Star. — London, England, 1803-02-23 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY. On Saturday ten prifoners *ere tried, one d vl:om wit: capitally convieted, viz. n::int for telonioufly forging, making, taterirg. and publifhing as true, a romiifor) note, pin porting to be a note upon owmarket Bank (Suffolk), drawn by George and Co. upon Mars. Barclay and Co. I; takers in London,with intent to defraud the fait George Brown. Mr. Burton, an engraver, in Little Newport fitter, laid, that the prifoner came to his houfe, on the 3d '.l January, and !hewed him a letter, which r:tet led to an order for engraving a plate. He pt etended he was the brother of Mr. George Brown ilc of the Partners of the Suffolk' and Eller Bank, :ossi that he had received an order to procure an°. thee engraving for promiffory notes, as the firm Lad altered their banking-houfe in town. The wit nets then received one of the original notees to make the plate by, and was to finifh it in the coorfe of the week. A day or two after, the prifoner came again, and laid he would not alter the name of the Banker, as the firm had altered their minds. The next time he called, the plate was finiffied. The witnefs made out a bill for the fame, in the name of Brown, and. received 21. Ss. Mr. John Hammond, a printer in St. Martin's lane, Paid, that the prifoner came to his houfe, on the loth of January. He looked like a perfun who had just come from the country. He had two dogs with him, and was booted and (purred. He pro. duced a copper plate ' and Paid , that he wanted one hundred imprellions t aken from it as quick as poi . - fible—they maft be done by the next morning, as he wanted to take them to the Stamp office. The ...timers fent the plate to a workman of the name of Proffer. On the next morning, the prifoner cause, and looked at the notes that had been printed. He frid, the impreffions were not worth a d—n ; 'they had not the appearance of bank paper, and that the people in the country would not look at them. He then ordered the witnefs to print him another hundred upon finer paper,which he did the fame afternoon. The prifoner law them, and liked them very well. The two hundred were then tied rip with the plate, and taken away. Thomas Proffer, a copper-plate printer,in Turn court, Strand, Rated that he printed the notes, and fent them, by his fon, to the houfe of Mr. Ham mond, his employer. They' were done on two forts of paper, too upon bank poli o and the other too a floater fort. The witnefs examined the to produced in Court, and was fuse it was the me be bad worked fro m. William Peft, a fervent to Mr. Porter, a linen. draper in Cianbourn-ftreet, (aid, that the prifnner came to the (hop on the t 4th January, and bought goods to the amount of 11. tog. for which he gave a note upon the Suffolk ind Mx Bank for 31. payable at Meas. Barclay and Co's. The witnefs carried it tohismafter,andreturnedvids the cheese. The prifoner dreffed in a (hooting jacket, and had two dogs with him. Mr. Porter corroborated the laft evidence, and Rated, that he fent the note to his banker's, with others. He could not tell to whom he paid it. Charles Rowe, clerk to Meas. Dorien and Co. bankers, remembered Peeing the note brought by the haft witnefs ; he made an entry of it in the drawer's name. Thomas Dickenfon, desk to .Melfrs. Dorien and Co. Paid he received the note on the houfe of Bar clay, and paid it to John Lowe, clerk to Mars. Barclay. John Lowe Paid he received the note from the la ft witnefs. He examined one produced in Court, and was pofitive it was the fame. John Miller, a Bow-ftreet Officer, laid that he I went to the prifoner's lodgings, at No s 6, Mercer- ftreet, Long-acre ;he opened the room door, and jaw the prifoner, and immediately took him into cultody. He fearched his waiftcoat pocket, and found the key of a portmanteau, from which he took one hundred and fifty Promifrory Notes upon the &owmarket Bank ; alfo a copperplate. Seven of the notes were filled up with the name of Brossn and Co. the remainder as they were printed. The prifoner was then conveyed to the office, and ex amined by the Magiftrate. The plate and notes were examined by the en graver and the printer, who were pofitive they were the fame that had formerly been in their poi . - feffion. Mr. James Brown, the brother of George Brown, the partner in the Stownsarket Bank, Dated, that be knew his brother's hand-writing, and was pofi tire the fignature on the notes found in the pri fonet's pofreffion was a forgery: Mr. Jutlice Lv flt.ave addreffed the Jury, and direfted them to give their decifion according to the evidence. • The Jury, after fume deliberation, pronounced the prifoner Guilty—Death. Six were convicted of felony, vi z.