The National Register. — London, England, 1823-02-23 00:00:00

Ilp - 7 - OLD DA/LEY SZSSIONS. Wszeasciaz Fes. 19.—These sessions commenced at Justice Hull, in the Old Bailey, before the Right Hon. the 61,11 Mayor, Mr. Baron Graham, Mr. Justice Parks the Recorder, Alderman C ox , Sherifs, &c.—The louder contains an less than 201 prisoners for trial. John Strong, remanded from last sessions, was plasm, at the bar. charged with stealing in the dwelling.hOuoli of William Donovan, divers sums of money and bank no e s, value 5001. and upwards, his ptopeny. The prosecutor, who is a fishmonger in Word-street, stated, that on the evening of Sunday, the 27111 of Dch, he went to chapel, leaving a servant lad named Kennelly in care of the house. After divine service was over, be %win to visit a brother, and had been but a few inhumes with him, when a person came to tell hint that his pee. settee was required at home directly. lie went off no. snediaiely„ and on his arriving at Isis house, discovered his (Inquiet in tears, and exclaiming, " Father I father! we are robbed." He went into a back parlour where be had left the whole of his property sale, previous to his going out, and found the drawers broken open and ey taken from them to the amount of WI. or 914. — An iron chest in the sante room had also been opened by means of a picklock I•ey, and cleated of its cements, six. WU sovereigns, ItlUl. Wink note, a bank post bill for 201. front 1 to 200 crown p.eces, and two checks for 481. Suspicion fell on the lad Kennelly, but he denied all knowledge of the robbery, and said it must have taken place during the time he had been to Mr.. Laeouche's, who had sent for some oysters. He however was taken into custody, and after having undergone several exa minatimis before the magistrates at .Marlborough.street, lie confeiscd that the rubbery had been committed by MC prisoner. lie hail met the prisoner, he said, as the Limb and Flag publi-house, iu Oxford -street, where, alter some further conversation, he agreedsti let him into the house. after his master had gone to chapel. The accomplice Kennelly, was then ealleet, and stated the etrcumstauces of the meeting, awl the plan etnicert ea for effecting the robbery. The daughter of the prosecutor, who had been- nut the whole of the day, stated the situation-in which the remises were on her return. The landlady of the Limb and Flag had seen the prisoner Kennelly in conversation at her house, ou the evening of Friday preceding the robbery. Mr. Justice Palk then summed up the case, and the Jury, alter a short deliberation, returned a verdict of not guilty. Mary Bayley was indicted for stealing a large quantity of wearing apearel and linen, the propeytr of J. Janis. Verdict euilty. E twarit Cocks and Isaac Davis were capitally indict ed for feloniously assaulting Edw. Hone, on the King's highway, on the Bth of February, in the parish of St. Miry, CVlittechmel, and taking 1 rom his person a watch and chain, value 81. Mr. Hone is a gun-maker, and on the evening of the dry stated, he was pitting along Whitechapel High forret, on his way home, when at the corner of Gould street, he saw a window broken, and a crowu collected /timid the dour of the house. He stopped to learn what was the matter, when he was surrounded by four or tier men, among whom were the peisosiera. They seized and pinioned his arms, aud drove hint back against the window. He called out to them not to push him through the window. Cocks at this time had hold of his arms, and Danis was very busy Ovum his person.— Whet' he called out as described they let him go. The prisoners were moving off, when a mast who bad oh. served them, said " There they go." Witness followed and seized Davis by the collar, and said, " Young men, where is my watch?" and Davis, without replying—si struck hint on the mouth, and knocked hint down. —Witness called out for help, and saw Cooks advance towards 11141,, and at the same moment lie received a blow on the aide of the head. which had again brought hint in the ground, but he kept hold of Davis, and contrived to seize bold of Cocks. They all fell together. He continued to call out for assistance, and two of the Bow-street dismounted patrole came up and secured the 'trimmers. They were searched, but the watch was out fon .d. Richard Seywoocl, a baker's apprentice, swore that lie was passing at the time, and saw Cocks- bare hold of the prosecutor by the arms. Bush and Hall, the two patrols,. deposed. to appre hending the prisoners. The Jury found them both guilty death. THURSDAY, Fes. 20.