The National Register. — London, England, 1818-12-20 00:00:00

,►*1•,:•. • OLD , BAlbiAri f, ....• • fir o! SW; i • 1 t •I I ) 41 13(.4.:(7:1.11 . :% , u,4H.. . 4WAIdy, was 4%l l o6liderelile . ;. Nine • oef the welemietti who . Mut 'already pleitillirl'•Cluiliy tre hWi i« forged Bunk 11011's iv 111eir 110111iCtS1C111, having, as onlyteinfies gee airetre,letraktediltelr ' gee ten &fleck, the Billowing persons rare pit to the her, Charged uttering and hisviiig in Bele ossc..iuuE futgej Bank notee viz. Br 1 ill 00.er.r.:., _ones, Dayl4 ' ': Tarter, Moffett, Kingston, leing,Townsend; and &Herr. • • Riethaeed Broderick wits tirsepott to the' bar, when We. herjeint 1,4144111111V1 said, he was directed to move gist *k.-prisoner /116418141 he pet to the bee; Mit before he week' he pet spun his trial, Int wished to address a few words to the Court. It had, it was WO knot. is, long In en the citation In Cases of forgery, to ',mike two bilk of lull omen! again.' e poisoner, the 011 e, for tire capital offence, newels, fie forging nod uttering, and the usher foe the possession of such Woe, knowiug them to be forged. whirls sultiected the party to tiamportation. Nothisiz loud pitswil in the coulee of' his ; hole expel inner, which had given the slightest reaeon re dOll/11 11141 this elision' was folemiled in wisdom, and was • calemlosted to aid the ends of justice. bringing the parties however before the national of their country. they were left to the tier and unbiassed exercise of their jinigment, determining whether. to avoid the combs! part of the charge and isa enusequeuces, they would plead guilty to the lesser crime. This, be repeated, they had en oppurtsuity of Joint , without hope or leat.or the exercise of any undue means whatever. The poisoner stow at the bar, lie understood, was one of thusr who very recently stood in she predicament of !luting twu indictments fur +forgery forefeired agaiust 111115, .sans he shutight lit, at the+preper time, to adapt the course of pleating coils.. to the miser offence, and a striding that whirls might have effected his life. The Bank, who were, he could assert, es or eiduated by motives of mercy, as nett is public justice. orjoieed at this, and the plea of the prisoner, teazle together wills mussy others, was taken. It slime, however,' s.eno ued out slim the prisoner anti stpue of his compaosions, . considered themselves hardly dealt with, and made au up- , .plicatiun. in shape ef a petition to the Court{ to he ;Mowed to retract their plea, sad take their trials. Upon so center . dieary a determination of the prisoner., it was not for Ishii < to monnomput, hut lie could assure the Court, the Bank had no wish whatever, even now, to offer the slightest evidence which . might affect the lives of the poisoners, olio had been advised to adopt the proceeding of taking their trials. After these few observations., he WOlllll now call upon the priaoneo to -nuke any application to the Court he might think fit, before he inf. Serjeant Bosameet) proceeded further. A paper, the Learned Serjeant said. *Welt was signed by the prisoner and others, had led to the present proceeding. Mr. Baron Wood.—Pi isouer, have you any application to -snake to the Court? Prisoner:A paper was handed to me on Friday led to sign, but I don't knew what it was. • 13$1f0/1 Wood.—Do yeti wish to refract the plea yen for. mealy made in this place, acknowledging the guilt of having • fog ged notes in your posermion? If yen de there remains • Weeinst yen two indictments, 'one of whirls is the capital d'enetter, upon which the Hawk have no wish to proceed. • • ..`1•Vilsoill-ris- don't wish to withdrew my plea. I knew •itiethime of the paper. ~ t . Iftwori-Weed.