Police.
The Times, 1824-07-09T00:00:00

GUILDH5ALL.-ThOnmS Abrm7mian, the fellow whemm Mr. Al- derman BROWNE discharged on Alonday last, in consequence of the non-attendance in proper time of the prosecutor and witnesses against him, had the ill-luck to be taken up again in the county, and carried before the Aiagistrates at the illarylebone-offlice, who transferred him to his old lodgings in the Giltspur-street Compter, from whence hc was yesterday brought up for examina- tion at this office; Mlr. Alderman Brown being the sitting magistrate. George Clark, Black Horse-yard, Tottenhamicourt.road, a market porter, stated, that whilst he was in his cart, in Smithfield, on Fri- day, the prisoner, whorm he knew before, passed him witlh a calf in his possession; it was a yellow bull-calf, and was marke(d with a G on the rump, and three clips on the hip. He took particular notice of it, because he had some chlves in his cire that were marked some- what similar, and he at fiNt thought this was one of thein. He asked the prisoner where he vas goiug to take the calf', wvho replied it was only a sixpenny job; hf was going to take it to Fleet.market. As he (Clark) had not heard there was a ealf - missing, le of course did not stop the prisoner. lMr. f}ilmore, being recallcd, said the clf' he bought was a yellow bull-calf; it had no mark upon it when he bought it., bathe put his own mark upon it, a "0Q. and three clips." Hle did not know any body else that used the samue mark. The value of the calt' was 31. I5s. The prisoner, though cautioned by the M11agistrate that he was not bound to say any thing, wished to be heard. A gentleman in the market, he said, employed him to take the calf to Fleet-market ; he did so, was paid t;d. fbr the job, and the gentleman then put the calf into a little green cart, and drove off up Holborn-hill; - Air. Alderman BROwNE, being told that this wa;s the whole of the evidence, said "1 I think it necessarv to make a feVw observations upon this case, because from whnt oacurred when this prisoner was before me on Monday, i perceive that I have becn misunderstood by some persons_I dto not-mean to say misrepresented. -i cerrainly do not hold it proper that a prisoner should bhe detained in custody unless the M5agistrate is satisfied that there.is reasonable ground of' suspicion against him. No such evidence was produced befbre me in this case on Mllonday ; and it would therefore have bcen a gross act of injusticein me to have detained him. Upon the evidence now produced, I shlaU commit the prisoner fur.tnial. AI1AstLBOotr.H-sTRSsET,-Yeaterdlay Sald Petaz, about. 60 years of age, one of those women of the town who inf'est Sb. Jamef's Park every night, to the great annoyance of all who have occasion to pass through after dusk, was brought from St. James's watch-house, chargetl, under Lord Ellenborough's Act, with cut- ti ng, with intent to malm, or do some grievous bodily ha rm. Patrickt Parker, a tailor, mesiding at No. 14, Brewer-street, Gol- den-square, who appeareAd at the office with his face and neck ban- daged, and secmedt very weak.from the loss of blood, stated, that having been a soldier, and now a pensioner. he went osR Wednes- day evening to Chelsea, to receive hispension, and was on his return home, about 11 o'clock at night, through Sr. James's Park, and just as he got to the milk-house, near the Stable-yard, he was accosted by the prisoner, with whom be stopped to speak for a moment; but hc had not been above a minute in conversation with her, when she put her hand up to his face, and at that instant he felt soinething like the scratch of a pin, and putting up his hand he found himself de- luged, with blood. He immediately seized tie woman, but several others of her companions canme to her assist"ace, and rescued her from him. He then called for the aid of the sentinel, who was close by, but the latter said he could not leave his post. an4 advised him to get a watchman, and pursue the woman. After some time, lie succeeded in procuring a- watchman, bleeding profusely all the time, and shortly after met the prisoner, and took her to tie watchhouse where she was searched, but no sharp instrument was tbund upon her. Ir, the meantime the complainant went to a surgeon, and had his wounds dressed, which appeared to have been inflicted with a verv sharp knife, which completely cut through his black stock, mak- mg a deepgash under and upthechih, reachingnearly to the mouth. A friend of the complainant's, who had been with him at Chelsea, and accompanied him home, corroborated his statement, anti said that Parker was by no meanls intoxicated at the time. The prisoner, in her defnce, said that she was altogether innocent ofthe charge; bow, she asked, could shIe thinkof cutting a man she had never seen betore in her life? Dlr. RoE, the magistrate, said that however this might be. the evidence seemed very clear, and the charge agairsst her, was a very serious one; but he should remannd her till 5Monday, in orier to have the evidence of a surgeon as to the na-nre of the otund. IllARYLELoNvE-oFPicE.