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OLD BAILEY,
TauzinAt. SE'. ZZZZZZ 113.

Taylor, aged 29, was indicted for stealing on gre 10th of
August, 20 strings of pearls, and Other articles, valid 91111. tie pro-
perty of S. Sparrow. his master.
A. Sparrow. the wife of the prosecutor, sta.ed that Wet I uaband
is a pearl-stringer, in Holborn, and frequently had a considerable
quantity in his sion. They were kept in a chest, which was
generally lockrs'Phe prisoner was in their occasionat employ, and
had the care of and slept in their !Tempe, when they went to their
country cottage. Be had been known to witness fir seven years.
and for the last two had been their confidant. On the 18th August
witness missed sonic pearls and other articles to the amount of at
least !kV., part of winch she had since seen.
Win. 'ileac!, an officer, went to the lodgings of the prisoner in
Paradise-street. Sinners-toyer. Prisoner was tot there, but wit.
news •earche.l the house, and found some strings of pearls Ms pie"-
ling jar. Ile afterwards saw die prisoner, whom he seardied, and
tonna more in his shoe. %Vault's eold him that there was many
more hut, when pri•oeer directed him to the tiling of his master's
house, w here three valuable pearl ornaments were found concealed.
The property produceel was Stated by Mrs. Sparrow and her hie-
band to be of it value. Only a snail portion was recovered.
There was an evident reluctance on the fart of the proarcutor to ad-
mit the mil value. Heat Length stated it, but observed, that be
believed, except as tu this transaction, the prisoner was of all men
the most honest.

The prisoner at:twitted the theft, wed threw himself en the mercy
of the faun.

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The Jury returned a rertlict of—Oxilly—Peath.
The protreutor earnestly mem/fiend the prisoner to mercy, which
Mr. Sergeant A n All lIC assured him should be attended to.
Wne Lir.erent e, aged 19, was indicted for stealing apparel, and
U. 17s. in money, the poverty of J. Thrower.
The prosecutor is a 40urreyman farrier. On the ltith of June
last he left his trunk sate. The prisoner occupied part of his bed,
and had done 11 for eleven weeks previous. When witness re-
turned in the crenat he misted all his property. Suspictoh falling
on the prismtcr. he obtained a warrant, winch was executed st
Windsor on the 19th of August. Witness went down there to
Identify lilm. He was in bed. The constable searched die apart-
ment, and found part of his property. The property lust atrounted
to 2.51.

Te prisoner made no defence, and the Jnry, without illowthe
the Judge to turn up, returned a verdwt of Milky—Dees.
The prisoner seemed exceedingly Impertinent, and left the bar
wih reluctmec.

C. °firer. an urchin, 11 years of ase, has Indicted for stealing,
in the parish of St. John, Elerkenwelit, a Gt. Dote, from the dwell-
ing.housc of J. Beckwith. his master.
'rise prorocutortrored the mac.
Thcprisoner in his defence laid, be paid up the note in his
mason a shop.
The Vary returned a verdict of Gailty—beath; tint the prese-
cutor recommended him to mercy.
MIZITC }Jr. Jarßee I.ller.rnats.
E. ?Woe. T. Taylor, and "Lary eliibrdst^e indicted for
breaking into the house of .1. Perry, and striding apparel, valise
101. his property.
Elizabeth Perry slated, that her husband Tired in Union-atreet,
11-gitigge Wells-road. finnetnirtited the deb of August last. on
the morning of which she 'rase about 'MI Sire found that the next
house had been entered during the night, and missed a variety of
ari.les which she had left there; 101. vas a very low valor for
them.

14'm. Cowltoi, a constable, received same information which in.
ducal hitil to go to Saffron-hill, in ',still *the teems* hets.
He apprehended diem. and conveyed them to the watafdwws in
the New-road. At the corner of Tonbridge-street, the prisoner T.
Taylor threw something over a riffling, which timed oat to be five
duplicates. The prisoner R. Taylor VIM wish witness to the
pawniv okers, where he found Polite property, whisk was afterwards
owned by the prosecutor's wife. The pawnbroker pointed out it.
Taylor as the person who had 'Pledged them ; he aid they belonged
to his landlady.
Sev.rd pawnbrokers proved that the prisoners pledged with them
various articles, idenfffied as being pert of the property stolen..
Gordon, a coristahle at Clerkenweil, knows the prisoner
Clifford. Witness questioned her as to the knowledge of die rob-
bery. She denied it, on which he took her to the watchbonse, and
seardted her. Next morning, without promise or threat, she con-
fessed that she had pledged a number of articles, which the two
Taylors had given her for that purpose.
JAM, Shaw—hives at 14, Vork.ureet, Battk.bridge. goo.*
R. Taylor, who had been a lodger in his house. On the rith of
August he knocked witness up early in the morning. He let him
In. He whiled the door to be left open a few minutes. lie sown
after came in with a bundle. He had nothing in his hand when
he first spoke to witness. lie deposited the bundle in his Hawn.
Verdict—Guilty—Death, aoirtst Richard and Timothy Taylcr.
OJT stealing in the dwelling-house, acqultdng them of the bar.
glary; and the woman Clifford Not GrAty.
There is another indictment of &similar mune against the ri-
ll:MM.
NEW COlitt.