—What paper!' Ds you knew any thing of 1 4 the Ibs e n who dtew 'it op •;';' "' / 4 ,w miott 4 ,4 se•evailpaisirms said it was drawn up ANIL' „ ‘A • h. 7V b2..4a4M Woots—dris there e person named bifilleireseat No sumo er was reformed. rd. I.la Drown, the Keeper of Newts*, lbereemill, Oat on eisreitlay applitation was •made to by the prisotter mid • Ins Companions ond eller representing hi hint the suavity of siiitot ken, he tight them be would connatiesicate whatever - .4ltey had to complain of et apply for in writing. In comae- • oeittelice• they gave hint a written paper, which be put late , the' Bas's of the Common Segjeant. ;Baron Wood.—l again ask yon, prisoner, do you now wish •"' fo retract pm, plea of Goilly, and lake your trial gtf -Prisoner. No, my Lord ; I plead gidity to having the r 4 m6le in soy piriaesiston, but I did not know It ass forget!. Borah . Wood.— Then yea have pleaded guilty ro as offemie " efnvhiPli you conk, net 'he polity, Ibr the indictment charges , i.: 3 1110 you knew it was forged. . 'egssoiger.—l won't withdraw my plea; I plead guilty, and ' l . l 7ltlmertrym If milse mercy of the Coml. "Me.ittiostro, the Keeper, here begged leave to okay, that in • stiffer to Vito prisoner awilibis eontpassious might mot issiontie -iantirshee'ofehe situatiew I. which they stood, he had, in , the listielasswlest way, emosigwoleated with them 'gravies*** the 'bate fitted for their t►hals, haul *toted to them mese dolly the• asihaseMiera of a letter be had I - arrived from the • /WA thistoitue. • r• ikeitatiquet.—l humility frost, ray Loris' that .thls , liiaster ntitylte rightly iinlientued, and that you willollow ' tint letter alimild a may lie prildticed and read with 41iis The Court seceded, mid It troll lre,llhy Mr. Shelton, Oath, lti the- ,s aigna. It was J:itooliter, and reqmeeted that the Keeper would nut tad to emainalsicatie la all the prisoners motor Aurae' of forgery upon the Bank of Faiglagait, Mit their trials ware about to take 'giber, mad that, eseepa .three h as h , wont, Indy (Dye, Connell, and aisotl es) they militia he charged opera two imtlig,tments,nagasly, fag tho capital fritter, seirjurting Meta to death, and for the minor amt.! ' • • to MOM of tiomsportation. Scileaat limanquee begged that the Court Witidir slaw aisle • • Mr. Ili l uern whether any other cora 1111 l nication Was"l'Maris hrt • Bie itaitir4 through prisoners. ign, to she prisoers. , • • acceded, and Mr. !crown declared t certainly not." • rou Wiroti.-Now,. prisoner, you have heard wha't kits n passed, and And, that if yon withdraw your former pleit„ you will spits stand charged wills two indictments, the Wk. affect.- ins , yew life, the other, your Marti'', its being relneVeo I t4JII 00111 your country.. It.. itt tiow ler you its .ay whether., you will deity the guilt Ilitcli you have already acknowleilged, and 11,1 e yang, ttial. , • l'itstmer.—l will not retract in ekes . . Baton Wood. lien you co *is yoprooltenalty ol.hoolog the note in yaor onmession, knosvi, "Ito he forged ? Prisoner.—l Iwdllfe sow, but ~ore solemnly I did not '• r W it was tinged. ••' ••SWIM W nott...llpeit I again h Ryllll, Veit catarliola that+ liViguaty of titc offence. ititetiffprts to putt' tohtlT • .114r4 1.4. :•',l • fv,ifeiter.--ht... my Lord ; I am rlvigt lo4ll PlA4,o ll 3l, Bud leave taysett at the surrey of the re.. Bar.Al ooh'.—Fake Cate that ~yes It} epp i ;op THE .MATIOSM: EMCISTETt ase,ohnot e mid sle , wet let tialli mart .timenviuist haeinesi.go forth to the world mistaken or mi , .repe 'Amsted. Abowemh, marshier seed, •Mer 41W1Vaistrasinst.. I)re yeas now unkuusekeige your guilt, and again plead to the minor a:mace. • . • . ,P.sivoner..l4 dworodoisler, eign.l.ool, what Loa shalt, and plead guilty. . 