The National Register. — London, England, 1818-09-21 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY. MONDAY, Sm. 14. NR. HUNT AND nit IPRDPNIETONII AND PRINTS* OP TVS MEW TIMES. At the opening of the Court, Mr. Hunt appeared at the table, and renewed his application of Saturday evening, calling on the defendants to give -In hours notice of bail, the Grand Jury having found a true bill against them fora libel upon his character. The Common Serjeant observed, the motion was granted in the usual form. Mr. Hunt expressed his hope that special bail would be ' required. The Common Serjeant observed, the ease was a common ease ; there was nothing extnsotdivary in it ; and the Court saw no reason for departing from the usual course. Mr. Hunt replied, a very gross offence had been committed against him by the defendants, and he.cousidered himselfjus tided in demanding special bail. In the case of Hone and Carlisle, special bail of 4001. had been required, though these unfortunate individuals were not worth a shilling ; and he hoped it would he required in the present case. The Common Serjeant-1 cannot step out of my way to try that case, but I presume the Court did its duty on that occasion. 1 repeat thi , re is no reason, on your shewing, to alter the usual ball in your individual case. Mr. Hunt-1 am not litre as an individual—l stand here in the name of the King, and my application is on the part of the public, for the conservation of the public peace. The Common Serjeant—Certainly, all prosecutions of this ' mature are conducted in the ch u te of the Kiug, as the guardims of the•public interests. Mr. linut-1 wish to state further, that the reason X came in person this morning to make the present motion,was in cense quence of its having been intimated to me in Court onSaier• day night, that such an application could only be made ' through the medium of Counsel. I cannot accede to such as opinion. The Common Serjeant said, the usual course is toinake inch• a motion by Counsel.' Indeed there ought to be a mo tion. paper. But the Court not wishing that an individual should suffer for an inforinality, sometimes indulges the party applying, though the mode of application happen to be un duly made. It is a favour conceded. • Mr. Hunt said, then I decline to accept as a favour, that which I feel I am entitled to demand as a right. The Common Serjerssit.---Sir, your motion is grouted ; the = Court cannot converse for an hoar with • a sailor in this intoner. Mr. Htst-Very well, my Lord, I merely repeat, I want no %' favour. How am Ito obtain the warrant against these . people ; and when ? The COIIIIIIOO Se rjeant--Mhat office it shall be granted to you. Mr. Hunt then made his bow to the Court, and withdrew to the proper office, where he immediately took out a warrant against Edward Quin and John Stoddart, .Esqrs. and A. Mitchell, of The Nese Tioms Newspitper, for a " false, wilful, sorlieinus, scandalous, and detamatory libel, against Henry Hunt, Esq." The warrant was signed by the Common Ser. jeant and Mr. Alderman Heygate, who was the only Alder. snan oo th e Bench at the time. Mr. Hunt then carried away the warms*, which he said should be put into immediate ea teutioniand that be would keep the parties in custody until e:ey gave him 4$ hours notice of bail..: He soon after de ' livered the warrant to the City Marshal ; and about II o'clock, Brand, one of the Marshalmen. called at the Office of the New Times, iu cider to execute it ; this could not be accons- you apply at the proper piloted, as all the defendants were absent, and Dr. Stoddart v nearly one hundred utiles from London, but is expsetA in • town in a very short time. • Air. Haunt was informer that the Doctor was from home ; buttlia said that would osake•no ference, for he would dispatch a person to apprehend him, as Le was determined to have hint taken in custody. 1111 r Wilson, attorney for the defendants. gout. notice to Mr. • Hunt, 11131 Matthew Dutton, Nu. 148, Fleet-street, watch. maker ; and Charles Aug ustus Savage, No. 111, Fetter•lane, tliukeeper,would be bai l the siefondants. 