The National Register. — London, England, 1823-04-13 00:00:00

I U I • 4141 9141 11 1 k '•• • • - OLD BA ILKY SESSIONS. III'EDNISSIDAY. A: at 6 o.—This mornMe the trillions commenced. before the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, she Reconler, Alderman Cox, and the Sheriffs of Lyndon and Middlesex. The Juries having been swori.,-Lord 'Chief Justice Abbott, Cie presiding Judge, entered the Court at ten o'cluek. James Rogert, a young mall of respectable appearance. ,•by business a broker, stood indicted for stealing galls• of stripper, the property of•Cliarle.liershaw and ahem 'The prisoner (who is extremely deaf) listened to the evidence through the med. of a winding trumpet. Mr. Itershaw, the prosecutor, deposed, that h. *as a • partner in-the house of Stewart, Marsh, and CO. Prisoner cause to him and said, that he heard that the cable, &c. of the ship If rUirlt. lying at Black wall, was for sale, and made an otter to purchase it. Prisoner paid 201. in cash and a Inn fur but. which was duly li4Maureil when due, and witness gave hens an order so go on hoard the Vtikl, damn whence the copper was. stolen. A witnes,, who stated himself to be a rigger on board the ilieUish.tleiroiett that the copper in queslimi was stowed in the hold of the vessel, part of which he after wards missed; but, never saw the prisoner on board. Harvey. she (Omen of the labourers employer' to un load the h:trg., saw ills prisoner there, but never between Odle decks of the Meade; he told the witness tie came to -purchase a cable. The prisoner made sin defence. Verdict—not gutil c.) TMOIIIIIDAT. APRIL 10 —John Fatillner, aged 20, -was indicted for stealing a Blass carboy, value 204. the ropertv of str. J. bite. john White, the'pros- cutor, depose:l that he lived in ~+Syr threet, Manchester Square, where he praoticei as AO apothecary. The chrboy (a large stone bottle) stood . • ist the window, front which it was taken by the prisoner, •whis was observed, pursued, and overtaken, when he Are* the loitle down, and broke it. WinICAS had no jet& of the prisoner's identity. 'The. Jury, returned a verdict, of guilty. accompanied -17 by a reciamihendation to mercy. Discharged on paying' a line of Is. • •J. Mount veil was indioted for a borglar, titilitattee . H. of Thomas D ewe, and stealing therein a' sayer mug, Alb enshirm, replanting 50 guid pigs. t Mr. iime. is a jeweller in Regent Street. Oxford . and nu the evening of the egiii.ultiono, lie was standing behind the counter, when he heard the crash) of a pane of glais in the window. Be hastened out, .0/011113N , the misoner running away. He pursued him :as far is the corner or Castle Street. -where he lost sight of hint for a moment. and continued the pinsitit,•calkng Stop thief I"—until he was stopped at the corner of Margaret. Street, and taken to Mr. Dawe's shop, and the.property was handed to Mr. I). by,a Mr. Lloyd. Mr. Lleyti stated, that he saw the prisoner throw the •propetly upon the ground. The Lord Chief J twice orfnmed twatse.evidence, zed the Jury lo o n' the prisoner gniity—eleatit. Wood Deneen, a youtte Irishman, was indicted for assaulting Anne Mills on she li.glivray, and taking from her person a silkacarf wine 21. There was a second in dictment against the prisoner for au assault,. with inhdit to emu:snit a tape. The prOf.o4lllllZ deposed, that she lived servant in a family at Edmonton. and .about eight o'clock its the visuals's/ at +Abe soh till. iltewifwalkiug atom ftie road, towards diet toaster . house, when. the prisoner caught hold of her e butalie got away. lie again Caine up with her, took buhl of her, and threw her down, observing, ," If yes say a word, I scull murder, you." He then oouleavonrol to siulate het person ; she screamed loudly, and was head by swine children, who ran to the house .or iaAlr..Satulilands, who came to her assistance. 