The National Register. — London, England, 1823-04-07 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE. SURR EY. KINWITON, APRIL 2.—Joseph Hooper anti Chalks V * mess of respectable appearance, Pere in dictee' lot pe •aultine Robert John•on, on the King's Isighwat, in the palish of St. 014 yr, Southwark, awl taking trosu hi* persaus u watch and seal 4, a n d .is. ill sisn. ticy. Three were six other indictments nasiost the same 1114100,11 W ditiriesti offences of 1111 , %AM? nature. Mr. Andrews conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Broilrick the defence . It appeared In evidence, that on Monday evening, the 2311 of Nlasch, the plusecutor WA% walking wish a %ming u onion in a footpath bet ween th lirrunou I sey and PIT k 114111, when he was overtaken by three men. One of them seized 'the by ohs collar, put a pi•tol to Ilia bead, and his money. He begged they woold not take his wdteli. The 55,1455 14110 held tar pi.dol insisted upon Louis ii, and suistcheil it, whilst the other men held him by the collat. They then took u'oont I Os. Irmo Ms 'pocket. The assailants then ran oti. 'file mass who had the pistol looked round, &Rd told him to return back to Peckham whence be came, and threatened to blow out his brains. In consequence of the information lie gave, the two Isri• snares were apprehended abonea week afterwards. The proserntor voold -nut swear to their identity, but ra p..seed his belief that they were two of the persons who had robbed bins. Upon searching the lodgings of .the prison' r It. IP. Gee or sit se/plebes were found, one o' bleb tinned out to be the properly of the proseedtor. Under s 44444 e coals, in the same prisoner'. premises, were foutol lira loaded pistols. When apprehended, the pri soner Bonnie confessed the fart that he was concerned in the rabbet y, an d surrendered himself . . . A good c haracter was given to both the prisoners by worml reputable persons, who had known them from their infancy. Mr. Baton Graham .•mtvird Hp the evidence for the J.try, who t 1 the prisoner Bromic Guilty—Deatii. The other pri-oner wan found Not G u ilty. The prisoners were again indicted for a similar 'oh limy, in stealing lions the prison of Benjamin Coles, a metal watch sod YOs., tot-Iltranondsey, on the 21st of De-; crustier last. The pi oseentor stated, that he was a rlerk in the Bank. of England, living its Albany•row, Camberwell; and on t:te evening of the 21st of December last, lie was walking, with a - female in Bermomisey•road, when two men came behind bini - ' one a short and the other a tall man. and .I.eistsil him by the collar. The taller man demanded his Glum, and at the same Instant presented a pistol to his head. Nut knowing the meaning of the word Mot, le hesitated; upon which the saute man said, " Be quick ; you kook what we want I one word, and I'll tire, by G-11," The prosecutor then took a few shillings out of his pocket, and gave than to the robbery. The tall man tiaras said, " Hits he a tattler?" The shorter man then felt his foto anri•drew forth a social wateli,and both then ran off. 'l2ookidg at the prisoners now, they bore every ,reseniblance to the mru who robbed hiss, oat the night in question. He ITUILP more positively to the taller than, who was the Wl%llllll' Hooper. lie had seen the poi soners nine days after the robbery. His belief now was, that the pi it. 0111.111 were !he persons xhobad robbed ; indeed, lie had no defile as to Hooper. At Union•ltali, be had only said tlint•he had every season to believe that silluoper watt one of the 'lieu. Evidt•uce similar to that given in the last case was also adduced in this. The watch was never afterwards found. The Jury found both prisoners Not Guilty. pristrters were 11grin severally indicted far ajmillie robber les of Mr. Jelcin Elvin, a modrut of Guy's Hospital, and a Mr. H'ns Hervey, but for waist of sufficient proof .of identity, verdicts of Not Guilty were recorded. The prisoners then pleaded guilty to an indictment for an *smolt, with Minot to nth Mr. Henry Mersa, at Ro alto hitlie. The prisoner Hooper Was sentenced to s weal years transportation; the oilier poisoner reccived amb ience of death. KINGSTON, MARCH 4.—Seven gentlemen of the Special Jery had answered, when the Chief Baron requested the to be read over a second time, observing that he would fine those who mere absentees without a reasonable excuse. This was accordingly done, and the following gentlemen not answer ing, were fined as follows: Sir J. D. Broughton, Wart. 501. ; Thomas Langley, Esq. of Kingston, 501. ; Henry Wright, Esq. of Ham, 501. ; J. A Knight, Esq. of Wimbledon, 501.; 'John Carralt, Esq. of Kingston, 501. Mr. Marryatt stated, this was a presentment by Thomas Cattskell, Esq a magistrate, against the inlothitants of lite pa rish of Streatham, in this county, fo r neglecting to repair cer tain roads leading from the live mile stone on the Clapham Cututuon, through • lane called Diagmire-lane. to Xtreathatu Church. The road in question had been many times presented at