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London, England, 1826-08-04 00:00:00

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.

AUGUST. 1.
The AS.4I/111 commenced here to-day. There is little business,
the calendar c.mtatning only three caves,
total of the business on the Civil Side. and 19 causes ((annul the

Richard Baldry, Jahn Pompom, and Mary Coak,wcre indicted

TAE BIIITISH PRBSS..

for having assaulted il'illism 111',31satee on the King's highway,
and stolen from his persona watch, a gold seal, and key, his

property.
Alr._Coy T twAY stated the cue for the prosecution, and celled

the following witnesses :
William WM/tater—l am a bookseller. On the 18th Mitch I
was in company with Mr. John Steed, of Carlisle I
at a public-
house. It was about 11 o'clock when I went, and stayed two
hours. 1111fWia• Stewart joined our party just before I left. Stewart
was rather in liquor; he requested me to see him home part of the
way. Steed and I went w,lll him along Citadel-row. The pri-
soner Cook lives in Citadel-row. Stewart went forward, and lett
me before I came to Cook's house. I saw Stewart cross the street
as if from that house, and water was thrown upon him. When I
ant within a yard and a half of the door, Richard Bayley and John
Thompson, two of the prisoners. came out or Cook's house, and
Bayley seized rue by the collar, and struck me a violent blow upon
the head. Thompson struck me on the lip, and cut it very much.
At the same time the prisoner Cook forced my watch out of my
pocket. There was a gold seal and a gold key attached to the
watch. It was done so violently that part of the fob was torn off.
My hat was knocked off, and taken into the house. There was a
common cotton handkerchief in the hat, which was also taken.
The three prisoners went into the house, and shut the door. I
then threatened to get a constable, and they threw my hat out of
the door.
Cross-examined by Mr. Joeres.—l keep a ware-room, not a
shop. I keep mcnsWito travel Poe me with numbers of different
books. On the evening in question I was perfectly sober, and I
have always said that I was. I did not know exactly where
Stewart lived. Mr.. CoAe's house was a little Out of the way to
Stewart's house. Stewart went ei.t of the way, and I followed him.
I did not mean to go to tiau house, but he matted from me. They
call Mrs. Cook's a whiskv-shop, but I do not know.
Mt. Justice PARK—Why, you must know ?—No, my Lord, I
can't, in justice to my co.tscience. say so, unless I had been there.
Mr. Justice PARK—Why, if I saw a whisky-sign over a door, I
could tell that it was a whisky shop.—Aye, but ]lra. Coyle does
not put her whisky in the window.
Witness continued—l heard no noise until the people tame out of
the house. I was robbed about two paces from the woman's house.
Was any body by at that time ?—What time ?;that has a double
meaning. (A laugh )
Well, at the time your friend was rubbed ?..die was not my
friend. (A 'anti
`l ell. your companion ?—lle was not my companion. (A Laugh.)
Well, whet was he ?—lie was a fellow-creature, whom I fol-
lowed to assist, out of charity.
Cross-examination continued.—There was nobody by at the
time. 1 saw a boy of the name of Reid afterwards.
Was any body in the passage at Cook's, except the people who
came out of the house ? - . _

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Is that a fair question my Lnril ?
Mr. Justice PARK—Yeas it i..
Wituess—And me two yards off, and getting a beating all the
time ; how can I tell P (.1 laugh.) After I had lost my hat, I
was drugged near the passage, but I prevented myself being pulled
in by putting my foot against the aide. From the time my friend
first went down that street, to the time of my being robbed, it was
about three minutes. "%Viten I got a constable, I went back, and at
first the door was not opened. The female prisoner and Bayley
were there, but the other prisoner had gone away.
Bemire Stewart stated that he had been at the public.house, with
the last witness, and that on their return be (witness) went forward
to the house of the prisoner Conk, and knocked at the door. Some-
body within said, that the door should be opened, hut soon after
some water was thrown out. After that he went down Lowther.
street, and retutned In about three or four minutes. He then
feund AP:ll4ster ; and in consequence of what M`Alaster
witness went fur a constable. The constable said it was too late,
but witness and Al`Alaster afterwards procured another constable.
Cross-examined-1 did not ask Al•Al aster to see me home until
we had got thirty yards from the public-house. Ill'Alaster's own
road was in a different dbection. Airs. Cook's house was not ex-
actly in my way home,
David Reed deposed, that on the uight in question he saw the
last witness and APAlaster -near the prisoner Cook's house. Ile
saw Al,Alaster struck by Bayley. Thompson was there, but wit-
ness did not see him strike. Mrs. Cook was not out of house.
Wining was about twenty yards off: After the prose uter was
struck, Cook called to hint, and told him to come next day at eight
o'clock. Witness trent at eight o'clock, and she gave him a
watch, and told him to do what Ile liked with it. Whom' took it,
and showed it to several people. Two or three evenings after, the
watch was taken from him by Barnes, the constable.
Cross-examined—When he first saw the prosecutor and Stewart,
they did not ask him to show them Cook's house. Never said that
they had. ‘i'itness did not understand watches, •but sometime,
bought thane wingtha-lad au opportunity of making a good bar yain.
' Mr. Jbees..... Were you neat ih trouble about a wants ? Were
you never in gaol here ?—Yes, once ; but I was not guilty.
Of course not. Are you now in gaol ?—Yes.
Wall, after being in gaol about the watch, I believe you had the
misfortune to get in again soon alter ?—Yes, I had.
Had you note third misfortune in Northumberland ?-oh, that
had nothing to do with this. (Loud laughter In Court.)
Air. Justice Pane indignantly called Order !" in Court. It
was a lamentable thiag, that when a boy, like the witness, was
making so disgraceful an exhibition, persons could be found who
encouraged him by their nameless laughter.
hlr. JONEB (to witness)—How long were you in Northumber.
land gaol ?—A day.
How much longer P—A good deal longer.
How long.?—Perhaps two years, or one year,-or six months.
Alf. Justice PAP:IC—WiIIi age are you P—Sixteen.
The watch was produced by Barnes, the constable, who had re-
ceived it from die last witness, and it was identified by the pro-
secutor.
Several witnesses gave Bayley and Thompson'good characters.
Air. Justice Pane summed up, and the Jury immediately de-
clared the prisoners Not (luilty.
Mr. Baron HULLOCIC tried: causes on the Civil Side, but they
were devoid of public interest.