FORTUNATE DETECTION.-(Fro...
The Times, 1824-10-26T00:00:00

FORTUS'ATE DETECTiOX.-(From an E-ening paper.)- A person calling himself Ifalnilton sailed from London by the Tourist steans-packet, for Leith. and on his arrival there went away wVihhout pa3ying his fire.and taking with him 4 sovereigns. r trevelling cloak, a silk unmbrella, and some shiztR, the property of his fellow- passenzers and the steward of the Touirist. Up-n the circuimstance being known. the s'eward. accompanied by an officcer left Leith for Glasgow. in pursuit of the thief; but not meetinz with irim, they returned to Leith on the following Tuesday, when, to their surprise, thev found he had le-t Leith, but had immnediatelv taken his pas- sage back to London bv the smiack Eagle. sehich left the harbour at three o'cloek on Sunday afternoon, and where, from aramilton's linding till his sailing again, he had been continually prornenading in the most opeii nanner, and at the most public times. On this discovery, the stewanlI instantly ret off to LIondon by land, with a view to iseet the Eagle before she arrived herc,which, fortunratly, be succeeded in, the Eagle having been at sea during the late heavv gales on the coast,wrhich prevented her arrival in the Thamestill the Friday nighlt following. As soon as thesteward got to town,he took a boat and went down the river to meet the Eagle, which harving done near ?ePoftPCk We'rv. gT t. s ,g ? tide wall, which as at half-past four o'clock, and where Hamiltou de- sited a boat to be hailed. as he wished to land there; the moment thle bnat wvas halled, the ltrist's cstevward, with his waterman, sprang from the stern, and came alongside tie smack, into wxhich the thief at once dropped. In about two hours afterwards, when the Smack waS near the wharf, and the passengers began to get out of their irtti it was found that Hamilton had taken the Steward's keys out of his pocket, with which he had opened a drawer. and tasken about Ill., which the steward had received onli the day be- ftore as the fares of some of the passengers; he had also endeavoured to force with a knife CaDtain Tedd's private drawveropen, into which Ile had seen itioney put in thi courseof the passage. He had likewise taken the watch aiti purce of a passeneer. containing the whole of hIi monev; thc truns of another gentleman, containing m ost im- portant anrers and property; the travelling cloak of' another, w|ith other articles. It was found, too, that he had spoilea. the locks oftrunks belonging to other passen eers in attensipting to open them. rThe stewmrd o0' the Eaglie then, in his turn. with another person, made the best of their wa,v to Biackwall, in titc hope of tracing the dehiiinuent (ner'er dreatninz of the traip into which he bad leaped on parting froln thc smack), where they found him sUfelv lodged in the cu1Vody of the Thiaines tiollee, and in passessioti of all the property he hath stolen from both the vesseis, except the gold andl silver, tvhich it is supposed he threw into the river before he srent ashore n.: been observed to drop soniuthing over the boat's side Je is aishinan, onlyabotit 18 years of age; but the audacitv atid ex. pertitess with which he conducted hiniself in effecting the roblteries, UmuSt prove hiut to be a most abandoned chiaracter, and a proficient in mis busitess. He was extremely accormnmdating, cheerful, and atnusing to all on board during the whole of the vovage, so tbat no onc for a montent susitected hhil till after he hnd decamped. According to H,jittshed, thle following ordinance for puttishing seamnen was iestied h! Richard Creur de Lion' - " If an. man he takcti with thtft or pickerv, and thereof convicted, he shall hate his lead polied, and hot pit :h poured upon his pate, and upon that the feathers of some pillow or cushion shr.ken aloft, that he inmv therebs- be known for it thief. and at tne next arrival of tile ships to any land, he put fortli ofthceonipanv toserh his adver.tuies. .eithoou nl hnpc or return unto tis fellowg." Otn Sunday merniing, betweeti eleven and twelve o'clock, a thif,f taking the advantage of a strect-door having been left open in Lang-lane, Southwvark, go! into the house and procecded up stairs ao;dv, isd entered the shopkeeper's room, uhere a quantity