the Sessions by the High Constable, sod at one time the pa rish surveyor bad commenced the repairs, Omagh of • very slight niture. Since that time the road had been suffered to remain in its norepeited state, to the guest inconvenience of the public. Several witnesses were called, whose evidenee onn4rmed the Lein - nett Counsel's statement. Some few of the witnesses ex • pressed themselves of opinion that luaus in quo 'Auld not be considered as • road io the strict sense of the ward, and de scribed if as • spot having a number cf tracts intrle by vehicles ocoasionally passing over h!te common lo avoid a circuitous ,0010. No evidence was offered the defendants. The Lord Chief Heron read to the Jury the suledance of The testimony adduced in support of the prose , ution, and lest it to them to say if the term " public highway" could be applied to the road in question. The Jury retired for • few minutes, and returned, finding a verdict fur the defendant. MIRY 0. TIIOIIIAIL This was an action brought by Mrs. Terry. a widow lady, residing in Clapham, against W. L. Thomas, a common car rier, to receiver the sum of $ll. being the value of certain goods, her property. intrusted to his care, and lost by bin negligence. The frets on which the plaintirs case turned nwpeared to be these : —On the 17th of September last. Mrs. Terry. being on the noint of setting out fur lirighton, sent four WM PA from (in ham, by Mills's &cart, to the waggon-office of Messrs. Matting snot Co., Illalf-Moon Inn, Soutliwnik, to be conveyed to Brighton, by the defetidant's wairgon of that day, so as to reach their destination on the subsetinent Friday. The three tin un the boxes 's as " Mrs: T..rry, No. 70, Marion- Parade, to he delivered on Friday afternoon, at Brighton." The book keener at Meanie. &ruing and Co's positively declared that the gmals should be forwarded, es desired, by the waggon of that day It turned cut, tiow•t ,•r, ties( they titre nut fu. warded b) _ HE NATIONAL REGISTER the Tuesday's but by the rriday's wazgon, end that three of them never reached the plaintiff, in consequence of • robbery that WWI committed upon it, on the Saturday night at Epsom, under circumstances of great nei,sienee on the part of the de fi 'Mont. The Lord Chief Baron was preparing to sum op the evidence, when the Jury told him that it was unnecessary, as their minds were made up on one pnint—namely, that the plaintiff was en titled to • verdict. Afier • few minutes deliberation, they estimated the damages which she had sustained at 811. and re turned a verdict to that effect. LEICESTER ASSIZES. Isar King, a boy thirteen years of age, was charged with burglariously entering the dwelling-honse of Smith Knight, and stealing a time-piece, ralaq twenty shillings, from the inantleabelf. The rase was folly proved, and the prisoner. though young. was an old offender, harlot; been already twice tried for otrences of a ainsilar nature. Ile now heard the awful sentence of the law pronounce fl upon him without exhibiting the least emotion. John Bennett was charged with btu-gloriously entering the house of John Sumner, and having stolen therefrom a folio Bible, value 11. Mrs. Sumner staled, that on the evening when the book was stolen she left it upon her table ; her husband was up stairs ; when she returned she missed it ; she was in the habit of read ing it every morning and evening, and when produced she re cognized it at once. John Tibbett, • bookseller, stated, that the prisoner pane with the Bible to him, sad proposed to sell it. He asked 11. for it, but as it was not • saleable article, be would wit give so much for it ; lie finally bought it for lbs. (id. It was claimed by the prosecutor. The defendant stated to the_ bookseller that he bad the Bible from his mother, who latch died. The case was fully proved. Guilty—death. John Ingok was charged with sacrilegiously steeling Prow the vestry of the parish church a surplice, the property of the chnrchwsrdens, and a hood, the property of the Rev. Edward Vaughan, the sicar of the parish. Richard Dawes, clerk of the parish, saw these articles nn the morning of the 4th of March, and the day after they were missed. Mrs. Dawes, the wife of the last witneas, identified the sur plice, it being of her own make. The case was Tally proved, met the prisoner was found guilty--death. John Arnold was charged with stealing one shirt, four stock ings, and one pair of half-boots, the value of 10s. the property of Edward Spawton. The case belong folly proved, the Jary foetid the prisoner guilty. MONMOUTHSHIRE. John Jones and William Lewis were indicted for steal ing two sheep, the property of Thomas Batt. lite prosecutor ',Wise lived in the parish of Aherga • venny. He was a moues', and had a farm which •he oecripied there. He had a very large Leicester ram and atioioer sheep upon the fartn. On Wednesday, the 13th IThruary, lie missed them. He found a sheep, with a f; rite, round its t.et k, in the field, the same day lie missed the others. Tillellea James, the shepherd of the prosecutor, went into the field with the prosecutor. He missed the two sheep in question. The day before he hail seen the full number. A Woken halter was round a sheep's neck. Thoinas Leonard, au accomplice, examined.