Star. — London, England, 1817-09-25 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SEPTEMBER 24. Mary hails, was indicted for stealing three sbeets,l a pair of trowsers, and the furniture of a teat-bed, the properly of Richard Davis. The prosecutor,' who lives in Carnahy market, stated, that the pri soner had been his servant, and was left by him in care of his house on his going, on the 16th of July last, to Southend. He returned, after a month's absence, and found that dot articles described in the , indictment had been taken from him, and that the prisoner had absconded. When apprehended, dupli cates for the prOperty were found upon her. Perryman, a pawnbroker, proved that the prisoner, pawned several of the articles avabis shop, ta the' name of Smith. • 1 The prisoner, in her defence,,,said her master had taken liberties with her person, and she therefore thought she had a right to use freedom with his property. Mr. Justice Bunitottnn observed, that this was a very improper statement to be made at that bar; and, if true, could be no justification of a theft. The prisoner then said, that the prosecutor had left town for three weeks, and given her only Ss. and three.halfpence to live on. Mr. Justice Bunnotiou remarked, that even this was no excuse for the commission of theft. Ver dict—Guilty. Mary Brecon was capitally indicted for stealing 19tr yards of printed cotton, value itlo, the property of Thomas Handling, privately in kis shop in King street, Covent-garden. On the 11th of August the prisoner was seen by a, neighbour carrying a great bulk under her cloak I and information being given to Mr. Handling, she was pursued and taken with the property in her possession. Guilty—Death. Chaetsur tritht. aged 21, was indicted for steal ing three gowns and other articles, privately, out of the shop of Richard Solomon. Mrs S , ,lomen, the wife of the prosecutor, said she lived in West -street, Saffron.hill. On the 25th of July she lust the articles stated in the indictment the prisoner had come Into the shop about three o'clock to inquire for somebody, and witness after. Wards received information of the robbery. Anne Watson, who lived opposite to the shop of Solomon, saw the prisoner go into the shop and take away a bundle ; in about five stsinutep she returned to the same shop, and came out with aqpther bundle.. This woman afterwards infutmed Mrs, Solomon of what she saw. William Williams, a pawnbroker, .in Saffron.hill, said, that between four and five o'clock on the 25th of July, the prisoner pawned with him a gown, a shawl, and a handkerchief ; he advanced Ss. on them; they were not worth more than ss. Mn. Solomon ide n tifi e d th ese articles. The prisoner asked Mrs. Solomon if she was not tried at that bar in September, 1814 Mrs. Solomon answered, that she had been ar raigned at the bar on a charge of receiving stolen goods, and was acquitted. The prisoner gave in a written defense, in which she denied the charge; and said the prosecutris was, a most infamous character, unworthy of being be- , lined on her oath. The Judge (Dtataouou) observed, that the testi- i many of Mrs. Solomon could not be :bates is clew quence of her hieing been •arraiigued-at that bar, be cause she was acquitted. The prisoner was indicted for a capital offence, and the ease was very :won against her; but as the goods proved to have been stolen by her were stated by the pawnbroker net to worth more than ss. he thought the Jury, if they believed the evidence of her going into the shop and stealing the things, might set them down a trifle be low that value. and shed the capital put of the charre would be done away. Guilty of stealing to the value of 4s. 61. Saunders Miami rad, and Willian Pad were in= dicted, the former for entering the dwelling-house of Ann Noble, in the day time, and burglarioudy breaking out of it in the night time, and stealing six al notes, II tea-spoons, and other articles, her pro pity; and William,Pack.for having feloniously bas` , boured and maintained the said William Pack, well knowing Him to have committed the felony. Mrs. Noble said she was a widoir. and lived she Gloucester -street, Hostas ; she kept a green pone& shop. Saunders William Pack came to her shop en Saturday. the 16th August, between nine and tea in the evening ; the witness had taunt him some years before; be went through the shop into the parlour, staid there about half an hoer s witness