Beftre the RECOUDZIL
Jaws AsITW was indicted for stealing a varlet, of articles of
jewellery and of female wearing apparel, together M.h several bills
oa the Royal Bank of France, the property of 31ademoisulls Eli-
zabeth l'irginie Perrot. The value oT the bills was 0300 francs.
The prisoner appears to be a man of about SO yeah of age, thin.
and of middle stature. He has ht brown hair. He has extremely
prominent eyes, and his cheeks rather sank in : he occasionally.
during his trial, wore spectacles. He evinced a very confident
manner in entering the Court.
As soon u the prisoner was placed at the bar the witnesses on
both skies who were t 6 speak to facts, that is, those who were to
speak to any circumstance beyond the character of the prisoner were
onleral out of Court.
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Mr. C. PHILLIPS coed coed the prosecution, and stated to the
Jury, that this was a case that called for their particular attention,
and would require all theft vigilance to watch it through all its
bearings. Ile was glad that the witnesses were sent out of Court.
because Askrer's character up to this period bad been respectable,
and he should be sorry indeed that it should be further injured by
any connivance that might IV supposed to exist between the witnesses
for the prosecution, or by any of them being enabled to frame their
evidence in conformity with that they might hear delivered in
Coati. The prisoner was a master Milliner, carrying on business
in Oxford-etreet. In the middle of last year he went to France to
meet with an eminent milliner to conduct his business. He there
saw Mademoiselle Perrot, and engaged with her to conic to Lon-
don,
at 2,1100 francs (shoot 001.) a-year. Thf conduct of Made-
moiselle, the prmeccutris of this indictment, was so good, that in
May he doubled heraalary, that is, he gave her 4,000 francs a-year.
and told her that at the beginning of any year, on her expressing a
wish to become a partner, he would give her a share of his busi-
ness, by taking her intopartnership.-Up to this time things went
on smoothly ; but about this period Monsieur Bertrand came front
Paris to see Mademoiselle Perrot, and then the conduct of the psi.
sorry materially changed. At the end of the last summer, when
the season in London was over, Askew sent Mademoiselle Perrot
to Cheltenham, to open a shop there in the way of his business. He
should put in letters that were sent her at that time by the prisoner.
expressive of his approbation of her conduct ; he also sent tar a
watch as a present, and interned her that all her accounts were
correct, Ile would now read a letter which was dated the 2.3.1
July, and had been written by the priaoner to the prosecutor. It
was to the following eflbet i--
" lieu Blade:n-o°od morning, on returning home my fern
thought was about your watch, which has produced a grand quarrel
between me and Harriot." (Mr. Phillips here observed, " who
Haniot is, I don't know.") " Gerdy has delivered it to Barrio,,
and she bill not give it up. Oanly has, however, promised to
make me a better ; and as won as I ),yet it, I will send it by the
n:ail immediately, also a turban." 'I he Learned Gentleman sant.
matters of business are then alluded to by the prisoner in another
part of the letter, which thus eoneledes, " I am always your
friend, if I do not always then you. Remember a soft tofpue
his not always a grad heart." The prisoner wrote another letter to
the prosecutor on the 27th. lie said in it, " I send by this oily.,
coach materials and honr.ets. You will be sorry for the letter yea
hare sent me. Itertramrs visit to England cannot be agreeable to
me." On the 3d August, Askew wrote another letter to Madame
Perrot, which showed the perfect confidence he had in her, and
bow satisfactory her conduct had been to him. It was to ties
erect :—" I have received your account, and find it satisfactory
as far as the receipts go. Ido not understand the expenditure, but
I et:include that will be also agreeable." Askew, in a few days
I after he had written this last letter, caused Madamo Pe ref to
be arrested at Cheltenham for 351. She naturally felt indignant at
this course of conduct, alter she had accoor.M.l for the money
left in her hands ; and on Askew ordering her to quit hs
house, she said that site would not leave it until he had signet
a niemorendum, slicing that all her accounts were (men,
which he did. After she ca:ne to London, Made [misfile
Perrot employed a respectable attorney to demand her prererty
that had been left by her when she went to Cheltenham, in July.
This attorney was Mr. Hubert, who had been recommended to be,
by the Frer.ch Consul. On the rnplication being made t i the pri-
soner, ha said there was an tuvenwry rat all the goods; bet at tl a
sante time added. that Perrot was a bad woman (meaning by that,
a woman who had lost her chastity), and produced a letter which
Alademoiselle Perrot could swear was locked up in her drawers,
with jewellery of great value, and French bank notes to the amount
of 0,500 francs. when she went to Cheltenham. Mr. Hubert asked
the prisoner, how he botanic possessed of that letter ? He said.
" 0,,r0 matter how lie became possessed of it . • that letter proves
her a prostitute." At length Askew consentedto hare the draw.
es opened ; but Mr. Hubert very preperly sale', that he con:d
not agree to their being opened until Mademoiselle Perrot was pre_
start, This the prisoner positively refused, and the drawers were
&Innately opened, when slademontelle Perrot was not 1 res;:it, and
the letter was gone, but the inventory of the things was there that
the prosecutrix hod left. The letter that he had alluded te was a
ver • confidential one. and Mademoiselle would *wear it was air.
tround the bank bills when she seat to Cheltenham.
