The National Register. — London, England, 1822-12-09 00:00:00

r SO OGD BAILEY SESSIOAS. WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4.—These Sesssons commenced this slay before the Right lion. the Lord 'Mayor, Mr. Juitice Bayley, Mr. Baron (farrow, &c. William Tucker was indicted for unlawfully and ma liciously shooting William Beckett,with intent to kill or do him some bodily harm. W [ham Beckett, the little buy, was put into the wit- ness.' box ; and to questions post to him by the Court he answered that he was eleven years of age, and knew the punishment that awaited liars and false swearers. He then proceeded so detail the •facts of the Case. From the testinionymf Bell, the boy's foster father, and th..t of the surgeon who attended hint, it appeared that he was confined fur six weeks, aeverol pebbles were ex tracted Iron his face, and he has lost the sight of one of his eyes. The prisoner, in his defence, said that the gun went oft by accident as he was getting over a stile. Mr. Trumpet, a farmer at Heston, the prisoner's em ployer„ stated, that he stationed him with the gun to frighten away the crows from his corn fields. It was an old gut, which went off very easily at full cock, but it required a good pull at the half-cock. The prisoner was a remarkably . quiet and inoffensive person, and in the witness's opinion not at all likely to commit any malicions or mischievous act. The R .y. Mr. Winfield and Mr. Trump, w!:n had known the prisoner almost from his infancy. gave him &most excellent character in every respect. Mr. Baron Garrow charged the Sury. who immedi ately returned a verdict of not guilty. Jahn Harris, late a private soldier in the td regiment of font, was inicted for stealing in the dwelling-house of Col. de Burgh. of that regiment, to whom he was batman, a diamond ring. ruble 1001. divers Batik of England notes for the payment of 2.501. and sundry so vereigns his property. 'William Rich. the deputy constable of Leeds, where the prisoner had berm taken into custody en the 17th of November, provedithe finding on his person the diamond ring, a 701. note, a purse with 355. .6d. in it, and a silk purse empty. Mr. Harding, jeweller of Oxford -street, proved that the prisoner purchased a silver watch and a gold ring at his shop on the morning of the robbery, for which he paid a 101. note, receiving the change. .James Ingram, a police other, proved the receipt from a mall named Halliday, at whose house prisoner todged, )3 sovere;gns, and a half-sovereign. also the watch and key purchased by the prisoner of Mr. Harding. Col. de Burgh identified the diamond sing and green purse found on the prisoner, and the 101. note also found on him, as well as that paid by him to Mr. Hard ing, as part of the stolen property. Mr. Justice Bayley summed up the evidence, and the lay found the pr isoner guilty—death. The Court ordered all the prop. ny found to be deli vered to the prosecutor. Martin Beil, aged 20, and William Perkins, aged 19, were capitally indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of W. Parry. F.sq. and stealing therein a great coat, value 51. ltia property, and three great coats the property of Robert IVasio9. M r. Parry resides in Gloucester Place, Portman-square, and IVasson was his coachman. On the evening of the day named to the itidietnitnt, the prisoners were disco vered to have broken into the hack part of the house, by Wasson, and alarm being given they were secured.— 'I he articles mentioned Were found strewed about the table. The charge was fully brought home to the prisoners, and the Jury found them guilty—death, but strongly recotninerided Bell to mercy, he has ing received an ex cellent character from several witnesses. Anne Wood and Sophia Traver were indicted for stealing 30 sovereigns, the property of R. Seges, from his person. 1 lie prosecutor said he was a carrier, and one evening he met the prisoner IVOOII in Whitechapel, and accom panied her home. The other prisoner shortly after came in, and deinandei money from him, whic h he refused to give. The two prisoners then assaulted him and took away Ids money. Cross-examined by Mr. Law.—He lost 27 sovere;gris, 10s. in silver, and a check for :41. 19s. 2d. The pro perty was not his,hut entrusted to his care. He was above five minutes in the room, hut had never seen the prisoners before. He saw Wood about half an hour after the rob bery, and Trayer the following morning. Blown, an officer, said, that the prosecutor told him be hub torn Wood's gown, but he found her gown was tilt tot It. . . . 