The National Register. — London, England, 1817-09-29 00:00:00

DEPT. Cross.examitied by Mr. Adolphus.—The prisoner nved to tome to her house sometimes, and she gave him occasion illy eggs and other food to eat. Di d not (-omit her money for month after the time when she was sure it was in the box. When she first missed the money,. only altost six pounds of it were L',ollo. Did not know whether that had been taken all at mire or no. Prisoner was gone before she missed any of the money. Her soil was 40 years alit, and he lived in the boasts Knew the half guinea that was denied, sod likewise that which was hent. She saw them tioth afterwards in the hands of a linen-draper. She did not know them by any pri vate or peculiar 'nark of her own. William Lake examined.—He was a linen draper at Ux bridge. thi the 19th of July, between seven and eight o'idoek, saw the pri.:.oier, at his father's shop. Prisoner offered to sell him sis light half tininess, which he purchased for 21. ISs. fid. The pitees tieing def.cietst in weight about a grsiii each. It was on Saturday evening, and on the Man slay following, he saw Mrs. Werin,in, the prostentrix. She said, 311 C Omit& she. could swear to the two brit-guineas al ready ineatioled, but did not like to do so, a , , he knew it was a di.fionit matter. Advised prasneit:rix g.o to the Ma . *strafe, General Arabi!). Did not know the prisoner the 19th of July. He parted with the money .13 sow as he found the mall WWI discharged. B stet examined.—H•! was a bricklayer. Knew the prisoner ; remembered something about lialf-a-guinea in July. Prisoner lent him holf-a-gninea, which he was to pay in three weeks. Sa•.v then no other !looney. In a fortnight aft ••r, prisoner gave him seven 75. an•l two half. giiirc.as, to take care of for hits. lie did so and returned them the next day. Cross.exa; oo i ll ed by Mr. Adolphus.—He was not a banker, but a heir. klryer. hail nut paid the prisoner the half guinea about three weeks before the examination and discharge by the Magistrate. There was a young woman present when he gave the money to the prisoner. Workmen were not usually paid In light half-guineas. Francis Anderson. brick-talker, examined.—Prisoner had worked along with bum, and be always appeared to be sober and steady. He had paid him his wages, but did not pay in light half-guineas. Mr. Justice Holroyil summed up the evidence, and the Jury pronounced their verdict.—Not William Jackinan was indicted for hurglarionsly entering the dwelling house and premises of Edmund Halley, on the 16th of ogust, and stealing thereont 211 fowls, value 265. Bailey examined.—Stated that he was a licensed victisaller, living at NliU-bank ; that OR the 10th of ugust, after fastening Ida doors at night, he went to bed. There Avere 37 fowls in a place set apart for them, but on getting up in the morning, he saw that the place had been broken open, as it appeared; by ou iron.crow, and 26 of the birds were gone. Oa the 17th he went to Gilmore, the officer, and found nine of the fowls at it house in Pye-street. under a bed. — Guilty of stealing only. Thomas Hobbs, was indicted for breaking into and en tering the dwelllng-house of Maria Lawless, and stealing tkereout a gown a necklace, and other articles her pro perty. The prosecutrix stated, that she knew the prisoner, who had been permitted by his uncle to sleep in the house where she lodged. The prisoner's uncle owned the house, which wa. No. 13, as well as the Next house, No. 14. Sidle left her lodgings at about ten mi tttt tes before Moe o'clock on the 18th of July. Site was accastoined to go our to work, and she was sent for that day. a little before two o'clock, by Slacks the constable, with whom she west up stairs and found the deer at her room broken open, the lock forced, and the screws all loosened. She used to go out to work at any thing she was able to do. Was a single woman. Did not receive visitors except her own relations. On entering her room, she found all her things topsy-turvy. In one of her hates she missed her Muff gown, in anut her, her book of hymns, her gold dim a string of beads, as a necklace, a broach, and siz Shilliugs and a peony in 190acy. All the pro perty except the money, she afterwards saw at the public office in Worship street. The prisoner had been in the house only two