Learned Gentleman, after making a few other remarks upon
evidence that he shouldproducc, said no one was tome anxious t
he was that the prisoner should be enabled te rebut this grate
serious charee under which he at present stood; but should t
Jury, after hearing all the facts of the ease, be of opinion that
was made out against Askew, they wculd, he well knew, give tt
verdict accordingly, without ally coneiderritturi for the previous .
avian in life of the prisoner. beyond that of regret that a man .
situated should have trots fallen. He would now call ihe emeezus
tree, who would
.prove to them the leading facts of the case.
The prosecutrix then came into Court. She is a very handsome
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countenance are strongly iiitlicative of her country ; as well as her
hair, which is black and glossy. She excited greet interest on her
ntniug the Conn. She speaks English evidently with difficulty,
but she gave her evidence with great firmness and presettee of
to ad.
Mitleu.olselle Elisabeth Virginie Perrot sworn.—l know Mr.
Mike ft. I have known him a year nest month. My acquaintance
esminsenced in Paris ; and I was engaged by him as his Met !Mi-
litia in Condon., at 2,000 francs a.year. I continued at that salary
',men months and seven days. My salary was then doubled. Soon
afar, that, I saw a gentleman named Victor Bertrand. who Caine
so England by the invitation of Mr. Askew. [Sonic letters were
hem baadcd to the witness, which she soul were Mr. Askew's
head-writing I. Mr. Ikrtrand came in April or May, and soon
after placed !tone French Bills., of the Royal Bank. in my pos-
sesaam. On the 4th July 1 went to Cheltenham. The prisoner
and I were then on very good terms. I did not take all my pro.
petty m itenham. 1 did not take the bills, I left them in my
che.t of drawers, with a letter front a Nobleman, in some whity.
bruwo paper. IA letter was here hauled to the witness, who
baba, that is the letter I left with the hank notes."' I
Ihett.t told Mr. Hubert of the signature of the letter. I left in the
dosacr 5 rings. I don't know the value of them, because they
were given to me. One was a picture of the Emperor of Russia's
livid. with brilliants of arur.--1 mean by that it was set clear.
'fits ring might be worth 2 or:100 francs. Another was a single
emuncual, set in gold. Another was a ruby, with very small bril-
liants set tound. These two rings might be worth 1(10 francs.
The oilers were plain coinnion gold rings. I had the top of a
comb, get with brilliants—this was worth 201. or 251. I lied also a
Manurial cross, worth 121. or 141. 1 suppose. I had • very small
Pole'. Clain, mirth *Smut 100 francs. A gold baekle, I also
worth 21. English. I bad an opera glass, gilt • it was worth about
2; flame.. I had three silver table spoons, worth about Ate. Them
• eio, titres *deer forks. I left also about thirty-nine ?air of silk
and cotton ssockir.gs, which woe worth about 21.. (here were
411 chemises, worth about 4L I had also a French cushmere shawl,
!shish I gave 1200 francs for. but 1 hare worn it a long time. It
logy mow be worth Id/. (A variety of ether articles were taiume-
roted, which the proseeetor said atm had left in her drawers.) 1
had :deo seven bifida de browse of 1,000 francs each ; I had Bye
whim nom orient, francs each m those were the notes that Bertrand
s,..ve me to take care of. Ad the jewellery were presents to
soe. ()crept the two plain rings. I received all Askew's let.
inns that have been produced, at Cheltenham. About the
tie;;,..n.og of August, Askew's disagreement with me began;
it ea. *:bout jealousy. I received a gold watch from As.
lees at Cheltenham about a fortnight before he had nit arrest-
ed. I seas arrested en Saturday. the 14th of August, for the
mem s I had received fur him at Cheltenham, a hich was 511. At
that :line he owed me 761. for wages. I paid the debt and costs into
the bards of the Sheriff, which "'vented to OM Askew was at
I 'belie:it:mu ut the time, and he turner! me out of the house ou the
Is.ittioley. IA paper wax here banded to the v item, who said that
oats tin agreement between her and the ptivmrer, st 'nest in England.
.tnotior paper wen also given to her. She said it was a paper
signed by Askew the day before she was turned away at Chelten-
ham by desire of her Attorney there. In this document the prisoner
aeknos Raged to having received all the goods and bonnets sent to
5124. Perrot.l The salary he owed we has never brett paid to me
by Askew or any one on Its account. On the Monday f returned
to London and applied for my property with a witness, Mr.
Idutollins,.who is here, but I have never got it. When I went to
Cheltenham, I left my drawers locked, and left an inventory of
write of the goods. (A paper was handed to the witness, which
she said was the inventory written by Bertrand in Parltel It was
whiten before 1 cane to London. When I coatd not get back any
!emptily, I employed Mr. Iltibert, a professional gentleman. IV hen
applied to Askew, he said, ~1 have no objection to give you
s Lat is in the drawers, but I will not give you the furniture in the
room. I will give yeti your chulies, a few stockings, and shifts,
but the turniture is not yours." I applied to him a second time.
llama wee wish me. It was shunt a fortnight or three weeks
uner. Askew thew said he could notileliver sum thing without his
Attorney, and did uOt deliver anything. In a week after, I saw a
part of my property. 11r. Hubert brought me a pair of diamond
tar-rings, some stocking*, and a few dresses; but no shifts. The
ear.tings u ere in the inventory ; they arc worth dl. or 61. I was
not present at the opening of my drawers. I described to Mr. Hu-
bert that he would find a letter from a Nobleman in the drawers.
