Police.
The Times, 1824-12-08T00:00:00

iMAVSXON-NOUSE.J0ak Hazard, a watchman, was brought before the LORD MAYOR on a charge of misconduct. Thomas Kilby, a niglht constable of Cripplegate, stated the case as it came before him. On Saturday night, at about half-past 10 o'clock, the prisoner, who was on duty near Cuteaton-street, sawr a man walking rather quickly with a bed on his shoulders, and under circunstances which excited his suspicion. He questioned the man as to the place from which he brought the bed, and that to whlich he was carrying it, requiring to be satisfied upon those two points. The mlan did not appear to like this sort of interterence, said he should give himself no furthter trouble about the matter, and returned with the bed to a house In Cateaton-strect, from which it appeared he had got it. As soon as the door was opened, he threw down the bed into the passage,the door was slut,and he walked away. The prisoner'meddled no further in the business. It appearedt thatatradesman in Ncwgate- street bad a sick person in his house, and wanted an extra bed,w7hich the man who had declined giving the proper explanation was to have taken to his house. As soon as the tradesman learned that the watch- man had acted as he had done, he'insisted upon charging the watch- "oan for his interference. He (witness) took the charge, but allewed the watchman to do his duty tiuring the remainder of the nitht. The watchman said, the constable had properly stated ttie case. The tradesnan did not appear. The LOORD MAYOR expressed his surprise that any tradesman in the city of London should have acted -in such a manner towards a night officer, itistead of praising him for the proper vigilance he had displayed. The imprisonment of the watchman was most unjusti- liable upon the facts stated. His Lordship then intimated to the watchman that he had a remedy elsewhere. BOW-STREET.-Yesterday WilliaptNVewberry, a poor old time and seTvice worn Irishman, was brought in custody before T. HALLS, Esq., by some of the day-patrol, charged, under an old act of Parliament with feloniously harbouring, or affording relief to,his son Edward Rewberry, he being under sentence of transportation, and baving escaped betore the expiration of the term for whicb he was sentenced. About two years ago, the prisoner'a son, who was then a flne- looking lad of fifteen, was brought to this office, with anether boy of the same age, on a charge of having stolei a silver tea-pot fit-m the kitclien of a lady's house it Grosvenor.place, Pimlico. One of the patrol of this office stopped the two boys wish the property in their possession, and they were eonmminued for re-examination until an owner could be found. Thiis was speedil y done,. and at the second hearing the boys were fully committed. The prisoner ap. peared upon that occasion, and begged very hard for elhe libera- tion of htis boy, assuring the msagistrate very earn'eatly that he would keep hinm out of harm's way ever atier. The poor old fellow, we recollect, said, while the tears 'coursed down his furrowed cheeks, " Do not, your l}onoar, let my child be taken from me, and made a convicted thief of. I have served His Mlajesty honestlyand faithfuly aaasoldier formanytongyears; and that boy, your worshlip-that boy:'thaE's now before you for thievery, (Ui ! bad luck to the hour when he did it!), I have car- ried for many a score miles on my knapsack, and- I shouldn't like to part with him now in this way." The-poor fellow's pleading of course could avail notling, and his aom0 was capitally. convicted at the Old Bailey (the property exceeding the amoutt of' 40s.), but his sentence was commuted to transporjatton for eight years. He wvas removed eighteen mornths ago to theJustitia hulk, mnoored ofi FWool. wicb, and eontinued there, condtisting himself withi great propriety until Saturday last, when being at work with 11 others, on shore at the Royal Arsenal, Wootwich, he contrived, as the time approach- ed. to return to the ship, to slip away anobserved by Mr. Dixon, the officer, under whose inspection they were working, and make his escape. Information was conveyed as rpeedily as possible to the London police, and searcih was made for the father. Read, one of the day patrol, to whom the information was given, recollecting the strong attachment of the old man to his son, and supposing it ex trenely likely that the former would do all in his power