The National Register. — London, England, 1818-09-13 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY. Wednesday the Sessions commeneed before the Lord Mayor, Mr. Baron 6:aham, Mr. Justice Batley, and Mr. Justice Burronth. Mr. Baron Glorrow was also on the Bench, but the le rated Judge was only attending to wait the result of a prosecution in which it was probable his testimony would be required ; it was the ease of lialloroo, for forging a frank, purpot ling to br from Sir Wm. °arrow, when he was a Member of Parliament. John Fitzgerald was the first prisoner put to the liar, chart;• ed with haying, 011 the 2ith of Slav last. as•united Geotge Davis en the King's highway, and• taken from lino a wand', valve 11., and two seals value 21. The prisoner was a looking yonng man, 25 years of age, (leaf and dumb ; an in— terpreter attended to explain to hint the prosecutor's te!.ti loony, and also to interpret to the Court the prisoner's de_ fence. The proseentor staled, that on the night mentioned in the indictment, lie was going along George-stieet, Illoomsburi , between twelve and one o'clock, when lie observed sonic a 1.- zr. en (ia' ; lie paused to listen to them, and observed three men running towards hint; one of them, the prisoner, Caine tip and knocked off the a itsiess's hat, whilst one of tlte others forced his watch out of his fob and ran off. Witness seized the prisoner and called the watch, by whom he was secured to be takes' to the uatcbhouse. The prisoner, by signs, denied the charge; he stated by aigns that on the night in qtaestien, he was going along Gem. c urvet; a woman had hold of hi, man ; he saw three men as described by the prosecutor; he *opposed the watch nail ht be called, but he did not hear it, as he is deaf as well as dine h; the first knowledge lie hid of 'Ole transactir n was the watch men coming up and seizing hem. Verdict—Guilty of stealing from the person. Jetties Higgins and Win. Mitchell were indicted for a bur glary n flak house of Mr. Dawson, in the parish of St. George, Bloomalmry ; and Sarah Mitchell, Ann Higgins. and Edward Mitchell, for receiving the stolen propert 3 , well knowing it to be stolen. Mary Taylor, servant to Mr. Dawson, stated, that she was the last person who went to lied on the 21st of July last.— About three o'clock on the morning of the 224, she was called tip by the watchman, and on coining down stall. discovered that a hole had been cot in the kitchen shatter l a r ge enough 10 admit a person's hand to en fa•den the vs indow ; that some person had been in the lionse, and the drawt rs and closets opened, and s•arions articles of wearing apparel and plate had been taken away ; the hole itt the window shinier had been stopped tip la WI a table cloth, to prevent any light being seen in the street. Richard Lillywhite, a watchman, stated, that as he was going his rounds about 20 miaites heinre three, he discovered a ligiour stand anti a pair of pantaloons lying on the ground he took then no, and on examining tliciii found a letter ad dressed to Mr. Dawsim. This caused Min to go to 31r. Daw son's, and alarm the family. Janes Smith, watch house kreper of St. Pancras, stated that lie stopt the two prisoners, James Higgins and William in Skinnersstrt•rt, Somers Town, about 5 o'clock in the mourning of July 22 ; they had each a bundle tinder their arm, which, Oil examination, WkIS found to certain various articles of plate and wearing apparel, and sonic skeleton kecs, and a chisel; the place where he met them was about a gnat. ter of a simile froth Mr. Davvstitt's house. Mr. Dawson identified the several articles fonnd in the poseession of the two prisoners as being his property, and as toeing wotth 141. The evidence to establish the charge of receiving against the other three prisoners failing. they were, under the ditee . tion of the learned Judge, Mr. Justice Burrough, acquitted. The other two prisoners made no defence, and were found Guilty. Foituirm A TRANS.—Lawrence Hynes Halloran, alias W. C. Gregory, alias Holland, was next placed at the bar, charg. ad with writing and sending a letter by post, the Ntlperscrip ti oti o f which n.ia forged. in tie name of Sir William Garrow, Knight. Member of Parliament, fur the purpose and with the intent Of a% uitling payment of the duty of postage, knowing the same to be forged. The prisoner is a man of most respeetab:c appearance and denicationr, and a clergyman; he was dressed in black, and wore powder, and is between 30 and GO years of age; nn en tering the Coot t lie bowed first to the bench, and then to all around. On the question of guilty or not guilty being put by the eh.; k, he addressed the Coast as follows: Mr. Lord, owing to the long pet hol or toy confinement on this charge, upwards of 20 months, the death during pe riod of the only witness who could ;lilVe substantiated my innecelice, the exhaustion of my pecuniary resources, and Ely row etpleitt inability to deploy ti e nsel, or have the ad vantage of professional advice, 1 have do altet native. left me but to plead goilty to the allelic, wile vi Lich I am charged. Mr. Baron litallam advised the plkuiler to consider well the effects of flit• plea before lie persisted in it. rii , uner.