The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-08-30 00:00:00

POLICE.
nsfare the LORD Mayon.

Mauston-Ileum—Yesterday a Gertnan, who
is a journeyman sugar-baker, attended before
his I..,,rdship, in conacquence of a citation at
the suit of his sponse, an Irish lady, who com-
plained that his treatment of her was by no
means a-itio to his trade, for it was In all cases
the •ery reverse of sweet. She charged him also
with not only withholding the InCaills of support
from her and her child, hut going after other wo.
men, and occasionally seizing on her furniture,
clothes, and other chattels, and selling them for
money to drink ; and at one time he had threatened
her with a Sasithfseld divorce, i. r. to lead her to
the mart for quadruped cattle, with a halter round
her neck, and dispose of her to the highest bidder,
in aid of his boozing finances. "It was all she
" axed, then, of his Worship, was to be da-
-66 vosled from him quite entirely, and to leave
" herself to herself, just to keep her little place
" about her."

Mt. Vankerstromt in his turn, complained that
his nib was not only prone to certaiu lapses in
her chastity, but much afflicted with an excess of
eloquence (a disease highly epidemical with ladies
of her does and country); and that iii her lingua.
clout fits, her tongue savoured a good deal n ore
of wormwood than sagar.cane—a symptom which
no topical application cquid abate, and far which
even the patent oil of crubstick) and the essence
of stirrup leather, had been tried in vain.
The Loan Kayos thought a separation would
be the most effective plan for the quiet abut!, par.
ties; and accordingly recommended themeesurrhipisir
an injunction to the husband to allow her
crown per week, to aid her in the maintenance of
her child, the sole guardianship of which she
claimed as a sine gull non. With this assigument
of alimony the Lady seemed satisfied, and depart.
ed, with her divorce a mencu et thoro, exempt
from the tedious and expensive forms of an appli.
cation to Doctors Common:.

The driver of a hackney coach summoscd three
foreign Gentlemen for 16s. as his hire for driving
the Defendants to and from Sadler's Wells. When
the Lord Mayor inquired into the subject, it ap.
peered that the Delimittants bad engaged the Pro.
secutor to take them to Sadler's Wells, and when
they got there he was offered his tire, 3s. Gd.,
but dlclineci taking it at that time, saying be
would remain till the altertainments should finish.
The Defendanti agreed that he should remain, but
did nut desire him to do so. When the entertain.
menu were concluded, the coachman attended and
teak them borne, after which he charged the 15s.
as his hire for taking them to Satfles'a Wells, wait.
ing for them, and taking then) isae.k. The Loan
MAYOR immediately ordered tticcoachman to be
paid his Lire only for going ancLaeturning, without
any allowance for waiting, as he aiil it n about the
desire of the Defendants.