to protec the criminal from the vengeance of the law, made diligent inquiry after him. After a long search, the patrol found the prisoner ester- day coming out of a lodging-house in Alayna7d.streot, St. iiles's. WIhen questioned about his son; he said he parted witl him on Mlonday moming, but he shlould not tell where he was,for he would not be the means of hanging his own child. During the stitement of the officetr the prisoner frequentlv ex- claimed, In an earnest tonc " Don't epeak falsely. I never tZid I had seen mv son-I admittea nothing, and don't sey I did." - Mr. lALLs said that the officers had done theii duty in appre- hending the prisoner under the circunstances, but there must be stronger evidence than that which he had heard to bring'the'case withiu the meaning of tke statute. The act,made it a felony know- ingly to harbour or relieve transportc who had escaped, but the mere. knowledge of the fact was not sufcicnt to constitute the offence. Read, thopatrol, said he should be able to prove that thc soil had slePt in the same house with the prisoner. Prisoner-Thatright beb without arny tbing gpilty on my part, fr, itis a common lo ging. ouse, ih $vhich people pay so much per night, anl perhaps ave never seesn again. Rend said, he nhould be aible, iftlme -were given5rto prove a con- plete harbouring:of the convict by the:prlsoner. - - Mr. HALLS, upon this- declaration) commallitte the psisoner for re-exatbibatioo.- ' - :. Air. Nathaniel Ronalds,'a young geitleman residing pro ten. at the London CofFee-house, iudgate.hilJ and 0Ar. George. Bird -Minds a mnerchant inR the city, were brougbtup in the afternoon, by forris and Blamckman,-onwvarranta issuedNuon theroaih df Thomas: Woodst, harging tlem with.ititeisdlng- to commit- a breach of- the Ppacevb-y fil:hting'weth pistols A- t , - ,, ,.- ,.a, -o- Mer. Ronalda fist presehwd-himseXf berove the Magistrate, felioriz ed by Blackman, and, said, " I have been taken prisoner by one of yoar officers, who has a warrant agaiast a person whose natntis very. like mine, but it Is not my name." lIIr. HALLS.-YOU say It is not your name in the warrant ; pray what is your nane ? The defendant, nftet much hesitation, mentioned his own name. AMr. HALLS insetted the given name in the warrant, and said that was quite safficilent. Defendault..But-I am not to be'detained, surely. Alr. 1iALLS.-Yes, you must indeed, Sir. In a few moments i,Ir. Hind made his aplpearanec, and both par- ties were placed before the Alagistrate. d=r.Hits said, lie supposed, from thc wirrants before him, that the defendants meditated a cluel, and he wiahed to know from them if that was the case. They coald not, as gentlemen, hesitate to an- swer the questioln fairly. Both gentlemen said they did not choose to admit anything. All they chose to say was, that tbey knew not how the information could have reached the office. Each seemed particularly anxious that he suhould not be supposed to be the informer, but beyond this they re- fused.to state anything. Air. EhALLS asked them if they knlew eech other ? Thedefendants said they had seen each other before. AIr. HIALLS.-Have you quarrelled P Botb defendants were silent. Mlr. HALLS (to Alr. Ronalds).-I see quite enough to convince me that you have q%arrelled. Now, to prevent such an absurdity as a duel, have you any objection to shake hands with vour opponent ? - Mr. Ronalds.-I have no desire to do so, Sir. AIr. HALLS.-Will you, Air Hind, shake hands with Mr. Ronaldis ? Mir. Hind.-I never saw this person but once, and I ani nDt fond of shakipg hands with strangers. lr. HALLS said he must have the evidence of the person upon whose information the warrant was granted, and Thomas Yrfoods vwas oalled who said he had not heard any quarrel between the two defendatits iifiseJf, but he was informed that they had quarrelled, and he was requested to givc information of it. Air. Hind.-Pray did not the other defendant give you a 101. note to buy pistols? Witnesa..Yes, lie did. AIr. Hind.