Police.
The Times, 1824-08-10T00:00:00

I1ANSION-IIOUSE.-11r. Eva,,:, a member of the Common Council for the ward of Canllewick, and stove-grate manufacturer, residing at No. 1, Fish-street-hill, was brought before the LORD .AYvo}t on acharge of having outrageously assaulted an Irish gen. tleman, and beaten him with ahorsewhip. The prosecutor, Mr. NVesthope, stated that he resides in Cork, and that bc recently had occasion to come over to London, for the purpose of receiving money lue to him. He had occasion to make a purchase of ironmongery to furnish a house, and he called to aster- tain the prices, and make a selection at the shon of Air. Evans. He uhlimately looked out a quantity to the amiount of about 321., and desired that a list might be made out for thetn. On Friday he called for t he purpose of' paving fbr tihem, as he was about to sail on Saturday, and they had acranged for their shipment, when he pre- sented a biil for 711. in payment, which had been endorsedlby Mr. liawley, a respectable and well-known jeweller, residing in the Strand. Mr. Evans said he mustsentl to get it discounted, and ap- peared to make some difficulty ab*ut it, when he (AlMr. WVesthope) said he would get it discounted himself, as he was going in a direc- tion where he could get it done without any inconveniience. li e folded up the bill fbr that p:trpose. when Mlr. Evans exclaimed.- " You never intended to pay fbr those goods ! You are an arrant swindler! Get out of my shop immediatelv." The prosecutor made hin a bow to intimate that after this langnage their dealing certainlv was at an end; when Air. Evans sprang round upon him. seized Ihim by the shoulder, andl kicked him into the stree. Alir. U'esthope stopped for a moment at the door to obtain redress, when Mr. Evans, not content with whati he had done, seized a carmtn'x whlip, and cut him se-verely over the face with it. He showed the wottn(s on his face, which are certaimYt most serious; they are oeep, and to all appearance likely to last for a considerable time: one of thc eyes had evidently had a narrow escape. M\r. Westhope WaS greatly naiated in describing lisd treatment, and said that the defendant fell upon him with a degPree of savage cruelty that could fiot be jus- tified had he been the most notorious twindler or thief in the metro- polis. He produced the bend for whieh he had come to receive pay- mzent, and the bill endorsed by aMr. Hawley, which he had tendered to the defenrant. He said he was ready to give every testimonial of his respectability. and called upon a gentleman who had accompanied him to the tlefendant's shop. The LORD MAYOt saild, such evidence was quite unnecessary. His rspectability was not questionetl. Hlis Lordship observed, that Ir. Westhepe applied to him for the warrant immcdiately after the tratisaction. rlis faee was then streaming with blood. MIr. Evans..-Bllut, mny Lord, that appearance might have bees ,causcd after he left me. It is more than 500 yards fruon hence to my house. The LORD MNfAYOR expressed his opinion that it was rather un- likely that a person would voluntarily create such wounds in the face, and bade Mr. Evans to state what defence he had to make. MIr. Evans then went into ahistoryofthe transaction which con- firmed illr. Westhope's statement, as fa, as the time o? settlement. But ilMr. Evans represented him as an exceedingly troubleso5m anti hesitating customer. At length, vhen he had orderel the bills tobe matle out for ShipMent, and it was expected that he was about to produce the cash, he again hesitated, declared that lie liad not bouglht the things, ant said " You must do a bill for nic." He (Mr. Evans) did not ktiow at the time that the bill was cither a bad one or a good one; but lie was not going to give 401. of his ctsh utpon it, without knowihir whether it was or not, especially as it had a short time to run. He therefore asked the complainant to leave it with him when the latte., as he was about to put down thc names for inquiry, rolled it up, and said he would call again. In short, his whole conduct was so shuffling and evasive, that he thought Itim a swindler, and said to him, " You do not want mny goods; I believe you want my cash: getnutof my shop immediately." The com- plainant refused to go out, when he (the defendant) took him by the shoulder, antI put him out: he attempted to come in again, and struck him. Ltftntlanti,revtnteil him, a scuffle ensued, and the efenlant declaretd that tunder thc pro7ocation of a blow he had horsewhilpped him. T'he Lots MAYA on here ordered