Before Mr. .efldermass IVovo.
Gertnil A L Yesterday Harriet Elisabeth
Jagot the unfortunate female examined at this
Office on a former day, was again brought up for
further examination. It sill be recollected that
the Defendant was found in Bellttcourt. St. Paul's
chtarch.yard, in a wretched condition, in conse-
quence of having swallowed opium. It was
proved that she had endeavoured to impose on the
credulous, by describing herself to be a natural
daughter of Colonel Sir William Maxwell, and
claiming kindred to * Noble Family. Alderman
Schoky remanded her, at the examination preced.
ing the present, to afford her an opportunity of
bringing forward some respectable person to speak
in her behalf ; also to enable gay individual who
had suffered by her deceit, to, .prefer a regular
charge. On the present occasion the Defendant
appeared in Court without any Mines, on her side.
She looked extremely ill and deiected. Alderman
Wood asked her, if she knew • Mr. Font' She
answered in the negative. The Alderman then pro-
duced a letter which he had received from Mr. Ford,
Keeper of the House of Correction, Devonshire.
The letter was then read, as follows, by Alderman
WOOD:—
" St. Thomas's Bridewell, Neter, Aug. 26, 1609.
" Sta—Having sem in the public papers of the tit', a
Narrative of the of a person enillag heneif
Horrid Jag., I have thonght it proper. for your opinion and
judgment, testate n few forts relating to her, as there mo-
an be a doubt on my mind revolts% her perma. I beg
leave to inform you, Sir, that aner this Impostor had Prac-
tised the same mode of dereption is§ Devonslore—with lauda-
num -abandussed by her husband, Colonel Maxwell—daagh-
ter of Greer:al England—and a buudrrd like falsehoods. she
was committed to any eirstody by the severralaanses of Harriet
Kilsabeth Reinschaesp. otherwise Harriet (Argues, ass fragrant,
to Am ont Iso3. 'this woman bavi elicited the ;Wootton of
the principal gentleasee to the oeig bOod of Exeter, by
personating aequaintana• with so many great characters to
the kingdom, l was lad wed, from a seine of duty, to disco-
ver her, if poesible. I therefore wrote at least illy letters,
and at last completely ateertaiiied who she was, from a cor-
respoodeace with her brother, who either lives iu Carlisle,
Cansserlami, or is an adjoining pirish. Is the year above
Mated, 1805, shelled a mother living, her Esther lately dead;
both of thew had been paupers, I Wok, Carlisle.—Her
father had been bred a hatcher. Her brother is married,
and living there, in the same liar of batons. He Mated to
me, shat his sister had followed this mode of life and decep-
tion from the a,,-e of 40, and that her brother Graves, who at
that time drove the stage from SAl;shury to London, had se-
veral times sent her, and once in particular took het from Loa-
th* to Carlisle himself, to seclaim her; and on taraisi rood
as he got of from the coach, she got away from him. The se-
veral kuets 1 bad receive 3 ie.:peeling her. I laid betsre lbe
Court at Nlichacitnas Sessions, 180. So many. proofs of lin-
positisso. front ,Magistrates and whets, within 13 miles of
Exeter, o hieb would swell this -tatemeut beyond the limits
of my paper to repeat them, induced the Court to order her
to be imprisoned, in my cu-toil), in the Hone of Correction,
as an ineorri;ible rogue, for six mouths; after which, to isc
passed to her settlement, in Carlisle. a. a vagrant. !hiring
Iser confinement with me (nbout eight months) she frequent-
ly coafemed her mode of deception, by getting nt the names
of principal Gentlemea--rind, amongst many others, when
t she declared herself the natural daughter of General Log-
beg, and had just left him; when que•twoed about a dererip-
Moo of his perS'oo, she described him as a thin, genteel man,
of about 1 pm-some, Sir, you have beard, or know, the'
General to be quite the reverse. The statement of her bro-
ther appearing against her at Exeter is o rotor. He has (to
he wrote me) given her up for a length of time hgore. She
can write very indilferestly. After the habit, 'jewels, and
the pretended lady were thrown of, I Need 4er eta When*,
woman. If the distance was not so great, Ijitosti• very res.i'
dily :mead your nieethn to identify her. 'Tat severed stagge
menus et her impositions at Brighton, befoMotiftegement se
parade, Salisbury, Gloocester, Bath, Cheltnham, ars.'ll
found, front bee actieunt to be correct. If ail, further tat*
Lion is necesenn Intimidate kereharacter, asid6of the cosh-
pined impostors t ever met with, daring 36 years• in my dr-
bee, 1 Jun be ready at all" diorite tosser any queries; MI
mat gin. WLLi.LAM FORD,
" Governor of the House of Correction for Devoe'
In addition to these facts, Alderman W.n4i
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stated, that it was a mistake that Grates, as Men.
tinned in the letter, was her brother, he was her
cousin. Graves's wife had been with him vster•
day, and informed him, that they had given her
up as incorrigible.
A gentleman present also stated, lie hid once
found her in a woad, with a rope about her neck,
as it intent on slsatroying herself.
'f he We(rtliy Alderman ex pressed his opinion that
the evidence left no room to doubt the impositions
of the befeintint ; therefore he said he should dis-
pose of her as a vagrant. Here *lie was informed
that same discovery had been !tile relative to the
deranged state of her intellects, which required
his attention. - The unfortunate woman was then
taken from the Court to an adjoining room, and a
ccrtificate,signcd by Messrs. Hinkle, Htirlock, and
Hodgson, surgeons, was produced. These gentlemen
certified, that they had attended to investigate the
condition of Harriet Elisabeth Jago, while she
eas in custo ly of the Keeper of Giltspur-street
Compter, and from the observations they had
made, they here of opinion that she suffered un-
der meutsl derangement. She had received a
wound in her bead, which occasioned her de-
ranged state of intellects. lier general conduct, and
obstinacy in asserting the most extravagant false-
hoods, was proof of her insanity) and they eon-
sidere,l her a proper object for medical assistance
in the Hospital for Lunatic Persons. The Alder.-
man, on this Certificate, ordered her to be eon-
veyed to a mad-house, mid to be placed in the
hands of medical men, who might ascertain the
true state of her intellects, sod make their report
to the City Magistrate, one month after she had
ender their ear*. The Jiisdee-roem n. •
crowded by perms whom curiosity had attracted
to witness the examinatioe. It is rather extranr.
dinary how a person of such low habits as this un.
happy female, should be so well acquainted sell
the tiames and families of persons of iistinctiew.
This morning, when acquainted that she was to
be placed under resit-idiom as an insane person)
she was greatly affected; but after some converse..
lion, she appeared sensible that it was intended for
her benefit, and expressed her gratitude fur the
care which had been taken of her during her con.
finemeat in the Cumpter. As she was going to
Sir Jonathan Miles's and Co., she mentioned her
having been confined there before, which on her
arrival there, appeared to be the fact.