-This office was yesterday crowded by persons attending to prefer charges against Abras7an Abrahaems and Isaac Allez, two notorious dnfflers, whose re-examination was ap- pointed for one o'clock that day. The first citse entered into was that of Mrs. Hanshaw, of No. 32, Sloane-square, who stated that Abralhams, dressed as a footman, caine into her shop, and was purchasing some trifling article, when the other prisoner, in itc garb of a Jew old clothes-man, entered the shop, aind offered the footman 61. for the clothes wlhich he had under his arn tied up in a bundle. The pretended footman d-d the Jew, and bade him go about his business; and on his retiring, told witness that the clothes were bequeathed him br his master, who was recently dead, and that he would sooner sell them to her for less than their value than let theni go into the hands of Jews. Eventu- ally witness purchased the clothes for 41., but which she afterwards found were not worth 11. The solicitor for the prisoners said, this was no case of fraud. It was a mere sale of eoos. Mlr. RAWLrNso observed, he had his doubts on that subject; but that, at all events, the party was liable to a penalty for hawking without a licenice. Airs. Bennett, of.30, Bryanston-street, had been assailed in a si. milar way, and on her reftsing to purchase, the footman left the bundle with her while he went elsewhere. in the meantime the Jew entered the shop, and statred that he wanted to pur. chase the clothes, but that the young man would not deal with him on acount iof his persuasion, and therefore requested witness to pur- chase them, if she could, for 71., and he would wait outside. and immetliately after the Purchase come ir annd take the bargain offher handt. She accordingly, on the pretended footman's retunt, paid the 7L without ever opening the bundle; and after a few minutes' waiting, finding that the Jew did not call, she went to the door, and saw both of them at a distance running as hard as they could. The clothes were not worth 20s. Alr. RAWLINSON observed thiat his present opinion was that this case would amount to a felony. Mrs. Sweet, of Mlill-hill mews, i4entified the prisoners, as havinig two months back dutped her out of 71. precisely in the way nar- rated by the last witness, and for coats of similar vaue. Mlrs.Styles, of the same place, paid 1L. 16s. for one coat, for which the Jev was to have callcd andI paid her 31., but which of course he never did. Mr. Kent, of Crown-street, Finsbury-square, was in a similar way Induced to advance 51. on three coats not worth 20s. irs. Sarah Hare, of Tower-a-reet, Westminster-road, had been defrauded out of 41. 15a. in the same way. Air. Reynolds, of Turk's-row, Chelsea,psid 61. for his experience Mrs. Larkman, of the Wheatsheaf public-house, Hollywell-ltne, paid 71. for three coats without looking at them, expecting to receive 10. profit by reselling them to the Jew. AMr. Brettcli, ofthe White Lion, Leatber.lane, had been defrauded out of the same x um, and under the same expectancy. Several of the above ljarties mentioned that they had come forwrad in consequence of having seen a former examination of these men in some of the daily papers, and Mr. RAWLINSOSz observed thereon, that in that respt the paDerS wrere certainlv productive of great good; and as it was probable that the present examinaion would be made still more public'than the last, it wYas very likely that if the prisoners wirere remanded many fresh complainants might appear, he should therefore remand themi till that day week. This decision was very.mortifying to the prisoners, who had cal. eulated upon being immeiately admitted so bai. AVonusHP-sTREE-T.-Yesterday three watchmen belonging to the parish of St. Luke, and who were stationed in the neighbour- hood of the City-toad, whose names were Edward Lepsunm, John Garrett, and Robert Freancis, were brought befordM r. BE:NxSTT for final examination. Mirs. Rosetta ilart deposed-that she was wife to Abraham Hart, and resided with her father, Air. M4ardicai, No. 15, North-street, City-road; that on last Thursday night, or early on Friday morn- ing, wvhile she and her sister were in bed in the back-parlour, they were alarmed with the noise of some persons who had entered the house ; that they distinct'ly heard the burglar-sna to each pther " that all was right ;" that her sister rose, and raii into the street, an'd-she followed; that at the end of the City-road they apprised a watchman, who dfang his:rattle, when three or four; iii6re- came to their asaeisance; that.uptiheir retura to tfe house,--and-after Jeing provided with a-light from one df the wa1i'ni&n, sbe and the' threepiribBersproceded&up stairs,- leaving two-wdthljmn`f. with ber- gister mntheharl. Upon hef exatitning the fdonsn'With the watch. men. there wvere lyingoz,&lue sslk dress uporithetopor-s6me-part ofta bolster upon a ed,a gold ring and a pair of ear.rings; thathey were partlycoverel with thecornerofa sheet, which she lifted, and saw thematleresafe; butwhetheribeagain coveredthernornot,she could not tell; that upon their return down stairs to the other watclmeni, she stil expressed herself dissatisfied, aad feltalarmed lest the burglars