The National Register. — London, England, 1821-07-29 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS. MONDAY, JULY 23.—Hector Munroe, aged 17, related to families of the highest repectabilit y,was capitally indicted fur stealing two wolf boxes, valuei3l. in the house of M. W. Troy, Esq. Mr. Dowling stated, that the prosecutor was intimately acquainted with the prisoner's flintily. The prisoner mime time ago had quitted his father's house in consequence of some family difference, and the prosecutor finding him in state of distress, invited him to call at his house, which he did several times. On the 3d ult. be called in Mr. Troy's absence, and when the latter gentleman returned he missed musical and an agate out box, which had been placed on a t ible in the room ice which the prisoner sat, and no tidings could be gained of him until the 18th ofd une,w hest be was found by Mr. Munising of the Adelphi, at whose house he had also occa4onally culled, in a most wretched state. Ile taxed him with robbing Mr. Troy, and he immediately gave up two pawnbrokers' duplicates for the boxes, which he had pledged for 111. the day after they were stolen. Mr. Manning had missed two silver snuff-hotel' uud some spoons at times w heat the prisoner lied culled, and he accused him of stealing them, upon which he produced duplicates for all of them, and made a full confession of nit guilt. The facts were fully proved in evidence. The prisoner made no derelict, but appealed to Mr. Haw kills, who was sitting at the barrister's table, as to character, who deposed that he had kuown the prisoner fillet his child hood, ami was intimately acquainted with his family. His conduct, us far as the witness had an opportunity or observing it, was that of a gentlemanly young man, and he was much beloved by those who knew loin until this unhappy oc eurreace. Mr. Juslice Milroy d.—W hat is his fathes'ssituat ion in life? Mr. Hawkins—lie is a gentleman of considesable fortune, my Lord. Mr. Justice Holroyd summed up the evidence, observing that the charge of stealing was toe 'civilly male out to admit of a doubt ; but the Jury. in cousidvring the value, would recollect that the smut boxes might have been taken at dillerent times, mid the musical box oas merely valuable as a fancy article, and perhaps at might not be intrinsically worth -Ith. _ _ The Jury returned a verdict of guilty of steuling to the amount of SIN . John Wl.sun, alias James Patterson. a sturdy Hibernian, Has capitally indicted for breaking into the house of J. Proctor, and stealing therein a quantity of silver spoons, and other articles, hi, property. lie said in his defence, that he had been to the fire works, and un his return home he picked up the things that were found upon hon. tic denied that he was toe person alto was in the area. Guilty—Heath. fNs LoSavoN GRAND J Wtlf.—At half past four o'clock the Loudon Grand Jury came into Court with the list of of th it bills; and having presented them, the foreman beg ged permission to ;Oiliest a few words to the Cour t. The Court—" We shall be happy to attend to any thing you have Imlay, G,ntleineu." The Foreman—" We have now, my Lords, presented all our hills, and have goi:e through the whole of our duty, save and except that w hid' we consider a must impurtnut part of it, namely, visiting and inspecting his Majesty's gaol of New gate; and we now 14 i,ll to know from your Lordships whether this is a part of our hnnerative duty or not 1" SG. Justice Ilulroyd—" Gentlemen, the ,questiou which you Moe put to the Court, has already undergone the soli mu consideration of the twelve Judges, to will/111 it was submit ted sonic se,sions ago; and it was then decided, that altliou;:h a Grand Jury may claim the privilege of visiting the gaol, on the ground of immemorial custom, yet that they cannot insist upon it as a matter cif right. Trial decision, which was the result of mature deliberation, was communicated to the Grand Jury who made the flint application upon the subject." The Foreman—" We thank the Court ; and having the sanction of so high an authority, we can depart perfectly satisfied that we have performed the whole of our duty." Mr. Justice Ilulroyd—" You have performed your ditty, gentlemen, and you are discharged, with the thanks of the public fur your services." TRIAL OF THE SOLDIERS FOR THE FATAL RIOT IN W ESTMINS lER. TUESDAY, JULY 24.