wu
most essential to him to know which of his men had
been committing the plunder, as .be bad • number
of servants. and did not know upoe whom to fix the
imputation.
la this state of the charge • great difficulty presented
itself, for no witness appeared at the =meat epsilon
Walker. except Jacobs, sad be being the receiver, his
evidence conld scarcely be considered worth sending be.
fore a Jay. A pawnbroker, however, with whom
" The Life of the Duke de Gramosont" had been
pawned, appeared just in the nick of time, and be de-
posed that Walker had pledged. the volumes at his
811"Tbe officers who searched the lodging of the prisoner,
found the duplicate of a watch is his wank.
Mr. Young said that them were,asungst Walker's pa-
pers, when he was apprehended... Old Bailey Caen.
der and the dying speech of aa old) lead: A letter OW
produced, which was written by a friend of Walker, in
Hertford prison, requesting that he would send a little
money down, as the " Crib" was a bad place without mo-
step and reminding him of the jolly nights they had
spent at the fairs.
The LORD MA TOR observed, that the pawnbrokers
would not be quiet until some of thus were sent to the
bar at the Old Bailey as receivers of stolen goods. The
encouragement they held out by the facilities of their
trade was such as no thief could resist. His Lordship
then, in order to sift the case thoweghly. ordered, that
Walker should be again brought before him. previously
to commitment; and that Jacobs should be produced
as evidence against him, if necessary, upon the trial.
ISO ir-S TRRST.— OA RLI NO.—St/On after eleven, Sir It.
BIRNIE,Mr. liaLL.,and M r MINIMILL,tOOk their seats on
!the bench, and were shortly af:erwards attended by Mr.
ALLILT, who :appeared, professionally, on the part of the
defendants, who were then called in. The nuncio( the
parties as thty answered to the list produced, appeared
Ito he as folio. :—Henry Thompson' Louis Luckeney,
i John Bushnell, Wm. Jones, Henry 'Ogle, John Smith,
Joseph Wheeler, Au, uste Williams, .William Batcheller,
' itohert Saunders, Henry Williams.Thotoss idrowe,,Joirq
Francis, Thotrias !leery Jones, and Frederick Adam:..,.,.
Bishop, the officee; and; lisp of hid 'm trades. then
brought in ali.theilla ate apjlituple4teate of a Rowlett;
Table, consisting of a radioing wheel, numbered, and
dissect by divisions, 'mouthing similar to an B. O. tit-
! hie. mall ivory ball, a peen cloth, width compact.
tnentebtushtsred„ to correspond with the wheel; and
with other distinctions, on which the chances o; th':