war in her shop, and had the candles then lighted. He then west out through the shop; be looked very pale. Her notes and valeable things were kept up stairs is her bedroom. The Owner came from the parlour Armagh the shop. but she did not know whether be bad been up stairs. The way to go op stairs was thrmigh a door which opened from the parlour into the passage ; that dant was never locked, and only fastened by a latch. Two of her children West in the parker when the prisoner was there ; they unit - asleep ar the date on chairs. At half past 1 thirst night, when the witness went up tesbed, she Mined het on mamma out of her bed-room. which she had seen there that mornings' she was not Egon hbtllo during the whole day $ the ponmantua Watt locked ; there were in d us al. notes, IS sliver *obi% writings of diffe seat descriptions, but of no value to any but herself. and some child.bed linen. The prisoner asked the witness whether it was a portmaitua or a trunk ? The witness answered, that it was a hair-treak ; she tailed it a portmanteau. Amos Barnes, a Headbormigh, said, be lived in the neighbourhood of the prosecutor. On the Satur day might in gentian, he saw the prisoner, between nine and tens he was in the shop whoa ,the prisoner went out; be bad nothing with him ; be west down the street. As the witness went .eiway it. foiled use street door of Mrs. Noble open,; there were two dotes to the heist, and this was the private or street darer which was asually kept shot. Mrs.Nohle being asked, said no use was ever mode of that dote bet at the Sabbath, every dile dirk was kept shot and chained. Sarno pleased in his evidence. Hosed Mrs. Noble in a few abates after, ablest ten Aligh t that the door was "ea W i lliam Smith, a watchman, said, that on tina. day iscowing, die 17th of August. ha was on duty at two nt tits assenhir The Omer. Watkins Pack, the other prieeheee bratyec, wk• wat a *eiatOuteo, told hint that Saunders Pack, his brother, bad ecan-.1 witted a robbery, and bad stolen a portmanteau from behind a chaise. The witness asked him what it contained f The other informed him that it contained several notes, silver spoons, linen, and some papen, sad that they bad bought a watch with the notes. At four o'clock he returned, and told the same story. Witness asked if there were any initials on the spoons! He said there were the learn F. H. Witness, when be went off duty, communicated the circumstance to another watchman, and they went and gave intor.. mation to a Headborough, and went with him to the house where Saunders lived. This was about five in the morning. They did not alarm any body, or enter die house, but they proceeded to the house where William Pack lived; be was quarrelling. up staih with somebody . ; he was called down stairs, said he knew their business, that he would go and drown himself, as his brother should not be hanged through him. He then ran away; and witness staid to watch' the mother's house, while the others went and took Saunders Pack; they soon returned with him; went up stairs to search the room, and finding nothing, they let the prisoner go. William Gipps said, that on the morning of the 17th of August, the prisoner, William Pack, came and told him he was very unhappy, as his brother bad cut a portmanteau from behind a post-chaise. He then went into a liquor shop. He and Smith went and told the circumstance to the Headborough; they afterwards went and took William Pack into custody. Pack walked with them for some time, then took his hat off is a violent passion, said he would drown himself, and ran away. Sortie, the Headborough, and be then went back to Gloucester. street, to where &Sunders Pack lived; Sorrie asked him when the watch was which he had bought He seemed very much alarmed, said he had got no watch, they then searched hid bed and his pockets; in his pocket he found two pieces of stick, about nine inches, long ; he said they were what he played with in the garden. They then took him to his mother's house, which they searched, and finding nothing, he was set at liberty. David Lorimer, a watch-maker, in High.street, Shunditch, stated that he remembered Saunders Pack baring come to his shop, on the sight of Saturday the 16th of August ; that he asked to look at a watch, for which whams asked S 2 165. He laid down three el notes, and witness gave him . Ss. io silver; he afterwards gave ss. for a small second hand seal. He