Police.
The Times, 1824-10-22T00:00:00

BOW-STREET.-In the night of last Saturday se'nniglit a burg- lary, remarkable atonce for its ingenuity and daring, was committed at Serle's coffee-house, Carey.rtrect, Lincoln's-inn-fields. On Sun- day morning, when the iumates of the house arose, thc chest in which Mr. Moors, the proprietor, always kept his plate, and which was deposited over night in a bedroom on the attic story, in which his I lptincipal waiter slept, was found in the coffec-room bdlow, stripped of itu contents. This, of course, led to an immediate inspection of the premises. and it was found that some thieves had got into the area of the house, and having bored a hole in the kitchen-door, near the bolt, they contrived to put a small wire tl,rougl, the end of which was ingeniously twisted, so as to catch the knob of the bolt and enable those outside to draw it back. The thieves theni, it is conjectured, (for no other part of the house was found disturbed in any way), proceeded straight to the top of the house, and into the room where the plate chest was (lepo- sited. Here slept four persons, occupying two beds, between which the thieves most have passed to get at the chest. So silently and skilfully, however, did they nerform their work of robbery, that not one of the four persons awoAre. The box was covered with the head waiter's clothes, but the thieves, it seems, knew too well where to lay their hands upon tbe prize, for they took the box with the clothies as they found them down to the coffee-room, where thev took out the plate and packed it up, having separated some platesd articles, which they left behind,with the boxand the waiter'r clothes. Theyleft the heuse by the door at which they entered. The value of the plate stolen was anout 1301. or 1401. Air. Mloors applied immediately to Perrys parryofpolice, and Baker and Gardner, two of the patrol, with Mr. Mtoors, commenced an active inquiry. There could be iuo doubt, from the circumstartces of the robbery, that it was planned by some persons very well acquainted with the premises ; and in the course of the inquiry they learned that George Stevens, who then lived in the house as porter, lhad for several nights previous to the burglar7 been drinking and playing at bagatelle at a low public- house in the neighbourhood; with a young man of the name of Lintot, and two or three notorioua housebreakers. This Lintot was once porter to Mlr. Moors, who discharged him two years ago for dithonesty; and at the time that lie lived at the house, it was lils uask every night, at the lose of business, to take the plate up to the room before-mentioned, and deposit it in the chest. It was thought, upon a narrow inspection of the wire which was left behind, and ot the situation of the bolt in relation to the gimlet-hole, that, inge- iously as the wire was constructed, the bolt could scarcely have been drawn without the lhelping hand of some one inside. Under all the circumstatnces, a strong suspicion attached to Stevens and Lin. tot, and the former was immediately apprehended, and hls under- goneseveral examinations before Sir R. Bl atetat ths office. Search was made tor Lintot, and it was ascertained Lhat he had suddenly quitted his lodgings, and was gone into thc country. Mlr. iioors, with great trouble traced him to Birmningham, where, however lie failed in is efforts to find himz, and return- ed to London. On Wednesday morning inquiry was made at Lintot's lodgings, and soeue one in the house said he was still in the country, and that a letter had been received from him that morning. Unfortunately, however, for tie truth of this informa- tion, it was ascertained that he was in London. and he was appre- hended by the patrol on Wednesday eveining. -Hp was dressed very smartly, all lils apparel being entirely new. At his examination yesterday, Mr. DI oors said he had no doubt, from the circumstances mentiened above, and other information he had received, that Lintot was concerned in the robbery, though he was not now prepared with evidence. He liad very good reason to believe that the prisoner conveyed the plate to Birmingham, and dieposed of it. the prisonier, w*hile at the bar, behaved wi th ext reme levityv and im- pudence;* and utpon its being rem;arked that he was suspected of being wh,,t is called the pn'ter.np (the person planning) of the robbery, 'he laughed heartily.