--Benjamin Moore, a young man of genteel apinanttice,was placed at the har e charged an an indictment with assaulung General Kerr, un the King's highway, with intent to take and carry away his goods and money. Several respectable witnesses were called, who gave him an excellent character. Mr. Baron Graham summed up at great length, and alter a short deliberation, one of the Jury asked the learned Judge whether it was COMIWItIII lon thew to acquit the prisoner ul the felonious intent, and find him guilty of the assault only. Mr. Baron Graham replying in the negative, the Jury alinoA ethane', acquitted Mtn. John Walker, James Aldridge, anti Thomas Gibson, alias Blacken, were capitally indicted fur breaking and entering the dwelliug•house of Andrew James Simpson, and stealing a glass jug, a silver watch, a sheet, two blankets, and a quantity of wearing apparel.. There were live indictments againist the prisoners, all for the offence of burglary. The prisoners attack made no defence, and called no wintesses. Aldridge and Walker were found grilty—Death.— Gibson not guilty: The three prisoners were again indicted for a burglary in the dwellutg•house of Jautt•s Armstrong. Mr. Armstrong resides at No. 4, Prince's-squire, St. George's in the EA!, and on the night of the Tut ultimo his house was broken open. and plundered,among other things, of a tca•pot and bat. The tea•pot was NUUd at THE NATIONAL REGISTER the prisoners lodgings, and the hat upon Gibson's head. 1 he prisoners were all found guilty—Death. Mr. Justice Park, addressing the prisoners, said, there were three other indictments against them ; but he thought it unnecessary, alter the satisfactory verdicts that had been given, to proceed with 'heal. The prisoners were in 'dandy a desperate gang of burglars, who had made it the business of they lives to pion der all that they could. Ile would, therefore, strongly and most earnestly recommend them to turn their serious attention to the awful situation its which. they stood. TRIAL OF INS NOTORIOUS BILL Soataes,.—William (alias Bill) &MIMS was inuicted for stealing a silk hand kerchief trout lite person of Edward S.eck. Between the hours of six and Steen o'clock on the evening of the la instant, John Woodward, servant to Sir John Lubbock, was passing through Newgate-street, when lie saw the prioorter, in company with a well. dressed woman ' watching the pockets of *etersl passen• gels. lie kept his eye upon them, and at length sew brumes put his hand into Mr. Sieck's pocket and take out a handkerchief. Ile seized St/.lllleS, who hail the handkerchief in his hand. and endeavoured to get it from him, Lut-the inter put himself in an attitude to strike hint, and the wawa') at the same time came up and said, •• what do you want with the man?" and 'Hatched the handkerchief from SUAUICS. She gut away, but the prisoner was seemed. • The prisoner, in his defence, said he was totally hum. cent, and adverted to the circumstance-of his having for. wed, been " unfortunate,' which, however, he hoped would not prejud:ce hint with the honouraule and en lightened gentlentera before whom he was IIOW tried. The Jury found him guilty. ' The Recorder ordered itim to be called up for judg e meat, and said no one could doubt of the propriety of tile verdict which. the Jury had given. The prisoner had run a long course of crime, but Justice, as was-generally the case, had overtaken him at last. Without further observation, for observation would be useless with such a 'tan as the Court knew the prisoner to be, the sentence was, that he be transported beyond the seas.for the term of his natural life. The Recorder called up Woodwardoend thanked him in the name of the public for the promptitude and cou rage vehicle he had displayed upon this occasion. Fittnae, Fee. 2l.—Mary AnnSlosha young woman of most interesting appearance, aced :as' and Jane Par rott, smell 55, were indicted, the liaritter fur having stolen 151. iu bany notes, from the dwelling home of Mr. H. Kemp, her uncle, and the latter fur receiving the same (in tile county of Surrey) knowing them w be stolen. The last named primmer was not pin on her trial, her offence having been committed , in Surrey; she was, therefore, remanded until the next Kingston assizes. The prisoner Sloat remained at the bar—and her ap pearance, and the nature of her misfor e, excited the commiseration of a Court unusually crowded with fe males. It appeared by the evidence of Mr. Kemp, which-was given with great reluctance and pungent sorrow.