-And pray how did yoti know the spot where we were to meet? tl seems the defendants were stopped on their way to the Regent's Park.) litarylebone is a large place, and how zould yoa be so well acquainted witb our route ? lWoods said he received the infornmation from a gentleman of the name of. Corry. After some further conversation, Art. HALLS said lIe had heard quite sufficient, and cal\ed upon thedefen4ants to enter into sureties tokeep the peace. Some observations hare within the last few days appeared in several of the public journals, in reference to the casc of Lead- bitter, the landlord of the Dolphin, on L,udgate-hill, who was tried on Saturday last, at the Old Bailey, which have in ninny quarters produced an impression unfavourable to the character and conduct of the Bow-street officers, Salmon and Perry, who, it is known, were employed by the -proseautors, Messrs. Cramnin and Charles- worth, immediately after the robbery. Thiose-officers request to be allowved to set themselves right with the public, of whom they are very old servants, by a short statements of factq. They declare thlat they never had any share whatsoever in any attempt at a nego- tiatiomi for the recovery of the stolen geods alone, their anxious ob. ject, from the first, beitig to apprehend the thieves, at the same time that they, of course, felt bonnd to do eli that they couldl egally for the recovery of the property or any part of it. Thev, from the first, set their faces against comprornise in any shape, and told the partners, that if anytking of that kind was set on foot, they would cease to nct for them. In the meeting (and there was only one) with Solomops, the officers had no other object than a hope thiat they might, through his instramentality, get at the thieves. Mr. Crampin having seen some of the remarks in the daily papers, waited poon Sir RICHARD BLzrsIEr on Thursday last, anid assured him that his officers never advised a compromise, but, on the con- trary, declared that they would have nothing to do with anvthiing of that sort. He was pertectlv satisfied with their conduct from the beginning. S9ir RIctSAnD BeRniE said he hadl not been inattentive to the matter, and lie had no hesitation in aying that the officers had done their duty properly: although they were both very ohl and me- ritorious officers, theyhould not be protected if they stepped the least aside from thbe proper course of their duty: be felt perfectly satisfied with their conduct. The oficers beg, in addition, to submit the following extract from the evidence of AIr. Cranmpin, at the trial of leadbittcr at the Old Bailey:_ " The Bow-.treet officers made out a bill to the amount of 211. but we were so satisfied with their exertions, that we gave them 391." The following note was given to Salmon by Mlr. Charlesworth:_ '- 22, WVood-street. "I hereby declare that Salmon and Perry) the officers, never did advise mne to compromise with the thieves; but, on the contrary, used every exertion to get at the thieves. "lst of December, 1824." " BRYAN CHAInLESWORT'I." MAARYLEBONE.OFFICE.-Yestertlay Jo7z AI'BDorinell, a fellow in Stie dress and having the appearance of a chimney-sweeper, was brought up, charged with a robbery in the house of the Prince de Polignae, tic Fxench Ambassador. It appeared from the evidenGe of three of the female servants of the Prince, that on Tlhursday, the 25th ult., the prisoner called, and said hle was directed by his master, Alr. Penny, the chimney- sweepersto inquire if any of the chimneys should be swept on the fol- lowing mornoring. Thec cook, believing him to be the sweep regularly employed by the family, desired him to call at six o'clock on Satur- day morning. Heu did so, with a boy, and was admitted into the house, and left by the kitchen-maid apparently sweeping the kitchen chlslsney. He went offlin a short time atter,ar.dinl the courseofthe same morning several new datmask napkins, some gowns, a variety of ar- ticles of dress and soiled linen, anti a great coat nearly new, belong- ing to the Ambassador, were missing from two closets * and suspi- ciort immpediately fell upon the priaoner, the man particularly, as, on inquiry being tnade at Mr. Penny's, it was ascertaised that he had not sentthe prisoner to sweep any chimnevs, and the fellow hail not been in his emnploy for several months. Application was; then made at this o,tfice, and Henry Stowell, an active officer, after a long search, succeeded in apprehending him-in St. jiles's, at six o'clock yester- day morning. He was remanded until Friday next. None of Eime property has yet been found. *Johnson, the indefatigable enforcer of thc statutes, has extenlded his operations rein the east to the western extren-sities of the metro- polis, and yesterday cemmeneed a series of informations tinder the 50th Geo. 11, cap. 48. sect. 10, against