Police.
The Times, 1824-08-14T00:00:00

Bow-sT,tEET.-YesterdaySir R. BiRCrE and G. R1 llrN- SHULL, Esqrs., were engaged during the whole of tite morning in hearing 3 charge against a man of very respectable appearance, of | having fraudulently and felonioasly secreted effects to the amount I of 2,0001., the property of his creditors under a commission of bank- I ruptcy, which had been issucd against hisi. The prisoner gave his name Gmorge Evans, and he had the appearance of a tbreigner of the Jewish persuasion. Alr. ALL.EY stated, that the prisoner sonie tinie ago set up in bu- siness as a jeweller and watchimriaker at Hastings, in Sussex, where he was apparently carrying on a successful trade in a place called the Fishmarket. In January last he came to London. and purchaset upon credit, which he had obtained by recommenda- tions frm very hiigh quarters in the mercantilc world, goods of various kinds in the way of his busiiieqs to the amount of' nearly 1,4001. These were furnished to him upon his own accept^ ances without the least hesitation, and the creditors niade thersselves perfectly easy; when on the 20th of Alarch they werepanic-struck at findting that a docket hail been struck against him, and that his name was among the list of bankrupts in the next LondesT GazeUte. Ile passed several examinations before the Com- missioners' Court, but accounted only for a very s.iall rortion of the property which it was supposed he miust have possessed. Still the creditors were utterly in the dark as to how he could have disposed of it, until two days ago, wien an anonymous letter was received giving information that a great quantity of property lied been con- cealed by, or at the instane of; the bankrupt, at a certain plice in Eaton-street, Pitiilico. The inforniation provedl to be correct, and the property was found. The following day the prisoner was appre- hiended, anid it wrould be liroed that hiebad claimed the property found a^^ lliS own. James Sayers, an assistant-messenger to the Cominissioners of Bankrupts, stated that he went oR Wednesday last, witl the Coin - missioner,' warrant, to search the Souse of Air. Ilu-chinson, of No. 5, Eaton-place, Pimlico. He found one of the boxes iiow produced in a closet, in Wlhich wa3s a quantitv of old iron. The box was co- vered over with old iron. Ile found another box covered over with rubbish in the area of the house. The boxes were both evidently plared for the purpose of concealment. The witness produced these boxes, and placed the contents before the Mlagistrates. They con- Misted of watches, seals, bracelets, necklaces, gold chains, rings. and other jewellery, most of it of a very costly description. Thle wit- ness afterwards added, that he some; tine ago found 3001. worth of property at Ewhurst, in Sussex, wvliere ithad been left by thc prisoner. Several tradesmen deposed to having supplied the prisoner with various articles of value on credit; after which Air.Hutciitnson, jun., and one of his sisters, were then examined, and from their testimony it a peare l that a young woman, a cousin of theirs, of the name of Harrlet (lasspoole, has been for a long time extremely intimate with the prisoner. She resides at No. I, Thsee Tunricourt, in the Borough and some months ago she ca'led at their house with some trtsnks,anz told Mrs.Hutchinson that they belong. ed to a poor unfortunate creature living in the Mtint, who expected every hour to have her goods distrained upon for remit, and she( Mlrs. Hutchinson) would be performing an aet of greatcharitv to suffer the things which she (Giasspoole) had brought, to remnain for some time in her house. Mrn.Hutchinson consented, and the trunks were de- posited as they were since found, no oneof the family having any suspicion of the value of the contents. Some time subsequent to their being deposited there, MIrs. I{utchinsoni heard of the sud- den antl unexpected bankcrupLey ot the prisoner Evans ; and knowing the extreme intimacy existing between him and Harriet Glasspoole, she Euspected that the trunks contained some property of his. She expressed her suspicion to Glasspoole, and ber answer was, " Upon nmy soul, Urs. utitchinson, the story I told you is true." The trunks, upon this assurance, were sufferel to remain there until they were found by the messenger on Wednesday. Mir. Htitchinson, jun. being then of course aware of the nature of the property, and the deception tnas had beeii practised upon his family, determined to lend all the aqaistance in his power to detect the rrisoner, and aftler two or three interviews with Gleaspoole on Wednestay evening and Thursday morning, in which she endeavoured (supposing that the Hutchinsons still had the trunks) bv tears antd entreaties of every kind to prevail upon hinm to givc thenm up, lie obtainet her promiiise to bting the prisoner to the Coach; and Horses on Thursday morning at a given hour. Air, Hutchiinsongave information to Mlessrs. Runl. dell and Campbell, and