The National Register.
London, England, 1822-12-23 00:00:00

TILE NATIONAL

The JoirV, ander gee learned Judos!e afr,c,ion' tonne
the prisoner artsfity—deatli-s-hset fecommentled Mut to
inercv, on aceunsall elf lin previous Bond character.
S. Laurence was inilicted.unifer the 712t1 Geo. c. 1413,
for assetabling with other persons to the number of three
and more, at the parish of St. John, in Hue Isle of Thanet,
on the Ist of Sept. 1,21, armed for Ike ;emptier of aiding
and assisting in the illegal running rad landing of certain
in:mistimed goods.
The defence set up was first au alibi, and recond, the
widiesses fur the crown had mistaken the prisoner for his
Irrother, there being a remarkable similarity between
them in person and gem., 141 Appearance. it was pros ed
Thar the Mother had absconded In America.
The Jury deliberated about ten minutes, and found
the prisoner not entity.
DEC. IS.—Jesse Chewier, Samuel Chewier, Richard
Heine, and Willisna Sileal-111411, were indicted for having
oil the emit of November, telonionsly entered the honse
of Nathaniel l'Aidelturst, at Staplelturst, and stolen there•
from ton I I, notes. one 51, nate, three If. bores, old
gout coin to the value of 121. tour silver tea spoons, and
three sovcreimis, ins propene.
Itb hard Chautter pleaded guilty, the other three not
i gruffly.
The Jury returned a verdict against Samar.: and Jesse
Clitintler of guilty—death.
Spearman and Harris were *equine& but the latter was
detained upon a charge of highway robbery.
John Jones and John Hillary were indicted, noon a
et toner's inquisition, with feloniously killing and slaying
Michael Henry Higgins, on the hide of September last,
in the parish of St. Nicholas, Deptford
rite Grand dui", not hawing wood a erne bill in this
care, the 'proceeding was instituted upon a coroner's
warrant, hut the evidence went to show that Jones and
the ilecea•ed shook hands immediately before and after
tiAletiog ; that Hilary was not in any manner accessary to
tile death—that there were not any outward :noises on the
body—that the deceased fell after he hail left Jotter t and
that the effusion of blood upon the brain, which Cd us
Ins death, might have been produced either by the fall of
::y an excitation of the mind, timed upon by intempe-
rance (in which state the prisoner was said to have been
at the tunic the Seattle took place). 'lice Jury, therefore,
reunited a verdict of slut guilty.

James lunge Mas indicted for having, on the sth of
November. felonicitsly .langlitered and carried away from
a field, in the palish oh Stoke, one sheep, the properly
of [incite' 41 Everest.

This rasa :vas folly solnitnetiated by the ev!;lenee od-
(ired, aml 111 e Jury returned a verdict of guiuy—dt•nth.
Wiileam Stec,. tr.is upon a chum., of having,
on the dill of November last, tendered and utleued to
Samuel Boosted, one piece of fake nnil counterfrit 11W-
hiey, Called a sovereign, and with having at the value
time a Direr of Like and eoiniterreit money, called a half-
ItissWA, Weill introit to ittier the same, well knowing them
to be takeentl cuiciirsheit. . .

The case was luny S:x 11101111111' im-
prisonment.
T. Noatcd, VaS I.III{CIPI for au rot9ault upon W. Silver,
an officer, in the !to ration of his
The poisoner in his deli lice denied that :ie had heel'
celled upon in the King's came to asiat Saver in the dis-
charge of his duly, host %aid ioat he had deru.tmleil a slight
of tt.e wilt rant, uliirlt Silver wont', cot pi oillice--.-and lie
lien 441111, [hat tie had no tight to hike Clackett.

(11.111;,—In is month's' imp.ominnent.
Victor L. Aa.s.linfae west charged with having, on the
4th of November, 1410nimasiv stolen and taken from the
allots of 011,, H rmy cl, et Gieetinizh, ise this c y,
piece containing thise silk banilkei chiefs, value 15s
Vet diet --polity.— l'otti 1111 l lit' impi i•osiutent.
Maiustoke, A)PC. 20.—.510ttnit...--.101111 Slll.lllll was
i•J.Ciall tar the niiii.l minder of Catherine Smith, at East
(lreenwich, oil the 4.h uf October hitt.
It appeared that the .Mauer, a Greenwich pensioner,
who WWI • very old man, upwards of 70, had cohabited
will. the deceased. and they passed at Mall and wile. Olt
the morning ut the 4,1. of October, *lsom half NM the
o'clock be vient to a l se railed The Cricketers,
act stunt. Hear the bat, and called for a pot of pus ter.-e
Isintiediately ;Merle:evil!, adthessing himself to the land.
hail, Sakti; " il4okim, Have yinn teen my wuemut ibis
etiornieg r" Ile leplitil in the nezattve. Upon which: the
prism., n said " It )0.1 tee her ge past, call err M." About
len minutes ha tote Aix the deceased came foto the punts
house, it. company with another Cseuiaseh pensioner of
the name ot Levitt. It.. deceased called fur Inn glasses
of Sw. Tile landlord iltew a gbits ut gill. mid set it before
her on the hat ; when she said, " You know I take it
peppermint." 'floe landlord was turning round to
get the pelves mint bottle, whet. in an inst.uu the prisoner,
alio sass:ll6g close to the ,Iterated, store 11.,, and stabbed
her st ith a keit.- in the sieltl In east. Uciore this, not a
notd had pats, el b.-Intim the pi itoin•r and the deceased.
The deceased immediately exit tainted, " Yuu have killed
me, 3on have I.;lied rite!" The poor n0m415 5545 urged
by the lantbuid to inn to the infirmary 1111 l eiliately. She
snot out, but brim, the got the distance of toil paces
she dropped dons. dead. The primmer iwas enemas els
immediately seized by the landlord, who said to him,
** 1 usi wicked old luau, how could yon do so rash au act?'
lie rept.. d," Site hat beau with that fellow all eight."-
1 he p.isuner was al iern4l d• transited. and the knife was
Nand 6111011 Lunt, s slued alit, blond ; and being asked
whether that W 44 the nisi' lament ails which lie committed
• mender, he said it Sens, ass:l on sued that lie Mil it. The
point id the twat einem, a melt nos a common pocket-
knife, mnn hem*: examined, appeared as it it had been
seemly that prime{ tei the point ThiS Wall the case proved
on the lout 01 the prusceithott.
The pi names, ono appeal, d to be the remains of a very
fine seaman, brimg at least tix feet high, and still I ohnst in
Udall'. rules toil tutu a Mug stet inerst ut quarrels between
him and the den 4,C(1, %%inch, be ;aid, iiad illitated and
111445 boo She 114,11 tellie ;10111 Lmkdun to live
with him, and take care ut Min, lie being old and infirm.—
'limy hid lived together tor titleen months; but a short
Imre 'refute this to UUSaelign the Was greatly altered in her
iit•il4l/lUar IftWalaS hum. lie had, 111101101 is tend. of his
own, 'Jimmied her a situation as helper ul one of the
wards ot the 1101.1141. She 'became cull and unkind lu
and ill last lie discos ercd that she kept comp:lns with
Levitt, another Girean ids presioner. 00 the issue 1111 l ut
the 40.01 Oct. he went to the Cricketer's, public home,
Id get somsu beer. Whilst he Was thirre he was :titling a
I.,ece Of stick thornier nigh hit knife, when the deceased
and ,':er lubber came into the house, and stood close to
lead been di ii.king the night hetnte. *f he •p-
-peerenet ot Lit't,,sted with her pardanuur affected
him
very much, gnu the deo:4lrd has tug nod upon his corns,