The National Register. — London, England, 1819-05-03 00:00:00

MAY S. , Mr. Tipp,•n, yzwriler, th..: of t:,4 ire S j....,- dneed lie had made far huo 16 31 . ,11S agth There were eight or trine other rings pi °dared, ;owe of them were worth three guineas and two guineas a piece; altogether %oriel about 151. Several ino..t respectable witnesses were called, who gave the pii,liner a most excellent character. Most of them had known the prisoner fur 10, 11,12, and 20 yea, +. He bore the character of a most honest and houuurablc man. _ _ _ Mr. „Titmice Park then maimed up thr evidence. The jut y, atter a short deliLeration, found the prisoner Guilty. As soon as the sentence was pronounced. and while the prisoner remained at the bar to know whether lie was to be tried upon any of the other indictment:, a most dig graceful accuse was exhibited. The plate and jewellery belonging to the prisoner still remained ex pnaed its open court. The Under• Sheriff then applied to the Judge fur 'kin order to the Sheriff to take the plate. Mr. Justice Park.-1 shall give nu order; let it be taken out of court. A most disgusting scramble (for we can call it by no other tern') ensued. Adkins, the police-otficer, oil the one hand, was moil active in collecting the pieces of plate, while the sheriff's officers, on the other, were all their fn e.• to pi event this seizure. In the midst of the Adkins addressed himself to the bench, end re quested tile iuterierruce of Mr. Justice Park in his behalf. The leartic,l jufl4r, however, repeated that he would give no order a liont it. Adkins at leligill succeeded 111 eollectin2 the g, eatcr p.ut or the plate, with which be made off, *sing a7l a.isaginable speed through the barrister's dour. By this means he got away tuna Isis persecutors, and we believe was aot afterwards to be found by the sbetitt's other's. CHARGE OF MURDER. ltfiaiam Jeanine, /I wretched lookiag man, was Indicted fur feloniously killing and slaying Mary Anae Couduu, au infaat child, in the mouth of Janwiry twit. Mary Condon said, she was the mother of the deceased, and knew the prisoner. lie cons in the habit of conning so her house is St Giles's. One evening in the month or Ja cuary she charged him with having taken away ono °len the water-rock. .. hicb he denied. A few mornings after he came to her home, and brought with him a basket. He said he had brougiit her some " nice composition coal." IV it. hew said she never heard of sat h a coal, hut the prisoner re plied it was most c.c.-dent fur lighting a Are. 1$ itue.s emp tied a recess 14 he. e she had some charcoal, and the prisoner deposited the contents of his basket, and went away. Soon afterwards, witness made use of some of the composition on the fire, hut she had scarcely applied it, when a dreadful explosion, like the discharge of a cannon, took place. it burnt all wh. acre its the place, namely, the witness, her child (the deceased), Mary Anne Cormick (who was also killed, and fur whose death the prisoner 111111 tried last Sea sion,) and a little hoy. The basket contaiuing the rentainder of the composition coal, caught fire from the explosion, and was completely burnt. Witness afterwards understood that the coal was nothing but gunpowder, and other combustible ingredients.—( l'his has appeared fully in the Police Re ports.) The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of Manslaughter. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE. Sasannsh Taverner and W anima Taverner were pot to the bar, and were indicted for unlawfully having is their posses sion a quantity of five and line pound forged notes of the Bank of England. The prisoners stand in the relation of mother and son. The latter has a wooden leg. Joseph Mayhew said, he was Guard of the Old Prince of Wales, Birmingham Coach. lie knows the prisoner. Wil liam Taverner. On the 4th of April, he took his place to go to Veery Cross, about four miles ft Stratford, and about 17 from Biriningliam. Witness set him down there. Oa tile return of the coach, Mrs. Kitchener, the landlady of the public-house there, hailed him, and said she had gut a pas veititer and a parcel. William Taverner immediately came out and entered the roach; and witness got from the woman at the same tune, a basket to take with him. It was direct ed to a " Mu. Ward, Clerkenw ell." Upon their arrival in tow a, the prisoner got dun a at the W bite Horse Cellar, Pic cadilly, but the basket went on to the George and Blue Boar. Witness had reason to suspect that there was some thing in the basket which was nut right. John Hines said he was a porter at the George and Blue Boar. Ou the sth of April a basket arrived by the Bir milighatu coach. directed to Mrs. %Yard, 41. Cumptva-street, St. John-street, Clerkenwell. Witness had heard something from Mayhew, the guard, which caused him to suspect the contents of the parcel, and be had the curiosity to examine the basket. lie did this in a room at the Rubin-flood, near the coach office. Upon