1 11 , ,• N• iettl ter. ~ o • , • Mr. Ilecjeent Beenapoket.-144,4md, sod Oeptlemen sof t h e Jury, the prisoner basing pleaded Guilty •.so the minor of Petty e. at , having Us Isis possession& Amtrak :Week of.E.ogland ante, knowing it to be tinged, I ale iinetviseted sot So or you any evidence against hiss upon the capital ebneges•aliil you will therefore, Gentlemen, • acquit him soon that wooled. Thegorismer.was then pronounced Not Gullty,and he bowed and retired (menthe bar. • W. Joists, was neat brought up. Ha nem asked by the Court if 'sesta one of the persona whissiggell.tbe petition for a trial, end he replied—s-oVes ! :•,:11 14 f Coati.—Are you now willing. then, to 14e,fitur trial upon both indictments ; namely, for the capital, and minor effete. e. by withilrawissig your former plea of Guilty to she latter? ; but I wish to. know whether if lam put on my kid' fur the capital charge and escape, I :hell then be subject to the conseqesende of the minor, and atelier 14 years' transportation. Mr. Brown.--He means, my Lords, whether the Bank weans to proceed upon the two indietmeots. Mr. Baron Wood.—With that we have at present nothing to do. 'llse Bank, upon the result of one indictment, must be left to their own judgment as to any farther proceeding. Prisoner.-1 was pomaded, my Lords, to plead on the former occasion.• •,.• , • Baron Woud.—Wise persuaded you, Privoiser.— Mr Brown, the keeper. Mr. Brett ft.—This is a gram fahabood. my. Lord : I staled to the prisoners their several sitnatiens, hot used neither threat nor promise, nor did I even advise. What I sale:lovas delivered in the presence of others, who were with me for the purpose of Vriliseming that nothing improper should take place me my part. Mr. Baring Woesl.—l believe, Mr. Brown,. the charge against you is totally false, and the Court believe you have °Arty done your deny. The Court again ingaired, if the prisoner had made op his mind How, to undertake hit trial ?—He replied. yes. The indictment forehe minor efence was then read to the Jury by mr. Shelton. It charged bias, that on the 19th of November last, iu the parish of St. James, Cho kneeled', he bailpossession, then and there in Isis one Bank note fur IL purporting to be the currency of the Governor and Company , ef the. Bank of England, he well knowing the same to he false and counterfeit, contrary to the statute. &c. To this imlictoseni the prisoner pleaded Not Guilty, and the following witnesses were called : W. Muskets, goo of R. Hisnites, a hatter, in Holborn, recol- I;ects prisoner corning to the shop on Thursday the 10th of ..ilitreember, balsam seven and eight in the erosible, fur a low grieed hat, fur which he agreed to pay Os. and tendered a 11. blank note. Witness suspected• the note, and asked his !same and address, and he wrote George Clow, Eagle Street ; !witness hosene then shown the woo, identified it. His father . . •eame into the slurp and nand for the pen and ink to write •prisoner's address witen prisoner said, be bail already written it i asked him w hat amber it was, and he replied it was ia. Witness was then asked to go there, and prisoner said he would go with himi,..bgatAits, father .refuscd, and said, he *cold detain hint tin idineas returned: no such person was known ito IS, Eagle Street. Prisoner was in the shop when witness came back, and he was then taken to the watch- Mouse. - 1 - ' • R. Hank's, tuber ;Oahe last witness, Was caliell into the shop ea Ole. 19th of November last in the evening, by his daselstes4 and:kens between prisoner mid the door. Asked prisont r for his