The National Register. — London, England, 1818-09-27 00:00:00

:1! , ) OLD BAILEY, 'llll .SI)AY. IfsSvrl Wood fttril. senior, and Robert Woodford, junior, f itt.er ace, o ere pat it/ the bar, ;miler au indictment en:acing titt.a Stith receiving, Setassing to be stolen, 1001 b. 4il !..t. the preps.) ts of J ;lin William 'teasel; ar coraticted loat St:saintly', at the Old Bailey, for the .!tbety, 3lr. Adolphus opened the: ease to the jury on the put of tile prosecution. Ile very mitch segietted that the two ;,i eases at the bar, it Ito were of so reveetable an apvenr• at; ee, stionlJ Ililse het it placed in that unfortunate situation; liltl public justice retinired that a gollty man, whatever nrielit he rank in life, should net be antlered to go on punished. A father and a soil were now :landing before a pot y of their country. silo were to decide according to the Evidence upon the ;4ilNt or itutorebee. The father • was a t iu dealer in Clare street, Clare.mai het, and carried on a very extensive business there; and it ras evident that t'te prison. r net been scut:wed to commit this heition. ofence tluuu,L necessity, as lie had realived a considerable property. liy rise Stithrille::t of the facts to the Jury by the 'earned Counsel, it appeared that the property in-question had liten left ut the prisoner's house, when Woodford, eta. was absent, but tin' soil was within, and abseonded %viten the fart V'All diavonerrd. He then entered into a wit:cite state .l. eat of Ilse eiremusrances of the ca-c, olio+ it is unneces sary here to relate, and.concluded with observing span the favourable circumstances for the elder prisoner, that he Was cot at hon e . when the property was left at his house.— regard to the yonug lad a. the liar, be hoped that this sr Dahl br a serious lessen to him in Entire., and he would learn, That li 4 vittg committed a crime, it was not advisable to fly from the laandsof justice. He was serYyln see so young a person following the path of infamy and vice, and he was most mix_ Jens that he should know, that if he continued its that course, "etc gibbet windel altimately put an end to his existence.— (thre the !ming lad began to cry bitterly, and showed the contrition.)—With revpect to the prosecutor iu this ease, he could assure the Genet, that be had been actuated in this prosecution by en vindictive spirit; lie entettained r silintesitv towards the prisoners, but was solely anxious that public offenders shosild not go unpunished. flefore any witnesses were eallesi o in make out the ease, tht Recorder said, that he vet y mach doubted whether, if the tel4trnee was gone into, there was any fact which could induce a inty to proi ttttttt re the prisoners guilty. The elder pri. :st.t.sr, it appealed, vras nut resell( when the property was left at his house, and' therefore it could not lie said that hi- Lad a guilty knowledge of the fact. If, indeed, there hail been a previous cotnntartivation between the thief and the r visctitr, and it aas settled between them that the latter rt,oilld cot hP.' at 110111 C at the time, then indeed might be said that he had a guilty knowledge; hist here there was no proof of that input taint fai t. With ret.,qtrri So the buy, he hail certainly helms ell in a very RllSpiehosS manner, lint stilt there W3A not sufficient critninating proof. He did not Manse tt prosectiter feelmg sore upon die enetter r but the Judge Ltd the Joey had other eonsitkrainsns; the gnat or inno ernes of the prisoners was to be decided upon the evidence adduced. and, however ingenious the arguments of the (;ounsel might he, and however plausikle his conclusions, yet thr jitry was t,nly to be guided by the facts of the case. Hr complimented the learned Counsel upon the manner in which he had opened the case for the prosecution, and observed, that he was happy when Counsel were employed by the pro_ secutors, as the ease was always stated fairly ; their ONO &tat acter depended upon it. Untivr these (Ire 1111 l stances he advised the gitiatlemen of the Jut y to acquit the prisoners. Both the piirioners were immediately acquitted. sod Robert %Vynn, were indicted fnr steal ire Sevetsl actielts or plate, the property of James Luottord Bell:211y. Mary Butler, formerly in the service of the proseentor, who lived at Chelsea, was assisting her fedow-aet rant on the Y9tli June, and hearing a noi,e in the parlour, she left the kitchen, At- she was going op stairs she saw Fuell running out oldie ;tallow, and she found that the sideboard had been stripped. The other prisoner, Wynn, was also seen in do parSter, and was observed in his retreat 1 throw something oat 