the comnplainant to be sworn. The oath having been administered, the complainant declared most solemnly that he had not struck MWIr. Evans, or shown hostility in any way. From his agitation of mitid at the time, iet did not think of Iookm,g round ior witnesses, if there were any. Air. Evans, in his behalf, called one of his shopmen, named Charles Winchester. This man underwent an examination by the LORD IMIAYOR, when he equivocated so much, that he excited his Lordship's severe animadversiens. Ile would not believe a word that the witness had said, and he would advise Mr. Evans not to rely on such testiniony if the case should go elsewhcre. AMr. Evans said, he was convinced of the defendant's being a swindler, by his not having given him a reference, es was cus- tomarv. JZr: Westhope said ho had given a reference, and the young man in the slhop took it down. The 1 ,ORD MAYOR said-Supposing,for a moment, thisgentleman had been a swindler, that circetmstance will not afford any justifica- tion 'or his ill-treatment. In thia country, ni) injured man is allow- ed to take the law into hiis own hantds, or try and convict, and still less to act the executioner of his own law. The complainant might not have been so speedy in his purchases as others might have been, but no tradesman has a right to irritate himself because his custoMer is dilatory. His Lordship said, the charge was a most serioas onle, and ordered Alr. Evans to find sureties to answer it at the sessions. Thecsureties were entered into. and Ilr. Evans was discharged. Gregory, the man charge(d on suspicion of being concerned in the robbery of Earl Cowper's steward, underwent a fiinal examination, when MIr. Richardson admitted that there wvas not sufficient euidence against him, and consented to his disclarge. Bow-STREET.-JaMesN Aorris and Frar-nci Goigh, two men residinc at Wnrdsworth, were brought before Sir R BI2fIRE, chargea with commnitting as assault upon Warren, a horse patrol, while in the execution of lhis duty, and with rescuing three prisoners charged witl felony fromt his custody. The statement of Warren was, that having been out on duty on Monday the 26th of July, when several prize fights took place at Shepperton, he was returning to his home at Wandsworth, when he observed at Al ortlake three suspicious-looking boys walking towards London, one of them carrying a bag. He thought it Isis duty to stop them, and he found the bag contained a loaf of sugar. He asked them where they got it, and they said that they saw a man throw it away in the road coiiing along, and they thought there was no harm is picking it up. ihis being 3 verv common story among thieves Warien determinet to take them before a Magistrate. He did so, and obtained an order to lock them up until he could make inquirv. '*Ihe next morning he ascertained that the sugar had been stolen froim the shop of a AMr. Whitlow, a grocer at Hampton. Mr. Whitlow was willing to prosecute, and the prisoners were takex before Mr.Morrison, a Magistrate at W'andsworth. Mr. Wlhitlow and the patrol made their statements, and H r. Mforrison expressed an opinioti that there was suf- ficient to commit the prisoners for trinl; when Alr.Jellieo. the M2sgis- trate's clcrk, said, "These Bow-street gentlemen always takethseir ca- pital cases beforetheir own magistrates at B3ow-streetoflee,and bring their petty larcenies and such trumperyliere." AMr. Morrison askea Warren 'wliy he did not take the prisoners to Bow-street, and the latter said he was a horse.patrol, and constantly liable to be called out upon dluty, and he could not sparatinme to go so far as Bow- street. The prisoners were apprehlendTed, and the property was found in Surrey, and he thought trighet to take them before s.Surrey IMagistrate. Some conversation took place between Mr. Mlorrison and M(r. Jellico, and finally Mfr. Mlorrison told W'arren he might tuke his prisoners to Bow-street, for he (Mr. Morrison) would have siotbing to do with the mattei. Warren, of course, retired with his prisoners, and was conductj-g themy. along, handcuffi;d together, when one of them slipped apks handcuff and endeavoured to get away but the officer sezed bl% atid tied hin to the other8 with a handierchief. 