addrs., when he said he had.given it on the note. Whijelo 4 l son went to No. 1, Eagle-street, prisoner woe detline4* Use shop, and witness said to him," this is a , forged un i te, and , sou shall stop till my sun returns." On this the pAioner said be did not see that witness had a right to solids( hint eventf lie had a forged note. Witness replied " that may be so, but I shall do it till my son returns, fur if inch a person lives there it may be all right." Prisoner said that if witness would go with horn he would chew him where ,he task the nate. OW witness refused .to go. After half a Inianftt in Iliftrr±t l ..Piliaciter said, " you shall not detain me, for I 'lan g 0,!,. Witness laid him Ile shoilld not, when at last i he attempted to jr 'i sat,. but witness took him by the collar to ,prevent him. 7 oiler forced his way to the pavement, and •there be began loin; as fast as . e contd., when witness let „his hold to si t sad labial and knockmi biro down in the :ftenneL As he eadeavouge .to tier, witness tried again to agile Itita' • bat 14164 off: witness inn after bbse, and called aut , t stop thief," n*d in tom or three bindred yards lie was thrown skin by a:yratetWispu bp cluipeeryplaste, when witness rollisrepl „hies apd took hint beeil, ' V,ilia ship, and sestt.hpr a constable. Itis son than . mune in, and and no person of that native lived 4n Eagle-street. Being shown the note, he Iden tified it as the one tendetetf bi• thiVrisrinOr.' ' ' Ann tiregeiii& of W. Oregg; lives' at 13, Enee Street, Holborn., Prisoner never lived there, and sbaiieyersaw him ' heftier in - her . 0 .: . . . • .0; filiniiiiir,wofehman, proved that he stepped he Olson er. mid tisidieedStr. Hanks in taking hint bat k to The %hop. I. Ptirtentatt, eonstablc, saw the 'prisoner after beteg' brought. tu the watch !infuse. He asked bias from whom he got the note, hnliteisonet')iiiiii it Was of no Usti, Mill tie Witold nor ti.ll bliss, awl*: wotifif not bake Ibi.r or five eitore info it. Asked why be gave a fake address, and he then crirdwpol said he knew_ it was a bad one, Mid he knew he should Au fite • . • clip. - '' :Jots sin, 01111kiiiiitt, 'corroborated Hie takiWiinesti. ' ' •''' - 91 _ . 1 '1'70;44 . ihulintaii to 3. AltiltAl /i . haiier . wild glover, 2, e diWkilei Street, lain, the prisoner tame to their rump tin the W ' 'S ie . Navenihle rr, And asked the Int or a cravat, which 'tank' 44. mid lie tendeteci a I), note. Mr. A ddells came into ite shop:Mil' 'Whence had 'wthiett his naiie and address oil the note, which witnesa now identified. J, 4444:11w, twister of the last witoess, remembers the pri. soar, .ing I,q ,the shop , jilii nephew skewed him a pow . whieti to, sinew ideutiliati.. lie corrobvrated last witness. 17 Hike, prisoner to watt till he Saw Wei* addiessM*6 etifirerlp bat i „fr o spps, N od tie would ions wait, bid singebatlyangtht-ue aity ,Itsigt.,.„Wf its' was convinced the hole I s ta ipo ' ! -I Sent Itip swi e slte,w, prith,lttio., loft kept its owe.- 'clew .PoJird wiaistsit thoslsast for the awe, ~, ~ • • .-1 to 44: Addell*, nephew of Mr. Atidella, we, lent altos thee H i , en the sth of Novrinber; to sae if the ddliksit was' II I: niOrpimeeeded far with hint When prnoliiinedired hint Viet, iriti said he would skit, hill ittakfe/0 1 4:*;1cet.) irte#Afilitfi• aale., Witness *Ml'll 'tow moot, .4 on 'old hr.)fr"ill knaf'k jai!" . ( 44 1 1 . :itchMina *IP a k• aer thou istil off it Oil 'Maar his eseispe.,,,,, t ., ~ , . .- „,f, lei 3 .49. 1 4%16 1 1/4 0 con APPEICIIE, Sti AillaviltalntAnitlMje -... u , I to ga DEC IV 'file nate+ new skew* him ore teirgeries °in leo peper, pima, water-mark. mini auk. The ligisitttiro of the Clusk is alias. (urger).