'Wilk hand. Other's trot toes corrobot aced Ittil testimony. The prisoners, tit their deft nee, denied having any knots. ledge of she tobto ry. the Jury finitid the prisoners both guilty, and they were TeColltillClltieti to merry by the pro•••ottor. The Coittooni sergeant then addressed the prisoners : " Von hate both been molt properly found gni:ty of this offence; au.l it is only through the hemline disposition of umr proseeitior that your lives have been saved. It appears that yon have not been sett' tied by necessity to commit this act, and tht•rcGrte you must quit the Country. The prisoners were theta sentenced to seven years' trans. puttation. WEDNESDAY. TtMort Jones, aged IS. and Robert Miton, aged 14, were to the bar under an indictment, charming them with stealth:a watt li value las. the propt•ity of Thomas More. Thine Inc little depredator* presented a t miserable spectacle. Their bittzgard c tenanees evidently showed the roi l o f t ra d e they had lived by; they hail *carcely a rag on their backs. and although placed tit that sinful situation, they seemed to Care very little whether they Arere found guilty Lt appeair d Cho cs biome, that while the prosecutor, wi t , is a silversmith and jeweller, was alentift . a few minutes frau, his shop, the Iwo prisoners entered It, atirl he returned lie Noma them threat. Junes innneilimely asked f or a gold plate for a watch, but the prosecutor iiiis.ies = Ilto watch, secured them bolls. Upon being taxed with the rebbery, s said, "Search me, sealch me." The (*m e t, w i gs fo u nd 111 1 .011 Junes, and Mason thus said that lie knew not hi ng o f J ones . A nd that he was in the shim Isciiire be was. They wets both taken into custody. The Jury found Jones guilty, and acquitted Mason. The Commit,' Sergeant catitionctl tile !prisoner Mason from keeping such bad company, and observed, that he had liar rnwly escaped punishment. Jones would certainly be severe_ ty piminlied. Such juvenile depend oar* sloild not be • softsred to commit ruOberies upon the property of ()then. frith ittoptutity. Ihe boys were then taken frail' the liar, and the Common 10%;eatit a•ke.l Mr. Brown, the hillier of Nen•gute, whether he knew any thine of Janes? Mr. Moan. yes, try Laird, he tans brim in custody be ire.. 4 .44.1 i lie LIM!), all i!tarut o:t1 unman, W. 1% i , ) , lieted fur 111‘t.,iese; gnantity ni phlte and ‘ie,tti!)Z; - the iiroperty OA $1.3 2 , 1a4 y 11 ali:tum.w. TIM NAVONAT, REGISTER The facts Of the case .re clearly 'novod in evidence; and the prisoner gave in a written defence, iti which she stated that she was servant to the rto-eentrix,.alto was a lady aecurtotnerrtis receive the visits of oi !Wain( n at ker house. l'he property in question -lie had horn desired to pawn by her staislrsits. being in great distress at the time. She asoired the Court that this was not the only time she had pawned Roods at the request of her mistress. irt, swat t these allegat him no u 'finesses were called, and the prisoner was found —fisttiity. . . . lie prosecutrix Is sit interesting. young lady, and duribg the whole trial remained in teals. The Common Sergeant told the prisoner that the manner In %latch she had framed Ler tirfenre had mmit aggravated the offence, and that abe troa!Ll mcct with a suitable punish ment. Sarah Spencer nits indicted for stealing from the person of John Corrau 14 one pcand 114r.k Notes, and roma other articles.. The prosecutor is a peer illiterate Irishman; the money of which he had been robbed 7r.ul been the savings of 5 years' hard labour, which he intended to have sent to hi* father in Ireland iu a few days. Bt lug in want of a lodging, Ile was induced by the prisoner to ;a ham,: With her to 45, Charles Street, Dimes - Lane, end had ;Kt been 5 minutes in bed before lee was robbed of alt Car nitmey he had in the world.— lie immediately called out for the watchman, and several persons of both sexes rushed into the room ; among them was WAttee, landlord of the house, The prisoner 'SR% se. mired, and searched. lint no Batik Notes were f 1 upon err; a pouch anita shilling belon i zing to the prosecutor were howeser discoveted, and she was taken into custody. The Jilvy found a verdict guilty. The Cc imam' Serceunt inquired why the landlord of the house in Charles Sheet had not been examined before the Magistrate. The othcer who Intik the woman into custody replied, that the landlords of sort seldom liked to appear before Magistrates if they could avoid it. J. Winch was convictrit of stealing a quantity of beans, the property of W. Mellish, Esq. M. P. TP.:lnsnmr. Benjamin Bruce and Juim Neale, two young men of a