The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-08-02 00:00:00

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him in that house, to wed be towld find the man from
whom be said he had received it, but the search was.
wiJmitt success. lu consequence, he was given into
custody of ao officer on suspicion of the felony.
The fact of the robbery was proves! by Hr. Wood, 1
and a description of the notes gives at this Ace.
Films the statement of this °codeine'', confirmed by ,
his Clerk, it appeared that the iron chest was taken
away, and one of the notes, \u. *2615, traced, as we
have before described, into his possession. Several
suspielous persons were seen drinking at a public 1
house in the neighbourhood, on the evening iu goes.
tiun, and a cart was seen standing at the door of the
house fur nearly eight hours.
Mr. Bsaitv attended before the Magistrates as
Counsel for the prisoner, who is a very genteel yonng
11111111, and submitted that the prisoner had taken the
note in the way of business. He called the Lindlord
of the public-house at Kingston, to show that Ilarnett
cupid not have committed the robbery, for he was not
there, nor in the public-house with the parties drink*.
The landlord hail, in fart, no knowledge of the pris t-
sier. nor hail he seen his before he saw him in custody.
M The ugistrate (Mr. :WAN) however was of
[opinion that he would be justified in committing the
prisoner for trial to account for his poNse..4iihis of the
I note, and lie was fully committed :Arcot-ding ly.

. POLICE.
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Marmot; Horec--e•Yesterday, Mr. Mott, the ;re-
citer, who, the other day, preferred a charge against a
young woinin, relative to the exchange of gilt fur gold
Asp, stated to the Lord Mayor that a eery serious'
Ili. rejadice hail been raised against him in consequence'
Of the prosecution whirls Is.. had so reluctantly coto-'
menced against her. It seemed to be the general feel-
'bag of those who read the published aeronnt, that he'
bad proceeded with harshness, and be could appeal to'
Isis Lordship, and all others who attended, whether he
deserved any imputation of that Weil. •
The Luau Mayon replied, that he hail uhseryed in
Mr. Mott a very strong disposition to have the case'
dismissed, but that Gentleman hail been npon his oath,
and of course could not conceal the eiressmstaners
which necessarily led to the comnsittal of thesfentale.
It might be said that he (the Lord Mayor) also had
acted with severity, but it was impossible for, hint, as
well as for the prosecutor, to pursue any other Mince: i
1/4/11V-STREKT.—Por some time part frequent rob-1
bevies hat r been committed in royent•oardenottarket,
particularly early on market motatitigs, when country-
Men have been robbed of their watches, purses, kc.
Early yesterday morning a gang of robbers assembled
in a formidable mallow: there, taking their station near
the shine post opposite James-street, where they im-
peded persons passing and repassing, fui the purpose
of robbing them in the must daring manner; happily
their auflarity eventually led to their detection. 'three
of the gant were securest, and lodged in the Corea*
garden watch-house, anti afterwards brought to did
office, where they plaited to he known. They weler-
Went a lung examinat:un before thcotatto litaste.
Esq. tist• sitting Magistrate. They OlVe their statues,
John Ilelnikling's, JOllll Co:wilt-, and James Jartg)..
Mr. Joseph Wright, of Market tweet, Newport-
market, a potator salesman, stated 'bar Its- was in Co•
yent-gartlenouarket at au early hour yesterday morn-
ing. sit .abotst a quarter-past six, as Ise was passing
opposite to James-street, he was attacked by the pri-
soner Jaf•obs, who, in the t flaring manlier in the
front of him, put his arms round hint for the purview
of pre% t. II I I lIE his lug, as well as to keep tip his
arms, at the statue instaut he felt his wa:s•li snatched or
forced out of his fish by another s f the gang, and then
saw his watch and chain iu the hands of the prisoner
Hentinines, and he also saw the prisoster t'sefolly chew
to him, who he had no doubt assisted i s robbing hint.
He seifell hold of Jacobs at the time, and kept hold of
hint till assistance came. althotteh a desperate attempt
was made 11/ restate him by his vulg..
Benja ' finnan, a le•irklayer, of Leicesti•r•Street,
Swallow-street, stated that he was potssing through
Covent-garden-market at an early hour yesterday,
and when nearly opposite to Jams,-street, he islentifis4 •
the prisoner Jacobs as haying pressed against him very I
hard upon stone baskets.• When be w.s inthe Strand • AUCIDENTS AND OFFENCES.
about —as.-
a quarter of an hoer :Mott-arils, he missed his .