mig: at be still concealed in the house; thattbe thre prisoners went with her a secord time tp stairs, when her child, which was in bed began to cry; thatupon herlifing the child, one of the prisoners advised her to go dtot# with it, and they woult e:c amine the house. She then aaw them go into the front xoom, where they remained about seven minutes, and on their return tlhey: inquired if all was sate, and being told `'Yes," they went away; that in a few minutes after, her sister went up stairs, and imtne- diarely returned and said the gyld ring and ear-ringr.were gone; that she then apprised Cos, a watchlman near her f4tfier's house, of the circumstance, who brought Francis, one of, the prisoners, up stairs, and then searched the room, but could inot find them. Tha the artidles then produced were thte sane, aud tlht they belonged to her sister. Cecilia Mordicaicorroborated hersister'stestimony0and varietlonly between the words " Thursday night," and " Thursday morning." Bee, an officer of St. Luke's, stated, that the property producCe was brought to him to the watchhouse,Bunhill-row, a litfie after two o'clock last Sunday morning, by Rice, another watcbman,and rGax. rett the prisoner. Rice, a watchman, deposed, that a little before two o'eock on Sunlay morning, at the corner of Tabernacle-row, Garrett, the pnsoncr, earne to him and said there were lving in his box some things which he did not like, and beggen hinito go over and examine them, ihich he did, and brought it to Mr. Bee. Richard Palmer, r watchman, said that about 20 minutes before 3 o'clock on Sunday morning, at the top of Castle-street, Francis (the prisoner) was standing there, and told hint that he thanked lis G'd this property was got. He then said that It was got in Garrett's box, but that Rice took it oUt. Isaac Newton, a watchman, deposed, that about 20 minutes past 2 o'dock last Sundav morning Francis passed by; they enter- ed into conversation, and whether he or the prisoner put the ques- don he did not know; but tbe question was. " Hew shall we stand to-morrow?" Yet the answer he gave was, "That he did not know." He. the prisoner (Francis), then said the property was got, and upon inquiring where, he answered, in Garrett's box, to which witness re- plied that it was a nmvsterious affair altogether. Mr. BENNETT felt obliged to discharge Lcpsuip; bat of the other two prisoners he took a tliffereot .iew of their situations, and after contrasting their doubtful situation with direct tcstinminy, he thought it a fit subject for a jury, anjd therefore they were fulyl com- mitted for trial. UNION-HALL.-Yesterday Javes KwztchdblzU. alias Fitch, and J. Ste-wart, charged with having picked the pocket of alr. Dom- pierre, on Wednesday night, in Vauxhall-gardens, were brought up for a re.examination. Dilr. Donipierre's evidence, which has already appeared, havinc been read over. Air. ALLEs - irquired wbether there were any wit- nesses in attendance who coni!d could speak to the fact of the pri_ sonere having been observed carrving on any injtercourse with each. Other on the night. above-mentioned. A Mr. Goody, of High.street, in the Borough, stepped forw ard, atnd stated, that he saw the two prisoners standing close to eachl other in the rotunda of the g,ardens, but he did not recollect having seen then acting in concert together: he sa rnatebbuU, whom be could swear to, push up ese to afriend of his, and from hismanner, he (witnes8) immediatel suspected tbat he had a design upon that person, ant iI consequence wariieu iun mauie iu -at& carr ul 5i1s pockets. JUr. ALLEN askedl the witness whetlher he could positively swear to the person of both prisoners ? Mr. Goody replied. tha* they were differently drssesl in Vaux- hall Gardens to that in which they now appeared, Knatchbul.bhav- ing on a blue coat, wh;ite waistcoa-, black doth pantaloons, and black silk stockings; and the other prisoner beirg dressed in a black coat, white waistceat, and white trousers; vet, Dotw'thstanding the change in their apparel, he was convinced they were the men. Dlr. Lovett stated, that on the above night be wCent to the gardens, accocpuied by the last wvitness and hlis wife. At, he was admixing the performance of the Fantoccini - aii on a sudden he felt his coat skirts agitated, and at the same intstant he was desired bv the last witness to take care of his pockets. In consequence of tbh hint, he buttonedl up his coat, brat soon afterwards he ff11 another curious movement of his coat, when, oh turning rotnd, he saw the p2isoner Knatebbull :dgiy.g off, but fromu tpc respectability of his appearter, he had not the slightest idrea that Ih could be a pIckpocket. Pode, tile officer, who apprehended Knatchbull, stated that a who Wa. now utnablec to attend from illness, would cone forward if they were remanded, and piove that she had seen both tihe prisoners togither in Vauxhall-gardens on the night in queretion. iMlr. ALLEN observed, thlat under the ircirmsthlices, lie would re- wsand Stewart until next W1'edaesday, and fuly comnmitted Knach- bull for trial at the next Guiidford assizes, for robbing Mr. Dom- piierre. Po0 .cE.