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London, England, 1826-09-21 00:00:00

-HIGHWAY ROBBER/ AND AIDING FELONS.

Catherine Parinenter, Sarah Jarvis, and IV. Sturdy, were in-
dicted, the two former with assaulting Alyysiva Last, on the King's
highway, and stealing from his person a watch, and Sturdy with
assisting them after they had committed the said felony.
The prosecutor stated, that on the day noted in the indictment
he was near Euston-scpare, when he was assailed by several womol,
who took his witch from him ' • he pursued the prisoners to a hostile
at a distance from the spot, and in his pursuit he was detained and
molested by the male prisoner ; he got away from Sturdy, but he
followed him a'l knocked Wm down ; the female prisoners got
away, but all of them were taken up next morning after the robbery
has never recovered Ills witch ; is certain that the prisoners are the
same persons ; never doubted it.
James Proctor, a lad about 14 years of age, stated, that on the
24th of August he was in Lisson-street, wion V. saw Sturdy holding
Mr. Last round the waist, and another perwit kndtked him down ;
he got up and pursued the prisoner Parmenter.
James Gibbs, a police officer, stated, that Sturdy and the woman
Parmenter cohabited together ; when he went to their house to ap-
prehend them, .I,trvis went under the bed to hide herself; all the
prisoners were there, and immediately the prosecutor said, " These
are fist parties."
Mr. Sergeant ARABI)/ told the Jury that they might put the
case of Sturdy out of ecmsideration, at; he could, not be convicted
under the present indictment; he (met to have been charged as an
accessory after the fact.
The Jury Itquitted Sturdy, and red:riled a verdict of Guilty—
Death against both the other prisoner..
The prisoner Sturdy was ordered to be detained till the next
&anions, and the witnesses bound over ttl prosecute.
EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A SERVANT IN A
DWELLING-HOUSE.

Thomas Hall wa• indicted for stealing, on the 9th of August,
1741., in Bank notes, the propels, of E. Allen Esq..,and Elizabeth
Hall, his wife, was indicted for receiving a 1001. note, part of the
same, knowing it to be stolen.
Mr. ALLEY stated the case tor the prosecudam Be said, as the
female was the wife of the other prisoner, he should press nothing
against her.
The unfortunate woman burst into tears, and was indolgod with
a chair.

Emanuel Allen, Esq. stated that he is a Solicitor„ living inWest-
minster ; the nude prisoner was employed in his house as clerk to
his son ' • on the 9th of August he had Bank notes to the amount of
1701. er 1751. in his possession, which, on that day, he supposed lie
had locked up in his cash box ; there was a note for 1001., another
for 501., and four or five for W. each ; witness stated of whom he
took the larger notes ; on the Saturday following the ,'tit, witness
went to his cash box, and for the first time missed the money ; the
prisoner had been absent from the office two days before the dis-
covery.
By Mr. ANDREWS—Witness does not know that on thc 10th of
August Slr. liilbee, a principal, had words with the prisoner, and
told him he ought to be turned out of the office.
George Pettit Allen examined—On the 9th of August he. re-
ceived a 1001. note from Mr. Gilbee, his partner, which he paid to
his father (the last withesa) on the same day.
By Mr. A xuarws—The house where witness and partner do
business belongs to his father. . . .

Mr. J. P. 'bee proved that be received the 1001. note from
Mr. J. Humphreys on the 7th, and gave it to the last witness on
the 9th ult.
In his cross-examination, witness said that he hid some words
with the prisoner, but never threatened to turn him away—there are
several other clerks in the office.
Josiah Humphreys stated that he paid a 1001. note to last wit-
ness, as he had deseribed—witness took a MI. note on the 7th from
Messrs. Hoare and Co. Fleet-street, which he gave to the same
person.
John Ward—ls clerk in the house of Marten and CO., bankers,
Bond-street—on the 7th of August he gave a 100/. note for a cheek
drawn by Mr. Jay—the No. is 4,103.
Thomas Edward Kingston, a clerk in the Bank of England,
produced the 1001. and 50/. notes—the 1001. was brought to the
Bank by the female prisoner—she received 70 sovereigns and 301. in
notes—she gave her name as Robinson, living in Tlteobald's•road
—has no doubt but the female prisoner is the person.
Mr. Morton is clerk in the employ of Allen and Gilbee. On the
9Ca of August, on returning from. dinner, he found the prisoner
alone; witness said to him that be had been out and collected 3111. ;
prisoner then said that he had got 1501., and afterwards 1701., and
showed it ; witness inquired where he hat got it, and said he sup-
posed he was going to pay it for a commission of bankruptcy ; he
said, " No;" witness then asked how he came by it ? he said he
found it on the desk, and he took it because it might have been
lost.

