The National Register. — London, England, 1822-09-30 00:00:00

BAILEY SESSIONS. MONDAY. SEPT. 23.—DIIPPERATS GANO OP Bus- IBLAlL—George Willoughby, William Heilg,s, and William Brown. were capitally indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the do-eline-house of Thomas Hutches, Eiq. on the night of the 26th of August, and ••stealing therefrom a clock, a watch and seals, a tobacco. box. a snuff-box, and other articles, his property. Sarah Angel, seivant to Mr. Hughes, deposed, that .her master lives in Green -street, Grosvenor-square. On the night of the 26th of Angina witness went to bed at ten o'clock, having previously seen all the doors and win dowa fast. At seven the next morning witness got and on going into the parlour, site found every drawer had been broken open. She went clown to the kitchen, and discovered that the lock of the area done had been broken off. The door leading from the kitchen to the area had a paunch taken out, so as a enable a person to .get through. The door at the bottom of the kitchen stairs had been taken off the hinges. Since the robbery witness had seen a shirt of her master's which she could swear to. This was produced at the police office oti the ~ trxh,of September. • Cross.examined.-I'be prosecutor, who is quite blind, was not here. She slid not know that her master had any other name than that of Thomas Hughes, Esq. Elizabeth Elliott is niece to the prosecutor. Her uncle's name is Thomas Lowe Hughes, Had heard it so stated and disputed, and did nut think that Mr. (Hughes could himself answer the question. He was in an extremely infirm state of health. The Recorder said this would do away with the capital .part of me charge. The minor charge, however, would still remain, as the property belonging to the servant amounted in value to five shillings -John Donaldson is a watchman in the Vauxhall-road. About five in the morning of the 27th of August he saw .Hedges and three other inns counties in me daemon of Citrosretnor place, and he w •tclied I:e•mii into Gardner street. Hedges had a big over his shoulder. As they were walking all the four men were liailatog things from their pockets from one to the other. 'Joseph Cooper, an officer of Queen-square, sworn.— At eight o'clock in ilie morning of the k7th of August, he received information of the robbery, and went with another officer to search a house in Perkius'-rents, Great ,peter-stlect. He found es he was coining out he met ‘'t illoughby, and asked him who lived in the parlour ? Ile sa id, Ido occasionally, of a girl I occasionally cohabit with ; I have got the key." He then opened the dour of the room, awl witness went altd on a search he found, underneath the pillow oM the bed, two shirts, a linen and a calico one. AN/unless ...eked where they were, and Willoughby at first made ,no answer to the question, but said, where is your search o arrant, Mr. Cooper ? He afterwards said, they were two of his own old shirts, and he believed were nearly worn out. He again asked fur tile search warrant, and witness said ".I will satisfy you," and immediately put hand-cuffs upon him and took brio to the watch house. On the eth of September he apprehended Hed ges. One of the shirts was marked H. T. S. the other T. S. Thomas Pace went with his brother officer, Cooper, to apprehend Willoughby. On the I Ith of September, 'bent twelve at night, witness apprehended Brown, at a house opposite to that where Willotieliby was found. Handley, another officer, was with Cooper at the taking of Hedges. Susan Angel was called back, and swore is the flints as being her master's property. Tins closed the case fur tbe prosecution. Willoughby denied all participation or knowledge of the robbery. The two shins were handed to him by Hedges, who had as much access to the apartment where they were found as he (Willoughby) had. Hedges denied having seen Willoughby, or given him the shirts, as Willoughby had stated. He had naknow ledge of the robbery. Airown also dented all knowledge of the robbery. A number of persons residing in the neighbourhood of the prisoners were called to ‘haracter, but could state &tithing satisfactory of either of them. * The Recorder summed up the evidence, and observed it was plain. from the manner in which the house ot Mr. Hughes had been entered. that the robbers were ex- Ostienced and determined thieves. The only question 01 . the Jury was, whether the prisoners were guilty of the larceny, the capital part of the charge being at an end, from the misnomer in the indictment. The