'l' he prisoners dcelared they were innocent. 'llr. Boon C;arrow summoned up the evidence, and the Jury found the prisoner. not ;tinily. THURSDAY. DEC. b. SII ALING IN A DWELLING house.—Thomas Speake stood indicted for stealing ice of leaden pipe and a copper, the property of Count Sim Antonio. The pipe and co l .per happened in be in an unoccupied house belonging to the Count, m I)uke•strcet, Si. Janie's, ‘‘. inch was in the cire of Mr. Abbott, an auctioneer, in Ca•tle-court, in the Strand. 1 lie pristmer was met in Jerinytt.street, with the cop. por and a crow bar, on the outrun% of the 20th of 0: t. lle was taken tip on suspicion, and when in c‘is:ody, he cnn rited to slip his arms out of his coat, and by this tueans he effected his escape. However, he was stopped by a watchman coining from his beat, and ssas filially secured. These circumstances baying been satisfactorily proven!, the Jury returned a verdict of guilty, without hesitation. The Recorder sentenced him to seven years 11.3115. portation. Jo.in Powell stood indicted for stealing two pieces of oak tilliber, the property of John Vinery; and Charles Eyre, was indicted for revels Mg the sante, knowing the sawn: to he stolen. 1 he prosecutor was a carpenter, residing In Crouch End; its the ear:y part of Nurcuiber he truand the too TIM NATIONAL REGISTER pieces of timber from his yard. Some days after one of his nark men saw them at the house of 3 wheelwright in Hornsey.rnad, who proved that they had been left in his care by the prisoner Powell, awl he had some suspicions they had been stolen. lie immediately sent for Vincey, who stated the timber was his property. Eyres happened to be in his shop when the prosecutor entered, and im mediately effected his escape. This was all that was charged against Eyres, and the Juice did not call upon hint fur his defence. Powell alleged in his defence that he had found the timber, and brought them to the home of Grinder, •the wheelwright, to have them cut in shafts for a cart. One witness gave Powell a good character down to this time. The Jury, after a few minutes deliberation, returned a verdict of. Guilty against Powell; but on account of his good character he was recommended to sueroy. Eyres was discharged._ FORGERY.—SanmeI Corney, aged 31, was 'capitally indicted for feloniously putting away a certain bill of exchauae for the payment of 371. ins. well knowing the same to be forged and counterfeit, with intent to defraud Henry Walker. Henry Walker was the first witness called. Hestated that he was a farmer residing at Enfield, where the.pri- antler had mills. Some time ago he sold prisoner some wheat, amounting, with another debt to 211. 3s. ed.— The prisoner, on the 47th of June, sent him a note, en closing a bill of exchange for 371. ios. purporting to be accepted try Mt. William Mead. The endorsement to the bill was its the hand writing of the prisoner. The bill was not endorsed when he first received it, but sub sequently. It was endorsed," Mr. William Mead, Pope's Head-alley."—Aboot a week after the prisoner called for the balance of the bill, and witness refused to give it to him, until he had made enquiry who the acceptor was. —The prisoner said he was a very good man, and was a flour factor in Mark-tape. Atxmt a week after this witness saw him at Waltham Abbey, when prisoner asked him for the balance, as he was short of cash.— W unless, however, refused, he having, in the interim, made enquiry after the person said to be the acceptor, and been unable to find any such man. When the time at which the bill became due had nearly waived, the witness gave it to his son-in-law, to present it for pay ment. The letter enclosing the hill was certainly in the hand-writing of the prisoner. l'he prisoner was not arrested for two months after the bill became due, be cause the witness did not think the acceptance was a forgery, until the prisoner had deceived him several times in not keeping his appointment to go in search of the acceptor. Cross-examined by Ms. Adolphus.