CHARGE OF MURDER.
Ustott HALL—On Monday evening a man
was examined at this Office, on suspiclou of being
concerned In the murder of Elizabeth Wiuterilood,
in Higler's.iane, about two years ago. Ti,. pti.
sower, at that time, resided near the spot where the
talrier was committed. •
A woman named Robiasois stated, that the pri.
soitiFhad lived with her for wpwards of three years
past ; he had, however, lately left her, and was
marred to another woman. Ow the eight on
which Elizabeth Winterflood was murderiily the
prisoner came home very late, and told her eke
would be alarmed, and the neighbourho.nl would
be alarmed, at something which had Isappeni•d ;
but desired she would not get up : nest gumming
see heard or the murder. Since that time he had
frequently tsuarrelled with her. and thoott•...Nl to
[tervd-ber it be tr2tl served Llisabeth Wintergood.

• A woman mimed Vertille said, that Anne Ito.
bieson had frequently told her that the promisee
was the petson who murdered Elie. Wintetilned,
and that she could put a halter round bb neck •
any time.
rile prisoner, in his defence, said, that on the
morning the murder wee committed, be got ep
between four and 6Te o'clock, to go to parade at
Greenwich; be at that tiMe was a trorporAl in the
Edit' London Militia; theltiodosey's Head
hoW, being open, he wont it to get a glass of
gib ; he saw the landlord, oho told him of the
murder ; Lo went to look * the body ; it was ly.
log About a hundred yards from the bootie, co.
vered with charcoal sacks ; he saw the face and
neck, there were a few drops of blood on her
tucker; he afterwards went on dety to Green.
wieh, and rup.srted what ho had sees to his rum.
rules. Ms was remanded for another examination.

The Surrey crops wear at preNent a very pro.
miring appearaiice. ,sae• heavy rains have talkies
but though the harvest is beg.% they ILA,* es
yet done Mile or no injury. ?se clover is finer
than tt has bees for malty years, •si tar farmer*
sanguinely anticipate a must fruitful genius.

A ruffian, with the outward appearance of a
Gentleman, who has been for some time put in the
constant habit of parading the fields is the vicinity
of gooier. Town, and treating unprotected fe.
males who came in his way with brutality, and ads
dressing theirs in the must disgusting language, met
with a deserved chastisement on Monday evening
last, at a moment when he th.Jught he was must
secure in the exercise of his disgraceful practices.
Two yonag Ladies, residents of Camden Town,
were walking on the Hampstead.road, and were
((Snowed at some distance by their brothers, who,
perceiving a Gentleman in discourse with their
sisters, immediately qssickened their pace, and
arrived unperceived within bearing of the party,
when their indignation was moused to the utmost
pitch, by hearing their sisters addressed in terms
most shucking to thu ears of modesty. The ruf.
Zinn was instantly laid prostrate by a blow from
sue of the brothers ; and on his rising was asJst
severely beaten. Several persons, on seeing the
affray, came up to the spot, and being informed
of the conduct and general practices of the per.
see they saw chastised, instantly concurred is
F the justice of his ooneetion, and proposed, that
in addition to what be had already received, he
should be conveyed to the Neighbouring horse.
pond and dieted. The pteposition was anis.
nimetailleaccoded to ; and thestrowd having by
this tissustieoasiderably iseroaeod, seized on the

VIM d *pi mot withitaedOg hi,. reiterated nits
for mew, cnnvexcd him, to a pond in the mid.
tile of anAdj?inflig,: 'lSt which titer Kra.
fibbed hie', w4tilbint ceremony, and on his
.des from thisslatgh, they upeated their ope.
Modica, ail he neemeerly•melrocated, when he nu
Orem' to crawl eft &midi!' the 'con sod hoot'
of the etellitedr.

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