On the dlonday after I received these articles from Mr. Hubert,
which was no Saturday, I made a complaint to the Justice; Mr.
ileetrand went with me. The Magistrate decided my cause at the
meond sitting. I was attended by a Counsel and Attorney, and so
was Mr. Askew. I did not tell Hubert that was all my property
that he hail brought. I have never got it since. I ant certain that
1 left the Bank notes with the Nobleman's letter, locked toi in the
drawer. I gave Mr. Hubert a list of my property that was left at
Askew's, as near as I could. The list was partly written by me
ar.l partly by Bertrand.—( The list was then handed to the witness,
who raid, " that is the list I gave Mr. Ilubert.")
Crate-examined by Mr. Anocruts, fur the defence—What
Nekletran wrote that letter ?—1 ant willing to tell my Lord, but
no ma eht ; because he is a nobleman of high rank; and if I
should give up his name he might lose his reputation.
•My WOLFS' vs—Nay, his reputation cannot be affected by any
suth t Mg. I should not consider my reputation injured by that.
Witness-1 cannot give his elate. It might ruin him. 1 will
tat my Lord.
Mr. Anoxionne—No ; that wont do. I must and will have it.
(Ir. Pnicni,s submitted to the Recorder, that the letter only
having the initialise( this Nobleman, it amid not be necessary to
have his name from the wittier*.
• Me. Aoonenus, on the other side, contended that the posses.
sines of the name was necessary for the prisoner's defence. The
testes might not have been written by this, said Nobleman. As it
was dwelt on so Louth by the prosecution, it ought to be proved what
P. was alleged to be.
'IDE RECORDER concurred in Mr. Adolphus's view of this
point, and observed, that for any thing they knew the Nobleman
alit be in Court to disavow the letter.
Mr. Ano nen what is his name ?
Wi,nees-1 don't wish to tell his name.

Armeellus-1 must have it. I
The RECORDER-3161 Perrin, It cannot injure the reputation
or any Nobleman to have written to you.
Witness (bursting into tears)—l don't wish to tell his name. He
is •Genorai.
Mr. Allotenus—Wliat is his name ?
Witneta—lt is Switches) Nicholas Switches). I will show you a
letter signed •'N. 5.," that is his name.
Mr. ADOLruus--What is his title ?—He is first General to the
Ettmetor of Russia's army.
dlr. ADOLPHUS—I say, what is his tido ? —lle is Ids Excel.
leery. He is brother to an Ambassador at Home.
• Mr. Allooenus—What, is he an Ambassador hints.df ?-11e
was la Andimender to our country.
Mr. ADOLPHIIS—Come, let MC have his title ; you know as
web as-I do that his Excellency is no title, that is only an utlieisl
epperattien t what is his title ?
Witness—l never heard him called by any other title.
• Mr. A DOLPIFWA—U'eU, so much for this Nobleinan !Where
lam r. Abroins live in the city ?—Neer a round door.
Mr. Amounts—What, near a large gateway and arch, like
Xeinp!e.bar ?
Wit:ices—Yes, that is it ; there is a great deal of arch In
your country. It was 'unit way in the City. It wasa long way to go
to it. It was somewhere about the Bar of Tensile, but I cannot
nay curtly where, but it was a long way MI. through many streets
and winetngs. 1 brought all these things with me trout Paris, but
some of the things in the inventory were left in Paris with Bertrand,
and thee-care some in Paris still. Bertrand, when he ante: over,
brought me 29 slats, a black AA dress, and seine jewellery. lie
brought a large gold chain, nhich 1 now have. I cannot Invitees
all he brought.. lie gave me no inventory of the things he bt ought.
I lived in Pelisse Nu. 4, Hue de Gracile, when the prisoner came
over to engage me. (A letter was handed to tne witness. which she
said was Bearand's wriung.) I think it MIS in my chest askew-
ers, but I have received a great many from hint. ( l'he witness was
allowed to epee the letter, when she said. " Teat is Bertrand's
writing, addressed to Mademoiselle aren't Behind, who is at As-
lutes. It was not in my drawer. Another paper was handed to
who said. " That la Bertrand's hand-urning.") It Is a
declaration hooded to Mr. Abram. alt attorney. I was near him
when he wrote, but he did not du it by my directions. Ile did not
toad it to me. Tl.e parer was written since 1 (Mae Irons Chelten-
ham. I was recominended to Hubert by the l'rench Comm', about
a wallies after I saw Abram. 1 never mentioned the Udell frames
to Abram. 1 have mentioned it too much for nie to have lust it.
2 !;::.c not wallotted the things to Mr. Abram or his clerk. Mr.
Abeam was cosily employed to get the furniture of my bedrootn. I
do nor recollect mentloeing the jewellery to him. I don't recollect
tl.at 1 did, and I can't serer it. (A paper was handed to witness,
who paid, " That is the intentor) I gave Hubert)." M.
