The National Register.
London, England, 1818-11-09 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

MONDAY, Nov. 2.
J. Davis was Indicted for having knowingly, and wlthoat
lawful excuse, In Isis possession a forged 11. mate.
The prisoner went to the house of Mrs. Ersgleion, in News
gate.street, to purchase a quarter of a pound ores. tea, and in_
payment gave a IL note, but it being suspected to be forged..
he was asked where he had got it, and he answered from a
Mr. Silvester ism Osborn-street. The smote was given lack to
him, but he was followed down Basin/hall ate ee t, amid given
into the custody of au officerasho went wills him to Silvester.
who was at a public-house. The note was handed about and
some said it was not a had one. The officer, when taking
him back to Eagletoies shop, received a blow from him, and he
attempted to make his escape, and afterwards gave two Sc.
titionso.ddresses.—lt was further in proof, that the prisoner
uttered three forged notes at different places, and gave
wrong names and addresses.—Guilty.
S. Morris, a private watchman, stood indicted for stealing
in the dwelling-house of W. Clulow, Esq. a silver coffee pot,
value 201. 30 silver Armes, valise 71. a silver tankard, value
101. several other articles of plate, and several shirts, his pros
perty.
J. Braid stated, that he had bent footman to Ml.. Clulow
upwards of three years: Emma Owen was his fellow-servant.
His master was abroad, and his mistress sometimes went out,
leaving the house to their care. On the 15th of Ort.witneis and
Emma Owen went to the play, leaving his uncle Dennis in care
of the house. Morris afterwards told him, at the Hope and
Anchor, that something hadhappened, and he would be taken
up and kept in custody until his master came home, but that
Ise (prisoner) was afraid to tell him, lest he should split. Wit..
ness told him be would not, and he then told him of the rob-
bery. On the following day, be told w itness, there would be
no other way to get over it than to break open the lipase,
and let him, the watchman, in at half past eleven, and he
would give the alarm at two o'clock. Oa the Sunday he
sent hint up stairs to his master's bed-room for some plate,
and witness accordingly brought it down in a half peek mea.
sure. He brought down a silver coffee pot, a silver tankard.
stall% spoons, &c. in the stable yard, amid they took it to N.
Levy's, in Angel-court, Gravel-lane. Old Midi. came home
in half an hour, and a young man and woman having left the
room, they agreed to meet at two o'clock, at the prisoner's in
Caroline-street, to receive the money the plate came to. Wit-
ness went, and saw M. Levy pay a handful of notes into
Morris's hand. The prisoner then gave witness hi. in Bank
notes, two of which he spoon, and four be buried in the
garden. Withess told the rrisoner that his mistress was
coming home that night, and Morris said the alarm must be
given them. Morris told him to lock the dole up. When
Morris was crying twelve o'clock, witness let him through
the area, and they pulled off' their shoes and went up stairs
and brought down the plate-chest, blankets, and sheets,
and tied them up ; a ladder was set against the well by the
balcony window. They pod bread and meat upon the table,
and several candles were lighted in different looms. Pa isuner
had told witness to tell Emma Owen what to say about the
robbery. At half-past one o'clock, witness let the prisoner
oat, and he told him to be sure and not go to sleep, and he
would gise the alarm at half-past two o'clock. He did so by
knocking at the door, and he ran downstairs and opened the
kitchen door, when they awoke witness's mistress.
Crosseaa 11l ill ed.—He had lived in London :shout four
years. They get home from Astleya at half-past twelve at
eight. When he got home he knew nothing of the robbery,
nor fur a fortnight afterwards. No person was present when
witness and the prisoner were at the Hope and Anchor.
He was quite innocent until a fortnight after he had goue to
the play.
Emma Owen corroborated last witness's testimony respect.
ing their going to the play, and Dennis being left its the care
of the house. ACout a fortnight afterwards Braid told her
what had happened upon the night lie went to the play, and
witness was told by him to say, that two sailors had come 10
her bed room wills black faces ; and on the night in question
else went to Mrs. Clulow's chamber and tohi her this fact.--
Witness afterwards met the poisoner in Glencestei-plaee,
Camden 'Town; she told him sloe did not like to do that
which was to be done, and he said it was easily done.
Mr. J. Harmer, the solicitor fur the prosecution said, float
in the prisoner's way from the wateh•house, be said that Braid
had snore than 41. buried in the garden, and that Braid had
met the Jew at his house on the Sunday.
J. Smith, Conductor of the Patrols., was told by Morris
that the prosecutor's house had been robbed. Witness Ca.
endued the house below, and fussed soo external marks of vie-
knee ; he therefore concluded that the prisoner was con.
eerned, and took him into custody. Morris then told him she
plate was load by ao old Je.w.Witness searched Morris's brme.
and found eight silver teu.spoons, with Mr. Cielows crest
on five of them, and evidently erased I.l'olll the three others.
Mrs. Clulow atterwards proved these spoons to have beta
stolen from her !mese.

The notes %tated to be buried by Braid in the garden were
found them by the yotottgrt Mr. CI
'flee prisoner in his defence said he had no It.ind in the
robbery
A ber of respectable persons gave bun a good thorax-
hr ; but the July found