Police.
The Times, 1824-05-20T00:00:00

BOW-STREET.Jo1,n Egerton, a sedate-looking elderly drive-, a-id proprietor of hackney.cnaches, Wes brought before the magib- tra ew s ago on the cowplaint of Medlicott, one of the patrol, charg with furiously driving. Mledlcott stated, that be lvas on duty in Gray's-inn-lane, late at night, when he saw ahackncey-coarh driven very futiously through the street, the coachman being seated between two smardy.dressed women on the box, He was lashing the horses with all his strength, and continued his furious course, regardless of the safety of the pas- sengers, and in spite of the wi,ness, who called upon him to stop. In an hout or two after, he saw the same coach returnm ing with a " lady" only ort the box, who wias driving at the samerapid rate, and indulging as freely in the use of the whip as the coachman hati done before. The witness with difficulty stoppe4 the coach, and on looking inside, found the coachnman and the second lady fast adleep. Hl soon roused them from their bliss- ful state of forgetfulness; and having dismissed the ladies, he took the number of the coach (1,106), and suffered " Jarvis" to drive hotne. The Magistrate told the patrol that he ought to have taken the dnver to the watchhouse. l inn sgerton, ill answer, said, (his countenance acsuming a comi- cal kind of expression)-" Lord bless your worship, this its all wrong I do assure you. 'rlime was, your worship, when I might have been likely enougl, for I was a queerun when a younker, but, do you think it likely now, that an old fellow like me wvould play such tricks? Be-sides, I was in bed and fast asleep at the time, as mv wife can prove." The patrol said he could not swvear to the defendant, for it was very dark at the time. John Egerton.-_t must be my eon, Jonathan, if it was any body. He is a terrible young dog in that way, I do assure vour worship. A fresh summons was isued against Jonathan, who appeared yes- terday, and denied that he had dnven ftiriously, adding that the lady whom he intrusted with the reins coining back, was driving very gently, and he would back her against any coachman in Lon- don for managing a pair of horses .Both ladies were partlcul.r friends of his, and he had given them a lift, juist for love. The Mlagistrate convicted Jonathan In the penalty of 40s., and 7s. costs. Jonathan most irreverently swore fie would rather go to prison than pay a mag (farEhing), and he was locked up; but in about ten minutes his msother came forward, andafter much grumb- hing at the easy manner in vrhich " police people" obtained their money, compared with hackney coachmen, paid the fine and costs. _ ARLBOROUGH-STREET.Joh1l Cutrtis, a wood-cutter, a verv powerftul-looking man, was ye"terday brought t'rom St. (Gileses watchhouse, charged with assaulting 1Bartlet, one of the beadlcs of the parish, and breaking his leg. tt appeared by the statenent of Green, another beadle, that the pnsoner was drnking at the Three Tuna public-house, in Briton- stseet, Long-acre, about ten ic2"i4ma ,' fo tage anum out of the house. Bartlet at first desired hin to rcrmove quietly, which be re- fused to do; and on1 his proceeding to put him out bg force, the prisoner resisted ta scuffle ensued, in which Bartlct fell over tie fender, and his leg wvas broken. Mr. Biggs, the assistant overseer of the parish, said that lie had been that morning to sea Baslet at Middlesex Hospital, where he at preseat lies, and he gave him precisely the same account as stated by G7reen. Mr. Aloody, the landlord of the Three Tuns, said that Bart'et wvas certainly acting under his directions in taking the mand out uo' the house; but he believed the beadle's leg to have been broken purely through accident. Mr. Biggs said, that as he understood it wVas inAinuated that the beadle was drunk at the time, he begged to ask iMr. Mloody if such were the case- AIr. Aloody said, "Most certainly not; he was perfectly sober ;` and this mas confirmed by several other persons who were pre- sent at the time of the m'isfortune, all of whom, however, attri- buted it entirely to accident. The prisoner declared, that had not Bartlet seized him in a most furious manner by the mouth and nose, marks of which he bore, he would not have offered any rslstantee; he was, however, very sorry for wbat had happened, which was entirely an accident. Ir. DYERt, the magistrate, said that although he did not doubt but the beadle's leg was broken through accident,yet as the prisoner resisted him in the execution of his duty, he must find bail to an- swer any charge that may be preferred igainst hihb ; himself in 5Ol., and two sureties in 251. eachi. William Clarke, the driver of the hackney-coach No. 133, ap- peared to answer a summons for an overcharge in his fare. A lady named lPoodhams, residing in Cook-street, near the Ele- phant and Castle, said, that she used the defendant's coach on Thursday last, from the stand at the Obelisk in St. George's-fields, and he conveyed her and some luggage as far as Poland-street, Ox- ford-street, and demanded 4s. as llis fare, and 6d. for 'uggage which she paid him. She has had occasion since, however, to come the same distance, and found the fare to be only 3s. In reply to this statement, the defendant said, that Airs. WVood- hams must be mistaken, for the charge he made was 3s. 6d. as his fare, and Is. for luggage, to which he w as entitled by the distance. Alrs. Woodhams declared that he had specifically made the charge as shle had stated. Mvlr. DE:R said, that this was of little consequence, as even 3s.1;d. was more than the defendant 'was entitled to. The