Police.
The Times, 1824-01-09T00:00:00

* BOl.ATRE'rM-Jo(h Wlltiams, a man of sh'rt stature, in a sailor's drecs, was yesteiday bro-ght before Sir R. DRxarE, charged -with defrauding sevetal rersons of small sums of money, in rather a shildlat and inttenious maiifieF4 Itappe4teddiat eatlyyesterday morniog tIhe prisoner went to the sho'p of MIr. Jtnes, a iailri; in Jarmes-street, negr the Cobihrg The~ atre, ajd infiormedhim tbht he bail just arrivedlr, ILondon fton Portsmouth for the piurpose of receivinig ite sum of 2791 ilte to him at the 4avy Payaice, for service n a Poyage of discovery from which he had lately returned, after .-at absence of six years. e was not merely employed gas a aeanan, but occasiomally gassised in drawing maps, dianat, i&c., or his dem,and vould 1T,0 hSve amounted to so much. ileintended; besaiul, to place 2001. in the Bank, and to expend the 791. in clothes and other nececsaries; and bisobject in calling upon Afr. Jones was, to request him to accom- pany oimto Sumerset house, as he was fearful of being robbed or cheated if he went alone. There was one pait of dlis- state. ment which sounded c'ry pleasingly in the ear of -Mr. Jones, and heinimediately consented to go with- him, at 'the same time hinting that he. should be hlappy to serve him with any little thing that lie might happen to want " in his hne." *; Certainly," said the.supposed geaman, " tliat is what I iniend, and I may as wall give iou the order now, for I want to make myself a little smartish,and I should like, if suchi a thing were possible, to have a coat made-by to-night;" *s Say on moYe, Sir," quoth the worthy tailor, "it shall-be done."- The pri0oser tben gave orders for coats, waistcoats, and trousers in abundance; and when the altitudeand cir. rumferenceof hisproper personiwere duly measared, ,r.Jones said, 'P-erlhaps,nayfine fellow,yoo bave not breakfasred; come, you may as well takea bit with me," No objection was made; and after making a comfortable repast, they proceeded to Sonerset-house. At tie door of the Navy-office,the prisoner said le must go in alone, and desired MUr. Jone"eo wait a few-minutei. He returned verv shortly, and said he wanted .ome money to pay for stamps, for they would Iiot pay llii without, and requested Mlr. Jones to lenld hitim 15s Ti'e istterlhad only lls. in hispocket, and prisoner said he would pre. vail upon them to take that sum. In a few moments oneot the por. fersean.leioe-thedoor, holdipgi bhe prisoner by the- collar,and asked Air. Jones if he had given him money ? te replied in the affirma.' tive, and was then info.ieed that the priLsoner had no cldaim for monev, and that hewvasa coniimn eheatand impostor,whom they had tong been endeavouring tocatch. Mr..Joneslooked exceedingly blick at- this piece of ijfornation, but lie was sufficiently collected to get back his eleven shillings. The por!er wiho seized the prisoner produceti a long list of the namnes of persons who had been tricked in a similar manner, atid said that tie practice of the prisoner wsas to slip out at an apposite door from that which he entered at, and sneak off while his dupe stood gaping atsome object or other in the square. He saw the pri. soner that morning for thte first tinme, and it nccurred to him that he exact]v answvered the description given to him, andi lie therefore stop. ped lihin. The second charge-was preferred by Michael Slattery, a simple good-hiumoured young Irishman, who sells fruit in the stret in St. Gies's. The prisoner went to Mlichael's landlady on Saturday and with the same story prevailed upon the poor woman to boar3 and lodge himn until he could receive his monev. On Sundar evening he said-to Michael-" Alili, I shab want you to go with ine to-morrow to take mv money, and I wiU give you Fs. for your dtay's worfl." Poor Michael glad of the job, went with-him, and was diddled, aftir the old ihion, of 5s., all the moncy he had sbout him. The prisoner niade no defence, and was fullv committed on both :barges:.