3. Flood was indicted for ntteringoon the 9th of May last,. in the parish of St. James, Clcrkenwell, tv.o forged D. notes, Kell knowing the same toalite forged, and with intent to de fi and the Governor and Oompany of the Bank of England. J. King, a cheesemonger, in WellingtomAreet, Mrset. • toreet, stated, that on the 9th of May the prisoner came to witness's shop, and purchased hotter and cheese to the amount of 4s. and tendered a 11. note in payment ; witness asi-cd for his address, aud he gave it liitims,•No. z 4, Helmet row but about it 'tete:: afte:• - the note w-t returned Indite wituasi as a t i ed one ; witness immediately went to Helmet vow, to enquire for the prisoner, but could hutl no auch num ber as 24, or any such person as Hain's. • John Edmonds lives at No. 9, Hath•street, City-road, keeps a sliuemaker's s!lop; saw the prisoner at his shop in the begin. Wog of Mesv ; he then purchased a pair of shoes at Ts. 6d. aad•dwiared a pair of dancing pinups, which were to be sent • te2s, Seward-sit cet, in a week. He paid for the shoes with 11. note, and took the change. He gave his address, Pask, Seward-street ; bat no such number as 25, was LI be found, ' tor was ally person oldie name of Pask known in that street. The note was paid away by the prosecutor, but 60011 after re turned to him as a forgery.. The Constable of .tit. Like's apprebendc•l the prisoner on the 29th of June. and searched bile, and found a forged note • in his possession, ',latch he said lie Nand going along the City-readt week before.. Prisoner put in a writtveriefence, in whielche stated that be picked up the fulled note found on him in the street a week before lie was warn into custody; but did net otter it to any one, having beard there were a gi eatsmany bad notes in circitlatiou, and at the time he WS) stopped by the officer he was proceeding to att.-Bank-to ascertain whethei it was a gond note ur not. Mr. Be un Graham summed Up, and the July found the isonet air.y —Death. T. W. Santis was indicted for ntterfug e . forged oue pound note, an.b.sii,g Ift: same 'to be forced. There was nothing 14), el is the evidence. The Jury round the prisener•Guat —Ovuth. W. Byrne, .egett 22, , was tt...t:.!ied fore Croider offence, namely, An uottiug off a forged eve pound note, knowing 11 to be tut 6etl, t.r. tlie •UM ut lest, to W. Spuotey. a Dutcher. It appmeeatelk..t Cu Ott da? mentioned the en isoner went to Mr. spat geteyat anal put ebasesia in of a:ottan i cur 'which fir NM tti: a Jett p 0611160.1 A . :. • taking 'ais Change and ai% sna his addr,sc as Is-rupt. Ni. C. Green'a-court. •Ort the .. t ea , ~,4 4 unday :he F. t.soutio c4:..easato to .try-Ins Whet's. TiIt:NATIONAL at-OSTER' tendered another note, and gave *other name—that of Childs,No. 6, Green's-court. The prosecntorupon this chal lenged the prisoner with having changed his name, and ac cused him of paying a forged note for his leg of mutton on the preceding Sunday. The prisoner thin said, if the prosecntor would return him the first note, and go with him to his lodgings in Oreen's-court, he week' return him 20 shilling.. The prosecotoraccordingiy went with the prisoner to Green's-court ; but.when they came there the prisoner could not find N 0.6: the prisoner then made some other encase, end the prosecutor was in cones. quence induced to take the prisoner into custody. On his being searched, it appeared that he Contrived to get rid of the forged note which had been returned to him. rile prisoner's defence was, that he received the notes in question for prize money due to himwhen he served on board the Stag frigate. Verdict—Guilty—Death. • Sarah Ward, an interesting looking young woman only 27 years of age, was Anent placed at the bar, charged with the capital offence of putting off a fisrged 11. note, with intent to defraud the Bank of England ; weil•knowi ng he same to be forged_ The prisoner persisted in the plea of not guilty; and refused to plead•guilty to the minor ofl7tnce . of having the note in her possession. It appeared from the evidence, that the prisoner went Into the Plough public house, at Hinton, kept by Mr. Terry, and asked for a cptertern of gin to be put into a bottle, and tendered a 11. note in payment. landlord immediately detected the nOte as a fur gery, and told the prisoner so ' • groben she said it was given to her by • man