-- My 1..0rd. I have no alternative: I stand here nanned atill defenceless against a phalanx of powelfol op. puitents orravil aoaiLet nte, and determined to persecute.— It woold be a waste of your Lordship's time to pl ea d not guilty. I must persist in my plea. Mr. Baron Otaltam observed, if the prisoner persisted in his plea of guilty, it must be taken that lie was satisf.ed with the tustice of lite charge. The only object which the Court coatd have was to bring tintit to Ile might plead not guilty if he chose, and thus promote ihquity ; bat he unglit not to plead 'guilty, and whilst doing so impute vindictive mods es to those who prosecuted. His plea of guilty must be taken as an acknowledgment of the truth of the charge, Solicitor who was in Conn said he had some knon l e d ge of the prisoner, and would, with his Lordship's permission, ads hoe Lint. 'flit. Court desired ii.: trunk do so, and be meet to the prisoner for that purpose. the prissier, however, tictirseil his proffered service, Milli abscised, 41 1 have decided to plead gliisZa." Ills plc* was then taken, awl he butted to the Court ;not selistd. Edward Miner was then put to the bar on a charge of basin_, no the night .:f the tali of Align,' isurglarionsly entered the lams,. of Mr. renwiel, Bo n ner, in the littoral, and slob u a silver sea pot WOO ether at titles of plate, value 101. On the shot 'dog in question, hers% ern 1 and 2 o'clock, Mr. Mantel returned home nreompouit Plus his sou, and, aiL et as hi, custom, lit hiintrs it in with his private key, the servant having Rune to bed at 11. When they entered the pat lour they perceived some I Ile 11;a1 been befuteliand ith them ; the furniture was ill colifission, and the plate from the sideboard gees.. Mr. Ili:litter, jun. sunti alter saw a mi n t itt the •beJt' which cemmunicates with the 'toilette. 3 , 41 , 1 Oa% . e liar arm his father, ahe retreated to the back part of the sow and cried winder. The servant in the =can time, alumni ' O .• •':e en‘se. eaese down stairs, awl or, nista the motet data u 4, 1.1 the patrol and watch. THE . NATTONA•L REGISTER man they proceeded to exinsine the shop and parlour, and whilst Joint this they discoveied a &fish stranger added to their number, namely, the prisoner. 'Try' .e qI, es. tinned him as to who he was and it e lie Came in.— lie he entered the bowie at the same time the evatchm and patrol did, having heard the cry of murder, and coming to give his assi•taner, it wanting. Set cell suspicions stances attending his aceount, however, he was detained, and next day committed fur trial. Mr. Rainier, his son ' the patrol, watchman, and the neigh boar who entered with the watchman; all swore to their belief. that the pi isoner (lid not enter the hone with them. The prisoner, on his part, railed several perions to speak to his character, and also a Wollljll ut the town with minim he was talking near Mr. Bulinei's house when the ahem el our. der was given. 'Ms last witness deposed that she saw the prisoner enter the house at the same time the watchman and patrol went In. After a summing up from Mr. Justice Bayley, the !pry de liberated a few minutes, when they acquitted the prisoner. 'THURSDAY. IL P. Thompson was indicted for stealing a bay mare, value 131., the property ofJames and John Wilson, of Des *nas near York. It appealed from the testimony of Mr. John Wilson, that the snare in question was stolen on the Sits of August; the witness heard nothing of the animal till the 22't, when he was informed that she wars at Deers' livery - stables, Hart•street, Co% eut Garden. He cause to town, and Nowt her there. M. Deer's servant preyed that he rurchased the mare of the prisoner for six guineas, nearly her value, ant 301.1 her again for eight gnineas and a half. The prisoner, in hi, defence, did nut deny having had the mare in his posses4iun, but said he he:lght her at Doneasier fair for 101. The prosecntur, he said, had known bun for forty The prosecutor said he had known the prisoner for a long time: he wag formerly a farmer in the neighbourhood of York but witness did not know where he had been for