The Sun. — 1841-01-06 (London, England)

THE MURDER OF MR. WEST WOOD AND ELIZA GIZINIWOOu.  At the Hull Sessions on Saturday last, a man, who calls himself John Arthur Bobcats, was convicted of obtaining money under false pretences, and sentenced to seven years transportation ; there being several other cna'ges against him of similar offences practised during a residence of about ten months in Hull. The result of his trial has, however, brought a more serious circumstance f ,rward. At the time of his apprehension a considerable nuinlser of watches, some plate, and a variety of jewellery, were found, either in the possession of the prisoner, or in that of a female with whom he cohabited ; and it now appears, that they are both implicated in circumstances connected with the murder and robbery of M•. Westwood, the watchmaker in Prince's-street, Sehe, either as accessaries to the crime, or at least as possessors of sorne of the stolen property. Inspector Beresford, 4,1 the Metropolitan police arrived in [lull previous to the Sessions, and in the event of Roberts having )been acquitted, was ready with a warrant to epprehend 'cini on toe above charge. His being convicted renders • that proceeding teincetisar.), and Inspector Bcresfurd retorts to town with sortie of the watches, a large case jeivellery, and several miscellsneous articles, found at the lodgings of ihe prisoner's late female coinpaaion. This woman, from admissions made by her parzmour, there is reason to suspect knows someening about the death of Eliza Griniwoml, murdi:, in Wellington-terrace, Waterloo Bridge-road, has reatliceo, so long a [oyster). She calls herself Mary ('arey, and accompanied the prisoner front London to Pull. About three saonths ago she preferred a charge of forgery against him, to the effect that he had drawn e,Ol. of tier money from the bank of Jones, Loud, and Co., by, means ot altering two or three checks she had ..ired for 51 each to larger sums. There appeired no feeibt of the fact, but she did not appear at the seelLid examination. The exposure, however, opened the eyes of several persons who had been duped the prisoner, and to whom he had rep resented nself as a " barrister-at law, and an agent of the :.,urt of Chancery," Having circulated a fa'se e-cGnant of his having recovered an estate in Scotland fora poor person at Beverley, the credulity of others lwing or fancying themselves entitled to property was xcitcd, and on their visiting the great lawyer, a few pounds were easily extorted from them. The prisoner o'oeirrre convicted on one charge of this kind, the ends of justice were .considered satisfied, especially as matter of ious import seemed to attach to the convict. "nolter isbelieved that the prisoner is a native of Reading—that hig,real name is Robinson or Robertson, and that he is or has been !ky trade a watchmaker. During his residence in Hull he has aia,amed a higher character, though with little pretension 1, yon immoderate degece of assurance. He has been a d IW-character among the Socialists, and always showed ea desire to become a public character. His trial o n Sat)grdav occupied seven hours, in consequence of his long aid irrelevaat erpsz.examination of the witnesses, and his addressing the Jury for nearly an hour in his assumed character as a barrister 1  A NSW MusicAL,