list of coach fares only rated that distance at 30s Ttile tdefenclant said that the list must be wrong, because he had I been that day to the Hackney-coach Office in Essex-street, and .tlr. Quaife then told hlm that the fare was 3s. fid. Irr. DYER said, that this was a very unlikely story that Mr. Quaife, who had hitmself published this list, should teU him that it was wrong. There was, however, another method of deciding the matter, by having the distance measured, if each party would deposit 5s. for that purpose. Mrs. Woodham put down her deposit, and the defendant said that he was ready to do the same, provided the measurement toek place in the line that he should direct. Mlr. DfYER said, that indeed it should not, for the measurement should be as usual, in the nearest wry that a coach could go the dis. tance: he might wish it to he measured round by Islington. Oh, then, said coachee, if that be the case, I am off. Oh, then,said Mr. DYER r fine vou 20s. for the overcharge, and the costs, which come to as. 6d. The defendant said he could pay no such sum, and in default he was committed for one month to the hlouse of Correction. UNIONE-HALt.-tYesterday Spcncer, Johnsonm and Ward, charg- ed on suspicion with the murder of Mlary Wilkins, were brought before L. B. ALLEN, J. SCBIVEEN, and D. KING, Esqrm, for a se. cond examination; Elizabeth Merrington waiter at the Three Sugar Loaves, Union- street, said, Spencer an3 Johnson came in about half-past five in the mornirng, on the Ist ot iMay, anm asked for a pint of purl. They stopped till a little after Xix. They looked as if they had just got up. AlargaretJervi.-I reside in Johnson's house. Spencer and Johnson came home about two in the morning of the 1st of Alay. Rose at half-past six, and they were at breakfast. Elizabeth Evans.-I undressed the deceased on Wednesday morn- ing, she having been picked up on Saturday. She had no nugs on her fingers whcn I saw her, but when she went out she had. Wilkins, the husband of the deceased, said, that wlhen he left her on Friday motning, she had two rings on. An officer stated, that, in searching the deceased, he found four penny-pieces and a shilling. The rnother of the deceased said, the leceased had her rings on the Friday evening. Glennon, thc of- ficer, examined the drawers of the deceased, but found no rings. A basket, which was found at Dawes' lodgings, was then produced; it contained a pillow-case and other things. The mother of the de- ceased iduntsfied the basket as her daughter's, but could not swear to the contents; she, however, believed that the pillowse was her daughter's, and that her younger daughter had made it. Golding, a publican.-Dawes came to my house on Saturday evening. On the Sunday he said he found a basket and pillow- case, and that he had been to Union-hall and got no owner for what he h.Ld found; and therefore he shouid keep it. He then left the basket and pillow-case at my house. He said he found the basket on the water. Mr. ALLEN.-" Dawes, you stated that youhad a certificate of good conduct from Captain Nicholas, of East-Looe."-Dawes, " Yes, Sir, that gentleman can give me the best of character. while I served the office of his deputy to the salmon fisheries. 1I he was here now, he would vouch for the trutl of what I say." Mr. A.LE X.-"I have just received a letter from Captain Nicho. las, and you shall hear the terms in which he sspeaks of your con. duct." Mllr. Allen then read the letter, which was as follows : - " East-Looe, Alay 16, 1824. " Sir,_Having this moment seen, in The Times newspaper the report of an examination before you of a msan named Dawes I think it rtght to tell you all that 1 know about him. Oil takin1 up my residence in this neighbourhood last year, I found that thi talmon mi these. rivers were sharaefaUy destroyed; I therefore, to do apubic good, rented the royalties, in order to preservc- the fish within. them - und, believing that this person (Dawes) was a suitable man to watch and report to me the anames o0f such persons as he might discover illegally catching the galmon, I directed him to do so; but I SOO foand my confidence was misplaced, and I have been endeavouring to find this Thomas Dawes ever since Mlarch last, that I might tak-e from him the paper that he had re- quested me to sign, and Ishabll feel much obliged if you will do so, and put it into the fire, On Dawes being again brought before you. Ihave the honour to be, &c. -J. T'AUP NICIIO LAS, Capt. R. N." Upon hearing the contents of this letter Dawes saicdtR- WIell! it is very strange Captain Nicholas should glave giyen such a charac- ter of mie. I have not deserved it from hiTm; and I have risked ni v life in preserving the fisheries." AMr. ALLEN addressed the other two prisoners, and asked them if they now wished to state any thing in the absence of their soli- citor. Evidence was befbre him that the landloid of the White Horse public-howse did not serve any individual with drink after 12 o'clock on the night the deceased had beera drinking with them. If either of you can give any satisfactorv account of yourself, froni the period you state you left the deceased, we shall be glad to hearit. Spencer.-I have no other statement to make than what I have done already. You may depend, gentlemen, the landlord is the man who served both Johnson assd myself at the bar. Air. AutEf said, thatit wasimpossible; for KCeane, thelandlord. was unable to rise from his bed at the time. Spencer said he did not observe any rings on the deceased's finger the nighlt she was drinking with them. The prisoners were remanded for another examination. POLICE.