—This morning the Court AM crowded in every part. At ten o'clock Mr. Justice Hui. royd, Mr. Justice Burroughs, and the Common Sergeant, took their seats on the bencliontended by the city cactus. Richeti' Roebottom, aged 22; James Jones, aged 27; Thomas Lee, aged 22; and James M'Carthy, a drummer, aged 21, were then placed at the bar, and pleaded Not Guilty to an indictment charging them with riotously as aetnblitig and beating several of his Majesty's subjects; a second count charged theft, on the cot oner's inquest, with the wilful murder of William Cogle, on the 1.41 i of June Alr. Alley stated the case for the prosecution in a very foiciLle manner, and called the following witadses in support of his case:— Mrs. Mary Cogle, en infirm old lady, was called, and stated she was the widow of the deceased ; on the Isili of Jane last she and her husband were sitting in the front parlour; her husband was reading the " Death of Abel 1" hearing a noise in the street, shut the street deur ; she met one of her lodgers, named Patterson, coining in at the dam', dreadfully beaten; he was followed by the soldiers, exclaiming " this is the clay we did at Waterloo—murder the h—, .S.c. She was pushed down; ou her recording her senses, she found her husband in the parlour with a dreadful wound on his head—he was wel feting in his blood; he was speechlein, and remained so until he died in four days after. Anti Hinton deposed as to the riotous pi occedirgs of the soldiers, and the attack on the unfortunate wan Patter sun. She recognized APCarthy as being very active in the I it t, and saw hint neat Cogle's house. tither witnesses confirmed the above evidence. Air. Stevenson, of the Wes.minster Hospital, deposed, that the dee, ased was thought there, and witness exa mined 14111. He had a wound over the e ight eye, about two inches in length, ;it'd half au inch in width. The skull was fractured and depressed upon the brain. lie died in three or four days. James APCartliy, oil bring called upon for his defence said lie was innocent, and put in a written paper, which was read. h set loath that tile riot commenced by two drunken soldiers being attacked by two young men in the Almonty. Itoebuttom and the other prisanei declared they were innocent, and put in vi itten deteuces, vatying but little Iran the former one. Several witnesses were examined in behalf of the pri- THE NATIONAL REGISTER sellers, most of whom stated, that the affray was began by the people, and that the soldiers acted only in the defen sive. The learned Judge having seamed up the evidence, the Jury retired, and returned with ■ verdict finding Mg:artily and Koebottom guilty of Manslat.gliter, and ac quitting the other prisoners. The trial lasted npwards of thirteen hoots. WUDNESDAY, JULY 25. ATITUPT TO ASSAIIbINATS GUN. EALIOY.—T. Palmore, aged 41, a man of colour, was capitally unfitted for cutting William Woo, a subject of our Lord the King, with intent to kill and murder him. to two other count, he was charged with the same offence, only stating the inasit to be to du him some grievous bodily harm, or to disable hiss. Mr. Adolphus stated the case fur the prosecution, and ob d, ib it the cause alleged by the prisouei fur the despe rate act, was the supposed seduction of his vile by the Ge neral, and he useutioned this circumatauce openly and caudidly, in order that the counsel on the other side might, if they chose, probe the matter to the very bittern. Lieut.-Gen. Ladou deposed, that the viewer hod been in his service about eight years io India aid tither places abroad. V. OWL'S* had a sister named Simpson, with whose a young woman lived as her maid, and the prloaer married her. and they left their respective situations. Spine time after this the prisoner's wife wily received hack by Mrs. Simpson. The Kismet left his service in 1814, mad witness had since been travelling on the Contineut. He retuned to London Oil the Slot of May last, to his sister, Mrs. Stepson, who re sides near Hanover-square. On the Sd of June he was infurine.l the prisaner wished to speak to him, and he went into the hall and asked him w but he wanted. Ile answered, " you hurt seduced any wife, and I am come to demand sa tisfactiou." %Viterbo decLred the accusation was (else and desired the prisoner to leave the house, wide% lie refused to do, and behaved in a very violent nineteen He then ordered the servants to turn him out. On the 141 h of June lie came again, and he again went to him in the hall. He repeated his former accusation, adding, I can bring 'woof of it...— Witness replied," Upon my word and lemons it is false, and if you have proof of it bring it forward." Hr reiterated the charge of seduction, which witness again dried and bid him quit the house. Witness was at this time nitrating towards the parlour dour, when he saw the prisoner hid a large bat cher% knife in his left hand. Wituess was let handed and so was the prisoner. Upon seeing this he stopped and faced the prisoner in his defence. lit a ininueut the prisoner rushed upon him, and stabbed him with a kale in his right breast, making a wound of three inches in depth. Witness grappled with him and got hold of the knee, and in the struggle they both fell, the prisoner uppersuos.. He got the knife from witness's band, mid made three ur four stabs at lain is various parts. Witness again gut hold of the knife and the prisoner drew it through his hand, aid cut him most severely. At this moment Witham Ilamiltot, a servant of Mrs. Simpson's, imerfered, and Sir W. &doe, witness's nephew, coming in, the prisoner was secured, and the knife taken from him. He afterwards expressed mats sorrow for what had happened.