putting in his hand he first felt some feathers, but on trying again be laid his hand upon a paper parcel, which be opened, and discovered that it contained a quantity of 51. notes. Upon further search he found other parcels of a similar description, but they were tied up. and be did not open thi in. Witness went back immediately to his master, slr. Ibbetson, to acquaint him with the circum stance, and witness, his master, aria another person west to the Bank. Foy, the oficer,aul a Mr. Milton, of the Bank, in consequence returned to the coach office, and after the basket was examined, it was agreed to make it up again, and to carry it to Clerkents ell, where it was directed. Witness took it there, followed by loy and Mr. Milton Upon his arrival there he saw the female !prisoner, and said to her " Mrs. Ward, is this all right 1" She said yes, and gave him 2s. Gil, in payment fur the basket. The charge was 2a. 2d. but he had nu copper, and gave her a 6d. She called out " William, have you any halfpence ?" A man from within replied" no." William Sell keeps the Robin Hood, in Holborn. On the 6th of April lie remembered the purser of the George and Blue Boar coming in to his horse with a basket, and communicated to winless that lie should like to satisfy his cariosity by opening it, as lie thought there was something wrong, dui lie took the basket into a back-room. and continued there about live or six n • tes, and flies) called to witness, who went into the room whete he was, and lie saw five or six parcels of notes, and one was loose, which were taken out of the basket ; one contained 51. notes. Witness said to hint " for God's sake pat thew op, and carry them to roar master," and lie did so. Mr. Ihbet3oie, sea. recollected the basket towing by the coach ; he opened it, and found .It to contain two fowls, and some tolls of Hank notes. He went to the THE NATIONAL REGISTER. !link and gave information, and the ootes were replaced in the basket. Foy, an officer, accompanied Hines with his cart. He delivered the basket at Nu. 41, Compton•street, to a wo man, and witness then went tip and saw the female pri soner with the basket tinder her arm. \{' inlet's said " What have you got there, Mrs. Taverner ? She did not answer, but went in and putt it dozen in the parlour. SIIC said slue did not know what it contained. Witness asked her allele and from whom it came ? $lllOl she said she did not know, but that she believed she paid 2s. 2d. for it.— Slue said an acquaintance of lieu 'a had called there about a lot 'night before, and had req nested her in let her have a pat eel directed there. Her name was Ward, but slue did not know where she lived. Witness asked her when she %%41 to call? Prisoner said she did not know," perhaps to morrow." Witness !stoke it open, and produced the con tents, and both the prisoners said they did not know the contents. The packet contained 496 our-pound notes, and 10 live-pound notes. Witness marked them, and pi uceeded to search the house, and asked the female pri soner if she had any lodgers—if slue had any of the moue of Ward? She said no, she had not, and said she had ne ver seen I%' at tl in all het life. Mr. Milton, aho was with witness, How could she (meaning Watd) procure leave to have the basket directed here? Prisoner (female) said slue received a letter from her a week before. Alr. Milton asked her for the letter, and she said clue had ile• stroyed it. Mr. Glover, Inspector of the Bank of England for 25 years, proved the nobs to be forged. ' The prisoners putt in a conjoint defence, of considerable length, in which tiny denied a knowledl.r of what the basket contained; and on the part of the female pi tamer it was urged that a female ueoptaintatice of bet's, named Ward, whose family lived in the urighbouthood of Bir ru!ngliani, requested her to permit a basket to be directed to her house, but she declared she did not know where Ward was to be hound, as she land not seen her sines she called upon I.er in the month of March. Seves al wits' gave the prisoner a good character. mr. Justice Park recapitulated the esidence, sod the Jury, slier a momentary consultation, pronounced both the In owners Guilty. FottorD BAN! OF EXOLAWD NOTE/.—This morning Henry Dart and Mary Ann Griffiths were capitally convicted for having in their possession a quantity of counterfeit Notes, pur porting to be genuine ores, of the Governor and Compeny of the Bank of England, and also three forged Notes in an unfinished state, without lawful excuse. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A FEMALE. Margaret Patterson, an Intel esting gill of Itt, was in dicted fur stealing, in the dwelling-house of WitileAtn Gor don, of Grafton-street, Fitgroy.sqeare, a gold watch, va lue 16!. a gold chain, value 41. seven rings, five pair of rat-rings, several oilier articles of jeacileiy and trinkets, 42!. in bank notes a quantity of silk, linen, and other pro perty to a large anionnt, on the 25th Match last. 