Police.
The Times, 1824-09-30T00:00:00

j GUILDAHALL.-A very respectable-looksig young rman, naMed Johnt Busskin, was brought up yesterday before the sittime 151agis_ trtc 'tir. Alderman WSOoD, or a niiht-bcharge, from St. Duanstan's watcbhousc. Wl;Tard, ore of tle watchmen,statec thst between 10 and 1I o'clock the previous evening, he saw the prisoner standing talking with two of the fes.ales who paraLle that street, and he caUed to them to go on. But they still continued there; and on his going up to dispersse them, the prisoner inimediately knocked him tlown. A brother watchitna ran up to his assistance, and was immediately knocked down also. Upon thie springing of the rattle, othess came up, and they at length secured hint anl took himnt to the Compter. L,ondon, another watchman, also tcatified to the fact of 'Werd'a bring knocktal down',; and said. on runniing to his assistance, he en;_ pericsced the same treatment. He knew nothing about the women; but WVard, in answer to a question froni the Alderman, expressly statedt them to bh wvomen of the town. A very decenr-lookingelderly mnas now stepped forward, and widt the appearance ot nuch indegnrition at what he had heard, said, 'Air. Alderman, I saws the wlile of this affray. I know notling of any of the parties, a nd they ksnow nothing of ue ; arid I vrsh you woul]( hear my statement of what happened." AIr. Alderman Wi'OOD.-in cancs of this sort such a witness is ulways important, anid we are nmost glad wvhen we can get such testimony. The old man now gave his namc David Wynn, of Crooked.lane. He was retutrning home, he said, alontg Fleet-street, when he saw the gentleman meet two ladies, and heard him say " How do yous do ? What made you stay so late ?" They had scarcely stopped a mainute, wheti the first watchman, 'ard,ealled out, as he stood at the corner of a passage, *'Io along, you scosindrel what are yon standing ihere for. (;oon, I say." The gentIcman replied, with some feel_ )g, '- } aml no blackguard. Thrse ladies are my wife and my slster." T'he wvatchoeast was still peremptory, and on cooming up to tthemn, some snore words ensued, au,d he gavc the gentleman a push with hlis staff, Otl which he certisnly did knock him down. Other watchmen came up, and the gentlenian got pretty severely beatit by them wdith their sticks. and they at length catried himn away. Aft. Bunkin hiniself now to,ld his Storv. lie had keen oat to his brotl'er-in.law's, and on his return honme to Whitechapel, he sbund tha' his wift had gone up to his sister's in Stashope-strect. Clare- market, andl he atcordingly went to fetchi her honie. He met tier anid ihsi sister (who had conie out tn see ber_part of her way) in Fleet- street. It was then only half-past ten. They had scarcelv stopped A a sniute, when) the watchman very authoritatively ortlerea thern t go ott, said he knevw thie women, and, though he told hin they were his wife an.l sihter, le repeated iis orders, threatening if they did r,ot go on, he would take thiem all to the watch-house. lie cerraintly f,elt much7 isdignation, and when the watchnan gave him a violent sbove with Iiis stafl. he did msst assatredly knock' him down. IThe Alderman inquiredl if the ladies wrer now in attendance if r. Bunkin saidl they were not, and the Alderman, conceivir! tbetr sesthinony of great tinportanice, adjourned the hearing, sid the pci soner's brothiet-in.