coachmen, for leaving their horses witbout having persons to pay proper attention to diem?. The first named defendant was John iarper,driver of Williams's Birmingham coachl. The well-known Byers proved, that on the 26th of November he saw the defendant's coach without any person at the horses' heads- The defendant denied tic clarge, but could not disprove the testi- mony of the informer's witness, and was fined 20s. and costs or, two inibrmations. - Hidley, the driver of the Tring and Berkhamstead stage, was fined on one information a similar sum. Another information against the same person was (lismissed, as it was wrong in .ts descrip. tin of the way on which the offence was committed. A (ay or two ago, a young lad of very deplorable and wretched appearance, but of interesting address and manner, came inio the office as it was a6lut to be closed and, in a most affecting manner. implored from the officer (Buckiriage) in waiting, sonte food, as he was nearly starved. . The officer, touched by Stbe affecting manner in whiich the appeal was made, gave him some dinner, and the lad then asked to be shown into the presence of the magistrate, observ- ing, with a sighi, " I am, tmtortunately, a son of the Princess (of C umberland." The'officer having obtained sotne particulars of his story, at seven o'clock on Friday evening last, introduced the boy to Joese RAWVLINSCO, Es11., the Sitting Alagistrate. The boy then sltated that he had that day walked from Hlou,slow, where he had been pot-boy for two months to Mr. Sheddan, of the Duke of Wellington pablic-house, on the Heath, but having been discharged, he had come to London for the purpose of endeavour- ing to obtain some assistance from his mother or other relatives of his, who move in the very first circles. lie said, his father was named Askew, but he had been dead for sonic years. A. medicai gentleman had once contributed to his suppert. The boy mentioned the names of individuals who were acquainted with his mother. The Magistrate directed him to be placed in the workhouse, until inquiries could be made into the truth of his statement. HATTON-GARDXX.-J. Morris and N. Drew were brought up under warrants bv limbrick and Edwards, the officers, charged with having vioiate'd a contract with Mr. King, builder, Stanhope. street, Clare-market, under the following eircumstances Air. King stated, that being etgagell to build a mansion in Leil cestcrshire, for Sir C. Hastings, lie engaged the delfendants in Octo- ber last, as bricklayers, to be employed in the building, at the wages of 6a 6d. per day, guaranteeing them constant work until Mlarch next, as also undertaking to ddfray all travelling expenses. They had only remained a few days at the work, when they drew front his agent in the country 51. eacb, and sddenly Ieft their work. The consequence was, that thedelay inthe pro;gress of the building tius occasioned, exposed him so the censure of Sir C. Hastings; and it was at considerable expense and inconvenience lie was enab:ed to procure other men to go into thc tountry te completethe job. From the period of the defendant's quitting their work, until a few days ago, he could discover no trace of them, when, from infbrmation he received, the one was apprehended in Alarylebone, the otlier in Clerkeuwell. Air. Harmer attended in support of the prosecution. MIr. Sergeant SEL.LON, the presiding Alagitrate, observed, thathe coiceived there was sufficient proof that a contract was made; but thle production merely ofthe clerk's books was not sufficient to show the violation of the contract on the part of the men. The rnen, in defenee, stated, that they had worked for nine days. when the clerk stopped one day from them, though their contract was, that they shodid be paid 5s. Gd. per day, wet or dry. AMr. King's agent having acted in this rnanner, they conceived was a breach of contract, and they left the work after demanding a sufficiency to pay their expenses tip to tow,n. M;r. tamer admitted that It would make the case more complete by having either the foreman or the clerk present, but tbe inconve- nmence of taking such men from such an extensive concern prevented MIr. Kiiig frosr having them in attendance. Dlr. Sergeant 5ELLON observed that as the law was so very se- vere on mlme men for any breach on their part, it was imperative on the masters to prove tnat they had faithfully adhered to their cont:act. iMir. Harmer submitted that the warrant should staad over until they were provided with further evidence. The learned Sergeant, however, would not acquiesce, and the men were accordingly discharge(l. - UNOr.srALL.