'f he prosecutor said, that on the evening of the above day, he had bad a party at Isis house. After having lea, he and his wife agreed to accompany some ladies to Cha ring Cross, in order to see them off by the roach to Dept ford. They left the prisoner, who was their s?rvant, alone in care of toe house. On their retort', in about two hones, they found the door open and the house deserted. Upon going into the bed-chamber, where a great deal of pro petty WAS deposited, they found the drawers, a bureau, and a desk opened, and all the portoble pi opeo ty, whether of money, jewels, plate, limn, wearing apparel, O/c. car ried away. The place was, in fact, all cutifu,iiii.. Little doubt remained that 'he prisoner ass the guilty party. He went in a short time to Bow-street, and there obtained the assistance of Goodwin, the patrols. Witness and the Officer accordingly set out early un the fallowing mooning in the direction of Manchester, in pnrsuit of the prisoner, and Inning pi ucteded as far as Ashby De La Zotich, there came up with ber, making rapid way towards Scotland. Nearly all the property taken from his house acre found with her, and the witness If elf took from her bosom his gold watch. She held in her hand about four or live pounds in notes ; and the reurainderof the booty was found in bundles, which she had called her luggage. The whole amounted to at least 1001. Mrs. Gordon confirmed the statement of her husband with regard to the robbery. The prisoner had hero but twelve days in their service, and she was received from motives of humunit), being recommended by souse persons of respecta bility who commiserated her situation, and *wing, from z•cot hod, of which place also her husband (the pi o,ciur) 1545 a tiative. T. Goodwin, the patron., deposed to the circumstances of the apprehension of the prisoner, in company a ith Mr. Gordon, and the boding upon her the property des( r bed. The prisoner made ito defence. She held down her bead ' and cried during the trial. The Common Sergeant summed up the evidence, and the Jury found the prisoner Guilty.— Deal h. The Court said, that the crime which she bad been coo victed of, was a most dangerous and wicked one, and ear nestly advised her to prepare for the worst eons quences. 'flue prosecutor subtiequeutly iecoinmendi d her to mercy on account of her youth, and under the impress' that it is as her first tot/eller. The prieener was removed from the bar, almost faiutiug and in a Hood ef tears. FRIDAY, APRIL 30. EXTENSIVE BURGLARY IN AN INN. Bartholomew Broughton, aged 25, was capitally in dicted for breaking and entering the dwelling house of John Lomas, of Fetteidatie, and burelariously steering theiein one Bank of Eligland note for 1001. Your other Bank notes for 101. and five other Bank notes fur Al. each, the property of George Slitiffiebotham. This case excited considerable interest, on account of the soy respectable connect' of the prisoner, and his being himself mice a gallant and distinguished character in the navy. The scene which marked the conclusion of the It ial is peculiarly deserving of notice. Mr. Alley detailed the case to the Jury, and called the following ssiilleSllCA , whose oriet 'violence was as folloas: r Mr. George Shuflleboha.n said, about the 23111 of Dr icribber last hue eawr to town, and took up his residence at the White Horse Inn, Fetter-lane. On the Sod of the same month, he received front his bi other a suns of money, In which was included a 100/ note. lir had in his pos t session at the time, four of 101. five I. and other nates, 143 amounting to upwards of YOOl. The whole of this pro perty he saw sale, in his pocket-book, at nine o'clock on the same evening, at the White Horse, and again about eleven o'clock, when lie went to bed. His pocket-book was in his inside coat pocket, and be placed it at the fur. ther side of his bed, from the door, close to his side. The maid Caine in to take his candle, and he saw her co out, and was positive she latched the door. 'flue next morning lie diseovei vd that lie bad been robbed. Jane Murray, the chambermaid at the White Horse, retter.lane, proved that the prisoner slept at that place on the night of the 31st of December. '1 he ploys-000r also slrpt there, and went to bed about eleven o'clock.— 'llie prisoner did not retire until after twelve. They both slept is t h e same eallery ; the one at No. 21. the other at 2A. Witness took away the candle of the prosecutor, opt the night in question, and was positive she latched the door. J. Kimble said, he resided with Mr. Berge, the optician, of Piccadilly. On the let of January the prisoner Caine the it mud purchased a sextant. 