The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-07-01 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

The Sessions commcenced-Te=ar before Mr. Baron DattltaW I
Mr. Justice Btitilot:Gir, the LOUD MAYOR, Aldermen, Us'
corder, d.c.
HOUSE.BREAKING.
George Waters, a young man of respectable appearance. stood
capitally indicted for breaking into the dwciling-house of a gen-
tleman named Truernan, situate in Prospect terrace, no person
being therein at the time, on the 15th of May last, in the day tiros,
and stealing property of considerable value.
It appeared by the evidence that the prom-mint and his sister.
I at one o'clock on the Sunday morning, being the day mentioned is
the indictment, left their residence, and returned at ten o'clock tbe
same night, when they found that the premises had been entered
by means of false keys, and had been rifted throughout. Pro.
perty to a groat value, consisting of silver plate, silk dresses,
sheets, table-linen, ice. they found had been carried off.
Mr. Beak, a gentleman resident in the neighbourhood, sattit
that he had been at a place of public worship on the morning o
the 15th May, and on passing by the house of the prosecutor he
saw the prisoner eta tiling near the gate reading a paper. A Merl
came out of the prosecutor's house with a large bundle, end as l,a
passed bx the prisoner he spoke to him in a low tone of voice. The
prisoner joined the man, and they walked off together. Witness
thought the circumstance strange, but did not think he had aue
tbority to interfere. He was positive as to the prisoner's identity.
Grout, n police officer, said, he saw the prisoner, and another
man, in the afternoon of the 15th May. The prisoner was carrying •
a bundle on his shoulders. He stopped the prisoner, and inquired
where he got the bundle ; the prisoner dropped it and run away;
hut was pursued and taken. On the prisoner's person were four 4
skeleton keys, and other implements of house-breaking. The.
keys opened with ease the prosecutor's door.
fhe prisoner put in a written defence. stating that he was em.
ployed to carry the bundle by the man who had escaped, but tl-aa
he himself was ignorant of its contents.
The property was identified by the prosecutor's sitter.
Verdict, Guilty—Drat)'.
The prosecutor and tote of the Jury recommended him to mere/.
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
Jane Davis and Catherine Ferri: were capitally indictee. foe
assaulting Janice Mark on the King's highway, on the 4th of June
last, and stealing from his person a purse, a 3411. bark of EnNiand
note, eight sovereigns, half a sovereign, and a 61. note, his pro.
perty.
The prosecutor was a clerk in a factory, and had received the
money mentioned in the indictment from his master on the wind
day. Ile was going through Wentworth-street, Whiterhap4::
shout seven o'clock in the evening of the 4:11 of Jane. He te.
ls
her ; anti on his refusal she asked him for drink, 4.
accosat.l by the prisoner Davis, rho asked him toangod
shows
drag him up • court • but liner a little struggling
.he eacalt
and crossed to the other side of the way. He was tallow be
d pitiioncd his anurisoner Ferris
s.
Darin him, said,." By ei—d you shatl give the woman satisfa.ctiort.
and drew oat the rums men.
another woman, who had not been taken. Ferris coming tip sfs
ed la a piece of paper. Tat
joinedhiald
obfyhimth,eain
prisoner Ferris put her hard into Me ether pocket, add 11101
Upon thwishohewymal all e'eirzed
tptounvetist putin the indictment, h audtinto
unwerPa7pket,