The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-16 00:00:00

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who was a woman about 40, kept a house of ill fame in
Westminster. It was proved that site haJ received the
property from Paysick immediately after the robbery ;
that sue had changed one of the 61. notes under circum-
stances of concealment, and that site had given false ac-
, counts as to the manlier of her becoming povsessed of it.
Poysick admitted her guilt, but said that Stephenson
was innocent: she had not known the property to be
stolen.
Stephenson said that she understood the property to
have been a bequest from Physick's grandfather.
The Recorder charged the Jury, that the offence of
the first prisoner was capital.
The Jury, against both, found a verdict of Guilty.
Mr. Baker (the prosecutor) then stood tip, and begged
to recommend Eliaabeth Pnysick. He had great reason
to belies e that the whole had hero done at the hieliga-
tion of the prisoner Stephenson, and that the bulk of the
money had fallen into her hands. When he (Mr. B.)
had apprehended Physick at Chatham, he had found her
without a shilling; and he heard she had been sent
away front Stepitenson's house two days after the robbery
with only As. in her pocket.
The Recorder said that Mr. Baker's recommendation
should be attended to, and would dimuhdess have its
weight. For the prisoner Stephenson, he should at once
inflict upon her the severest punishment time law would
allow ; and she mittlit prepare her,elf, therefore, to be
ransported for a term 0114 years.
James Montgomery was indicted by Mr. Toplis, of St.
Paul's Churchyard, for obtaining motley from hint under
false pretences.
The defendant was employed by Mr. Toplis as a fore-
man in the painting business. Mr. Toplis was a house
agent and upholsterer ; and having occasion to employ
carpenters, painters, and other workmen to fit up houses,
his custom was to engage one man as a foreman, who
hired others under hint and paid their wages, charging
the amount to Mr. Toplis. The defendant :Montgomery,
having been retained as one of these foremen, had hired
workmen at one rate, and charged them to Mr.Toplis af
another; and its this way (overcharging the wages of four
turn in one week) he had robbed the prosecutor of 135.6 d.
The four men (as to whom the overcharge was im-
puted) were called for the prosecution; but they all
distinctly stated, on cross examination, that they were
hired by Montgomery as a master, paid I►y hint, and dis-
missed by him; and, its fact, that they knew tan other
employer.
Mr. Adolphus, after addressing theJttry on the part
of Montgomery, called a number of witnesses. Two of
these were men charged for to Toplis on the sense ac-
count as to which the overcharge was imputed; and is
appeared that, if the four first witnesses had received lest
than :Montgomery charged for them, these two men re-
ceived more. Several tradesmen of wealth and respecta-
bility were called, who had known the defendant many
years, and employed hint as a master painter; and all
gave him a high character for fair dealing and skill in his
lxisietess. It appeared further, that there was a suit
pending between the prosecutor and :Montgomery, for
money which the latter claimed, and the former refused
to pay.
'Die Jury declared themselves satisfied that no fraud
could have been intended. Verdict—Not Guilty.
'1 UEIDAY, DUC. Its.—CURIOUS Casa.—Charles
House and James Bull stool indicted lur feloniously
stealing &al. in Bank of England notes, the property of
Mr. W. Honeycomb, from his person.
The prosecutor stated, that one day last month he met
the prisoners in a gig in the Edt;eware•road, amid know-
ing House, accepted of their oiler to ride with them to
London. lie had opened some bank notes to the amount
oh 601. which he had in his possession, in the presence
of the prisoners, and afterwards put them in his pocket.
On arriving in town, he was stepping out of the gig,
when he missed his notes, amid exclaimed, " 1 have lost
them--you must have got them." The prisoners an-
swered, "That can't be;" amid one of them, he was not
sure which, said, "There is a note on the ground."—
Witness picked it up, and found it to be a 401. note; he
then called out there were 401. more, and the risoners
drove off at full speed. He ran after them, calling "Stop
thief:" and they were stopped by a watchman. '('he
'motes were afterwards found on the ground, in the road
between the place where he got out of the gig, amid the
place where the prisoners were stopped.
The watchman, and Buckridge, a police officer, proved
the taking of the prisoners into custody; their denial of
having taken the notes, and finding of the 401. on the
road.

The Recorder charged the Jury, who instantly acquit-
ted the prisollerS•
ATTEMPT TO EXTORT M 0 NEY.—W 111. Baker Wall
indicted lur fel 1111 l otisly attempting to extort, I Henry
Goldsinid, Esq. a sum of money, by threatening to accuse
Ititn Of Ali tiiimiturrl crime.

The prisoner, who appeared to have a grievous impe-
(11111031. 01 he91161111/11 of speech, :limbed tin the postpone-
inetit of his trial for a few hour+, that he might hnish
writing out his deience.
The Recorder refused the application.
Mr. Alley then stated to the Jury the particulars of the
case, as afterwards proved in evidence.
The prosecutor being sworn, stated that he resided on
an estate lie had in South Wales. On the 9th November
he came to London, and put up at the H umminns. He
was acquainted with a fainily in Norfolk-street, and, on
the IBM of Noveinuer, had been walking out with two
ladies, with whims he returned to Norfolk-street; he nad
scarcely sat down, when a person knocked at the door,
and inquired fur witness--he went to the door, and saw
a man wl he should know again, who told him a
mail was vaulting in Howard street, who wished to speak
with 1 CX.peCtlllg a person from the country, ac-
companied him thither, and there Mond the pi iSlitier,
who said. " You are tne man that Wiei in a coach with
111 C u'i Saitircay week ;'—wittiess said, " 1 in a coach
wit. jou! I was 160 miles limn London." The prisoner
then said, " ((you don't give inc 101., I will charge you
with 311 111111611ural you e. 111.1 get OH, fur I 561 W you
go taw ale llumiu..uu on Wednesday night." lie