the last six or seven years. The jury found him guilty, hot recommended him to mercy. The prosecutor joined in that recommendation; on the grounds of his former good character, and for the sake of his fami;y, which was most respectable. The Judge, Mr. Baron Graham, said the recommendation should be attended to. George Bays and Alexander Stewart were indicted for stealing a quantity of gig harness, volute 55., the property of George Gooding, in the shop of Charles Tapp, and Maly Stokes for receiving the same, knowing it to be stolen. The jury found the prisoner Bays guilty, bat acquitted the other two. The prisoners Bays and Stewart were again put to the bar, charged with having, on the .7th of May last, broken and entered the coach house of the Hight Hon. the Earl of Den bigh, and privately stealing therefrom a hammer cloth, a ?air of cushions, a pair of coach glasses, and a piece of car. peeing, value ss. and upwards, and Mary Stokes was again charged with receiving the said articles, knowing them to be stolen. In the indictment the articles were stated to be the pro. pert) of Win. Basil Perry, Earl of Denhigkt. On the part of the prosecution there was no evidence to prove the Chris tian name of Lord Denbigh, which Mr. Dowling, as counsel for the prisoners, contended it was necessary to do. Mr. Justice Bayley 3;sid it would have been sufficient for all purposes, that the propel ty should have been set forth as the property of the Earl of Denbigh, without any Christian name being mentioned Ina he was not prepared to say whe ther, the Christian name having been set forth in the record, it was not necessary to prove it. lie would reserve the point for the consideration of the 12 Judges, and should the pri soners now be found guilty, they should have the benefit, if any, which might hereafter arise out of the want of proof. The jury found the prisoner Bays Guilty; and the prisoners Stewart and Stokes Not Guilty. Isaac Samson was indicted for stealing a silver milk pot, a wine strainer, and various other articles ; the propei ty of George Burling. Tile prosecutor stated, that he lives in Brinhill row. On the toad! of July poisoner come to his house to look at some spat tau nts ; he said he liked them, and would come in the evening. Witness asked him for a reit rence; he gave one to a Mr. Neville, 27, Hishopsgate-street; bat on inquiry there, no such person could be funool ; tire.po isont r obit not Come again. On the :ilst of July witness saw him in the street ; soul bovine reason to suspect he bad robbed him, called " Stop thief;" the prisoner hearing the ely, ran away, but was seemed. Mrs. Malin:: recollected the prisoner calling a second time on the 2blll of Judy atter her !Husband was gone out.-- She braid him talking to the sextant, and going to the door, saw him running away. Witness went into the apal intent whets the/ peisonei had been, and immediate-ly missed a silver nnik pot, a wine al rainer, a pale of bulgur tongs hum the sluts. board, anti from a drawer in the bookcase two silk shawls, a silk di ess, and other artiele.u. Hannah King, set -rant to the prosecutor. recollected the prisoner cooling hack utter her uun•ltr was oat ; he said to witness lie hail rani ht r master in Elnsbnrj•sgnare, aho bud desired hint to ensile and watt his retain ; w itness showcd him upstairs; he asised if slip was the mistress of the house; she told lain blie Will only the servant ; he said if he value to reside ther e and -lie wsm attentive, he would reward her.— She telt bins in the room, the dour wait not quite shut : lie re mained about five sr intact., when she heard Ishii corning down stairs. Mlle went to meet hint, and Witold him near the stove! door. Winless asked what Ile wanted, he said some snuff.— Witness offered to cu fur it, but he Said be would go himself lie went nut, mill amicss saw hint tun away very fact. Wit. 111 es wits vi I lain the plate was on the is:debts:aid alieu she Owned the prisoner up the second tinse. After he ran away, witness went tip him.i.iiiately and missed it. Nu prrsou but the prisoner bad its a in the routs.. il:ttosi rung apprehe•uded the pi trotter. and found seve ra l pheates npou lima for articles of plate pledged by hint. k , phopooto to Mr. 'Lao obtol.er, of White. Ow pet, proved that Iwo of the doplarat les 1 . 0111111 on the pi j. 51111 et nem e his hand a itiog. They a eea hra a in : pte,nn e e, tong. pot, %able spoon, Mill is a 11.111 V. T!::sc amlm lcs near slut pledged by thy prisutter, but by a wom h o. ranch l %%ere produced. The %%lime btriii [ lee and •pooh he t•oold pr.tti vely lk A ear to. The other as ti 4.4.