Jury found all the prisoners guilty of larceny. Willougbby and Hedges were again indicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of Spencer Sims, on the s night of the 24th of August, and stealing a pair of pis tols and other property. The Jury retired for a quarter of an hour, and returned with a verdict of out guilty as to both prisoners. The Recorder ordered the prisoners (with Brown) up for judgment and sentenced them to seven years traits portation, o bserving, that but fur the error hi the first indictment they would have undoubtedly suffered capital pusishment. Maria Rix was indicted for having stolen from the of the name of Cowie, in the month of August asst, between Great Turnstile and Little Queen-street, Holborn, a watch, chain, amid seals. Out tile prosecu tor's securing her (as it appeared ;It evidence), she passed the booty to a female companion, who rail oli, and evaded ell pursuit. The prosecutor and the watchman who carne to his assist-slice were positive as to the pri soner's person.—Guilty. Ann Rogers, indicted for meanie! front the clothes of a sailor, whom she had induced to accompany her to her lodgings, tire sovereigns guildiu I and stuitue sole Cr, was then put to the bar. On the morie:g ahem the robbery, the Lino, found that his commiatitoa tad quitted hies, and that his money was missing. In the coarse of the day, having applied to an officer of poiice, he succeeded in %wing the prisoner to her new lodgings, front one of 'lie *indoors of which she recognised the prosecutor, and e —..•.,...—////e THE NATION4L . at his desire she came down tu..hinti,aad was secured.— Guilty. John Turner. a respectable looking young man, was indicted for het log forcibly unfastened and carried away a copper, value 1b.., from the cottage Ma widow named Mary Nietcalfe, residing in the parish of St. Alaryleboiie. The Jury found the prisoner Not Guilty. TUESDAY, Serer. 24.—As soon as the Recorder came upon the bench this morning, women and children were ordered to withdraw, and the three prisoners, Hod laud, King and North, who had been convicted of a namelesscriine, were put to the bar. Upon being asked what they had to say why sentence of death should not be prom:Home& uproot them. Holland, 'with tears in his eyes, implored the Court to hare mercy upon hire, in consideratiott of his wife and children, and of an aged parent. King said nothing, North stated, that owing to a severe blow on the head, lie wa, occasionally un conscious of what he was doing, and subject to fi4 , ite consequence of which he had been discharged from his Nlajesty's ship the Aurora. Silence being proclaimed, the Recorder addressed the prisoners to the hollowing effect:—Prisoners, you have beets convicted of a detestable crime during the present session. Toe learned and excellent Judge who presided out your trial, implored the jury not to return that verdict Mitch hievitably must deprive you of life, unless the evidence was conclusive beyond all doubt. Tll3l, atten tive and intelligent jury have been forced, by the power of evidence and Hash of owl), to come to that dreadful conclusion without hesitant:oil; indeed, it was impossible they could have returned a different verdict. Volt have by your abominations, di., raced human nature, add dtsaraced the country in winch you lire. In the early ages of the world, the Almighty destroyed whole cities through the commission of crimes like yours; you have polluted the world, and must depart front it. '!'hose wiloitomate turn who have forfeited their lives, feel • reptiguanee to ascending the same Selirlid with; you, therviore the Court order that you be executed at an ' earlicr and dislitict period. I)egratled as you are, let Inc exhort you to devote the little time you have to live, in imploring forgiveness of that Being who is able and wil 1111,4 to extend mercy to the vilest suit tier. It is my ear nest wish that by your contrition, you may avoid that fire in an eternal world wnich consumed in former ages the inhabitants of whole cities, fur a similar ()Hence to yours." I)uring this address, North listened with profound at tention. After a short pause. the Recorder passel the wino:lice of death on the prisoners im the usual hunt, but mentioned no day wilco the execution was to take place. Moth remained at the hard short time, and addressed the Court, but was taken away by the turnkey. WEDNESDAY, SEPC. 2b —Joseph Redman. a young man t) genteel appearance, was indicted for asamlibig W. Brown 011 the King's higilWay. tak tog from