The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-01 00:00:00

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MANSTON.NOI,I3I.-e-A CULLOM TRIM— Morales .Potter
was put to the bar, Charged by a pretty young wawa*.
Owned Sarah Lewis. with 'Wake" in the early part of last
YeaCi r a gold watch from her apartments. la Beth Street,
Road.
.Ttybe prisoner was dressed is the first style of fashion,
• being attired with a blue sartont coat.braided eamilitairc,
and striped waistcoat. and his finger was adorned with a
gold Hag set with precious stones, which he took care to
exhibit, while he carelessly dangled his realm/beaver.
Miss Lewis stated that for some time previous to
the robbery, the prisoner was in the bahit of pay- •
ing her visits. On the day the watch was taken, be
called and requested bee to take a ride with hint,
on a saddle horse, to which she acceded. He observed her
• gold watch on the table. and as the hour hand was loose,
he proposed ta take it out to be repaired immediately.—
At first she refused, but at length consented. Ile depart-
ed
for the double purpose of getting it done. and bringing
the horses, but she saw no more of him until about three
months age, when he was on one of the Paddington stages,
which she caused to be stopped, when he solemnly pledged
himself that he would call and restore her property, oh-
serving that he would have done it before, but he bad
been a long time in the King's Bench. He did not keep
tie word, therefore meeting him last night in the city, she
gave him into'custody.
The prisoner did not deny the girl's statement, but ob- •
served, digitise bad lent her money, and excused himself on
the ground of her being a prostitute.
Mr.Ak'ernian Cox—So, then, itemise she is unfortunate, •
you think you may rob her with impunity. What are you,
and where is the watch ?
I served my clerkship to an attorney—the watch is ready
to be delivered up if she will pay the ezpences.
Mr. Alderman Cox—l should have thought you bad been
lawyer enough to know you ought not to steal. I shall
send you to Worship-street, and i have no doubt bat the
Magistrates there will send you before a Jury to answer for
the offence.
The prisoner, without cereniny, put on his ;lite cha-
peals, and was conveyed from the Justice-room to Worship-
street office.
OuILDIIALL—CRUSLTY TO rastarat.s.—Mr. Martin has,
it seems, abandoned the hasty resolution he publicly avowed
at Bow Street, of applying for the pardon of all persons
convicted nodcr the Statute which commonly bears his
name ; at least, it may be so inferred, as he attended at this
office on Saturday, to support a complaint he had previous-
ly lalged before Mr. Alderman AINSLST, the Sitting Ma-
gistrate, against Benjamin Squires, a carman in the em-
ploy of M . °midge and 'I bropp, coal merchants, Win-
chester wharf, for cruelly treating a horse.
On applying for the summons, the Hon. Gentleman took
occasion to observe, that the conduct of the drovers in
Smithfield market watvery considerably amended. He was,
however. sorry to say, that a respectable salesman had
pointed out to him another species of cruelty. Here, Mr.
Mdrtio, turning abruptly to Carlile, the Officer, said,—
" Have you taken the muzzles off the Calves as I told
you ?"
Carlile—No, Sir; the men would not let me.
Mr. Martin—Have you got their names? I bid you take
their names.
Carlile—They laughed at me, Sir. and would not tell
them me.
Mr. Martin then resumed hls address to the Alderman, •
by stating, that the mulch cows brought for sale, with their
cakes, were kept for 48 hours together, without a drop of
mile being taken from them. and he had been told that this
was as great a cruelty as any lie bad endeavoured to reme-
dy. " 1 saw the calves.," said Mr. Martin, " all muzzled
myself, and bid Carlile tell the fellows to take them off,
toil bring me the names of those who did not; I shall have
some of them up. I promise them."
When the summons was called on for bearing on Satur-
day, Mr. Martin expressed his obligations to the Magi.- I
trates of the City. the Borough. and the motropolis gene-
rally, for the assistance afforded him in carrying into effect
the object of the statute_; but a numberbf ritliculousques- •
lions were sometimes asked, such as did lie use the butt
end of the whip ?" as if a horse could not he cruelly beaten i
wi•hi the lash : and " was he in a passion?" just as if that I
coal(' make any difference. He repeated, he was sorry to I
witness such conduct ; he wished no populariar—his only
ohj..et was the public good.. The oath being administered
to him, Mr. Martin said, that as he was near Bartholomew
Hospital, he heard the strokes of the whip at a distance,
ard in Giltspur Street, saw a carman whipping the shaft
horse in a coal waggon most wantonly and cruelly.—The
arils on the horsy's flanks measured near 18 inches in
length, and were as thick as his finger ; the animal was, in
a mark sweat, and, upon my oath, (said Mr. Martin)-1
think the carman meant to kill that horse, for all the others
in the team were free to draw, but he would not let them,
and heat this one to make him poll a heavy waggon up hill,
that was too much for him."
Carlile corroborated al r. Martin's tesimony, and saw him
nteasnre tiiejweals with the span of his hand.
Stevens. one of the keepers, was at the Compter door; the
tors- would not back, and the carman struck him twice on
the shoulder, when the horse acted directly.
Mr. Martin.—There now; and then he repeated his
blows.
Stevens.—l beg your pardon, Sir; he only struck him
twice.
Mr. Martio.—Man alive! I say he struck him violently
several amts. Do you mean to contradict me ?
Stevens.— I must speak the truth. Sir.
Mr. Martin (with some warmth)—Here, Sir; do you do
the flogging duty at Netvgate?
Mr. Payne now pointed out that Mr. M. was mistaken ;
Stevens was stating what he saw at the Compter door, and
Mr. al.'s testimony related to what had passed higher up in
Hiltspur-street. On this explanation the Hon. Gentleman
resnmed his philosophy.
The Carman &Cowed having struck the horse as Stevens
&scribed, but denied having touched him previously. The
how. he said„was of a fretful temper, and had worked him-
s-lf tutu a beat.
Mr. Martin.—No, my friend ;it was you worked him into
a murk sweat.
The defendant's muter giving him a good character, and
Mr. Martin's object being only to teach him better in future,
Cie Alderman convicted Squires in the smallest penalty--;
namely, 10s.
Now, to sliew you (said Mr. Martin, addressing the
carman's master) that your horse wants no flogging, I'll
tell yon what do, if your please; I'll walk for half a
day with your waggon, and deliver your coals and
en gace he shall do all his work without any flogging at all.
The ems' merchant, however, expressed no wish to avail
-himself of Mr. Vartin'a services in this way, but paid the
tine for his man, and the parties withdrew.
Rebecca Watson, a woman of the town, John Smith, a
horse-dealer, and a watzhntan, were charged upon sus-1
picion of having committ-al an extensive rubbery on the'
premises of sonic linen and calico-merchant.
Wildest, a constable, stated. that he had receiretl informa-
tion thatbetween six and 'warn on Friday evening a coach
had stopped at Merlin's-resits. !Shoe-lane, heavily laden
with goods, that appeared to have been taken away from
the hie ful owner, and were of considerable weight and
hulk. As the thieves'in the neighbourhood are well at:-
rptsinted with the persons of the officers of the oily, the
a itnesaseta man trained nab. who has been but lately
sworn in, and looks like a countryman, to watch the move
silents of those who weep busied about the coach, while he
(witness) kept *Gard at another Noce. In about au hour,
as he oat in Shoe lane watching, he observed Rebecca Ma-
lmo passe with something in her apron ; went np to her and
saprehended her, when she tole him that she had nothing
,t her own property. lie insisted upon her biking him

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