Police.
The Times, 1824-10-14T00:00:00

* M.AirsboVlr4!Ous..-Jhu Patti4iss, who had beets once a cor. poral in tbe service of His Majesty George Ill., and served in the Peninsular war, was broyht before the Lose -5,MAyout, Charged with baving assaulted hits andlordl, Mlr. Lobley, of Thompson's. court, in breaich of thie peace and in defiance of the articles of war. The Corporal, upon being put to the bar, presented a mhost woful appearailce, thje flesh round both hi3 eyea being eomipletely black, and one of them being elose utp in a frighitful maniner. Mir. Lobley said, that the corporal not having been regular in his payments of rent, it was found necessary, to expostulatc with him particularly, as he managed to give expensive entertainments. The military mo-de of disposing of the debt was adopted by the corporal: he thought it insolent in hi% landlord to make the demuand, encou- raged hisopny to indulge themselves with as much noise as pos- sible, an ialy, strack and kicked the man in whose house he was sheltered. A friend of the landlord said the corporal had on the occasion resorted to a very singular moate of fighting not known in the mo.. dern art of war. He threw himself on his back, and used his feet as well as his hands, very rmach to the injutry of the landlord, and it was really wonderful to seeo whatuse he made of -his four limnbs at the same time. The Coyrpral said, that he hadl never in) the wbole couirse of his militar life been so badly treated. He had been at Saragosa, Badajoz, and othier dangerous plaees. He had, won many honour. and survived 'em ; but never did he see such terrible blades In his life as the villains that attacked hiim. He was never so niuch muti.. lated, cut, and haceked, and carved, as he was by the vagrants that his landlord hadl for friends. He then pointed to his face, and said -"1 Look at that, miy noble Lord, thiere's a face for yoo.-.there's what you can't call a face, Why, 'tis worse than all my wounds." He continued to addressi the Lord Mlayor im the most extraor- dillr train of misapplied wvords, And was content to submit it to Hisi Moajesty, or any other noblemani, or subject of the realmn, whethner he would have foughit on his bec'k, if he had not been first kniocked flat. A femnale who visited him stated that the lansdlord badl acted Itungenteel" in walking into Air. i'attison's apartments upinviWe, accompanied by reveral sweeps, and other persons, whose dregs was not fit to be seen by the company. But MVr. ~Pattison thought not so much of this intrusion, am hre did of the conduct of the landlord in talking of a shabby debt before-the guests. After some words, Mr. Pattison instead of sitriking a blow, was actually tossed out of the window, whiich he did net like by any means, and thierefore he began to fight on his back. The landlord said the last wvitness's word was not to be taken, as she happened to he a little druak, at the time of the row. The witness shook her head, andlooked severely at the complain. ant. She said she scorned the irmputation : no swore than one ylea of gin had gone round, and she and Mr. Pattison had just finished a country dance when the gentlemen ef the other party disturbed tlhem. A number of persons were ready to swear that both stories were true, but the LoiaD MA,yott confiessed his inability to decide upon the merits of the case, supported as it was by reputable swearing upon both sides. It appe-ared to him, however, that the corporal hadi at all events suffered most, whoever began the fight: and under suich circumstances, and consqidering the intrusion he had been sub. jected to, and the "scape of the complainant from all damage, it weould be too hard to c-all upon him to find bail. The landlord said hie would forgve the assault and the debt, if the co7oral would go away from him for ever. Merchant of respectability, who is a magistrate of an adjoining county, charged anothergentleman, who, we believe, fs also a me-r- chant in the city, wvith an assault. The mnagi?traste said that the defendant had made it a practice, for some time past, to I1llow him thiroughi the streets, and apply the most opprobrious epithets to him. The complainiant had been compelled to bring the matter before a magzistrate on a former occasion, and the defendant was obIiged to enter into suretics to keep the peace, but thisu obligationL wan dis- regarded, and he was guilty of a relpetition of the offensive conduct; which would have occasioned a forfeiture of the bail if it had been thiought ntecessary to proceed ta extremities. ThecDefendant.