The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-09-05 00:00:00

THE, STATIMON.

POLICE.

Mussiow-liouit.—Yesterday a private of the
2d Regiment of Guards was charged with steal.
ing two pieces of cloth, value 441. 10s. from the
warebrouse of Mosars.Summers mid Cu. It appeared,
that tin: Prisoner had been sent by a wino-mer-
chant in the city, to assist in packing empty bot-
tles, which he had purchased from Summers and
Co. ; one of the Clerks was astonished at seeing
one of the wart house doors open ; on investigat-
ing, he found the Prisoner, with two hampers,
apparently full of straw, at the door; he searched
them, and found the two pier of cloth, which
he proved to be the properly o is master. The
Prisoner being called on fur his defence, did nut
deny the charge, but pleaded poverty, and his
large family. Ile was fully committed fur trial.
ea... —ln consequence of Bartholo-
mew Fair cummencing on Saturday last, the
City Officers were active in suppressing, as far
as they could, the pickpockets, in the exercise
of their industry, and took into custody several
suspicious characters. Of these, the majority
were discharged, in consequence of there" being
no specific charge against them, after being ad.
monished nut to be found there again during thr
continuance of the fair. One fellow, seiz.ll in
the act of bustling (with others) a poor woman,
and robbing her of her b mud, was permitted to
go on board his Majt.tj's Navy. Another,
charged with picking a gentleman's pocket of his
handkerchief, was remanded till to-morrow, the
Prosecutor not attending.
John Robinson, a young man, in the employ
of Messrs. Merrenter and Gouldin;, litsessoko.
pets, in Cheapside, was charged with robbing his
masters. having entertained suspicions of his ho.
nasty, they employed a person to make a purchase
in the shop, fur which he paid the Prisoner 25
shillings, in marked money. Upon examining the
till, it was found that he had depysited in it only
4s. 6d. of the amount. Upon being charged
with the theft, he acknowledged it, and gave up
the difference. Be was permitted to enlist iu the
army.
_ _ _

MA Rtsonotion.sTrtEET.—Ymterdagohn Our_
ton was charged, by Cornelius Mardian, with rub-
bing his furnished lodgings.
The Prosecutor deposed, that the Prisoner had
lodged with him three months; he rented a fur-
nished room: on last Saturday he owed two weeks
rent ; the Prosecutor went to the room to demand
it, when he perceived the bed to he nearly empty;
un weighing it, he found that nine pounds anti a
OW of wool had been taken out of it; and he
charged the Prisoner on the watch.
The Prisoner, in his defence, said, the bed had
not been weighed unto him, and denied having
taken any wool out of it. He was committed fur
trial.

Thomas Gardiner charged Mare' Smith, and
twn other women of the town, with robbing him.
lle stated he was a Herefordshire waggoner ; he
got a little intoxicated on Solid.ie morning, and
was perstiathil by the Prisoner (Smith) to ge to
her lodgings, in Gee-court, St. Giles's, and lie
down ; he fell asleep, and, when he awukr, his
bundle was gone ; it contained tern silk handker.
chiefs, a velvet coat and bretclies, and a red, shag
waistcoat. lie asked the Prisoner,. Smith, what
had become of the bundle? and she denied having
seen it. The other Prisoners he knew nothing
of. One of the Police Officers produced the
clothes, which he found at a Jew.broker's.

The Jew broker deposed, that the other Pri.
'otters had ►old them to him.

The Worthy Alagittrate gave him a very just
reprimand fur having purchaed them, abd re-
manded the Prisuneis fur re-examination.

Kane, a watchman, charged William
Jacban, James Moore, and Arthur Johns, with
assaulting him ou Sunday morning, while on his
duly.
Ile stated, that u he was calling the hour of
twelve o'clock, the Prisoner, Jatkson, without any
provocation or speaking a word, knocked him
down ; and if one of .'ie Patrole had not come up,
they would have murdered him. The three were
in company.
The Patrole stated, that he had followed the
Prisoners op Holborn ; he heard Jackson say,
" I will :wick the old rascal down." Moore said,
66 Yes, do," and Johns said, "No it r'un't do
yet—it is too soon." •
Jackson, in his defence, said, he was walking
up Holborn alone, when Kane stopped him, and
asked who he was ? Before ho could answer,
Kane made a.blow of a stick at him, which he
missed, and fell. The Prisoner was immediately
seized by the Patrole; on Kane's getting up, he
made another blow with his stick, and cut the
Prisoner's head open ; he had never seen the other
Prisoners before he was attacked.

Arthur Johns stated, ho was in oh m.la.mode
beef shop, when he heard a noise ; the patrole
held Jackson by the colla►; he saw Kane, the
watchman, lift Ms stick, sad strike the Prisoner
Jackson on the head ; he Wed freely ; he followed
them to the watcb•house, declaring that he would
info►m the Conskable of the night of what he
had seen ; on coming to the watch.house, he was
refused admittance ; be insisted on getting in, when
Kane said, since he was so desirous, he should
come in ; he then dragged him int and charged
him as an accomplice with Jackson, although he
had never seen him before.
Moore's statement was similar to the It Pri-
soner's, only that he did not go to the'watch-
house until ten minutes after the other two. Ile
declared he was nut acquainted with eitlier,•aud
only went to the wasch-house to speak the truth.
The wonky Magistrate, Mr. NEVE, gave the
watchman and patrols severe and well-deserved
reprimands. He cautioned them to be careful in
their conduct for the future; that ever since the
riot in it. Gileirs,sonae of the watchmen had made
it a rule to take up every person, in hopes of ex.
tutting mooey ; but if it ever could be brought in
proof before him, Im would serve them as he had
done one of them some time since, send them to
'Net/gate fur two yews. Ho would advise the
.yotd%g men to bring Will= against IJ►eos for false
imprisonment,
"rlso Prisoners wary of coma, discharged.