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morning, in eonycquer ce of his house biting been broken open, he,
isismiS the propesty laid in the indictment.
l'harles Bailey, a boy who was is the employ of a baker in the
ne;y:Mourhood, was gMng to Isis work about halt'spast two o'clock
in the morning of the •-•:'•11 July, and on passing .Ir. Prowling's
hone, the prisoner who was in the ceurtsyard, asked him
wt.st e'cluck it was? he sitid It:Of-past two. In wailiing on be came
to ti frunt of the house by the pith which led to his master's. and
I.:en he ^:sw Hatlee, with a light in his hand, coining out at the
t wci•f. The day was just dasuMg. There was a dog with
I:ke Hilton's dog, which he had seen with him the day
ht :Me. Ile hart noticed the :hrez prisoners pass his 31aster's the
day White; going S()TaTtIS ‘Vinchoter. Soon after he got to work
•ws the ::Elitt July, he sir.' the two men go by •lie shop. Itittee
said to Hilton, a l'ome on, let us get nn a, :ant ss r•e !
WAS Sure these were tile ”enott.. He afterward* saw them at
'I arker's lodging house in This city : the :nen were below, the
oug.in up stairs ; dieing was Attire. Hilton andJentinit: were t4lten
into i unary on the :Intb July. He WAS confident Rotme WAS the
man be par at Dowlinit's hgos.f.
Patti-ion., a csnstieele, recollected being rifled in by the
41apiiersto on the 30th of Jul y, and went to steno for the propel ty.
JO went to the lodging-hotiiie aftrr Hilton was in cry:oily, and saw
.teniiiiia in the common room ; he told her that she must go witb
hint. The prisoner said she souk' not go, biiit if she did she would
up stairs first. Witnets went with her, when she took up a bag
ant hulgrte. She said the hag was Hilton's, but the things in it
woe has. Ile found none of the stolen property either in the
bag
Cr oucdk, bet he found there a saw and tile. Witness them took
the Leal. prisoner berme' Magistrate, and he afterwards went
to Redstone's, a pawnbroker, where he saw a gown and nmbrila.
He Mos:wards returned to the lodging-house ssi•h Mr. Dowling,
ho sal" snore of the proper; in Jeminia's handkerchief.
nines Redstone, a pawnbroker in AVinelmeer, recollected a
•c rn t-itg Order! for Is. 6d. nt his shop on the `_'Rib ef July. It
is 3 t.:11:.le who brought it, bet he could not swear to her. Ile
eiale :he ticket ia the name ofJemima Hilton. *be was a short

1.0 -ah.
Moody, Woo lives in Lower Brook-Preet, Win-
thtstrt. t.e.4 Thomas Batter had ,hewn her an umbrella, which he
*aid t.•.: -...nte.t to selL She took it to Redstone's. the pawnbroker,
at st got a Paul upon it, which she gave to Ratter-
lter.ry Redstone proved that Sarah Moody pledged an umbrclla
at n's father's shop at the end of July. The umlnella was pro-
ductd and itientiSsd by the witness as the one brought by Moody
to his hither's shop.
The prosecutor was then called, and swore the umbrella in
question was his puVib Am gown was also produced, and proved
by Mr. Dowling property
--- Markman, a rtr, residing in Winchester. saw the
insic prisoners coming into the town between eleven sad twelye
o'clock lest Wednesday week. The witness was sure 1111vm was
s'ne of the men. Ile could not swear to Rance being one of the
men. They had a bundle with them.
Sarah Tear., the lodging-house keeper, was called on the pan
of the prisoners, but ~he merely proved that they all c2mic to
1-note on the 4th of July, and were tsk:n into custody on
the hh,