-.ilf I hve committed brec=hesof thepeace sub. scquaentlv, which I deny, whv did vou -not -proceed against the baill? The Magistrate.-.Because Iwoufdrnot take such an advantage, or do any thing to hurt your bail, whom I knew to he worthy mnen, and who became hall from honouirable motives. The comiplainant added, that the defendant had followed him in the street, called him a scoundrel, and behaved in other respects in such a manner as di.. rectly tended to provoke aseriouisbreach of thepeace. Apprehend- ing further provocation of this nature, as well as personaLl attacks, he now thought it necessary to cail upon the Lord Mfayor to bind the defendant over in additionial securities to keep the peace. The defendant admitted that he had followed and called the coin- plainant a scoundrel, which epithet was not an assault or breach of the peace Vhe LeORD MAYORL said, that suchi an act had the strongest tendency to provoke a breach of the peace, anid wouild warrant him in calling upon the defendant to find sureties. The defendant doubted wvhether the word scoundrel, when properly applied, as in this instance, had any tendency to cause a breach of the peace. The Loien Mkyou. said, hebelitvedl thiegeneral impuldse, when a man wasi called a scoundrel, was to resent it at the moment in a summary way..-a blow was, he thought, the usual and the natural reply. The defendant said he would not strike, if he thought he deserved the nam-e lie had applied to the complainant. The LO'RDn MAvAoR-" I never yt met with a man who thoughit he deserved to he calle a scou)ndrYel. The defendant then said, that the assault vras provoked by the cornplaining magistrate, who sneered and looked at him in the most provoking manner. Thiis, withi his former conduct, was more than any man could bear. It was true that he (defendant) had invited himn to hisi table, but althtough the complainant was a married r.an, and had a family, he took advanta~ge of' the introduction, to intrude most improperly afterwards, and disturb the peace of his friend. The LORD MAYOR here interrupted tho defendant, who was be- comng loqentin he escIpton fbis wrongs, and asked himn why,whe th fats wre dmited hecouild think of enteri*g into a histry f etranouscirumstnce? Wy expose publicly matters The efedan sad h wihedto howthat he had properly used The Loani MAYOnI said, hie Could not enter into such a question. It was a transaction with which he had nothing to do as a magistrate. The defendant said the case 'must come before the public, as he had brought an action against the complainant, whom he should then prove by abundant evideiice to have acted as a scoundrel. The magistrate treated this assertion with contempt, and said he would defend the action. In the mnean time the defendant must be held to bail. Hie then swore that be apprehended personal violence from the defendant, and that he did not swear this from malice or ill-will, but for self-preservatiea. The defendant was then ordered to find sureties to keep the peace, and his friends being in nttendaneze, he was soon liberated. The interruption given by the Lord Mlayor was a check upon the Iiistory of a young lady of great personal attractions, who caught the eye of the magistrate, and made him forget some of his moral obli. ganions. G3i3aLnHALL..-A deenAt and very intelligent-lookting young man, namerd Jolun Wright, wliose firiends arte said to be very respectable in the city of Chester, but who is himnself only a sort of porter, or cellarroian, in the employ of Mr. Hayn, wine and spirit-mnerchant, No. 1, Fleet-market, was charged yesterday before tlte sitting Ma- gistrate, Mr. Alderman AT5IrIS, With embezzling money received on accounit of his miaster. The piritsoner hadl been sent on Satutrday, the 2d of October, With a keg of Dantsic spruce to Mir. Ransom's, Crooked Billet public. house, Ratcliffie-high way. A bill was sent with it for 19s., which Mr. Razisom paid biun, observing, at the saine time that he had or- dered two kegs, atnd the prisoner promised to bring lhe other on the Monday. Otthis8return hoec,he mentioned about the second keg to his master, telling hlim at the same time that Mr. Ransomn had not paidl for the one delivered. On the Mlondayhe was sert with the se- con~d keg,andlwith the bill and receiptfor the two. The bill, how- ever, lie never delivered to Mr. Ransom, saving he had come withoiut it; and on receiving the 19s. fbr tbe'secend keg, he al- tered the first bill by putting " II." before the 19~s., and altering the figure "19" into an " 8," so as to make it serve for a bill arrid tee ipt for both the kegs. On hiis return home the second time, he brocught back the bill, saying AMr. Ransomi was out. As the publican was always in the h,bit of paying ready money, Wrighit was sent again oni TIhursday for the amount. 