— John 6,lffith and Sampfon Berl: ' two foldiers in the Coldarearn Regiment of Guar ds, for Dealing five guineas and a (even (haling piece on the tft of Feb. the property of John Gafford. It appeared that Gafford had met Griffiths at a public•honfe in Wellminfter, and that on the 35 II of January they had Dept together. Berks lodged in the fame houfe. Next day the praccutor and Griffiths barkfalled and dined together; the pro kcutor had juft paid for the enter:moment they had received, when Berk: gave him a violent blow on the arm, which knocked his pocket-book and its contents to the ground. Berks picked up a guinea. and Griffiths took up four guineas and a (even !haling piece. Ail this money was returned to the profecutor, who laid it on the table, and laid that he had loft another (even !billing piece. While he was 'looping to look fur it,Griffiths took the money off the table, and laid to Berks, "let's broth!" The) then left the bode; the prat-mot followed them, l,..gging hard to have Come part of the money re turn , d, as he would otherwiti he left without farthing. This they rrt Tied, and threatened bin with dreadful violence if he ft,ilowed them.—Thai were apprehended the fanwiug day. The landlady of the public-iionfe gave a fimilat tell imony, adding, that Gs iffitlis came borne abotn i t at hight, very dirty, as if he had been fighting Ite had a leather pocketloolc with him, %vilich contained three guineas. She begged him to leave with her, as a man had been robbed in her houfe the afternoon. He gave her the money, raying, le knew nothing of the robbery, having been out to purchafe a hat.—They were found guilty of !leafing,' but not in a dwelling-houfe.—This takes off the capital part of the charge. Chrifliato Wee, for fielding a feven 66 penny pieces, and 14.8 halfpence, the property of William Karam, on the 16th of January The profecutor, a publickn, living in Butcher row, Lower Eafl Smithfield, laid, that he knew the prifoner, as he had lodged with him ; that be ufed to frequent the houle, and upon the even ing previous to the robbery he had been there.— The profecutor unfortunately got drunk, and fell afleep in the tap-room, leaving the prifoner fitting. The faft of the robbery was made out by one of the patrole, who Paid, that in palling the prolecu- ; tor's houfe, about four in the morning, of the 16th of January, he obferVed a light (liming through the shutters. He looked through a crevice, and law the prifoner go into the bar. He took a final' ; fpoon from the &elf, and put it in his pocket he next pulled open a drawer adjoining the till, from whence he took a paper parcel; with a knife he then endeavoured to force open the till ; and in this, after literal attempts, he fuceeeded. He i took from the till a handful offessething, which he conveyed into his jacket pocket. He repeated his vifit r and his band remained in the till longer than it had done at firft. The eatraa he made t upon this laf oecafion, he carefully configned to the pocket of his pantaloons. The witnds and I another patrole then knocked at the window. al. !edging as an excufe for difturbing the Houle at that hour, that they were cold, and wanted tome. thing to drink. They accordingly were let in by the prifoner : the landlord was alleep in :he tap. room. with his head lying on his arms, on a table. The witnefs and his companion got Come liquor, for which they paid the prifoner, in order that he might not take the alarm. The - witnefii then waked the profecutor, took hint to the door, and told him that the prifoner had robbed him. He was immediately fecured, &arched, and the articles defcribed in the iudiament were found upon him. tlisaletb Kellinzfwerth, for Healing a il. bank note, the property of William Adams. John Rif, for Healing a guinea and other mo nies, the property of Chriftian Jones. Rebecca Mot*, for Healing nine yards of muf. lin, the property of Mars.. Hartwell and Co. And three were acquitted, among whom was Yotfw Dew, for afraulting George Milward on the highway, and robbing him of a purfc, con taining 51. 18s. It appeared in this cafe, that the profecutor, on the 6th of January lalt, in company with two ladies, was going to Uxbridge in a poit-chaife, when, about a quarter before ten in the morning, the carriage was met by two men on horfeback, who commanded the poll-boy to pull bp. The lad I ,not hearing the order at fiat, did not comply, on - which one of the highwaymen fired. The prefecu. tor was then anted for his money, and he threw his purfe out of the carriage. One of them clic mounted and picked up the purfe : they then both rode of, within); the profecutor a good morning. The evidence of the robbery was confirmed by the polt-boy. but none of the vritneffes could fwear that the prifoner was the man who fired or picked up the pude. • The Puy found him Not Guilty.