The Jury found all the prisoners few'.::;'.
ARSON
T o-cos Balk,. aged 10. was indicted foe feloniously setting fire
to barn and out-houses of William Robbins, on the 3d May last,
Kinysclete, in this county.
The prosecutor stated, that he went to see a mare that wan sick
ie a :laid near the barn, on the *I of May, as night. On the ld of
:May. et about three in the morning, be was celled up by sonic of
This neiei:bonrs, sad told that his barn was burnt down.
Dacit: Smith remembered the prisoner saying, that he would be
d-c' it he would not pay Robbins for convicting him before the
Magas:rues of cutting a tree. He wished his premises were a
Isinned hie, nod he M the melee of then!. The prisoner had been
prosicitteS by Ro'bina on the 231 of April, for cutting a tree. On
the ild of May the tire took place. AU the neighbours were a...flu-
b:Nl at the tire, cecepting Boller, and he lived nearest to it. Wit.
VASS went to his house, and called the prisoner several times.
ttephtn Miles also proved having called the prisoner several
t: re., buohs did not get up to assist in putting out the tire.
"cats was the ease uu the part of the prosecution.
1%!:. B eon astlenn-a• lectituated to the Jury that the evidence was'
MVO? tin slight toeeonvict the prisoner, however wicked and foolish
h:. I.4t.ressive had been.
duty accordingly acquitted the prisoner.
J.: net .d.scit cos was indicted foe stealing_eine wetber sheep, value
tie ;property of William Lane, of King's Somborne.
':'he prosecutne stated, that in October, ITN, he counted his
beck. mil on the 27:h of January, 1823, he again counted it, and
ressA three cheep. Three skins welt found in a well not long
ieece, he could not tell the day, which were *hewn to him by a
wise nipmed Newman. He knew the skins were those of the three
ecp he had lost, by a mark they had theceigh the ear. The skins
• -cc rev destroyed. Sheppard and Anthony lived u :thin half a
of hit Itock.
William Newman saw four skins in a wellnear King's Somborne;
L. krew the prisoner. and knew he lived at King's Somborne.
Louisa Sheppard (the woman of colour examined yesterday)
stated that cue lived at King's Souilionte in 18=; her husband lived
her Men, be bad sire been transported ; Andrews lived with
toms in 11112; he cent out at night in December, 102'2; she re.
membered him returning that night and blowing out the light ; he
Mel a sheep on hie back ; witness asked him whose sheep it was;
1-:s: tier said Lane's; teheepard on another night asked prisoner
r:tery he ism paling—he said to get a bit of meat ; Andrews, Slier.
peei, and Anthony, went out together ; they returned in about an
hoer is tee a sheep, which Anthony rtuck ; Sheppard Iteid the basin
te- catch the blood, and Andreas held the candle ; he said that also
Lane's sheep ; Andrews afterwards went out to see if any one
-set bandy and the others carried the skin cut; Andrews sell they
his' tSioan it into the well near the Yew Tree.
Mr. Richard Bailey, a farmer at King's Somborne, knew the
mi.oner es a labourer there; when men were searching for the skins
he absconded fur a week ; when he returned he appeared distressed;
be then add witness Sheppard, Anthony, and himself. lied taken
terse sheep from Lane's deck some time at the end of 1822 or be-
ep-Mu 01823.
'Elm Ju returned a verdict of Guilty against the prisoner.
Lordshipit is observed Andrews, that if he had not faltered
win: his oath te day before in endeavouring to save an accomplice,
Le would not have been placed in his present situation. Redid not,
tinder all the circumstances of his case, think it neceleary to leave
Lim for execution, as he appeared to have been in distress, and In
a degree to have been the dupe of slider offendees; hut at all events,
he must prepare himself to leave the counrry for !if:.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Thomas !Juke, aged 19, and Ric:hard Welch, aged 29, were
Sedicted for assaulung Behjanaiu Hicks, on the 19th April, in the
ea ash of Romney Extra, on the King's highway, and swalieg
t nun his person a silver watch, steel chain, and metal seal, his
iror'rtY•
Bett;amin Hicks stated, that he was at Rowse), fair on the 19th
April. Ile SAW Mr. Noyes and Mr. Tucker there between ten and
eleven in the evening. They weut to Smith's lodging-liouic„ where
miey saw the Fawners. Witness and his companions then went
out, Noyes and Tacker for a Constable, and he remained out aide.
"hey went fora constable became they hadleina assaulted in the house.
The pet 4111e:3 came out whilst witness waited there, and snstchtd
at his witch. lie held the chain, but they got it away from him;
Jul.tits e broke. ran away and he pursued. He met Tucker
and Noyes, and they joined in the purstut. They overtook pri.
corers on the Rotithatepton Road. There were dote in company
when he was robbed. Trojan into& run of watts, and the third
steered short. The two men in the water were Blake and another
wt.o escaped, Welch then came up, and asked what wan the
matter. Witnees said he knew what was the matter. They
then went to the Barley Mow, and in going in a ripsey, ,
Winched Tacker down, elm hail charge of It ekh. At that
time Welch pulled oil a long round frock. and en the aimess
aisiorst why he had dons so, he said he had not worn one for six
medal Blake at this time escaped they afterwards found him
et Smith's, covered tip with bed clethes, on a bed up stairs. lie
had his clothes on. The next morning the witness found the pro-

