BURGLARY AT MORTLAKE.-Som...
The Times, 1824-11-09T00:00:00

BURGLAaX AT MORTLARL.-Sotne days ago an exteni- sive burglarv was cominitted in the house of P. Roileau, Esq., at Illortlake, 'and subsequently three men, named Thomas Parkcr, Jaemsas Btller, John. Goring, and a femiale named Parkcr, were ap- prebended on suspicion of having committed the same, and brought before the magistrates of Wandsworth. The property stolen con. sMsted of eeveral pieces of plate, g quantity of jewellery, and a valua- Wle clock whiich stood in the drawing-room. The pnsoners left be- hind them on thc premises a largc bludgeon, heavily loeded at the end. Some rt of the property was discovered the day following that on wbicn lit was stglen. unider the fbllowing circumastances:- A labouring rman, named (Gardener, when examined before the Justicess of Wrandsworth, stated that as he was crossing the coninmon the morning after the robbern, with his dog to hunt for rabbits, the animal, up on arriving at a certLain spot, began tearing up the ground. The witness endeavoured to call him oft. but the dog still worked away, and at length rooted up a basket, which witness examined, ant discovered in it a handsotme clock, together with a great quantity of pastry, &c. Gardener brought away the propertv, and gave inforrnation of the discovery, when he was directed by one of the police-officers -to replace themi, and wait the arrival of the parties who intended to take tbem away. Soon afterwarda the persona who were set to watch observed Parker andButler appreach thatpart of the common where the articles were secreted, and just as theg were about to commence a search they were both apprehended. Schofield, one of the officers of Mlarlbo. rough-street, stated. that after the'obbery he went to Mr. Boileau's' house, and discovered that it had been entered by means of that in- genions instrument of heusebreakers, the centre-bit. The following morning he wenrt to Barnes-coimnon, and seeing the female prlsoneT lurkingabout there, he questioned her; upon which she stated, that she was then on her way to see her husband and 4notber a,bsth of whom wereconfinediR the eageat Barnes. itztpeared tliatthtsi were the men apprehendele.qn th" geunmen. Schofield aho took this,wo- tuan into ciisto',ly. Snbifequent1y, upon inquiry atthepriones'l'odg-' ings, it igai foutal 'tbat none of themn lad been-at home-the night-on1 whtich hIr. Boikl'e hote w.as robbed, land that the piisodfr Gor- ing wansalso concerned in it. MaInria Downs, the principal witness ag4inst the prisoners, stated, that tihe female. prisoner loaIged iwith her about a month, an4 that shehadinformed wltnes that tcr bus- band, Along with two other tien, -inkided' to commit a robbery at Mortlake, at the heuse of an- d4aosson, ae he had plenty of pisie. Witness WaS asked, if she wonid-keep the plate at her house, after the robbery, until it -was diapo5ed'of by being melted-down; hut she refused to accommodate themu -in this way, The basket and cloth faund on the common were- -shown to witness, and sbe iden- tified them by stating that she lisa seen theni in the possession- of Parker's wfe before the robbery.: Several otber witnesses were examined, whose testimony brought home the charge against two of the prisoner", Pavket and Butler, and they were fully committe to the Assizes for trial. Coring was discharged, and the female prisoner was detainetijo custody.' As C]aptainu Acland anti his lady wvere cominag to this city from KriUerion, on MVonday last, en a gig -drawn by a fine horse belonging to Sir -Thonias ACand, the animal sutddenly raised its head bnd 4iopped deo4 oa1 the sp ..z4e,y' Exeter Newr