The Sun. — 1829-08-08 (London, England)

BOW-STREET.  Yesterday two young men, brothers, named Samuel and George Keen, were charged before Mr. MINSHULL with feloniously obtaining ftom Messrs. Lundy Foot and Co. a quantity of snuff and cigars, to the amount of 15/.  A Solicitor who appeared for the prisoners urged that there wasno fraud either intended or committed on the part of his clients. The fact was, that the goods had been purchased for another party who had promised to pay for them on delivery, but failing to do so, his clients were now ready to pay for the goods that were deficient. Mr. ATlNsum. said that this was the first time he had heard of a third party having been concerned in the purchase. With that, however, he had nothing to do. The prisoners had, in his opinion, obtained possession of the goods by a trick, and without any intention whatever to pay for them. He should therefore commit them for trial.  The parties were then bound over to prosecute, and the prisoners were fully committed to take their trial for the felony.  A Mrs. Nelson appeared against a Mr. Evans, a law-writer, whom she charged with threatening her life.  The complainant stated, that she lived at No. 6, Newcastle-court, and that she was related to a young man named Coombes, who was a principal evidence against the two young men, Martelly and Conway, recently executed for forgery. The defendant lived in the same house in which she resided, and where Coombes and his mother also lived. Her complaint was, that the defendant had threatened her life as well as those of her relatives, and had frequently sworn that young Coombes was a perjured  'and'. an infamous informer, because of his having giiren evid.rwe at the Old Bailey against his two companions. The complainant went on to state, that. the defendant: used every species of annoyanc, to get them !,11 opt of the house, and that he Nv.e, assisted by two young men, whom he called hi, jackals. They were in the habit of getting up mock trial::, :.nd whenever theyoung ma►n, Combos, made his ~pearance, they would cry out, " We will have no informers—no minced witnesses."  The defendant said, that Mrs. Nelson had mistaken him altogether. He never meant to impute anything wrong to her husband, and meant no person but Coombes, who it was well known was the close friend of William Jones, who stood his trial for the murder of Mrs. Jeffs. As to the threat which it was said he had used, he declaad he had never made use of such an expression.  Mr. MINSHULL observed that the words had been sworn to, amd the defendant must find bail.  The defendant said, that in consequence of Coombes living in t)ie house where he resided, several most respectable gentlemen connected with the law had refused to give him employment, supposing that Coombes was his friend. So far, however, from that being the case, he abhorred his character, and would willingly make any sacrifice to get him out of the house.  The defendant immediately found two respectable persons to bail him, and the parties 'retired. Thomas Duffey, alias Edwards, and his brother Samuel Duffey, both lads, were fully committed to Newgate for trial, on a charge of stealing two cows, the property of John Bacon, a cowkeeper, residing near Highgate. The particulars of the case appeared in The Sun of last Wednesday.