'rite gl"..oper to on seeing him approach, jumped up, and runaway with her scarf. Witness had wets the prisoner before, and was quite sure he was the man. Crass examined.-s-Cottld n swear that the prisoner 1/10it itie scarf Iron) her tuck; but was certain she had not taken it tie and hint it down herself. R. Santiilands stated, that on the evening in question two,yernis eirls came to Ina house, and told hint, that a man was murdering a woman below. He went, and found the prisoner to the situa described by the pro sectitr)x. Oss going near, he heard Mills faintly scream, and say, " Ohl any fathers" Wittiew attempted to seise the prisoner, but he jumped tip and fall away, ail.' he was prevented fmni pursuing him, by the !nascent rie . throwing herself into 1115 arms and fainting. She was iusenaible for a considerable time. mid only now and • then faintly articulate, "Oh 1 my father!" JesePh !ditcher's deposed so alopreturodlig the pastier .--atitl saw him dm:, the scar'. The prisoner, a; his defence, denied the . robbery ; pleaded intoxication, and said, he only tripped up the prosecetrix out of a lark. The Chief Justice citarged the:Jury; and the prisoner was found guilty--death. ANI3C Norris ) , and Sophia Prayer, were indicted for a robbery, upon the peflloll of Geotge Becket. The . risouera wage .italtebitaina of Asti den of vice and sofimy, George Yard, Whitechapet; and the pro • aerator, a aimple couufrysnau, was inveigled by them to their aparuncits. and there assaulted and rubbed of three ball-crowns. :Gitilty—death. 'FRIDAY, APRIL I --This Prowling Charles...lames Kerloot was put tu-the bar, Lharged with uttering a.contiterfeit order for the payment of 221. 3e. with intent to defraud Jaiiwi Mann, au the 91.1 day of February last, at .Weettninster. James Mann, sworn—Witness is a riding-filmier at Brighton ; knows she prisoner, who resided at the Sleyne Hotel about eight or ten days. The prisoner had hired several horses. and had borrowed 41. of witness; and on the I tlh of February he sent a person, who had before been in the habit or coining for a horse, which was not returned as expected. At midnight, not hearing of the prisoner, witness set olf for town, and auk eil betwet •1 six and seven in the n..aning ; met the prisoner io Hot . ts.irtt between 10 and i 1 o'clock un the horse that he ;~ ...J..-- .--- ` 65-1 " 111111111. P . .., . • had burrowei. Witnets seized the horse, and the poi. I John Green, a wood colter, weslallifed feemesalees miner wastaken to St. Giles's watch-horse. The prisoner Sh , also in the wood-cutting lies, is tbe ,itimeth." • . was taken sulhee,Stently to Mariboronghwtreet, end et a February last. public-home oppooite the office the prisoner prodated a The Jeff found Ihe defends/II rill? ; lad •Iferteort sabred hill of exchange. Pin:mato. tile ofii.:er, was present. him_M to pay a 6" of SI. with liberty to spe ak t°l"4"teleelifelev SAIGE or Psoinuay.--George Stee le, a,. yorsoig . oft alt Witness went over la the offi-e, and was lid - mooed that eery nwl oectahle appearance, was put on his trial for peellsel• as he had not disposed ni the loose, lie could loot be tie- T h e de fendant was allophone to his brother. who war to - - mined for a felony. Witness went back to the prisoner, I pectable silversmith i n Qt r on i_ ninet , Apr. Philip Lucas. ibi who proposed to ply what. was doe. He was asked what prosecutor, was a respectable timber suarcloam. who Isadore. mein. be hail to do so, to which he replied, that he hail noises behind the defendant's brother's horse, hit the oldie el a hill which be would send to the banking-house of w i l ed; Anna was a psmage.to shuck bosh peat* claimed a Messrs. Loyd, and he accordingly produced a paper.