Cross-examined—Witness did not tell Mr. Allen, because he
said on the 9th he would give notice to Mr. Allen ; the prisoner
left the office in the afternoon of the 1011%.

By Mr. ALLEY—The moment I discovered the robbery I told
him all I knew.
Richard Price lives at No. 5, tt. Ann's Court. near the house of
the prosecutor. The prisoners lodge at his house, which they
quitted on the 10th of Augtatt.
William Taylor lodged in the same house with the prisoners ; on
the night of the 117th the male prisoner came home much irtoxi-
cated. He heard a conversation between the man and his wife,
which he could not understand ; he said something about an accu-
sation brought against him that afternoon. Afterwards heard
money laid on the table, when the female expressed her surprise,
and inquired how he came by it. Witness had the curiosity to get
out of bed to listen more minutely—heard Hall tell his wife he
meant to leave London, and it sae no business of hers how he
came by the money; the female said she would not accompany him,
and begged hint to take the money back, and not defraud such
kind employers.
Cross-examined by Mr. Al.:Dimwit—Did not then know who
they were in the roam. because they were nee.come lodgers ; is
positive he is not mistaken.
Joseph Downell. a silversmith, in the Borough, proved that a
person like the male prisoner made a purchase at his shop, and paid
a 5/. note. _ _

Cross.examineti—Saw him neat time at Marlborough.street ; did
not see a miniature painting before he went there; knew the pri.
loner to be the man who purchased the watches.

J. Thomas. a llow.streci patrol, took the male prisoner into cus.
tody near the Marsh Gate, on the 23d of August ; nothing relating
to the charge was found on him.
The prisoner made no defence.
Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE summed up the evidence, and ob-
served, that the question was, whether the male prisoner was
and, if so. whether he was guilty of a capital felony? That he did
not take the notes with a felonious intent appeared from the fact of
his having revealed the circumstance to another clerk ; and it fur-
titer appeared, that Mr. Allen had, by a mistake, left these notes
upon the desk, when he thought he had locked them up in his cash
box.

The Jury consulted for a few minutes, and [hen returned a ver-
dict of Guilty of Larceny only, thereby acquitting him of the capi-
tal part of the charge.
NEW COURT.

James Harger was indicted for stealing a quantity of silk, the
property of John Henry Alschin, his master.
The prosecutor stated that the prisoner was in his employ as
porter. On the morning of the llth September he found a quantity
of silk in a part of the warehouse where it should not have been.
Suspecting it was placed there for some improper purpose, he left
it where he found it ; and on going afterwards to the spot, dis-
covered that it had been removed. He afterwards found it in
another part of the warehouse, tied up iu a handkerchief, winch he
believed belonged to the prisoner. He sent for an officer ; upon
which the prisoner said he was a lost man, and he did not care
what became of him.—Verdict, Guilty.
Jacob Mcc was convicted of embezaling several sums of money,
received by him on account of George Owen, his master.
Abraham Fgralcr was indicted for stealing a watch, the property
of J. G. Emmett.

The prosecutor stated that lie was walking through the Strand
when a procession of the members of the Cabinet-makers' society
was passing. The pawner pressed against him very closely, and
he immediately felt his watch taken from his pocket.
On his cross-examination, the witness stated that his eyesight
was so defective he could not identify the prisoner when hs saw
him afterwards.—Not Guilty.