of piste ras in tie cuipboar.!. W-hile the rogue was in thc act of t-ingupth.e articles. he let fall a silver spoon on the floer, tbe noise of which being heard by the toaster of the house, that person went up to leatn the cause, but, before he had proceeded half wav 7ip, lie mnet the thief coming dowm, who datted bv him. wad gained the street. when he was soon out of sight. w-ith the whole rf'the boeorv. Considerable sensation was exc;td in Horsepool.street, L,i ester. nn Thursday evening, by a report that 12 persons vwere tiVIng Iro'n the effects of poison, administered in some ale. On in. tuic- on Frid!ar u orsing, we learnt thata journevman wool-comber, named John Archer, havirg had somi diisagreernents with his shop- mates, aereed to comprormise the matter by treating them with soine ale. Accordangly, having fetched several quarts from the Old Bow- li:g.-green lie gave it round the shop. takiag care not to drink him. sell. In about an hour after, the persons (I1 nsen and a woman) whrn had partaken of it, began to show symptoms of att alarming de- scription. retching and crying out, Inquirv about the ale being mrn(le a thbe public-hocnse, and the answers being satisfactory, sus- piciot fell on Archer. arid medical aid was instant3y procured. Mr. Harris and his assistant catte, whcn the usual means were adopted to afrordl relief. Archer in the nmean time had quitted the nremisesN; but was snnit followed, sccured. and taken to the Rorough Gaol. A , respectablc druggist, who had sold a quatitity of tartar asurtic to aX person answering Archer's debcription. (after caationing him of it dangerousc properties).went to the sp@a on learning t.e cirr umstatns A ad cot unicurated lhi suspicion. This terded in s6mar ieasr.. Q allay the feats for the individuals' lives, as tartar emc is Wons not to be so violent in it.s effects as arsenic, which it sa. a' first feated was nut in the ale. Fortunatel - this proved to be the tact, auid the. parties were a few hours after (eclared to be out of danger, al. thougl t had the whole of the particles dissolved, their melanchoito- fate must h2ve bect seatled. as the quantity put in the ale wvas sutii_ ner)n for that purpose. The feusale. alto is the mother of seven children. w2S the greatest suffercr from this atrocious act of Archer, wtho is to undergo an examination on Tuesday.-Leicestcr ChretickL. An intluisitioti was held yesterday evening at the Che- 'Pers, Duke-street, St. Jxncss before Mr. Hig gs, aeputv coroner totr Mi5ddlesex, on the body of James Bumatead. bceale of time pa. rish, 72 years of age. Jatics Tring. journevmnan baker, depohed. lie was passing by t.itrch_passe.ge Piccadilly, a little before ten o'clock, wheri lie heard a sudden screa4, and ott looking back, sate a inan knorkeil down by thc pole of a csaech, w'hiclh forced the de- ceased several yards for;ard * the horses were grting at a motlerate trot, and the coachlman pulled up as soon as possible, and assisted to carry hilln to JMr, Klat'ps's, cbv-nist, on the opposite side, who admuinitered somse nsdicitic, svhie-b he swallowed.l He recomnmentd- ed himt to be takeil to the hospital, but he was conveved to his horue it a haclkneycoaeh. Some called out- Hollo" when time ac-ident occurrcd. John Hcardwicke, the coac.uslan, was returning tri lam. mereusith, having brouglht t fare to town. AR it was not a reg.u- lar journev, hIe did not wait for psqsengers. Pacsing St. James's chutrchi, a Pulham coacl was a little before hin,and suddenly liesaw thc deceasedl trying to get oult or its way;v het hibwe witness cotild pull rII, tilc tole of his coach knocked him down, and the horse on: the miear side trampled titon hi. [He jUmH pd off as Soon its possible, drew hint on the pavement, aind assisted him to the Sllop opposite.,- There were lanups to tite coach, and he-could have seen idm but that the otlier coach prevented him. The coach belongs to ML-. ()eorge Cloud, of fiatnmierrmith. The leceased died in St. (;eorge's Hoas. vital. Mr. Hoby attended, and gave the eoachman ai excellent character for carctul driving, being in the habit of gong to 11am. inerstnith almost every night for a con siderablc period. The Jury returncd a verdict of A4 Cdd6ea?to Deaa-Dweoaind on the oo-wad- horse, one shilling.