— right of !ray, which had been the canoe of mesh d• Tilt bill was found not to Ise due, but the prisoner et• between 'them. The perjury wish which the; asas pressed a wish to hare it presented, for the purpose of charged was confined in articles of the pestle, ethildlent • seeior whether iheywisusd honour it. The prisoner in. heir brother, his brother'l servant, wad lainamif, dorsed the bill ms the back. fa person was sent to secutor, his father, and two heathers is which • Mesas.. Jones and Loyd., whir-the bill, and the prisoner 'amongst ether things swore, .• that us the slight j was detained. The messenger returned With an answer J """Y leek ' ki looked over the . wad that eePeeised 'his bee. sheer's yard Irons thus prosecutor a. and saw tee prosecutor sal that Messrs. Jones and Loyd knew nothing of it. and t • .. i . • ‘,.. his father, and two brother's. in the Teed olltOted ills. else.bbs that the hill in fact was a firmer?. . and with a dark or 'loaded lanthorn • and that:they rd Cross-examined by Mr. Curwond .—When the Pm' there from half slier nine to tee o'clOce sat eight, sad that 1* user Produced the bill he was in custody, and was beliesed they were waiting there fee the purpose aroisa — idiflik aware that he would be detaiiied until the messenger as easaatt oa soon of the exhihitanee fainilyo" Oa these [clamed. articles of' the peace the defendant and hes father het hews 'Portman, the officer produced the bill, cm which he wompeileddo ester into amority.ae die law dirleitt pewit does saw the prisoner write "Charles JJIIICS KerlOot." to disprove the Cacti sworn ; but it proved la. esistemes 'that The bill was put in end read by Mr. Shelton, and not any one of the parsons who were so charged by .the ilefearo found Acbcoorterpond •with the indiottnent. slant, had been oo the preinisetAbot eight be had 4111,0111 that were there. • This r hosed theca* for-the prosecution, and Me Lord Several reepectsible penons - gave the dehadoult a most wit. Chief Justice inkormed the Jury that' the bill only °e ll en ' c h aran i er . charged the prisoner molt ass, intent to defraud :fames The Chairman baroirgrcharged the :hey; they eamailted tes Malin. Now-the fact as barns out by the evidence was, getherfor half an hour, and retanied a verdict--act gaits,. that it the bill had been steepled by Messrs. Jones and . - "'- Loyd, the e risontr woohlvint hove pitid,it to Mr. Mann, but have raised inotaty on it by inner means. He had . ASSIZ E 11§TELLIGErra:. • .. convened with his brother Holloelt• whose assistance he - SIIIIKEY. was happy to hive on the occasion, atoil.they both esm-o NAVE A. ISM *Ka OTIARS. coned in Blinking that the evidence -was not soffieient to convict the prisoner ; they therefore directed the Jury Ltscosresi,. deism 7.—This vrts an action of replevin, for Wrdagfolly timing the pleontilf s goods. She dekadaata, to acquit the prisoner. • Kama. Mica sad -Co. avowed the taking, as owners of the CHARDS or CUTTING' AID ST/ Berwc.--William Tumble-down Dick public-bees. is the lbarwesh, for met ha Marshall, veil 49, was put to the bar on an indictment, erre* doe from the plaintiff. On the other heed she plaintiff charging bon with cutting anal stabbing Mercy Hardy, denied the avowry, and alleged that he held the 4104111 good's with intent tobill aria murder her, or. to do her some newts a the t l h . l e t i °,, r o e f m a is t e lr i :: 9 7: es n' t e d ioa ll , °4 on am t L i r i t t ir er ef i Li al 6)ff le k l e t . 'bodily harks, on'the list el February last. .