1-le, however, never returned that night, but in the morning his mnazter received a. well-written letter from him, in whiich he confessed baying received the money, begged his forgiveness, entreating to be continued in his service, whien he wouldl work out the amount. Mr. Hayn hiumanely wrote hfin word to call upon him, and if he could convince himi that he was not en-. tirely depraved, and could give aniy satisfactory account why he had been induced to embezzle the money, he might be prevailed apon to forqive Ihim. 'I he prisoner, relying upon his master's humanity, and probably atill more upon hits own address, ventured upon this interview ; hut being unable to assign even a plea of distress for his misconduct, and having no other reason to urge for his mahter's forgiveness but that he hiad on a former occasion forgiven a erson who had forged upon him for 121., and that his (lVright'8) offence was of a much smaller amount, Alr. Hlayn sent for an offleer and gave him in custocdy. 'rhe letter addressied by the prisoner to his master was handed to the Alderman,who,orx readingit,observed..`. Thiis is a very well writ.. ten letter ; it is evident fromi it that the prisoner is a very shrewd and intelligent young mian, of good judginent, but withouit discretion. W i tf h Tis good sense, as he ha-s never beeni so nighi the threshold of Newgate before. this may be a lesion to hiti,~ but I cannot let a clevci fellow like this loose upon the public. It you will take him back into your service, let it be so; if not, having, lost his chiaracter, he would soon be here again, and I mutst comnrait hires *t once." Mir. Ilayn, after somne consideration theL prisoner being put back for a while, retuirned and aaid, "1Indeed I dare not take him again into mny employ: he has far too muchi low ciMning for me to be always on imy guard against." AiSr. Aldermani ATaiNs.-Then I must commit. him. The prisoner was accordingly sent for trial. BOIV-STREET.-Yeeterday a respectably dressed young man, who stated his name to be Phelps, was brought up by Taunton, jun., charged with being concerned in stealing a gold snufF'-box, the property of hlanuel Rodriguez, an ex-captain in the Spanish Con. stitutional army, and a friend of General Quiroga. The prosecutor stated, through the mcdium of a voung gentleman acquainted with the Spanish language, who hapl;ened tobe in the office, that he came to this country about seven months agO from Cadih, and hiaving money at that time, he employed an interpreter, who in the course of their walksabout London, took hin tea public- house called the Cock, in Mlilk-street, Haymarket, where he was in- troduced to the prisoner, wlho had resided in Spain for several years and spoke the language of' that and other countries fluently, ant they became acquainted. A short time ago, the prosecutor had oc. casion to dispose of his gold snuff-box, and he communicated his intention to the prisoner, observing that he would sell it for 151. The prisoner said immediately that he could procure acustonier for the box and took it away with hini, but after keeping it a day or two, he said he had not been able to dispose of it in the quarter he expect- ed, but he hsd an intimate acquaintance, who was valet toa gentleman residing at Alolloy's Hlotel, Bond-street, and that gentlewnn he knew woald purchase the box. On Alonday morning last, the pri- soner met the prosecutor by appointmenit, ald the latter brought with him a shoemaker of his acquaintance. As they were walking to Molloy's Hotel, they met a very smartly dressed young mnan, who accosted the prisoner, and the latter introduced him as his piarnicular friend, the geiiileinan's valet. The valet seemed to uaderetand their business, and observed that his mzaster was then at breakfast, and if they wouhd step into.a neighbouring public-bouse, he would cime to them spe:edily. They did so, and he came in a few minutes, and requested to have the box so show to his Mnater. The unsus- pecting Spaniard readily gave the box, and the supposed valet 2elst away woith it. In six or geven ninutes, the shoemaker Ialso walked out, leaving the ~lrisoner and the prosecutor n earneat conYersation, and' in legs than ten minutes more the prisoner himself departed. 