- Tliornk Ciawniler was charged with stealing a watch, the property 5fe risttt~yorkes the toll-gate at Merton, in Surrcy, and on TsIesdn's morning very early, the prisoner came into the toll-bouse to :iarnt himself. Wlhife UMr. Taylor was out taking a toll, lie took the watch from over the fire place, and got away with it before it was rnissed. A descriptson being gdven of his person to tie patrol on the road, the prisoner was apprehended the next day by Coudrie, a horse patrol, who saw him -go by his door, and thought he -was the- man. A pawnbroker's duplicate for the watch was found upon himn. le| was fully committed. MAlr.noiiorroGsUrSTPET.-OrOn Tuesdav last Benjamin Barn, the-pugilist; Aferedifl. Evans. whi stated bimself to have been first a pnvate soldier, and afterwarrls in the Guards, and afterwards an epdgn in the Mterionethshire Militia; and - Sargeam4, a jeweller, who had been in custody upon a charge. of having robbed 3- man natned Dexter of eight sovereigns, in the tap-room of Burn's house, the Rising Sun,in Apildmisl.street, were brglit up for final exami- nation. Air. Adolptins,. the barrister, atteraed on the part of the three prisoners,bnst nelther the prosecutor nor his witi,asi. whose depositions were taken down at -the first examination, made their ay. earnppce; and after waiting a considerable time, Al r. CoNAXT, the Magfstrate, ordered the depositions to be handed to Mlr.-Adolyltus, after reading uhich, thatgentleman conter,ded that there was no evi- dence on which to commit any of the parties for trial. - lr. CeONANT said, that, hediffered very much from Milr. Adol. Phus. - f-e certaimily did not think there was evidente against either ,vatss orSargeant; butbe had no doubt the depositions were suf- Ridpntaavreaant the committaw of Burn, and he shoulds certainiv AUMr. Abo LPlnJaslj Ui , ..u - - from the Court,of sohie-cMumimtal;s bysnrngi sttatehansd it wns for um. likely butthis mightibe anotherssubject-forthesameremarks, whtn =iither tbe prosecutor,#or-his witnesscame ftoward to subject tiem. selves to a cross-examiinati'on. iilr; CONANT replied.bhat-as,ko aniy bsbervations from the 'ourt, lie- hoped they wouldi,never have the ekfect of interfering witb hat a m. gistrate considered to be his duty as to sending a pri- r,oner for trial or not. A ritsh rspect to the non-appearance of t*b orosecutor or his- witness, lie (Mr. ('onant) held in his hahI--an, anonymous letter whith fnulv accounted for their ab. )e'mce-that letter ulistinctly .tated, tihat both the prosecutor anid the witness liad received -a considerable sum of money for keepinig away, and asked the prisoner Utarn if lhe li;ew a, man nasned Austin, a herse.dealer ? Bsitn replIed tbat he did, and lhad seen him since he has been in lrison.. -AJr. ADnOLPIEtUS now represented. that as the prosecutor did not conic f,,rward Xd,- as there really appeared no proof that the prose. cutonIimaltai- a.siuah,,f money at all jn hi'ss possession as he said he Itad'Iost, and-as Buirn'sswife was in a zeEv dangteerouis state of health ini consequence of his u hiarge ag,ainst her husbaid, lie boped tbe ma. ; istrate wouild adgiple hirmvto bail, and ithere were persons, now orsesent, of the first resptciability, who were Yready to bail him to any amount, . i- Air, Long, the liotel-keeper qf Bond.streets and Mtr. WiiUiams, a resprctable sine.merchant, an;ong n-any others, steppev forward ano offered them5elves borth'at purpose. : Mr. CowrNAS sgid, tbat- althoigh tie had no doubt sihe evidence was quite stron' enough to *va'rr nt hini i's couitmitting Burr, yet as such respectable bpil was :offeiid, and the prosecutor nor coming for- ward, he would acpt of bail for his appeatance. MIr. Long and Mr. W%ilhlidm0then entered into bail, in the sum of 1i01. each, and Burn himselfiu 2001., and be was dischared EvaTuS ,Tvasgordered to epier his own!Xecoguizances for lIOL, and Sargeant wam d6icharged wtitout an) bail. -Jams's If ala, a Young uaDT dressed in the- first -style of fashion, was brought trom St. 3ates's wvate 1ouse, charged with af asttempt to rob the niail.coac4us, a~ist ~it ,vi'on the point Of statting frOm the {;iocester soffee.houge in Piikeadul!y,? tbe 'lit before. - *Mr. lous'ersttlie'prlncipal clerk at the baovlrg-offica in Piccadilly, stateu1that the vosgsaer came on the Exetet Atxiliery Mial'fton t ie - lall and- Crowo"its ju dbor. 4ie~l Ve it start5,t5) thde office at the ulo&2emerlttee-howe.