Bertrand lived at No. 11, Hue de Grencile, it. Paris, and was a
pour. Ile was not a relation, but by order of Askew I did call
hull my brother. He told me to call him so, on our journey to
femiloo. Bertrand was cwt duo coming to England. There was
a tali of leis cretins to Englatui. He was invited by Askew, in a
letter which we have got. Askew told me to caU Bertrand brother,
for the reputation of his house. I have been lidded its your
country, and I only want justice. Ile gave me no reason on the
journey, but afterwards desired me to call Bertrand brother for the
'potation of his house. I tsever called Bertrand brother at fends,
but I hare dote so in London, at the desire of Askew. In
Ballater's shop, at Paris, prisoner said lie wished to make me
, aced Bertrand also. I had the billets de banque in my pus-
Porn at the beginning of May. Bertrand brought over arty things
with his own, in his bus, which had a lock to it. It tetod in my
bed-roan). There were two locks to the box, And I had botti
Samoa! gave me the billets de henget) in my bed-chamber. Miss
I 1 Actsom saw them one morning, and Mr. Bertrand clinic into the
room, and scolded me for chewing them. This sae about a mouth
before I went to Chelteuhan). Ile had French and English geld,
and never borrowed money front me, or any one else, to my know.
lodge. lie had some billets d'ordrebesides, in his possession. Ber-
trand went to my drawers ac he pleased. Be had Other billets de
blliquein 1133 possession I think, but I cannot swear it. I don't re-
coiled taking an account of the billets de banque when Bertrand
gave them to toe. lie used so slap is a warehouse in the wilt.
owe 's batter when first he came to England. Ile removed from
there abnut three weeks before I went to Cheltenham to Mr.
Eio-alfoot's, its Berwick-street; Mts. Askew took the lodgings'
tie him. I used to send him little things jinn Askew's house,
when be gave me the money for it, by Askew's permission. Mr.
Bortrand 1:1‘ Askew's, It const.Nuelice of a quartet between
*ism ; but to please me he let me send victuals to Bertrand,
e... 1 he used to send to Bertrand after I was gone to Cheltenham.
He wrote so In toe. and told me so too. When I returned from
Cheltenham 1 went to lodge at Mrs. Broadfoot's. I kept the billets
is Lemma in nil drawers, because, when he went to a furnished
laslgnag lie did nut thiek them sake with Eini. Bertrand asked tote

on the Saturday before I went to Cheltenham fur the billets de
bersque, and I said I would bring them on the Sondey ; but I set
ton early in the morning to take them to bin). I was anxious
not to go to Cheltenham, and on the Saturday night I had not
made up my mind to tro. Askew lives at No. &I, in Oxford-street,
near the Pantheon; I left no direction with Bertrand to go for the
billets de barque when I went to Citeltenham. I did not take any
memorandum of the billets ; it is not our custom in France to do
so. I took live or six pair of stockings to Cheltenham ; Askew
told me not to take much with me, because if 1 did not like it I
should come back. I never wrote to Askew far my clothes ; I was
afraid to give niv key because of the jewellery and the money, hut
I wrote to him iron t.heitenliten for some of the articles from his
Mop. I cannot say whether any one everssw me with the jewellery
on; but probably many may remember it, for I wore It often. I
never were the diamonds in the shrew-room, because I would not
dress as a lady. Miss Bodkin has seen sonic of my jewellery ;
she has not seen it all, because same of it came over with Bertrand.
I have a coral neeklece, which I never Raid was amongst the things
stolen. I never told :In. Ilroadfoet that I was married to Ber-
trand, but she is a woman ready to swear that, because she is paid
for it, end I know it; a man told mew who arrested us fur the
lodging. My attorney has been kind enough to pay the rent, be-
cause Askew has taken my all. The day the prisoner was taken
Mrs. Broadfoot's boy said eeerything against the prisoner, and to-
day he is brought to swear for biro. The man in possession told
me that Mrs. Ilmsdfoot and her son had its. a-day, net' a coach to
come to the Court in. 31rs. Broadfoot never asked for the rent till
the prisoner was arrested. 1 never told Mrs. Broadfoot that I had
151. at Askew's, with which I would pay her. I told her I would
pay her all in November, when I could get my things nail money
from Askew's, and I said I had furniture there that had cost inc
151. I never said to Mrs. nroadfoot I will have my revenge of
Lim—l will hang hint. Ile has robbed me, but it is nut my wish
to bang him. Mrs. Hewitt:tot did not say—" stop, be is nut tried
yet." I changed 200 francs for Bertrand at No. 21, St. James's-
street. I never told a Mr. Unit that Bertrand had brought over
only 2.000 francs. which be had changed in Regent-street. I never
told Cud., nor did Itertrand in my hearing, that the produce of
these 2,000 francs or 200 had been deposited in my drawer. I
changed the 200 francs about three weeks ago.
Mr. Alio. ru m 5--W hat made Askew and Bertrand quarrel ?
Wituess—lt was jealousy of Bertrand on account of Askew
thinking I liked hint. On one Sunday morning went into Mr.
Askew it room, when he was in bed, and I said, cons* Mr. Askew,
here is a tine Sunday morning, why don't you get up, and let us
have a walk. lie sai:l, go for my clothes, and I will get up. I
went and fetthed his clothes and when I brought Ithern to him, lie
took hold of my hand, and kissed it, and endeavoured to pull me
to Dim. When I went out of the room, 1 told the maid servant li
that I would never go again into Mr. Askew's bedchamber without
her. Askew has turned his wife out of doors. on purpose to get
me for hieeeife, RIMt quarrelled with Bertrand, because he was my
friend, and therefore he was jealous of hint. That was the only
reason ter his smiling Bertrand away.