in the street *I:o intim did not know, and who desi t ed her to fetch the gin fee ben. A person was-sent into the street to look for the .as described, bat be was .not to be found. They then enquired of the. - prisoner where she lived, who gave her address, No. 6, John-street, St. Isola's, which, on enquiry, proved to be a fable address. It also appeared, that in February last the prisoner passed a forged ti. note to a feather manufacturer, nand I. Smith, at which time she gave her name as Sharpe. The prisoner pot in a written- paper, in which she des-fared her innocence, and that she received the note of a gen tleman in the street, who said he would giveAter 6d. to get the gin for him. She was a very poor woman • end had four infant children •to support, and was anxious to earn 6d. When apprehended, she had notary' money in her possession. A respectable • tradesman's wife, who was accidentally it , Court, stated, that she recollected the prisoner's face ; she had been a customer at their shop some time, and witness had taken a several notes of -her at different times, but bad never, to her knowledge, taken a bad one of her. She had nu reason to think her otherwise ;ban a respecta hle character. The prisoner held a fine infant,apparently about 12 months old, in her arms during the whole of the trial. Verdict— Guilty-Death; but reecontnended to mercy 913 the ground of her family, and distress at the time the offence was coni mitted. .1 J. Bryan was ales capitally convicteffof e similar offence. J. Watson, a decent looking young man, was then put to the bar, charged with the capital offence of uttering, to which he pleaded , :slut Guilty. The p' ironer now expressed a wish to retract that-plea. and to plead gnilty to the minor offence of baying •forged notes in his possession, and was permitted to do ao. B. F. WiNiv was next arraigned for the cznital offence, to which p)ealled•Not Guilty. The prisoner now followed the example of the last prisot.er, and was permitted to plead Guilty to the minor offence, which subjects hint to transporta tiou for 14 years. T Owen, aged 17, was allowed to do the same. I'. Billington was indicted fur stealing from the person of Mr. Summers, eeilver watch value 51. on the Gth of July last. It-appeared from the evidence, that Mr: Summers was stand ills in the crowd at the top of James-street, Covent Garden, on the day in question, to witness the chairing of Sir S. Ho miny, on gaining his elect on, when hefeltecnne one deavriiig his watch from hts fob; he turned round anti immediately seized the prisoner ; the watch was found in his possession. The evidence was so clear against :he prisoner, that the Jury, without a moment's hesitatio n , found bins —G ui lty. Sentenced to be transported for life. TUESDAY. Mary Warman and John Borehant were Indicted for felo niously forging and counterfeiting a will purporting to be the will and testament of Jo:►n Reynolds. and in order to•de. frond George Reynolds, the nephew and heir at law of the, deceased. The first witness called was William Brampton, an officer in the Consistury Court of the Bishop of London, who pro duced the will iu question, purporting to contain the testa mentary disposition of the deceased. It was drawn-in nearly the following words:—'• I promise to John Itoreham, iu the event of my death before next Kelvedowfairt that I will be,. queath to his sister the sum of 1,5001., in order to prove fhi attachment I have , for her." This paper came to the hands of the witness in December last, and he was not apprised of any steps taken by the prosecutor for the purpose of establish log its validity, Mr. Alley and Mr. Curwood here objected to the further progres► of this inquiry, on the ground that the will was still under the consideration of thwfcclesiastical Court. It might eventnallt prove to be a gdbd testamentary paper, and, peadenlit ate, a Criminal Coart`ong_ht not, even on the prin ciples of the common law; to ewerlise a paramount jurisslie. gloss. • • Mr. Baron Graham,.aftec conferrini with his brother Judges, Mr. Justice Bailey and•Mr.Justice Hurebugh, de cided that the jurisdiction of that Court viiis at least concur rent, and that the trial most therefoic proceed. The Court