the forner gentleman went with Smith, and aeused him.to be apprehended, as before stated. Air. If-utchinson had had five minutes' conversation with the prisoner before the oihcer came in, andI he declared himself to be the owner of the trunks in question and their contents, pressed mir. hfutchinson to give them up and said he could give him. every satisfaction as to his being the rightful owner. At this period of the investigation Sir R. BxnRiEt and Mr. Msi.. SHULL expressed thelv opinion that Glasspoole must be forthcoming as a witn5ss, if not as a principal, and isued their warrant for her itnmedi.ase apprehension. It was *further stated, that the prisoner was just about opening a shop at Richmond (notwithstanding that, be. had not obtained his certificate) when he. was apprchended. Ne told souse very roman. ti SC stoies before the Coanitssioners to account 'or his supposec IosseW Onews" that very extertsive fo.gerieshavingbeen committ- 1e4 by-a-party oE' foreigners at Live b h- was eipployedbythe i v kof }Anglind to detect the foirgers, aud for that purpose he was equipped in superb style, tahing his valet with&Jim,i and went to Ittat pLace. Be ws fatmd Ztt, honevee, y he.rxegoere, . eonisce,nrntly failed in the object of bis jou.rney, end lose a eonso derab=e sum of money. Mfr. ISAACs, the prisoner's 5olid.tar, advised his-clientnot to-ofr'r any thing in defence in the present-stge of the businefs Some onversatiot took place as to the repea or the statuete-mak. ing the prisoner's oFence capital, Mr. Alley maintaitning thatit was, no longer so. and ." r. 13aaes awserting that the Act of repe1 'Would not be operatire until Mlay next. The prisoner was committed for re-examination. MItA RLBOROUIGH-tT1LEET'r.-A. young girl, aboutl4 yea-rof-ge, of haDdsome Derson and face. was brought before the magistrate, haning been fiund in the st.-eet, between I ard 2o'cloekin rhe momn nog, by the watchman, with a bundle of female wearig-appsrel in her nossession. Thc .atgstrate qu-stioned her as to wbo her parents were and how qhe caine to bein the streets Rt thatlour. Shesaidthather fa- ther is butler in the serrice of a ladv of rank, residing near Stan. more, and that her mother lives in Great Qeebec-streat, from wheam she had rnn away the night bWre. determined not to go home anyv more: aid the bitndlc she had contained her own cloth_t. The Ifagistrate asked what ther object was in thue quitting her parental roof, and how shie meant to dispose of her_ selfin future. She reolied with the utmnest us;eoncern, that berself and another voung girl intended to take a room and live togeth,r. To another qucstion frnm the Mlagirtrate, as to who and what her cnmpanion wwas, he said, that she wasn agirl of the town), and she alqn intended to adopt the same mode of life. The Magistrate said he was reatll shocked to hearsuch an atmis.. sinn come with so much indifference from so young a creature. He aske i her if she had been harshly or ill-treated bv her mother which mnight drive her to this deqperate resolution ? She said, not at all; her nmother and her friends were very kind to her, and -ece anxious tr apprentice her to some business: b'ut she preferred going on the town. and walkioc the strcets of a nighn. The Magistrate despatched SchofielJ. the officer, to Quebec.street: he there saw the girl's mother, a mos t resnectahle woman, who was in the atnost distress of Mind at thc abs'nce nf her dtauighter; and on learning her situa. tion, told the officer the followingz cuse and origin of the girl's mtisconduct :_Shc said, that about three montlhs azo, her daughter -'nt acq iainted witih some improper girl, who inveigled her to an n.. famounas house. in 9-. Gile;'s. thc proprietors of which, in order to preVeeit the possibility of 1wr escape. actu.ltnv stripped her quite naked, anid in that str.te suffered her to range about the house, but nevcr to go out; and -3lthnugh shc requested to be sent home, or have her mother sent for, it wvas refused. and she was not even suf_ fered to write to anv of her friends. At lengrth the poor girl c-.utriveed to Rte-il the gown of ;.nother girl, and, wrapping herself ir it, otel_ ont of the house to the post-office, and dropped a letter to bee mothet, who seas distracted at her unaccountable absence, ard its. stantlv went to rescuelher from her horrid abode. Fromthnttimeto the present the girl conductedl herself with the utmost propriety, and seemed to lonk back with horror at thc deplorabtl scene she had escaped from * but within a few davs she had unfurtuttately aLrain met with the srme girl who first seduced her from her home, and is now en,leavoitrinm .to persuade her tc lead a life of prustitu.. tint, like herself, and with this viewr urged her to steal away her clothes, as she hm-I dolne. After brine lork.