Re-examined—l said I heal lost Ili:. by not getting the fund.
lure. (A paper was handed to the witness, who said, that is the
receipt cat the prisoner, for the goods bought of Mot. A letter
nut signed was given to the witness. it was an acknowledgment
from Askew for the 65/. paid by witness at Cheltenham. She
said that letter was brought by the prisoner'e boy, and was his
writing. A runiber of other letter were given to the *anew,
which she said were in Askew's writing.) I left no key. when I
went to l'heltenham with Bertrand. lam certain the jewellery
and billets de barque were left in my drawers when I went to
Cheltenham. Mr. Abram, whom 1 fleet employed as my Attor-
ney, never got me any thing, and I then employed Mr. Hubert.
I called the Russian gentleman Nublenian, because I had hoard
him called his Excellency. The reason the conversation took place
on our journey form Paris about Bertrand was, because Askew
wished to be very civil and kind, to me, and I told bite you are a
ninyried man, and lam engaged to Bertrand. And after I told
him, be wished me to call Bertrand my brother. I always ex-
pected Bertram! would come over to England fur to see me.
A variety of papers were here put in by Alr. Phillips. Amongst
them were the three letters which be had read in his opening ad.
dress. There were also three other letters, tinder the respective
dates of the 7th of July, the 11th of July, and the 11th of August,
together with an agreement that had been executed last May, be.
tweets the Prosecetrix and the prisoner; one of the articles of
which was, to raise her salary to 40110 francs annually
Mr. 11"aus, the ntanaging clerk to the Attorney who drew up
the agreement, and who was a subscribing *loess. was put into
the No:, and examined by Mr. rumbles, as to the fact of the
instrument in question having been drawn at the iestance of both
the partiies to it.
ADO Lentos cross-examined the witness as to several tech.
nical points with regard to the agreement of no interest, and it was
fteerwards nail by the Clerk. ft was clued the 17th Mae, 1024,
and stated to be an agreement between James Askew aed Elizabeth
Virginia l'etot, by which the former utuiertook to allow the latter
a salary of &WO francs annually, together with hoard and lodging,
arid 4s. tid. • week for washing; soil if lie should dispose of his
business purchaser should be bolted to do the saute, and more_
over if :Redline Perrot should at any time wish to enter into part.
neeJtip with James Askew ha would agree to admit her. The
agreement was to continue in force fer insert years.
Mr. Pitt eters, before he asked fur the letters to be read, begged
of the Court to bear in mind that they were all written subsequent
to the prosecutrix going to Cheltenham. The letters related prin.
cipally to business. In one of Ahem, however, the writer says that
he should be glad to see Mr. Bertraed again at his house. " for I
wish to du any tiling that will make you happy." In another he
s. ys, " Vote cannot think that I nor angry with you withuat a
cause—you are a misled woman-1 ant constantly tormented, be.
cause every thing I propose to you to do is counteracted by one who
ought to work fur his bread. That is all the punielituent that I
wish biro. Vou are led by one who does not possess one half of
your talents." In another place he says, "Itis a pity that a titan
at Mr. Bertrand's Care of life should be Idling his tune away." (A
paper, dated March 24, 1824, was also put in and read. It was
signed Jetties Askew, and was a receipt for 154 paid to bin, by
Madame Perrot fur bedstead, blankets, sheets, counterpane, wash-
hand-stund, and other furniture that he had sold to her.)
The pnweezutrix had continued in the witness box during the
time these documents were real. At the conclusion of theme
Mr. ADOLPIIue put in a number of letters and papers into her
hands, and asked whose writing particular parts of them was.
11-th only ono or two exceptions ehe replied that the writing au
I•e-a. . . .

....
The letter put in now the witness could no; identify as Bertrand's
hantl.wiiting.
Victor Bertrand examined.—Did not speak English well ; came
here in the cud of April last. Knew Virginie l'errot ; put property
into her hands ; 7 billets de banque of 1,000 francs each, and bee of
hot) each. Gave her them " fur she take cam." Never got them
back since.— lA hoer put in by Mr. Lewes was admitted to be his
hand.wrieing, with some hesitation.)—l/L1 nut well know his hand.
Knows' Mademoiselle Perrot four years. She had seen him write.
Would not say 1110 or lOW times. lie supposed she had seen him
write very often. The next letter hauded in was nut his hand.writ-
big outside, the inside was. Mademoiselle Perrot did not see him
write it.. It weswritteu in a pastry.cook's near Clement's Inn ; he
took it to Abraham's. Can't say Mademoiselle Perrot was there.
Came here in the end of April, nut in March. Though 1w lost so
much property he 110t1 never written ar y note on them, or made any
memorandum of than. It was not the custom in France. They
were the notes of the Bank of France; supposed it was the
Bank of the Government of France; knew of no other. Did not
know if there were two Banks; never heard any thing about it.
'rho bills he had were like that now handed to hint (1,090 franca
bill); he had had HO billets de bauque, and never remarked them.
Ile was a grocer at Paris; left the grocery concern in hands when
be came here. No servant of Isis conducted it now; he left it al-
together when he came over here. Ile made a memorandum or
inveutory of bladentoietile Perrot's things, jewelimy, bagucs,
&c. Would be glad to be examined by sonic person who knew
French, for he could not well explain. Can't recollect that he
counted these notes. lie gave her them altogetLer ; he gave them
to her in her bed.rootn. eihe mimed the drawers, and he supposed
she put them in, but don't recollect which drawer. Can't say if
there was a strong box in her room. Yes. the.-e was a box. One
of the letters the witness had acknowledged to be written by him.
