The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-07-23 (London, England)

ACIUARE, THUSIBDAY, JULY V.  nip TM officers of the Cmwn put in the bilk. and the inventory of ti:e ditto taken in the house. alleged to belong to [intim. Zia Jury were of opinion the defewbutt.had lithethtr to evade  CIIAIWE of SW IN 111.1110.—Thomas Saints:, a young man of genteel appearance, was nr.examined, charged with carious arts of fra is 1. Mr. J. C. Archer, brass-founder, 119, Brick-lane, St. Luke's, ! stated, that on Saturday, the 17th of April last, the prisoner en,ployed him to lit up the house, N 0.20, tloldembine, Barbican, with gas-pipes, he having taken the house as a coal and potato warehouse. 31r. Archer, on undertaking the work, was referred by the prisoner to a Mr.Wittinghans, of 34. Seefliing-lane, Tower. I street, nary agent, for a character (of whom we will speak here. after), and the character he received was so very favourable, that he (Mr. Archer) finished the work the same day, which came to 4f., and the prisoner gave him a note for it payable in two months. I n the Monday fullowin,.; Mr. Archer. in paring the shop, to his surprise discoecrial that the prisoner had left, and a strange man arts in possession, who said be hod purchased the fixtures, stock in trade, &c. (which unginally cost 3'l/.) for ready money for 1., and for which he produces, a receipt ; that this man, who no doubt belonged to the gang, remained only sight days, rind sold the entire to a broker for 39s and that Inc offered the whole of the gas fittings to Mr. Archer tin us. Mr. Cilward Waal, engem salesman, living at 38, Crispinstreet, Spital-fields, deposed 'that the prisoner, in the latter end of March last, purchased from him three tons of potatoes, and gave reference to bly.Wlttinghasu, of Setthing.lane, for a character, who nut only did so, but gave a guarantee for 10/. Upon Mr. Setgrant Sex4ow looking at the uarantee, which was dated the Ist of'Apell, he jocosely ra marked too 34.1C00d that I it was unfortunately 6001.0 All Fools' Day. Mr. Wood had furnWvwl the prisoner with potatoes, and his being so pressing fbr the gsininn was the cause why the prisoner left his new establisholynt so some. It also appeared from the evident* of Mr. Archer and Mr. Wood, that li'ittingitarn occupied expensive a ts iu Seethspc-,----v-- ing-lane, from Mr. Wood, the great turtle de in Tower-street, Smack 1 Nt; les ur..—Yeaterslay, at three o'clock, an about six weeks before he decamped, who represented himself as a inquisition was held at the Spread Eagle public-house, ;olden. person just conic to town from a .ea-port, never having been in lancsbefacesl• W. Vaunt, Esq., upon die body of Francis Tur- London before, amt had much business to transact with shippers net, a wine-drawer. who resided in Whiten-yard, tiolden-lane• and ship owners. and that he wooed have much business to do with who came by his death by rotting his threat, whilst lu a state of persons who would Nov to call on him. 11'ittingham, on getting intoxication. Verdict—•• That the deceased conintiurd suicide, this lodging, ware Ale. Wood of Tower-street a retaence to charac. being at the time in a state of temporary derangement prottuced by ter to n man named Owen, who lived in a coon in the Old Bailey, excessive drinking." who lima since disappco:d, but whose name is in the Rogues' Oa