Police.
The Times, 1824-05-11T00:00:00

GU I LDmIALL.-Eliza Cockburn, a ratherinteresting-looking girl, about 15 yeaTs of age, was charged with attempting to set fire to the house of her master, Mr. WVare, milliner, 42, Skinner-street, Snow- hill. About a quarter past 8 o'clock on Sunday evening,Mlr.Ware's opposite neighbours, perceiving an extraordinary light through the attic windows, gave an alarm, when it was discovered that one o0' two beds that are in the room was in a blaze; but by prompt exer. tions the fire was extinguished not, however, until the bedstead, the hangings, the sacking, and the bed-ticling had been nearly de, strayed.. The prisoner, who has been witli Alr. Wsare about nine months, ard has exhibited a most mischlievous &spoaition, had been kept to her room, on the floor beneath the attics, for the last week, on account of some misconduct; *and this coercion, coupled withl the knowledg e tbat Alr. WVare, after trying, without success, to place her in the Refuge for the Desttute, or the Penitentary at Pentonville, had determined to apply to get her passed to her settle., ment, theparishof Bermondsey, stimuted her,itis conjectured, to the rash act of revenge of settin, fire to her master's house, The absence of aU the family, except Alr. WVare and a lad, gave her ample opportunity to obtain unperceived, a light from the kitchen, and a pply it under the bed. Suspicion immediately fell on the prisoner, who was found in be4 in her own room ; she denied her guilt. however, for some time; butt at lengtlh confessed it to AIrs. Ware. The prisoser madce no reply, when asked by Mr. Alderman SCIIOLEY if she had any thing to say ; and was remantded, that her friends may be made acquainted with her situation. She was com- posed, but scemed sensible of the magnitude of her Imputed crine, the perspiration glistening on her face BOW-STRSET.-Xesterday John Foster, the landlord of the Prince of Wales public-house, at Brompton, and lViWiam Horne and Johie Bradley, two officers of the Coanty Court of Requests of Aliddlesex, in Kingsgate-street, werebrought before SirRE. Bensuim, by lVootton, one of the patrol, charged with committing a most ex- traordinary outrage upon the person of Mibs Sidney Cowell, a lady residing also at Brompton. Miss Cowelt, who appeared in very delicate health, and gave her evidence under the influence of atronF agitation, vas ordered by the Magistrates to have a chair; and havLng been sworn, she stated, that she rusiales with her mother, who is a widow, and keeps the house No.20, York-place, Qaecn's Elms, Broanpton. Thev xverein thehabit of letting lodgings; audiome time agoa half-payoffieer,of thename of Royston, boarted and lodged witl them. Mhen hehadbeen there some months, he became embarrassed, and quitted the lodgings very considerably in her mother's debt. lfe contracttx seveial nother debts in the neighboprlheod, and among tlioei was a score at the Prince of Wales, kep' by the defendant Foster, for beer and other liquors. Whben Foster learned that lAlr. Royston was gone, bh ap- plied to witness's mother for payment of his bill. She, however, told him that she was herself a great loser, and that she could not of course be answerable for the debts of anothrer. perfon. Foster was not satisfietl, andl he retpeated hi-s visits sevenal times, behaving in a violent and abusive manner to her and her aniother. At length he came with two or three other persons, late one evening, and conducted himself in such a manner, that rs.Coweil faid witiness found it necessary. for their own safety, to request the advice of their heighbours, who urged them to take oata peace-Warrant against the defendsnt. They did -o, and Foster was taken on a wa:rrant to Q1eeen4quare, and-Jbeld to baflhin re rr larteof5Ol.to keep tbe peace.' n a very few-dav, after thiSqa- s arOmonwfrQrr the Connty Court, directed to "Marl" C '-eIl (her mOnother'si name), r.nd calling upon her to appear to an- ,ts'er oa debt, of 11. 14s. Ild. due to John FAster, was l'und. in file ara biv their servant; but ber mother knowing that she did not owc a farthing to Foster, resolved to take no notii:c of it. 