—The General here pradiced the knife, the elude of which was about six inches in leigth. Ile also exhibited some of the ►cars remainitig from tie wounds lie hind received. Cvms-exutuilied by Mr. AllikelNL—Wituesa had not seen the prisoner from the time he quitted his .mice, in Idl4, until the 3J of Julie l*st. Ile appeared p. fleetly calm end collected, except at the tir•t interview, *hen lie was drunk. Sir william Linton deposed Incoming nitu tie hail, where the primmer was uttAcking his uncle, and described the latter part of the tiansuctiou in the same warner n► the lust filleSS. 11 illium Hamilton deposed, that he was servant to Mrs. Simpson, the sister to Gen. Eudon. The prisoner had celled num) times to tisk trU see the General. The witness then Al stied the conversation and subsequent attack upon the Geuerul, uea.ly in the same manner us the litter had pre slowly done. After the prisoner was secure.' he said, "It is come to something at nud expressed moch welt Rion. Cruse-ezumined.—The prisoner's wife and ter sister both lived ut Mrs. Simpsoo's and had dense so fur many years.— prisoner had often called to see his wife, who ass 101Metillie2 denied to him. Some time ago the prisoner's wife was absent for some time (tutu the house, in couscqn. owe of dluca. She stem to a lying-in hospital—in fact, she had e child, which is now living, and was sometimes hit ought to me house to its mother. Her stet, the other servant, had 11111.0 bad a child since she had been to the fauuly. The prisoner's wile was delivered iu December last. Gen. Esdrin sever guise urderi that the pi isuat r should not be permitted to see his w ife, or her t;ster. Mts. Simpson had gaited orders Ili& he should out be suffered to come in the W.f.,. . lLramr, x rur,,. eon, dest ihed the nature of the Gene ral's wouud 4 , :sod said, 041 I lie Dile in the rWit !ileclibl mutt hate been fatal, hid at liot bceu that the bode 'utak iiguiin-t one of the ribs. Geo Elidou was re-called, and asked by Mr. Adolphus if lie It id ever ally ercourbe whole, er, eitner with the pi bu llet% wife ur her wish. r, or it he hod ev.r giveu orders that the prequier bliuutd nut beC till ts ate To each of these questions the Gene, al muwered empha tically, '• Never." lie never saw the bs.tet u n til he came to Lusidon uu the 314 of May lust. Here tit, cube lur the pi °bet ut ion closed. Tile pritither left his lielCllCe ss tw.lt to his Cutout'. Mr. Andreas called Chai bate Lessen, sitter to tile pri goiter's Wife who basted Ilan the primmer had been busuetouts rein, ,d per ui..auo to Ile ills wi.e. Witness hod had a child; she was it marled %shill:Ili. Mr. Justice Butiough iefused to take a twit of the last answers. as being a Ualalpal taut in the cause. Mr. Andreas begged must distinctly to it de, that lie Dew. r .ntetidrd in the slightest degree to cast an, imputation upon the conduct stud csiarnotr of Gen. Eutaw. He ouiy attempted to spew that there were grounds (boa ever falla cious) furicaluusy on tlic part of the prisoncr. Tare, iespectable witnesses gave the pi isoncr u good cha ratter rot humanity. One of Weill said lit 4 6 4. b a little hasty in his temper, but 11 as geoierdl.) mild and humane. A young moo who had kuua it hues intilitatel said, lie had sculled set) melancholy fur the last few months. Air. Justice Burl ougli summed up the evidence a ith suitable realist ks, :lad the Jury, a about hesttatiun, pm ()flounced a vet diet of Guilty— Deutte. FRIDAY, JULY Y7.—James Hawkins and Henry Turin r cre iiiiiieted for sterling a tu:. bow, tile pnr petty of LIIICS Cooper. The prosecutor WAS a gentleman's servant out of place, and on the 6th instant, as he was looking in a 11001• Maker . / shop, Middle-row, Holborn, lie was accosted by Hawkins, who represented himself as a cattle dealer from the country, and asked Cooper if he was not a country man too. lie said he was; upon which Haw kitic he was glad to meet a countryman " in Lunnon," and asked ham to take some beer. They adjourned to a house in Southampton-buildings, where, in a few mi nutes, they were joined by Turner, who said he was a tradesman from Herefordshire.and was come to London to consult the Doctors concerning his healin, which had been very bad lately. Soon afterwards a third man came in, began to converse with Hawkins, and offered him a bet upon some subject, which Hawkins declined; upon which the stranger said, in a contemptuous tone, " You are all poor fellows, and can't raise 101. among,' you." At this Hawkins affected to be very angry, and swore he. could produce 101 and asked the prosecutor if he could. Cooper said he had 101. at home, upon which the stran ger said, he would bet them all 11. each, that they coti!d not produce 101. within half an holm Cooper swal lowed the bait,and ran home with all speed to fetch his 101. note, with which he returned, and found them cull there. The two