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London, England, 1807-12-04 00:00:00

OLD BAILAY. Dacamsaa 3.

Pas Iffeerineau, a most interesting and genteel
Smiting young woman, being called to the Bar, the
Clerk proceeded to arraign her in the usual form,
spun an indictment, charging her, capitally, with
robbing her employer, Mrs. Lacoo, of Berkeley-
sepiare, as stated in this Paper on Tuesday. He
hal no., however, read many lines, before the Pri-
Maier became Tit. overcome, and swooned away.
She was, therefore, remanded until she should be
sufficiently recovered to be put on her trial.
Margiiret mart., was capitally iodides' for steal-
ing a quantity of plate and wearing apparel, the
property of John Scott, in James'emniset, Co/511t-
Garden.
Mrs. Scott, wife of John Scott, deposed; that the
Prisoner had been her servant ; witness and hus-
band were strangers in town, applied to an office for
a servant, and the Prisoner was recommended to
them. On the ntght of the 20th of Odober, Vs fit-
ness went down into the kitchen, leaving Prisoner in
the dining-room ; when in the kitchen she called her
several times, hot remised sin answer she then
went up stairs in s: arch of her, but could not find
her ; missing the key of her bed-tdiwn, which used
to hang in the dining-room, she went to the bed-
chamber, found the dour open, and a box, which
contained some of her wearing apparel, gone. On
eternising a portmante..3, she found that a silver
mil kpot,six silver table spoons, six salt cellars and salt
sperms, two pair silver sugar tongs, and one punch
ladle, had been taken out ; Witness informed her
basked of her loss, and of the absence of th,
Pri-
-lon•rr e immediately applied to Basse-streci Office.
Mr. Adkins, an Meer of Police; deposed, that
Sce.t applied to him allow eleven o'clock
at night, on the aOth of Oftotser, and gave him
a description of the Prisoner ; he went in pur-
suit of her, and found her in a garret in St.
Gam's, examining sonic plate, which she had in a
pillew-case. The box, as described by Mr. Scott,
uds in the room. Witness cluttered her with the
robbery, which she confessed, but said a young
man bad forced her to do it.
Mrs. Scott proved the piopertyi to the value of
five pounds.
• The Prisoner, in defence, said, that after her
mistress had left the room, a young Mall came into
it, end told her, if she did not come and assist him
to take away the things, lie would put her to .n.
slant death, and drew a knife on her ; she was so
frightened, that sfie did not know what she was
&hoot, and he forced her along with him. She did
hot know who he was ; he had just gone out of the
arret, when the Officer took her auto custody.—
l'hree witnesses were produced to her charader.
The Jury found her guilty. The Prisoner was
a pretty looking girl, only sixteen years of age.
William Parker was Willed for stealing, on the
Ith of November, a watch, the prcperty of Mr.
Palmer, tailor, in Hertford-street.
The Jury gave their Verdi& belly of stealing to
the value of thirty-tine shil,ings.
Geerge Field was instilled for rnf.hing the house of
the C.iuntess Dowager of Macclesfield. in Gusset:
lees-squares us the month of October last.
Me. Joilut Clarke, master, painter& deposed& be
tlfas *Mployed by the Cruntess of Macclesfield to
paint her house in town. and employed the Pi is.ner
as a journeyman; was sent word the h-ase had
been robbed; went to examine itt and found that
several drawers and trunks bad been broken open
with a knife made 1.-e cf by painters ; his susptci :rt
fell on the Prisoner, as he had hot been at work
for two days. He have inhumation at Bow-street
Office, and brought Mr. Jacks, an Officer, with
Lim, to examine the house. On their way, they
met Horton, ant•thrr OfLer, who, on mentioning
the citcumst.,nces, informeJ them, a maa cf that
aess:ription was Liken up on suspicion of being a
deserter. Witness then wen: to the Savoy, saw the
Prisoner, and identified him.
Mr. Gurnan, pawnbroker, deposed, that the Pri-
soner pledged a goe.-a with him, on the lath of Oc-
tober, for 35., which he produced.
Mr. Cluistie, pawn-broker, deposed. that Pri-
scncr pledged a red cloth pelisse with him, on the
140 of October, and is o gowns on the 1 It ; he
gave him Bs. on the pelisse; multi not say what t•,e
value of it WAS ; supposed on( hi Mete guineas ; but .
Prisoner said he wanted no miirettesnkels. as the
joef.se hauled to his sister, who woeld redeem
fa in a few days. Being particularly .oterrogated
by the Court, ,he could not tell the valise ; was no
iodee ; some people might- give more, He even