kept the notes, marked them, and was sure they were the notes the prisoner gave him. Benjamin Lindsay said Wm. Pack had been a watchman in his-district ; he had him detained when be came to the watch-house ; reproached him with being concerned in the robbery; asked if be did not know from whom his brother stole the articles ? He said he did, and he knew they had been stolen front Mrs. Noble. Witness asked why he did not imme diately restore them f He answered that he could not neglect his ditty at the time by going give the there information. Witneis replied, thatwas no comparison between leaving his duty, and robbing a poor widow woman of het property. Being as4d what became of the trunk, he said it had been thrown away with the linen, and the papers burnt. Being asked if he knew of The eirewnstanee at the time it took place, be answered that be did. The wittiest gas, orders to t awe him leaked op. MOM Wass Flint saw Saunders Puck in the watchhotise on the Sunday morning. He said he had been pat thereon account of a trunk which be said he had louad in Holton Fields, where he saw three men throw it ever the rails. He said be brought the box to his brother's, in liboreditch, and that they both went together and broke it opens he said it contained plate and notes, and that he and his brother went to Mr. Lorimer's, in Shoteditch, and purchased a watch after which they went to the Three Pigeons, and had something to drink. fie said his brother wanted the spoons, but that hi would not give them. They bum the papers, and threw away the box in Hare. street-fields. William Ataekl, an of of Worship-stmt, ap prehended the prisoner at three o'clock on Sunday the 17th. He was at Mrs. Noble's house at the time. Being asked by the witness what he had done with the things t be said he had picked up a trunk in a field at the bottom of Gloucester street, that he and his brother opened it, took out the notes and plate, and burnt the other things, by the advise of his bro ther la short, be told this witness nearly the same story he had related to the other witness. He could not account for the remaining notes, as he had been intoaicated. He said the watch was at his master's house ; a march was made, and it was found there. Being asked about thie plate, he said it was at a house near Hallosoon-alley, Bishopsgate-street. He took the prisoner with him to the limn*, to point oat the spot where the plate lay; it was the house of a Mll. Hoyle. When they gut there, witness asked Mrs. Hoyle where the plate was ? She exclaimed, "Oh, may Goof the plate is there; I wish I hat never known any thing about it!" Pack then took a pair of pincers, broke a board under the wind ow , and op son;etbing chit was tied in a cloth, and gave it to the witness. This was the plate. Ana Hoyle knew Saunders Pack ; he came to hat oa.the 17th of August, to see her. On the evening of the same day he came again with the officer, and then the plate was produced. blip had not MA or known any thing of the plate before. Mri. Noble proved the plate to be her property. . • The prisoners, when called on for their defence, denied the charge generally. Saunders Pack said he found the portmaoteau. They called some witnesses to their characters; among these was, the master of Saunders Pack, a fan-maker, who said that he had not been a very tractable apprentice, but that if he should be acquitted, be would have no objection to take him again into his service. Mr. Baron GlltAihtil summed up the evidence to the Jiry, who returned a verdict of Gamily of • bur iVagainst Sanders! Pack—Death ; and found ipn rack Guilty of harbourioglim. knowing _bins ti felons' Ijorsti, s lad of the Jewish persuasion, about 13 yein of age, was put to the bar under au kaki* ment charging him with stealing a pocket-book, con taisgag a guinea and two Bank netts lot £lO sash. tittt s l a lrty_ ornoatas Blackburn icMaekbuto, wife to the prosecutor, deposed that she resided in the county *g Kent. Oa the 27a; of big she called a coach is iiatakt-guirdon, in order to go to Cracechorch-street to meet de stage to tor.. yey her into Kent. She had some young gentlemen with her at the time. The luggage was put into the coach, and among it was a bundle, which contained a red pocket-book, in which she had put two £lO acres and a guinea. The coach proceeded to Cop tball-court, Thregmorton-street, and there it stopped. The bundle was then safe in the coach. She stayed half an hour in Copthall-court. The young gentle men accompanying her also left the coach. On her =torn she found that the bundle alluded to had been brought out of the coach, and she perceived the cor ner of it had been unpinned, and the red pocket-book taken out. Since that time shis had never found the pocket-book, notes, or the guinea. Cross-examined.