The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-07-15 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, ‘l'cnNEsoAv, Jui.‘ 14.

Eli:4ll4lh Green, widmv, aged 43. Wa% indit•ted
fur stealing, r book r.Jrrd A Gernecos Dieriotrary,
mod di.er* other at tieles, the propetty of Joint
f.

Airs. Oaviertt stated, that the Prisoner's daughter
lived as servant in her family, awl the Prisoner was
permitted to spend a g I Aral of tinie witli her at
the house. A variety of books and other articles
were taken away, for the loss of which she could
not sec , till Mr. Reynolds, a bonloeller,
brought the book described in the indictment, which
she knew to have been oily lent to her husband by
a Mr. Kendall. On the Prisoner's being appre-
hended, n great deal of property, of which hue had
the duplicates, was (FrAcovereil ;ii of
pawnbrokers, and which she identified as her's, at
Marlborettgh-strert.
Al r. Reynolds, a bookseller, said that the Pri-
soner brought the book in question to him to sell ;
he bought it for .t.. but suspecting she hail not
come honestly by it, followed and traced her to the
house of Captain Warfel,, sheeted the book there,
when it proved to have into stolitii. 'Mei.'laid.
first Said she had bought the boob, when in lieut.r
circumstances—afrerwaril4, that she had been left it
by a gentleman at hie death.
Mr. Kendall stated the book to be his, and that
he had lent it to Captain Fawcett.
A pawnbroker proved that the Prisoner pledged
three books, a table-cloth, and stone sheets with him.
Another pawnbroker produced live hooks, which
were taken into his shop from the Defendant.
-- Cox, a pawnbroker, produced two books,
Mutt some totsela and sheets, which he had got in
the same manner,

The officer who seemhed the Prisoner exhibited
c2O duplicates which he had round on her.

Mrs. Fawrett exsruirseil all the property, rind
stilted it to belong to her, except live books which
hod been lent to her !million(' by Mr. Kendall.
The Prisoner acknowlerlgyrl huvwt taken the
property, but pleaded tlistret4s, nod threw herself on
the mercy of the Court.

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The ItEcottoEtt told the Prisoner that her's was
a most aggravated case, and that as 110 respectable
person would take her 418 lighter IttliTSeflfiee, if •1w
could have access to her, both for lwr daughter's
siike and that of the public, she must leave the
country.

dune 'lull, aged '27, was indicted for dealing 54
yards of printed calico, value '2l. 104. hum the
shop of William Pickett.—Verdict, Guilty.

IVm. Bench. a painter, wag indicted for em-
brzalsa4 3+. lid. the property of his employer,
Win. Swaim:tie Ritchie.

The Jury acquitted the Prisoner. 11.• was, how-
ever, iatlictril tm s‘cuml charge. I'or emlwzzho4
a mw-patiaid note, the property of the same Pro-
secutor.

The Prisoner bad received the note from a AI r'.
Somerset'll, being a debt due tit his inteler, hnt
told the latter it wat not to Ire poill lid the Sitter.
thy after. The Pri.tmer or knoaleilged this, ;mil
mode L long czeolote l'or his emotive!.
The Jury found him Guikr.
Mr. Itilellie Si2frll, that the reitomee had been
tried fur a similar offence in November last.

Richard Briginsharr, aged 14, nod Jaynes Cole,
;Igell 18, were indicted for stealing a printed bound
book, value 54. the property of Anne Itoberts.
hlie Jury b I both Pri•onert Grrififi.

Anne Leleisrrns inflicted for stealing a mie-pound
note, the prnyerty 01'.1011,1 Smith, limn 16,4 arson.
The Prosecutor, a mddier, went nith the Pti-
loner, it w ut of akaittlotted character, MI the
night „r the 5; II jilo:iott, to a house in the Al y,"
near WeSllllllll,ler- .thhey. to slrrp, where be hod
the moues.--"lsite I'n•nnrr was found G'nifly.