The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-11-17 00:00:00

POLICE.

CSAINIS OF novenae AND FONGERT.
MANSION HOOSS SATUnDAT.—EIiza Deerfield, I very
well dressed young woman, the wife of the well known
Midfield. who keeps three infamous houses la Shire Lane,
Temple Bee, was brought before the Loan Melon, charged
upon suspicion with having been concerted in Stealing
from Mrs. Mary Collier, the wife of Ralph Collier, miller.
of Romferd. the sum of 3751. in flank notes, and seam gold
and silver. She was also charged with having. uttered a
Beak tout Bill with a forged indorsement
The houses kept by the prisoner and her husband are so
uneteneted as to afford the most extraordinary facilities
for the uesealusent and escape of thieves, as there are pe-
a gSs of seemnalostion between them all.
Mrs. Mary Wilier stated, that on Monday week she
went to Mr. Knight the broker, and received from him
3751. in Bank of England notes, and some gold tad silver,
all of which she pat into bee purse. There was one note
for 2001., one for 1001. one for 201, and one for 51. She
put the puree into her pocket, and did potash, it until she
got back to Kemford. She remembered having bees la a
sort of beetle between London Wall and. Fore Street,abere
a small crowd of people, mast of whom were women. pushed
one way, and then another, and she was prevented from
passlog foe a short time. This was the only bustle she
recollected, except the confusion of Todd's shop, in Fore
Street, where she bad been ts purchase some articles. She
did not recollect any person in the crowd, and had se •
knowledge whatever of the prisoner. Having no 'occasion
to take any thing oat of the purse, she did nut pet her
hand to the pocket in which she ised.pleeed it, while in
tow., sad she did not think that the parse eeeld have fallen
out of bar pocket, which was very deep.
Mr. Knight, of N 0.44, Lotbhnry, stated that be had paid
to Mrs. Collier a check for 1761. 55., epos Ladbrokes ad
cheek Ow Mitliterillltrn for M., both of which his,adialk
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cashed for her. The notes front Ladbrokes Webs..e.
51. of the 4th of September, 1823, No. 2836—a201., No.
1.18117—s 50). No. 1694—a 1001. No. 18726 ; that from
Msstersnan's was a 2001. No. 8452.
John Butt, shops's° to Mr. Ellis of Ludgate Street.,silk
mercer, stated, that on Friday the prisoner cams to the
shop, and asked to look at some blarl.t silk ; shechoss right
yards end a half, and gave to him the 501. note, No. 1694.
Witness asked her for her address, and she wrote as follows
on the beck of the note—' Mrs. Humphries, 2, Union-st.,
Newington Causeway.' Witness then told her he would
send for change, and shcf remained in the shop withent
appearing particalarly anxious. In the mean time he sent
to the Bank to ascertain whether the note was currect (tor
be had strong grounds for tiiii:iertiug. her). and learning
that it was a stolen note, he tietame I the prisoner and had
her taken into custody.
Mr. A tiLST, who ;weeded for the prison,r, asked the
witness whether the prisoner had not said she would write
the addresi of a person who knew her. ..•
The wittiest, answered in the negative.
Hesketh, the officer, stared, that toe went to .Ir. -Ellis',
shop, where he saw the prisoner, and asked her w here she
Tired. and what her name was ; she replied that she rived
in Shire Lane; Temple Bar, and that her name was Du 1-
tield.—He asked bee what motive else ha,l for writing v..
name of " Mrs, Humphries." She said she had a r:latite
of that risme, and she preferred giving that.person's mum
and a iciness, as her own house was one for the " r,eeptiun
of co npaoy."—Witness then went in company with a
roll:man of the Bank t/ the home of Mrs. Ilempbries ;

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saw her and questioned hit; ii it she dialed 441061411.4 v
.of Um. circumstance, of the prisoner, or of iii.nolisit of
'hie lease.