-He was commnitted for further examination. Stevens was brought up, but not suffered to see the other prisoner, and Sir R. BeaniE also remanded hims, with orders that they should be kept separate. MAAYLEnosE-oycericE._The shopmani of Mir. Bayliss, pawn- broker, of (Ureat John-street, Portland-place, appeared on a sum- mons caling on him to make compensation for tiie injury done to a cost pawned with him, by the rarages of the moths. The complainant produced the coat, which was eaten away in a va- riety of places. TIhe shopman stated, that they had alreadv offered to get the CoRt repaired, anil to give him a few shillings in addition, as a comnpensa- tio11, wyhich he had declined taking, but which lie trusted tle ma- gistrate would deem a sufficient recompense, when it was considered that the injury was of that kind which it was impassible for them to guard against. The lagistrate remarked, that the sessions had already decided the liability of pawnbrokers to compensate in full for injuries of this kind, and after some discussion as to the amount of damage, order- ed 17s. 6d. to bepaid to the man, in satisfaction for the injury the coat had sustained. QUEsEXsSQUAnE.-Yesterday George Barnard was charged with conmmitting an indecent assault on Richard Green, a private in the 7th Hussars. It may be as well to state,in limine, that during the last 12 months a number of persons have been charged at this office by soldiers witl ottences of a similar nature, whichi have ultimately turned Gut to be entirely unfounded, and to have been made oely for the purpoSe of extorting money. In the present case, the prosecutor stated that he was going towards Knightsbridge, and fell in with the prisoner, who committed the assault in question, and at Kensington lie gave the prisoner in charge to a watchman. Richard Badd, a watehmon of Kensington, stated, that at half- past one o'clock that morning, he miet the prisoner and the soldier walking arm-in-arm in Kensington-gore. The prisoner said to the soldier, *- You can now find your way horne." The soldier after- wards ordered witness to take the prisoner into custody, but gave no specific charge, and the soldier, as well as the prisoner, burst into a fit of laughter; on which vitness asked tlhe soldier if he was serious. Hle said he was * and they alltiree then walked to the watchhouse, a distance of about a quarter of a niile* but the soldierdid not state the nature of the offen ce at that time. On1 their arrival at the watchhouse, the soldier charged the prisoner with committing a most unmanly assault upon him. The prisoner made the must vehemnent protestations of his inno- ence, and expressed his utmnost abhorrence of suchl conduct as was impatedto him. The Mlag*strate asked the soldier wvhere the first assault was com- iitted? He said it was near the dean vwall at Knightsbridge. The Alagistrate sait4 his conduct was most abomninable in walk- ing with the prisoner familiarly arni in arm from Knightsbridge to Kensington, before he gave hint in charge, and he could not credis the xtory he had told. The . agistrate told the watchman he ought to have demanded the nature of the charge before lie took the prisoner into custody; and after some farther remarks on the conduct of the soldier, the prisoner was discharged. LAMsAETS-STRsEET.-Yesterday iMrs. Westman, a respectable- looking woman, applied to the sitting Alagistrate, Sir D. WIL- LrAMS, to obtain a discharge for her husaband, who was committed to Clerkenwell prison on M4onday last from this office, in default of bail upon a charge of having committed a violent. assault on her. 1Mis Worship asked Mrs. Westman if she had not more tban once before made similar requests ? Mrs. Westinan said this was the third time. His Worship then remarked, that while she continued to be so indulgent to so unwvorthy an object, shci might expect nothing but Ill-treatnient from him. AMrs. Westmian said that shehada stffered so rnuch heretofore from his ill.usage, thlat at this time shc came to a resolution to Iet him serve out his time in prison' " but," said she, " this morning I re- ceived a letter of contrition from my poor dear man, and am deter- mined at any risk, or let what will be the consequence, to release him." Here she handed the letter to the magistrate. The folloving is a verbati,n copy :- " My dear wife-Due for Gord sake come and lett me out this time, and I will take my outh before the Mlagrast that I will bt better then ever to yow. 1 have io money, nore tobaco, and I have foundt a lice on my shirt this nmorning. ake pitty on your hus. band this time." His Woiship, who with aIl his gravity could not restrain his risi. ble faculties duringthe reading of the above, immnediately signed ar order for bix rcleasw,ar,d A1r. We6tmanleftrbe office in high spirits. POLICE.