The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-07-19 00:00:00

SECONII CHARGE.

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The prisoner was again Indicted far stealing Ora printed hooks, in
the dwelling-hams of Mr. Samuel 111014, -bookseller, 95, 'War-
dustersueet, his property, on the Ist of May lam.
4NIT. LAW stated the ease to the Jury.
Mr. hansuel Dolby t worn—l live st 95, west side of Wardour-
street; I keep a shop in which tobacco and snuff' is sold, which
mananunicates with a door to • stationer's shop. I saw the per.
sons oo the morning of the Ist of May last. Ile came into my
scationit's shop with • list of publications, and requested me to
book them out, but not In trouble myself with getting those which
I Intl not gut by me. lie left the written list, and said he would
cell io the eVC1:111g. lie called again between seven and eight
u'efack in the evening and addressed my wife. 1 did not hear what
he said to bee. 1 was originally in the snuff shop when he called,
bat I few him in the stationer's shop through the glass-dorre. 51es.
Outlay awe to me and told me of the prisoner having called, ant.
1 took the list which lie left in the morning out of 1117 desk, and
?nave it to my whir, and she went to the prisoner. I told her to in-
rirm him that I had nut looked out the books. 1 afterwards en-
tered the stationer's shop, and saw the prisoner standing outside
the vomiter, and Mrs. Dolby was looking out the publications.
'l. tie `ristmer sir under toy observation in the shop fur ten or fif-
teen minutes. I knew that the person who called in the evening
are the same who left the list in the morning, anti the prisoner is
the person who calivi in the evening. 1 went into the snuf -shop.
e soon afterwards heard an alarm given by Mrs. Dolby ; I
went into the shop, and bound the prisoner had decamped with the
books arid the list also. 1 see the prisoner at the bar, and have not
the least doubt whatever of his being the person who comniitted
the robbery. My shop In V{'ardour-street is distant perhaps five
hundred yards from Marlborough-street.
Cron-examines, by air. A s nu stw have not recovered any of
my property. Mrs. Dolby looked outdo: books; she saw the poi.-
tamer miter the shop in the morning.
He.mtausincel—The books stolen were value ten shillings.
Mrs. Charlotte Dolby sworn--I was at home at eleven o'clock in
the morning a the Ist of May ; the prisoner entered the shop, and
gave Mr. Dolby a list of periodical publications. Ile was about
1110 MillUteS in the shop, and I looked at the prisoner the whole of I
tLe time. I saw the same person in the evening about eight o'clock.
tl' hen he entered the shop he asked me if the things were ready
Is, ordered in the morning. I told him I would inquire, and went
into the mull:shop and asked Mr. Dolby. He gave me the list the
pismire had left, and asked me to look out the books. The pri.
tamer, in a raised tone of voice, asked me why they were not ready,.
and said he would wait while I looked out what I had got by me..
Haring looked theta out, I told the prisoner that I believed I had
looked um nearly the whole of the works on the list, and placed
them before him on the counter. He the said I want the nineteen'
firer numbertof Dolby's acting plays. 1 gave them to the pri_
weer, and he then said he wanted numbers I and AI of the sante
setnk t and while I was in the act of taking them front the cup-
board, the prisoner cleared the counter of all the property I had
IJukisl out. lam positive the prisoner at the bar is the person.
I nava a COMei dencription of him before 1 saw him at hlarlbo-
roughottreet.
Lniss-exaniined—He was in custody when 1 saw him after he
lett our shop, and that was about six weeks afterwards.
scliolefiekl, the officer, sworn--1 apprehended the prisoner.
Crum-exmnitied_l searched his trunks the day after I appre-
heisted him, and found none of Itolby's acting playa there.
Rumanained--It was near six weeks after the Ist of May when
1 ,earciied his lodgings.
31r. Justice llonsociiii coiled upon the prisoner for his de-1
truce.

P:owiner—Gentlemen of Mc Jnry, in this case, ea In the last, I
have been riisoakeo by 0 ; wttnesses for moodier person. You
will have clear and diwunet eviv:rnee laid bchwe you proving an
With those observations I confidently leave my case in your
Minds.