had full power to take recognisance of the question before it, without reference to the eventual judgment of a different tribunal. The objection might he reserved,-if, iu the course of time evidence, that should be considered to lie desirable, but it was not.auffieient to stop investigation in !noise. John flyboarne depo-rd, that he had been well wermainted wl4i the deceit- ed for n couvidurable time. He drove one of the Black wall eshaelies, and t% 411 killed by a All from it the (Ph of lkielienitier lost. On flit cress-examination he admitted, that altliongftle hinnel had not °Weird, au r hod been made iii Ins pre eent•e to the prisoners, by , the sulwitor to the prnstirsiter, of the seta of 1,0001. as a comrensation for giving np the e ill.— Thiswas after sitallegation had beat filed isr the ikkelestastteal Court. The-prisoners refaced to are,nierre in this proposal. The rumor 10401. was .eesnintentied ns 111 proper couni..•ration, but no al reogeinent eta.. cume two by the parties. vite-estani sied.—rie wetlAteTiainteti with •the hand writing 'of the deceased, andr-lied seen it abont a NI till Lhi previous to his de stit. • on.bis,-piesent inspection of tlir itrument purportirg totht his will; rat opinion of the wit ne, . Was thaw it MIS 114 Of Ida 014611e.;.,1i t. lie bel , e‘ed that the SEPT 01 deceased was fend of a dram, bat had seldom seen him ia poxicated. Mr. Baron Graham hereobserved, that to his apprehension there was an end of this case, which appeared p resolve itself entirely late a dispute of peceniary interest.. Mr.Gnraerionnediately gave up the prosecution, and the prisoners were ibformed that they would also be discharged fromenother indictment, from the minor offence of utterint the will knowing it to be forged. WEDNESDAY. FORUMS OK COUNTRY BA/Mi.—William Gracey, • -young man, was pat to the bar.under an indictment charging , hlm with forging and littering as trim a forged 51. promissory note of the Bnry and Suffolk , Bank, weii knowing the same to be a forgery. The indictment contained three different counts,tim first charging the prisoner with forging the note, the second with tittering the •cote with intent to defraud Edward Walmeslev, and the third with intent to defraud Messrs. Oakes and Soe, bankers, of Bury St.Erlinuud's, Suffolk. William Morphew was the first Witness called. He stated that he was in the service of Mr. Walmesley, a linendraper, residing in Gracechurch-street. On the 7th August, about T in the evening, the prisoner came into therhop and purchased a piece of Irish linen, which came to 31.23. 10d. He tendered in payment nate of the Bury and Sulfulk Bank, and gave the risme of " Jones, of Deptford." Witness wrote that name and address upon the Auste immediately. The next day he went to the banking house of Messrs. Lee, Simeon and Co., of Lombard-street, where it was made payable, and it Will discovered to be a forgery. Witness and a person of the name of Hind went down to D:ptiord, and saw 4 or $ per. sons of the name of Junes, but could nut End the prisoner.— Ou the ICh August, witness, in consequence of information, went into St. George's fields, to a'place called Joiner's-place, near the Westrainster-road. boas about a gnarter before 6 in the morning, and. Hind and Walton the officer accompa nied him. He knoeked at a door in the place, and asked if a person of the name of Jones was there ; the answer was that he aid not live -there. The officer then inquired for 31r. Gracey,. and they ull three -went in and round the pri soner in his, bed. The officer addressed him " Good morning, lir. Gracey," hot no answer was returned.-- Witness theta addressed him by the name of Johcs. The pri soner said his Dame was not Jonea, and wanted to know foe what purpose they came there. ..Witeress said, " Yon are the person who bought the Irish linen ei Mr. Walinseley's, and tendered the forged 61.,n0te." The prisoner denied the fact. On going to the watchlsouse the prisoner expressed wi,h to see Ids mother; Walton went for his mother, and left the witness and prisoner alone. Witness tolithiesthat he thought he was wrong in denying it. for he was sure be was the person who gave-the note. Witness added, "I do dot want to hurt you, I only Want the 61. note." The prisoner was searched in the watchhouse, and in a pocket-book found upon him was observed against the date of the 7th August, this memorandiare, " Jones 21." The sum of 11. 