very re spectable appearance, were indicted for stealing from the person of James Sawyer a pocket-book, certahting Bank notes to the amount of 1171. The prosecutor stated, that he resided at Hammersmith, and that, on the 6th of August, in the evening, between 4 and s o'clock, be got upon the root of a Hammersmith stage coach at St. Paul's to go to his own house. Ile found the two prisoners already seated or. the roof, and when he got up they very . politely allowed him to seat him. self between them. When the stage arrived at the V,lite Horse Cellar the prisoners got off end went away immediately. They had not bemegoue 10 minutes before he missed his pocket book. Ile was quite cermitt that he had the pocket-balk when he got upon the coach. Immediate information was given at the police office, and in about a week afterwards he saw three of his notes again. Mr. Joseph Noss, who was also on the roof of the stage on the day in question, confirmed the prosecutor's statement. One of the prisoners sat on the left, and the other on the right of Mr. Sawyer. Jacob Cowley proved that on the 15th of August the prisoner Bruce paid him two 101. notes, and wrote his name •• Bruce" upon them at the same time. These notes were Winuified by the prem. owner. Other witnesses were then called. to whom some more of the notes had been paid by Bruce and Neale, and by women kept by both the prisoners. These were also identifiedby Mr. Sawyer to be those notes he lost out of his packet book. Gilmore. the officer. was next examined. lie stated, that on the 29th of August he went, in company with a fellow officer, to inquire after the two prisoners, et their /edgings. 23. Carlisle-place. He knoilked at the door. and upon its being opened was told that they were not at home. He then said that he wonfil probably tall again at 9 O'clock ill the evening t but instead of going away, witness and the other sneer concealed themselves in a passage whew they had a full sight of the house. They had not been long there when the twopti soners came up. walking together-sad knocked at the door. Some body broke front the window, and the prisoners immediately walked sway. Upon seeing the officers they rut of as hard, as they could, but were pursued and overtaken This evidence was fully c.wroborated by the other officer. Neale said. io his defence, that he was at Gravesend at the time the robbery took place, and called James Hutchinson to swear to the fact. He stated that he was a watocman, and lived with his father at Stangate, Westminster. On the sth Amost. he was out all night with a fare at Vauxhall. and on the corning of elle,fith of August, about half -past 4 o'clock. he saw the prisoner Neale on the Surrey side of Westminster Bridge. The prisoner asked him to take him on beard a Grave.tendman. tie got into the boat. and helped witness to row through London-bridge. as the boat had already started. He put the prisoner on board the King Gurige Gravesilnd packet, which was then on the starboard tack, and witness saw hitn sail WE Two witnesses to character werecalled by Bruce, and both of them swore that they knew no harm of the young man. Upon their cross• examination they both declared that they did not knew that Bruce ever went hythe name of Jones. nor did they know that he was taken into custody for a felony in May Tait. Mr. Alley, on the part of the prosecution, then called Gilmore the officer to rebut t e evid.mce of good elaracter. Gilmore stated. Ciat in leis the two prisoners at the bar were in custody upon a charge of felony, and that at that time Bruce went by the name of Jones Cross-examined by Mr. Adalphne.—l believe, in point of fact, the apprehension of these two nom came to nothing ?—The prosecutor got his money back again. and did not prosecute. How do you know that fact ?—The prosecutor told me so. Then that is no evidence at all. Mr Alley.—You have no right to comment upon the e►idence, I will not allow it. _ Mr. Adolphus. —I say. I have a right to say that it is not evidence. If the officer had thought proper to give a plain answer, 46 yes," or " no," to the first questiim. I should not have made the re mark. _ _ Mr. Alley.