—She made a complaint at the Police Othce the same day, and the coachman . . was stopped and searched before he quitted the coach She never saw the prisoner after she came fiom Cop- Wall-court. Edward Lushington Blackburn, son of the last witness, a lad about IS years of age, swore that be saw the prisoner behind the coach. He called the coach himself from the stand ; and at that rinse the prisoner was on the coach-box with the coachman.— When his mother got into the coach, and it drove off, the prisoner got behind. When the coach stop ped at Copthsll.court, his mother, himself, and bis companion got out. He did not watch the coach, as he suspected nothing. Did not see the prisoner when he again got into the coach. Cross-examined.—The coach went into Copthall. court. When he got out, the prisoner was on the opposite side of the coach from that on which he alighted. He did not know whether the coachman came to the door of the coach or not, but he was sure that the prisoner was there. When they got in again, the prisoner was gone. Ile did not see the coachman shut the door until some time after they had got oat. Abraham Langley was next called, and swore, that on the day already mentioned he drove the coach. He recollected that the Lady got out of the coach at Copthall-court, and he saw the prisoner at the bar on the opposite tide of the coach. He atter. wards saw the prisoner by the steps of the coach. door. He saw him, half way in and half way out of the coach. He did not see the prisoner take any thing particular ; but when be was at the step of the coach witness saw something red in his hand. He did not see what it was. He did not say any thing about' what be had seen to the Lady. Immediately after wards be missed the prisoner. He was not with the coach when it arrived at Gracechurch-street. Wit ness himself was searched, but trotting was' found upon him. He had been kept in custody 16 days, but bad never said that he had seen the prisoner, during all that time, take any thing away. Cross-examined.—Werst by the name of Abraham Langley, but his real name was Ow Langley, being of the Jewish paranoia'. He had driven the coach ter six months. It was partly his own properly, and partly the property of the prisoner's father. He was Stitched in the Lady's house in Hatton-garden. He stayed about 20 minutes is Copthall-court. He told the Lady that a boy' went with bias. The father of Abe prisoner called coo witness the day after this eransactithr. Harproexansined at the Police Oran four times, and at the sad of 16 days' confinement be was set at liberty apacthe omdition of searching . 'Ow she prisoner With - us ushatllngence as pesentle.- Hie mother lived at fit. Catherine's, and the psi. sus brother was, during the whole of this frame ton, at henhouse. Abraham Samuel was his uncle. Never told Abraham* Saingel that be himself took the pocketbook out of the bundle. William Thistelton, a police officer, was, on the 27th of May, sent for by W. Blackburo, and search. ed the last witness. but foetid nothing. He took 1 Langley into ctstody. He went 20 or 30 times in search of the prisoner. Cross.examened.—The coachman denied that the prisoner was with bin upon bis examination. The two young Cendeasen who went in the coach, and who were present, said that there was a little boy Walt with the coach. The prisoner, however, Apia denied it. After the examination. Langley wished 10 have some, refreshment ; he accordingly took hiimi to a neighbouring public-house, and whoa they ar rived there, the prisoner said, is It you will go with Me to where the boy (meaning the prisoner) lives, I will make it all right for the Lady and yourself:" Witness appeared surprised, and said, u What do you Mean?" Tbe primmer then said, " !ipso are afraid taf going down to St. Catherine's by yourself, take soother officer with you: yea ere all OM "I'M* world, and you shall be well riiterlifor your trouble." Wit ness said, *4 I shall consider of it," in order to see what would be the conduct of the coachman. Lang ley was set at liberty upon