nis person a gold watch, his property. Alter tile prosecutor had given his es filmier, it appeared that a Wall Of the name of Greenwood, who hail been tried and acquitted on another cleege of the same nature (lining the present session, was so Itke the poisoner in size, dress and co lour of the hair, that stroll o doubts wile entertained as to the fact of the prison r being the thief. Greenwood. who is detained in Newgate, on another charge was seta lire, and placed at the side of the prisoner, awl, by the request of Mr. Andrews, they were desired to pin oto their bats ; when the resemblance was so great, as to excite a murmur of surprise thamigliout the coon. Ott the part al Redman, all allot was clearly proved by respectable witoesses, and tile J.ary expressitig them selves perfectly satisfied of its iiinocence, returned a ver dict accordingly. Samuel Greenwood the arorententioned prisoner, was Oleo placed at the bar, on an indictment charging him with violently assaulting William Curtis, on the Kim's highway, and takiiig from his person a pocket-Look. containing two 11. Bonk of England 'totes, five sore reigns,anol same Silver coin his property. 1 iais case was clearly proved against hint, and the Jury returned a ver li - dict rat guilty—death. The Recorder, in his address to the prisoner, said it was a cruel robbery, and extoorted him to prepare for the worst. William Smith was indicted fur stealing one sovereign, and some silver, from the ioersou of John Rippington. The prosecutor, .1 poor matt, was returning from a visit to his daughter, late at night, and while stopping for a moment under a gateway, the prisoner came be hind him, and thrusting his hand into his breeches pocket drew 114111 his money. The Jury found the prisoner guilty. .1 he Recorder ordered him sip tut judgment, and said that the offence of picking pockets had of late become so prevalent, that it must be tried whether the law, as it at present stood, was sufficiently strong to check it, or whether it would be necessary to have recourse to severer measures. He then senteticed loin to tiatispor tattoo for lire. John Strange and Thomas Harris were indicted for stealing a gold watch, chain and seals, the property of Itobitison, nom his person. The pritoner Harris smutty denied his Rail', and at tempted to impugn the testimony of the witiaesses. The Jory, at ter summing up bout the Recorder, found the prisoner guilty. The Recorder slid, that in order to save the prisoners from dying by the hands of the common executioner, and to protect the lives mid property of the King's sob jects. winch, in the present state of the sweets, were out sale for a auntie itiotioent, lie should take care to semi them fruit) tills country. Tile sentence of th e (Dort was, that they should be tratosporied beyond the seas for tile term of their natural lives. U. Bryan was indicted for stealing eight sotereigiss, atilt a hat the properly of C. itoblllSoll. The prosecutor, an old seaman, was steering along 01.1 Gravel-dine, alma' Iloye-l0 at au oyster still, at w loch the prisoner WSS officiating, in is- Orvieto linthelf with a few " natives." He told the pri soner he wanted wow:togs fur the night, and he wider- took to get him - a&J "they went to bed in the time fOlllll. and in the morning the prisoner west away before the prisoner got up, and the latter missed his money, which he had left in his waiscoat pocket by his bedside, and his hat, which was a new one. The piisoiset had left his own hat behind. The Jury found the prisoner guilty. The court sentenced butt to be publicly whips, and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction for two years. THURSDAY, SEPT. 26.—Thomas Sheppard, aged 40, was indicted lor feloniously receiving a quantity of metal pipe, the property id the Loudon gas-light and coke cum. patty, he well knowing the saute to have been stolen. The Jury found him guilty. and she Reci.roler sen. tenet(' him to be publicly whipped, and to be kept for six months to hard labour in the House of Ci.rrection. CHARGE or ERIBETZLEMENT.