The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-11-09
A NOTORIOUS SyvINDLER.

A man with wooden leg, has been COM
mtted for trial in London, for swindlng a
host of persons, by hrefending 10 be their
reiatipet The fellow was amazingly sue
cessful, particularly with the women, and
made deal of money by his yillanous inge-
nuity. The following is specimen OF the
manner in which he proceeded.
Miss Rachel Sadler, decent looking young
woman. was the next complainant, aud her
relation of her case, excited the strong
est feelings of sympathy and Indignation.
She stated that she resided with her
mother. an aged widow, in Mack's Place,
Fetter Lane. That her mother had been
deaf and inhrm for many years, and it was
with difficulty that with complainants best
exertions they could support themselves
On Friday last while she aud her mother
were sitting together, a knock came at the
door, which She opened and found the pris-
oner there; she had not time to ask him his
business before he pushed by her to the par
lour, and seated himself with the ease and
confidence of an old acquaintance. ihe
prisoner then asked her mother how long
her husband had been dead, and if she re-
membcred to have heard him speak of a
brother of his who left his friends when ve-
ry young, to 60 abroad Her mother said
she had, and remembered him--his name
was Tom Sadler
"You are right. said the prisoner, and am
that same Tom Satler."
The poor old woman said she was glad to
seehm but she really should not have known
bin, for, (said she,) it is 40 years since
saw him.
The prisoner went on to say that he had
been serving for many years in India, and
that he had lately returned with pension
of l2s per day. He said it had taken him a
long time to find her out, and inquired into the
state of her circumstances He was inform
ed that they were indifferent; upon which
he said he was most happy to say it was III
his power to assist her and her daughter,
and that they should be always supported
in credit and respectability so long as he
lived. Complainant and her mother regard
ed him 'as an angel, dropped down from
Heaven" and warmly expressed their graf
itude. He next said; that he had wife.
and two lovely daughters. 'sswect excellent
girls" whom he should be happy to intro
duce to them. His wife lie added was un-
happily very i'll, and he was then going to
Apothecaries' Hall to procure her some
medicine. His pension he said, was coming
due on the following day, and he would then
bring them l0l. ard repeat the gift occa-
sionally, Then came the real object OF his
visit. He said he was short of money, and
that the medicine would come to 18s and
asked if they could oblige him with los or
l2s. to make up sufficient.
They said they mad not then a shilling in
the house, and he asked if they could not
raise the sum he wanted by some means;
and complainant, with the consent of her
mother, offered to pledge two silver spoons,
(the only articles Of plate they had left) to
procure the money. He offered to accompany
her? and they walked down 10 Fleet marx ct
together, where She pledged the spoons at a
pawnbroker's for los. and gave him the
money, outside the door. He then shook
her cordially by the hand; sand" continued
the complainant, bursting into tears, "the
base creature had the impudence to kiss me,
and call me his dear niece"
At this part of the narrative, there was a
general burst of Indignation throughout the
otfice. The feeling seemed perfectly uncon-
trolable, and vented itself in exclanations,
30 the scoundrelt' "Base fellow =, and
there was also general hiss. The pris-
oner was the only person who appeared
unmoved. He stood smiling against the
storm.
He was committed to take his trial
FROM MEXICO.
An arrival at baltimore from Sera { i19