The Sun. — 1824-02-03 (London, England)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.  MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE. Meiestoar-HotsE.—Yesterday a young man named Geo. Plummer was brought before the LORD MAYOR, charged by his father, a respectable old man, with having committed a breach of the peace.—The father, who has been for many years established as a stay-maker, in Princes-street, Minories, stated that his son came on the previous morning at two o'clock, and began to raise the whole house by a violent knocking. He disturbed the family and the lodgers by loud outcries, and it was found absolutely necessary to give him in custody. It was his practice to disturb the house at midnight in this manner, but to what cause such conduct was attributable neither father nor mother could conjecture. The son, wilen asked by the LORD MAYOR what he had to say in his defeneterwas-eo much agitated that he burst into tears. Ile said it was extremely, painful for him to'be placed at a 'bar under a 'charge preferred by' his father, but it was another imputation of an awful nature, no less than that of having murdered his brother, which had been cast upon him by his family, that had for a long time made his mind unhappy and worked him up to commit those breaches of the peace which he now lamented. The LORD Mayon. questioned the father upon this extraordinary statement.—The father said, that he had never made such a charge against the unhappy young man at the bar, and never-would have mentioned the subject, had it not been thus publicly alluded to. The truth was, that he had another son named Robert, who some years since was set up in business at St. Alban's, where he succeeded in establishing himself as a stay-maker. It was on the 18th or 19th of November, seven years ago, that Robert, who had then been separated from his wife upwards of twelve months, was said to have observed her walking in a lonely part of the town of St. Alban's, with a man, of the nature of whose acquaintance with her he seemed to have no doubt. He disappeared from St. Alban's the next day, without common icating.with any of his acquaintances, disposing of, or making any arrangements from which it could he supposed that lie contemplated an absence of any. length. The state of affliction to which his family were reduced upon hearing of this unaccountable departure and absence, was indescribable. A reward was offered for any information respecting him, but the only intelligence they could obtain was merely conjectural, and described him as having been seen at Redfern, in Hertfordshire, on the day after he was missed from St. Alban's, getting into a post-chaise, accompanied by a strange man. —The family had written to all their acquaintances in different parts of the world, but not one word of consolation had they ever received. Such was his consideration for his father and mother, that they were convinced he would not keep them longer in suspense, if he had the power of making them acquainted with his destiny. Airs. Plummer said, that the prisoner told her about a month after Robert was missed, that he was either dead or soon would he dead, and that she might be convinced of the truth of it. The dreadful fears occasioned by this communication were not alleviated by an assurance made soon afterwards by George, that Robert was dead—an assurance accompanied by the words, " I know where he is; 1 know where he lies." Frequent', since that period George had alluded to the dreadful subject, but never had he been accused of being a party to the disappearance of his brother. There was a younger brother How at St. Alban's who had mentioned that George had told him that Robert was dead; that he (George) knew of his death, but would not snitch (tell tales). Both father and mother had, until this statement, been in doubt whether their child had gone abroad or been destroyed. . The prisoner here said lie was sorry to be obliged to contradict his parents, for whom he had the utmost respect. He never had made any assertions to the effect stated; The LORD Maxon considered it necessary to remand the prisoner until the younger brother can. be brought from St. Alban s.-_The prisoner was then remanded.