—He was de tained on a charge of alTaulting Charles Poole, Efq. on the toth of January, with a pistol, on the Edgeware-road. with an intent to rob. Mr. Poole Paid that he was in his own carriage. along with his wife, a nude, and a young child, on the day mentioned in the indiEtment. The day was rather thick, and near the 4. mile (tone he obferved a man on the left of the carriage, whom he. took to be a black. Upon looking at him more narrow. ly, he dircovered his mitiake, the man being dir guifeil by a crape upon his face. Mr. Poole's poilil lion inflantly fet ()Tat full [peed, and the man was alongfide of him, beating him on the arm with a thort Hick. The witnefs took a pificl, pulled down the front glafs, and threatened him with infant death if he did not retire ; upon this he feemed to pull up. The witnefs then thrtai himl'elf out of the left hand window, Hill keeping his piflol levelled at the fellow, and he then, for the firth time, perceiv ed another man mounted, whole face was conceal. ed by 4 red handkerchief over his face. They were both within the range of his piflol. They joined together, and took thetrape and handkerchief from their faces. •They then rode up the hill towards Stanmore, and the witnefs kept them in view, when two grooms, well mounted, came up. He told them he had been attacked by the men riding up the hill, who were highwaymen, and defied the grooms to go in purluit, which they did. Thomas Batchelor, one of the grooms, was on the road when he law two men ride from the car riage ; they rode very fall, and in compliance with Mr. Poole's requefl, he and his companion put% Cued them for a mile and a half, when they turned up a lane leading to Hendon, and about twenty yards up the lane he law a crape hanging on the hedge; he did not fee who threw the crape there; he never loft fight of them, and followed them to Gray's lan Lane. One of than turned up Guild fordarect, and the ether went up Gray's Inn Lane. The witnefs purfued the man who went up Guildford-ftreet, and called out to the people to Hop him, as he N. as a highwayman. The houfe Humbled upon the ice, and the man came off.— He Paid to the witnefs that he bad taken nothing from him. Mr. Poole's poflillion confirmed his mailer's iiatemerit, and Hated, ftrongly and pointedly. that he was beat with afiertfini. Here Mr. Jußice CHAMIIIi interrupted the pro ceeding. by lamenting that conviction could not :ake place upon this indiament, as the weapon wherewith the afTault had been committed was de (cribed to be apycii, whereas it was exprefslyfworn sy the profecutor and his arrant that the :Ault had been coalmine& with a jbertifieL—Net The trial of yd. Maeltey, Peter Catattyli, ai d Flaw, Foft, accufed of fr.rgery upon the Britilb Linen Company Bank, of Edinburgh, was put off • , • nntit nest Sego es, 40 tlit' z havingarrired from Scotland , • Monday fdtirtiesi prifoisers Were bleed; thieed Whom Were capitally convicted, rit e Cbn)lidi Flom for bbrglarionfly breaking and entering the dwelling-honfe of Chriflopher -Bark ley, and ftealing therein tl Slyer Milk-pcit, and other articles. A:tram frasetjw• for feloniouffy, wilfully and ! malicioufly lettin g fire to her houfe, with intent to, confume and cleanly the fame. Mr. Daniel Weyms, a pencil.maket in Princes- Area, raid, that he obferved a great fmoke about his houfe on the morning of the 9th of February, and on opening the window to tee where it pro• seeded from, he noticed the prifoner walking in the yard belonging to her bottle, in a very complied manner, with her ufual drefs on. Having no doubt but there was a fir* in. her honk, from the (mike that ;Sued from the windows, he immediately alarmed the neighbourhoocL Peter Murry raid, hie was a lodger in the Swan public honfc, when the fire took place. He had re tired to reit fame time, when he was awoke by a thick fmoke that ;fined into the room. He got up, and on opening the door of his apartment found the houfe was on tire. The witnefs then effected his efcape by getting out of the window, and gave the alarm. He obferved no fire at any place but at the bottom of the (lairs, which were in flames : he oh ' ferved the prifoner walking in the yard under the • appearance of much uneatinefs. i f Barnard M.Donald flated, that he lodged in the garret of the prifoner's bottle, and had a wife and fear children. On hearing the cry of fire, he got up I and carried out two of has children ; his wife fol lowed