The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-03-29 00:00:00

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aVILIVRALL.---YeSterdilly Meng monk ,„,r
krought before Alderman. Semen, the sitting %Os:-
trate, on a oharge of laming stolen 6s. Id. from aro
person of Thomas Smith, in the while streets, a&
midnight.
The Complainant represented thaf he was a matt
tied man, with a family,, and lived in Moorfields.,i:
On &thirdly night as he was Walking homeward'
he War scanned by Mari Marsh, who approachet.
him in her most seducing matiseet Gimped bit,
closelyin her arms, and with many pretty viewsyr
which he had nowt forgotten, entreated him to sc.:
company her to her lodgings. fn the mesa time bee
right hand was b'u'
sily employed in endeavouring to'
extract his silver watch from his pocket, Which' war
too well fastened to be 'easily removed ; her handl
theit strayed into one of his pockets, which contain-i
ed five shillings in silver, and one penny piece ; able
she conveyed into her own pocket with considerable
dexterity, and then walked away ; he immediately
missed his money, followed her, took her into visa-
' tody, and found ss. Id. in her pocket, of the same
description of coin which he bad lest ; he could
not swear to the money positively, bat he belieredit
to be his.
The Prisoner said, as she walked homewards front
the Fly ltig Horse, in Grub-street, where she hs4
been regaling herself with some beer, she was ac.
costee,,by the Complainant, who was extremely chit
Ido bed, at which she was not displeased, minim ha'
I was proceeding to caress her, she entreated him to
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go home with her, which he refused to do; apes'
which she left him, and he immediately followed, an
accused her of having stolen Money tram his person/
1 which she was innocent of, and this was all she kiwi,
of the ainiter.
The Worthy Alderman said, the Prisoner had
! made a charge against a man whom, in all appear.
once, she had robbed, and it would be proper to de.
fend his character, against which no blame coeld he
Imputed,except that he was abroad,at an unseasonable
hour. The Prisoner had been in Bridewell several
. times, without amending her course of life. Ital.-Mild
Ira needless to send her there again, theses
would stand committed for the offence.
Bow-rritear.—Monday. Thomas Smith was WSW Nile
ellik4 charged oii suspicion of feloniously stesiagikai (IP
lallertando Peorrettes,anodf ItiteverA ntgoet")Lanin. Tritogopif itein
was eourinitted for farther examinatioq.
In the swioclling trausaetion, the particulars. of which' we
stated yesterday, doe precaution was takes by the friends el
Shepherd, the youth who was defrauded of 351. seder taw pre.
trine of getting him a place of GUI. a-year, to increase 11X,
every year in an Insurance Mice. Mr. Bishop, of Gray's Inn,
went to (Cue office in Clement's Inn with the yewh. wag a
friend of his family, to make enquiries, sod was Informed that
it masa Life insurance Office at the eastern past of the lows,
but the person declined telling the name of the Aloe, as seavey
tab necessary ; however, docatneors were shown to prove hs
tsieence, with a list of the subscribers or pampers is the kali-
titian. The Prisoner Thompson represented himself as the at-
torney in the business, and that the Prisoner Mason, who fiCCO
pied the halve in 51addoc-street, was the prin ipai in the In.
sitrance office. oar day when the yeeth was to the of to it
Clement's Imi, Thomp.on showed Mason io Mos, sae told hie,
that:he nes the old gentleman he was to be under is the Inset-
:E: Otter. After the youth had paid his 351. on the nth ems.
was introduced td Mason in Maddax•etreet, who told his
ii *had approved of him al hecount of Thampsed's meow-
tWadatioa, sad iiiiseed_ a 4,peri_ porportiagteAleterappoba.
whichp‘rov (comb!
Itaoth;eptjace fr
ohn irdesLad3;hl:ity.
wait asertimike....bout
i9ft years age, at the Old Bailey, and itenceid to 4 easispooln.
lion. his case is recorded in the Term Rvorts, en iceman d
its being referred to the tweiveividges, upon a quesesto of ems.
fovea re felony ;and is now often cited as a precedent by Coes.
I Sri. The Prisoner Andrew's Uthapsee hie often beeo ttsd for
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