• that the prisoner was a branch of a must respectable family, and his niece; she generally resided with him, and until this inifortuivetc occurrence her conduct was most exem plary; but in an evil hour she was inveigled from the path of rectitude and virtue by the woman with • whom she stood indicted. :laving succeeded by stratagem in enticing her unfortunate victim from that dwelling where virtue atitl• happiness were the peaceful inmates, she took an early opportunity of inducing her to vim her respectable cu iiiiiiiiiii i and commit depredations on their property. By the Influence of threats she went to her Uncles, broke open his desk, and committed the offence with which site now stood charged. An officer was despatched to quest of the unhappflugitive, all. she was found in a house of the worm description in St. George's-fields, kept by the prisoner Parrott—the dis gusting mutual intercourse of bow sears the odicer wit timed on this occasion we forbear to describe. 'Die Jury found the prisoner guilty, but earnestly im plored the merciful interposition of the Court. The Recorder assured them that the strictest attention should be paid to their request. Tote Judges entered the Court at ten o'clock. when William Bungley was placed at the bar, charged with the willul murder of George Durham. Elizabeth Williams deposed, that she saw the deceased at the George, George-yard, Whitechapel, on the 25th of January, about one o'clock in the day; prisoner was also there on that day ; deceased used very disrespectful language respecting she prisoner (who was then absent), observing, among other things, that he wr.uld give bin a good hiding. When prisoner came, witness informed• , him of what deceased had said; they both met at the mine place in the evening, when a quarrel arose. which was proinoted by Durham; prisoner said he would give him a good beating,. but he knew deceased would take advantage of the law;. deceased declared he would not, and the fight commenced; prisoner received the first blow,.which knocked him down ; the battle proceeded, and ended in the fatal catastrophe which formed the subject of the present charge. Other witnesses who were present at the contest gave similar testimony. By their evidence, it appeared mat the unfortunate deceased was the promoter of the quart eel. Jahn Durham, the fatherof die deceased, slated that on the night int question his son Caine hostile with his skull fractured, and was•frum thecae conveyed the next day, to the London klospital, where lie sholy died.; deceased observed that he had received his eath•blow White lie went to the hospital. Deceased said the night he same home, he.was sure 17e should die, and requested witness Ow lather) to go and get the prisoner apprehended; alter he went to the hospita►, he requested to 094111 C home to die. Mr. Pollen, a pupil at the Landon Hospital, stated;. he examined the head of the deceased, when brought 'to that establishment; he considered the contusion was occasioned by a vole's' fall ; whets he first saw it, lie did not apprehend the la►al result; the wound pad even a healthy appearance two days befoic he died ; tvittless ~~~ I 4 lie never heard the deceased express any apprehension of death. Mr. Lewis Evans, another pupil, stated, that germ the 3o is of January to the 4th LA February, he attended the decaased ; after his death he opened Inc head and f I a contused wound, which might hare been in flicted by a blow or a IJII ; the versels in the regiorrof the brain were full, but no blood ; the ryniptoute were simply of an inflammatory nature; he had no doubt but the wound occasioned the death of the deceased. The prisoner made no defence. Mr. Hanna Graham addressed the Jury, and observed, • that the case fell In, short of wilful murder. It was, • therefore, the question fur them to consider, whether the prisoner had, by feloniously sulking, been goal of • manslaughter. Verdict—Guilty of manslaughter. Sarah Stubbing*, aged 17, a girl of very interesting appearance, was placed at the bar, charged with the wilful murder of her male itilant child, in the parish of Si. Pancras. The Jury returned a verdict of nut guilty. His Lordship humanely recommended the aunt ter • take the unhappy girl under her protection.. • Samiders was indicted for the wilful tawnier of her female *alerts child, by tying and fastening a certain piece of silk about its neck, whereby strangulation was • proluced. A gentleman. with whom the prisoner had lived as servant, gave her a good character fur humanity, aud• said she was remarkably affectionate to children. Mr. Baron Graham shortly charged the Jury, and ex pressed au opinion, that the evidence was insufficient to fix upon the prisoner se heavy a crime as that of • murder. The Jury found the prisoner not guilty, and the was ' discharged. Buitar.itai..