'Ube price was 10 guineas, and the prisoner in payment tendered a 100/. Benk of England note. Witness brought the note to Mr. Berge, who marked it, and he received the change. The prisoner WAS told the st•iktant would watt adjieding, and he gave his addiess " Captain Wc.hart, Hauliers Hotel," where it was to be sent. In less than two liners, however, the pri soner called in a coach, said he way in a hurry to terser town, and tallied time article away. Air. Beige deposed, that the last *Omni gave him on the let of January to change, in payment, for the ld a note for 1001. the member of whiled' was 10,151. Wit ness afterwards paid it into Iris Bankers', Messrs. Heftiest, Farquhar, and Co. A Clerk from the Bank of England produced the note. 19,131, for 100. paid in. thes e by Mrsarv. Het unarm! Cu. ; and smith' r from the latter house proved its lodgement there by Mr. Berge. The pi isuirer (who appeared much emaciated and dis trees, d iu mind, and who was allowed to sit during the trial) declined °tiering any thing in his defence. Mews. Adolphus and Hi ode' irk called nearly twenty persons, tneichanis, officers of the navy, and others at' high revprciability, who gave the pi isuner a utmost carat lent character. The Rev.:der stimmed tip the evidence.—The Jury de lihr a short time, and then pi unviinced the prisuart Guilty—ll-aili. The Fin rmin of the Jury, in their name, then addressed the Bench, uhu begged must earnestly to tecommend the prisoner to inere. The prosecutor joined in the frank. mendation ; and the Recorder mann ed them that he taout4 represent the loather to flue Prince Regent. ANOTHER SCRAMBLE. FOR PROPERTY I Upon the conviction of the prisoner, a scene, .itnilar to that which loot; place on Monday, again uccu, red. In than c;:se, as in the former one, the prisoner was posse%sed of pro perty to a large amount, as besides the sextant which was produced in Court, the prisoner had purchased matches and jewellery of *cline value, which had not been proved an evidence, being who! y unconnected with the particular charge in the indictment. This property is actually seized before the unhappy culprit's face, by certain individuals, a ho, like hungry cartions, with extended talons, pounce upon their prey, and whose feelings of compassion fur the pour prisoner', unhappy lot are completely usercome by a greedy thirst sifter gain. The circumstances which we are about re late are most ulisgrace ful, and it is indeed so - prising, that in a court of justice a iepetition of such con duct AMould be a lowed. Mr. Alto) ruse, and called upon Mrs Francis Love, of Warren sheet, Fitzroy-satiate, and at otiose home the pri soner lodged, to surrender to the prosecutor the sevt..iit (which hr understood was in court) purchased out of the 1001. note of the prosecutor. The husband of Mrs. Lure stepped forward, and M. id It would be a bard case if he at as compelled to give it op, the prisoner bei..g in his debt. Mr. Puilen, one ul the Under Sheriffs, said, " I clonal it as well as all other property belonging to the ptiwurr , on the part of the Sheritte Mr. Alley.—" 1 desire it to be given up to the prosecu tor. It is the produce of the property of %Melt be has been robbed; and those who dare to claim or seize it, to his wrong. will certainly have an action brought ag.iiiist them " Mr. Pullen.—" I again claim the property, m the right of the Sheri& only, 1 ware aay person from attempting to bold it." The gnarl who held the sextant stood amazed. At length Mr. Sheriff Roberts descended from his box, mad said with much warmth, " I demand the property." The prosecutor, hastily seizing it, said," You shall not hate it ' The Ilieh Shrrilf said be would ; but Mr. Aley loudly exclaimed be ahuuld not, and ordered tne prosecutor to retain it. The Iligh Sheriff said, be was oat disposed t o o b ey t h e order of Mr. Alley, and was again proceeui4, aided by no ot►geer, to seize the property, when c.m.itleuthle confusion tubing (at which the whole Court ( indigna t o, The Recorder arose, and in warm terms said, •r Mr. Sheriff, I desire the property to be given to the prosecutor, without farther contest," Thi. order operated like magic upon the C , urt : the 1112 h sh er a returno t to biu scut, the prusecuLor took lux seitusit, and the Com; t Wm . 's quiet. Mr. Alley llte•n called u 1 Lendheater, the Marsha!mon, who apprehended the prisoner, and who had seised from his person, and at his lodgings, two v.iluable gold watches, and seals, some costly I rinhets, and other articles, oat to surrender the property mats. to the prosecutor. Mr. Shrritt Roberts again claimed these artii les, and threatened proceeding against Lendbeater, if ►e refused to give them up! Mr. Alley desired the Mnrshalmsn at his p• ril to comply. Mr. Pullen said, win distinctly claim MI t e pro perty on the part of the fsh.•nffs. who ore alone ,nl:tled eo tree absolute right of it, and I have no hestintion in asserting that the Court hds no right whatever to make an order fur the surrender of the property of a c‘ovirted lust ty."-7 he Recorder smi led . L e , i dt iewer then mlilressed the Coast, hewing to know whit he was to do, heart and ihieateued as hi- was, by the proseeutnr no bruit, and the High Sherif on tee ether. The Itect..rder ►aid, he would make no order with rrgara . -•