% he be nc ht at et sale only la a) dams before, but he ha lioseti flu I , e pro. doe aal a cre the 5 , ..11 c lie bail bolt. 'lite %%bole aW.a us Ili SI Fitaollita, another 1.,t otn oker, prodneed three iiii%%ll4-if by ii autos RI bin shop on the and a fail" .terse, WIN 111 at by Ike *nom nomau on Fin 211th; Aitogttlier Ilit Fro pet h wi, worth 2!. The in isunet, in his defence.. said, the articles in que.iii n wine um( h:iu to bi.d h) a person he did not knew. l'et. undry. SEPT Ol► the motion or Mr. Barry, the trial of Adams, charged wiih forx , •rse, waA, at the d• ails 111 the parties, postponed tit! twist nelsiou:. FRIDAY. At the sitting of the Court, the h.tr and dock were'filled with pri. soners to hr arr..i nell fur passing forged bank notes, in the whole 3a. The first, who was a youth, pleaded guilty to the capital charge and not guilty to the indictment, which only subjected him to transports.. don. and appeared to bY in evident confusion. Mr. Harmer, th e solicitor, seeing the Ind's embarrassment, went to him, and after a short conversation, informed the Court that the prisoner laid acted under a mistake, and wished to retract and reverse his pleas, if the Court would allow him the indulgence; his application w as i nane . diatele granted, an I different oleos recorded. While till; was going un, Mr. Brown, the keeper, went on the Bench, and informed the Common Sergeant and the Aldermen, that he re ceived a note from the Bank Solicitors at 9 o'clock the preceding night, to bring the prisoners into Court that morning to plead; and that the greater part of them had not been acquainted with the Get of the indictments being found against them until that morning ; they were consequently in great agitation and indecision as to the course they ought to adopt, and probably wished to consult with their solid. tors or friends, before they risked their lit:es. or subjected themselves to catain transportation fur 14 years. Whereupon the Common Sergeant, with greet humanity, desired the arraignment of those pri soners might not proceed, but stand adjourned. John Jones. aged 32 Was then put to the bar, ch arge d w i t h t h e wilful murder of Amy Header, by striking her several blows with his list, on the 29th of June last, in the perish of Islington. Mr. Arahin stated the case on behalf of the prosecution. Th e learned counsel observed, that in conducting this prosecution, the most painful part of his duty would be done away ; for although the prisoner had been, and that very properly, indicted for wilful murder, yet if his instructions were correct, the duty of the jury would only require them to find him guilty of manslaughter. They would, however, have the law on the subject laid down to them by his Lord ship, when they should have heard the evidence. Thomas Fisher, father-in-law to the deceased, proved that his daughter-in-law and the prisoner, who is a razor-grinder, had co. Imbued together as man and wife for two years and a half. On Mons day, the 29th of June, they were at work in a brickfield, the witne ss and his daughter. In tile morning the prisoner came to them ; he gave the deceased some money to get something to drink ; prisoner continued there through the day, and towards evening they were both much intoxicated, and a quarrel arose between them the prisoner wanted to get away, but the deceased would not let him go. She caught held of him and tore his shirt down, and still kept him fast. At length witness saw the woman on the ground, but witness could not tell whether she fell dawn or was knocked down by the prisoner, but witness saw the prisoner strike her whilst • on the ground. On the following day she died. Witness could net say whether the deceased had hold of the prisoner by his shirt and waistcoat at the time lie struck her. Ann Fisher, wife to the last witness, and mother of the deceased, corroborated the statement of the former witness ; they quarrelled' because the prisoner would not let the deceased have more beer; they were both intoxicated, but he was most so. James Parkinson, a surgeon, was called in on the 1.1 of July to examine the body of the deceased 1 he discovered nn external marks of violence; but on opening the stomach he discovered that the blad der had been ruptured, and the bowels were consequently in a high state of inflammation. He could not swear positively, but he had every reason to believe, the injury arose from external violence. It nsigitt have been caused by a fall, or a brow ; most likely by a blow ; hut in the state in which the deceased was, a much less degree of violence than might be imagined would have occasioned the rupture. The rupture was the cause of death. In the state in which she