CAPTURE OF BRUTTON, THE ABSCONDING UNION BANK CLERK

Wellington Independent, Volume VI, Issue 1694, 24 January 1862, Page 3

CAPTURE OF BRUTTON, THE ABSCONDING UNION BANK CLERK

A young man of gentlemanly appearance, named William Joseph Brutton, wa3 taken before the borough magistrates at Southampton, Nov. 25, and remanded, under the following circumstances: — » Brutton has been engaged for the last three or four years as a clerk at the Union Bank, of Australian, Otago, Neir . Zealaud, whence he abconded in the V month of August with nearly £1500*11*""" his possession. He made his way to Melbourne, and there took a passage in the Roxburgh Castle for England. This ; t vessel arrived off Cowes on Nov. 23, on her way up Channel for London, and the prisoner landed at that port with two or three other passengers, and in the evening Brutton crossed over to Southampton. At that place he came under the vigilant eye of Verge, a deteotiva policeman in the Southampton borough police force, who recognised him /as answering to the description of the runaway which had been sent from London. Verge consequently took him into custody, and on searching him about £300 was 1 found upon his person. The prisoner) was kept in custody till yesterday morn- i ing, when he was taken before themagisrf^ trates, and remanded till the arrivai\^^S| an officer from London, who had gone tol|# Deal to await the arrival of the Roxburgh Castle at that place. Brutton acknowledged his guilt.