~,. The T• 0110 Mauls ordered that the alai .tch..A. sob
Itsswild stead; .imer fee some days, is order Chit emu, mime
• might be predated. as well as that the prisoner
boos Are fbr peeparatios.
V.ora
Kunz the solitiltor, the* stated tkit Ist bad a ees'a of
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linieittite notate sorties! the prisoser; sa atteunt of
~ thd iitspleleis of the principal whims in the brit
ease blast beim ached, and bat for which, probably,
Mr. 111111 s wield have been a loser to a much greater
extent. .. .
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Mr. 11•4101:etidatoits who had produced the stolen 50i.
mote, dies; a bask post bill for 151. which bad
been also stopped at the Beek as stolen.
John Nett mated that is April last the prisoner came to
Mr. Ellis's shop, perehased about 16 yards of silk, and
offered the 151. bask poet bill le persteln. Witness desired
her to write her same and addremos the back of the bill,
and she wrote" Mrs. Peace. Fetter Lane." He then gm*
her the change. Noddy it was ascertained at the Batik.
that the bill bad been stele*, avid litres detained. lie'west,
to esquire for the prisoner at Letter Lane, bet amid dot
so such person as Mrs. Peace. 'Upon seeing her, when
she presented the M. note, be knew her to be the woos,'
from whom be received. the 161. Beak post bill. dlr. Haft
hero informed the Lord Mayor that the shargesgainst the
primmer epos the Bank post bill was for uttering it 'Alb
a forged indorsement knowingly. It was payable to Adam
Wale, :sod it would be peeved, that when stoles, isl
was onindoned, and when it was altered by the pth
Meet. it was endorsed " Adam Ilittle," and Mr. flit.
Ha Weld be produced to promo that the writing was not
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Mr. Lem observed that the Bank had; a few Sessioos
ago; capitally oosvicted Milford, alias Captain Stacey, upon
precisely the ante grounds.
Mr. MIXT mentiosed to the Lord Mayer that the prin-
epal who's, was oat of tows ; sad his Lordship postponed
the case fora few days.
Mau* tiert22.—Wm. Faulkner was brought up for
tommininatios on a charge of stealing a silver tea spoon
losing Mrs. Juana Clark, of Soutbamptoo Crescent. The
pettelisablit ovitteed eoesiderable reluctance to give her
ieleinissi?, OM& Mr. Lath; (the sitting Magistrate) ob-
sirviegi addressed her as follows :—" You don't quit this
room till yds bate told me what you charge the prisosper
With, and take tire, you are on yoes. oath. I hope some
Circumstances at the bottom if ibid. and if you have eons.
pounded felony yes are liable yourself" The witness,
thus otfrisoaidsed, prodeeded to mete' the prisoner bad
been engaged by her to Clean heist's, am.; and that while
he *min her service she missed a s'poon. This circumfuse.*
she mentioned to a seighboar,. who told it to an Mawr,
who called os her and said that if she would permit him
to takes fellow spoon with him. he Would go toned to the
pawnbrokers, and endeavour to thee is.—The MB*
stated, that Ise fund the spoon new piedueed at t rettes'
broker's, and that it was like the patsies :era liss•nr:
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cured from the proseeutris. Here the spoon woo -kosofolf
Ito Mrs. Clak. It was of the sommon modern make. aid
was not engraved, nor had it any marks to assist a permits
in identifying it. •
• Mr. Lathe .is that year spoon ? Witness—l mai
me. Mr. Limo--Is it to the best of your belief ? Witamt
—:11 can't sae. Mr. Imixo—ls it like your spoon ? Witness
—lris something like. Mr. Limo—ls it your spoon ?
Wituess—l can't rty.-11r. Lama —I ask you. to the
best of your belief, is this your spoon? Witness.-1
can't say. Mr. LAING... 4 know the history of
this ease, tad' so mks care ; 1 ask you again, is it so
she best of your belief? Witness-1 can't say.—Me.
