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London, England, 1808-01-15 00:00:00

John Sparks, officer of Bownkrect, deposed,
t'...t ne toot: Abe Prisoner late caste:ly et the shop
of Mr. Win. Gortioni and searched hot' ; he found
wo raver drimert-forks,. and a fuurintlaged aqver
fork, broken in two; value oftthelktfver, 91. los.
The Prisoner made no defence': 'the Jury found
him Ciii/tr. aged In.•
WIMP IrTEALI NG.
Ge3rge and. Thomas .I)4seavan were in diet-
ed for stealing ewer:My-lire eihreir, the property of
Robert Swaim sod Jeseeislßersell.
-Jams, Burs*, bensimeivdeposed.that he and his
. • iniairsees Robert Ifitrninv.hought seventy-four sheep
airdistoth Desemba ; blought them bailie to
lrw hinse-iimit UV past three o'clock, took a
sitanks add owe thus to • kaki at•Bettlesbridge,
all bit witiok be intended. to kill.. After he
got *min the ftild, he fonesed thawing. Twenty
of Air they bonght of Mr. 11111arksdowith red
ecniscross the node; and bought liftpleur of Mr.
Billings, twenty-throe of which were marked across
the &boulder ; twonty-tive double-marked amiss
the loins and six between the hips, with the
letter 13, The nea; scarping, on going to the field,
missed twento-are of the sheep. The same night
west to Rudd's house,: at Chelsea; saw five of the
shoep dressed in his sliop; the Animas got off the
heed ofoue of thero„.wilich had the soot 'cross the
nose I saw the skate ofikhe other•fauraltsth had the

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Ise... they
-seas isltesaitesettits;edd hinCle bed
Allietblep dlliir ea Ammer& tettt
I thegieere
.htts him by two men to kill.
inalli‘ in his defence, saids that Donovan
teseight them to. him to kill, and did not keel
thee were stoles. ..
• Datteran gave in a written defence ; the sub.
stem of which was, that he mos a working drover.
i Moore employed bins to Alive the sheep to
ti eid paid him live sbißgis ; be did not
bow they int• Stoiee.
WillisOt APO, a bey nine pars of age, was
Bled as indetsee for Rudd, bi'Mr. Alley. It
wee woe tat babe the Court could be satisfied
that the low the importance of as eeth.
Upats hie bring allowed, he deposed, that he
kissne
lived with the r Rudd & fortnight, ass servant:
bis meter was taken into custody on a Tuesday
night; on the Monday night before, his mistress
sent him to Carpenter's public-house, to tell hint
to come home; Prisoner Douovan was in the house
when he weut for his master, but lie did not see any
sheep.
• ' There were eight respectable tradesmen, who
gave Rudd au excellent character for honesty ;
some had known him for 14 years, col the shortest
period that and of them knew him was eight years.
Justice LAWILEDICE asked Donovan whether he
• had any Witnesses as to character? he answered,
that there had been some friend, of his there ; but
as to hem, he thonglit it was not neeraury to give
• 'his friearls trouble, as the Jury must .erceive he
sett& honestly ; hut lie thought he saw a Lady in
Court who knew him.
Mrs. Margaret Flanagan deposed, that she had
lmown ee Prisoner Donovan about ten year,,
collll4lllo say shy thing about his honesty, fur she
did islit know his tautraetionl. . .
Mr. Michael Flanagan knew nothing of his ho-
nesty. but *earl? he way a verr'honest man.
The Cower asked hire, how long since he had
' heard it ? Witness answered, about a week ago.
The J:iry found them both Guilty—Death.
Rudd 3b, and Doaovan 34 years of age.
CLlTtikri THE GLANS OF SHOP WINDOWS. •
' John Coates, a boy of lti, and Robert Ra•lger, a
bey of 14 years of age. were capitally indicted for
' cutting r. issue of glu'us out of a shop window, and
stealing one piece of Irish linen, tarn silk handker-
chiefs, and two cotton handkerchiefs the property
of John Doward, Homier cis! Haberdasher, of
/Id. 3, N ei. -street.
Apat,i),A.,,sd Apposed. that he was sitting in his
' parlour with his family, between seven and eight
o'riocii; ; his shop window was broken ; his little
, ihilJ- gust the alarm; went into the Atop, and
totim• that a piece of Iriiih linen and four
handkerchiefs were taken out of the window ;
' tad into the street ; went towards Hyde-
' Park; tint observing any one, was returning,
When he sire the prisoner Coate.' with something
under hi. coat; eerie! him' and fonmi he had the
liisen ; ss-keil him where he bad got it? said he did
dot take it, tiro boys pre it to him ; saw two
! •
s, he :13:i.il as passeisger to secure throe; he
4 seised the pi...so:ter Badger', the other made hi.,
es.raire ; sake i 'Vieth., thr- the haturlihrehirfs : he

took t6eto out of his rocket and theql to tl.e.

tame mark; asked Radii how many atom he hod of
that mark? htlaaswerqd nine. Went tethe back peat
- ofthe house, ailiffound three more, Pro dressed, and
. else not quite fiiiiilsod ; knew them bv the marks on
the skin, although they had beta disfigured by a
quantity of red ocee, which appeared quite fresh.
Redd said he bad no more. Witness lifted a piece
*Prances, and foetid three living sheep, with the
*see mirk on the nose. The Officers came in, and
mok him into custody ; they &ha broke open his
stable-door, and found fourteen more, with the
mark of the Witness,
Robert Swain corroborated the evidence of the
last Witness, ankadded, that he asked Prisoner,
Rada, ier ths.prisos, where he got the sheep? he,
sanwered, they were seat to him to kill, but did
let know the name of the person that sent them ;
they were brought by a drover, but did not know
his name ; Witness said he was positive they were
put of the sheep that he had bought ; produced
three heads and two skins, and 'Mewed the marks
to the satisfaction of the Jury.
k Jonathon Trott, officer of Hattres-Csarden, de-
. , that he apprehended the primmer Donovan
Best of December, at the White Bbar..yerd,
if be knew any thing of the sheep ?
difilVelyd , lie did not. Oa the Saturday follow-
-1141w • at Cold Bath-fields; Prisoner asked
*. Ise Oasew any thing of the sheep ? se-
_ denied 'knowing any thing of them,
•1111. -'7/1`": said he was hired by Jack Moore to
410110 rive the sheep ; ankritat Moore paid
it. :Aitinterds. at Qatai-'Square Office, be
111111.1' he 4rit Malt Redd; that. badmve the sheep
libentigh HYdealdt-corser, anddelivered them to
.11ntld. at his Uwe in Chelsea.•
Carpenter. • publican at Pimlico, deposed,
thet he saw the Prisoners together on the 46th of
IDeminiber, between 11 sod g o'clock in the
lidisesing; tbey were for an lidur sitting in his
boast. •
• • . Jame Bligh deposed, that Redd, on the day be