—l repcv you have no right to do it, and I appeal to the bench to decide. The Recorder wits clearly of opinion that no such oblerrations were The Jury found both the prisoner—Guilty. Elizabeth Damen and Glivia Stephenson, two young and interest ing girls. were indicted for etcaling four shirts, a gown, and othel articles of wearing apparel, the property of.loltn Bruit:lnt. The prosecutor lives in Nlanchest‘r-street, and is a captain in the East India Company's service ; and (me of the ' , limners, Stephenson, lived with him as servant; the other, who iva:: much younger, was receited into the family. in consequence of her friends !laving fallen into decay. On the nth of July, the articles in question were missed, and part ot• them was ti and tinder the bed in the room in which the prisoners slept, and part between the bed and sacking Several highly respectable persons gave the prisoaers an excellent diameter ; one of whom said she parted with Stephenson because she dressed rather too well for her condition in life. The Jury found both tie prisoners Not Guilty; end Mrs. M ix well, one of the witnesses, in whose service Stephenson hail lured, said she would take her int.) ha care, until she could procure her a situa thm, 'l'he Recorder said. by s) doing she wouhl save her from the jans of perdition. One of tl.•e other licrsons who hod given the Omer potter a good cllaruct:r, olterctl to take her under Lis protectiou.—. SEPT 9.7 They were then ordered to be given up to Mrs. Maxwell and the; geetletnall. Jelin Bishop, a respectably dressed man, aged 31, of very genteel appearance, ar i d w hose deportnient was that of a gentleman, was indicted for an ne :atilt upon the person of Elizaueth, the wife of Joseph Hese, and with teking from her person, on the night of the Rth of August, at the parish ef St. Marylehone, a pocket book, con • mining funril. noes, IGs. it: SilVia, and a brooch, the property of her husband. Elieebeth hose said, she was the wife of Jeseelt nose, and up to the Sth of August (the day in queation) had lived servant with Mrs. LYaniels. of No. "25, Devenshirc-piace. On that morning site quitted her service, turd on the night of that day, at 9 o'clock. she was going through Maryiebotie-strect, having a bundle of clothes, and seine potatoes which shelled purchased in her way, in h er b an d s . I n Up. per Wimpcle-street the prisoner came up to her and said, " it is a pity so sleroler a figure should be heavily loaded." She had neve: seen him before, and made no answer. He then said, allow me to treat you to a coach." Upon which she said. " I dou!t want yotior your coach either." He replied. .• Don't be frightened. I am a gentleman efunlinitted property, and you need inn be afreid to go into a coach ‘^ith tic ; I will not hurt you." She said; I will take care you shell not." She had in her pocket a pocket-book, centainir.g four 11. note', a brooch and Ws. in silver. On getting to the edge of Penland-place she thought she would not go across so wide a street with a person like the prisoner, and she turned to go through Weymouth-street, when the prisoner took hold of her hand, and form!. her down Weymouth-mews. The prisoner forced something into her hand, and said, •• There is a purse with a 201. note and a sovereign in it; take it and stop with me but two minutes." She instantly refused to take it, and he took hold of her in a very indecent manner, and pulled up her clothes. Ile then forced his, hand into her right hand pocket, but...seeing some person coming h., tan away. She instantly felt her pocket, and missed tier pocket-book, and she cried, " Stop thief," and the prisoner was pursued and taken toihe watch-house, where he wanted to make it up. At Marl boroaghwareet she saw her inoperty. Her husband was servant to Mr. Cooper, of the House of Lords. Stephen Liddcott. a stable-keeper. was coming by the Weymouth Mews, and heard, the cry of " Stop thief;" and, on looking round towards Devers'eire-place. he saw the prisoner running as test as ht could towards It itness. lie stopped him, and he put his hands behind him, and said, " What do you stop me for; " in a minute o r tw o t h e prosecutor came upend said, '• You have abed the of my pocket book." Winters gave lam in charge of two watchmen, to take him to the watch-house. Witness then rang the bell of 57, in Weymouth street (the house against the rails of which the prisoner stood and put his hands behind !dins, and in the area found a purse, in which were three or four soft pieces of paper resembling bank notes, and a counterfeit coin.. resembling a sovereign. At the watch-house the prisoner wanted to make it up..le saying he would pay the peaces'. tux whatev er she demanded. Samuel Britten. a watchmen, saw a man and woman- standing together, about a minute. in Weymouth-street; and he saw the min part from the woman. and she " Stop thief !" and he ran away ar fasz as he wad ; but he was stopped by Mr. Liddcott. Cross-examined by Mr. Alley.