—The bill has been one night out of his possession. Mr. Palmer, son-in-law to the prosecutor, said he presented the 641 at No. 2, Pope's Head-alley. The answer he reccited was, that Mr. Mead was not known there at all. John Adam Elliott, clerk to Mr. Guillonneau, of No. g, Pope's Head alley, knew the different persons who resided in the upper part of the house. There was no such person as Mr. Mead reoident there in June. The prkoner said nothing in his defence, but called a number of witnesses, who gate him a most excellent character. Mr. Justice Bayley in his address to the Jury, said these were two charges against the prisoner ; the one for forging, and the other for uvering the bill, knowing it to be forged. Tile Jury were assembled to try offences committed in the comity of Middlesex, and a question might arise as to wheiher, if it were a forgery, that fot2ery had not been romtnitted in the city of London, and consequently if the charge had ended there, great difficulty would have arisen; but here, if the charge of tittering was, in their opinion, brought home, it was clear they were competent to decide on it, as the resi dence of the prosecuitur at Enfield, was in the county of Middlesex. The Jury retired for three quarters of an hour, and re turned with a verdict of—Not Guilty. FRIDAY, DEC 6.—Catherine Bayliss and Susannah Welsby were indicted for stealing, and Mary Mounford for receiving, knowing them to have been stolen, several articles of wearing apparel, the property of Harriet John son, and three coals, the property of Henry Coe. The Jury fontul the prisoners, Bayliss and ‘Velstsy, guilty, and acquitted Aluinford. James Rayner was indicted for stealing a shirt, a pair of trowsers, and a razor, the property orThos. Banner; and John Riley fur receis Mg the shirt and rszor, know then' to have been stolen. The Jury acylitted Riley, but found Haynes guilty, and simnel y recommended bins to mercy, hetause they believed him to have been driven to the commission of the offence by extrone do , tress. Ile was in a very bid state of health, and Mr. Baron Garrote sentenced him to be confined for six months in the house of correction and to be kept in the infirmary during his confinement. Thomas Nlltorly was indicted for stealing six sovereigns and tine shillings, the property of William /Parker.— Ventict, nut guilty. Thomas 1112 S was indicted for stealing 7 cwt. of lead, the property of Francis Davey Bacon, and John Mime was charged with receiving the same, knowing it to have men stolen. An accomplice, named Jordan, W3l the principal wit ness.—The Jury found built thr prisoners gtulty. limes liellewell, aged 4'2, a young man, rather fa shionably wood, was indicted under the recent act of Parliament, for that - he,•heing a servant to Thomas Thwaites, did feloniously steal two boys ' dresses, his propeity. 'Flue pr:soner had lived for a considerable time in the soft ice Or Mr. Thw rites, whn is a tailor, in lllackittoor street. Mr. Th wakes hinny. occasion to suspect the prisoner, searched his apartment, and found in his trow sers pocket smite duplicates reriling to the articles men uined ul the iudlcnnenr, tdilell the prisoner haul pur loined from his ,lion and pawned,—llle said, when taken into cu►tody, that lie was about to be mauled, and having ()cession for a sum of money, he had pawned thine and other things to make it up. and he intended whe n the marriage had taken place to have redeemed and returned them to Mr. Thwaites. • Several respect shle persons spoke highly of the previous g good character of the prisoner. The Jury found hint Geyner was indicted for feloniously intermarrying with Plitzbe Lattning, in the mouth of Oct. 91.8, his lawful wife. Lydia, being at the time alive.—The case was clearly proved. The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, threw' himself noon the mercy of the court. Ile called no wit nesses. Mr. Baron Garrow summed up the evidence, and the Jory found the prisoner guilty. His LOrdship intimated, that the full punishment authorised by the law would be inflicted upon the prisoner. FORGERY LIPON THE EAET INDIA COWPANY.