'The bors t,s,n became vezy obstreperous, and refused to go any further '4,servingl that the Magistrate had liberated them, and the oPide had no right to detai them. At this instant, lorris, who waa.it work in the roaa, insie up and told Warren to let the boys ~o, for the AUagiitrate had "turned te up"'-(discsairged), andbel npolftkO,te V then tolat 50pwe ek4.tcn. r-. re odhim to mnind' hit 'own businci.,-anil he xeri~id, 4;"I'M d-.d if t.hey shall' go 'any further ;. the fbgitrite' has tumned them up, and you, you Dow-.street rascal, want to mnake -a property of them." He then seized Wartren by die collar, thre*Iiiii upon the ground, and beat and kickcd hiiiiseverely. (*ough caneup and assisted in the as-sault, atnd called out to the bDys "Li d C'own, boys and don't go any farther." In this icry a fiob w'ich had aQssemle joined, and, finally, thie three prisoners were set at liberty, aud eff'ected ttleiresc-ape altogether. W'arren.tbughstlusitilv, an~drepeat-. edly said, lie would die before hewould lose his prisofi;fs-; 'buttthe others were too much for him. This statement was corroborated by Mlr. Whitilow, the.owner of the sugar, and several other witne-sses. Trhe prisoners,in their dlefence. declared, that the charge was false altogether, and said that Warren was drunk, and first seized Mtor- ris, mnerely because he inquired what was the matter. Sir RreesAnn Bi.R-;iE said, thlat lie could contradict, that hi'.i self, for he saw Warran bath before and aftertho examination, and hle was not draink. Gotugh protested verv vehemently that he was as innocent as a babby, and wishiedtoecall witnesses. * Sir R. Bsu,rs.-It is not my provitnceto try the case. Any wit- nesses that you imay have you can subpiesna upon the trial. I shall take care t6 have this case removed by certiorari itnto the King's Benchi, for I don't choose to send it iRto Surrey for trial at the ses- sions, lbr a particulair reason. Goughi, however, was allowed to call a -witness ; but he- was recog. nizedt as an active memnber of' the mob ; and Sir RICirARD told him lie was very likely to be Included in the indietmeist histead of being made a witness of. A gentleman residing near 'irandsworth said that Warren had made himnself very, obtioxioua to sorme of the peopie abo-at the village by his great activity, lie having been instrumenital in getting six or seven of the worst chiaracters convicted and transported.-..The pri- soners were ordered to find good bail. MItARLnOROUGr-SrTstET....lfr. Dobson, an oil-mcrchant re- siding in the Curtain-road, came to -request the AMagiatrates' ativice., He handed to tdie Mlagistrates a notice, which had jttst been served upon hiim fromi the Sessions, informinig himi that his recognizances bad been estreated in four dlifferent easeb of bail, which he had en- tered into at this office; whereas, Mlr. Dobson said, the truth Was, lie had never in his life been bail for any body. Thie trial of the initet gis the four accused persons hiaving come on at the Ssin,teparties neveraperdaa.Ar Dobson was served with the notice produiced, whichi first informied him of the use t~hat had been made of his name. IThe Alagistratee said, that it certainl was a case of great hardship upon fiIr. Dobson. but he could afford hiir no redres. No doubt, however,' upon a proper explanation of the circumstances, and on application to the Benchi, or Chairman of the Sessions, relief would be afforded him. le, shouild hatve a, warrant at any time he wiished it, anti every assistance from the office Andr-ca' 1th,me, Esq., a gentleman of genteel and fashionable ap- pearance, wvas charged withi violently;` aaabng one of thegurin of thie night, and also wvith being drunk and d9isorderly. viou l Morroe, a watchman, state-d that about 12 o'clock the pre- viungtthis gentlemnan was kicking soviolently at the door of a Iluein Lisle-street, and vociferating tha he had been robbe-d in the lostbtthe watchman v/eut to ascertaini if any thing of the kind had lapel,but they assuredI hiim that thegenVerman never had been in the house at all. The watchman thein wished him to go home, upon which Mr. Hlume instantly knocked him down, andc when he [got up, knocked Iiim down again, and so he dlid nine. rucce%sive timies, as quick as he could risc. He had just sense enough left to sEin liisratle, andI the rirst watchmnan that came to his assistance szrdtesnie fate as himself, and nieasured his length upon the ground. At length, by numbers, the gentleman was secured andi lodgedl in the watch-houtse, where the Coni'table of the Night, hearing a robbury spoken of, searched himn, andI found the gold watch, &c. anti 16 sovereigns nowi produced, whiich hieiruok charge of for the night, and the next morning Mfr. Hoime acknowledged thlat he had lst nothing, andl had not been robbed at all. Mdr. Home said, all that was alleged against him might be true or might 1Ie