-isaase ;awed. Ind the pnisatiff had a verdict. , It appeared the pmeemotrix had abeam partied the voila CROWN SIDE. . . . of toe primmer; who 'had lived separate for five or six iobu I. pi m a ° . . wit i si ut s seel,tar,fergieg asreeer years, to the house of the letter, at 'ten o'clock at night * bill of exchange for 201. draws 10, Wawa en' •ishr -- . sad eo. en'asteeptuteet fro this led der of October 1822, at three montbe,date,•....i prporties attempted b$ one Jobe Goalies. A second count charged Wm with uttering the same to one Thorns Pocock, kneads, it lie have been forged.. The bill was addressed " Me e J. COilielp NO. 15. Reggio Gleam Newgate-street,“ It appeared 111 mildews' that the primmer was a elmemekpe -4y trade, mod bad been in the habitot deeding for many pert with the prolocutor', a leather seller at Newiisglen Gueeemetp.. In the month of October last the prisoner wes.iedearted to him in a ogee of 20i. For goods sold and delivered. is pawed et which lee.gave him the hill in gasifies, whist he stated let rl received of Mr. Gosling, one of the ovemetari of the perhibit Bt..Faith, for work done for the parish.. Hi Mated H trot Mr. Gosling lived in the same house with liiia,that the pied' pwpd hint 161. for work done, and that Goalies had seised to give him his ancteptancerer Bid. to enable him to get ferilsge credit. Upon this representation the promontor took 41m bill, and gave the primmer ; further orudit, ansmine.ng hi t the whole to ahem 801., -When the hill imamate due Ii meg pie seined Baptist Court, but no such passim *el. be found residing there, or in any other house in thee When the bill was dno the prisoner was not 1 vie food, and he was. ultimately traced into Northunplogaldm, where be was spprehended.l Upon these fares the case west to the Jory, and they fogad the prisoner guilty—death. The prosecutos•aad the Jury strongly recoreausek,4•ll44- soner to mercy, and the leaned Jedge said be shogisl 7 take these recotaisetelehons into aonsideration. James Dodd was convicted of steeling, at WV! 80th of March, in Die dwelling-hogse of 7 sovereigns, end other monies, the property of fiktle William Ricketts was convicted of stealing , 44111:111 Misses last, is the dwelling-bogie of John Regllea.4ll , 4lllA. three gold seals, and a shin, the property of V. ABM*. Jane Parrot was indicted for receiving at Lambe* is the sth of February, bank notes to the amount of $5l. Iletpeepekty of Henry Peal Kemp, knowing them to have Imeadbalves. It will be recollected that, at the last Old Raley Besidose, an onfortunate young women named, Mary Ann glee, semaps. pi tall y convicted of stealing the Mites in Question Maw it. Kemp, her uncle, of Harp-lane, Tower - street. Oa that *Ora lion strong suspicions were entertained that the present Ord weer, in whose house, No. 8, Hooperetreet. Lambeth, the unfortunate young wonieri lived in a Mate of proadtetioe, bed initi4e.rd the robbery. It was Now distimitli proved that lbsa prisoner bad received Ake soles in questioe with a %Reedits, of the manner in which MIRY Ale Slate had possessed bereelf of the money. The prisoner was proved to be a woggle of ahem deaed character, keeping a brothel at the plea aboromee tioned. The Jury fogad her guilty, wad she was sentseete4 is 14 years transportation. APRIL B.—The business on the Crowe Bide Weed telt*, about one o's look. There wail nothing of patio iaterest in the cases tried. Mr. Baron Graham assisted the Lord Chief Berea in trying causes. SOMERSET/11111TM. Daimon/awe SvraitsTrrion.-1 he oast intense @o tiosity was excited on Friday last by the appea f the names of three female., at. the calendar, on a "arr. under Lord Ellenborough's act, of nutlielonsly rutting air& stabbing an old woman, a reputed " Witch," with Intent to .order her. The Grand Jury, however, after mew nit ta opt itbl the e l o e t a i r t n b e e d ea j l i i i i d t r al e e upon the of n i i i se n l it i:t i o n t r itfy " r e t;l 44"i theg r ws lit and relented a trite WI aginuat rt Lord E.tienhorougn's art, the three prisoners for an assault. Elisabeth Bryant, the mother, aged 50, Elisabeth Sq. sat, the zottnger, aged 22, end Jaue yaist,agod•ls. sin 'e nialleionsl7 , . . when he came clown with a sabre, which he flourished about. They had previously met him in the street, said threatened to come home to him. it also appeared that the. prisoner tied allowed his wife Bs. a week for her maintenance. , in the cross-examination it was admitted Arpatest prosecAstrie that she bad taken up the poker.