(He now looked at it; it was a translation of Pemn's note by him.)
Could not tell the day when lie gave the bills to her ; it 1V:18 three
or tout days after lie came to Mr. Askew.* house. lie retrained
there a 111011411 afterwards. Base them to her for fear of keeping
them in his furnished lodgings. 1/e knew "no this country, no
knowleig: here, and gave at her for her take care." ('.m% say it the
box was always in the mom. Did not put it in the box where he
kept his clothes. ". fur it not rmnfortable." lie had received the
1,000 francs bill in business in his shop, where he had much money.
lle went to the Bank, and got a bill fur the francs. Went at se-
veral timet to the tunoey changm in the Rue de Banc. Could not
say front whom he received these bills, orlany et' them • it was in the
next street. lle had received one from a servant of die Director of
the Prison, M. ilooneau, who sent to get it, " for have money ;"
he belongs to all ache prisons. Mademoiselle has not it ; he bastl
changed It near the Haymarket, in the corner of the street, three or
four weeks after he ankle here. Had not changed any other Bank
hi
ll ; never changed any other billets de bank or bsliets d'oTttre.
Had nut received money wont Mademoiselle I'errot which hail been
advanced by Askew.
Was it ever proposed to you to become a teacher by a prism of
the name of Pasquto ?—lt was not ; no one had ever pokiest such
skuation out to hint. Never applied far the assistance of 30/. to
enable • to take any such situation. Mademoiselle Pemn hs
knew tour years; she was very respectable. Never wow to her
drawers to take out any of this money. Thee was French gold in
the drawers. It was possible 1 had the key. The key was not
twenty times to the drawers; perhaps two or three times. can't eay
exactly. Can you say hop often you have been ill this Count
said the witness. (A Laugh.) Ilad been quarrelling with Mr.
Askew; it was about Mademoiselle l'errut. Mademoiselle said
to Mr.. ItroadtOot, " lt is not right to use me ill; you insult me:
it is all jealousy, for you hare asked me so and era" had nut said,
" If you prove any thing against me or Perrot, I shall prove to.
morrow that you asked me to sleep with you ; you know what I
know." Can't recollect if he told bet so yesterday. She had used
hint ill 4 refused him a glass of water. Alm. Ilroadilett Mel taken
the lodgings for him. It is eight days since he and this lady
quarrelled. ad no (panel before these parties wrat befort. the
Justice. Swfars he din not see her Yesterday. Askew 'yoke ill of
him behind his back to Mademoiselle l'errot. Miss lituleepa saw
one bill in the work-rumen on this same fluor with Perrot'a!om.

Perrot had %hewn it to Iluilaon. Hudson told hint so. lie re.
monstrared with Perrot. When at Cheltenham, had not said he
would bring the prisoner so low as the ground. hid not sa•; so to
Mrs. Braidfoot or to 3lias Hudson. Looked on Askew like dirt.
Never was married to Perrot; never said she war his wife. When
I sold MI I contemplated coming here, and kept money by me fur
the purpose ;wall about 11,0Uti oaten. SouNtintes went to the

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drawer, aid showed his gold to some persons to show what it was
like.
3lr. Geore;e Hubert, attorney to Mademoiselle Permit, went `..y
her 6c,ire to Askew, demanded her property, and produced tile in-
ventory in his hand; mule request to settle accounts between him
and her. I claimed above 701. for wages, and creed there were
urea French bank bills of IWO francs each. This Wirt not the
first occasion. On the fitet occasion I asked fir a settlement and
for the property. He said. whatever property she had was in her
own drawer. He said he had much to complain of; he had, he
said, evidence to prove her a very hail woman, and If he knew
him better he would produce those documents. I raid, if you
can produce one it will be more satisfactory to me. !Rade-
mobelle Perrot bad described diet document as being in her
chest of drewers. Ile then went up stairs, and produced' a let.
ten. I rend the letter two or three times. On reading it, lie
said he had a translation of it; hut I already understood the
original in French. I said it was extraordinary he *hosed be in
possession of a confidential letter. I wished to know how he gut
it. He said it was of no consequence bow he had obtained it,
but he had got it. 31adenioiselle Perrot had described it as a
letter from a French Nobleman. lle identified the letter. I
read the transladon, which corresponded with the letter in sense;
could not front the letter say whether it was from a foreign Noble.
man. The first meeting nas on the 4th, the second on the Tues-
day after, the 7th. Had seen 3lattentoiselle Perrot. and she gave
me the inventory-now recollects she gave it me at the first, and I
exhibited it to the prisoner. (In the second interview I took
31ademoisi Ile Perrot with me, and requesed him to ltay her waents
and deliver the property in the chest of drawete; I said if lie did so
I wool l advise: her to give tip the agreement between them to be
esecelled. The prisoner said she had :alrtwdy broke it, and said
further he should do nothing without consulting his solicitor;
begged to see him agnin, when he flied the next day to go ; did not
go because of an intimatitra from 31aslemoiselle Pcrrue; went on
Saturday after; it was in the morning. in the City, and he desired
me to call at four in order to give up the properly. I requested that
31iss Perrot might also be present to identify her property ; he
strongly objected to it ; I urged it several times, but he still ob-
jected, but said, Old if else would write an order and give the key.
the property should be delivered to mite. Ile had certainly stipulated
that he should bring tile order. I wrote the order row produced.