false, for ought lie knew of the matter. He ariived in L-on- don a few daYs ago, on hiis 'way to the Continent, and wishiiag to see Richmnond-hill, he went to that place, andi met, at the Castle Inn, where lie dined, sonic jovial souls, whio induced him to indulge too freely, so that when hc!got to London, and was set down fromn the coach, lie knewv not whetlier he was on his head or his heels. If', hiowever, lie had assaulted the watchmi-an, he was very sorry for it. Alr. ftox said the atssaiul t was sworn to and ratl-er a violent one; but as dilr. Home was, on his travels, 'peelians it would be better for hi,n to give some trifling compensation to the watclimen than to be hield to bail, as must otherwise be the case. Mlr. IIlume said thiet, for his part, lie knew not how to settle with watchmen, there being no such description of people in Aberdeen- sh.ire, where lieresides. He retired, and in a few minutes the com- plainanlts retu rned, anti said that the gentlemnan had given themi seven shMilligsIa-piece; and Mlr. Ilume, af'ter paying 5s. for intoxication, made a low bow to ttie Mlagiistrate, and wais discharged. QuE:Evs.uQtARr.-Yesterday, a young man of rather fashilonable exterior, was brought before the magistrates of this office, chargedi whi,t having been tbund secreted in a gentlemran's~ house, between the hiours of twelve and one o'clock in the morning, uzider suspicious cir- cumnxtanaes. T'pe complainant, G. Holmes, Esq., of Margaret-street, 'West. nminster, stiLted, that it was thec rule in his fammily that tIme doors shiould be closed at a certain, hour ut night. 'rhe hall-door was locked at half-past eleven o'clock, and the key dleposited in his own beeamber, by a young female, AMartha Young, the chiildren's ma.id, wh aig been brought up in the family, enjoyed a reore extensive confidence titan the other dom-nestica. Oa Sunday night, about the usual hour, Alr. and MNIrs. olmes- retired, and the por- teress, Martha, brought up the halldoor key, according to custom, laid it on thedressing-t.table, and withdrew. WhenlMr. Holmes had nearly undressedi, it .occurred to hiim thiat he had left some papers of consequence on the table in the parlour, whichi he hiad been pie. rusing after supper, and fearing that the servants might disarrange, if no, destroy them, he hastily drew on his; robe-de-chamsbre, and slippcrs,and went down stairs ; having to p ass the butler's larder, a closet off the first landing; he was alaTaisedl by tle siounld otvoldes, appareistly in eager contention. Thie tete.e-tete was continaed ; but the speakers' tones quickly assumed a softer and mnore interesting expres-ilon. lie could hear vows of eternal truth and unalterable af- fection, breathetd with an ardeancy and an eloquence that would have done hoisour to the first pleader in the court of love, whilst, on the pai t of tie other, those protestations, were received withi that shiow of refusawlwichl makes acceptance more dear. Unable to restrain his anger, Mir. lHolmes rudely forcemlthie sacred fane, and presented himn- self to tile "' consicious pair," who were no otlier than Mlartha-the confident, the immaculate Mlartha-and the prisoner now at the bar, whom Mir. Holmes never berore remiembered to liave seen. The lbrmer threw herself on her knees, and, veiled in blushes, confes,sed herself a crimiinal, yet with quivering lip besought forgiveness: whilst the latter, not less sensible of his misconduct, mutteredI some indistinct apology. At first Mlr. Holmnes proposed sendint, betli to the watchhou.4e but Mlrs. Holmes, who bv this time had risen from her bed, overruled that motion ; the weeping Al artila was taken charge of by her iiitate-ss, whilst the enamonred cavalier wvas tra-ns. f'erred to the surveillan,ce of the niighit constable. Mlartlha, the lheroine of thia romanitic adventure, was then viro- duiced in corroboratioin of the above. After a prefitre of sobbing. intermingled withi apologies, she atinlitted that it was all true, thii young genitleimani was hei sm-ethearl, and she would be bound would do no aret to nio gentleman's house. "1 Indleed, indeed, your WVor- ship CcontiiiuedM Aartha), if yosi oiily ktsow'd hiin as long and as well as I'do, you'd say yourselves 'he was a most proper airnless oung mn.". he then stated, thiat it wris nothy the hsahl.door that ?ecmnein,batthrugha window which o rneuc' fromi the roomn in whic thy wee dscovered to the yard at ti.e rear. Shielock-ed the ooo sae a usal;but, as *' Lovii laughis at locksmiths," he gal. lanly eald te alls, and clambered over the