-1 was an apprentice to prisoner Lewise in master and John Janes came home to liellyglass on Tuesday night, from Aberga venny. My master, John Jones, anti John Lewis, went into the prosecutor's field. My master and John Lewis stood in the road. I and John Jones went into the field, and conglit a rain. We lifted him over the gate. We took the cord from lam that we had put rotted his 'trek, becense lie was fat, and could not run away. My masterand Lewis went up and took off the little turnpike gate from its _hinges. Jones and I went and pout him into the cellar, and went back for another. We caught another, but the cord broke, and it ran away. It was a piece of halter. We caught a third, put a cord round it, and led it moue. John Lewis and my master went on before. My master went to 1)...d, b.•cause he was drunk. We put the sheep into the cellar. John Lea is midi held a sheep ; John Jones killed him. Jones and I threw the skin and entrails Iwo the riser Usk. When we returned we tomtit one of the sheep emit up. John Jonas cut up the other. The next morning I went w ith the fat to Mr. Isaac Prosser's, tallow chandler, of A bergavenny. The fat sold for 4s. tid. I went to buy a peek of salt, cull some tea and sugar, whirl' I brought home. We salted the whole of the mutton, and ate some of it—John Jones had some two or there times. He thought of keeping it until lie went to America. John Lewis, a little boy, another accomplice, said lie was nephew and apprentice ol the prisoner Lewie; lie weld to Mr. Bart's field the night in question. Hr eon firmed the testimony of the last witness respecting killing the sheep. "nil throwing away the skin. James Poole, the apprentice of Mt. Prosser, the tallow ellandler, said, that he bought some fat of the witness Leonard about six weeks ago. John Jones had nothing to offer in his defence. William Lewis said he knew nothing about the trans• action. Seven witnesses gave Lewis an e xcellent character, two of whom were the Jnry who tried the prisoners. Tile learned Judge summed up, and the Jury found a verdict of Guilty. The prosecutor recommeeded them to mercy. Ills Lordship said, he certainly should recommend them to hie Majesty's mercy ; but it was a very bad case, and lee should take cat* that they did nut steal sheep again in Monmouthshire. Their lives were spared in consequence of mood character. The privonera were decently dressed, and conducted themselves very well during the trial. LANCASTER. Owing to the pressure 01 UtISIIIeSS al York, both itidg , s were detained there until a late hour out Saturday, and of course could not reach Lancaster in time to open the col aaaaa ission nu that day. Mr. Justice liivky arrived andin 'mon on Smithy, hut it was nearly midnight when r. Justice I lolroyd arrived. Mr Justice Bayley opvied the coinntission on Nlontlay morning. and the Grand Jury were immediately sworil M. Sir Thomas Dal rliple liesketh, Hart. of Rittliird, was the foreman.— ' 'lO charge contained nothing of importance. The fiat inisoncrs tried were Win. Wchinit vnd John .11 1 who' were indicted for robbing IVm. Caen on the highway, in Manchester. The ease wilt one of common street rubbery, and did not possess the slightest interest. Jolla' Allen, a7ell f 2, was indicted for assaulting Richard Lees, on the highway, and taking 110111 biin a porket.book, containing six shiliings in silver. This was another case of street robbery at Manchester, but of a much more aggravated description. The prosecutor stated, that on the nth of February list, about twelve o'clock at night, he was passing along Ansel-street in ilaceltester, when he was accosted by two men, who bade him good night, and almostimule diately afterwards a man, who he had no doubt was toe prisoner, came behind hint, and put his hands upon his . mouth ; another man came biore hint and seized both his hands. One of them said, " seize him, lie has a dummy" (which witness understood to mean a pocket book). They dragged him into I\l°lmi-street, a distance of inn yards; he there got his month at liberty, and. celled out fur assistance. Tive two men threw hint down and pushed his face into the mud, to stifle hie • cries. Prosecutor, as lie lay upon the ground, seised hold of the prironer's leg, and held him last ; the other man ran away. The primer( struggled violently to dis engage his kg, and-Cohort that he could not succeed. drew out a knife, awl cut-the prosecutor's hand very se verely; the prosecutor, however, kept his hold until a watchman came t;p, who took the pi limier into custody. %I'iiitess ou searching his pockets, found that the pin perty mentioned in the indictment was guile; ne was very mulch hurt and bruised, and his hand was not yet well, thong)) he had heen au out-patient in the itifirm,vy eser since the commission of the