The National Register.
London, England, 1817-09-22 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL UEGISrEIt,

sheets which had been banging on a line in the yard ; the
constable went to the house were Holding lodged ; tae prison-
ers mild not have gut in with a picklock; father
was a distant relation to Catherine Mills.
After the examination of several witnesses, botl as to the
fact of the rohherry, and the character of the prisostrs, which
appeared to have been previously unspotted,
Mr. Baron Graham observed to the Jury, that it Might fairly
be presumed that the characters of the prisoners were good
up to the time of the offence with which they wen charged.
The Learned Judge then summed tip the ca-e to th,Jury, en-
tering at COlibillCl able length into the several point.
The Jury consulted together for a few minutes, aod found
the prisoners Guilty of stooling the goods, but Not of break-
ing into the dwelling house. The Jury recommended the
pi isoners to m•orcy on account of their pre% ions good charac-
ter ; this was backed by Weeks the prosecutor.
John Davis, aged 19 and James Smith, aged 18, were in-
dieted for stealing a watch, the property of James Tassey, iu
the house of James Harvey, io the pariah of St. Giles's-in-the-
Fields, on the 9.h of July.
Mrs. Tassey, the wife of the prosecutor, saw the prisoners
look in at the parlour window, and then wa►k on ; by-and-by
they came bark again : witness was then looking out at the
two pair of stairs window; she drew hack to speak to a
lies son in the room, and when she looked out again she could
only see the prisoner Davis ; she soon saw the prisoner
Smith run out of the house ; the prisoners then walked toge-
ther ; the prisoners saw witness looking out of the window ;
witness ran down stairs and foam& the parlonr door broken
open; the outer door was cut open ; when witness went up
stairs, the outer door was latched. so that it might he opened
from the outside ; the parlour door was locked ; winless missed
a silver watch oft- the mantle shelf, the property of witness's
husband ; witness had seen the watch about ten minutes be-
e)! e ; 51. 10s. had been paid for the watch about two years
before ; it was a very good going watch; the watch at the
time it was stolen was worth three pounds at a low estimate;
the parlour door must have been opened by a false key or a
picklock; witness heard no noise; site then went to Bow-
street, and went with the officers in search of the prisoners;
they were fonnd at a coffee-shop in Belton-street, St. Giles's;
witness did not see that the watch was found upon the pri-
soners.

William Jones, one of the Bow-street patrols apprehended
the prisoner; observed therm going into a coffee shop, at the
corner of Belton-street ; the prisoners said they knew nothing
about it; witness hand-cuffed them, and took them down to
the office ; witness found a one-pound note upon the prisoner.
Smith; Jefferson the officer, found upon the other prisoner
Davis a one pound note, three duplicates, the money had
been returned to the prisoners
William Jefferson the other officer, deposed to the same
effect.

The prisoner Davis said, that they were innocent ; they
had been over to the other side of the water, and, on corning
back, they had gone into the coffee-shop to get some refresh-
ment, and that they had been in prison ever since the last
Session, for a thing they knew nothing about.
Mr. Justice Holroyd then summed up the evidence. The
Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
William Drury, aged 20, was indicted for breaking and
entering into the dwelling-house of William Hill Nixon, and
stealing one table cloth, one flannel waistcoat, and saber
articles, on the 22nd of July, at Turner's-square, Heaton.
ot Guilty.
FRIDAY.

CUTTING AND Matsitno.—Marraiambers, aged 28, was
indicted for fcloniousty stabbing her husband,John Chambers
on-the left side of his body, on the evening of the 18th of
August, of whisk wound he died on the day following.
Mary Swain knew the prisoner and her husband ; saw them
together on Monday the slath of August, in Norton Falgate ;
went into a public-house with them to get something to drink;
they hada quarteru of gin and bitters between the three, and
a pot of beer ; they asked witness to go home with them and
have some supper : witness did so ; John Chambers appeared
to be in liquor; he asked to go to bed; his wife and a young
man undressed him and put bum to bed ; that was in the
man where witness war; he said hewould have something more
to drink before witness went; witness took a bottle from the
tadle and went out as if going for something ; wituess asked
prisoner to go with her ; prisoner said at the door that she
thought her husband would be asleep when she got up stairs ;
they determined to havesuo more liquor, but prisoner asked
witness to go up with her and hose tome supper; prisoner
was the first that went up, and she sat down on a chair ; the
deceased stood iu the middle of the room ; prisoner took a
knife iu her hand to cut a bit of meat; time meat was on the
dresser ; the deceased struck her on the head with a weaver's
rod; as soon as he struck the blow he fell backwards; the
rod was about two inches and a quarter round ; he struck her
as hard as he could; pris.,ner had her bonnet on her head ;
witness did uot see the cause of his fall until she saw him
bleeding on the ground, and heard the pri,amer exclaim—
" Good God what have 1 dour !" they ran to can the neigh-
bours to come in, witness then went out and returned in
about halt an hour ; she then found the deceased lying on
the bed, and the prisoner leaning over him trying to stop the
blood, prisouer appeared very much distressed ; witness staid
with him all night till six iu the muraing; the deceased was
then livtng.
Several other vritnessess were examined to prove the fact
of the prisaner haviag stabbed the deceased with a common
knife. Onilty—Mauslaeghter.
Frederisk Dancell, aged 3e, was indicted for stealing a quantity
of sugar, the property of Messrs. Craven and Bowman, sugar
boilers.

Several rrsons deposed to the premises of Messrs. Craven and Bow-
man having been entered into • and it was proved by several watch-
men that the pri,oner had, on the 20th of July, between the hours of
twelve and one in the morning, a bundh-, which, on being pursued,
he dropped, but he was apprehended, and with the bundle t eken to th e
watch-house. The bundle contained two loaves of sugar, and on the
prisoner's house being searched eleven other loaves were 1c ttlui theft
which were all itlehtilied by a pewit in the employ of the Mtn.
The prisoner made a long eroas-exaroination, to the amusement of
the court. LI answer to one question put by the prisoner to the eon-
stahle, we to whoher he knew him bdure, Vat: latter raid, he had long
known him to be a bad character. . . .

Tne prison,..r mail,: no defence, lint gilled wit.lesses to his cha-
racter, none of whuro could say how he g.t his livelihood.
The Recorder summed up the cose to the Jury, end suid, that the
conduct of the prisoner tirecluded aU doubt of his guilt.—Guilty.
William Dmin, a black, was indicted for stealing in the dwellio;
house oi Jonathan I )orker, in fluty-street. A.l.lgate, sundry articles of
plate and Bank-notes, above the V4ille of fixtrshillings.
Mr. Adolphus stated the case to the Jury, it appeared that the
prisoner was servant to the prosecutor ; lie c:une up stairs to tell his
master that the tmuse nut been robbed; tin V:O4 on die 3d July ; ti.e
prisoner said mat the butter in the parlour had been broken open,
but on examination it was found that it 11..13 inoperaible for the shut-
ters to have IX= taokenfrom without pi there was Tau:tidal shNles to

the outside of the window, the inside fastenings of which remained ur •
broken. The prisoner had taken the greatest part of the prortety to
a favourite lady residing in Mary-le-Bone. The ptoperty of which
Mr. Dorker was robbed consisted of 3tiL in Bank-Lots, fourteen
knives arid ten torks.—Guilty, Death.
Benjamin Harmer was found Guilty of being at barge before the
term of his transportation had expired.
John Howard, aged 24, was COosieted of stealing sundry articles .1
jewelry above the value of 404., in the house of , George Harris, is
Xing-street, Seven Dials, on the 24th of July.