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►he I•ft her lewlgings on account of a disagreement
heivreeo them, winch was occasioned by a ditarpro-
-I)4i.a. of the great number of male visitors to
•he taw her after the child was born. and

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an. asked her if she did not think the child very
I•ke J.rvis; she answered that she never saw a child
an like its father; on which White said that she had
►+nrn it to the Defendant ; the asked her why she
lout dnne ►o. having a husband ; she replied that
the Defendant wa• si rich man, and Jervis was a
• pons clerk in Leicest►r-square; this conversation
to•'k place at th• workhouse; she went there at the
wiriest r f a gentleman.
oii her cross-sternirineinn by Mr. Aoor.rHus,
she elated, that Hannah IVhite took the lodgings as
Mee. Jervis, she .31/1 that she was pregnant at the
'im►. She werild 11111 undertake to say that any
negro, had %trio wrath White all night. She Raw
Jervis a (Wan times there. A person who occupied

the affront," room to White complained to her (the
• • wanes.) of the number of men visiting White. She
mentioned it to her, on which she replied, that she
had a linaisril ro protect her, and on the following
night culled the wituessflown to her room, and 'std.
• potrittlig to a man, " This is Jervis, my husband."
That prfoon appeared to her to he more than thirty

y•sre me., iiod trai not her brother that she pro--

• .iree• at the onlice.dfice. The name of the woman
• wso 'wade the complaint was Price; she was a ow-
' .6.11 woman; her husband is a tailor. They ledge
• with her lima, and have done so for • year and a
hilt. The witness was very ill at the time, hut she
d so the room to 'yet[ Jervis. The Defendant
c,ll-•1 on her, and a' his request she went to Mary-
annklieuse to see 11'hise. She had given
her liefwe she left her house to quit on
aer..unt of her misbehaviour.
rower to a 'petition put by the COURT, she
raid 'hat While did nut come so stir 104114111 W fur
three day, after she hail taken them, sod it was nn
the ovetio..g of lists day she saw the man that W..ite
ealtvit Jervi. ; he came into her Mom by eni.tak.,,
asked for Ittrv. Jervis, on which the witness di-
recruit him so her room.
Mr. Miehie, overseer of the par:sh of St. Maria-
ref, owed, that Hannah Mite came to hie paii-h
fi-st, and from the ointment that she made relative
to h-r settlement, lie did not believe her.
On Ira crons.examinalion. he said, he knew no-
'thing of her except by her hay* applied to she
parish in Fehroary last, not relative to the present

inflect, hot to that of her settlement. lie referrrd
lug ter 4;0 veatry to be examined ; he Geyer was ine-
oreift'artien MIN arm examined on oath.

oath Thompson stated. that she was a married
'mega, and that her hatband's name was Thomas.
B*-.e knew Hannah White: she was a fellow.servant
ol her husband's, at Captain Fugaip's ; she went
there by the name of Ann; she never asked the
to go and see her husband, named Jervis;
hot when she ism living its Crown-street, West.
min ter, she toll her she was married to a man of
the memo of J Trio. ghe met tier in the Park one
dg}' walking with • min, who site said was ber hug-
lsaart. sad that his nome was Jervis; he appeared
to her to he as old as her own husband.
• The basther oI 11 'math, White was then called
into Court. mot the with. declared that lie was
not the Nemo that she met walking with White lie
the Petit.
On bey eram.ruamination she said she lived in

; she had newer been 'spoken to
miiiive this bssaine.a, except by her husband ; she
ss,s .01.1.cemed to attend yemerday, and she never
sow Me. Parkins before yrsdevaity.
Thomas Thompson deposed he knew Hannah
she was a fellow-servant of Isis its the la-
'tidy of Captain Fossp; 1w never saw Jervis, or a
peraiso that she called her husband ; he raw her at
i.er lodgings in Crown-street ; she said she was
Mr.. Jere's, and that she had altered her name
shout six weeks; while she was in the rervice of
Clesin Foga') a diamond brooch was lost.
On his cruse-examination, be said, it was about
two months after White had left Captain Fossip's
service, that he went to see her in Crown-street,
aril that was nccaviotied by a letter lie had received
lions her. He did not perceive that she was preg-
nant, but his wife told him that the perceived it.
lie (the witness) said, he was about 48 years
of age.
-- Jordon, beadle of St. Margaret's parish,
stated, that he had seen Hannah White as apply-
ing for relief to the parish, but she had never 5441
to hun that she would impose oil the parish half a
dozen bastards.
John Thornton, groom to Mr. Parkins, deposed

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ibis' be had been three years and a half in his mas-
ter's service; that he had never seen Hannah White
before this day. He never saw his master alight
from his horse and go into Kensington-glitdet.s with
her, but hr was often in the habit of ungluing and
walking in the gardens.
The Learned Chairman summed up the evidence
with his usual perspicuity.
The COURT confirmed the order of the Magis-

trate", without emir, which will oblige the Ex-
Sheriff to pay to the parish 31. fur the tin-
' furiunategiii's being put to bed, hi. 5•. 6,11. for hia
apprehension, •ud 4s. per vierk fur the child's
maintenance.

mimed Chg.. S.nsth, who swore thst. on the risy
the robbery was cotoruntkfl, he silts slot out of his
house.

noy Smith, the girl in whose possession the ear-
rings were found, also swore that she resided in the
same house with the Prtsoner, awl that he was not
not of the house during the day the robbery was
committed.