robbery. Josvph Dale, a watchman, was in his box, in Angel. street, on the night iii question, when he heard the pro. imam cry out, and inilllfthal, ly went to his assistance.; on coining op he Mood him lying on the ground, and holding the prisoner by the leg. Witness took the law r into custody ; he was searched, and itt his locket was found a knife, the blade of which was covered with blond. Prosecutor said " That's the roan who robbed me." Prisoner heard this, lint did not say any thiug in reply. On his way to the New Bailey prison, be asked whether this job would he aatvits or a fourterner ? None of the stOlen property was found upon him. The prisoner in his defence said, that be was going down Mount.street with two-girls, when he heard a noise. He west tip to the place, when the prosecutor caught hold of his leg, and charged him with the rob. (wry. lie had not brought those girls as witnesses, having been told that the it evidence would not be re. ceived: The Jury immediately found hint guilty— Death. 4301ta. BOW STREET. On Tuesday ?diadems Simeon, an elderly Frenchwoman, and the mother of Mrs. Chatterley, the clever comic actress, wee brought before Thomas Halls, Esq. charged by Mrs. Elizabeth Christmas, a lady of matronly appearance, on the verge of SO, • with committing an assoult and battery upon her, by cutting her lip severely, and loosening several of her teeth, with a large candlestick. The statement of Mrs. Christmas, who was very strongly agitated while giving her testimony, was to this effect :—Ske was formerly the wife of Captain Wright, R. N. who at his decease, some years ago, left ber • fortune of something more than 5.0001. It happen,d that Capt. Wright kept cash ■t the banking hope of Messrs. Hoare and Co. in Fled-street, where Mr. Christmas, her present husband, was and is now • clerk, She sew him there ; he was assidoously attentive ; she ♦iewed him with an eye of fa►our, and after • courtship of moderate length they were married. Their connubial happiness was, however, but of short duration. Mr. C. became cool and in attentive ; this led to repeated quarrels ; finally, matters were so bad, a separation was agreed opon ; Mr. , C. consenting to allow her lOW. per annum so long as she should live.— Early in the evening of Monday se'nniglit, she was going with • young gentleman to the house of • friend, and when neer Craven -street, Strand, she was stopped by a person, who told her, that if she was qu:ek, she would see Mrs. Chutterley, (of whom she was manifestly jealous) and her husband talking to gether at the top of Craven street. She ran on, and saw Mrs. Chatterley going hastily down the street, but did not see her hustiand. She followed Lou' and demanded to know where her husband was, butt received no other notice than a contemp tuous sneer. Mrs. Chatterley stopped at the house where she and her mother (the defendant) reside, and when she enteLed the passage Mrs. Christmas followed, repeating her enquiry Ter her husband. At that moment Madame Simeon rushed forth from a pationr, and with a heavy candlestick struck her on the mouth. Her lip was cut through, her gains dreadfully lacerated, and her teeth loosened. Madame Simeon, in answer to this *Moment. declared that Christmas was guilty of the first assault, as well as a trespass. She (Madame Simeon) hearing a noise, went into the passage with a candle, and esere sew Mrs. Christmas grasping her daughter fast by the throat. Mr. Halls said, that his duty was very plain and simple.— Whether or not there was soy reel foundation for the jealousy of Mrs. Chriatruu, he would not enquire. An assault bad been sworn to, sod Madame Simeon must hod bail.—Bail was given immediately. (We feel it due to the highly respectable quarter from who l e. we have received the must authentic assurance of the fact, to state, that the inference which might be dram touching Mrs. Chetterley's ccoduet, has ■ot the slightest foundation in truth— end furtlor, that the annuity duo to Mrs. Christine:l has always been regularly paid.—EDl W ORS is I P-STREET. ROI3IIPAY o HuLYVILLL MOUNT BURIAL GROOND.—The inhabitants of Holywell Liberty, in the parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditrh, were ou Thursday Iset thrown into cunaternation at • discovery of an extensive tad long-omitinued rohhery of the graves of liolywell Mount burial pound. The diaoovery RITMO from means mat less esti aordinary than the scene of confusion, distress, and fury. which ensued among the populace. According to what transpired, di notorious resorreetion man, named Vaughan, had long carried on a italic, through scather person. with the grave digger of that burial ground, and bait paid 30s. for every dead body ; and while the trio were satisfied with their separate remoneratimi for invading the silent man sions of the dead, they were tied together with a cord of inte rest; but the lesion of the year creatiug a greater demand. on ‘Vednesday night last, the grave-digg, r, it is said, raised has •••••miA,Nommimmm • L. s. . I r