'Vitness had been for some time in a verv (delicate state of health, and wasin b-l on F'ridRayevening, when a littleboy rapped at the frontdoor,and informied the svrvant who enswered it, that some gentlemen warnt. ed her mistress at the garden-gate. The seviant saw two carts standing at the Late, in one of which was a wvoman, andl the defend. ants Horne and Bradley were near the door. Tlhere were two other mnen with the n. Shc asked them to eive their names, but thev re. fused, and rushed into the house. The witlnesc hearing the noise, h.ad lect her room, and was at the top) of the stairs in her night dress only,-and withettt shoes. Homrie and Bradley secirv her, ran up st.airs, and sei7.sig her by the arms, informed her tihat they had a warrant in execution fromil the Coun:y Court, and she must Lo with them to nrison. Her mother was at that miomnent absent on a veot to theic edical gntiellan whio had attended witness, and she informted thema of that fact, at the same time assuring them that she (witness) was not the person e-elett whorn the warrant was di_ r ? t-t. sforr'. sail. he knew that, hut it was exactly what he w;nt- ed ; adlInfr, I 'il serve Vout out for taking my client to Qrtcett- sv4uare. I'l teach you io be fond of Queen-square." She, in an agony of mind tot trt be dr-scribetl, implored th&en to wait udl her mother meturnel, antd offered to pay them anv sutm of me. ney if thec- we.Ifl quit the house* buit the rep'y was, th it it was aot hm7ney .the' vantcrk * ttiv would not take 1001.- all they wished for wonv het bo IP. SitSe then rcquested permission to return to her roomn anvl dress hrve .' huit that vas refused, and with. oaths and lan- Fguage such as hlid never before meet her ears, anri which she hoped It W*i 1lot necrs_ary she sthould reprat, they drasrged her dcwn sta;'r5- One of thc men in the interim fetched Foster from is "Mouse, and fn Ibig presence the same disgusting language was re- Pea.ed and in spite of h r tears and entreaties, she wa; dragveed to o.te o tihe cart-s and placed in it. Tihe men pullet! up her clothes. -and behaved in the most indecent manner te her. tI H ere the witrets burst into rtears, anti was unable for some moments to proceed.] During the perpetration of the outrave, thev said, aimog other thin,i! that the lhouse was a house of ill^fam,; and one of thern beo.ered tha- he bhd slept in it wvith thie witness's sister,and said tl.at she(wvtnesa) was drunk at that mno-ent. She was finally driven to inv astreet prison, where she was foun3d on S:turday by her r.ohrmadeplorable state. ilary gellv, the servant, corroboratetl the foregoing statement, and detai'sed the parmietlars of the la-ua-ac used hv tlhe defendants. Sh e ran to cel in the assistance of somc of thc nei6ghbours, but w,ts -Mrs. Mary Cowi.^l thr mnother, wsm also heard in corroborationzas far as her knowledge went. A o icitor, who a!tended for Fostcr, stated in blilalfoffiis client. that he had serve' the complainants with beer, &c.. for a long t1i-e and that Miss Sidney Cowell alwavs paid the bills, and a;,pparerl to- be the rl.isress of the hoLise ; and tir. Foster thierefore consider- ed himself ri&sr in serving her with the process. Sir R. BIRyer e.-But do You, cOll the t! roeing a susnilsons down the a-ca a service ? Solicitor.-Thle crmplainants have admitted receivin thtbe sim- mons, and wilethe, it was Air,. Cowell's reit or no:, s!e ought to hare anpreaerl a.d detendcd it. Hr mc, irtzs dcfence, denied that he hadl used the violence im- potied to Vint, anid produced !,is warrant, alerciimg that he had enlv c"'l *:n the perform.ance of ris duty' irn taein-g Miss Coweil's Person. 'ir R. BIRNI1 asked for the warrant, anl *n being shown a tupy, said " *his is di:ected aueainst ' Mary' Co,vell, and vou ap- p;e r,led I 5idlney' Cowvell. It is ciearls a false arrest upon vour o.vo shlwing, andl voul nmay relv upon it I shaillook verv clos lt to this ease. I %ill not allow thc fibeety f tl;e sultbjert thus to.le trill2d with, and especially rshen it is dlone under che colour o, authoritv." tLradlev sairi he venrt lerely to assiNt Hortse, an. denied the vio- len e. ef antd fi oirle said the *vittneses woild! swear arty tlh ltg. Miss ('Cowell antl her iiiotsier slid tlhev had lived ftor years iu re- sre tab!lir in thle neighbourhoo.l, andi could addluce airple proof of their integi tv. Sr R. BiRSt1' -T think thtis is the grosses. instince of the vio lallo ot' the liberty of the subiject that ever came under myv com i- zanee. lind over the p trtic, to Protsectite, Alr. Ricbmond (the re:-r), anil I will write to .Mr. Reath, thte Juli-e of' the County Cou;-t to acquaint hirti with the condlut of his offieers. Tile witnesses were b, ard over, anil the three defendants were heid to bail in ZOL, 'nd two sureties in 25l. eaeh. 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