- Both notes err Item thesaine , , Examined ety Una Jai ry.--"por lett*m ‘.• Net.", ere **graved ) , w hich ia,not the , cane in* gennineene: has •IM -*dna famrid *Mich, he It Tar metertmark Wiwi patties Nettie iu thefebrie of theisoper. .15tosse•bistatieetilts.besprietm; taw deteiveil by a note. and torik, it ler a mood one, blot then it who tantilutimi. The bark of Enaltsad. *eve altarsd•Ute farwwi the notes I time+ in the lest 20 years. 11,111- r, Jur. C. T a boo.. a signing Weak. declarer& ithisksideatuse, purporting to he hiso to be a forger)... 81 .•‘• Examined by ilie J tort —The ebaraelers ere Mit eh ail like his writing. He may sign untreilian &IOW) every. Alay.,and be never saw his writing so wet{ intitattdas to,ecesien j ub,,, R say. difficulty. This rioted the ow lar ehe-pomeeution, auddlia•prisonee made so defeneta.. 1 1; _ _ -1_ • . . . Mr. Uaron Waled; is ifis tharges'particalatly eornmasiterlon the evidence in sit pliant of the forget you'd added, lust if that evidence which had kerb addneett wine tuft sufliciesito pease forgery, then there was no such thing as forgery,•and it would be for ever impossible to convict any Mall of such a.orlisse:-- Whatever the public opinion might be rehdiva to the law, the Conn and Jnit Mare nomad to abide by it as it stood' at present. 'Doe Jury consulted for live ininstes,lnd futtild.the prisoner Guilty. . . Jo . The following were also convicted of felonies :—H. Oakley, for stealing aailver watch ; A. Mont, for strafing three Sheets ; Ann Moody, for stealing a silk Imudkerchiel; W.Jblisusoir, fur riesling a quantity of apparel ;- yard 1. Holiassaylogistatir ing a pair of trowseni. Aix' el N 1 And Catherine Murphy amt TvEs l H. TUESDAY. weet . y .Hi see vit quiMailli .4,,,w4,1?,01 1..1 DIABOLICAL CHAROE.—Jeremiah filleY"wasl' 4 sW me bar, ander an indictment charging him with having efonitins ly assaulted Saninel Thorp on tlie highway, and having forcibly taken him Into custody. In another count, he was charged with having attempted to extort money ftmo the prosecutor under a threat of accusing him Of •hailag been guilty ore most heinous crime. We,refrain from detailing the facts of this case reorient"... lives of common decency, the circumstances diSciesed• tiefrig so abhorrent to human nature. It appeared that thsliniqbAl. tor is a servant lad, living in the merrier of a Mr. MarHitiple, of Lower Cadogamplace, Sluanestiriet. On the eight Wilts 2rith of November last he was going through the Pisifi,,,lben Ise was violently assaulted by the prisoner, and a usirs'o tine name of Dyer, who had unfortunately escaped • detection. They asked lilin for money, but he had none alisnit Min: Bs going through the Park the prisoner sairf,' a we' iiil7blaisintis cif's' to you , bring a soling servant ;" but lila entripiiiiind bal. mediately bserved, 'a D—ii you r Captain Rellfr,ifieli•thili't do your duty, I will report you to the committee tostuortifw." Being very much terrified, the prosecutor told them, th4T he would give them a 11. note, if they would go along with him. They all three went through Knightsbridge ; and opposite a butcher's shop the prosecutor had presence of mind entrails to tell them he wanted to get some meat for his master's slipper, and would return to them iinmediately. He told his story to the butcher i and the prisoner and his companion, seeing the butcher come out, ran off as fast as they ciltdd.•—• ...1 The prisoner was overtaken, and Ds yr iscaped. The prisoner, in his .lefencr, retaliated upon the prosetritilr, and. accused I of having kneeled him down, and iteleb Isis money. .. The Jury, withont troubling the Common Sergeant to Win up the evidence, found a verdict—Guilty. 