Latina—Whitt money has been gives to you by 'imprimis'''.
mother ? Witness—None. Mr. Lame—What has been
promised you ? Witness—Nose. Mr. Latino—ls it, to
she hem of year belief your spout ? Witness—l can't Say
It is. Mr. Letteo—l ask you again, is it your spoon ?
give me a plain answer, or I'll commit you. Whams— 1
'Tit sonsethisg like way opus. Sir. Latina—ls it, to the
best of your belkf, your spoon ? If you prevaricate,
you'll pat yourself in an awkward predicament. Witness-.
I can't say his my spoon. I don't think it is.' Mr. Latest
made some severe remarks on the evidence of this witness.
The pawnbroker was then asked who pawned the spoon
with hint ? To which he replied thst be could sot say
positively, but that to the best of his belief, it was she
prisoner. Sir. limo—Why, the last time you were here,
pat swore positively it was the prisoner. .IPawebroker
No, 1 did not; I gave then the same testimony as n0w....
Mr. Lama here observed, that as there was no ease made
out against the prisoner, be must be discharged.
MARLDOROIIOIISTitteIr....4/111 Stephens, a female of (Hire-
pitable character, was charged with stealing twenty sows-
reigns from John Joseph Getteridge. Outteridge, who said he
was a porter at inns, stated, that he was very drank the night
before—s statement which was apparently 'elided to fell ere•
dig, as he did not appear to have perfectly recovered from his
debauch whoa telling his story; and having met the defendant
between eight sad nine o'clock, he went with her to a house in
Woodstock-soon, where he badnot been long before be missed
20 sovereigns that be had in his pocket. He immediately gave
charge of the prisoner to the watch, and in a short time alter
received the 20 sotereigns ha had lost from another woman.—
The witness baling got bath his money, was evidently not in-
dined to be very particular in stating the circumstances at-
tending eithee its loss or its recovery.
A patrol stated, that he missed the watchman from Ms beet I
shout nine o'clock, and on his return he said he had been
taking a girl to the watch-house that had robbed a man of 20
ages. which were afterwards found by the woman of the
house under the bed. and returned. The constable of the watch
stated, that the watchman in question had been drinking with
the prisoner the night of the robbery. The watchman was not
examined. The Magistrate said he would refrain at present
from making soy observations on the manner in which the
•money found its way back to the person who had lost it ; but
If watchmen did Mop irregular. they should be isgales4
into, and to. give time for investigating the facts thst.had
been disclosed in evideace, be would remand the prlsoomesll.
Wednesday. ~
Mr. Join Sexton, a assetsmaster, appeared to a asmenimi,
or us laforiottion by Wm.. (*slow, a common leferinets Ail
carrying more than seven outside passengers on his stagollimmli
liniThiellotireoy, the irfee7ll=triess the 1r
November.
oireis '
y stated lathe information, between' It and l'ectoek„' Isle
the six mile-stone on the Hammersmith rood, he saw • Wool
'gosh driving towards lbondon, with the name John Betas ens''
the door. and the words, Brentford, Hounslow, Istatemik. on
other parts of the coach. suit that said coach had seven full
grown persons, and two young children outside passengers,
eiclusive of the driver; he was positive the coach was drawn
by two horses. Mr. Sexton produced the driver of the coach
and a gentleman who was one of the outside passengers, who
both deposed that the coach' was drawn by three horses.
The informer and his witness were both confounded, bet
would not venture to swear the coach bad but two horses; it
was evident they had taken more pains to count the passengers
than the horses. The Magistrate observed,. that the penalty
was the same- whetter the conch were draw' by two horses or
by three; but the information having stated that the coach was
drawn by two horses, when it was proved to have been-drawn
brthree, could not he supported, but must be dismissed.