-d sm for some hours, the girl betrayed stroog symntums nf rentrance. and exnressed a wish to zo home to ber mnther. Se-nfield was therefore directed to take her home, which hei did, and delivered her to her mother. who received her with the t.. mnost kindnes-, and to whom she promised that she never a-aia othild desert ther home. Mr. and JMrs. Hunt, two persons of very regspectale appearastce, who stated themselves to be father and mother of the child of tbat name, found amongst many others in a starved and miserable con- dition, under the rare t a' wom.sn named I-vin and her daughter, whon werc committedl from tiis ofirce a few days ago for&atit oifbil apslied to Mr. CON cAaT, the magistrate, for an order to the parish officers of' St. Giles's. to have the child, which is at present with tt, y othlers in the workh--use, given up to them. MlJr. CN AN-T asked the father what his business vwas ? He reoiied, that lie kept a school at Westunirisier. Mr. COaTAwT expresred his astonishment, how persons of theb- re-pectability, and above all, while keeping a school themaelves, could intruit their child to the care of such an inhuman wretch aa the woman Irvin. or her daughter. AMt. h Lint said, that the child heing delicate, and having not suf. ficretit tine to attend preperlv to himn themselves, they put him to this woman, of whom they had a very good character* and it wv s, onl v lately that they knewv of the ill treatment she gave tbe children_ Mr. CoNAsT said, that he might take his child home now, but he must be botnnd over to prosecute the prisoners at the sessions. This Mr. .unt said he would rladlv do, and was accordingly bound over.-The two prisoners are still in tJlerkenwell gaol, for want of baiL H ATTow-GAtDEN}.-..oJ Hilrockg, a miserablelooking ema- ciated ol-l man, who stated his see to he 89 years, wrs broughtup irt the civttody of Wmi. 1ee, the officer, charged with having attempted to violate thc person of Christiana WriLson, an intere3ting.1ooki,ng. child, onlv nine rears of asre, the daughter of a respectable ttadqa,5 snan residing on Clerksnwell.green. It appeared in evidence, thamt: the prisoner was in the habit of giving halfpence to diffiese femnle ihildlen in the neighbourhood', desiring them, instea4i of buying fruit or sweetmeats, to purchase religious tracts, whiich he promnieSd to read for them, either in the neighbouring fields or ihx the chu,tcl_ yard. On those occasions, instead, however, of reading the ReZd. giomss Tratri, he took itidecent liberties with the children. Its cott- sequtence of the ill state of healthi of Mr. Wilson's child, sbe was under the examination of a surgeon, which led, with her detail of circumstances, to the apprehension of the priscner, as the chiid stated that he treated aev6ral other children in a similar manner. He was remanded for further examtination, or ffnd good and sufficirne sureties for his appearance. His son, a respectzble housekeeper4 I dbovc 60 years nf a,re, and a neiwlibour, came forward and bailed the miserable oftender, who, on leaving the office, was hootzef alvg the street. THA'stES-OFFCEc.-On Thursday last, this office was roveded to excesq by seamen, waiting for the Magistrates' deeision upon a charge of wilful murder, alleged against John Forcunn, Captain of the AdonSi, andl George Fiain;s, his mate, comnmitted on the hiyh seas, during their voyage from Africa to this country. At 12 o'clock the prisotters were placed at the bar, when the folowing evi- dence was adduced l5atthias Sundholm being sworm, deposed, that he had been to Africa, in the Adoni-, with the prisoners in the capacity of ship's carpenter; and on their return to this country, Joseph Franklin, a youth, officiatcd as steward in the vessel. About the latter end of Julyr last, the steward, Franklir., served all hands with an extra portion of liquor, and was himself verv drunk at the tiins so mitch so as to be unable to walk the declk. Tme Captain, being app)rised of' his situation, beat bim with a speaking ti-umpet, six feet long, over his head, until it was bronVre- -7ia u rinert tEonK up a natten ln ltie manner, until the boy becarmc stupid, and wsas removed forward by the mate, after which, in the state he was, fbrced him to gto up to the foretop.mastheadr, and send dawn the top gallant yard. Franklin went up, bx4t captu down again without obeying thle crdenr given to bint * after wvich the prisoners g-ave directions for one of the crew, named Proctor, to go aloft, and forced Franklin after himii. Amany minutes had not elapsed before the witness heard a cry ` the boy is overboard," but no assistance was offered to rescue him fromr his perilous si- tication. Thie wind was blowing hard at the titie : a steady ruan wvoctld scarce have been ahle to hold on. Edward Proetor ol the c30h of July last was on boxrdthe A4 s,,ii and recollected Joseph Franklin. the acting steward, servti all hands with an extra portion of grog. Hle was very drunk, a,nc in- capable ot walking the deck the imate (mneaning the prisoner Fin_ n6) took Franklin in his arms, and carried him into the forecastlc, and in a shiort tinse afterwards called the