nights. She had left him in the house the morning when she went out. gotten Slack examined. —He was the headborough of Clerk enwell. On the 10th of July Ise saw the prisoner at the end of Stawstorne-street, opposite Islington-road. He was read ing a duplicate; knew he was of bad chatacter ; saw him go into a shop and buy some ham and bread when he Caine out lie appeared to see witness. and threw something into the kennel, he then laid down at a gentleman's steps. Witness asked if lie was oat of worn; prisoner said yes. Witness told him there was plenty of hay•making work. Prisoner said he had looked about for it, but could not get it, and had Leen long out of work. Witness then asked prisoner how he lived, and prisoner said his mole kept him, and that Ids uncle lived in Whitecross.street. Witness then asked if the pri soner had a duplicate, prisoner answered, No ; that he had given it to another boy, called Thomas,and that it was nothing to wittiesswhether lie had such a thing or not. Witness said he had a right to inquire, and produced his stall of office. Prisoner then said lie had torn the ticket, and chucked it away. Witness desired to bee the place in which it was thrown; they went, and witness found the duplicate torn. He .gathered the pieces, but could only make out 25.. as having beets given by the broker. Prisoner told him, on being asked, that the pledge was a pair of gaiters. Witness asked it the prisoner himself had pawned them ; he said No, that he hail given them to a boy ; that the gaiters belonged to his sister. Took prisoner to the liiug's Arms, and then searched •liim, and found on hint a bead necklace, a gold ring, Dr. Watts's hymen-book, &stuff gown, (all which were produced iu court,) awl is. thl. iu looney. Witness gate the prisoner in charge to Morgan. Prisoner soma after said it was nut a pair or gaiters, but a owl', that he pawned at Nichols's, a pawn-broker near Finsbury square. Witness went there and found the gown, which lead been ever since in his pus eession. He took prisoner then to the office, in Worship. street ; it was on the 1861, beuseen one and two o'clock. prisoner then told witheas Ike had broke into a young wointh's soon in his uncle's house, where lie found the property which Ile took away. It Was the prisoner's own act to deliver the psalm book, which lie thought aught go with the rest. The Islagistrate desired the Waßess to bring the proseeutrix. He went accordingly to the Rouse at about half past two o'clock, and saw the outer (lour open, and the dour of the pro secutrix's sumo broke open. Several other %Anew.* were examined, when. after dr. Baron Graham had clearly aninened up the evidence, the July brought in their verdict—Guilty. Hannah Taylor was put to the bar, charged with stealiii,, on the lath of May, 1811, ;t table cloth, tole pair of s le•.t and a piece or pieces of linen, from the premises of Mi. James Crook, auctioneer, Skinuer(street. There was auo *Cr Count which charged tbekrisoacr (who is at any rate eu years older tha❑ the calendar states her) with having stolen oue pair of' snuffers and stand, two shells, and a lookinc class, to the value of 216 tat. on the the 12th of September, 1814. James crook, after Mr. Barry had stated the case to the Jury, deposed that he well knew the prisoner at the her, who hail lived with hint fir three years in the capacity of a cook, and quitted him without a warning in June, 1814. He Icici a perfect recollection of his missing a pair of Irish sheets, four table-cloths, and 11 napkins in a piece; from his auction-room, Skinner-street. Witness said, that the twirvants went through the room to get coals. and that upon the night of the robbery lie himself let the porters out, shut the door after them, then writ ap stairs for about an hour, when lie desired his servant boy, since deal 1, to fetch op a bundle of linen from below. The latter soon returned, saying, he could not bring it. Witnewnow went down, suspecting something, and found the articles in tld auction woom were ,one, 011011 ..... ....... _ . which lie taxed the prituner with keowing what had happened. She denied the charge, awl said it must be the porter, Folkes, and not her. Witness next reached his porter's (Fontes) lodgings, who was quite ready to let him do so, but found none of the stolen property in