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On Saturday night last, the Union Inn, in Briggate, was
thrown taco the greatest consternation by the suddmappear-
ance of an unwelcome guest. A large black bear walked ma-
jestically into the passage, and was; first met by an old woman,
who was retailing her nuts and gingerbread. The bear then
proceeded into the bar, and atlenihros into the kitchen, where
the confusion may be better conceived than described, the
guests climbing user the long settles and tables; glasses and
pints were upset in their matting their escape over.one soother
in'the best way possible, while in a room adjoining they piled
the chairs and tables to keep ous the animal. Ills master, one
or the men belonging to Messrs. lames- and Womlywall's
•Lection, happily came to their assistance ; when he was se-
cured and taken to a neighbouring stable.—(Lceds Intclli-
gencer.)

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roe 11111 COUNT/. ,or 60171111611Alg.••
die Thursday the 1&b of November, at Bingham.' Li
'John Oask, brasier, of that place. It appeared by eke
evidence of a surgeon wbo attended the inquiry, that dm
deceased was a mats of gross habits of biSJy, and easels
addicted to liquor, And, when in a Mate of intosioatioe, was
iccustomed in lie on the stases in the street; It alai
appeared, that on the 20th of October last: the dammed
got a slight broken skin by a kick from one Timms
Richardson, al quarrelsome person, in a drunken skireeislh
at a public house in Biegbana. A report prevailed, that
the kick he bad received wan likely to be atteoded with
serious consequences, and on the 45th of Octsiber, these::
'goon meeting with °sok, desired t., see his leg; at first he
retailed, but afterwanlicomplied, and ea examining the kg
the surgeon observed a small dry scab on the slain best,
which at that time he tboogbt of no cooseqeence, as it was
neither attended with ravelling nor inflammation. Oa the
27th, the surgeon again saw flask at his own house. very
ill, with mach fever and delirious symptoms. The aiugesa
again examined the leg, and found matter formed as sty
shin bone, Which he supposed might arise from the kick
given by Richardson, on which be applied the Iwo, am
-m Atter issusd out ; the deceased continued to grow wen.;
and on the sth of November expired. The 'ammo &ether
gave it as hie opinion, that the fever originated (rod the
inegal•rity in the conduct of the deceased, gettlnkdrunk,
and tying Dacia the mkt, and not ream the kick given by
Richardson. Verdict—Med from the effects of a viols*
fever.

Last Friday. we published an account of a young wo.
man being feand la the tirastlion
called at oar aloe early in the morning, and stated her
name to be Sarah Wittiest; bat en order to guard against
the possibility of mistake, one of the persons on one esta.
blishoseat went to Mrs. Merden's, on Drury Hill. where she
had lodged, sad found Mrs. M. in a state of great agitation
sod from her learnt doe particulars which we published. It
was very soon known, after our paper went to press, that
mistake bad been made, and that the body found was not
that of Sarah Witley, and the belle &o went round tie lowa
t 3 state the circumstance, and to invite persons to view the
corpse, to own it! This led to an itiquirv, which tern».
I sated. in proving the body to be that *1 Ann Crofts.—Pur
particulars of her death, see the Coroner's
—(Nottiegiunn Review)
On Saturday the Bth, at West Bridgford, on the body of
Ann Crofts, a young ereman, who appeared about tweetv
years of age. She was sees OR the Biaghaus ICoad, and
also standing on the bridge called H..late Bridge, leveling
ever the °madam Canal towards Hahne Pi-rrepont, od
the Bth last ,by a (teatimes who was cubing, in the
canal. lit aboot Minutes after she left the beide, a
person,. on Worselsock, called to the tientieumn that as
hieing, and said there was a woman drowning in the renal;
be me loth* place where them were three other men, who
all need their utmost eadeayours to rescue her, but in vain;
baore the body could be recovered, life was extinct. It
slmsared from evidence of the first respectability, that she
haat lived servant with two maiden I sdies in Nottinghaii,
opwardsof three mouths, whose house she left on the avorn.
lag of Thursday the Gth inst. The greatest part of the
above term, she was considered a valuable servant. but for
some .weeks of the latter part, appeared at intervals much
distrembd in her mind, amt at other three very incoherent
in her ultimates. The Ltdies she served had, at varimi,
times, given it as their opinion, that she labesseed wider
visible marks of mime! derangement. The Jury returned
a verdict of Lunacy, and that she drowned herself.