--34 was also. stated •bo the " taken a drOp." .esa bed been made to settle rip; i she matter for 21. Sly' , '- • . .The prosecutor neared an excellent character, and the Jury foood him—Not Guilty. Earransuas Ronmaat.—Chertm Hipkius, a respect able looking toting unen.sva, hulloed capitally. for steal one 20l and Afters .iOl. Bout? of England note.; . two Bank post bilis for 151. each. amiss° sovereigns, the pro perty ofjohu Edmonds, in the dwellitit3.house uf George All.l Albon Horlock. .., Is - appeared in evidence, that , Mr. Edmonds is a gen denials resitting in Onuerdersisire ; pod in the stimuli of Decasnber. WWI, he mime to.Londtto with his son, who was about heembark for Chins, and lodged during his stay at the Dmidet Arms, Wapping. On the night of the 17th of December the prisoner, and a man named parley, went to the Dundee Artns:and slept on the third AnOr, immediately over the room occupied by Me. Edmunds and his son. The latter were not disturbed during the night; but hi the morning, Mr Edmunds, sell. missed his pocket-book toutaining the property above mentioned, tram his coat pocket. He had placed his coat on a ch. 44 close to the bedside. The prisoner and his companion went away very early in-the morning. The neat day the prisoner met with an acquaintance of his, named Hillier, to whom he 'hewed a great deal of ' money, and said he had "done the trick at the Dundee Arms,' and would do the Same thing again Kan oppor tunity served. He treated Hillier, and an arrangement was made for them and Darley to go lug boxing match at NI (nosey, the neat clay. They went there, and con tinued together carousing until the .2tl u'llialitsry, whet) the prisoner absconded. His friend Hillier met him sonic time ago, and it.vias atcertaned where he chiefly spent his time, cave information to Mr. Evans, the in spector of the Titanic, police, who apprehended him -: He said when first scaturd•that his name was not Hip. kiss. Mat Taylor. Mr. Dyer, a clerk in the Bank of England, produced a 101. note, which a slopeller, muted Howard Lewis," proved having received from the prisoner a day after the ' robbery. . Mr. Edmunds swore, that this note was one of those stolen train him. The prisoner made no defence. Mr. Prendelgael, hisCoonsel, elicited from one of thst mimeses,. +het the second nano. of Mr. iiiewtook mete ' ' Abi," and not " Albi," as stated in the indictment. • Mr. Baron 'Bullock chariced the Jury, and said, that this error wail tiolsi to the capital pert of the chore, no stealing in the dwelloatt•ltouse i Itouthe prisoner might; be found platy of the larceny. The pristmer was found guilty of the larceny only. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. —mew— WRDletansp, APRIL 9.—DesPERATe ASBAULT.—Marit Harwood was indicted for assaulting FAwL.rd Used, e sworn broker, in the month ufJ y Let. The proseoutor was employed by Air. Collie;, the proprietor distr.-- _ of several houses in Engle.streat, Spite Melds, In distrust for rent in the house - -4 by the defendant's htihnnd ;in so ~~ tho. occupied by doing, in pursuance of lois instreetionsi ibe tees "akaill at• tacked with a poker by the defendant, wbe bid bis head open, and was then threatened if he did not instantly bravos the house, she would do for hint, taking up a large knife at the instant, The Chairman sunuiied npotod the fury lowed the defendant two damititeri, were sharp/ sift haviii smoked Anne Burgess. . 'llir parties resided at Wiveliscoambe, in this ommity, end the praseetitria was a very egad 00/111411. The *Nei prisoner was a married woman, rrsidin; in the mast neighbourhood. She had three daughters, who lived bilk her, two of wlinm were the prisoners et tho liar. Oao of tinge bad been Malscird by fits, and the medley,. witb 0 a • • 1 • I ~.