-liw took a coach to fetch them. He returned shlortly afterivards withi the ladies, two youtus semales or verv re spectahle appearance i; derp menurning, who corroborated in eery particular the story already told by Ai4r. Wynn, and Air. Bunkia., adding, that Wi ard expresslv said that lhe knew the sister TlieAl]derman easked tlscut if' they weredrcssrd in ritesame man noer as tety were at present, to which thvey botit replied, precisely tise KSan: aldi certinly there was isothing at all tn their preseit appearatnc that coult have lcd to the suspicion that they wcre dian orderly *.von;es. AMr. Alderman Woion snid that no doubt Air. BaLukin must h,ave felt considerably irritatcd by sthe aspersions rtpon tise cliars-ter of the ladies ; but he regretted that he bia(t been se itnprurt'.nt isa to Istrike the watchisnan, `vio probably intended onlv to dq fhis duty - bit certaitily, und1er the citceutstauceSt lie cesid not fec, It his duty tos hold bim to kail. The (snduct of the watchtsan ltar, been mntt un- guarded, in thus inomentarilv itnterfers g, and PCtUlsting af4cr hie was ttild wvso tise lateis were. Therc were - any well dressed wotnets, ot bad cliaracters, constantly ptirading Flee~tgtctet, but the watch. men niust kosow their taces well ; atiic yet they never osade thc-r ap, prarance tsssder charge at tift office. * had occasion," said the l.. erttiant, " to Pivis through Fleet"5^reet myself last night, and the street was titroisgedi with women of tli6s descriptinn. I ain quite sutle I saw Upwards ot a htundred of'theimt; and *et, t;ith all the apparent eati and hasty interference in thte present citse, witiu this gentlemarn and lis wife avnd sister, niot a siagle wtoman of' the town is htere upr,rn a charge befote itte to-day." Tihe Aldenrnan then directed ;Ar. BunKin to be discharged, obse!tving, if he felt he had cause of coteplint agaitnst the watchmazn, lie oiight, if he itought pioper, indict bim at the sessions. AJARLnotsours.sTa:rxT.-Yesterday John BLcs and lWary Ana (his wifc), in custody upon a charge of obtaining money under liaise pretences, bY whritig letters aisd sendisig petitioRs, with fiW,. ttous dhescription5 of' their distress anti suff'ersnvs, to various~ la.oe. tern and gentlemen, were agsin brought up. l'c stated incur raper yesterday, that tie prisenzers were apprehended ti consequence ot a letter and pi2t;tion et this dlscription sent to Earl Speacer, and which his Lordship referred to t'be Alendicity Society, end the final hearing ot tite ca!e was adjourned until his Lordshf'p could attend. 'esterday sarl Spenzcer was in attendance soon after theefiice openedt and thle psisoners being brought in, his LIDrdship was sworn, and stated, that tbe letter and petilion prtdttCed, the formersigx)ed Ann Moagao,' snslith latter * William 4lurray ' tt1 d purPer.. itg to be authenticated bv '; Josiah Rowley, A. I!.'} ati the Orer. seers of the parisih in wzhich the fire (escdbrd in it itvas stated to ave taketn place, were received byhis Lordship on the.M ilisL andl, suspecting th srtutht of else statements, he refeered both letter and petition to thse Alendicty Society. It was afterwards arrazstee thsat he should send an answer to thcs'e ap Peals, by onoof hi5 os;ts> servants, to the place of atddress, No. 6, Rathboneplace. which nb- accordingly did, and endosed 2s. and the servant aSA to ittjuira fit Ann Mforgan, and d6liver the letter and enclosure to her. - John Foster, one of his Lordship'ss ervassi, ?sat a to direction of' his LoTrdshipe he vent with a Ittter, add=esse ": Ann blorgan, No.6X, Rathshone-place," and tberesecingthfeb dL prisoner, ha asked her if her namne was AnsA Mlorgan? and she sad ins was; and he then dclivered to her iis Lord8bip's lettcr, upoa wThich he Ieft tse Itottse; butt wzhen s-a got a little distnte oif, all o&iccr took ber ino0 cutody, as the wa epesingte let.r T te ID;&e PTisSlicr wvas taken at the same time, Opposite the aoor, nio doubt wsiting for his partner. One of the Overscers of-the parish where thle lire was described in lt`lepetition to have- taiken place, attendAed, andi prodniced a list of all Inftue'rers, by the iire spokeni of, i'n wiciih there were no such names as, -Mnet r 3lorgan ;and the sigvatures to tile pes.itlion of thte rector ted" rh~ overseers were