The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-04-07 00:00:00

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ROBBING CONGREGATIONS —PICKPOCKF
For souse time past complaints buys beta made of
be lit! by i!ttingt emir of piektmeketi, io abr d.

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in the 'public street., ; also at chnichew, eh.:
rayetings, paltieninrly at gt. Geong,'s Church,
square, en Friday gowning*. during Lent, shire •
atangregations a...stable to hear Dr Itnazson •
u( Ayleaved, and amend t•tbtr Lollies of elgattni .••,•••

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letwith. &Atha witness) along with the prisoners,
stole the Whoa friMs Mr. Black's park. Ou the
night meptionert in the indictment he and they had'
been together at a public-house, called the Grey-
hound; at Hanford. Nothing was said about the
intended robbery before they left the house; but
after thry got into the road. Nicholls proposed to
witness that he should go and assist him and Dean
to kill a bullock in Mr. Black's park. Witness at
Aral lbernsvorily refused; but, however, after re-
pested seductive persuasions, his honesty misgave
him, and he consented to go. The two Prisoners
than told him they had every thing ready. and
away she) went to a field of Mr. Black's. When
they arrived, Nicholls awl Dean immediately
singled a bullock out from amongst the herd. It
was a black one. without bolas. l'hey then drove
it to Nicholls's•house. at Mr. Bersvis's farm. and
Put it into the cow-house, for the purpose of slay-
ing.. Dean discharged a pistol at the animal, but
missed his aim, and the ball passed through a
boarded pistition on the other sidle. Nicholls then
leek the pistol out of Dean's bawl, wstli some ex-
pressman of rebuke for his aukiessnisiess. loaded it
hims elf. fired, and killed the bullock on the spot.
The animal's throat was thou cut to ls t the blood
out. This was about half-past eleven o'clock at
might. Witness was then under great apprehension
nsf beig detected, and went away. With respect
to the gate in the field. he said Nicholls took it off
its hint% .and laid it on the ground, but for what
purpose he knew not. The bullock, he believed,
was left in the cow-house. which was about half a
mile Irma Mr. Black's park. Witness& was to have
no share in the plunder. The robbery being found
nut next d..y, he W3ll apprehended on the Sunday
evening along with Dian, when he was going home.
He knew sorbing About the entrails of the bullock
being hid behind the barn. nor did he know how
the mannal was killed.
Rebecca Palmer. a female servant of Mr. Bur-
sts, stated, that she lived in the same house where
Nieho:l4 and his wife lived. belonging to Mr. Ber-
nie. On the night mentioned in the indictment,
about rivets o'clock, she heard Nicholls conic in
and 'peak to his wife. She did not set him, hit
judged that it was him. from her actomintance with
o voice. SOMn sifter she beard him go out again
date the yard. and in about half an hour afterwards.
she bested the 'report of a pistol. Not suspecting
any thing amiss at this circumstance. she went to
bed. 00 Sonder morning the slaughter and rob-
bery of Mr. Bleck's•bullock was discovered. Ra-
ther• early at Senday nasiq she heard a man
with a smears kg talking to the prisoner Nicholls
as die fortil-howsre. She did net see his face, his
beck hang turned towards her. After he was gone.
she heard Nicholls say to hi• wife, "Where are you,
old girl r and from that circumstance she was sure
M mks Nicholls himself, although she did not tee
him.
. The evidence fee the prosecutku closed he •e,
when the prieseevs weer called en for their defen. e,
hut they aid nothing whatever, preserving a sullen
silenem
&web MACDOSIALD summed up the evidsence.
said the Jury immediately found both prisoners
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