-Yesterday a feitmale of aenteeladdress, apparent- ly about 40 years of age, decked out in a bslue riding-habit, and a white chapeau; adomed witl a plume of black feathers, enterce the office end requested that the Alagistrate would be, pleased to listen to her, while she read aloud the following paper, which she took out of her reticule. The Aliagistrate bowed assent, when.the visiter pro- ceeded thus :-" To the King._Under the fatherly care and good. ness of His 52ajesty, diff&erenvrimportant regulations and measures, for the bettering and restoring the laboar, indutstry, and prosperity of the country, and.the ppople, from which the increase of wealth and ihappiness is derived, are in contemplation, and to be brought to the notice of the public before the meeting of Parliament. It Is therefore to be hoped, that the real friends of tbe King and those who vish the removal of the gross abuses and mis- chievous old practices which circumnstances have now rendered im- proper to be longer wolerated, bhould mreet and consider of the same, in order to aid. and promote the patriotic, persevering, and most laudable eRdeavours of the late Dr. Dickson, who has so zealously and extensively lenthil assistunce in suppresslug-them." After she had read thisaddress. she said her object inDcoing to-theoficcethat day %vas fe3r the-purposeof having the sanction of the Mlagistrate to distributethe infornmation containedin that whichshe had just heard, all over the country i "for," said she, " it will be of incalculable ser. iceto aU mycantrymei. HAd -ot mycoadiutor, Dr. Dickson. iaid the debt of naature,' that worthy and. zealous advocate fpr the rights of the p le wouil have been now in ray place and pointed out in eloquent language the exindiMn Y of call ing together a pablic meeting upon a subject which was OF:50 important a nature to the community at large." It was vitdent from this specimen; and the incoherent language which the popr wo- mnan subsequently broke out into, thautheriniclectwere eenittL The magistrate perceiving her state of mina expiessed his adt:ilratiot of her proposed plans, which he said voutld nOt fail to benefit the whole population of the United gingdoita; -4nd that s1he shoulcl most readily have the assistance of tho police in carryinlg them into effect. She appeared delighted at the attention wh;ch she received from thc magistrate, and ibld itim slie nUst btg to trespaas upon his valuable time for a few mitiutes longer. by stating that she would shortly coammelnce a course of lee. tures on an highly approved system, tending to the promttiotl of moral rectitude, iabits of -in duatry, atxd the education of youth in a manner useful to themselves, and profitable to their pa-rente and their countrv; antl of which, she edded,aprospectus-wuld bi g-Ivr. as soon as time and place can be appointed for the Purpose. The Ailagietrtte alse approved of thisplan, and site withdrew apparenrl. in kigh spirits from the fivoarable impressicnwhieb bhe ismaginiei she had eare On all bet hearers. TOWv.}2HALL.-A yong fellowy named George Card, a spile- maLker for brewers, was brought np on a warrant for repeated acts cf cruelty to his wite. The wife, a dejected but rather respectably dressed young woman, described, ir. tremialous accents, the conduct of the prisoner towartis her daring the short time thev had been married (Septemrber Isst). She had, sbie said, been frequently beaten by hitn, and threateretd with death. A few nights back he drove her with blows from the bed, and has ever sinlce denic-l to her food, clothes, fire, and candle. She applied to the parish-officers, who objected to relieving her, under the impression that,t living ia tbe same house, her hiusbanl could not be cornsidered as having deser:ed her. A MIrs. Lawson, with whom she louged, declared that sitbe had never heard of more inhuman conduct towards a womnan, ad wh1o mest have perished but for her assistance. The husband said ie had been provoked, and first struck. Alderman J. J. 8frITH told himn his conduct was disgraceful, ana3 most unmanly, and he must find bail. 'rbe prisoner said lie had none, and was CoMMitted in default, andl the wife sent to the parislh as a fit object for reief. POLICE.