—. Duncan Mllullum. a ntiddle•aged man, of most respect. able appearance, was brought to the bar, on the motion of Mr Bolland, who stated, that the prisoner stood coin. mined fur a capital felony, in forging a warrant for the delivery of ceitain goods belonging to the East India Company, and that he (Mr. B.) had to apply to the court, that the prisoner might be remanded until the next 'sessions, in constquence of the absence of a material witness, a Mr. Sterling, without wit se assistance the prosecutor felt that it would Le useless to prefer the hill of indictment before the Grand Jury, and that the recng. nizance of Mr. Sterling might be estreated. In support of this application the learned gentleman read long affi. davi►s, from the contents of which it appeared that Mr. Sterling, who was the most important witness, had waited upon Mr. Fenton, who was employed by the East India Company in the prosecution, and expressed a wish that the Company would withdraw the charge of forgery, and ;le (Sterling) would prosecute prisoner for fraud. Mr. Fenton said, such proceeding would be ea ceedingly wrong, and refused compliance with it, and Mr. Sterling then withdrew himself, and had not *ince been heard of. Prisoner—My Lord, it is extremely hard upon me., that I should be detained. I ani ready to take my trial. Mr. Baron Garrow—There are incunveniencies which must sometimes be suffered, if the furtherance of public justice demand it.—This appears to me to be such a case, and I feel myself justified, upon the affidavits that have been read, in ordering that the recognisance of Ur. Sterling he estreeted, and that you be remanded until the next sessions. This application was delayed until the latest moment, and was made now only because the Grand Jury have no further business before them. if Mr. Sterling comes forward now, the prosecutors are ready to present their bill. Prisoner—My Lord, there is no collusion between me and the witness, and knowing any own innocence, I wish to taste my trial now. Mr. Baron (farrow—The deity is not occasionad by the prosecutors, who have done all they can, and I can not reverse the order I have made. The prisoner asked if bail would be taken, and was answered in the negative lie was remanded. The indictments from Clerkenwell haying (about four o'clock) been put into the hands of Mr. Shelton, NI r. Justice Bayley desired to see the person who had brought them from the Session-house. A young luau was ac cordingly put into the witness box. Mr. Justice Bayley —Did you bring these indictments front Clerkettweli.-1 did. Mr. Justice Ithyley.—Who gate them to you t--N1 r. RichJr(ls, the crier of the court. Mr. Jostice 13ayley—And w ihts Stale P—(lhey were merely tied up ts it h a string.)—Yes. Mr. Justice Bayley—And you carried them in this way through the streets in the dark I—Yes. Mr inctlee Bayley — Such 3 practice is a most impro per one, and the Court has frequently here had reason to complaiti of it. The bills when found ought to be locked up in a box, and sent by some responsible person ; not open, exposed to the chance of loss or the passibi lity of alteration. Mr. Baron (farrow was astonished how such a prac tice could be continued after the Court had spoken of it. kvery 111.111 acquainted with legal proceedings must see the great impropriety and great danger of suffering the bills of indictment to be carried about at the leisure and at the mercy of an ordinary messenger. Interpolations, or many other malpractic.s, to which he (the learned Judge) would not now advert, might arise out of such a system. It would be well, too, that the bills should be sent down as soon as the Grand Jury at Clerkenwell rose; and not as was frequently the case now, at nine or ten o'clock at night. John Barton was iried for picking the pocket of Mr. Grattan on Loudon-bridge. on the 22d of Nov., about the Middle of the day. A constable saw the rossbery committed; there was a second person concerned in it, who escaped. The prisoner. in his defence, said, that he picked the hantikercatef off the ground, and called several wit nesses to his character. These persons spoke well of his general conduct, and said that he could earn (although he was only a lad) 3s. to 31. lid. a day as a shoemaker. The Jury found the prisoner guilty. The Recorder said that it was acandalons for a man to steal, who could earn 3s. a day ; lie might save inn. ney out of such wages to put him in business. Such venous should be made examples of; and he (the Re corder) stridence(' the prisoner, on the spot, to be trans. ported for Richard Ti pson was tried for picking the pocket of Mt. A. V. Oven, of a silk handkerchief on 'Change. The prisoner was taken in the fact. The Jury found him guilty. Mr. V. Oven said, that be had felt it his duty to pro secute the yelling man—but lie now begged to say, that he had heard touch lately in favour of his character— and that a tradesman of respectability was ready to take him into his seri ice. The Recorder said. that could not he. It was a ter rible tliiint if merchants were to have their pockets picked