prisoners each produced What appeared to be a 101. note, and Cooper produced his in his hand ; the stranger acknowledged he had lost, but did not offer to pay. A dispute then arose between Hawkins and the stranger as to the definition of a particular word, and the stranger offered him a bet of 11. upon it, which was ac cepted. Cooper and Turner were invited to join in the wager; and the former said, he did not want to carry any money away, and therefore he would bet " double or quits' with the stranger. Cooper then, at the suggestion of the stranger, put his 101. with the notes witicii the prisoner had produced into a hat, to bind the bargain. A Dictionary was fetched and examined, and Cooper was informed he had lost. He said he did not care, and desired to have his 101. note; but this request was ridi culed even by his friends, the prisoners, who joined the stranger in declaring he had lost the whole 101. Flr re monstrated warmly, but it was of no use; the notes were scrambled out of the hat, and the whole three ran out of the house, in spite of the efforts of Cooper, who placed himself in the passage, and attempted to stop 'hens. He followed and called for assistance, and a constable pur sued and secured the two prisoners. While he was holding them, the Ist osectitor's 101. note dropped from the hand of Hawkins. Read, the Constable, produced the WI. note, and venal flash notes, used by fellows of this description, which he found upon the prisoners. The prisoners, in their defence, declared, they won the money fairly.—They were found Guilty, aunt the Com mon Sergeant declared they should be snug severely va nished. Benjamin Jauncey, a genteel looking youth, was. indicted fur stealing a purse, containing a guinea anti a sovereign, the property of Mr. James Ascott, from nil person, and found guilty. I)ARING HIGHWAY RoareitY.—A few evaniv. - .9 since, as Mr. Legrous, of Kennington, was returning to his residence across the fields which divide Kenning:l,A IfGM ClifiberWell, he was stor.ped by four men , tc;;a with dreadful imprecations demanded his inom..v, Leprous being intimidated by their numbers, tielivervi diem HIS pocket book, containing bills atid notes of co:I -sulerable value, also his watch and appendages. Tf•e villains inn content with this deliberately rifled the gentleman's pockets. On this being clone, one of the gang suddenly struck Mr. Legrous a blow on the baL k ut the head, which felled him to the ground. On nis recovering himself himself in a few !ninnies he fount! , tie rubbers were gone. He proceeded home, making quiry, but no persons answering the description ziveit nail past•cd through the Kennington gate of the Coil.- upon. IL is supposed they are part of an organized of footpads who have lattery committed ►evctal run - ries in that direction. CURIOUS KOBLIERY.—Otte Wednesday night so.:ie thievesentered a number of new houses in Portland N, ,v Road, Marykhone, the property of NJ r. Titherly, and stole all this panes of window glass (rout the sashes.. leaving every thing else behind in the urinal state; they. decamped, leaving no clue which might lead to their apprenension. To is rol)!Jery leas excited ti t little sur prise in that utreciuni, as the thieves must 'lave been 1 considerable period effecting, and the glass had n-ett firmly placed 111 the sashes for several weeks past. Tae value of the glass was Jitollt 20!. Sl4oo[ll/0 OUTRAOS —Two gentlemen, passengers front Danlin to Limerick, took a walk to the elitrenhiy of the town of Mutitratii; one of them reinarktsl, as two young girls passed," observe these pretty gir:s,"ani continued their walk ; sonic young nieti.accosted mem, and enquired " how they would dare to spesk to those girls ; Mr. T. Lawrence, of Nenagh, and M. - . who were the gentleinen in question, mildly oi,seree,l that they had not of the 61.pite.t offence. Mr. Lawrence seeiii; tour ruffians advancing, oi.served," If you advance I shall fire." Ile then presented it I/6101; at this in his friend seised his arm and lowered it, , A 'dick proved an unfortunate circumstance, for at that iitoani, Mr. Lawrence rtccived a te:OW Of a atone ms me skull, winch occasioned a dreatihil fracture, at;il a slats ail flesh fork, which caused the loss of one e)e, lacerated his lace 111 a Shocking manner. The tour vil. lams have tint yet been apprehended. MovING Boa.—We have great pleasure in Eat ing, that all alarm respecting this awful phenomenms is now at an end, its progress having been etftxtual!f stopped. The mining engineer of the Dublin SJ• ciety, has returned to Dublin with the acanit. Al r Betty, so much distinguished as an atctor whca a youth, was seized a few days ago with a 1 4 - a i l fever, and while shaving himself inflicted a mnt:. in his throat, which was near being of serious sequence, but fmtunstely it did not prove fatal.— Saturilay night he was still delirious, but he was .4. times composed and knew his attendants. In delirium he expressed a dread of being ruicnec:,