the promise of searching fiir the prisoner. Winless went in company with Langley and his brother to all the theatres in Lon. don, and they led bins a " geed turn." They led him to every place but the right one. At last the Ma gistrate told Langley, that unless he would find the boy out, he himself should be confined, and then the prisoner was produced. Witness took the prisoner at bis father's house in bed on the 9th of July last. He had been at the father's house several times before, but had never found the prisoner there. Neither the pocket f book nor the notes were found. When appre hended, the prisoner said that be bad bees at the neigitheariag villages selling oranges. Witness said to bins, , I soh you foe the motes and the ' " The prisoner said, u I know there is sonatt E ' the matter, but lam inn ocent ." '. How do you w. .that there is something the matter?" said the wit ness, " 0, 9 replied the boy, a I was told of it by a I !ad of the name of Burnett." Here the case en the part of the prosecution was 1 aeocluded ; and the prisoner being called upon for this defense persisted in his innomace. On female witness was called to his charamer t and said that, as far as she knew the pelmet, be bore a' good character. She hod knows him from bis bi gamy, and bad never knOwn.any harm of him. Upon bee' cress-exansinatica, however, she admitted that the boy.had been confined for six mouths is Maid slope gaol for breakers a Mallow ; she thought k ores for breaking a w as . she never dream at was • burglary of which he lead bees convicted. The COMMON SWUM; in seaming op, obstesedi that although the prineipal evidence against the iwi-1 met was th at of an accompl i ce , yet it had WM& *aim been confirilsed by other witnesses stilßoisedri sully to warrant the hart° believe the esegiogrea given..—The Jury without hesitation found dict—Guilty. The Commix Senntarrr.—Pristsner, oh *Agit or: of such a tender age, depend wait ye a 0 14 leave this country for ever. Such practices suffered to be carried on in this manner wish j ai mot The woman who bad been calird to the ckaiscs. of the prisoner was ordered to be detained tody, in order that it might be ascerratned sce t: , l there was sufficient evidence to frame an in„,, t , 44 fir perjury against her. Juha Pouter was indicted for stealing three ri o geese, three live ducks, and rwelve live wait ; sy, property of William Potter. The prisoner carrier, living at Woodford, in Essex, .nd and conveyed the fowls in question irom u r pws, gator% premises, at Wakh.tostow, in a bask e t ca:4 a eat, at the bottom of his fish' care. He tooik du lt to town, and sold than at Leadenhaiknati et . Guilty. The COMMON SER.TrANT,....PrisOne; you expect to remain in this country. Charles Allem was indicted for stealing a IT , cask of spruce beer from the house iit H. Mit The prosecutor keeps a public.house in 13t..k Spitalfields. The prisoner and his brother c., his house on the 9th of August. At 12 t. d . , k refused to draw them any more beer, and the) • out. In the passage stood a cask of Danteic which was missing next rooming. A few run !! alter the prisoner came to him and said, o g r . ti! you have given me a bad character, by saying a cask of peppermint." The prosecut'r said it spruce beer; but he had not said that he (iit, soner) took it, as he did nut see him. the prisoner how his breeches came stained, said had been drinking spruce, and had hpilt it himself. The prosecutor gave charge of him to , Officer; and then the prisoner wished to sztioy 5:41 for die spruce. which he refused to accept cif.—Nal Guilty. William Jame: Smith was indicted for stealing a of breeches, value seven shillings, the property Lynn, privately, in his shop. The prosecutor keeps a clothes shop in Hoiywt street, Shoreditch. The prisoner took his broth boy, to the prosecutor's shop, and bought him velveteen jacket and woincoat. Some days a: prisoner was taken on another charge, and in quake of information from the constable who lino. Lyon :went tnthewatch-house. and foul prisoner had on a pair of breeches bvlonging to which he was positive he had never sold. The prisoner's brother proved that on their home from Lyon's shop, the prisoner told him taken a pair of breeches from the prosecut,es s. The prisoner, in his defence, said, he wised 'ALMIGHTY might strike him dumb and dead it did not buy the breeches of a Jew. • Mr. Baron CSAHAII i in summing up the lamented that the prisoner should have made so and so dreadful an asseveration u that is sit case ; but the Jury would look at the facts, and ax be imposed upon by a bold defence.