The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-09-23 00:00:00

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SATURDAY. SRPTIESIBRI 21.

Jolts Watson, Frawk Pordrot. William Corbett,
alba OCitson, and Joseph Corbett, anus Watson;
%arse i .dieted for horglarionaly breaking and enter-
ing the dwettme.holow of Thomas Crawley, laud-
lord of the Tara Brewer, pohl,c-house, (immensity-
orile, and stealing therein a silver watch, IS sove-
telgos. 40 crowns, 80 hilt crowns, 200 shillings, and
2110 s.xpelletll.
Thousas Crawley, the Prosecutor, said that he
lived in Whilechstwl, mid was the keeper 1.1. the
+there public-h.osse Mt the Sigth of last July. Three
boors lecture dark 1.0 -ow the back window open ;
soon after nine o'clor is lie .as alarmed by bis servant.
who said that somebody was up stairs. He called
out from the yard, and heard somebody whistle
trona without the wall, and at the mine time cell
out " Hover." On looking up towarda the window
he saw a strange Ince, and the mail instantly jumped
not of the woolow, which was nine fret irons the
ground. He grasped at this man, but he was res-
cued from his grasp by accomplices. who rushed in
at the time. lie called oor "Stop thief!" and
" Murder'!" and "was sure that Corbett was one of
the parties; sodas Corbett ran away he heard silver
• gioglirig iu his pocket ; he, however, succeeded ul-
timately in seizing Purdoe, who struggled hard to
get away ; but lie dragged him into the house, end
committed him to a constable's hands. Purdon
said nothing while in the house. On going
stairs he found that his money-box was broken open.
mod the money gone tneutioned in the indictment.
wench he had in reserve to make his monthly pay-
ment to his brewer. Ile knew the Prisoners, who
lived In his neighbourhood, and who itad often seen
. Flies pay the brewer's clerk. He news recovered
possession of his motley. The Prisoners in the course
set the night were cuustantly in sod out of the tap-
room.
In his cross-egaminstion he said that in the pur-
suit he was quite close to the Prisoners, and could
sot mistake the persons of the Corbett*. He al-
war settled with his brewer ouce in every loom
Tomah.
Elizabeth Preston lived opposite to the Prosecu-
tor, and knew the persons of the Prisoners. She saw
Frank Purdon in the back-yard of Mr. Crawley,
with three or four men; and ditectly after she heard
the cry of "Stop thief !" She picked up a hat by
the gateway, and she sow Mr. Crawley's back-win-
now open when the alarm was given.
Sersh Preston, sister to the preceding witness,
proved she saw Frank Pardon on the night iu
question moving with d ladder towards Mr. Craw-
ley's window, and through the gateway. She saw
two other *taro walking about the yard at the
same time.
Mary Wood said, she lived in Blue Anchor-yard.
She heard Mr. Crawley call out, ". Stop thief !" and
then sate Billy Watson running up the yard, and
heard money gingling in his pocket. By the
sound she thought there was a great deal of it. She
mentioned Wittsou'e name as being the same person

on the some night.
Higgiosnn, a bricklayer's as►istant, who
resided near the spot, said, he saw William and Jo-
seph Watson running away when the cry of "Stop
thief!" wits he4rd. He overhenrd %Villiam soy to Jo-
seph, " Run it again ;" and et that moineut Craw-
ley was pursuing them.
Elegoor Britton, a labourer's wife, saw Purdon
situ! W. Watson close to Mr. Crawley's yard on the
night in question ; they appeared "watching." She
soon after heard Crawley calling oat "Stop thief !"
and raw Purdue caught by him and taken into the
house.

Catherine Macrae, who olio lived in the neigh-
bourhood, identified Joseph Watson as being one of
the imriy who was in Mr. Crawley's yard on the
wet of the. robbery, and when the alarm *as
given.
- For the defence, an ineffectual attempt was
snide to prove that Wm. Watson did nut stir out
tit the tap-room during the evening.
The RECORDER summed up the evidence to the
Jury, who retired for sbrfut ten minutes, and on
their return found all the Prisoners Guifry (except
John Watson) of stealing goods to the value of
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40e. in the dw.elling-house. -
The COMMON SENJCANT addressed the convicts,
end advised them to make op their minds to pre-
pare for the last extremity of the law. They could
impe for no mercy. under all the ci►cumstances of
the case. Their case would be reported to his
Majesty, and upoo the royal consideration of it
would depend the result; but, in the mean time,
they ought to entertain no hopes of mercy.
The Prisoner Purdon said, be wits no more con-
cerned in the robbery than his Saviour.
The COMMON SERJEANT then ordered a man
named Ifoight/y, who had been milled as a witness
on behalf of our of the pritioners, to be committed
fur perjury.
• Knightly protested that he had told truth ; but
he was immediately taken into comedy, and the
witnesses were bound over to prosecute him upon an
indictment of perjury.
The COMMON SELMAN'? observed, that the pro-
aectvion was extremely useful. and would. no doubt,
have a good effect in the neighbourhood where the
rubbery was committed.