fotgeripas. Mlr. CosOTAXeT, the magistrate, snai that thlere wan,q not -stifficient eridence in- this case to afibee thehmale prisoner, althouigh hea was very well known as a practised hand in thtis sort of business, and no1 eloabt lie was the instigationi of his wvife (if she was his wif'e) to act Mot she had done; b'ut as this case was not strong enough a-cainst hinm, 'It 'wouldi not be just, on this account, to visit uiponi him tormer Urnsgsressions, and hie nosast be dlischiarged. As for tise womani, shec had also been before in custody on a similar charge, andI mus3t know the conisequence-s of- what she was dloing ; ane. thie cse was now so dlear asgainst her, that she must be committted for two months to the Rortee of Correction. Eatrl Spencer, who is a subscriber to alroest every charitable inriti- tution in London, antivwell k-nown for his phiilanthropv anti hio- rmane disposition, has been, p~ernans, ntore than any oCh1er noble-. MMia, imposemd upona by, stih stefariwus practices as those of the pri- Etoners Hisi Lordship, who wvas juist on thte point of leaving town, 'withdrew imm-ediately Ct the conclusion of the examination. He wore the blue ri.tantl of the Order of the Garter, andl was acconpia.. flied to -the offieo by hiq L,ordship's thiird son the HIonoturable Cap- tain Frederick Spencer, of the navy, who ?uas just retuirned froim Sousth Aera.in command of the Creolc frigate. MA5tYLX oNEFiric E.-Mr. Bayfivr., pawnbroker, of Great JOh...riet,yeseray appeared at this office, agreeably, to the re- qiset o th Maistate, to show cause whyv he refulsed giving up a COatisic badbeenpledged with Ihun a twelvemlonsit ago foer 1fe. byl ~2Oorw~nanof henametoflWilliams1. Inottr publicationnofAMen- Cla lat,we aveanaccount of the attenidance of Mlr.Baylis.s'8youn.g man o thi sam afiir, when it appearedi that. the woman hail cilt payth iterstby10 o'clock on the Monday immediately sue.. eeing to the Satur~a on whiich the twvelvcmeinth expired, and that ahec was told that the coat was forfeited, andl hiatd been sold to a Jei~' about seven o'clock- that unorming. This account the youilg mhn re. peated before the Magistrates, buit It appeared from the st6itcment of Stoweell, of this office, that the young nman, in coming- to the office, b.-Ld told himn thjat the Jew tdit rnot btiy it, and that it, with otlier things. had been sent to an auction-.room late In the morninig of the sanrie day. The illagistrategobserved8strosiglv onthiis contratliction, telling himi he was unwo?thy of credit, ard 'a disgrace to his em. plorers, and desiirinvg 'ailm te tell hits mnaster to atten.d on Wednesday, On thsemmbe bsig called on yesterdlay Mlr. 1RAFltINS inqeireutl oF.Mr. ?Yayliss whlether he hiad broughtit is book~s. )t?r. B3syllss. hvrit broiglit thecm, aiid decline so doing, as youhaive nolegal power to enforce that reques!t. I can doit to yo asa gentlems.n, buAt not as a mnagistrate aiIntimy reason is, because it w'ould go into the public ptapers, and thiereby expose all the details of miy private business. Mr. R.AwLi-.sow...Perhar,s that would have the rifect of clearing ye'u of the chasgteo-facting harshly towards this poor womnan. 51r. Bavlis.ts.-Mv character will be clearedI in the Kings' Bench rin this casc. I havethrec affidlavits;in support of whatimy young,man ,aid, and whichi will prove hiim to be neither uinworthiy Q ~crei o di,zrrace to his employcrs. - cei o Mr. fL.5FevTes.-Hear me explain this. Your youngirman told Ts onetilinganidthe officer anothiee, and It was, for thuscontradicting him.selfsjhat I censuredl him in. the termns yotu mention. ily brother 1ittaListrate agreed with me t42at they were deserved. Mr. Bayliss.