Police.
The Times, 1824-05-29T00:00:00

UUILDHALL.-l'here are no less than seven persons (who have been conrnitted from this office) either out on bail, or in prison iD default of it, at thcinstance of the Solicitor for the Treasury, fox having sold profane and blasphcmous publications, at Carlile'i shop in Fleet.street; and yesteriay, two others, of the name of Has- sell and Cochraue,were brought up before .r. Aldermau ANSLEY, for sirmzilar offences, and committed to find bail for thcir appearancc at the sessions. BomV-STl,EET -bJr5ph Johnson, Thomnaz Davie:, and John TBompmu, were brought up by Norris and Newmnan, two of the dismounted patrol, charged with a burglary. Between twelve and one o'clock on Thursday night, as the patrols wvere on duty, they passed by a street, called Pierrepoint-place, al Islington, and saw two of the prisoners rurnning from the back of one or the houses one exclaiming to the other, "I'll be d-d it there isnotsometning wrong." They seized them, andin a moinent after, the tbird prisoner was caught coming fronm the yard of Mrs. farratt, an elderly woman who keeps a cheesemonger's shop in Pierrepoint place. The three were taken to the watchhouse, and one of the patrol went back with a lantern, and oa the way to the house found, strewed about, a dark lantern, phospborus.box, matches, and a crow-bar, and a watch with some other property. It was.found that some thieves had entered Alrs. Marratt's house, bv climbingupona small shed,audforcingouta paneofglass inachamber window, which enabled them to remove the fastening, and to silence an alarm bell which was fixed there. The watch found in the road was Mrs. Alarratt's property, and hadbeen stolen from the chamber before-mentioned. The prisoners gave a vague account of themselves, and were fully committed for trial. Wm. Carroll, a well-known pickpocket, though but a boy, was charged with robbing Alajor Carter, of the7th Fusileers. The Major vras passing by Cnarinig-cross, when the prisoner was seen by Nicholls and Upson, the offlcers, to follow hin, deliberate. ly take up the skirt of his coat with one hand, and draw out his handkerchief and throw it behind him, doubtless thinking that a comparion was behind to receive it. The :1ajor, when he got to the watchhouse,found that he had also lost his pocket-book.-The prisoner was fully committed. IIARLBOROUGH-STREET.-AIr. Benjamin Hlollowray, of Ox- ford-street, and Mlr. Whippy, jun., were yestertlay charged for ani assault on two watchmen in Bond-street, who were conveying two girls of the town to the watchhouse. MIr. CONANT said he must hold the defendants to bail to answer the charge at the sessions, and it was not unlikely bit the parish would feel it their duty to prosecute the case, and protect their watchmen. If, bowever, the conmplainants felt disposed to arrane the matter with the defendants, ho would throw no. impediment in their way. They retired with the watchmen, and arranged the affair, by pay- ing (as we understood) a considerable sum. LANDETH-STREET.-Yesterday John and Bcg/amin Bancd (brothers) were charged by Aliss Clapton, a lady of fortune residing at Dsnmow, Essex, with having burglariously entered her dwelling- house, and stolen therefrom property to a considerable amount. Miss Clapton deposed, that on the nitht of the 16th of Alay, shie retired to rest with her sister, a young ady who is a joint occupant of the house in Nvhich they reside at Dsnmow. At three o'cock ir. the morning she heard a noise at the window, which so much alarmed her that she immediately arose from her bed, and on proceeding to the window, she perceived a man on a ladder, who succeeded in ascending the window, and entered the apartMent, on which another man followed. The terror which shc felt at the mo- ment almost deprived her of utterance; but on making inquiry what they wanted, one of the men replied-" Oh, you need not be alarmed, we only want a little of your money !" They then de- manded the keys of the drawers &c., and preparatory to robbing the house, they fastened the whole of the servants' doors. They then proceeded to the head of the bed, and took away her sister's pocket from under the pillow, containing property bdeonging to her. They then made wiuness conduct them to the drawers where the mo. ney was kept, which she was obliged to consent to for her own safety; and, on opening the drawers, they took out 201. and upwards, two brooches, gold ring, some sovereigns, silver, &c. AmonK the cash were two new crown pieces, several new shillings and sixIences,and other property, jointly belonging to witness and her sister. Having plundered the place, they escaped. , Witness swore wsitively to the prisoner John Banell as being one of the persons who entered the house. WVilliam Low, the driver of the Saffron Walden coach, proved taking up the prisoner Benjamin on his coach at Harlow, to comne to London, and he tendered him a new crown-piece for his fare. The prisoner John got isp two miles from Harlow, and