wash-house roof, in dcfisic o sunry spi~kes,~ tentcr.hooks, broken glass, man-traps1, sprng-uns &e fo ti sle purpose of enjoying his dear Mlarthal's sociey fo ene lithour. Sheconcluded by-say,ing, that though she was atigry withi him for so bold ain enterprise, yet he would not go away ; and as lie possessetd a great spirit, she wvas fearful of refusing to stamy withi hint for a fess minttes:. ThIis statemnent gained implicit credtence, fromn the aitlessnes of its delivery. Tue young troubadour wa-s then calledI on for his dlefence, and, withi the chivalrousgallantry of' a true lover, lie put in an unqualt- ldplea of guiilty, urging, in nmitigation of dansages, that beitig at tie momrent entirely under the dominiion of love.-the sovereign des. P-thtwasall hiearts,fo, prince to peasant-his better reason lia dsete Iir: ;bu le egedto assuretei worshiipsanth complainant, that lie was5 actuatedneither by disihonest nor yet dltsho- nourable views. Mlartha wus aservant, it was true; but he loved her not the less on that account. His own family, who were wealthy sard respectable, wouldi oppose such a connexion ; but as lie felt hiim- fself indlependent ofthiem he regarded not their opposition. AMr. Holmes said that ile believed the young yman was mnore foolish than criminal, and having mamle some inqutiries concerning his fa- inily, he found the statemaenU, were quiite correct. As it was tolerably lclar that thiere waLs no dlishonest, and he trusted, no itnproper ob- ject contLemplated, he (Mr. Holmes) ?iad no wislh to press the case any further. kle would accept his apology, -Jiowever, only on these termis-.namnely, that lie would forth Witl p edge nmself to the Ma-. gistrates not to intrude agaix on any rmetisr of Ils (Mlr. Holines's) establishment, undler any ples, however seductive the attraction. I'lie lagistratas acquifesed, the pledge given, without a solitary exception even for M.artha's brighit eyes, anti the case was dismuissed after exciting much merrintenet to somec-much sadness to others. HATTON.cGA1tD.Ew.-Yestertdayaan exqtisiate of superior aPpear- ance, nanied William Wood, of' f(ing's-road, Chelsea, was brought up from Satffron.hlill watclihiouse, chiarged withi outrageousgly assult.. ing thee wachmenon Suday mrninglast. Thechage,on ein red fom hewatch.beook, excited mnuch Johin C)rbett, a watc:iman, stated, that about one o'cloeck on Sun.- day ornng he risomerwascomiiginto Holborn, out of Ely. plae2 ntoicaed,andbehvin inshemost rioitous mianner. On adviinghimeiter t reurnto heiouse fromn whence he had coin or o hme pacebly,he oclied"Oing eithier, but kept pasingsuc rpasili thouh te gte,codmtuctingimself so vuo.. .ent., ilat at len tft witHCs; cdeav-oured tO t-0 i o h ac louase. lie was, however, knocked down, anti so severely kicked in he bo by tie pisoner, that he is et present under medical treat. meat. On his calling tohisbrethren fqr assistance, the little Heremles seized one of them by the throat, knocked himn down, and would cer- tainly have strangleei'him but for the timely assistance of a posie tosninitafue of constables, who with difficulty securect him. he prsoner who during this statement aniused himself with twirlng about nus white hlt, and exhibiting himself in a variety of graceful attitudes, when aslked by the Magistrate what he was, re- plie, with a great air of dignity, " A gentlemsna, Sir."-" No doubt," observed the Mla istrate, "yourconductproves that." This remark brought the "gentleman's" tone down many- de gTees, andc accordingly he beggedj his v'orship's perusaissiori t.kti the inatter with the watchmen. settl Tile Alagistrate observed, that such an aggravated csme ouglt not tO g0 unpunished; but as lie expressed so much contrition,- hewoutd not.refuse his request, The defendant then.withdrew to at friend's housre in C61Ikst street, to procure the proper remuneration for the watchmen, he lav- ing undertaken to pay all the esipenses for medical advice for -th watchman Corbett, who is very-6e0164sly injuredl. About 11 o'clock last njigt,j afire -broke out ou the -remise% of Air. Ikll, miThnery witehddse Geat Di'ii4 lane. From tbeactivityortlieafiieder,.and a ?ooa spd of t it was got under by a little aer 12, *itholit doink muc *o the surroanding houses. There vwere 2ny permons iatligjwizso,at the timc; tivo mcn jumped froia window into tb& trete and we 1egrettb Ieani that one of th0rn.vwas v reriou. iiji2kd od win - ixnmediatelycozweyed to the hcsnitl. We hay Ii6ibed gF,Vn,YoJe,r accident. Mr. Blackall's hoiune receive cdeoniiderble daniage. Ir POLICE.