The Prtwn•r stated to the Jury that he picked
•p the !trawl./ in a field near the Prosecutor's
hn•w. mad that he wore the ring upon In. finger in
the st►eets openly, ■nd offered It to several persons
fo► lode ; and when he give the ear-rings to Miry
Sr•ith he did not coin 44444 tier toot to wear them,
which he strm►ld hive done had lie stolen them. as
she was dully its the 'habit of going by the Prosecu-
tot 's shay.

Mr.
ICC tasTontnined up the evidence. lie
said, that the charge of bury:tory could 1114 he too.
tamed, heroine ilwre was mit proof of the entry be-
ing made in the ought time; hot the felnoy woo still
.rapstal, if the Juary derided that the property Was
of the salute of 404. They wool.' romnder the tvi-
deuce said the statement of the Prtooties ; sod if
they had any doubt of has gush, they would give
'him the benefit of that ottotht.

The jury. withoet hesit•twa, relented a verdsot
tti. Net Gwilly.
The Prisoner was about to r►move from the bar,
when the Cleo& of the Arraigns stated that there
was soother indictment against him. The Prisoner
was shell charged upon sit indictment with stealing
four pounds, in silver monies, the property of
Humphrey.
Mr. Philip Humphreys, pawnbroker. of We-
sson!), stated, that on the morning of the 15th of
October, he placid ender the counter in his shop a
little ►quare boa containing silver. There were
between live and ►ix pounds in the box; and it was
placed by his direction's nt the till. Some short
tune afterwards his wife went into the shop, and
found that the box with its contents had beenstolen.
lle could not say how many half-crowns, or slid-
hog., or sixpences. there were in the box. He did
nut are the Prisoner in his shop nu that morning.
Mr. Jaw Fisher, of lslewn►th, stated, that on
the 15th of October, the day that the robbery was
committed, about ten o'clock in the morning, he
. saw the Prisoner come not of the shop of the Pro-
secutor with somethitog to his hand, covered over
with is white cloth, or that which resembled it.
About half as hour after the Prisoner came rut of
the shop. Mrs. Hemphreys cause to him, •nd tu-
fo/rowed him of the robbery.
Thomas Lambert, shisesesker, of Breniforil, stat-
ed, that 811 the morning of the istli of October, the
Poisoner came to his brother's shop, and purchased
a pair of shoes for 1 Is. 61., which he paid for in six.
peaces mid one liolf-crown.
J. BI:okry, • clothes-dealer in Br►ntfnrd, said,
the on the onoriiisig of She 15th of October. the
Primmer came to Ins shop 811(1 purchased apparel,
*Wellcome on c2l. 15s. 4,1.; he pool for them all
is solver. Throe were two hell-crowns smoligA
she elem.

Primmer—Did not I pay you eight hslf•crownt
•mount the silver ?

Witness—Nly midr►ss received the money ; I
SOW him pay her. Ido not think there were tight
Isitlf-crotrua.

Mr. Briley. of Brentford, stated that he saw the
Prisoner come out of Mr. Humphreys shop.
about ten o'clock on the morning of the 15th of
October; he had something iii his howls, which lie
covered over with both hands (witness described the
manner to the Juiy). The Promisee then went
tosarde Brenifind.

-- Campbell, a constable of 1-lewmth, saw the
Prisoner pass by ht. ehop•wiudow on the morning
of the 15th of October, at a very quick pace.
Mr. Humplire's' daughter informed him of the
robbery, and, by her directions, Ise went in pursuit
of the Prisoner, and upprriwitilrd hum. lie a•ked
the Prisoner, after he bad taken hint into custody,
if he had been through Isloworth ? he said, 6. Yrs ;"
and if he had been to the ►hop of Mr. llomphorys ?
mid he said 4. No."

Thomas IVise 'We'd, that on the morning of the
15th of October be was walking with the Poisoner
by the house of the Prosecutor, at Islevrorth, and
the Prisoner said he would go and pawn a pair of
stockings to buy a pot of beer ; he went into the
shop, and soon afterwards cline out with a pair of
white stockings. lie did not see that the Prisoner
bad any money in his po-sesstoo.
Mary Western. of Bre-11110rd, stated, that nu the
morning of the 15th of October she saw the
Prisoner. about ten o'clock, between the shop of the
Prosecutor and Brentford. She observed that he
had in his hands four small pieces of wood ; she
saw him go into the church yard, and from thence
towards Breutford. He had • pair of white stock-
ings in his possession at the lime.
Sophia White, of Brent ford, produced four pieces
of wood, which she found nu the afternoon of the
15th October, in • field adjoining the church-yard.
through which the Prisoner passed vu his way to
Brent ford.

Mr. Humphreys bring recalled, stated, that the.
four piece. of wood produced were part of that box
contimiigg the stoleu monies. •
The•Prironer stated. in his defence, that he had
rived the mouey that he purchased the clothes sod
shoes with. •

Mr. Justice BATLEY summed up, and the Jury
found Inni Guilty of stealing to the value of 395.,
winch subjects him to transportation fur life at the
discretion of the Court.