Police.
The Times, 1824-05-15T00:00:00

GUILDHAtt.-A veryrespectable-lool-ing young vroman, about 24 years of age, named Jfrar? herar, who in a fit of despair had attempted to throw herself into the river, about two o'clock on Thurs- day morning, but was providentiaUy observed and prevented by the watchman of Blackfriars-bridge, at the very moment she was going to commit the rash act, was brought up yesterday before Mr. Alder- man ANSLEY. She had, it appeared, been living in service with a respectable fa- mily in Chancery-lane, tiU about a month ago, when a sweling of some sort arising upon one of her fingers, she went home to her parents, arespectable hard-working coupleresiding in theneighbaur- hood of Battle bridge, for the purpose of surgical aid; she remained at home only for about a week, when her hand having got well, she left, as her parents supposed, to return to her place- During the short interval however, that she had been at home, a fellow of the name of Blakee, a shoe-maker, livinig in Gray's-inn-lane, intro- duced himself to her, and succeeded so far in her affections as to in- duce her, instead of returning to her place, to carry her boxes to a lodging he had provided for her in aldwin's-g-ardens. He soon ceased his attentions to her, and in her dread of returning to her parents, and her horror at going upon the ton n, she came to the desperate resolution of destroying herself. The cir cumstance of her not having retumed to Iber place had soon become known to her parents, who had received her quarter's wages and taken possession of the clothes she had left there; but they had heard no tidings -whatever of the girl herself until they learnt her melan- choly hiswry from the officer whom the magistrate had despatched to request their attendance- The feelings which were likely to have arisen in parents at the discovery of a los, child, and under such nearly fatal drcumstances, seemed to be absorbed in the apprehension of the burden their daughter might prove to them, for on the Alderman's propesing to restore her to them, expressing at the same time his confidence that she would conduct herself with propriety in future, the father re- plied that he was only a labouring man, that he could nor keep her at home, that her character was lost; there was, therefore, no hope of her getting another situation. It was, he allowed, hard to shut his door against her, but what could he do with her ? Alr. Alderman Aissr.it thought there was no cause of despair upon that subject; and recommended himto show a father'sfeelings, and not suff'er the poor girl to be lost. After much hesitation, the parents at length consented to take her awfay with them. HATTON-GAUDEN.-Yesterday a number of respectable com- m-nercial eole appeared at this office to prefer their individual charges against a lIL. 7T/ome. Fitzgerald, of No. 1, Pinners' Hall- court, Broad-street, for obtaininggoods fromi them (for which he has not since paid), under circumstarces unfortunately not noveL This was the second summons issued on the application of the parties. To the first Alr. Fitzgerald appeared, when the complain. ants had withdrawn after waiting a considerable time; to the second he did not think it convenient to attend. rt appeared, from a printed bill which was handed to the Ala- gistrate, that the transactions in question arose out of an invi- tation to speculators and adventurers to embark in a vessel which was to sail early in April " for Carthagena, in Colombia, and Vera Cruz, in Mexico. entitled the fast-sailing Zcphyr." A very full account was given of the commodious arrangement for passengers, male and female, and a clear geographical and statistical statement of the Isthmus of Darien. " Sueb as wish to proceed to Chili, or Peru may Cross the Isthmus of Darien; there is a good read across the fItshmas, with covered vans to convey merchandise as well as passengers and luggage, by which means the long and expenstve vovage round Cape Horn may be avoided. Alechanics of good character wril meet encouragement, as many capitalists are going by this ship to establish commercial pursuits in several parts of this Interesting country." With this document as a letter of introduction, M!r. Fitzgerald went to several houses of respectabi- lity, described himselt as the agent in this concern; that there was a vessel chartered for this expedition; 200 passengers were going; and, on receiringa sample of half a dozen shirts from several linen- drapers, intimated, that should they be approved of by the colonists, ait order should be given at the difterent houses for 30 dozen of such articles. The orders were, however, not given nor the samples paid for; anid an inquiry being made, it was hiscovered that the ivhole was a delusion. Among the names ot tine numerous com- plainants, was that of Mr. Dixon, of Fenchurch-street, who has lost 91 -a also Mr. Pearce, of the city, who has suffered to the extent of 2h.