The Sun. — 1841-07-26 (London, England)

POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.  GREAT GLASGOW ROBBERY.—It will be in the recollection of our readers that Gavin Scott, alias Charles Hamilton Douglas, who lately absconded from Glasgow with 8,6001., the property of his employers, Messrs. M`Gregor and Co., merchants, was traced by John Forrester, the City officer, to London, on the 31st of May, and from thence to Havre and Paris, at which latter place the officer ascertained that the delinquent had booked his place on the Bth of June, by diligence direct to Marseilles. Forrester made application to the English Ambassador for his interposition with the French authorities upon the subject, and at , the request of the former functionary the Prefect of Police at Paris consented to telegraph Scott, which was done with great alacrity and promptness, and the authorities at Marseilles received full instructions relative to the runaway. Forrester and Mr. .I.ll‘Gregor arrived in Marseilles on the morning of the 21st of June, at five o'clock, and immediately communicated with the Commissioner of Police, from whom they received the utmost attention. It then appeared that Scott had been arrested on the 15th of June at , Marseilles. At the prison they were introduced to Scott, who was immediately identified by Forrester, who went to the Hotel de Paris, the abode of Scott, and there, after considerable difficulty, succeeded in recovering 4,390/. In his communication with Forrester Scott declared that part of the money had been abstracted from his drawers at the hotel, and upon that statement proceedings have been instituted against the parties charged by the authorities at Marseilles. It is said that a further sum of 1,900/. will be recovered. Forrester returned to town a few days ago with the 4,3901. and accompanied by Scott, who was on Saturday brought before the Lord Mayor, by whom he was sent to Scotland in the course of the evening. The officer stated to the Lord Mayor that he could not speak too highly of the French authorities, who rendered him such prompt and ample assistance. Felix Homo, the Frenchman, charged with running away from Rouen with property belonging to his creditors to the amount of from 16,000 to 20,000 francs, was brought up for re-examination. The gentleman who upon the first examination acted as intzrpreter, stated to the Lord Mayor that the prisoner had threatened, upon the first convenient opportunity, to murder him, and that there was no doubt whatever of the sincerity of the intentions of the man. -The LORD MAYOR stated, that although the prisoner had committted no act of robbery in England, he certainly should be detained till he should find securities to answer for his good behaviour. Mr. Hobler, junior, appeared before the Lord Mayor to give publicity to a very scandalous and heartless act, committed by some fellows who evidently delighted in harrassing the feelings of others. A man of considerable talent, who was suffering very much from pecuniary embarrassments, and whose sensitiveness was so great under the infliction, that many of his friends apprehended that he would make attempts upon his own life, lay at that moment in a very precarious condition. A letter enclosing a check for 20/. upon the house of Glyn and Co..reached the house by the penny post, and was opened by the son. It contained the following information :—Sir, I beg to annex a check due this day.— W. Day." The young man did not know to what account the letter referred, and he mentioned the circumstance to Mr. Hobler, junior, who immediately went to Glyn's and stated what had taken place. Upon reference to the books it was found to be all a hoax, no such name as W. Day keeping account with the house. Mr.•liobler, junior, said that Messrs. Glyn expressed their readiness to do all they could to bring the writer of the letter to justice. On the envelope of the letter were the words " with care ;" and on the wax was impressed ' the words " God bless you." The Loan MAYoR observed that perhaps through the medium of the press, the writer might be detected ani punish ed.. .. _ _ _ _  Mr. Hobler said that the letter had cost the poor man twopence, which he could very ill afford indeed.