boy three tines to comne. upon deck; hc was backward, apd refused. The mate then carr down, and asked the witness tbr a knife to cut a rope's end the w,t. ness told iins hle had not got one. The nate then forced the boy upon deck before him, where the captain was waidng: and the witness heard hlim (meaning the captain) order the boy to go up. to the toretnp-mast-hea and send down the foretop gallant.yard - the boy went tip, came down again, and said he could not do it ; the mate titen c tiled the witness for the purpose, and insisted upon the boy Frtinklit going vrith him, who at thls time was shakingwith cold, ant(i unable to act for himself; the boy was unwillig tL fol. low witness; the mate then took a rope'ti_end, and forced hinm up. cite rigging, crying ouit " Go up, you rascal." When ;he deeeaped had reached tthe cross-trees lie was uwable to hold hitsseWand cal'.d out to witness, saying '" You do not want me there." WitPtss re- plied " No, keep where you are, and bear the yard clear otF the tog.'- At this tintc there was a heavy gale, which prevented the veitnsse fronm hearing any thing passing below. Robert W1 right, the cook, said. on the 3(kh of July he was in the forecastle trimming his lamps, he heard the lMate say the (;aptaip liadl ordered him to send Franklin on deck: the boy then said, ' If. y ou force me to go, 1 will go." In a sthort time afterwards I spe thc JMate going aft, he was crying and looking over the stern of the ves. shl: the boy was then overboard : it was blowing very hard; the Captain observed it could not be helped, and the vessel could not be put about. John Bitstherp corroborated the testimany of the former witne!Wes,, addling, after the accident had hatppened, he heard the Caoc a av to the AMate-.' What the hell are you crying for ?-that's otanRiuse. M AG sITRATE (to the prisoners).-If thercare any questknsti vou. wish to put to the witnesses, you have full liberty to dp. so,; and if you have any defence to offer, I ami ready to hear it. iMr. HARtMER., who attended on thepart of the prisoners, addes.. ed the Bench and observed, he hoped if the ira on was. un(ler the circumstances it was a ease to be semt; mr? try nine, that his clients might be adniitted to be?L. DIAGISTRATE.-Ilest certainly not befbreiuc; you mrrv apply ta a Judge. I feel it my duty to conmit the prisoners to siewgatof or wilfuil murder. Uxsox-sSALL.-Ycsterdav a gentlemari named Dyesr, who waS stated to be possessed of consideraWle property, and of great respect- ability, was put to the bar, charged with haVi2g stoleU a quantity of timber, the property of Mfr. Dawson, a carpenter and builder. The complainant stated, thmt some days *ago he purchased p the iaterials of a buildiag attacled to the Asylum in tb West. nminster-road, which was pulled dowu. After tbe sale, he. left th property on the premises, until an opporttsity ofFered fob e theving it; that muorning, about ten o'clock, his foreman ORT)ted ) hits, thiat M1r. Dyerand his man wereon the presuiss togetbe~% hadleaded a. cart with his (complainant's) tinmber. He instantly acco hpanied his in. formant,to ascertain the truth of thestatement,andaon the read thither met the pasties. He addressed Afr.Dyer et*it,.ating thathe had reason to suspect lie had robbed hint of some timZcbrwhen that gentlema re- plied, he was not aware of such a circn cstance. Hethen poceede4 to look into ttie cart, and found that the timber withs awhich ii was laden was his ptopertt, and bpA his iuapw marked on it.3l Utnwhich hir. Dyer observed, 'that ha hatd no objection to deliver it uhe and the timber was cOnsequently takeni back to tile place from wheng:e it had been stolen. Mr. Dawson added, that he considered it wefi ror.. bery, ind, therefore, pwoCared a warrant for felony agaiist hnn .Dyer. ta1r, Djer, in explrnation, said, lie ha also puirchase a con der able lot of aterialso at the sale alluded to, and abeenat, the jest;s qusntity ot' tinber, which he intended to remove ofitbe rineirises ttat morning; ant in loading the cart, his man had th,kttt Sortenr Me1r. Dawson'se titiber amo-fongfst his. The snpmoent lie was-'infirmca Of The circumsntance, lhe of course delivered it-us but then be-little thlougiht he should have been appresended as xjdte iUd plazed.;A. the bar to answer a charge of robbery. Behbd, lie ast),reied 18 years in thie neighbourbood, QxsdpahlTupwards of=5l. pe-aniliu-in to the parish for taxes, &c. Mr. Dawrsomx's foreman wag calleda~nd he 4d=!itled that the tr.iian, action took- place openily in the:mornting,atlO _1o'clock. EHeinftirims cd his; employer, who bad the timber restored tb,himt,_ Mr. SwAzziy saId, he was ovae.tttsettl.,ru)~ take that Mr. Dyarhad putttie timb"CI Orisii cars exceedingly, that so respectable a mant 'u ''k':rea beenuktne"i-ithy c-ustody on such a, charge anti ob edy(h'-'tizo' -thsre-w.,; ZOstoti' The ompainnt ithrew pesisingthat it ww%as case of fe'anry, and hatMr. y~rknewthee wa nomistake its the matter. POLICE.