The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-10-30

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been lost had there been much delay IN Ma /
hons apprehension.
1t was of course surniscd that the wounded
man who called the cab. was the rrnlainn.
one Of the gang, Mitchell, and his conduct
rendered, this highly probable. Whle pro-
cecding on his WAY he heard u chai>c cUnliilY :
after HIM al g,llop; he instantly called 10
the cabman To stop, .jurm'cd out, and though
almost tainting from loss ot blood, attempted
TO run away. The chaisc, however, Ir,>scd
on, and hc returned, but in the extremity OF
his terror all considerations OF prudence gave
WAY before the one thought OF wdtchiulmc>>
against pursuit, and he would not cnicr the
cab agaln, but got upon the box. In thc
Strand he was put down-thc cabman gcttim.
another fare, drove oil, aud all further trace
was lost.
The police, however, thought that in these
circumstances, a criminal trying 10 escape.
and finding his strength tailim., would most
probably desire to bc driven io,ruri, hi place
OF conccaimrnt but would stop short oi 1t IN
order 10 haific pursuit and were satisfied that
Southwark was the cover he had .lincd: th>
cUlncidcd also with the belief that Mitchell
was the man, and the VI division were dnain
set III motion. Tins time recourse was had
to one Of those, who, living by the vices OF
others, are perhaps the most degraded AN!
infamous Ut the human race. For a S'ipulat-
ed reward She engaged to endcavor To a>,,rr-
tain Mitchrll'S hilin- place Her information
WAS, however, necessarily at second hand.and
therefore imperfect. besides being tarly.-
Three times did the officers search houses
= which were Indicated tn them. but without
: success Mitchell havin. got AWAY before their
arrival, and 1t seemed doubtful whether thcr,.
was not some double trrarhrrv GONG on
= The next place named was a house III Little
Surrv street. ckiriars Road: i.it As IL Wa,
p a private hon>c. kept by persons apparently
+ supporting thcmSclyc, bv honest labor il Wa,
= necessary to proceed with much caution. \
" p"lrcm.m WAS found who was friend oi ih,
/ nearest lakrr and WHO learned from him
j that an unusual quantity OF bread had ot lat,
. been supplied 10 the house: another I"l;rc
/ man was acquainted with the owner of tn
D" hou~r. and c"ntrircI on some rrrtvNt 10 -
4 the door opened. The >rr.eant then wen
r in and asked who the lni-cr WAS
r While the rar!cy was -nin. ON. the tac,
: OF a woman li>irnin- anNinr>ly. appeared @
v ,cr the hani>tcr> and she WAS rcro.nizrl a
Y having been with the -an- in the pu!lic ho;.>
h. nn the night OF the bur.lnrv. All hc-itati":
: WAS now over. and "n g"inc into the bed
T. room they found Mitchell (who la! bee,
Id wounded by the Discharge ot small >hu, vii
" his head and neck cnvcl"pr,l in lanla-,
IN ana bread poultc,.>: he was in a mi>rr7,hl
= state, for hitherto h. had been afraid Ia -.e
Il medical assistance. The officers ha,in. no.
" fairly run their gimc down. treated him vii
a rrcat kindness: he WAS carefully removed I
ne the >tation-houSc. every comfort provided to
ne him, and SURGEON procured 10 dress hi
er wounds. When taken to the p"licc-oiiirc.t .th
o. hat with the shot holes was found 10 fit hin
If and h. confessed his guilt.
M There still remained one man un,ii> ovcl
he ed, tor Robinson WIS set AT liberty, the =,
lice having learned that though he RENAME
X with the gang till a late hour. he hal quite
n them before they went Ia the lloliuri l!ou>
r The real offender who had been the contriNr
'r- of the whole. was afterwards arrested on III
'r> formation they received, but aS he had take
~ identified, he was necessarily discharged tt
ne want OF proof; the other three were tran
nd ported for life. The complete success OF ii
lat police. however. shows the cilicicury ri Il
to present system. No single officer could ha,
he traced out all the actors I'm the business:
re- required systematic supervision OF the crir
'> lnal population, and a special instrument f
ch each special purpose, As well as combincd a
n ton over wide AREA
lie The Great Exhibition afforded rare o
vi portunlty OF putting TO a severe test the {
~ pacity OF our police establishment to NE
h' any unusual demand. Undoubtedly the IA
VI" prehenSon which at first was generally f,
'e' was unreasonable, but i'm circumstances
III III novel, 1t was prudent to take great prcca
i'i' ton. An addition was made to the force ,
he ten hundred and ninctytive men; thirty thr
'a> police officers We're brought over from +,
o'- egn countries, and twenty-tour came
from the provinces. BY day, three hundr
by and cightysiN OF the metropolitan, seven
er> the foreign, and SIX OF the provincial poll
on guarded the outside and entrances. AT nI4
lse, iilly-iour were Oh duty inside and tMrrv-lhr
ith outside tho building BESIDES this, the ar
npt walls of foreigners by steamboat and railw
anu were carefully watchr! 1t Is almost .uI,
Y iluous to add that London was never /,
H. disturbed than during last summer. and ii
ne the good order which prevailed at the En-
u ton, and the civility and attention of the |
anu lice were remarked by every one,a and dc>er
a"' unqualified appreciation. The thieves sct
'e" to have been fairly frightened away, the
i"'' having been only eight cases of picking pos
do were of trivial description and We're Su