The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-15 00:00:00

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Civixpeati.—Diumett ilisinsmi.4l dieesitseloelt-
lag 'sang' man, hameiThimas Mlliosh smieritemt
ersteleation at this once ens &wisp of a sharp OF
being ooneevasti •in -a robbery of an estreordlesey
daring nature. From. the evidence addaced it efts
peered, that jut *hoot desk an Friday evening, a
small Wad earl was irises up by the prisoner
Braid-street, sad steed for stew minutes near $
door of Mr. Grecs, who keeps a blanket and carpet
warehouse, at Nii. 38, in that street. The shopananot
Mr. Ferrer's, a neighbour, observed the cart draw up,
apt seeing it drive of a few minutes After with a bele 1
of goods in it, and followed by two men, tlsought it *
little suspicious, so moth so as to induce blot to step
into Mr. Green's, and ask if it was all right. Os this
inquiry, Mr. Green's young man Immediately missed
one of three bales of blanketsewitich bad been unleaded
in the passage that afternoon. Mr. Farrer's man
' having watched the way the cart went, the two imme-
diately followed in pursuit, and overtook the cart with
the hale of blankets in it, and the prisoner driving, in
St. Fans chu chyard. They observed two men run
off on their stopping the cart; but, being anxious to
recover the property. did not pursue them, but com-
pelled the prisoner to drive back to Bread-street, :4
having secured the property, lodged hint in sbej
Conspter. The bale was of an immense size, too Instil
to be got through the door of the Justice-rooms, awl
was valued at 241. 10s. The cart was described as
!teeing on it the name of IV. Handy 15, Ttristar'es
alley. Bunhill-row, No. 124,461.
The prisoner's account of the transaction was, that
being in Sinithfield-market for the purpose of selling a
mare, about five o'clock in the afternoon, his father
came to him, accompanied by two gentlemen, and de-
sired him to take the mare and borrow a cart, and go
with the gentlemen to remove some goods out of the
city, they being afraid that an attachment was about
to be issued against the peoperty. He accordingly
did so ; the gentlemen took him into Breail-street, told
him where to draw up, put the bale into the cart, and
were on the pavement near him when he was stopped
is St. Paul's Church-yard.
The prisoner's father, who desee.bed himself as re-
siding in King's Arms-yard, Whiteeross-street, and
getting his living by letting out cets and horses, cor-
roborated his son's story. The two gentlemen came
to him to remove Lune goods out of the city, and his
son having the ware with him in Smithfield, they went
together to him to give lint directio.ts to do the job;
he (the father) desiring him tel borrow a cart, as their
own was engaged. This was all he knew of the cir-
cumstance,. Ile was unacquainted with the names of
either of the two gentlemen, but he knew the person
of one of them exceedingly well, having .had some
transactions in business with him before.
Though this story was told with great simplicity.
and every appearance of truth, it did not remove the
suspicion of the Magistrate, Mr. Alderman Cox, that
the son at least must have been privy to, tied an ae-
complier in the robbery. Ile, therefore, directed the
'horse and cart to be detained, and remanded the pri-
soner for a future beating, in order that further and
full inquiry might be Made into the circumstances.
BOW frninT.--4411.1unt5.-04 Saturday, a
yang lit of tespectabte appearance; calling himself'
Henry Thompson, was brought before the Sitting Ma-
gistrate, charged with uttering a number of forged
check,, for various sums of money, upon the banking-
house of Jones, Lloyd, and Co., in Lothbnry.
It appeared from the evidence of several persons
who bad been defrauded by the prisoner, that he has
been in the habit for several months past of uttering
checks upon the house mentioned, to tradesmen, in
payment for purchases of such an amount as would
leave him a considerable balance to receive in cash ;
and his appearance and demeanour being well calcu-
lated to deceive even the cautions dealer, he uniformly
succeeded in obtaining the surplus, and no doubt was
entertained of his respectability until the checks were
presented at the banking-house and declared to be
forgeries. They appeared to be taken from a regular
check book of the house, and were signed, " Henry C.
Lloyd," the name of one of the partners in the firm in
Lotabury. As long ago as the 2d of May last, the
pris mer passed a check of this description to Mr.
Cauetney, a tobacconist, in the purchase of some snuff
and tobacoo ; and on the ath of the save month he
bought a quantity of hay to the amount of W. from a
salesman of the name of Hook, to whom he gave an-
other check for 91., and received the difference. When
asked he Mr. Hook where he should send the hay, be;
said, "To Mr. Lloyd's, to be sure, who has jest given
me the check to pay for it." The hay was sent as di-,
retied, but very speedily returned, Mr. Lloyd know ng
nothing of the order or the check. On Saturday
morning the prisoner went to the shop of Mr. Thomas,
a butcher, at Charing-cross. and having ordered meat
to the amount of about 21., he presented a check for'
101., and desired to have the change. Mr. Thomas,
however, suspecting that it .was not a genuine one,
took it over to Messrs. Drummond's hanking-house.
where he was informed that it was beyond doubt a for-
gery, and he was advised to detain the utterer. Mr.
Thomas immediately procured an officer, and gave the
prisoner into custody. Messrs. Drummond., it ap i
peered, had some time before received a similar cheek
in the course of business, and it was afterwards to.
turned from Jones and Lloyd's as a forgery. This it
was that induced them to advise the dettetion of the
prisoner.
Five persons now attended to prefer their charges,
but two only were gone into. those of Mr. Courtney
and Mr. Hook. .
The prisoner. when called upon, declined sayingasy
thing at present. ,
He was remanded till Wednesday next. •
THAMES POLICE.—On Saturday several persons wen
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examined on suspicion of being concerned in Ovalle
and receiving a eluanty of copper from the yard
Mr. Pitcher, ship-builder, at Blackwell. It appea
that a few days ago Moody, an officer, observed avian I
named Gamble, delivering some bags from a ease,
which °entails:ll twelve sheets of new sheeting copper;
and on being questioned, be stated that Ise: tonight it
'from Mrs. Williams, a dealer in marine stores, at Poor
fir. She WWI in conierinenee takeilitto custody. sad
'Aker first delying, admitted selling the •coil?* 10
tlauthq. but declined stating from whom -She heti got
it, the officers of the police, by moves of diligenp
'iiihrtirf, aseertained that ihettipmer hathied.tive•p
lofik-df• of -Pitrili.n. and on' exittriniteet the alines,,
39 sheets o ere clef:tient from a' SrlAMify. bad is JAE