Police.
The Times, 1824-03-24T00:00:00

BOWS TREET.-Yesterelsy John Pet/tier was brought before the sitting wagistrate, ehargel vith obtaininr 81. from a widow nramed Nicholls, under the pretence that he had the power of suppressing a prosecution against her brother, who had been committed for sosne crime, the nature of which Vas not mentioned. It appeared that the brother of the prosecutrix having been de. tected in the commission of an offence, was taken before a magis- trate at IM arlborougb-street police-offlce, from whence he was com- mitted for trial at the next Niddlesex sessions. MIrs. Nicholls, anxious for the preseryation of the credit of herself and family, who are very respectable, was willing to do any thing to stop the prose- cution ;and having expressed such a wish, the prisoner introduced himself to her, and stated that he had lived two years in theserviceof Mr. Stafford,the chief clerkof the public office,Bow-street, and that it was in his (prisoner's) power, through the interest he had with that gentleman and lmy other means. effectually to put a stop to the prose- cution. Upon these representationst she advanced him the sum of 81., which he said would be necessary to fee the watchmen and other wit- nesses for their forbearance. Th-e only part of the monev, however, which be appropriated to the useof an one except himself, was one solitary suniaof l0s., which he left on tshe table of a watchman, with whom he endeavoured to tamper, but who refused (as the watchman himselF stated) to listen to any such offer. Sir. stafford was examined, and swore that he had no knowledge whatever of the prisoner. The prisoner did not deny the receiving the money, but said that it was given to him as a reward for his trouble in endeavouring to soften down" the evidence. le was fuilly comniitted for triail G,eorge Thnntam. was brought up for re-examination, charged on suspicion of having stolen 301. in 51. Bank-notes, the property of Mr. Faulkener, a tradesmam in Duke-sitreet Bloomesburv. The prisoner hadi lodged in the house of the Vrosecator fotr nearly two yeais, and during Iiis residence there a criminsal intercourse took place between him aiDd one of Iltr. Faulkener's daughters, the con- sequence of which was thatt the latter became pregnrant. lWithin the last few weeks the prosecutor lost six 51. notes from his bureau, and he also missed several working tools and other property from his shop. The prisoner was suspected, and apprehended; but at the first exa- mination there was nothing against hinm beyond niere suspicion as to the notes, althougli some of the missing artcdes of less conse- quence were found in his lodgings. He, however, was remanded, and some of the stolen notes haviag been paid into the Bank ot England, Duke antl 'Mason, the officers, traced one of them to the possession cf Mr.Wilkinson iM oore, of the Green Dragon, in Buck- ingham.street, Fitzroy-square. Dlr. Mitoore and his daughter iiow attended to give evidence, and the former stated that he received the 51. note produced fronm the prisoner, who came one night from a brotliel near his house and paid it for a bottle ef wine. lWlitness did not give hitn the change that night, and lie called for it in the morning, when his daughter was also present. Mr. Faulkener's daughter was next examined. She was in an extremely weak state, her accouchement having taken place only on Sunday se'nnight. She was in the office wvhen the prisoner was first brought in to be placed at the bar, and as lie passed her she sprang towarda, and, bursting into tears, embracedl him with great tenderness. She swore that she never gave the prisoner any of the Bank-notes belonging to her father. The prisoner offered no defence, and was remanded for a final cxamination. MAatLoBROUG.sH.sTRaET.-On Tuesday, Thont.xs Corbelf was committed for trial on a charge of stealing a pieces of Irisb sheeting valued at 51., the property of Mr. Barlow, linendtaper, of Greek- street, Soho. Afary Jones, alias Wyaterloo Tomn was brought up, having been foUnd at a late hour on Monda%iliglit in the street very drunk. The story of this extraordinarYfenmalc as related to the magistrate on this as well as on other occasiots when she has appeared en simi- lar charges, is this :_About II years vears ago her sweetheart enlist- ed into the 47th reg-ment of foot: and, determined to follow his for- tunes, she enlisted into the same regiment,and served as a drumsmer. boy, in which capacity she braved the perils of Waterloo, sehere she received a wvound which led to the discovery of her sex. Inforrmn- tion ot the circumstance having been transmitted to the Commasnder- in-Chief, his Royal Higitess ordered her a pension of one shilling per davy but whenever she receives her pension, it is invariably spent in liquor, on which occasions she is generally taken to the watch-housc, by which tihe all her money is gone. She is known to the officers as a commnon associate with the most notorious characters. The magistrate fined her S-. for being drunlk. but having no money left, "' Waterloo Toni" was consigned to the care of the gaoler. UN 1 GN-iAL]..-* esterday a man, who gave his name Joh/mn Hi- son, wasbrouglit before L. B. A LLEN, Esq., charged under strong circumstances of suspicion with having been concerned in stealing a parcel, containing 1,0051. from the Portsmouth coach, on the lfith of Janlary last. The prisoner ras taken into custody at Hastings, and conducted up to town byi Mr. Cape, the City Mlarshal, anl John Forrester, one of the city officers, both of whom attended the exami- nation. The prisoner is a stout-built short man, about 45 years of age, and respectablv dressed; he wvas disguised abont the head, his hair having been apparently shaved close off a considerable way tip the fbrehlead. The following evidence was addiuced against him:- Stephen Bencroft, Esq., banker, ef Petersfield, stated, that on Lhe 16tl of last January. he packed uip a parcel containing 1,0Ob., viz., 8051. in WVinchester bank notes, 1.501. in sovereigns, and 501. in sil. ver, which parcel was directed to Messrs. Williams, the bankers, in Bircliin-lane, London. and intrusted to the cateof Francis Faulkner, the driver of tho Hero, Portsmouth coach. About half past ten o'clock that day the coach left Petewsfield, asid the following dlavy at 12 o'clock, he having received an express from town, stating that the paTrcel with its contents were stolen froni the coach between the Eiephant and Castle and Birchin-lane, he immediattly nro- ceeded to Loiidon, and subsequently ascertained that some of the stolen notes were in circulation, but no trace of their circulation was (liscovered until Friday last. On Sunday last he received a letter at Petersfield from Hastings, stating that a person lind been taken into custody there, wlho had endeavoured to pasi a 101. Winchesterl bank-note, which was suspected to have been one of the stoleii notes. l'itoess imniediately' set off to that place, and upon comparing the nunmber ot' the note attempted to be passed by the prisoner, he discovered it to be one of those on the list bf the 101. stolen notes. There was another 101. XVincliestcr stolen note found in the prisoner's possession, besides 10 or 12 notes of the Rye and Pctworth Banks; also three or four 11. nates of Messrs. Alexander and Co., Dublin. AMr. Bencroft addedl, that he suspected the p isoner to have bcen concerned in the abovc robbery. George Btistow Carpenter, who searched the prisoner, antl a per- son fromn Ilastings, to whom he paid one of the notes, cordirmed this statement. tf r. ALLEN asked the prisoner if lie wished to give any explana- tion of the inanner in whicli he became possessed of the WVinchester stolen notes ? Thme Prisoner.-I have no desire to say any thing at present; I wish to consult with ny attorney first. The prisoner was remanded, ard the gaoler received instructions not to permit any person to have communication with the prisoner, except his solicitor. POLICE.