The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-02 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, MoNDAT, Nov. 1.

Before Mr. Sergeant A n AB, x and a Middlesex Jury.
frm. Moto*. a decent-looking lad, was brought up to plead to
a capital indictment, charging him with stealing divers articles of
wearing apparel from the dwelling-house of Christopher Crossman,
his master, to whom he was apprentice.
The prisoner pleaded guilty.
111 r. Sergeant AS infumied the prisoner that his plea would
be of no avail, as his life *as equally in jeopardy as though he put
himself on his trial.
The prisoner, however, persisted in his plea, and Gui ty—
Death. was recorded against him ; after which he was called back
to the bar, and again entreated to consider, but the prisoner woubl
not suffer the record to be altered.
Hannah flurry was indicted, capitally, for stealing divers artl.
cies of wearing apparel and jewellery, the property of Samuel
Backer, her master, an his dwelling-house, in 11cmer's.street ; and
also divers articles, the property of 11. Pelham, a lodger, in the
said dwelling-house. Murphy was indicted for receiving part
of the articl.7s FO carried away. well known then, to be stolen.
The prisoner Barry was called on for her defence ; she said she
would leave it to her Counsel.
Cot; m7.—four counsel cannot make a speech for you.
Mr. C. Pit ILL' tis.—The humanity of our law will not allow me
to say any thing for you.
The prisoner then said that her Mit.tiClLS lent her the box in
which the things were foetal, and the articles must have been in at
the time.
Verdict—Barry Gaily of stealing to the value of 305.; Murphy
Nut Guilty.
Before Mr. Baron °ARROW and Mr. Justice PARK.
IVilliavt Muron, whose case we have before noticed, came up
again, and wished to retract his plea and plead not Not Guilty.
Mr. Justice Pam( said, that as the prisoner had acted against
the most hainane advice, and the witnesses might be gone, (after
some conference) the Judges gave leave that his application should
be cm& rtained, but it must not be deemed a precedent.
The prisoner was then indicted for stealing divers articles of wear-
ing apparel, the property of his master. Christopher Creasman, a
tailor. re.tdingat No. 3, Sugar-court, Bethnal-green.
Hannah 3liddlestorf continued the testimony of her father and
brother.

The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty—Death.
NEW COURT.
Before the Commow-Suaor tvT.
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Several prisoner were placed at the Bar, and on calling the pro.
secutors and witnesses, the officer itifuttued the Court that no per.
son was in attendance. . . .

The COMMON-SEIIGE•NT desired that the prosecutors and wit-
names might be called on their recognizances, which was done, and
venlicts of acquittal returned.
Henry Week and IVm. Jones were indicted for stealing two
bundles of worsted yarn, the property of Messrs. Pia:turd
and Co.

Mr. ALLEY and Mr. ADOLPIItS were engaged pro szid con,
but in consequence of several cases having been dismissed for want
of vosecuton, they came unprepared with the necessary appendagev
of wigs and gowns, and asked the Common-Sergeant if be would to-
lerate them without those upper habiliments.
The Coy ny seceded to their request.
Mr. 41 LLET opened the case for the prosecution.
Josiah Mason, Ittreman to Messrs. Brown, Son, and Co., carpet-
manufacturers, of Kidderminster, stated, that on the lot of Octo-
ber, he packed up a bale. c...utaining fifty gross of No. '22. wonted
yams, addressed to Mr. Richard Shaw, of Norwich, and gave it to
John Farmer, a Birmingham carrier. and to come by Picktiod's
waggon. The bale contained separate divisions, each cor.taining t
lbs. of worsted yarn Ile has, since he came to London, seen one
of thtm. _ . .