—Not Guil.y. Elisabeth Page, T. Fowler, and Mug Bell, wore also acv:tod. BARRISfiBL—The cas t— Zia these Gentlemen Leers to have become peculiarly hard ; for when they tak those pleasant Mamie: which they are accustomed to do with witnesses and opponents, actions are against them ; and when they take a few breams 'whb each other, such as beatlngessadi other with their umbrella, and kicking one Radler in the public street, a band of Lawyers on the Circuit oxhide them from their society. If such proceedings de allowable, what man of lively imagination can ores appear at. the Bar—except as a culprit? EXLCUTION. On Saturday Mt, Tamar drawer:, for setting fire to his factory at Manchester ; Jrsy Medan, for uttering forged notes at Aston.undet• line; John Wild, for a similar offence at Oldham; Joke aehwerth, for the same at Manchester ; and Pd. AfiAlasso, for a like offence at Liverpool, were eze cured at Lancaster, pursuant to their sentences; making eleven persons who hayre suffered the sell sentence of death at the late Assizes, and six of th«sa tor murder STRIPPING CHILDRM—This offence has been (-v. ried on to a great extent within these few days, par ticularly about Mary-la•bonne. A daughter of M. Ghent's, of George -street, Manchester-square, :is years old, was decoyed away on Monday going re school, by a decent dressed woman, who accosted her ar her wet-nqtse, and pretended to know bet parents. She decoyed her away under pretence of taking her to her aunt's, and in the fields cnotignem to the Regent's Canal, she literally stripped her naked and left her. The child was brought home at uigbt by a stranger.---A little boy belonging to Mr. Sim!, 'a jeweller, in Tichfield-street, was also decoyed away in a similar manner on Saturday, by a female, as was going to school. He was found stripped in L angton fields. On the lab isnan t, at M BIRTHS. Rev. Jobu A orning rectory, Clio Lady e! :to usten, of a eon. On die nab Instant, at Canterbury, the wife of Cars -A Mullen, of the Rapt Scots, ota tom MA I ED. • On the I Ith instant, at Lea RR Church, Pertartineen, ZUP' I " Woodville Asayatt, Esq. Lieutenant ha the dtb, or Royal !t"A., Dragoon Guards, to Caroline, youngest daughter of M. Ankete• Esq. of Anketell Grove, in the equity of Monaghan. baturday, in Belfast, Lieuteoant Wiltlaa Hansenley, of 3d Garrison Battalion. to Miss lean Brown, daughter of the lot Campbell Browo„Esi. of Atnigea. DIED. se'nnight, at Arbroath, William Cralkshanh, lase lithe island of Jamaica. Liteib at Cellnitige, near DeWitt, Mt. Dominick Um, 1 .0 del Reskleat. may. at Greenwich, Captain N. Portia*, R.N. of ere gl• tary Department of the Royal Hospital there; he aceonTra Captain Cook mail the world, and subsequently performed :vs eMer similar voyages. _ _ MICA OF RV ask Stock, -- 3 per CL Ited. shut sperCLCamipftpiflOi 4 per Cent ole4e pee CL it 5 YESTERDAY. Long. Ann. India Stock India Roods, 700 LI 7S py• Exch. Bab M S. re• Caw for Nov. es si i stif Lottery Tickets Ai! toe. I C4II COAL MARKET, SEPrEMBER so. Skips at Market. gbh* told. Priers. 74 Newcastle 37t 35.. ed. to iSs. !'t• II Studer land S Soo. 11d. to 37t. 61 o Welds Coal 0 ouu a_ i OK WATER TO MORROW AT LONDON 111111hii. =ta - - • 50 sib. after 2 WWI Anibed bl Lawn PP f" g4. rho, Temple• Dan mil z 1 ,. t ough t you 014 tr int ri: „., t e charli ca led in ed w,e txt 10 ...aCtZept 'krt roe 10,411 : r %ate fik I haJ pf•sib ACct Walk du .% a Ma Zit , irr.l I. NtL,., •t. late, tk lilt) w eft LIC Sp;l_l 4 r Ilan !! Mr. hllts, •Ittig 1 % 4 iai.l it r. 4 • tla:u aikt hi, An t i Lpilt it Latisly 5:4 ling a pit arty of 11 Hoiywell brother,' ht him a , s alter t: in come, who tore • found the ' g to :La, their ray ins he Erl F is Ird ttv lead it It eviderce, de so hdd so clears , and I% Go Icy. waevitrid sea evens they take itomed to e brought fretchmar wish their :e public t exclude lingo an Cita ever froutrap • Jre." m•ur.det• :)IJham; and Pd. were es& inCIICCS; he sell of Eh« ra been ear- iYir par - r of Mr. are, xis going to accosted non bee name of ntignom er milted at uigbt fr. ed away le, as he ed in I, 11 , eV* Cers-A Zegibel lays' 1 .r2 1 1 Anketei 7, of the if the tat ask, VI r, cer, lts• the M. 1 riertra ruled vie el It re. sett W▪ . • /P la. 61 r 8 1 , s