-4Uy yQunig man dlenies havn odteolcrwa he ;vain tldtheoticrdha Mr~. Gist,.'rTTsrs -The officer asserts hie did. tlr. Rtsylisa..Ijut my) Young mian will sweiar lie dlid not, anti thte seal quesition at issue is; which of them is to be believed. I at- t-nd here to olear my voung mian, who has been falsely accusted, and whiih arccusationi has 'been repeatedi by the daily palters, to the great injry of the younig man. r.RAWLtNsN..-With the papers we lhare nothing to do. il r'nu give this, woman an,' retress? 31r. Bayliss.-I tell you what I' ll o voni heve calledl this a poor woman-now I'll subscrilie my guinea to yours, or my five guineas to yours, towards buyving hersa new coat. M.RAwLaiNssso semned astonisliesl at such a proposition being mrnae, andobserved.."So, theti, unless I'll give this woman a guinea, y-ou'll dlo noqthing for her. Is that what you mecan ? MNr. Bayliss.-X'ou have every way the advNantage in arzulng ncrurinst me. You have been brouight up to the profession, whilist I anm unaccustomed to speaki;ik in public, and amn labottring unider every disadvantage in nr,(t having brought up counsel to my assist.. sic.I only wisqh to jbbur une Mr. RAWLI.-8csor. You abur stritler no diadvantage, for we ate wornto dr'~isir usice toal persons without disttinction, and I tell you wl'4(! cons%ider woul"d be justice in thtis ease. You have adnmitted ti,p- coat was sold from vin(tietive motives-, and thterefore I think- th5; woman entitled to reparation. At the same tinrile I must rcmr,Asr to, that in this ease I have nojurisdiction, aid it Is conse- qu,:ntly in your owvn breasit whiether you. will mnake thne womanaAny cosopertsatimrn or not. .'ilr. Baylisq.-I caRnot think of doing any such thinig. Mr. RANwLsws30x.2Then there is an end of the business. After the parties had left the office, Alr. RANIvLsrsoN informedl the repatcr that he had seen, the formier report in The Timet of last \lrdv, snd that it was very correct. Pm,-,.,i Ferris was folly committed to Newgate on a charge nf 1-i-rlrviausly enltering the premises of' Mr. Holland, in Uornw:dll rcrrace. and sitealing therein about 251. in money, anid pronissory noses asid bonds to die anlount of 2,0001. The premises were exa- u-mied by Stapleq, who found in the area of the houise thne lop of a gt:t button, whilch wss founid to correspond in pattern with those on stne trisoner's coat, and also to fit on to a shank at the back of hiis cnxt from wrhich the top had been broken of'f. It also appae that I.e 1usd been to the house on the night of terbbery in &-certaju, whether the man-servant was at homne, antI *,rau also sieen in the neighbourhood by a watchman. Th efol- lowing looming he told' a person that the hiouse hiad been rv'hbti sand when asked h'ow he came to know of it thius early, lie utiti the washerwomnan'-, girl had told him. The latter swore slie did no such thing, as she did not know it hierself at that tim-e. Se- ve-lpersons appea-red to give thie prisoner a good chnuracter,but 'Were told it v-as of no -vrail till htis trial. The prisoner Is a youn)F man, appsarently 111 years old, of respectable appearance, and, it is said, satcttt have lived comfortably with his uncle but for some trifling 'lsrte"t, which led to hit coiing up to town, arid entering into ser- 'lce ttthe time of the robbery he ,as out of place. tSto5e.-HAT.L.-k3ECXENTHAXM URDxa.-Yesterday Thomas 4. oomh.,, charged with the mnurder of Mlr. Goodliart's fardeiier. was zti'ain brooght up, for t'hu examiination of furthier witnesses. ,The ceviece izi'ess appliedl rather to) robberies comnmitted by the Prisoner .qi,rtu the ctrici of thie murder, in the neighbourliood of Langley Park, than to thatt fact. Mr. Edldinyton. a canivass-manufacturer in Tooley-street, stated, tlts in June last he sold a canvass rick-clothi to Mr. Green.a farmer, a' Rvxley. The trousers reduced were matde of canvass of a similar tau.It 'Pill be recIected, that Mlr. Green stated thiat about t-.e rnte of this muirder his rick-cloth was cut, arid a piece of i ..