his posession. The servant 110. did not go away till the priio..er had left witness's house. Witness then received that information, which led to the prosecution of the prisoner. lie afterwards saw some of the articles as produced of Hatton-garden Police Office, by Cook and Matthews, and, though the letter marks were then picked out, the witness had no doubt but that they funned part of the property that was stolen from his auction room. Several witnesses were called in order to substantiate the leading charges. Tin. Recorder remarked, that the articles which hail been stolen were levied mule; an execution, awl brought to the prosecutor's auction-room foe sale ; they were produced at Halton-garden, but not being brought forward in (:ours, the Jury must acquit the privitier. • • TUESDAY. Macdonald Smith, aged 19, Theinaa Ontteridge, aged 19, Sophia Meyers, aged 25„ anti Story Turton, aged 23 years, were capitally indicted for burgiarinissly breaking into the dwelling-house of Thomas Smith, and keeling therein three silver spoons, and other articles. his property. Thomas Smith was master and proprietor of Gordon House Academy, Kentish Town, which, on the morning of the 13th of July last, was broken open, and the abuse property stolen therefrom. Elisabeth Ben Mated that she was a servant of Mr. Smith's, on the night of the 12th July, she was the last person up in the house, she shut all the doors, but did not examine the windows, they were generally shut; she was alarmed about three o'clock, it was light at that time, when she went down stairs, she found the window of a room she had not gone into the night before open, and missed some of the clothes she had to wash ; there were shirts, children's frocks, a pinafore, a table-cloth, and a sheet among the things she missed. — There wore also three silver spoons au a tea caddy missing. James Leonard saw the prisoners Smith and Giitteridge oil the morning after the robbery, each with a bundle, and up on meeting with an officer he informed him of the circum stance, sad accompanied him in search of the robbers. William Jefferson, an officer, said that in consequence of information he had received, he went with another officer, to No. 1, New.street, St. where he found Gutteridge, who had with him the hat, a handkerchief, and a bag, which witness produced in Court. Mary Teuton was present.— Sophia Meyers cattle in, and upon searching her they found a duplicate; and in Torton's box a pinafore, a pair of stock- , kip, and in her lodgings, a piece of bacon, which had also been stolen from the prosecutor's-house. After the examination of several other witnesses, Baron Graham au 11l med up the evidence t and the Jury after a short consultation delivered their verdict against Smith and Guts teridge—Guilty of stealing to the value of 40s. and upwards. The women were acquitted. Henry Townsend, aged 14, was capitally indicted far pri vately stealing, on the gth of August last, one pound of cot ton thread, the property of David Godwin. Mrs. Godwin, stated that the pi homer came into the shop and asked to look at some cotton thread, as lie wanted it to mend stockings. She desired hint to go about his business, considering him to have oo real occasion for what he was in. pairing about. The prisoner then went away, and soon after another person came iu and asked her if she had lost any thing. Upon this she discovered she had lost a bundle of cotton. She was certain the prisoner was the boy who had come into her situp inquiring about cotton thread. A witness who lived opposite observed the prisoner, as well as his companion, and he was certain it was not the prisoner, but the bigger boy that stole the cotton. They were toge ther jest before the latter went into the shop. but the prisoner stood about 15 yards behind. When the bigger boy came out of the shop be had a paper bag under his arm, and pre sently atter the prisoner went into the shop and soon Caine out again. Witness went into the shop and asked if there had been any thing stale', from it, and finding there was, went in pursuit of the thieves, got a constable, and took them into custody. Mr. Justice Borrougha observed to the Jury, that there ap • ',eared to be an important, sad in the present instauee, total mistake in the proceedings.