'The prosecutor, conceiving that they would all r-eturn, sat very patiently for about half an hour, when he began to tect uncomfortable, and wo&ld have made known his anxiety to the people of the public-house, but unfortunately he was unable- toutter a word in English. Hour afterhour passed away, and he remained there, occasionLly endeavouring to make his los unu. derstood, but in vain. He at length left the house; and gave informn. tinn to the police at this office, with a description of the persona of tbe offenders, in consequence of which Taunton apprehended the pri soner at a public-house, near the JHamarket. on Tuesday night. When he naw the prosecutor, and was questioned by himn, he said that the box was sold, and had been broken up. The prisoner, in ansvaer to the charge, made so lame a defence, that the Magistrate said there could be no doubt whetever, even taking his own showving, that he was in collusion with the others to rob this unfortunate gentleman of his property. It was a base and cruel transaction, to deprive a foreigner, a strauger in thbe land, and Ignorant of the language, of that which perhaps to him W85 of reat consequence.. No pains should be spared to bring the whole of the parties to justice.-The prisoner was remanded until Tuesday next. William Claridge, the driver of a Kew-bridge and Brentford coach, was brought up, charged with assaultin, and behaving inso- lently to Mr. Nicholas Harris Nicolas, a gentlemar residing in the neigbourhood of the above-mentioned places. Mr. Nicolas stated, that he and his wife were going home the other day, and seeing a coach standing in Piccadilly with " Brent- ford and Kew-bridge" written upon it, they got up; a man who was attending upon the coach telling them that the fare was Is. 6d. each. After being detained an hour and twenty-five minutes in Piccadilly, they started and a short distance down the road they were stopped by a lady, who had some luggage with her, and who asked if thc coach went to Btentford, to which the defendant, who was the driver, repliedin the affirmative. When the coach arrived at Rew-bridge however, the defendan-t said he was going no fur- ther, and thattbelady ana thel ggage must quit the coach together. The complainant, seeing the lady alone. ventured to remonstrate, upon which the defendant insolently said " You mind your own busi- ness-take care of that 'ere woman what's with you-that's enough for you." The complainant asked how the lady was to get hler luggage home? and the reply was " How she ean-mind vour own woman, I tell voti." The complainant at length of*ered three shillings for the fare of himself and Al rs. Nicolas, hut the defendant refused to take ir, and said lie must have another shilling. The complainant urged the agreement with the cad, but the defend- ant refused to take less than 4s., placed himself breast to breast against Mr. Nicolas, abused him most grossly, and at length seized him by the collar. MIr. Nicolas pushed him awav, and he then at- tempted to puU off his coat, and said, " I will have an up-and- dowrn with you any how, my covey." Complainant, at the impor- tunity of his wife, who was alarmed, paid the other shilling and de- parted.-The defendant denied the charge. hMr. HALI.S, with some remarks oil the defendant's conduct, fined him 40s., and 89. costs. MIARLBoRouGit-SThRET.-Yesterday Mr. Thomas Poole, a harp.makerz residing in Northumberland street, Strand, was brought before Mlr. bER.st the Sitting magistrate, by one of the officers of the King's Bench prison, in consequence of a warrant lodged against him with the Marshal, by WVales, one of the oflicers of tbis establish. ment. It appeared, by the statement of W'ales, that some time ago a gen- tleman of the name of Knyvett, a professor of ma sic, bad intrusted Air. Poole with a valuable harp to be repaired; but a considerable time having elapsed without the harp being returned, MIr. Knyvett in vain made several applications ugon the subject, and at last he discovered that Mir. Poole had pawned the harp with Air. Lawton, a pawnbrokier in Leicester-square. Air. Knyvett then obtained this warrant against AIr. Poole; but bv this time Alr. Poole had been arrested for debt, and was couifined 'in the Kinp's Bencl wrison; and consequently the warrant was lodged in the hands of the Mar- shal, to prevent the discharge of MIr. Poole until Air. Knyvett's complatnt against him for illegally pawning the harp should be eard. Ir. Knyvect next applied to Mr. ILawton, the pawn- broker, to have his harp restored, which had been thus unlawfully disposed of; but Mrr. ILawton refused to give it up, unless the money he had advanced on it should be repaid him. dIr. Knyve't, anxioua to get possestion of his harp before this sub*ect could be decided in a courtof