-t -'en and tlist the woman with whom the prisonier cohabited _.,-rated that qhe had uitade the trousers, found by the officers at his t-"nc.out of a pirce of canvass he broughit homec at thiat time. Ul,annon,'he constable, proived,thuat hue compiared a piece of canvaszs f m,rd at the prisoner's lodging, with Air. Green's rick-clr,th, arid t.-lattrit onlyv tie quality,but the cur and sKaMS,CnTTespontled exactly. WVilliam )Kingston, g'ardener to Josephi Wiarren, Es. of E~ltham, is l'Kent, stated, that on the tuight of the 21st of June, Mlr. li'ar. I,nshothouse wa'a broken open, aidl a thermHometer, and about a I- ndrd wigh ofgr?pes, stoln The thermionseter prodluced was tint istolen, it was taken fromi the prisoner's lodging. c,oambs wins asked, whether lie hati any questionts to put to tthe ter'c,or sany thi'ng to say for hiimself. Ile appeared to be in a ,:Ase of despondency-, andi said he hadl no questions to ask, nor any suing I, say. ie was again remanded, as furthier evidenc is ex. y,<t-ud, to be produceti. Rjro,njr Retgatt, a womnen of the town, was bTought up in custody, ras.her for the purpose of tiaskinig her a witness, thati of prosecuting her. .Mr. Grant, of the Customns, stated that on Saturday evening, about eizibt o'clock, he was passing along Bankside, opposite Mfessrs. Barclay and Co.'s brewery, and received a dreAdfuxl blow, wvhicli ,.'ruck 'him to the ground in a state of insessibility. On recoivering, bre found hirnself-upperted by persons who had found him lying ogn 1ie ground, and talcen up. His gold watch, which was a valuable one, was gone, and he had no doubt it was for the purpose of robbery t hzt he had been knocked down. H is face exhibited strong marks of tise violerce of the blov. Hall, dth. chief constable, stated, that Immediately after the rob- iucre he received notice of it, end went to Alr. Kirkmaen's, a pawn- Irroker in else Borough, to ha-e the watch stopped if offered for paws'.; sand there found that such a waLtch had just been stepped. Mr. Yirkman's shopman stated, tkat the watch had been broxight to the titop by thep~ri-oner, who offered it in we o 31., and satd it w.as the propet otr Mr. Murphy. Witness reptntiheI watch, and de- sir ed e to fetch Mr. Murphy. She went away, and did niot return. Hall sttated, that in coaseqisence of the woman's riot returning to the pawrnbroker's, he, assiisted by the other constables, took upi between twoanld threec dozen of thle street-walkers that cams srcars.?bedescriptioa be receivedof the prisioner, andon letting them Introv the r-eauon lie had aIpprehended tlkem,she pris-oner acknow- ledured that sbe hadorrd the watch to pawn. The prisoner stated, that she receivedi the watch from a man) of her iscqo-aineanez, of the name of Mdurphy, whio promised herr cighten-.periea for pawning it. Mlr. Grant identified the watch produced as the one of which he was robbed, and said it was worthi 601. or guineas. The prisoner promised to give every information in her power re- =Toccing Mlurphy; in which case, she was gives to urderstand site 'wc"uld nor be prosecuted. CRer,e Tr-eek.,sd, the keeper of the King's Arms Turnpike Gate on the New Kent-road, was chiarged by Mr. PUntiioard with having uise-d mausive language. MrT. Renouan.l stated, that on Satuirday last be IPassed through the King's Armns Gate in n gigz, and paid his toll to thie defendant, who gave him a ticket, which he saidl would nasa him through thec next cs,te, but on coming there, the tickltstwas refused, andl the cm pWisinsut returned to the defendant, to inquire whether b.c had mis- informed him, when he used tie most abusive language. Thte defendaist pleaded guilty, expressied his sorrow, and said lie had benm13 years o the od -an thi - as the firs coplin made The Atwstra.te, in consequence of his contrition, fined him in the mitig_ted Pen3lty of 20s. h POLICE.