-i-Henry Seaton was capitally indicted for burglatiuusly breaking and entering the dwelling house of Lawson Holmes, and stealing therefrom two • watches, thirteen sovereigns, aqu yof gold csaiu, • and other al ticks, the property of Catherine Dale. Mrs. Dale was a lodger in the house of Mr. Holmes. - in St. Paul's, Shadwell. She went to church ow a Sunday evening in January. leaving two young mew, its Mr. Holines's service, in the house. She had not been gone long when one of the young men going outside the door, sew a light in Meat Dales sitting room up • stairs. • He and the other went up stairs, and when they got near the door of Mrs. Dales room they heard an attempt made to open the window inside. They rushed into the room, and the prisoner turned about from the window and- advancing towards thew, struck sue of then, a blow on the side of the head. • They. - however, secured him, and conveyed him to the watch house. When they got him near the street he struggled to get away, and threw himself down in the snow.— - This he repeated twice whilst going to the watehhouse.. stud en the spot, where he first 'fell, Dickintow . and Avery, two of the patrol of Bow Stier', found two watches and a pair of sleeve buttons, the property of ' Mrs. Dale. A bag, containing seven picklock keys, • - was round where he fell the second time, and at the third place some mateheeund a piece of candle were picked 'I he prisoner's defence was, that he was never in the house, and that he w4s collared in the sneer b by mis take for some other person. Several witnesses gave him a good character, but the • Jury fouud him•ettilty—death.—AgedV6. • LONDON • S MIXON& • On 'Monday these- Sessions commenced before the Lord Mayne and a Bench of Aldermen. Giteall ASSAULT AND Puwrtlro 111 TIISTLSIT PRI. - SON .—Justioi Atkins and George Atkinson, debtors. confined in the Fleet Prison, and George Rushbury, a • visitor to some of the debtors, were tried upon an indict spent, charging them with hating must vtolently as saulted and pumped upon Abraham Aaron, an ARtua ney's Clerk, on the 15th of D.•cember last, in the yard • of the prison. • Mr. Andrews, for the prosecution, stated, that• the result of the preset): case would, he hoped, be such cc • would be likely to put an end to a very atisord mid in human practice which unfortunately existed for a length ' of time amongst persons confined fur debt. Aaron. who is a moan of small stature, deposed, thee' he went into-the Fleet Prison on the 15th of December, • to get a schedule signed by a client, who was about to take the benefit of the Ac . Upon going into the tap.. • - room, one•ut the &tendril's challenged him• with-hav png a prisoner's defence •in the insolvent ; Cum, and robbing hum of eight guineas. Aaron de. tiled the truth of the charge, and they said he must stand a five shilling treat. lie refused, and the &fetid ants and some others dragged 1 • forthwith to the pump • with the grossest violence, sod pumped upon hum moat unmercifully three or four minutes. One of the turnkeys rescued him from this condition when he was drenched stud shivering, and supptied hint with clothes and other means of avoiding the worn consemiences. The prose. - color had appealed to the defendants in the most solemn. 11141111er to 11.411 V Will in cbusiderarion of his wife and children. but they continued thew sport, and said so those collected on the spot, that they were " only pump ing upon the little Jew Lawyer." The case was most clearly proved by several ' noises. Mr. Arabin, for the defence, allied witnesses to prove that his clients were not parties to the severity practised • against the prosecutor. The deuial, however,to prove an alai with mica to • eachlof she defendants proved abortive. 'rile Jury immediately found the defendants " and the Recorder, in passing sentence, asimadvetted most strongly upon the barbarous conduct of those who were fouls enough to consider themselves possessed of the orivilege of using the prison pump for so base a purpose. 'meson they became iurnates. Each of them was sentenced to imprisonment fur tin a( DILL • WINE •!! r 710 ,-