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OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.—FRIDAY, OCT. 27.
[Before Mr. Sergeant Altman and a Middlesex Jury.]
STEALII% IN A DWELLING-HOHSK.
Alex. Ram was indicted for stealing a gold watch, value 401. and
other articles, the property of William Kershaw, on the 21at of
September last.
The prosecutor stated that he is a merchant, and lives at Stoke
Newington—the robbery happened on the above named day, about
ten in the morning. Vi Rites/ is house stands distant fent the road,
and the back parlour overlooks an orchard; after bleakest.% witness
walked in the garden with his wife, tram thence he proceeded to the
stable, and was absent from the house ten minutes ; on his return,
he came to the back of she house through a shrubbery t he saw the
prisoner getting out of the window, and witness itninedistely wised
hint, and said, " You scoundrel, you have robbed me." The prl.
umer attempted to get away, observing lie only came to sell lemons.
Witness's child soon after mat ked him out as a person he had just
set n get in at the window; his son is only about five years old, and
gave as a reason for not saying any thing at the time, because he
supposed It was a man come to clean then,. The prisoner said he
had lost some of his lemons; the little boy replied, " I know where
they are," and ran and fetched three, and the gold watch, saying,
" Papa, here are the lemons, and your watch too." The prisoner
might have thrown them away in the struggle without witness per-
ceiving it.
Ann Batchelor is nursery maid to the last witness, and on the
morning in question she saw the prisoner come up the front yard
with a basket in his hand ; never heard him knock at the door.
Elizabeth Brown, another servant, proved that attune person had
got into the parlour ; the morning was rather wet, and the Marks
of a man's foot-steps were la/Se/cable.
The prisoner put in a written defence, in which he denied the
robbery. Ile said one of the servants came and said all the pro.
ptrty was safe. After this the little boy brought a watch, which
the prisoner insinuated that the child fetched out of the room. The
prisoner said there was other valuable property on the table, which
was unmolested.
Mr. Sergeant A RAIHN summed up the evidence, and the Jury,
without much hesitation, retorted a verdictof Guilty—Beath.
Mr. Sergeant Auata nig, that a great number of the robberies
which were committed in dwelling houses were done by persons
going about under the pretest of hawking goods in baskets.
William PO 111, a w:.11-Braced young man, was indicted for
stealing a silver watch and other articles, value ZiOs. the property of
Wm. Hornsby, in Ids dwelling-house.
The prosecutor's rife stated that site resides in Ilackney church-
yard; on the 29th of September last, about hall-past ten in the
morning, witness went intq the yard for some water, and was ab.
vent about two minutes from her house, the (rout door of which
was left open ; she saw the prisoner , on her return, standing in
the room near a chest of drawers; he asked for a halfpenny
worth of apples. Witness asked why he did not knock at the
door, when he ran away directly. She missed the watch intmedi-
ately front the mantel-piece; the watch was silver, and the seals and
key gold. Witness gave run alarm, and an officer stopped the pri-
toner, in whose hat the watch was found.
Wen. Preston. the officer, confirmed this evidence.
The prisoner made no defence.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of stealing to the value
of 3Y+.
Samuel Taylor was indicted for stealing a waistcoat, value 405.,
the property of Mr. John Sheamian, in his dwelling-house.
The ease being clearly made out, the prisoner was found Guilty
of stealing under 41)s.
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James Perry was indicted for stealing a home, value 21., the pro-
perty of Susannah Medley, of A..!ton, on the 29th of September
last.
Mrs. Medley, a fashionably-dressed lady, stated the she lives at
Acton, and is a widow. On the 29th of September 'helot', a horse,
and on the following day she received information which led to the
recover! of it. At that time the prisoner was licr servant.
William Hedges knows the prisoner at the bar. Witness is a
knacker, and rrisoner came with a hone for sale on the 29th of
September. ‘Vitness purchased it for 2/., but did not pay him the
money, because he did not give a satisfactory account as to whom
the horse belonged. Witness kept the horse until he found out the
owner. _ . .

