The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-07-04 00:00:00

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OLD BAILEY; Jett{ 3.
AIM Warmer, a bike k semi, w•eveapitaliy indicted
for privately stealing tit the dwelling-House of Ber-
Joint thffiewoort, a watch, s number of shirts, and
+wow. artic'es. 1.1 wearing; apparel, his prOperty.'--
'l'6 Prosecutor is a tailnr, !mina iu Ent Smith-
held, tht the ev gof the 30th of May, the l/risoner
et s•e Mshis house and applied for a lodging, repre.
• himself as a ruder just returned from hes.
rfeseceorttinely provided him with a bed that night;
but, tenet rirtag iu the morning, the• Prisoner hat)
go: e eft taking with him such things as lie cools}
lay his hinds ore In four days after he met him
-in the street with his hat cm his beaud, and made au
• the Whoever) attempt to secure him, which he
effected the following week. Its the scuffle, how-
- 'weer, he kept possession of the hat, a new one,
whien was produce 4 by the officer, to wham it Mitto
given, and identified by the Prosecutor.
The Prisoner denied ell knowleoge of the r-harge,
alleging the Prosecutor had taken up another block
s on the slime churge.
The Prosecutor, upon being called op again,
idenied ibis, he himself (the Prisoner) being the'
!rowel be alluded to.
Tht Prisoner thee called the Captain of the ship
teho 'weight hint home from Surinam, bat who de-
"etas ol Itst knew no good of tutu.
The Jury found knit GailiY.
Jestes Aisreles *a+ capitally inflicted for steal-
• leg a link of a diamond bandeau, the property of
-John Cntterti, value 71. privatv.l.),- an the dwelling-
' • Souse of JsMes Thomas.
Tfir Pro editor Is a diemood-setter, lodging at
the house of Jame. Thoseas, Princess-street, Sohn.
—On the Moinieg of Sundae, the :Bth May, the
Prisoner, whom he knew, coifed on him with ano-
ther, eel they went out suet drank together.—
Abont eight o'clock at night the same two called
on hint but he-re-Need to go out with theta.
In about heir ass hour after they had gone away, he
aniseed a blik of a diamond Wedelns, which he was
erusking, and Which was 'yin); on his work-board.
The litk was worth 101. He nom it on the Tues-
. day following at the pawurtecker's.
• The shoputan of 'Mr. Oobree, pawn-broker,
Charlotte-street, Ratideme-pterl•e, swore, that on
the Itath Way, in the morning, a female servant, of
a coins.. of the name of Bererford, Imisght the
link to his master's, an.l pawned it for SI. The
wove night the Prisoner ',fought the Soplicate, cud
'harrowed 21. more, and took a fresh duplicate in
his own statue, which he pee in as Hattlehutet. The
'Prisoner was secured a few days after, at No. B.
Safolk-street. in company) with, the woman, iiereis-
latch The link was not fortheoating, having keen
returns-I to the lady who owned it, and she wee out
of tows,. The duplicate was retarded iu a blank
cover, on the Tuesday.
The Prironer, in his derence.saiel, tire Ptatecater
and he were to habits of iutimace, and had often
lent him money ; and that, on the .nth \tay, her-
mit( applied to the Prosecutor for aasteance, he
gave him the link for the purpose of raising money
o it, under • promise of returning it cria the birth-
day. The Prosecutor upon being called on, uttee-
ly denied this assertion.—Vertfiet •
JvAi PUloits was troevideft of stealing tocuty-
'twit benks, oust of the ile, of William George, a
larekiell'er, Isvinjin Ilhaele-Lsoe. Spitallielthe
flatten Mite and Jester Smith were capitally
indiete I, for Inarglarimeily hreaking and etiteratag
the dwelling-house of Francis Sitwell, Esq. with
list"iit to Steal.
The Prosecutor resides at No. 12, Durweston.
street, N.ory-la-bonne.
'.l:ensa Lamb. the watchman stationed in that
geliehbooritacel, out the slight of the 17th of May,
gated, that about twenty mittutes after two iu-the.
more ig of the IHtlt, lie beard a noise like a crash
at Mx..ifitwell's door, and, upon going to see what
was the mutter, he tom the Pr-natter, White, cone-
tag from at. Ile challenged hiso; iu order to see
whist he was ahout, and the Prisoner ran off at
soon as he had spoken. He immediately pursued
hits through «even' •streets, add be was st last
stopped by a eatehatell, • who intercepted hint iu
his flight, in Geo ,tese'aertreet. rte never lost sight •
of hint slaritie his flight, except -whale he tanteel •
the corners or the streets ; nor did he see any other
• person daring the pursuit. While the Prisoner was
euemag, the witness heard stomethm,,., drop front
him, met after he had brought him back, he re-
turned utong the hoe he had before gone, and
*found- a kale hear the spot,•lwith the name of
White cut in the-handle ; end near that, he picked
up a dark-lanterte wills a bit of wax-cauthe iu it.
Man lee pursued hail then on a long loose mat,
like a touchmaies, and be had no doubt whatever
of his being the Prisoner at the bar. He was con-
limed in his testimony by tire watchman who
emptied White.
The other Prisoner was likewise pursued by
Peter Flanagan. a watchman, who, open the lest
alarm bring given by Lamb springing his rattle,
end cryin4, ir stopi thief!"• can towards Mr. Site
well's, and seeing a man running attempted to
slue Inns. The Prisoner (Smith) untied, and
threatened, if he followed him further, he would
blow his brains get. He, tiovievir, dill putsued
him auto Porttuan-sguare. where he alter was stop-
ped by a watchman, and seemed. While Flamm to
was in pursuit, he heard a noise, as of iron. fall ;
end, upbn searching near the spot afterwards, he
found au iron crow, and two skeleton Imes.
James Wall, who had been at the tine servant
to Mr. Sitwell. stated, that, on the night of the
17th of May, he secured the street-door at eleven
o'clock, by locking it, potting on the chaise mid
bolting it above and below. About two in the
morning, he was awaked by a noise, said, upon
getting up, he found the street-door open. There
was a hole in the door, made with a centre-bit,
• large enough to adroit a mates arcs. The door ap-
-141.1_, peered to beer been by that way utilm.ked, the
Asia taken elf, and the lower bolt leered. The

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Office. Next day, fitted the crow to tile marks in
She door; which were found to correspond.
The Jnry found both the Prisoners Guilty.
The Of of the 9th itegement of Foot have
very spiritedly sishiscribeo a large sum for the erec-
tion of a rnooomout, to be placed iu Canterbury
C.thedral.:Mf the memory of their gallant end
snitch-ladotWOfficer, Colonel STU•ItT, Who fell in
Portugal.. 'rust:cm:U.4 is appointed I. =cute it.
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