law, paid Mr. "awton the sumn, with interest, that had been advanced to Mr. Poole, and took away his harp; but had since cam. menced an action oftrever against Mr. Lawton, the pawnbroker, for the sum which he hdpaidto redeem the harp. Mir. Poole. having since settled the debts for which he had been confined in the King's Bench, was discharged as to them; but the Alarshal sent him up to this office, upon the warrant lodge(d in his hands by Wales. The Magistrate inquired if Mr. Knyvett, or any person on his behalf, was in attendance. The officer said, there was not any person on the part of Sr. Knyvett present, and that gentleman himself was at this time on the continent. The AMagistrate said, that in that case Mr. Poole must be dis- clarged, which was accordingly done, as regarded MIr. Knyveit's complaint; but just at this momnent, Mr. klawes, of the Argyll- rooms, the musical composer, entered the offlee, and said, that hear- ing that Mr. Poole was in custody upon this charge of MAr. Knv- vett's, he came to the office to prefer a charge of a similar nature, so far at lea-t as his having given AMr. Poole a valuable harp to have repaired, which he had never since got returned, and which he sup- posed had shared the fate of AIr. Knyvett's harp-gone to the pawn- broker's, although he (dlr. Hawes) had not been able to trace it out. MIr. PoAle said, that it was true he received Mr. Hawes's harp; but he had not disposee of it, as was imagined. The fact was, that he had thehsarp still safe in his possession, and he was ready to de- liver it up to Ir. lawes. Mr. l{awes said, that all he wanted was to have his harp re. stored to him; and on Mr. Poole's undertaking, before the Ala- gistrate, to do this, he was discharged. Joht Mo gat, a miserable-looking poor creature, was charged with having practised the following ingenious fraud upon the officers of St. George'E parish:- One of the overseers stated, that the prisoner, who does not be- long to their parish at all, but was what they rall a casual pauper, camne and applied to the overseers for some relief, as lie was in a starving state; and aii order was immediately given him to take to the workhouse, to get some refreshmlent. Before, however, he went to the workhouse with the order, he contrived to alter it, bv adding, after the word refreshment, " and a shilling ;" so that he received both, thereby defrauding the parish of one shilling. The order was here produced, as altered by the prisoner. The prisoner in his ,aetence, said that he certainly had altered the ticket b hut hie did so because he was in the utmost distress, and had not a farthling to g~et a bed for the night. The MElagistrate said, that nothing could justify the practising such a fraud UpOIt tte parish, and he must take the consequences of s o improper an act. The prisoner was then ordered to find bail to answer for the fraud at the sessions; and, in default of bail, lie was committed to prison. AIARYLE30OyE OrricE.-The investigation into the clarge preferred by a cotiatable of the name of Duncan, against Air. Kittle- booter, of being disorderJy, and assaulting him, in Nassaui-street, was yesterday resumed. lt may be reniembered, that we stated in our yesterday's publication, the determination of the magistrate to investigate the affair strictly, with a view to whichi the case was postponed, in order to obtain the attendance of other witnesses. From the evidence of these persons, it appeared, that Air. Kittle- boater and two friends were standing, at half-past 10 o'clock in the eventug, canversing, in Nassau-street, wkhen an inhabitant, of the nameofWi'.lis, came up, and rudelv interfered with them. This gave rise to words. and five or six persons collected roand thern in consequence, and at this time Duncan coming up, desired them to disperse, telling them he was a constable. The defendant refused, unless he would stow his staff, which Duncan declined doing, but seized hold of him by the collar, and said he would take hirn to the watchhouse, and in so doing was struck bv the defendant. Mr. GRst'FlTrSs ebsetved, that there was no ground for the counter-charge made against the constable, whose conduct from what then appeared was perfectly correct. He should, under the cir- cumstances, discharge the defendant on his paying the fees. The constable then stated, that since coming to the office that morning, ha had learnt that thle person who bailed the defendant had given a wrong name and address. On investigation, this charge proved to be unfounded, and the constable was admonished by the worthy Magistrate for having preferred the accusation without having first made diligent inquiries as to its probable truth. Ua-M N.