Mr. Justice PARK summed up the evidence.
The Jury returned a ve.dict of Guilty—Death.
111011 WAY ROBBERY.
George Parkes and IriMom Afansjleld were indicted for stealing
• watch from the person of W. Layton on the King's highway.
William Banco Layton sworn—Be stated, that on the night of
the 10th Orinber, between eleven and twelve o'clock, he was walk-
ing through Holborn, and had arrived near Middle-row, when be
was accosted by the prisoner Mansfield, who pretended to recognise
him, and accompanied him for a short distance, conversing about
the depressed state of trade. At length he attempted to untie a silk
handkerchief which witness wore. This attempt the witness re-
sisted, when Parker came up and struck him a violent blow, which
tbs. a moment deprived him of all sensibility. Both the.
then threw him upon the ground, and be felt his pocket toes. •o
rifled of his watch, a two-font rule, and other things. He hums.
diately called out " Watch," and shortly after the prisoners were
apprehended and lodged in the watch-house, where the witness pro.
I ended, and immediately identified both the prisoners. Witness saw
the prisoner !Bonfield give the handkerchief to Parker in the street.
He swore (*attire!y that he was not intoxicated when she robbery
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was committed. t
Cross-examined—When Moiffield lest accosted wi *. se haealled
him " Bill," but witness considered this a fictitious lame.
Phillips, a constable, ' on-the night in question he was in'
constable,
Holborn, and heard a !' watch, and teem thief." Ile then
NSW the prisoner* running fast, and bard• them speak to
1 other at the bottom of a t, *here they separated. W
followed Porker, and des' a brother officer to pursue M
Witness came up with ,farlese, and collared him. A light waadie.
bugrouht, and near tkelipot n handkerchief was found, which pew
1 identified as ha eft.
Morgan, a patrol, stated thetas apprehended the prisoner M.
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field in the act of donning away.
Abraham Taylor, a watchman. row the handkerchief picked up,
and in assisting toeolirey Parker to the wateh.house, saw a two.
foot rule fall from his pocket, which witness picked up.
The prosecutor identified the handkerchief and rule. The watch
was not found.
The prisoner Parker get a good character from a green-grocer
near
Brunswick.square' but ens of the officers said he was well
known to the police as a suspicious character • .
Both the prisoners were found guilty.
.S'orgla Wilkinson and Ellen !Jerson,: were indicted for stealing
forcibly, from the person of Willies& Tingle, bank-notes to the'
amount of 4.504
William Tingle sworn -Is • cattle-dealer in Smithfield market.
Sold some beans on the 11th &pianist; an received their value
to the amount of atef. Placed the moody, which cools* of
notes, in his pr.teket.book, which he lodged is Ina breast pocket.
Was standing in Smithfield 113Mikit, near the bars, when the wo-
men at the bar accosted. hiss end asked him whether he Wand
treat them, and take a walk. They camel, a fondling way, and
witness assented. They led,lsita, witness, into an alley near Ces-
are'', ea Lower West-street, where they told him they lodged, and
that they were sisters. Whigs they got intro the room, they asked
witness for a pot of ale, and hr drew from his pocket a shilling,
which lie gave. and Sarah Wilkinson went out end brought back a
pot of ale. Whilst they were drinking, both the prisoners hung
around wi:ness, and at length succeeded in throwing him on the
ground. They then took boll of his coat, and pulled it off. Sus-
pecting that they wanted to rob him, he endesycnued to regain it,
when a scuffle ensued, in which the girls got possession of prose.
cuter'* pocketbook. He thee called out warder, and- a person
alto Le supposed to be the landlord came into the room, and,
placing his back against the door, said something about sending
for a constable. Prosecutor, suppniinglithat the man treated to as.
sisthin), loosed tie hold which he had of the gibe, and the land-
opened - saying, " ,Il of --