-Thc magistrate, on hearing this statement, expressed his regretthat he did not feel himself authorized to interfere in the case; at the sapse time he felt great satisfaction that poor ignorant adven- turers had been so seasonably preserred fronm misery. MIAULOROtUGIn-STREET.-Jeremi KlKehWer, a native of Ire. land, a fellow of gigantic statureand terrible hue, who has been several days in custody,, charged witha ferocous and brutal assaultuipon his wife, of such a nature as-to endanger her life, was yesterday brought before Mr. CONANT, the sitting ma istrate, for tinal examination. Since the desperate assault committed on tbe unfortunate woman, she has been under the care of iMr. Burgess, the parish surgeon, in St. 3iles's workhouse; and it was only yesterday that this gentle. m*n could pronounce her life out of danger, or risk her removal to give her evidence at the office. The unhappy creature being stil unable to wvalk or stand, was brought in a coach to the office, and su.p6irtea by two of the parish-officers to a seat by the side of tbp nusatrAe, to whom the made the following atetement of. the treatment,'d ieh hvagehisb& Lto her. ' ShU 'gmil tat the prisoner,- herself, 'nnd'three ichildrwv, ieaide in NottingbaMn- court, Short'i-gardens, 'and although tbe average of his wcekly. earnings, as a stonelnason's labourer, is upwards of, 20s., yet he has frequently left herself and. her children for two days te' gether without thc means ofprocurinoAW-,anI compelled herto ip.- ply to the parinsh for relief.- l'the wholeo-f Saturday, last he left her *n this sdtuation,and didnot return h6riiizntil between oni andtw; o'clock on Sunday morning, when, lindtng her in bed and asleep, with an infant only 14 months old by her side, he draggedarntm both out of bed, and, nak'd as 'thywere, kicked themiouto?the room; and as he locked the rnom doors they were'compelled to-fe. main the whole of that severe night upon tne stairs. About eight o'clock, the prisoner got up and went out of the house, aitd she took that opport.snity of going with her child into bed to recoverfrorn the' areadful effects of theright tt,l which ladcoribpletelybenumbed them both. Theysoon fellaaleep,butabout2 o'clock intheafternoon the prisoner again entered tle room ratber intoxicated f9ung herselr and the infant again out of bed, and seizing her by the hair, dragged her naked as she was, and kicking her all the way, into the kitchen, where there stood a large tub full of dirty water in which she had been washing. He dragged her over to this tub, and forcing her heat, face down wards, into the water, while ber body lay stretched upon the ground, he held her in that position until she was nearly sufrocaft6d, and her throat almost cut through by the sharp edge of the tub. (Here the poor woman showed the wound in her neck, wh-cb exhibited a terrible gash.) Thinking, she supposes,that he had effected his diabolical purposc, he gave her several more kicks on the Iead and breast, and then left the house, threatening the child's li.c iF it made the least noise. She had barely suffident strength left 1o crawl with much difficulty to the street door, beibre the prisoner had got clear out of the court, and the shocking appearance which she exhibited, being literally naked, he having even torn the shift from her back, antl covered with soap-wash, bruises and blood, instantly attracted the notice of all the people in the place at that hour of the day, and they as quickly catching up the ranen of her miaerahIP sitnation. spi7Ae nnon tlte Drisoner. and secured lhim, but not before he had levelled half the inhabitants of the court wnth the dast. WVhile the men were engaged ir. securing the ferodious ruffian, the women were no less active in asaisting the unfortunate victim of his brutality. They pulled ofF their aprons aTd handk-erchiefs, and flung them over her as 3 temporary covering, until they canied her and her childrec toone of their houses, wuere they dIried amlcdothed her, and from whence in the course of the day she was remved to the rworkhouse by the parish offlcers, and placed under the care of the surgeon ; and at the same time they lodged tbe prisoner in the watchbouse. Dir. Biggs the assiitant overseer, attended thc examination, and dSaii that it was the determiation of the parish to take up the case, and prosecute the prisoner to the utmost, as hehad been the terror ofthe whole neighbourhood since he came to reside in the parish, by his ferocious conduct. The prisoner attempted to justify his furious treatment of the poor woman, by alleging that he found her intoxi- cated when he caule home, but this was proved to be false. lMr. COrANT said, that a more diabolical or sarage assault he had never heard of, and he hoped that the parish would nor lose sight of the prisoner until ihev made an example of him. .Mlr. Biggs assured him they rrould not; and, in the rnmen time, the parish wvill take charge of the woman and her children. He was then ordered to find bail on two assaults-one on his wife, and on a young wvoman who was assistieg hera whom the ruffian knocked down three ti a Is notice of baiL POI,ICE.