The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-13 00:00:00

f4OTTINGHAM ASSIZES.

Henry Green, aged 33, and Joseph Fenton, Aged
15, stood charged on suspicion of having felo-
niously and burglarionsly broken open the shop of
Isaac Brown, 1,1 Newark-upon-Trent, in the iitght
of the 3011 i of April, and stealing therefrom two
gold watches, twelve ',dyer watches, four gold ff
chains, seventy gold iseala, fifty gold watch
several gold watch rings and slides, about fourteen
yards of like figured watch ►ibband, and shoot hall•
a yard of Wen k and white rihband with a slide.
Isaac Brown, the prosecutor, was first examine/I,
and stated himself to he a jeweller at Newsik ; he
fastened his shop in the usual manner on the tisght
of the 30th of April ; always examines the locks
and bolts every night ; when he got up next morn-
nog about four o'clock, found one of his shop
.shatters down, a pane of glee. broke, and the inti-
des mentioned above taken away. He had .e
seen part of thin property in the possession of John
Streeton, a constable of Boston, in Lincolnshire.
John Streeton stated that he took the Prisoner
Fenton into custody at Boston, as a suspicions cha-
racter, and on searching him, found live silver
watches, seventeen gold watch► rings, and various
other 'snicks, in his pockets; when witness I.nend
these articles on the Prirotier, he was sure they must
Inive been stolen, bat did not hear of Mr. tirowii'd
robbery till afterwards. He then produced the
Entitles taken front the Prisoner Fenton, and Mr.
Brown swore to the private mark and number of
' the watcher, as well as to a ticket. attached to the
' other property, containing his murk.
William Ashton, another constable of Boston,
apprehended Green et that place, as a sest•u•ious
character, and had watched leis moveineutm for six
hours before ; ou searching his p4rsot . 1w found
two rolls of ribbon, one of which Mr. Down iden-
tified as his property. Withers bad frequently sera
Fenton in company with Green and moodier person
et Boston, on the day be took Green into custody.
The other person 1,11,1 an Irishman, and afterwards
apprehended, but 'lading; being proved against him,
he was set at liberty.
John Wiles/croft was the next witness, and swore
that he had seen Fenton et Newark in the al ternoon
of the day the robbery was committed, and whets
lie saw him in custody was then sure, and is now,
that he is the same person he sow at Newark on the
day in question.
Penton bete 'irked this witness how it was that he
swore ro positively to seeing him at Newark on the
day of the robbery, and Wheatcruft replied, with*
smile. "because he looked like a little old fashioned
customer."

The Prisoners were then called upon fur their
defence.

Fenton stated that he had found the property in
the neighbourhood of Beaton : and Green said he
was twenty-eight miles from Newark when the rob.
berg was committed, and this lie could prove by n
respectable witness now in Court, if the Learned
Judge would give him leave to do so.
Its Lordship then called fo► the whams. who,
when he took the oath, stated himself •tw be John
Howbottaas, a miller, of Weathorpe, near South,

I well, NOttifteellelign. He itisabberea sciing ,
Green on the 30th of Aprils at * Public-I°l3'e
called the Ram Jam Mune, about 13 miles from
Grautirlina, : this hOust is !nines
Grantham sod Stamfoed. Nearer saw the Priaoner
before that time is his life, and war a complete
stranger 10 him. Witness colled• at this public-
house to asleep; a friend of his at Soothwell was u
relation In the landlord, mad he had • letter from
. Slits friend to the landlord. %Vice* he had been in
the honer-olace about half an hour, the prisoner
Green, in company with four others. came in to ask
for %cc° tttttt (illations fair the 'algid, but the Isoullural
informed Green they had only room for two. Green
and another Mopped, and 'lw rest went elsewhere.
Betweela 1 I anti 12 o'clock at night he raw Green
go up stairs to bed, and heard him get sap tail),
He'll morning; lint on OttlirPMKo.ll.g slows. %Plies in
about half an hour, he oils I illniallra Green had
itsvt gone, with his coinpaniotes, on lots journey.—
Witness then got breakfast, and soon after set of
for Cosalqourth, a caaaall village OH the road ; when
Ile got to this place, went 111f0 a public-house fur
refreshment, and there MN' Green and his eintips•
signs drinking together ; «t mat and joined them;
he dial this Isecause be wad Greet, hail slept at the
same house the night before. Afire drinking a cup
car two of ale, they proceeded nit their journey, anal
he travelled eight miles still. sheras. Ile hanl
great deal of a to, Green wit the mod ;
in the course of dais camera...slims witness told I
where lie had been, where he herd, his mine, Meta-
palipti. and Blau a!sout Isis freqatentisag Newark
smarket reeiy week to buy corn ; Green silver ask-
ed him these particulars, but they came out pro.
N; tunes-; on his crovivekatnination, stated that Ise
had given his own mill up in the neighbourhood of
Soothwell, and on hearing air a taakehouse to let at
Stamford, wrist surer to look at it, hot finding it dial
not 6411/IWl.l' leis e•peClatlOns, lan set mated, on I Ile 3011.
of Apr al, by the way of the Ham Jnm public-hotor,
fir the reason above stated. Sallee he give up has
mill at West liorpe, he hod putt:bused more than 300
quarters of wheat, and had it ground at a mill in
she neighbourhood of Newark. %I'itral Green was
in the gout at Newark, he sent for witness; Mr.
Brown, the Prosecutor, came In fetch him at the
request of Green.. Witness received a letter from
the Pail:oiler 'questing him to attend his aria!, and
knowing what he had stated to be the truth, he
thooglat it his duty to al lend ; but hocnever *veil
the Prisoner sines. he saw loin 111 custody sit Newark
till he came Into Court and saw ham standing at
the liar.

