The National Register.
London, England, 1817-02-03 00:00:00

nousittv tor mit.suEs.

P. 1-humph's) mos charged upon two indictments the one
with assanlting U. Barton jun. and potting him in fear, and
taking from his person, and itaa hist his wit!, Is. 4d. his money.
The oilier, with having Imigtarionsly broke ii and entered the
dweliirg house of R. Barton, sett. near Wilsilenireen, in the
county of Midilieto.x, wi h intent to steal.
The pi osectstor stated, that on the night of the eth of 1)r
comber, last, about eight o'cicek, a gang of persons. six or
seven in tillalber, snerounded his house, and Ibut his son, P.
Barton ;mt. happening to be at the well, about 40 yards off,
\Own, lois mother hid sent him fur water, seeing the men
approach the door, cried out to his mother to shut it. and on
the alarm being given the door was instantly 'closed and bar-
rieml This did not deter the depredators; they tired elf
a blitiolerb:iss, the charge from %%Melt penetr.,ted the door;
another was tired, and when they mond that sin entranei wa;
to be obtained at the door, tiny attempted the window,
,where for some time the prowrotor defended himself with a
poker. and mutinied one of the asiaila ms, when one of
Brew
(the prisoner) immediately discharged a pistol at 111111, 'slatch
grazed his. akiw , lint did net draw any blood, and th .n
they entered. and li. viii broke open the bed room door, ant
made other disi Moire, he got met of the house, leaving them
behind; and they went away, but (001.4, DO property with them.
itarton.liii son, deposed to the foregoing fares, and added,
that one of the desperadoes (the prisoner) attempted to ails-
eltßl.g.. a blunderbuss at hint ; bait it did lint go off with
the but-end of it knocked dots n, and tying his hands and
teet, kept him on the ground till the Mince was twokeit into,
when be untied the cords that bound his feet, and he walked
into the 110119 e.
fitie,of the most singialar circumstances that appeared on
the cross-examination, was iu the testimony given by T. rob

the Officer, who said, that lie was sent flout) by Mr. Baker,
the Magistrate, to inspect the pi einises Of the prosecutor, :Intl
make his report thereon; and being asked what that report
was, his answer was, that lie was of opinion that the whole ss as
a Gibrication of the prosecutor's.
Mr Barry then called a great number of respectable persons
to the character of the prisoner. He also called Mr. Bat 4-
(dough, a publican in Berwick-street, who pursed. that hE
was in his house froni six in the Evening till II at iii1:111, till
the day mentioned iii the indictment, and that lie ncs ci quitted
it 10 minutes during the whole of iliat time.

The Common Serje•ant summed up the evidence with •un-
able comments; and the Jury retired, and at past 1 o'clin k
brought in a verdict of Nut y. No evidence was idr,
on the other indictment, and a verdict of Not Guilty It"s
on that : and it was nearly ime o'clock before the pi o
ceedings elided, having lasted eight hours. Seven others were
also acquitted.

Monday, Elizabeth Kirbey, J. Dickman, J. Murray, J. Taylor,
and J. Blake, were all severally found guilty.

The following were also eoneictol of felonies, viz.—J. Watson,
for stealing bl'u. of beef; J. Lawrence, for stealing 231. in Bank
notes; G. Turnp.mny, for scuba.; two pint pats; G. William;, thr
stealing a watch ; J. Jam,* and G. Edwards, for stealing 7h11). of
beef ; Lucy Sims. for stealing seeaal gowns ; W. Bry in and NT.
Itcnty,tJrst:alin;aquantityof lead • J. B. Betterton, for stealing
21 silk handkerchiefs, and H Frost, fbr receiving die saute ; J. Hill,
for bigaidy ; and W. Dancer, for iocalin;.; a saw.

Wednesday evening, the Recorder proceeded to pass the awful
sentence of Heath upon the several persons capitally convicted dur-
ing the Scions, viz.
John Jones, John Cochrane, Charles Hugh, Joseph Dawson, An-
drew Barton, James Frampton, James Freeman, and John Irvine,
fur highway robberies.
Mary Johnson, Thomas Good:ill, James Simms, John Stafford,
Charles Erick, John Lawrence, William Todd, and Samuel
Bowen, for burglaries.
Francis Phillip, John Cashman, and Harriet Slec, fur stealing in
dwelling houses.
Peter Johnson, for returning from transportation, and James
latton, for a ship robbery in the port of I .ondon.
In the cases of Mary Johnson for burgl.lry, and Harriet Slee for
stealing in a dwelling house, judgment was respited.

When Cashman was asked by the Clerk of the Arraigns what he
had to say why sentence of death should not be passed on him ac--
cooling to law. he put in the following statement :
" Ify Loan--I hope you will excuse a poor frienilkss sailor for
occupying your time.. Had I died fighting the battles of my coun-
try. I should have gloried in it ; but I confess that it grieves me to
think or:suffering like a robber, when I can call God to witnems that
I have passed dap together without even a morsel of bread, rather
than violate the laws. I have serval my King for many years, and
often fontdit for my country. I have received wounds in the service,
and never before have been charged with any offence. I have been at
sea all my life, and my father was killed on board the Diana frigate.
I came to l.ondon, my Lord, to endeavour to recover my pay and
prize money ; hut being unsucce•sfol, I was reduced to the greatnt
distress ; and being poor and pennyless, I have not been able us bring
forward witnesses to prove my innocence. nor even to acquaint my
brave officers, or I ant sure they would all have come forward in my
behalf. The gentlemen who have sworn against me must have mis-
took use far sonic other person (there being many sailors in the mob):
but 1 freely forgive them, and 1 hope God will also tbrgive them,
for I solemnly declare that I co:nnutted no act of violence what-
ever."

The following sentences were also passed :
To
be transported for Life—B. Cotton, L. Lawrenc?, W. Martin,
W. smith, EL Cresswell, and .lohnion.—For Fourteen Years—
:tlzw:ginnis. .1. Ahern, and 11. Fro't. Sixty-nine prisoners
were sentenced to be Transported for Seven Years, among whom
w ere the four persons coml.:nal of stealing goods in Mr. Rac's shop,
during the riots.--Five were sentenced for imprisonment in the
House of Correction for London; 47 in the House of Correction for
Middlesex ; in for linprbonment in Newgate, for various periods ;
live to be publicly. and 21 privately whipped ; IS were fined Is.
melt; five Judgmuits were respited, and 32 were discharged by pro-
clamation.