The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-01 00:00:00

POLICE.

41'ILDIIALL. ROBBING Her ROOSTS...IIr. William
/*ford, a salesman in Newgate Market, who deals
ong other Wogs, ix live fowls, and live rabbits, op
red at the table, socompanial by Honey, the officer,
h a large open Work-liaeltet, eontaining a fine lire
, and two well fed hens. The rock, indeed, had
veil *mice of his presence some time before, by.crow-
k
very shrilly in the office, more than once, in the
iudst if t he.istisi nits. •
Jobs und4our; a green•grocer, io Orchard Street,l
yemmineter, riplained the teases for the attendance of
lie new deecription of prisoner., by stating that an,
"41a• if be reeled in Duck Lane had been broken
Vtaf 40. and his cork and his two hens
top trace of the thief, but happening to
ir MOS we hoariest; he *evidentially saw
it. 'Bedford's, told his story of the robbery,
, to hire them returned. lir. Bedford
,as not content to {rive them up, aud, at the tugs
ciellos of the °Stet. all the parties came before the Ma-
strate.
Godalarol describe/1 Me cock as remarkably feathered
blows to the foot; and dieing permitted to examine the
fowls, said '4.1'11 swearthey are all mine, and what were
stolen." • . '
illr.ileilford said he bought the fowls of two verydecent
dade, wha said they were their own. Ile had given Is.
a 1 iers for them.
I *Mr. Aldermen VI IMBLE6.-.—Do you buy live fowls of
'boys von don't know.
Mi. Bedford.-0 yes, Sir ; very frequently. I sell live
,fowls and live rabbits. and doe boys that keepsuch things
es ailed dotage fowls for rabbits or rabbits for fools,
or tormikony that they hare bred and are tired of keeping.
these were very respectable looking lads, and I,did not
know but they might have been customers of wise be-
fore.. I asked them if their were their own, for I as
particularly eavefal, your Worship, net to b iy any that
leave been stolen.
'Mr. Alderman Vstraeutis.-s•You have not been par.
titularly careful irt this jammer, I think. The man has
swoosh to the fowls as hewing been stolen from him ; he
istherefore entitled I. bare them restored ; and let sue"
advise you Mr. Bedford, to he more cautious in future,
and not to make Voor aopearsoce here again upon a
riinildr bulimia'. Vt.' Bedford bowed ampriesehee, and
turn fowls ..redelivered to thidolard.
• Bow STPILET...4EXTENSIVE Itinieser nir Payette.—
„Yesterday, Williem Smith, Mary Whitmore, and The,
Isms Meredith were formight op for a second exami nation,
abetted with being eisaiiirsed•in depredations to every
'Crest eateat, npoo the property of the parish of St. Mary.
bunierth. The prisoner. had bees renasnolyd frees a
former day, the evident., being then inestisphoe.
It appeared that the parochial authorities lif St. May.
Lambeth, with the laudable view ofk ' :dr pompon
Ira Wive ' ptoymen ;• at the cc . ' .... Eft leg
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colteei, %Mita* 'at Whet artßiatiii 3 'Olf.- These
are conveyed to the workhouse, iifid .. red under the
care of Mrs. Taylor, a respectable' winnan, who super-
intends the disposal of them. The prisoner, Smith, up
to the time of his apprehension, was a pauper in the
workhouse. and being considered a man of superior
character, was employed by Mrs. Taylor as a sort of
confidential nt. and intrusted to take oat the arti-
cles that were sold. The prisoners Whitmore and Mere-
dith had also been paupers in the house, hut not latterly.
Subsequently to Whitmore's leaving the workhouse, she
had been visited by an o:il pauper named Hemmings. i
whom she suffered to cohabit with her until lately, when
she discardeit him for a more favoured admirer. The
ancient lover (a very Caliban in personal appearance)
took fire at b:s scornful dismissal ; and in order to re-
venge himself upon his faithless paramour. he gave
information to the overseers, that she and Smith bad
bees robbing the parish stores to a large amount. Aa
inquiry was Beton foot, and it was discovered that Smith
had been in the habit almost daily of purloining articles
from the workhouse, and conveying them to Whitmore,
who disposed of them wherever she could find customers.
at low prices. This system of robbery had been carried
on fur six or seven years, during which-tiont the loss
sustained by the parish must, at a moderate calculation,
have amounted to 7001. or 8001.
A great number of witnesses who had pnreloased goods
from Whitmore, and occasionally from Smith himself,
were examined, and the articles produced and sworn to
as being the property of the parish. The evidence
against Meredith was comparatively slight. Ile it oas
who lived with Whitmore lately, and once or twice in
her absence he had disposed of some trifling articles.
After a long examination, the prisoners were again
remanded for a final hearing on Friday next.
MARLOOROUGU•STREET.—Mr, Herring, of N0.•23, in
the Strand, applied yesterday to Sir George Farrant, to
know if he could compel the attendance of Mr. Harris,
of Great Russell street, Bloomsbury, and several other
opticians, this day at the re.examinatiou of Charter
Cleft, now in custody for passing forged ten and live
pound note,. Mr. Herring stated that his young friend
who stood by his side, whose name was James Etches,
of motif respectable family. and connections at Bury,
was some time since taken into custody by Mr. Harris,
and several times examined at Bow street on a charge of
having uttered a five pound forged Bank of England,
Note at his shop. A number of other opticians attend-
ed the examinations, but althoueli they all said they
believed him to be the person, yet none of them could
swear positively to his person, anti after sixteen days
imprisonment and treatment of a felon, he was dis-
charged. The young man's prospects were ruined by
the charge; he lost a situation to which lie had just
been appointed—his character blasted—the feelings of.
his aged parents and family cruelly wounded, and all
from the iinfortionate resemblance he hoer to the poi-
soner Cleft, now in ettstody.—:This resemblance struck
Sir George, and every person who hail seen !wit, as so
remarkable, that if dressed alike it would be extremely
oiithoult to know one from the other. Mr. Harris and
others now refused to come forward and do the young
men justice.
Sir Ge.•atm said, he was sorry he had no power to
compel their attendance, bat he was surprised to hear
than any man of feelonz should refuse. But. added Sir
George...* the young man may rely that the palihc press,
which is always ready to redress the injured, will not
fail to do I • ample justice."
Wwastite-sraegT.—Yesterday,two gentlemen, named
Williams and Mocked°, were brought before SAMUEL
.I',lTr.iiip• El., the presiding magistrate, charged, one
witio an assault, and the other with an attempt to rescue
his ea:spat:l°o.

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