Hiss Perrot Menu! It. The order specified " all the property be-
longing to me." Mr. Askew shewal me the room, and when I
went to open the drawers he went down stairs, leaving there two
ladies and a gentletr.u. The things found in the drawers did not
correspond with the inventory; there were sane articles did--
wearing 4ppiteel. T drew up an inventory, here it is; 1 found c
pelt of diamond earnings (here they were produced), but found no
other artede of jewellery whatever. I also found in the drawers
another inventory in French. Miss Perrot had given me another
iuventury. I searched fur the billets de hanque, and did net find
them; did not find the confidential letter which Hiss l'errot dud
described.
f'ross-examined by Mr. Ariotentes—Had seen Askew twice
before going to ,Idlingtoa and Gregory, attorneys for the prisoner;
had not then opened the drawers ; demanded verbally the articles
in the inventory. The French Consul had written to me ; and
though I went to demand her property, Askew gave we the ousel.
dentist letter now produced ; it was dated Palermo.
Here an argument arose as to whether this letter should be read,
I'he .1 eI4 ruled it should not be read; and
Mr. Aims, PII es begged the Court to take a note of his having
I tendered die nose to be read.
it'itness-1 proposed at the third interview that the agreement
' should be given up. The letter was one which it might he dis-
agreeable to disclose. The twonymeue letter contained the follow.
ing words:--" Monsieur the grocer; the child with light eyes de.
mends the assistance of you and your sister.-Rue de (Itchy."
She was very much vexed at this paper being sent. The first time
I went to a Justice was ten days atter the receipt of this letter; but
Went about a week before to Mr. l'onante It was before I received
the property of 31iss Pe.-nt. The Magistrate. on the I eth, allowed
the prisoner to go at large on hls own recognizance. I attended,
Three witnesses were then called by 11r. Partin es, whose
names were on the back of the Indictment, but they were not owe.
sidered necessary to be examined. He then acquainted the Court
that wan the conclusion of the case fur the prosecution.
The Het:vanes said that it would be as well, to save time, that
he should explain to the Jury that in this stage they might very
properly take into their consideration, whether the prisoner had
possessed himself of this property in consequence of there being an
account between them, and much ill.will and contention, without
intending to do any thing more. Although such an action would
be very Improper, it would. If so, make u material difference in the
case. If they should think that the prisoner had detained these
things under colour of a suppotted right-and as such it was a mere
detention unlawfully, and no felony- then it would do away with the
felonious intent, and If so dicer would be an end of the case. If
such was their opinion they might consult together and express It
now, and it would be unneceseary the case should go on ; but if
they should think differently, then it would be necessary the case
should be heard out, and the eouneel on the other bide proceed with
the defence.
The Jury turned round to consult, and the prisoner said that it
was his wish the case should go on.
3lr. A Doe rues recommended him to attend to the suggestion
and direction of the Learned Judge.
The Jury consulted together about 16 minutes, and then re.
sullied their seats.
The RECORDER asked them if they wished to hear further' evi-
dence, or had they made tip their minds?
The Foreman stated that they were agreed on their verdict, and
that he was guilty of unlawfully detaining the property of the pro.
seeutrix. They could nut make up their winds that he was gully
of a felony premeditatedly.
The Juoue acquainted the Foreman of the Jury drat they could
not deliver in, no could he receive, such a verdict. They must pro.
noutiee him guilty of the felony, or not gritty of it.
The Jury begged to know if an acquittal would now deprive the
proseeutrix of her right to recover due property hereafter by civil
process at ('amnion Law ?
The J eDGE-Certaitly not. You may now acquit him, and he
will be open to an action. If you think lie did not feloniously take
and detain, you must acquit the prisoner. Gentlemen, is ouch your
verdict?

A Juror—Then the acquittal it is understood, may be the
foundation of civil process 'r
The JUDGE—Your acquittal certainly does not bar this person
bringing nn action of trot cr.
The Verdict was then taken—Not Guilty.
Mr. Lawns then said to the prisoner-Mr. Askew, your ease
has not been heard, and I advise you to bring an indictment against
these parties for perjury and conspiracy.
Mr. Pitit.i.res—lle will do well to abstain. At present all that
ears be said of him is, that lie is a lucky man.
Mr. 11.awEs--Then I will pledge myself to prosecute them; end
for that purpose 1 beg your Lordship will impound the documents
now in (:curt as important to our case.
TheJ enur —I shall certainly not impound these documents.
nor do I think, from the view which the country has taken of the
facts disclosed, that the prisener'a Counsel can think it will favour
the instituting any ulterior proceedings.
Mr. Lawns—You stopped this cause in tho middle of it, to el.
elude important evidence, and now you refuse to impound those
documents, in order to clear up the man's character.
The Rteo DE a—l shall not r:op to argue with you now. I have
experienced enough of interruptions already to-day. I hope the
Court will be treated with respect, or, if it is not, I know my duty,
and shall enforce it, although I should be sorry to do it by means
of anything unpleasant.
The R ECOII pen asked if there was any other charge against the
prisoner, who by this time had been removed from the bar ; being
answered in the negative, he directed that he should be discharged
forthwith.