17s. 2d. was given in change for the GI. note. Robert Bela, Esq. one of the magistrates of Worship street, proved the esamiustiou of the prisoner Before him.— Ou the second examination. wltneu, took a wale of what fell from the prisoner. ale said, " I did live in the Rein-ryas,. No. 12, and I and a carver and gilder, but I live now in Joiner's-place, ‘Yegtminster-road. I received this 51. note when I lived in theMeut.road. I kept a shop Mere. I re ccive.d it, it may beiluee weeks ago. sold two dressing.. boxes Per 21. 14s. spd I gave the change. The man's name is ou the back of the nate. He said he lived at Greenwich.— I oever took the Dote to the banking Louse. I-left the sliep is the,Kent-road last week, and took the goods with me. Tim clerk tore sop these tiepositiows in consequi lace of prisoner refusing to sign them. Thomas Hind, clerk to Messrs. Oakes and Co.,bankers, at Bury St. Edmunds, proved that the note was a forgery. Jobeph Walton, the officer, stated, that.he knew tbe pri soner pr evions to this transaction,and he always went by the name of (iracey. He came to thedrouse of witness on tire Wednesday.previous to see his brother, who was in custody. The prisoner, in his defence, denied all knowledge that the note he tendered was a forgery Edward Neate proved that the prisoner, about a month ago, occupied a house of his in the Bent-road. He quitted ay cording"to agreement, at 6.o'elock in the morning, on the 16th of August. lie carried on die business of a carves.ami Several other witnesses gave the prisoner a good eilaraver. Guilty, but recommended toinercy on account of ins former good character. George Gracey, the twin brother of the last unfortunate man taken from the dock, was nextput to the bar, elborgs d with having forged and uttered as trite a two guinea Grantham Beak note, well knowing it to be forged, with intent to dr. frond Thomas Archer. Other counts in the indictment charged him with intending to defraud other parties. Thomas Archer .was a boot and shoe maker, in Great Winchester-street. On the lath of August, on Monday night, at 8 o'clock in the evening, the prisoner came to his shop and bought a pair of Wellington boots . for 11. 12s. He tendered in payment a two guinea Grantham note, payable in Lombard street. Being asked, the prisoner said his name was Smith. and that it was on the note, and he lived in Paul-street. Whe prisoner then said that he had a pair of shoes to sole and kW. and the buy should-take the boots honor. Willi next morning witotes went to Lombard-street to obtain payment for the note, and found that it was a forgery. He immediately wept into Paul-street, but could not tind the poisoner. In conse qnence of further information, ors the night of the 11th he went to watch at a house in Crown-street, kept by a woman of the name of Gracey. Witness saw she prisoner in Crown- Street, coming towards the house. He collared him, and said, " How do you do, Mr. Smith, I have been looking tor you some time ? 'floe prisoner said, Why do >ow collar time ?My name is not Small', but Gracey. I bought a {pair of boots of .bent I pnid on." Witness replied, " Yes, and you know in what eon! too." When he got le his own door, the prisoner rel. stet', and said lie wanted to go in, saying, "'lbi, is my u hose., 440 I eau Int 5 I byre id any tittle." Witne.s, how ever, nerves-deli iu tak ptisonrr to the watetilionse, and gave Lim user to Walton the oifieer. pi i.tmer then said lie had taken the note tit,iii a stranger who CAW into Isis tomitsws shop. Chasiris Fin:illar, x little boy of 13 years or age, was serrate to the oast witness. recollected. 1 7 1 e prisoner buying tbs. boot, , i t _;os icaste: 's liosne Wino the pri.oilef is. ciliary Site boats. (in hi t pir•erveil tile prisoner thick elites or lour tinn.s, Anti when opposite I.l4•Aiiiooit'N lip s.nd , " 11v lad, I will no: ti.ke yuli any further," and trot on WS pro.lCi I for so to- bait-peter, bit noosn prisoner then .a.. 1 be mnild bi tits •I.oes niter morning, and give him bat..4ht inalAsef • 4