--They appeared to part from each other quietly. and the prosecutrix said, " Give me my pocket book again. duals aU I want of you." William Sellers was anistalsie of the night when the prisoner was brought into ;he watch house ; he produced the pocket book and the purse containing the soft paper and the false sovereign. Charles Wiid s ergeant of the night,. found the pocket book pro duced by Selle rs , in the area of No. an. Wernousli.street. at four o'clock on the morning of the 9th—it contented fair ii. notes. a brooch. and some diver. Thu prisoner must have run by that door. Mrs. Rose. being again calla. said she knew the pocket book pro duced to be her property; the brooch and memotandiuns were has also; but she could not swear to the notes. Mrs. blunter proved that she paid the notes produced to the pro socutrix. The prisoner. in his-defame, cued God Almighty to witneu his innocence (putting his hand to. Ph hoed.). Reautler.—Calling on God Almighty will do nothing for you -if you have any thing to say for yourseV, say it now. Prisoner.-11 am really innocent, my Lord. Mr. Alley now proceeded to call witnesses to speak to Ideas. radix. Jeremiah Mean, a publican. residing in Newman -street. Edg ware-raid. was called to give the prisoner a good character; bin in his moss examination he said. that all he knew of the prisoner was that he boa served him with beer for 4 taanthb, but he believed Ilia; to bea gentleman living on his forttme. Wm. Fletcher. a hatter. of King-greet. Westminster, said th e prisoner lodged with bin about a year and a h a lf s in ce , ad he be id him to be a gentleman of good charades. Mr. Recorder.—What part of your house did he occupy ? Witeess.—An upper altie. (it ) Mr. lleconkr.—So he is a gentleman, and he lodged in an upper deltic l did he Mr. A➢cy.—Yea, a gentleman who dig not like to run into unne. cessary expenses. Thomas Vincent. a retired pianoforte manufacturer, of den; Lisson-green. knew him two years ago ; hest nted a small home next to him, for which he paid lam in. per annum. lie believed him to be en hottest man. ...... The Recorder stormed np the evidei:e, and the jury instant:, pronounced the prisoner Guilty. The prisoner quitted the tlock muehdkappointod at tllo verdict. Oa Fchloy nothing of importance transpired. Wednesday afternoon a most infamous " Placard" was posted in various parts of the town: and a I tallpenny Pamphlet was forwarded to various parts of the country, both the one and the other beginning with these words—" The Bights of the People—Unity, or Slavery. ' The manifest intention of -the pill:Heat:mu is to prepare the lower classes for.* general iirsurrection. They are told that they ate Slaves, that the Borough Junto has invaded their rights—thet a Crisis is approaching which might for ages seal their f a r o --that they must be either Freemen or Slaves—that they must be pomp . eitAl LW, and that 'ahem would be their reward —All these violent appeals to their passions are followed tip by a more direct appeal to their pockets. Titer are besought to subscribe One - Pia ny per week to a fund, et which Watson is to be the Secretary, and II net the Treasurer! IV ;lint of the simpler rules stf- arithmetic. these bright geniuses hate discovered. that I.2en,ottri persons subscribing ctxli ld. per week, would produce a fund of 460,0001. per year; and such a sum, or the two hundred and sixtieth part of s.:ett a sum, would be a glorious prize to certain persons, a ,ics wont! doubtless ho glad to get it into Omit hinds, whatever might be its ultimate destination. 'file long drought of the piecent summer has created a great scarcity of potatoes in various parts of the kiligdoin, and occasioned considerable quantities to ht• shipped at Pei - ranee for the eastern counties. It is colt 111.11(.11 that more than 10,000 hu,liels of 2S gallons each have lief it rhos ex ported, and this itsr tail article has in con•clueure risen (tutu in Es. per This circumstance has ex••ittd great dissatisfaction among the poor of nlir Is ti, a number of ti omen assenrble•l, paraded tlic streets n lib a drum, and soon (tuber Icit a Is go C O IIeOIIINe of pea;•le, WllO proc•:rderl to t h e pier to i.revetrt any torilirr sliipair ills. The 'Ma) or tiring informed of their proeveiling , ol4Airned to the spot, and espositilated tti It the tool) nit the illegality of their conduct ; lint finding his ergy. itirtits of 110 avail, he had Irrotorhr to one of greater %%eight, vaiening to read the Met Act, and to commit every pettiest. %via° should not depart within the time csescrilied bylaw, to Itlilinen Gaol, to take their trial fora capital ~Hence. menace had the desired effect ; the crowd dispersed, and the eitijitnertt tit potatoes war resumed without tnoltstatiott. 1