with the other two. When he got into the fireet, he law the prifoner walking - about the yard with much compofure. The witiefs's wife imme diately abufed her, and anted her why fhe had not give the alarm when the houfe was tint on file ?! The back parlour was in flames when the witnefs came down. About a fortnight before the fire took place, he heard the prifoner fay fhe was much dil.l trefial, and the wanted Alliance. The witnefs told her, that the Brewers who placed her in the houfe would feize the property upon the prcmifes, if the arrears were not paid. She immediately replied, d—Tn the !Joule ! I will confume it before they (hall get the money. The wife of the lag witnefs corroborated his evidence. John Cock, a fireman, Rated, that he came at two o'clock in the morning. He went into the back room and found it in a blaze ; the fiaircafe that led to the beer cellars was alto on fire. There ;vas a brick wall between them, and a diflance of five feet. The svituefs was of an opinion, that it was impoffible for the fire in the parlour to communi cate with that on the Rail - cafe. Peter lißs, another fireman, affirmed, that the fire hall not the leafl appearance of an accident ; as it had broke out at two different places at the fame time. Several other witneffes appeared to criminate the !intoner, and in addition to the evidence given, dated, that the had been feen (butting the windows of the houfe, to keep in the fmoke. Mr. S vvvvv via addreffed the Jury, and ob. fetved,that the offence for which the prifoner Rood indided, was as black a crime as could clifgrace human nature, aggravated by that cruelty which mull debate the feelings of the molt abandoned. the houfe in which the prifoner lived, was the pro. perry of the Lord Mayor and the Corporation of the city of London, who had let it to Mr. Dickers. fon, a brewer. The left mentioned perfon, had originally let it to a man named Benjamin ann. worth, who pallid for the hufband of the prifoner, and who was now in Newgate for debt. It did not appear, however, that the prifoner was aauated by any favourable motives, either in behalf of the per fon fo confined, or the good of the houfe in Which refided. At the time her defign was to have taken place, there were no leis than nine lodgers in the houfe, all quietly repofing in their beds, and they were only warned to make their efeape by the fmoke that iffued into their bed.chambers. Provi dentially their lives were faved ; perhaps, contrary to the w ith of the perpetrator of the offence. Such was the appearance of the priloner's condua, from the evidence adduced ; the Jury would however, confider, calm and colleted, if the teflimony of the evidence already given appeared jull. If there was any circumflance that appeared in the prifo ner's favour, they would not fail to apply it to its proper end, as the life of an individual was de pending on their decifion. The Jury withdrew for a lbort time ; ,and on their return, pronounced the prifoner—Guike. .Richard Eatfr, for burglarioufly breaking and en tering the dwelling honk of John Kiug, and Reel ing therein a pair of (hoes. Nine were conviaed of felony; viz. William 0411* for Reeling 641 b. wt. of mutton, the property of William Harper. Jab. Sherif for Reeling a quantity of cork, the property of Mars. John Bid} and Co. Richard .a.vis and 7 blow h for Realin fix John Johnfon. and other articles the property of Johnfon. William Clan, for Reeling a flock bed, and other articles, the property of John Smith. Jeremiah Parsch,for Reeling 36 yards of Mk bind ing, the property of Thomas and Jofepli Johnfon. lola 004, for Reeling a fet of printed cotton bed-furniture, the property of Meffrs. Kerr and Co. Thema, Obttere, for Reeling four loaves, the pro. perty of John Maven. Richard Malferif, for Reading a filk handkerchief, the property of William Ward. And two were acquitted, tie. Soave! Aiwici, and Pim "isodit. • Yeflerday, 23 prifonen were tried at the Old Bailey, one of whom was capitally conviaed, viz. Niched Healy, for felonioufly perfunatiag a Lea man, of the name of Murphy Ryan, and forging a certificate for the purpofe of obtaining prize mo ney, which was due to the Paid Ryan. Mr. Sawyer, Clerk to a Prise Agent, Rated that there was a feensan on board the Audacious map of war, who was entitled to prise money, amount ing to il. as. that the prifoner, Come time ago, i ta thi c t A Ms °Mee, aftkt k itratile ibrin . tp be ihr certificate of an . 01ficcr Vel ou p.,i ng in di . A o d a ciotto b. and dating that the yuifuner . was pe ti ou he teprefented, and was entitled to . th4 above fans. • Mr. Sawyer, hoWever, haying octet fervesi on board ss (hip to. which the prit• Ler be: longed, knew him very well, and ehfcryed to Mimi Susely your name Is Healy, and not Ryan."