Police.
The Times, 1824-08-21T00:00:00

Io W-STREFT.Vesierday a young .Ommn of superior manners ano address, who stated her name to be Leti/ti Pickere, was brouazht betbreC G. R. MiNSHtULL, Esq., charged with stealing about 101. worth of wearing apparel, the propertv of a tradesman of the name of Bricks, residing in Sloanc-street, Chelsea. There was a second charge against the prisoner of stealing a shect and other articies, t e property of a widow named Green. The prisoner, wilen put to the har,rconcealed her facc as much as possible; buttwasimmediately re- cognized by several in the office as having appeared here sotne three orfour years ago,' under very difFerent circumstances. She had held t*e situation of governess in a family of respectability, but quitted it to marry a young man, by trade a pianoforte-maker. Thev hired a stand in Covent-gardten market, and commenced bu- siness as fruiterers; but from some cause or other constant disagreements took place between themn, and they were often at thts office charging each otiter. Slie. upon those occa- sions, described herself to be the daughter of a clergyman, and to have been used to tatally different habits and treatrnent. - They at length separatel, and subsequently, we believe, she became re. duced, and gradually got into an unliappy couirse of life. She ap- peared now to bq ir a state of extremiie aespondency. It appeared that the prosec%itrix, Atrs. Bricks, iad known her for five years, but had lost sight of her for a long time unt-l about thltee weeks since, whep the prisoner went to her house in a wretched state of poverty, and declared she was nearly starving. Mrs. Bricks took her in, and employedl her to attend upon an insane lady who lotlge(l in her house. Last Mlonday mrorning shie left the hottse as early as five o'clock, without having given any notice of such an intention; and it was discovered that she htad taken withi her nearly the whole of lklrs. Bricks' wardrobe. Some montlts ago the prisoner went to the house of the widow Green, mentioned above, and hired an apartment, which she was to take po.scssion of on a giveit day. When slie had left the house, iMrs. 'treen nmissed a sheet and sotne other aiticies. She saw no more of the prisoner until Thursday evening, when she nict lher near Charing-cross, and gave her in charge. Shc was dressed in aui clegant muslin gown and silk pelisse, and site tIeclared sIe kvew nothing of 3Mrs. Green: buit when brought to this office, she took ofllthe pelisse, and gave it to Mrs.Green, as a compensation fbr her loss. The magistrate discharged her, and she and lMrs. (reen were walking away together, when thev were met by. Mrs. Bricks. who. seized lier, and had Iher brought btick. Thc gown she had on, and the pelisse she had given to Mtrs. (Green, were both the property of M rs. Bricks, and some of the other stolen things were found at prisoner's lodgings, by Vi.all, one of the patrol. The prisoner was taken to St. Clement's watct.hhouse, wlere,in tte courscofthenight. she got a piece of conr round her neek, andl had nearly strangled her- self wictn she was discovered, rtnd prevented by the night constable. \7hcn tue evideticL had been taken, Ilr.-haNsIXtLLL said-" VYou have helad what has been statcd against you ; have yott any thing Prisoncr (in a tonc of deep d(spair).-Nothing, except that I anx a mttr(lercr as seell as a robber ! Alr. AllsiSuLL.- Ml.ood (,o(l whilt is it vou mean, young wo- man ? Prisoner.-] mcan that I am the oturierer oi my own child. Ford, thegaoler, said he knew that tiieprisonerflad a child,which he had not setr with her now fbr somc time. The prisoner, with strong cmotion, exclaimed-" No no, it is not that (child. Thank (God, thatt is alive and safe. It was another one that I destroyed. Ford.-Hold yottr tongtuc; you don't know what you say-youi brain is turned. Plrisoner.-No it is not, inle^d; I am perfectly collected. and qttite aware of what I am saying. I was nacar mny accoLcheliment, and took somethiing which destroyed the chiid. StIe persisted in this assertiotn, and was taken away. Mr. Al itN- SHUtL.L desiring that she shotild be strictlyv watced. She was fully coiitititteda pon the charge of felony. The firbt csild, we under- stootd, is with her husband. Georgetf vanti, the man examinei last week upon the charge of lefraudling h is creditors utodera commission ofbankruptcv,was again brought up, and ftilly committed for trial. HIATTON.u,sAlt)EN. .-..ester(lay Alr. William (ray, solicitor, ot l;ingsland-road, was summoned to answer the complaint of *Villiamii Hareling, toll-collector of Ball's-poiad-gate, New-road. Tihe coa,- plaiiant statedl, that a fe-w evenings ago IM. Gray was proceeding to pass throught hiis gate in a gig, vwithout na.y ig the legal toll of four- pence, and on his tlemanding it, Mlr. Gmray cried out-" It all right -msy nante is Gray." This not being satisfactory to complainant, he pressel him peremptorily for the sum, upon which Mir. Gray swote that if lie obstructed lim " he'd break his neck." One of thie trustees of the roads appeared in support of the conviction. A solicitor appeared on behalf of ir. Gray, who'setita conumu.-ication to the magistrate (.Mr. RoGEns) that lie was unabie to attend ; but that,-should lie conviet hitn in any penalty, he would appeal to the sessions.as he could readily prove an alibi on the evening in question. The toll-collector, however, stated, that but a few ninutes before the hearing of the case IM r. (Gray was in the office, and was most anxious to compromise tue matter; it which statement he was sup- ported by-tue testimony of Brown the officer, who served the summons on Mlr. Gray. The Mlagistrate convicted him in the pe- nalty of 50s. and costs, amouvting to nearly threce pounds. NeION-sHALL.-A tailor, nanmed( lWilks, was chargetd with hav- ing robbed a Mr. Williams, of three sovereigns and some silver. I r. Williams stated, that application was made to him some davys ago to employ the prisoner, who was represented to hhtn as of re- spectable but unfortunate parents. He was stated to be in the very depth of distress, and would be glad to get employment for the bit he ate. Mr. WVillianms, on hearing the tale of distress, at once con- sented to give him a job in his house. 'Ithe day following he broke open a small box, in which was deposited the monev lie was now ac- cused of stealhil, and imttsediately absconded with it. The pri- soner, Mlr. Williams said, had sinee conifessed that he had coniitted the rebbery,and that lie would pay ofF thesum he had stolen by instal- ments. dir. ALLEN hereinquired whetherany inducet-enthadbeen held out to him to confess the robbery- The comsslainartt said, that he hae. ceetainly told the plis0etw it welhld be bettet for hin to ac- I knowledge the crinme if ite had co-nnitted it, upon which he dis- I closed the facts. Alr. ALLEN regretted this circumstance extremely, atid obserretl that, as a confession was extorted fromi the orisoner, he could not be proceeded against for the robbery. The iorthy Magistrate, howv. ever, observed that as the charge must fall to the ground, the corn- plainaitu could proceed against him for neglecting his work; evidence of which was taken down, and the prisoner was committed to Brixton for two months to hard labour. POLICE.