also teudered a new crown-piece. ' MIr. Wallace, a carpenter, said, that on the night of the robbery he saw the prisoner John with another person, near Mliss Clapton's house, and one of them was carrying his shoes in his hand. W. Blockett, a butcher, deposed, that the day after the robbery, he saw the prisoners at a public-house in Brick-lane, Whitechapel, when they had in their possession a number of new shillings and sixpences. The prisoners said they had been. zakitg a bhrst (com- mittinga robbery), and had made about a Scare each, of the trick, meaniing, as witness supposed, 20L each. Foster, the officer, deposed that lie apprehended the prisoners at a notosious house in Wentworth-street, lVhitechapel, with a manl named Blackett, and brought them to the office. The prisoners, who seemed te treat the affair with a degree of le- vity, denied the charge: but the case being made out, they were fully committed to take their triaL JNso1oN-HALL.-George Bailcy a determined-looking man, in sailor's clothes, was broughtbetbre L. B. ALLEN, and R HEDGER, I Esqrs., charged with having stopped a man, named Cuckow, en on lednsuly, he 9th i',P"nedapgo at his head, and demanded hi, money. The Prgie -, chrgede with Upperin stoppedl a gentlemian,. named Nettleship,wh resies t UperlitchRm, a quarter of ari hour afterwards nearwthe saeso,and atternpted to rob Iiim. Th, e, eaconw~t ti-. butedto.the-prisoner struck apanic into the 17 tole nibo~. af Clapbami. y negbuhod Cuck-ow, who saidI he was head gardener to Mfrs. Rothvrell, of Claebam-common, stated that ata lititle after 9 o'cl8ek on Wed.. nesday evening, as he was walkng towardi Tooting, aco aie by a female, named Elizabeth Ricnbeck, tle domiestic of alaedy also residing on the Commom, the prisoner overtoolk himn, sttimbled rather against him,. an'd saia, "I am near ly runk." W;rne, saidd " Don't mind, so that you can get on." the prisoner thein seizej- him by the arm, presented a pistcl at his head, and said, " Do. liver up your money directly, orl'lblbow your brains out." Wit.. essaid, he wvould deliver up hiLs money; and the Piliner - again called upon hlim to do it. 8peedily, or Ouit his brains wotld go; The young womnar begged the. witness for God's sake to give the prisoner his money. He put his hand in his pocket, as if he intended to yield it up, hut instead of doigso,h seized the pistol armn of theprisoner, turned hsmround,and9ota,whe from him, the pistol having touched the witness's hat and xic it off. The female had run off' before the struggle. Wit as convinced that the prisoner was the persnwotipe coii Ia the robbery. The prisoner went intoth ofhecm On1 Elf zabeth Richbeck confimiedtieven,ad id she couldI not be mistaken in the prisoner. M lr. Nettlesbip thenL stated, &tht at abostt 20) minutes Or half-past nine, as he was going towards .Mitcham, he met the prisloner onh common, near the five mile-stone. The prisoner suddenly shoe afhainst his chest, and staggered him. The prisoe sad e"lishove wha are yost ?" and then immediatelv demanded his maoney. Wit.. nass refused to give his money, and the prisoner put hishand into his pocket; and witnes saw in his hand something lie the handle of a pistol. ',Vitness called to the watchman, wlit, was near the spot, and the prisonier ran into the depths of the common. Thie wit-. ness met a gentleman, who had an unbrella in his hanid, arid as-ked him to accomoany him after a fellow~ who- bad tried to rob him;- but the gentlemnan coolly referred lunself him to the watchman.' The wratchman, upon being asked to appreherdteftp, eui to go, as hecould not see the object. tefopd eue ilIr. ALLEN~ (to the watchman).-.Mnat was vour reason for no- goin afte a a hoyou were told attempted tocommitaerobbe ; 1l~tchan.....yur orsip,lbonestly looked itithe direct7o mentone bythegenlemn, ut could see nothing, nor could I heata fotstp. Bt Igot he sistance of the patrol afterwards, the e ehip admtted that the information was given, and that patol pprheded the prisoner soon afterwards on the coMMOnI. Mr. ALEwObervedttiat it seemed to be a principle with the wathme tobe areulto do no good and intimated that an investi-. gationinotecssf neglect shonid be speedily entere-d in to. Mlr. RrERadhe supposed it was for personaslike this watch_ man ths the rae ifteinhabitants were raised, in order to pay high wagesfo non..performatic of duty. He considered the con-. duct of the watchman impro' terinhelshest degree. Reed and Sturt, and- anot ner patrol, stated, that they went in quest of the prisoner, who ran in upon the common; and who,uo being reached, said to one of the patrol. " Mind your eyes, or yupon hear it." Tliepatrol, regardless of this threat, advanced to th i-. soner, who raised his pistol and snapped it in the face of the pDft,l. Thepatol eizd hm b th colar ad secured him. In the watch.. hous Ree foud upn hi thopistl,wich was loaded; two hall,, fou flnt, ad aou tw ouce ofgupowder. The pisonr wa fuly comitte to he sssios, to take his trial POLICE.