4ln II colneaday moraine List, di!. body ofa female,
watch, and had 110 ilotoht that he had been rubbed of'
appar.-ntly nut exceeding 241 ) ...ors of age, was funnel
it. lie was confident that his watch waft safe in A's
Ant the era, 'opposite ifentlios Ile e, near Seaderland.
tub about ten minutes b; Core he ea( pressed exainsi by
On iseolg taken to the Beth II esy adjoining, it was
the prisoner Jacobs in Curent-garden•market. .
- I identified to he the body seta yoong IVotnatt, *rite said
The prisoners were tosonsitted for trial.
Yesterday. at the Ofesemeabouse.s very extraordinary rose • "11e 461141""Ite fr."' Shirk" lb' Pr•P'edi "If else, ""il
was beard before the. Lord Ma)ot. who observed In m.. who nes found in Itisitupwearittouth inquiring for
• eourse of the investigation. that the circumstances were sta. ' hstigings. Being directed to a house in No shout's-
eient to ebeek the Interference of every lauttalde and was me I stouars.' where she agreed to sleep that night, she went
person upon occasions of distress and ditileulor. The iota- •
out for the purpose ofbuying sums
vides', whose east. stood in the list of prisoners had been
rescued from a number of thieves, who hid beef, 111-treating :fhe was afterwards seen on the sand to the south of
; her. She retaliates upon her benefactors by charging them Snittlerlottol ; on being asked some questions rerpeet-
, with having attempted to eammit a rape upon her, and with iag her parents, and the place she belonged to, she
• hating actually robbed her. A aterchate of reepeetahilhy
to the city stated. tint a little after nine o'clock WI Seturday appeared dejected, and refused to converse much on
!night, es he ass walling through Lombard-atreet, he heard these topics, hot intimated that use had left home on'i
.
a female voice eniJir owl " ilredeee. as loud is possible. acr.eunt of a love affair, miol that her stay in Sender-
lie also heard a noise. coveted by the breaking of glass. boil would depend nn eirettnoststices. She was after-
and upon going to the spot, perceived a youag woman lying
•on her back; her clothes had been dragged almost calm-
wards 'seen in a seemingly disconsolate state, abont
pictely from her back, site was entered with wed, and half-pest , ten o'clock in the evrAing sitting on the
there were numbers of persons around her. but diet 'lour, be a young man who advised her to go to low
' were otherwise employed than in rendering assistanell
la-liringe, instead of which she pre him, no answer,
'to her. The Gentleman then celled to a constable, and vas ""'
lover to mien, her from puller win.%• with somas- but got up and proceeded across the None towards
levity he raised her sp. either froml
the effects of liquor; the beach. The oung man thinking there was e-
from madness. she resisted his endeavours to protect her- i thing strange its her manner, was induced to follow
' With the assistanne-of the eonembie. be sueeessled, not-' her, owl a sin found her siltin on a stunt) on the
withstandiag Cur vast multitude of pickpockets who were
g g
aolleeted round the unfortunate female, and acre robbing sands. He endeavoured to persuade h•r to return to
her lotigings, and on her reins:ll, forcibly bronchi her I
those whose interest was excited, in eat-aline her as far
as the tetras:ee to the Queen's Arms Then'• in tlf- Yount).
bark across the Moor. She still, however, persisted
where he stopped to rest, determined to place her in
A chariot _in spending. the night on the sands and on regaining
the Compter. or some other place of refuge.
was soon sent for, and the witness and the officer gratin, her lilwrty immediately proceeded thither. Being
after haying lifted their pentege into the seat, for the perrebe tinned in the curse of a few „,inain by a renames,
of conducting her to the (*merger. While le the clash the "
female
strogiried
so desperately.
as ton ader it ases. ta 1 passing, to whom he mentioned the eireunstance, they
hold her finale by the hands and legs- to reran her from I agreed to again endt.avont to find her and persuade
kicking the vehicle to plumes, and doing serious injury lb her to return, but were not able to meet with her, and
those who were with her. At length she arrived at the abt was an more seen till found in the place before
Comp.', an iaII.OBSO mob accompanying the chariot. aid •
there bar
madam
was as extravagant as it had been is thementioned. The name ++ Jane Creduck" is marked
streets ; she kicked, and plunged, and 'cried " Murder!" with fineable ink an her chemise, and it is said she
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