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WESTERN CIRCUIT.

EXETER, JULY 21,
CROWN SIDE.
[Before Mr. Justice Gaset.rt.
Edward Taylor, a private soldier in the 321 regiment, was
charged with stealing a silver watch and appendages, inid also a
pocket case with its contents, the property of Henry Reid. This
prosecutor, who is a Captain in the 32d regiment, stated that the
regiment was stationed at Plymouth in the month of May last, and
that his quarters were in the Citadel Barrack. He spent the even.
leg of the 19th May at Colonel 31aitlund7tquarters„ and, atomic
II o'clock at night, received some intormation which induced hint
to have the prisoner taken into custody and searched, whet the pro-
perty mentioned in the indictment was found on his p ram. It
appeared that the priw ner had entered Captain Reid's quarters
through the window, during his absence, and taken the watch and
pocket case out of his sleeping room. Captain Reid's servant, what
slept in the same house, was awakened by hearing a person walk-
ing in the room titer bead, snd, upon getting up, discovered the
prisoner, who said he wanted to see his master. The servant sus.
peanut the prisoner's motive, had hint apprehended, and sc.
quainted his master with the circumstances. The prisoner, in his
defence, made a very long but improbable statement, to the drew
that he had receiv.il the watch and pocket vase from a lady, who
desired him to deliver them to Captain Reid, and that be had ga
to the Captain's quarters for that purpose.
Captain Reid swore positively that he had never given the articles
in question to any lady.
The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to seven yaws'

transportation.
James Edward Arberry was tried for breaking open the gimp o
John W. Tucker, at Tiverton, on the night of the 4th of June lasso
and stealing therefrom ten silver watches, above the vales dad.
It appeared that the prosecutor is a watchmaker resident at
%%Iron, and that on the night in question he locked up his shop at
the usual hour, and retired to rest. Abort four o clod is the
morning, however, he was knocked up by a neighbour, sod upon
proceeding down stairs, perceived that one of the shutters of Ma
shop.window, and one pane of glass, had been broken, end ten
silver watches. which lay near the broken glass, had been taken
away. One of the stolen watelies was afterwards found in Mebane"
of the prisoner's mother-in-law, seven were discoveredin his father's
house, and the prisoner himself was proved to have *deed two at
• pawnbroker's in Taunton. It clearly appealed that the prisoner
had brought the watches which were found in the buttsa of hie
father and mother.in.law.
In his defence, the prisoner said be found the property made up
into a parcel.
lie was found Guilty.
The Learned JUDGE, in passing sentence, observed that this
was the most aggravated case which had come before him dosing
the present assizes, The conduct of the prisoner, in involving Ms
family in his crime, by placing the stolen property in their brinisa,
could not be too much reprobated. In conclusion, the Lamed
Judge said he should recommend the prisoner's life to be spared,
but could hold out no hopes of any further mitigation of his
punishment,
Sentence of death was recorded against the prisoner.
Elizabeth Pulman was charged with stealing ifit in Bank nate*,
from the pocket of Charles Pye, on the night of the 21115 March.
It appeared that the parties met at the fair of Taunton on the day
mentioned, and after drinking toge: her at • public house, pro-
ceeded towards Thorncombe, where Pye lives. On the rood the pro.
secutor said he felt the prisoner's band in his pocket, and charges:
her with the theft. She was immediately searched, however, but
nothing was fouod on her person. lour' IL notes were afterwards
picked up on the road near the spot where the prosecutor charged
the prisoner with stealing his money.
The Jury acquitted the prisoner.
John West was charged with entering the granary of Thomas
Cousins, between one and two o'clock on the morning of the I ith
May, with intent to steal. The prosecutor is au extensive torn..
dealer at Ashburtou, anti suspecting that oats had been stolen from
his granary, he set people to watch, who on the night mentioned.
hearing • noise, proceeded to the granary, and found that the
door had been unlocked with • skeleton key, and was left 'jilt.
Upon smelting within the granary, the prisoner was discovered.
lie had been in the service of Mr. Cousins, and when taken into
custody only said that he hoped to be forgiven, as he never attend
the granary to steal but once before. The pi isoner was found
guilty, and sentence of death recorded against him: but the learned
Judge intimated that he intended to recommend the prisoner to
n crcy.
Mary Webber was indicted for stealing a purse containing 48
sovereigns, five guineas, and sortie silver, the property of Samuel
3lattliews, governor of the workhouse at Paignton.
The money was locked up in a mahogany box which was it the
parlour, and prosecutor kept the key in his pocket. Upon getting
up on the morning of the Bth of May, prosecutor found that hie
pocket had been rifled whilst he slept, and the key with ether anti.
cies carried away. Upon
.coming to the parlour he found the box
was also stolen. The prisoner had been an inmate of the work.
two days after the robbery,
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When apprehended she admit eel the robbery, and stated that atte
had gone from Plymouth for the purpose. She alto gave a yam
circumstantial account of the manner in which she had etvettd theo