—Not Guilty. George Nichols, aged 19, was indicted for robbing James Gashes of three pounds in Batik Notes.—Nut Guilty. Charles Brookes was indicted fur embezzling 501. the pro- psi ty of John Sowerhy. John Sowell)y stated that he had purchssed the Talbotpati lic-liotasr, in Tottenham-court-road, and had put into it John and Jane Barber, and his own sister Sarah, to manage it.— The pi knurl. was his servant, and had access to the till; several circumstances arisiug which created a suspicion of his dishonesty, he was charged with it, when he denied having any money, but, on being searched, 451. io Bank notes was tuned 'woo him, several of which had been marked by the bar Instil before she put them into the till. Baron Graham said there was no proof of any part of the 401. having been stolen, at aoy one time, to the amount of 40s. the whole being in nag-pound notes. The capital part or the offence, therefore could not be ~ustsined. Verdict — Guilty of stealitig to the amount of 30h. WItDNESDAY. Charlotte Bunch, aged 20 years, was indicted for stealing some articles of sweating apparel the property of Joseph Winne. 'Fite prisoner was tlutected in the act of rolling the artscies up in a piece of 11.11113111 111 the wasli.house.-64ulty. ory 'liouLins, aged 20 years, was funtod guilty of stealing a sheet and other articles the property of ltichard her toaster. The prosecutor batting gout for a few day s tutu the country, the prisoner was left in charge of the house. lie returned We 110th of Aelast s and found that Totakins was gouc. She was apprehended the same day, and gave up two duplicates of the goods that she bad pawned on the 12th, and these being produced by the pawnbroker, were dilly identified. Mary Browne, aged 43, was indicted for sfialing, privately, ISO yards of printed cotton, value 101. and upwards, on the 11th of August, in the shop of Thomas Standling, and his property. The prosecutor, a linen-draper, living in King-street, Co vent garden, missed the cotton mentioned the 11th of August,. He had been told by a woman Hutt some one had robbed him- He saw the goods in the morning. The prisoner was take., the same day and carried to lilw-street. The facts were clearly proved; and after a charge frosts Baron Graham, the Jury found the prisoner Godly—Dead:. Charlotte Wright, aged 91 years. was indicted for stealing three gowns and other articles from RiehardSulotoon.—Guiitj of stealing to the value of 45.11 d. Saunders '.l illiam Peek, aged 30 years, and William Park, aged 36 years, were severally indicted, t he first for having felo niously entered the dwelling house of Anne Noble, in the day time, and burgle ions's , breaking out in the nig ht,l having stolen from her six onevaiind Bank of England 'ones, vies eu silver led-spoons, and other articles, the.property of the said, Anse Noble; aad the latter for having feloniously liathenereil and masutained the said Saunders William Pack, well know- Mg him to have committed the said felony. Anne Noble Stated, that she was a green-grocer, residing in Gloncester-street, Hoxton. That she had known the pri soner Saunders Pack as an apprentice in the neighbourhood. filet on Saturday evening, the 10th of August last, bens eta 9 and 10 o'clock he passed through her shop into the parlour. behind it, and was there about half an hour; she was in the situp, and it was then dark. She kept her notes and money its o room on the first floor over the parlour. Prisoner was gone about half an hoar. There was a communication between the parlour and the room above stairs. Two sons of the wit ness, one of them nine and the other fourteen years old; wens asleep in the pationr ; they were not iu bed, but were lying on chairs, having been mueli fatigued. It was about half after twelve o'clock at night before she missed the things. The articles of which she had been robbed were contained in a portmanteau or a hair trunk which she called a portmantoa. That trunk or portilbintua was in her bed room in the marls. ing when she went wit of her room. She was not out or the house all that day. The portmautua was lucked, and it COW tained six oue-pound notes and 14 silver teaspoons, with some small articles of linen, and some written papers stf no value to any one except herself. The bed-room ,was not locked.— She had no lodgers in the bow. Amos Barnes examined.