was, her falling on an unequal surface might have occasioned the rupture. It was a matter of doubt with him in this case, whedie.: the rupture was occasioned by a blow or a fall. l'islit r, the father, was called back, and stated, that he considered the conduct of the deceased as very improper ; he could not bear to see her behaviour, and turned his back on her. She was very much given to drinking. Mr. Justice Bayley summed up to the jury, commenting on the evidence, particularly on that of the surgeon, who had declared his doubts as to the cause of the death of the deceased. If the jury should have any doubts, they would give the prisoner the brinft them. Verdict—Nat :Suilty. Henry Nash, a respectable hooking man, 32 years of age, was next put to the bar, charged with the wilful mutder of his wile, Catherine .Nash, on the 9th of Aug. last. Elizabeth Nash, an interesting child, apparently about 12 years of age, daughter of the prisoner, and step.daughter to the deceased, was the first witness examined. Iles father and the deceased lived in the tenter ground near the Shepherd and Shepherdess. Witness creel. leeted going home with her father about three o'clock in the afternocn of Sunday, the !al) of August; when they went into the house, her mother, tire deceased, was in bed, undressed. She began to abuse the itness very much; and, getting out of bed, came up to her, and struck her two or three dines. Her father interfered to take her part, and gently pushed her mother a*ay ; her mother fell down and to her fall struck her head against the bed post. Witness offered to help her rip, but she said she would lie where she was. She sfter• wards got up without help, and again went to bed. The prisoner slept with the eleceased that night, and the witness in an adjoining room. Next morning the prisoner went to work. Witness went to her mother, who complained of a pain in her head. Witness sent for a neighbour, named Bennett, and about 10 o'clock ointment to desire her father to come home. He came immediately, and was entering the house to go to her mother. when he was stopt, and taken into custody by an officer. Iler mother died next day. Her mo ther wa, in the haLit of drinking a good deal. Witness did not think she was quite sobar on Sunday afternoon ; when her father attempted to prevent her mother striking the witness, her MAKI' seized lies hither by the shirt and waistcoat, and tore them. Mr. Hill. a surgeon, stated, that he was called in th the deceased en the Monday, stout neon time. She was then scarcely in her setters. She complained of a violent pain in her head. Witness ext.inined her head, and discovered a slight contusion over tie lett temple, but lie did not cen.dier it of sufficient consequence to regt.ire any surgical amliration. lie visited the dtcesiled again in the even in:7, she affil complained of the head ; witness bled her, and applied leeches. A bout half past five on Tuesday morning he was N. sin cadet' to her . He found her labouring tinder strong symptoms of apoplexy. She continued soda evening, eel:en she clied„Lbouring under these symp toms. Witness afterwards opened the head cf the deceased, and •ft•oad a blood vessel on the brain ruptured. This, in his opinion. caused her death ; it was on the opposite side to that on which the bruise on her temple apl•eared. Mr.in.tice Bursting!' here stopped the ease. observing. if the jt I TY believed this evidence of the surgeon, the push which the prisoner gene the deceased could not have been the cause of her death. Ti:' Jury intmedietcly acquitter' the primmer. Prowls Coats was indicted for stealing a i Ol. note of the Bank e! Englond, the property of the Rev. (lunge Whitney. There was another count, charging the note to be the property of the Mal•or and Corporation of Bristol. it appeared from the testimony of the different a itnesses ratite, that the only proof against the prirener was his hat 7rg changed tl.e note in question in London. This the rhymer did c o t deny : lie eonfes-ed I•aving had the rote, hut said he nceivevi it at the WOATF • t r Bank for local notes paid in there by hint. It was proved Ore 1 c paid the !Deal notes described into the Il'orcester Bank. tl ough Cie Bank dill not recollect having had the If 1. note in their possession. The Jury, without hesitation. acquitted the prisoner. It is mid to be in contemplation to employ o certain number of naval oireem. with men under their ordirs, tnr the pu T &icor re senting thP landing of contraband goods. arti to be stationed at stich dish:revs clerF the coma. linen the isle of Wight to the Isle cf SLerry is •ty enable than to keep up a e.ustant coniniuttication. '_~J