(.)u the Judge waking him to point out Green, he
d:d so, by de.crilitog his dnrs,
I. iirowo e•as agllllll esti. d, aid affirmed that
he retpiested the wittiest+ to call at the gaol to see
the primmer Gwen.

The Cut RI JUSTICE than charged the Jury. and
commented stiongly on Ilse looloilolity of Grew'.
brim; innocent; tlw witness examined in Ilia de-
fence had given a clear mid distinct account of his
being '2B wilts from Newark alien the rubbery was
perpetrated; and although this witness had under-
rime a severe ettsw-exasiiiiiation. nothing had been
elicited to- %hake his testimony, but, um tile con-
tray, war quite correct iu tier day of the month and
other important particulars; besides, it appeared
Ile was u rtfliectuble willrr, buying several hundred
quarters of wheat iu the course of a year for the
purpope of grinding : thu witness could have uo in.
tetest in Wittig ti falsehood to twreen the Prisoner
Green. With reppret to the Prisoner Fenton, the
rase was quite different ; lie was peen tit Newark on
the day of the robbrry„ and whrit taken into cus-
tody, a considerable portion of the prope►ty found
till his !tena nt. lie hail before given Isis opinion
shout I'dmmiter% ivretenoliog to find the article,' they
hard stolen, therefore he Doi repeat it. The
jury. lie Itopr4l. would the cute maturely
before thee delivered thrir t
The Jury, alter coo.uitini Ownt live miooter,
pronounced Green IVot Guilty, mid Fenton lihriky.

ThiF tircitimo ref the Jury. appeirttl to meet with
the &t•idrd attrrohatiou of a crowded l'..u►l. Feu.
ton receirt•tt seuteme uI tieuth, but luso rwee bre,'
reptlrvpil.

7 hontas Tyers, who had been employed by the•
riverowers successively of the town of Nottingham,
for a number of years, as collector of the pour-rater,
_mitt irg,iiret whom there acre iax iiirliettnerita, was
tried and convicted on nor or thew, for embezzling
a certain suns of moue,. refisifed till
next Assizes. This ease excited entaiderably inte-
rest iii the town and neighbourhood.

On Monday the weavers in Kilovtli assembled,
and went iu tootvt.piott to Colziout-house, ilw ersi.
drove of .lAMFa atvlosoN., Esq. one of the Jos-
tiers of the Peace for Slit hasgshire, and factor for
Sir CHARLES EDMONSTONV. Bart. principal heti-
tor ill the iiiirish. Mr. DAVIDSON received them very
kindly, and !rave them reason to expect that relief
could be afforded them, and for that portiere
prontioed to calli,a meeting of the heritors. The
procession, amounting to nearly 400, returned to
the town of liilsyth, and dispersed peaceably. No
boys were allowed to join this proceeriuti.—(Edia.-
bwrgh Puper.)
As Mr. Vent, of Stotiebyres, was returning to
flamiltoti on Thursday night, on his way from
Strathaven. where lie had been collecting taxes, he
come no to two men about u nide tram 11
Oise of thetti was lying oti tile road, and his com-
panion culled nut to Mr. VERE. that lie hail been
takes: so very ill on his way to Hamilton that lie
Could not proceed, sod requested Mr. WERE to
take him lilt() his gig, which he slid. The fellow
was no sooner tomtit than he wised Mr. VERE by
the throat. and dematuled his stioliey, who give
him what be had in his pockets, mounting to
guinea note end nine shillings in silver. Not con-
tented with tins, the fellow dragged Mr. V ERE Out
of the gig. insisting for more inoney. rod drtnaNd-
I particularly a breast-pia which gentlenLati
'Wine' at the time. Mr. VERB refused to give it,
and at the same time pushing the man back. ;mil-
ed a pistol from his breast pocket. and fired it at
the fellow ; die shot took effect err fo. that Mr.
VIRE saw• the man reel backwards (bat whether he
fell ur not he is not sure), mud heard his companion
ray to him, in a broad Irish accent, " By Janne
you are dime foe now." Mr. VEIR mounted Iris
aunt came' to Haunltott without further moles.
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