Plenum SVlCrDn.,Satorrlay afternoon an inquisition
was taken before Mr. Urewts,st the llare and lioanas,fitoke
Newlagtoe, on view of the body of Miss Gorden* William-
son, a resident at Barrett Grove Mime Academy, Neveiag.-
tisn, who pot a period to bar eallience by catdas bee
throat IllliesSleasmelsabellaSavell 'Word:Witness lives with
her father, who is peopeleter of Barrett Orwei Howe
Academy. On Wednesday, abort half past five in the
afternoon, she went up to the bed room of deceased, and
found her sitting up to bed, which she had kept for tee
days previously. Observing the bed dyed in gore, she ran
down stairs end alarmed her mother and father, with
whom she returned up stairs, and then saw the woohd ie
the throat of deceased ; she saw a knife afterwards, which
was found by the servant in the bed, and which ass
covered with* blood. It was a small cue knife, such as. is
used by the boarders. Mr. Cockle, of Ralston Orme,
was sent; for; the deceased lived about an hoer and a
half ; witness had sent the maid with her t•si to 6yr
afloat a quarter of an hour before she was discovered
In this dreadful situation ; she, used frituently
telly in her bed two or three days together. Mr. William
.Cockle deposed, he was a surgeon, residing at Dalston ; he
attended deceased on Wednesday evening, shout seven
o'clock. when he found her sitting in her hed ; thereii its a
'deep wound in her throat. The blood had ceased tieing,
aid she expired la about tive ornate. after he saw het; the
wound was, no doubt, the cause of her death; he asked
lieiN jest before her death, what could have induced her to
commit the act, and her reply was, " I tvislied to die ;"
witness bad never seen deceased before this time. Mr. J.
&yell said, that in consequence of hying alarmed by his
deughter, at the time above alluded to. he went tis the de-
cesied's bed room, and found her is already described. He
bid knows her for the last 15 or 16 years; she wee about 35
years of age, and was in a low dejected way for eometim,i
back; she was so Insane, that an eminent physician who
hid attended her bad signed a certificate for the purlieu of
placing her in a private mad-housetin Bethnal Breen, but
it bad not been retorned by bee friends,—The Coroner
having recapitulated the evidence, the Jury. without hesita-
tion, returned ir verdict of Insanity. It dill not appear, on.
the inqtiest, whether the deceased was a goest or aeraeril
to Mr. Sewell ; but we are.led to believe thatelmaiteil is
Governess in the Academy, and was a young.wonisn'Of
great accomplishment,.
Millitlinglarliebeet, on unclear,
Arundel Cattle was notilinbid•
tinily ',applied with stock N. Uri • yet 1414 i.
very' Ilse. • Beek mutton and beef sold at Leine I advancer
anti tie sale was brisk, nothing bet the ordinary* slack,
being left unsold..—The prices were as follows :
3s. 6d. to 4s. 311. per stone; wether mutton, 4s. to 4.. /.1
per 0090; SW*, 3s. tkl. per stone; pork, 4s. pet stone,.., •
At Leutoo Fair, on Tuesday, there was' in anc.Oloretill
large show of beasts. The very best fetcheci.not, mote
than Se. per stone, and some sold at 4s. and 4s• Cl-r"
Stock were low.and quite a drag.. The flambee of howl.
was considerable, but there were but few biyera,
A statist. for the hiring of servants wackelti. Pr
lietford.. on Saturday last, a very great her;aup tleelta
but, we believe, very few obtained sjtuations.,
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fingered gentry *ere on the alert ; and a &Milt .dt'fd.
counterfeit money was offered, chiefly in pieces pdtpottief
to be of the valee of half a crown.

London : Printed and Published ot the 0111-e, N0:207, Strand.
by R. WARDZLL, LL.D. Proprietor.

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