'lite Common Sergeant then addressed the prlitingl"ai follow.:—•• Prismier, you have been guilty of a Most hionsbus offence. Voss are cue of a most desperate gang artfirev4llisct vagabonds, and it is my duty to banish yod friini • li4lety . The crime of which you have now been mist jean, C •,. .liteted is fortunately one of rare occurrence; rifid ittipilid' toped it you will receive the utmost punishmerit the AN will allows 1 shall now pass sentence upon you, !Wiese, 6NI as the clia. recipes are of those infamous persons nottoiliniitlia New . gate, I do not choosy that such a base Villain iss' "uti t ilhould 'be suffered to stand by the side of other % who, at the tent 1f the Session, will be brought to receive th iehfente Of the law. I am afraid that, were you suffered tA,sistlX with, Ilmpl, litey would be contaminated by yon. The . itnittifels'ortNg JaVi. is, that you he transported beyond the sea Hi web OH Alfhis Majesty's Council shall dlseefinidlipptilatOlti thelinto of 7 years. 1 do not expect that an thing' HMI 1 01'14 ,will make any hipression upon such a rithii9 iis Ytiti 141 but depend upon it that your companions in guilt ivill to Wetted, i Rod will receive the punishment th ey deserve." o , „ , 'the prisoner was then taken frdm the bar. "' ''"" • ' The °dicer who apprehended the pilsoner obseriAitrihe prisoner was one of a desperate gillt of threr, the pg . ns of all of ss limn he knew, and would apprehend them. ' , Mr. Alley, who had been employed as Cortfrsel on the itart of the prosecinien, told the Conk that allied' tinie ago he had defended the prisoner and iii eciiiiktialen, at the Middle. sex sessions, for a •iiiiilar offence. to !tr. 'priqkellt, also upon a poor 'Omit lad. The prisoners were their" riallted; and the man at the bar had the inipurfenekto IA in ititidii ter f false insprisoilmeut. Such was theAl litaitel Y illie luflitils.us inflan. No name was bad entiligh lit 'rinds,* grritek-Iltitii a pest upon society. ~ es • • •,NI:..Pf , ot i• , It appears to be a system , carrlttsiflttOPl / '4,Vllif„ iii. f.... gangs of robbers, to attack poor se Hints,: ottd;tisi re - the threat of ruining their character, to extort sisiiiii thou then!, - I- iaii , .x.c,••• sometimes to a large amount. • .A:iiAst silt A • •: WEDNIESDAY• 2i 11.. •itlt lint , This minting the Cotrit orbeoesiett , evriterflbloiroesibbfig forgery eases before Mr. Boron Woodiodbil'lllyi Hoiroyd. • 4 .!, The first prisoner; pat hi ifpli'tiii:Siiii it' IVOWlefoll:' ' '" . Mr. Serjen id Bosiiiiikiio ,aillielud' to the 't*.:iiilYl' OW ' rends it, siren to proceed monist' itp* piiiiiiiWitsirity - 11 , 1 'Moor odestre, to which he bad ittrifito4 ,— Plithid tdli , ' ' t bad since withdrawn his Om:" since The prisoner was threhltiefirtiit thi briVllliiiiAtTkptisies s' three forged notes, and brisk ;it custeitairy'svilltarnither person who was unposed in utter nit ineteii WOOF iter'ihrt de scription. On the application of thb prilebatt; 1110"friTriehirss here o• der eel out of Court, and sepirrately iiiettishictif't6 trve their et idenre. It. Itonianer,stated, that he nos se anelphie*C'find reitidrd at '.o. liii. in qii! Stripsid. Ois Uiriiilli7 night,- she 19ilt of :septeniher,,,bi sbieir'fire this*/ and lariblth4 sbran; In the 111 eh(' or'.oo . mcgy; . 11,:iy.'takii• stito liar auction:444'lh' a bog t erglet . o'i,lnrk' i kil l tiii: l aserii - * ifiliiilli tie 'suit; sod 'besot (Or 'is. "iid. II 'poi Missisiii' 4i p'lifill'ol)fht 7 itoolY(Mitittia, fur _ i i,gtiii3O, Op risuytr u Yko;ri , ii r12 . 60.#: .'W'ilrititi 141 1 4/1 tit iii i s , 614% . ~apol . ! lket ß i ! sirioe id it. 'llk lheii wilted . tbe pri ist I txhl