—He lived with Mrs. Noble as a helper. On Saturday night the 16th of August, saw the pri soner Saunders Park go through the shop between nine and ten o'clock. The candles were lighted. Did not see any thing with the prisoner; saw film afterwards going down the street. Went then to his mother's for his Sunday clothes, got them, and weal' up stairs. On coming down, he found the private dour open ; went up stairs through the parlour. The street, or private door was usually chained, when he observed the pri vate door open he told Mrs. bioble of it, and she then went eit to the. dining-roam. Wm. Smith, a watchman, said he saw the prisoner W44llage Pack at about two oclock on Sunday morning, the Mb ue 1 August. Pack was a spare watchnian,and be told the witness. that his brother had committed a robbery, having cut away and stolen a pormautua from behind a chaise. Witness asked what it contained. Pack said, several Bank notes, silver spoons, papers and other things. That they bad Wought a watch at the shop of Mr. Lorimer, in Shereditch, and had passed the notes in the name of B ailey. Witness then woo to his ditty. At five o'clock, when he went off duty, lie com municated what he had heard to Mr. Sorry, the hendhoraugh, and they went together to the house of Wm. Pack, andlaluma to the house of Mr*. Noble, where they fouud both the pd.. miters, Upon the mention of their business, the elder pri soner exclaimed," I will go end drown myself rather thaw bi 1 the means of my brother's being hanged." Witness staid while Sorry want in search of Saunders Pack, who had made off. Several other witnesses proved that the prisoners confessed the robbery. and the watchmaker to whom Pack passed the notes identified his person. Mr. Baron Graham summed rip the evidence, the Jury, who desired to retire, a ft er some deliberation brought in their verdict—Saunders %Valium Pack Guilty of burglary—Death. Williont Pack Guilty of harbouring Saunders Pack, knowing him to be a felon. THURSDAY. Charles Johnson was convicted of stealing two pieces et carpetting and a hearth rug, the property of Jobn Camplaia and Anthony Bone. James Robinson was indicted fat steatimpontof Busby Park a gelding, the property of Joseph Ruff. James Eltham, keeper ot• Bushy Park, deposed that there was a gelding in that Park the property of John Ruts; it was a stout brown horse. It was put into the Park the lit of July; was missed the Bth of August, and was found the 3d of Sep tember in the livery-gables belonging to Mr. Aldridge ,in Martin's-lane he could not be mistaken in the bu►se, and knew it wiut Mr. Rata's. Win. French, clerk to Mr. Aldridge, was firndy persuaded the prisoner at the bar was the same person who brought the gelding to Aldrige's Repository, in the name of John Johnson, of Cobham. It was delivered for sale, and the prisonerlati en tered it in the book as Yil., warranted sound, and quiet iu bar flout. It was afterwards sold by the prisoner for PA. to Me. Duffield, and subsequently it was seen and claimed by Mr. Huff. Mr. Duffield, a stable-keeper, proved his having bought the horse of tl►e prisoner (he believed) at Mr. Aids ige's. The Jury, after a short consultaions delivered their verdict • Not Guilty. The same prisoner was again indicted, for stealing another gelding out of Bush) Park,the property of Thomas W °olden, of Hampton. The gelding waasold by the prisoner to Jasuee May, a livery•stabie keeper. 'lire 1304 being clearly proved, the Jury found the prisoner canny. ( For Mc remainde► of the Old Batley are &teas page.) A boy about 14 years of age, servant to a farmer nem rtebtes, bay ing, a few days since, been taken ill, his master wrote to his mother. (a widow, at Hope Park-end) to (Ville and take him home; but the poor woman did not immediately attend to the request, and the next day t;we boy was sent off to I..umburgh, a distance of Y 1 miles, in a cart, in charge only of a lad about his own age The tetling. ut• tha poor woman may be conceived, when, upon going to lilt her son from the cart, she found him a corpoe. The bey in charge of the cut said. that shortly after they set old, ate obssr‘,.(l tue ueeeaaeu so ill, that he was afraid to look at him ; and he saw nim moving when within about throe exile of tdinburgh N ibut uniortunstcly, .it itect occuttal "him 10 kis V ROI soistaince in the road