--. The prifoner then laid, that WAS aft very tint' But he accounted Cot it n this iv Ay r.a•-•He faid ht h e:e•etted tram the (hip on board of whkh h raved in his prOper name; th at he afters 4 en:cred on board the Audacious; whets, from it f ear of b e ing known, he paired hin.feif as Adto ; phy, Ryan. The winters repeatedly cautioned !UM as to what he was doing ,• and the other pctlitling in his (logy, he it lad believed it, and gave him the money. • A perfon trim r isOar'd ferred as Carpenter n .‘ Audacious was then called. He (aid, there . wak a man of the name of Murphy Rfatrowboard that, Ibis ► and that he had figned his certificate for his. prize money; but was certain that the prifooer was, not that man, and that the prifone_r had ceret fcrved on board the Audacious at all. The prifoner, in his defence. laid, that a masa had given him the cei tificate, and slefired him to go with it to the Prize Agent. Mr. Cosmos' &water, in his addrefs to tbd Jury, oblerved, that there were hardly any let of men who deferved more to be protelied than thofe brave fellows who had been (bedding their bloo4 in defence of their country ; and, therefore, the law had very properly provided that the puniih. ment of death thould be infliaed on thofe depre. dators, who, under &lie repreientations, took away the money to which they were entitled. The Jury immediately found the prifoner—. Guilty—Death. Doha Wiklhire was inclifled for having unlawfully intermarried with Mary Gardner, his fird write being Rill alive. John Chalmers faid he knew the prifoner, and was preterit at his &II marriage with Ann Chap man, on tit , : 23.1 of March 1789, in the pariik church at St. Saviour, S011illWellk; that he ailed a. father, and gave her away. M. Hunt fait( the was likewife prefent at the fir* marriage. and knows his wife to be tall alive, having leen her this day. Mary Gardner depoled, that the prifoner mar. tied her at the parith church of St. James, Clerk. enwell, on the 7th of Oftoher 18°2. con. ceiling that he was a married man.—Upon being crofs.examined by the prifoner's Counfel, the-Laid the never asked him to marry her, nor did the pot up the banns at church, nor ever heard he was a married man fur fume time after the was married to him ; that the now lived in barbican, within the city, where the prifoner was apprehended. In his defence he laid, the put op.tbi banns her. felf, and that he never was at church with her in his lite, and behaved very impudent.—The Jury found him Guilty. Seventeen were c onsidled of felony, vix. Joao Waseca, for destine a dimity cloak, the •prooesty d Winkel Ciiprit. William Jones, for Realists four mousses of coaling. chi rolmrtl of George eraser. James Harris. for Stealing four quartern loaves, the pro , perry of Thetas Harrifon. Jolla kfolisses, jobs Sian% snakes Bauer, fat haft* : tunneler bacon, the propaty of JohstShaw. i William PalLst, for fielding is knives and forks, the pre! petty of Wltliarn Moffat and Co. Owen Snitch, for Malin three Osiris, tbe property of nab &own. Thomas Berry, for finding a tin engine, the property John Balsa. Stephen &tint, for ftealing nine gallons of beer, the pro. pony of /Ice.. Sutton and Co. Catherine Wayland. for Been • blanket, and other arll. dm, the property of Thomas R..thborss. John Bligh, for !baling two ballot esibioni, the prom rty of Lord, G¢Banbury. Sarah Farrel, for Bailing two pair of cotton ftockings, and other ankles, the property of Atm Kasha John Cilliard, for !baling a par of be,eohes, the property of John Crichton. WiMarat foe Reding a ern watch, the property or Francis Cbantrey. Robert Hughes, far Reding a aeon's bat, the repay of Ann Ifustby. • • And fire were acqnitted. among whom-.- George Hirrifon. a foldier, was tried for forging 'or casting to be forged a will of Jofeph Dan. late of th.• tie regiment of foot. The will appeared to be dated the sd of May, ,794. the time of the death of the neater, and by the Meer smirk is the paper, It was Dot made * bone years doer. The pagan was acquitted en a point of bw, the paper there produced sot be. fog beam to defraud the agent or any other riles, the pro. beater &thrift it required a probate of the we !semi& the moue,. TM fame day Timm& Geoid, Robert Mettlewe. kites Need" Hoary 14W, Anthony Jemmy, ltiehartiVele.home , Seisms, Fordyce °owlet', Jakob jennic . 3. ettriltlen Hum. Ana Winderfar, Richard Earimod M Healey, fevaatig received jodgment of dads. ECCLESIASTICAL PROMOTIONS. The Earl et Guildford has prdented the Pee. Robot Pat. D. 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