peaty . in the tan or 'met.
William Tucker contitmed the testimony of the lest "inlets in

particu:a.r,
Tliomns I.impao, a covetable of Rooney, Was cent for to the
Jia-ley Moir the 19th of April, and received tiac prisocers in

i...arg...
The Jury found the prisoners Gritty, and recommended them to!
ti• ^Tr.!' on amount of their youth.
,Manlier Dicke was also convicted the aesaulting
on the lath April, on the King's highway, and taking I
tree: hi, person 4a. in silver. The witness was robbed on entering.,
the Harley Mow riblie-house, alluded to in the 'ant trial. Ihe
evidence was a yeeapituktion of that given in the fornisr, which
rA'ared to the tram -action. st the public-house in question.
CUTTING AND hIAIMING.
North was indicted for coring and maiming John Pain on
the 20th July. in the perish of thyerton.
- term:enter deposed. that he was at threrton fair on the lihh
d :22.h July. Ile hn a teats named Hoidaway as well ea the
r•inovir. He wont tie lied I :ion in that town o: the 20th July,
wt right. North and Holdavniy were in company together; North
wars r,c,rrdlit g with ac clion:r.eing every man. A man named
Pet!' :tripped to light prisoner, hat admen got him away. At
abet nine North and 'foldaway went away, and
he won after kft the hon.e kruself. On going Lome he bean! a
11C1 tT towatt:a the New In: ;he wert towards it, and saw the !
weer mid Ilohlaway Letsehaek ;he went up to them, and
geatly struck liekkany on the back with a small stick, and said
tekinely, `• I thoueht you were gone home." floldaway struck a
Were at • the witcie 4, which he returned, and two or three blowss,
were egrliangid. Nortl. then got off h.* horse, and caught witness
in the front of the body; tic prisoner and witness had a tussle to-
gether, and were both down. Ile stritped to light the prisoner,
arid en pe:lieg eff hie elethes I.e found they were bloody. He theu
WTI VI !ihou;'•,, steal afterwards to a surgeon.
Richard H ih.oc, a collar-maker at Overton, was present at the
Med Irnu, and etterwnrds at the New Lau, on the night in ques-
tion. lie neatly similar testi:nu:ly to the last witness, and
in ad,'; thin son!, that N,;t:h. had declore.l that any man who fought
with him sh...hi cruet.`'," it the longest day of his life.
treve.! that he had winiesaed all the terinsac-
lions rela:ed by the lira; sonnets. modem:finned by Wilson, both at
the Red Lion ar.d New Ir.u. lie also mole that Nrrth had coid,
manes llitunnt,-, that the 121.2.1 who fought bim wield never wish to
tight areiher.
A man nano: Cox prated having taken Pain to a surgeon. Ile
raw his shirt. which was very bloody. The reasoner, lie believed,
oat by ;red; a ea tier.
• The ciao:able who apprehmdeil the prisoner found the sheath
of a knit, on Li. person. It was produced in Cour.; ft was of a
site- tooaitain a huge knife.
• •31:. Iscialbeatis, a surgeon, deposed that the prosecutor was
-brought to him on tlie night of the 20th July. Two wounds had
beer, inflicted upeu him, one crossing the left should, r in a cursed
Os:tenon; in the centre it was two inches deep and eight inches