--pns coact, -wJ -- I iiotil it arrives.at Salisbtua4 affd l11 tthe mail packages conveyi by it xse iiepbited iirtbe bopt inA1ei the coachnmai1!s seat. Just before' the coiacbrnan gotbpon bis'box, heobsenveAnthe prisoner, Who sat :there, wrap hi4*e 1f. ti ?4.ie coachruiw'8 box Cat, -andl ajt tit Bange ximne stol-ing band a e\5ti man.W d coanlmn ith -aiately onie of tbe mailI.bgOut~of thlebbwc..'h cam ancii&ia stiked bh ria'oner, i?trfii ifhdr man made his epe., and they cannotsa&yettdIatZb'o.ffice whether .ny bagwstitken out ofnot,. tanrtilhecach. ArrivAt Siilishuryi where it bewomes a regutar ~mei, and'the Oarc&i tre examined., 'The coachman, being oblied to go w-ith the ma4l, co^i1d not Attend ^AV l~~~.-:4 ....ls a . tnwn-in a few davs. ..........; Air. COti.T AW ked th-prisoer if lhe wibtlet to ay any tulig i preent toeLin eoharg& fleeed; ltha ahd -too his see for.th oaeb ac t Bell and Cr&ra; for the ing anyr as IWdW bue tastU- tli chprgef agilmt li.nVeejoihe knew lnothingof'it, nor did her cnwatr e mDan *h stlizt od ovtheg .otner Mde f te nh Htepire r Flowers waid thn i wfhan, the proisoilert wa taken he acknowledged knowing. thebther inan, but uot n here helived indeed he coiuld nor deny toiwn, forh6 wzs sden speAkig u him. Pr' oner denied naving made anysur11a4i gmofqt. 1teiaia,beiRP. shoe.nak-er re-id.- ingii Northaniipton, andi es abouii. the contittr for orcleas lWr Cohanit hiere s.t'ko fhim itt' .ligita not ohce be, n at this office before, -and what it- was 't :.PA' oiier "i he should decline aniswerinig any quertions unftiIhbebakthe~dyic(i f& .aSolsr 1MfT.ONAerT ifi.quirdd if`invo*f theofficers&t2ew tile prisoner? .Wa'iew an active officar, anvhonxtthe p,i5Ofer.W5 kept Als ~eye staiy fidftota the' noment he enteredthe office, stepped f1or-- ward,amlaaid thast h0iad thei Pwiionejjn ~Ustnidy under the ri~ani.of Wells some time ago, on a ehaege of fi~SbIK forg. c notes of the pre4hJe4ded mm *itli two others invOxford-street~'. tke prhiont ad ~,erate rbsp-t&lce anid lbe (li e offcr aconlldtkoc init dwb-?itth his btflefore 'he~ coi3ld handcuff hdm. r Th p~aoztit~ired ~olci1agatilt this suibjet being intro- duced, ~~~~ to. dowith the.pre?ent busijes, ana dured waslnoefoudaitIion -fr;iea~ lue o everg'iei ~rons I .'*~~~~i4'anued toi celhs dr eIel epIor o en U4161,.UALL.-4A v'oung. womnan. namedI Anni hoan was brodght before LBALE, cagdvilhai obea child under the f-bUdwing eircum5Rt8ne~9:-Brod - Mt. Nonkelaw ti~ fathler, Of the child, wreiein.O aemnd I S6~ N -w4td, ftati>a- that on Tuesday morninig, b6tween9an bWk,IIAldu~e Blizabeih, who is oinly tbree yeas of al*; Ieft-home for' the -pipose~f 6p in. that neigb- l&iurhoo~. - $1etween 12' anid Ii o'cl c.h aedyte Whild was bioi %11t b6xe'by'abIi ystrippiea fhrsalad oderrn T!he bdy;aid a young woman mev i nBrnodC4Xe,d 4vebhimn A !,evny. for tmn 4thecU oe* ep~lU o skcoant'rie chiXl&Ve6 tMerse1 a,tal afw mtSat Ole Jeft'her iFatlier`ghouite, yeoilg woa an pt e,gvC hir,ah aplK- W14i* hheerp ia-abyy thtof Bsimonbey.street.- whiere she oka m.ig frm er as, and th1e sha)w 6*,,*sher b2ik, and thenwetswy :Th6)ne isallpprhenided soon aftrr the r abidey t a fldl b,y.the lio~ td -*hqii she.had gve th hl 1eag,adalso by -the littleg-rl hcWit1f TirsoIter ti,bet defcince.1d.enied, in.the rmost .po5tVf1ne h~Vingrb`hWd.t ehi1d, but ednitathat sh'e.biaflhtmerw4mder ing abdnuee tcA silier Uhid ~bo for takiius.htr lhome, aud IIih b6 sy,bhSth 3MAUVli tht zo?ber. Tbe prom f -wit odeei to mbe s~arht and. -tht oSIcer whope.". -4 e- a - WSS W vs. POLCE,- -