—Grorae Mann, a respectable looking young milan , was indicted for felo niously embezzling Bs. the property of Isis master, Taus. Payne. Tne prosecutor is a soda -water. and ginger -beer, ma itista;turer, tit the New-road, stated. that on the 2tith of Marco last the prisoner was taken MU) his service as a light porter, in which capacity he was entrusted to vend soda water, &c. a:id to receive money from custimeers ill town and its vicinity. He sold soda-water and spruce) beer to the amount of eight-shillings to a Mrs. Dawson, at K • gum turnpike, and received the titulary, but did not account to Mr. Payne for it on the sanw day, as it was his duty to do. The prosecutor ascertained that he had, in the interim between the time he left Ins service. and his apprehension, beets married, amid had set up in the sante bite of bd-itiess. The prisoner, in his defence, said, that at the time he left the service, Mr. Payne was indebted to 1/11111 a portion of salary, and there was a matter of account between them. lie sent Mr. Payne an account earl,/ iu June, in which tie made um a balance due m hiniseif of ps Nlatters rested Inns until the Gth of September, when lie was apprehended, and while at Inc police office tine pro secinur offered to make the thing lip if he (prisoner would pay him 31. 6, which he refused to Jo, and lie wa s then committed. George Wright, clerk to Mr. Harmer, the prisoner's solicitor, swore that the prosecutor offered, in his hearing, at the police office, to relinquish further proceedings, upon toe prisoner paying 31. (is. Several resrctahle persons gave she prisoner a very ex-•c lent character. Toe Recorder summed up the evidence. and the Jury fouled tile pr , sotter not guilty, lie was aft erwards tried upon a second Indic' ment, for mite:2llllg another small sum of motley, and alter an itivestigation, which extended to a very great length, and occupied the major part of the day, the Jury found hint not guilts. Fa war, Sept. 27.—Thomas Walter. aged 44), was indicted for steating two 251. Bulk Nines, and other ninnies, t`te proper.y of Mr. Samuel Prowtte. it ap peared from the et idence of the prosecutor that he was in :treat trouble, and having disposed of his business, he received a ell. pie on a banker's for the purchase motley, prisoner gm the change, and never returned with it. The robbery took place about two years since, and the prisoner was not taken into custody until very lately. oat ing been met acetilentally by the prisoner's wife, who caused his apprehension. The prisoner di.l not deity the charge. The Jury pronounced him guilty, and the Recorder sen tenced him to he teat:sported for seven _tears. John Bridgman and Ann Evan,' were ityli , ted for a robbery in the house of Captain I)oneati M'Leod, No. 4U, Glocester-place, Bryanstime-square, on the 2til inst. and stealing a gold watch, chain, five seals, and a key s the property of Mrs. Spina, a lady residing in the house of Capt. NliLeorl. The former was indicted for stealing, and tile latter for receiving thesame, well knowing them to have been stolen. The facts of the ease were clearly made out against the pri,otters, and the property identi fied by the husband of Mrs. Spitta. The Recorder summed up, when the Jury found both the prisoners guidy. Evans was sentenced to three months imprisonment and hard labour—the judgment on Bridgman was de. lei N.A. IV. B. Rennell was indicted for stealing a boa coat, the property of J. Needham, Esq. It appeared front the statement of Mr. Needham, that he left his chaise standing at the door of a house in Peri . totnille, with the coat in it. Ile was not in the house many minutes before he was bar ))))) ed that his coat had been stolen. The property was restored in about a quar ter of an hour. A constable stated, that he was called to the spot by the cry of—" stop 'Meld," The prisoner Was stopped near White Conduit-house with the coat in his posses sion. The Jury Mond him guilty. The prosecutor begged to recommend him to mercy. lie had made some inquiries, and hart reason in suppose this was his first otrenee ; in addition to which,' added Mr. Needham, " I take much blame to myself for le4e- MA temptation in his way." The Recorder said, the prosecutor might certainly have taken more rare of his property; but that most tint be erinsidered any excuse for the prisoner stealitig it -- The Court howeter, would fully consider the recoup. utendation. DARIN• Rosisit.-0" Wednesday mornin; last. some dating thieves contrived to enter the home til Ilewit, of George-street, Illackfriers-road, by false keys. 4111 doin¢ witch toey proceeded to 311 apartment. which they of to a cons id erable amount of property. cotisist mg stisereigns. a gold and silver waiclies, icc. with W tocii they decamped. The golden cup, val‘serl at 100 guineas, which was run for at the Into Northampton ra c es, and supposed Its have been stolen on its way limn 'rondos, was, it seems, ael•ertently put into a Alaueltester Quack, end has siting bow delivered.