[List-Cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 16 Nov 1822 - Public Office (2)

[Petra Mitchinson]

Saturday 16 Nov 1822   (p. 3, col. 2-3)

 

PUBLIC OFFICE-SATURDAY. 

 

[continued] 

 

Colonel BEDINGFELD, of Kirklinton-Hall, obtained a warrant against John TWEDDELL, a noted character, who had been detected that
morning, before day-light, by the Colonel's servants, in the byer, just about to milk the cows into a large tin vessel which he had
with him, having leapt a high wall for the purpose. The servants did not detain the intruder, but acquainted their master with the
circumstance when he got up. The warrant having been given to GREEN, one of the officers, he soon after unexpectedly met TWEDDELL in
the streets of Carlisle, and apprehended him; but just as the prisoner came to the office stairs, he suddenly struck GREEN a violent
blow on the head with a stick, and ran off. The officer, however, soon recovered from the effect of the blow, and quickly pursued,
assisted by others. TWEDDELL ran into the Sorceries, with a crowd at his heels, and thence, to avoid capture, rushed into the river
Eden, and stood more than a quarter of an hour nearly up to the neck in water, fixed to one spot, 'like patience on a monument
smiling at grief,' with a most comical expression of countenance, the margin of the river crowded with spectators: not being a
sufficiently skilful swimmer to venture across the stream. Some persons having put off a boat from the other side, the shivering
culprit waded against the current, passed through one of the arches of Eden-Bridge, and slowly moved onwards, in a greater or less
depth of water, until he had nearly reached the bend of the river behind the swifts. Here BARNES rushed into the water, seized the
foolish fellow by the collar, and having ducked him in the struggle, succeeded in dragging him ashore in a plight not at all to be
envied, after he had been in the water nearly an hour. In this condition he was brought to the Office. The Magistrates took
compassion on him, and sent him to St. Mary's workhouse, with a request that the Master would afford the poor shiverer a change of
clothes, and something warm internally, undertaking, at the same time to indemnify him with the parish. The Governor, however, had
no change of clothing, nor any other comfort for such a visitor, and he was again brought before the Magistrates, shaking as though
a thousand agues had laid hold of him. The Mayor instantly wrote a note to Mr. JACKSON, governor of the Gaol, requesting him to
provide for the prisoner the necessary accommodation, in order to counteract the effects of the water-a request which was promptly
complied with, and no ill effects ensued to the prisoner, though the officer who brought him out of the water (having been very warm
at the time) was not so fortunate. TWEDDELL was committed. 

 

COLEMAN was again brought up to-day, and liberated. WEIGHTMAN (the great wrestler) appeared to summons, and was cross-examined by
the prisoner's attorney, Mr. DIXON. He would not swear that he did not tell COLEMAN to take sheaves from the oat stack, he having,
he said, been very drunk at the time. The Mayor told WEIGHTMAN he had a great mind to fine him 5s. for being drunk, on his own
confession. The Hercules was a little dashed at this; he could not very readily comprehend the necessity of making him pay 5s. for
getting a little tipsy (he had before said he was very drunk) and he considered it an unfair throw: the fine, however, was not
levied, as he had been summoned for another purpose, but Master WEIGHTMAN was cautioned, particularly by a Magistrate who now and
then meets with him at Hayton not quite so sober as he should be. The evidence relative to the Knells' robbery was not strong enough
to convict COLEMAN. His mother, who paid 40s. in silver towards the cart, receives 1s. 6d. a week of the parish. 

 

The persons who committed the violent assault on IRWIN, at Nealhouse, as noticed in a former paper, having made matters up with the
injured party, were released from their bail; but the Magistrates ordered the principal offender to give one guinea to the poor of
the parish, which was complied with. 

 

WEDNESDAY.-Catherine MULLEN, wife of Charles MULLEN, of Willow-Holme (a labourer out of work, as his wife said, but who, according
to more veracious persons, never will work if he can help it,) was this day detected in uttering counterfeit coin in the
potatoe-market, to Mr. Isaac WILSON, of Dalston-Hall, brought up for examination, and committed. Several circumstances connected
with her conduct tend very strongly to fix a guilty knowledge upon her, notwithstanding she loudly protested her innocence. Mr.
WILSON is pretty confident that she purchased some potatoes of him earlier in the morning, and that he gave her change for silver;
but of this he is not sufficiently positive to swear the fact, though on examining his money, a shilling and a sixpence, counterfeit
coin, were found amongst it. On the occasion in question, however, her manner was suspicious: she wanted change of a shilling, and
on Mr. W. telling her he had not pence enough, she declared that she could not pay for the potatoes: when the officer, GREEN, came
up, she refused again to present the shilling that she had before offered, until his back was turned: she then tendered it, and it
was found to be base. On being searched, there was in her pocket four times as much copper coin as would have paid for the potatoes.
She will be tried at the City Sessions for wilfully uttering. 

 

 

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