Cross-examined by Mr. ADOLPH us—lle has frequently packed
up bales of yarn, of a similar desaiption.
lieu. Ilexham, carter to Messrs. l'ickford, stated, that on the 7th
October he was employed to take the bale from Pickford's IVharf,
to the Irorngate Al'harf, to be shipped ; he put it into the cart,
and lie and another carter, Holman, went to the Tower 1113arf,
slate it was found that the bale was cut, and two parcels taken out.
John Shields, a Thanies police officer, stated. that about seven
o'cltwk on the 7th instant, he anti Fagg, another officer, met the
prisoners on Tower-hill, each with a bundle in his apron, which,
on examination, proved to be worsted yarn ; they said they gut it
Dorn a person named Watt, over the water; they had ro note or
hill of narcel, and they were going to carry it to Mr. Sims, of Cow.
lane. Whitechapel ; the witness and Fagg took them to the
watchhouse, and on inquiring for Watt, they could find no such
person. The following morning, as they were going towards the
I'ollm-office. Jones said they had bought the yarn via " lugger"
(nick.nanie for sailor), fur Ss.
James ISelcour, a clerk to Messrs. Pickford, stated, that he
weighed the bale before it had lett the wharf. who' it weighed
3 cwt.; when it was brought back it weighed 13 lbs. less, the exact
weight of the qauntity loutid on the pi isoners.
The Jury examined the witnesses at come length as to the iden-
tity of the yarn.
Tha prisoners were found Guilty.
Before the RECORDER.

Ms Wheeler, alias Ilitrhews, and Jostph Abrdwats, were in-
dicted fur stealing a bale of pods, the property of Messrs. Pick-
ford.

IA man named Beej:nain Woolf was indicted and held to bail
to take his trial for receiving the goods, but he did not appear
when called, and at the ouggeetion of Mr. ALLEY 114 recogni.
tames were ordered to be estseeied-1
Robert Lenthert, clerk to Messrs. Pickford and produced a
waybill of property which let Manchester for London on the !nth
September, among which was a parcel of woollen goods, directed
for Mr. Judie, Nottingham-place, %V hitechapeL The parcel ar-
rived safe in London the 4th ult. (Honda 1.
Joseph Halbert, porter to Messrs. Pickford, stated, that on
Monday, the 4th of October, be had a truss which came from
Manchester by the boat into the waggon ; it was to be delivered at
Mr. Jardin's house.
George Treadaw.,' .. a book-carrier (a person who actormieries
the waggon with a honk to cheek the delivery), stated. that he
went, on the 4th ult, with a waggon containing this parcel towards
31r. Jardin's; he went through A Idgaie to the Misories, where he
stopped at Mr 3lorlund's, sn me nbrella manufacturer, where he
had to deliver a bale; while the carman, Shaw, was taking the
hale out of the waggon, he saw a man, whom be believed to
bss Wheeler, dose by the waggon; this was near seven o'clock in
the evening; about five minutes after the %Imes' missed a bale out
of the waggon.
William Forster, an officer of Lamheth-street, deputed, that he
knew a person named Ilenjamin Steelf, residing at No. I, Little
l'rescot-street. 4;oodman's-tields. Witness had occasion to watch
his house at halt-past six o'clock on the eeeniog of the dtb alt.. io
company with Lee, another officer. They watched nearly an hour.
They stood in en alley nearly opposite Woolt's house. The wit.
nest saw three men, one with a package on his bark, pass the agcy.
Abrahams had the package on his back. Wheelie passed Abra-
hams to Worth's dlor. Woolf was standing at the doer. which was
open. Abrahams followed to the door. and lie and Ntheeler went
in, the third man waiting outside. AVitness and Lee thso crossed
towards NVisoirs house, and the man at the door ran oft The per-
sons inside endeavoured to shut tile door, but Witness put his
shoulder against it, and opened it. Witness went into the back
kitchen, where Abrahams was taking the package from his
shouktee. Woolf and Wheeler were in the passage. Witness
asked A tralutins what lie had got ? lle replied he did not know, but
a men had given him a shilling to carry it ; he then brought
Wheeler into the kitchen, where the prisoners were secured.
Wheeler said be went there to buy a hat, and that he had been
there an hour, and appealed to Woolf, who, however, said, No,
I know nothing about you." Witness and Lee then took the pri-
soners and the package to the Police-office. The package con.