The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-29 00:00:00

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DGIY•STRiciet....A woman named Jones, and a young'
man of respectable appearance, were yesterday brought
here, charged on suspicion of having come dishonestly
by a bundle of wearing apparel. and their detention
arose out of rather curious circumstances.
A decent-looking elderly woman stated that she bad
' been deprived of an only daughter by the artifices of
a young man who for some time oast had paid his ad-
dresses to her, but had been rejected by her father.—
The utmost vigilance was observed over all her ac-
tions, but in vain ; she contrived to escape from the
house in the night with her lover, taking all her
clothes, &c., with her. A diligent search was made
for her and her paramour, but no intelligence could
be obtained respecting them until yesterday morning,
when, as she (the mother) was walking along the
street, she met the two defendants walking together,
and Mrs. Jones bad a bundle wrapped in a handker-
chief which she knew to be her daughter's, and she
had also a shawl about her neck resembling one which
the young absentee had been in the habit of wearing.
She looked several times at the handkerchief, and was
so convinced that it washer daughter's, that she caused
the two defendants to be detained, chiefly in the hope
of getting information of her lost daughter.
The defendants beingquestioned closely. by the Slit
gistrate, Mrs. Jones admitted that she knew where the
daughter of the complainant was to be found, and that
she was still living with the young man with' whom
she eloped. She gave the address, and an officer was
despatched to bring the young couple before the Ma-
gistrate. He soon returned, accompanied by a very
pretty, interesting girl about 17 years of age, and a
plain, common-looking man, apparently on the verge
of 30, and looking like one of the " useful classes."—
The young female blushed, hung down her head, and
seemed dreadfully confused at the sight of her parents.
The Magistrate questioned the man very sharply
upon his conduct, and asked him if he intended to marry
the girl.
He said be certainly did, and should have done so at
first but for her father.
The father said he could not consent to the match for
various reasons. One was, that he had reason to believe
the young man had another wife.
Bit. Minsotru. said, that under the circumstances he
thought the father had better consent.
The father said he would not.
Mr. MiNseuLL, after iu vain endeavouring to bring
about an honourable union between the lovers, ordered
the daughter to return home with her parents, and re.
commenderthe man, if he really had a wife living, to
be very cautious how he again engaged in a matrimonial
speculation.
With this decision the parties were dismissed.
The daughter, in exculpation of Mrs. Jones, said she
had employed her to take the wearing apparel from one
house to another.
Yesterday morning Smith's party of patrol brought
down to this office no fewer than fifty-five abandoned
women, whom they had taken into custody on the
preceding evening in the New-road, near the Regent's
Park. The patrol stated that these women 'were 'll-
most universally connected with the " Peternien," or
" Drag-touters" (rut lice pormantean thieves, or,
coach-watchers,) who infest that road in gangs, and'
' employ the women as scouts to give alarm of the
approach of the patrol. They also stated that these
ladies frequently do business on their own account in
the way of " ramping" solitary passengers; that is,
when five or six of them in a gang meet with a single
individual, they hustle and.xo.b him.
The greater part of these the ruffians were committed
to Tothill-fields Bridewelll for $ month : others were
committed for shorter periods; some few of the junior
ones were restored to their friends, and the remainder
fined one shilling, and discharged.
THE OUTRAGE IN CH ARLES-STREET, DRURY-LAN E....•••
The three women who were committed from Marlbo-
rough-street Office, charged with 111-treating and pre-
cipitating a man named Thayers from the second floor
window of a house in Charles-street, on Monday night,
were to have undergone another examination yester-
day. but did not, in consequence of the very dangerous
state of the man, whose removal to give evidence was
impossible. Ile is now in Middlesex Hospital, and la-
bours under the most excruciating agony. [The pa-
ragraph we copied from another paper, stating his
death, was erroneous.] The wounds which be re-
ceived on the bands and face are nut considered dan-
gerous, but the other contusions on his hotly are of a
dangerous nature. Prom the neck to the abdomen is
one continued bruise, anti the swelling is very great. ,
This was occasioned by his fall from the window, a
1 height of 57 feet, his legs and arms are mach cut by
the blows from the men who attacked him while dawn,
Ile cannat take any nourishment, and there are bat
faint hopes of his recovery. In his account of the
attack which was made on him, lie says that he ac-
companied the woman Pethick to the house, and there
treated her with sonic gin ; being extremely hungry,
he requested her to procure some supper, and for that
purpose gave her half-a-crown, and she quitted the
room. While in the room alone he laid down on the
bed, and suddenly a man entered with a stick in his
baud. He instantly started off the bed end asked the
man what he wanted ; the fellow very composedly
begged his pardon, and said he was merely looking for
another person. He then withdrew, leaving Thayers
again alone, who now perceiving his dancer, was about
to quit the room when Pethick returned with the sup-
per, and on his asking her for the change, she bade
Wm be quiet, as the remainder of the money was per-
fectly safe ; this he conceived a sufficient hint, anti was
opening the door to retire, when the man who before
presented himself, appeared to dispute his passage.
Thayers promptly-told him that he was determined to
quit the house, and if his passage were impeded, be
should certainly oppose force to force. The fellow,
with a volley of oaths, swore he should not get off so
easily, and made a blow at him ; he succeeded in
warding it off, but nearly at the same moment a
ruffian struck him a blow on the back of his neck,
which, had he not seized the bannisters, would have
knocked him down the stairs; he was then attacked by
man in front (whom he should know again), ana by
several women behind ; he maintained an unequal con-
flict with them for some minutes, until he was knocked
down and beat senseless in the room on the first floor;
lie recollects nothing more until they were *bout to
fling him from the window, when he recovered for a
moment and called for help, intreating thy wretches
to spare his life, who, regardless of any thing, be said,
beat. him on the head, and, from the loss .of blood, he
became senseless. . lisi soon afterwards was flown as
Ibefore described, lying in the street, bf she watchman.
Furs:man is on the alert, and s-is . conlidiett -he shall

hare the men in custody before the next examination
of the woman 'The most disgraceful scenes are
nightly occurring i■ the above neighbourhood, and
the attentive consideration of the Magistrates and
parish officers is most materially required, u no re-
spectable person can pass through Charles-street with-
out being attacked and robbed, or grossly insulted
with the most shameful language.