}HALL.-Yesterday a rather pretty-looking wornan,named Anne Nornan, together with a labouring man, named Thstmas Wilds, were put to the bar, charged by the husband of the female defendant with having assaulted him, under the following circum- stances : John Norman stated, that he is a labouring man, resident at Brixton; and having been some time out of ernployment, lie left home the middle oF last week, in order to seek work elsewhere, telling his wife not to make herself uneasy, if he stopped away for a fortnight, but at all events he should be absent for at least a week. He did go from honae, but returned rather unexpectedlyon Sunday evening to Brixton, and on entering the village lse observed a man, accompanied by a female, who very much resembled his wife in her gait. They were walking together in an unfrequented place; lie, however, did not inttrrupt them, being determined to have ocular demonstration, " for," added he, " I heard that all was not right sootl after leaving home." He accordingly followed the couple, and saw them enter his dwelling. "N Now," said he, " I was convinced of the truth of the reports of the infidelity of my wife, and made up my mind not to be too rash and hasty in the busi- ness of surprisiing them together." He walked off to an adjoining hedge, and cut a good thick stick, for the purpose of giving his wile, and whoever nmiglit be with her, a sound drubbing; atnd returned to the house, the outer door of which was on the latch. He entered, and on trying his awn room-door, found it fast; be made some noise with the bolt, and presently he beard a confusion within, and whitsi peringe. He called oat, " Open the door!" but no voice answered. -" Anne, I say, open the door !" stll all was silent. " I then," said the complainaAnt, " put my shoulder to the door, barst it open, and there I saw m?y wife and MIr. Tom Wild.s stark-nked, just having risen from the bed. I ran at WYilds witll the stick, but my wife closed with mse, and held me so tightly, that slie prevented me from using the stick, and gave the defendart an o ortunity of mIn- hing out into the road, naked as he was." He a ded, that he re- ceived a blow from Mrilds just as he was quittitig thie room, and he I (complainant) had his faithless wifc and her *.an brought before his worship, to have theti dealt with according to their deserts. The wife, in her defence, declared, that Wilds had not been to bed with her; the fact was, her husband was of that jealous turn, that any little civility exercised towards her by any other man than himself was sure to excite in his mind the usual symptoms of that passion. " In short," said she, "' your worship, I carinot, nor will not, live with him any longer: he not only leaves me for a week, and sometimes for a fortniglht at a streteh, but what is worse, he does not leave a shilling for my support in his absence." The complainant denied this, and declared tliat lio worked! like a horse when he could get it to do, for lier support. With regard to what slie had stated about his being a .jealous man, and aU that, he believed he was like the generality of eten in that respect, and if lie bad notgood and substantial reasons for being so, tIhen, added he, I have P.one, for surely seeing is believing." TheWife.-" He tellIa falseliood when he asserts lIlr.Wilds took I his p lac in bed M Air. Wilds, I say again, is a very decent man, and would not be guiltyof any thing improper; lieonly came to thelhouse that night to ask mue how I did." Wilds here endeavoured to confirm what slic stated, and added, that as he knew the complainant often left his wife destitute for a length of time, he went there torenderhera littleassistance. The tale related by Mtr. Norman was all nonsense. Blithnman, one of the turnkeys of Brixton, said, that he heard the noise as he was passing the edinplalnant's house on the night mentioned, and presently at5terwards saw ilds run out of the pas- sage naked into the street. It was notorious in the neighbourhood that in the absence of the conmplainant, Wilds a1vys did the&iV dutes; for he wes tc be seen going into htr.henae every nigbt, an comingoutin the Morning. The Magistrate observed, that all he had to do was with the as- sault, and there wae not the shadow oF' proof tk&t any had been committed on either side. 'i If," said the MWagistrate to the com- plainant, "you had beaten him, he certairy richly deserved It; but all I can do for you is to advise a separation." The parties then left the ofice. .pGLICIk.