Mr. Fenton Robinson sworn—l am brother to the prisoner. I
re,ods at li:bury-terrace, Pimlico. The prisoner took tea with me
and spent the evening sat the Ist of May. Ile did not leave eve
till eleven o'clock on that night. My servant, Thomas Cheese-
mot?, was with me on that day.
Lsoss-ezamined by Mr. Lew-1 met my brother in Ilyde-park
that afternoon, about half past four. 1 believe it to be the Ist of
May, because that was the day the prisoner took tea and supped,
and did not dine with me. A female servant. named Mary Sadler,
was io my house on that day. 1 did not happen to know that
May was 'Term time.
Ratitamined—lt wasat 31arlborough-strei t when my brother was
unlined, that, on consideration of the days my brother itOted
one, I was positive he took tea wait me on Saturday, the tat of
May.
Thomas (heesernan sworn—l was servant to last witness ;on
the lit of May the prisoner came about six o'clock to my master's,
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Crow-examined prisoner had taken tea half a dozen times
at the house of last witness. I have no tenon to believe it wall
tin hit of May, except that on that day he took tea and did not
dom. I mentioned 10 my master, after the prisoner's apprdiettsion,
me tire ttttt stance Or Ille pthouer not taking dinner on that day. My
Mentioned that mem first, and I was of the same monMn.
Mary Sadler did not give the latllC raison AS l knew of.

Ile-mamined-31ary tisdkr did not wait on my master; I
opened the door and waited at table, and Sadler did not ate pTi.
nuns, ro the pailour that day.
SPbtaial ahopiri.m to 111r.Joha Bannister, glover and
mercer, IS, Strand. swum—Erriy in June a young man, wriwthing
rommbling the pris.mier, Matt into my master's shop, and asked
tor handlerehiers, tool I 'hewed him some: whilst reaching other
ipxals„ the priouner ran with the handkerchiefs. When the
primmer 11/31 at Marlborough -street Olf.ce I went to see him, and
sound that be was very lima like
theyoting man. The man who
eumunitrii the robbery was dressed in a tlue coat, gilt buttons,
black UM waist oat, and dark unsure small clothes.

.11r. Butler, the clerk to 31r.liantier tbe attorney. war examined,
t. automat fur the lam witness not having been calkd on the tor.
suer trial. lie said that the witnew slid not communicate the
tact% Ist could prove. till within half an hour of that time.
bialJur rc-4 xamtned by Mr. haw—lle saw in the Newspapers
a thicription of the lora-antes person, anti he wrote to Mr. A bra-
hant's to inform him that such a person committed a robbery in
lus master's shop. Ile went to see the prisoner at Marlborough.
street. and knew he was cut the name person who committed the
r.abbety. . . - .

The tame w4taggeas as in the former case we again called to
harseter.

Dlr. Justice 'annuli summed up the evidence. and reemeted
i.pon the case bang li!ce the last, one of a very extraordinary de-
s‘ription. Two paror.• had sworn, in the must decided manner,
as to the identity of the accused, and evidence had been called
to prove he was elsewhere at the time, and that another young
than, strongly rewttildieg the risoner. was going about town,
c.ntionitiirg felonies Mthis description. lle read neer the evidence,
and left it to the Joey to 4, ride urvn the prisoner's guilt or Moo.
The Jury consulted for • few 11l i l lutes, and returned • ver-
dict of Guilty.
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The prisoner err ma the utmost aghmliihment at the result of
the trial; and a feeling of disappointment was eery general through-
the Yuan. -

Atter the mum of the verdict, Messrs. Andrew*, Ilmileriek, and
Phillips, the Counsel fix the prisoner, held a consultation wills the
Jadgss respecting the remainder of the indictment* against the
prisoner, and expressed a wish that he should be tried upon them,
to give thin*, an opportunity of roving *he prisoner'', innocence of
tow charges, and also of the one upon which be had, to their bUT.
Nix, been found guilty. Mr. Lew being out of Intuit, the Judges
dad not give a decision upon the subject. The prisoner 'rostrums':id
tram the bar, and it war *wed, that he would be tried on Monday
ou the senisinder of she ir.dietments. for the purpose of putting the
them:es:ion of bin guilt or innocence Iklord all doubt.
During those trials intense anxiety wit. manifested sin the 'tart of
the spectators. In the mune of the day many Si Oil., and
ilemen of diAlinelltltl wile on the h•rris, anti in the l'om, unite of
tie Aldermen of London and Magistrat.:, were posisent
during some part of the investigation.