The National Register.
London, England, 1822-09-23 00:00:00

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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. to the number. At Hammersmith another person wan....
• Ilia' on the coach, but the'crmelinian refused to allow hint, saying t.
TUESDAY, Seer. 17.—CONSPIRACT.--James Macmichsel bad his full number.
codepJames Bats were indicted for conspiring with James John Hounslow, the coachman who drove the coach from
to defraud George Flint. Leah has not been appre- Bagshot to Hounslow, proved that the coach had but nine and
, . headed. The prisoners were common informers ; the prose- a h ilf outside passengers, by which he said lie meant nine and
outer wee a pawnbroker.
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Mr. Alley stated the cue for the prewcntion. • child.
Tie coachman who drove from Hounslow to London, proved
examined by Mr. Adolplius.—i•Witnees is a that be had but nine and a half outside paimengers.
rZiof;efilln. nttheEilgwere-road. On the 2d of November The prisoner had no counsel, and called no witnesses, but
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Msentichael• ca tae to his elopp,ind after pledging • I persisted in saying ell the witnesses for the prosecution had
vat:4oold the witness is a low voicestet tad some cases • made a grand mistake, übe counted thirteen ou the top of the
&plait hint for taking illegal inlet law laid it was • ouch, and could not be mistaken.
impossible, as he was very oerrect. riionleadmitted be The Jury, without any heaitation, returned a verdict of guilty.
was more correct than °there, AM ad r Intertylsoiteeded at Judgm.mt deferred.
• last." Blie prisoner then sbewed him a Maki,* white be bad • FRIDAY, SEPT. 20.—Henry,Cooper was indicted for assault-
entries of overcharges. which lie said the witness had made ; ' ing his wife. ..
and said to witness: " you must come down as others have The prosecntrix was a young woman ; the prisoner an cold
clue ;" and nant,.(l several persons who had paid him saws, man. She mated, that on the night of the assault, the prisoner
from twenty pounds to fife puede, to p t informations, I brought home a man with him, and told her she must turn out,
adding. if the witness would net pay 51. be must go before a as he must give his friend share of his bed. She refused, and
sulgietrate. Witness said be most bare time to consider of it ; the prisoner, after soliciting his friend to undress in her pre-
the prisoner said it must be a short time, as be bad a great sence, which he had the decency to refuse, pushed the prose-
deal of business on band. The prisoner milled agaia two days nutria out of the room, and struck her violently.
after ; witness said that be could not settle with bins, as he A witness, who lodged in the house, corroborated the pro-
understood there were many persons connected with him (the suotrix's statement.
prisoner), and he was afraid some of them might inform against The prisoner in his defence said, the friend he brought house
bins after settling with the primeer. Witnese mentioued to with him had been his shipmate in his youtb, whoa they served
the prisoner the "rues of several Persoos that he understood his Majesty together, and he could not see him is want of a
were coaneeted with hint. Prisoner said that Nom of them be lodging.
longed to him now bat Betts and Leach, and he would send The prisoner was found. Qaury ; and as the presecotria's
them to him, to satisfy him that he would be side ; that they ollyeet. was to be KAMA against hey fetus assault, be was
were waiting at a palatial bootie near. but they must come rim sentenced to three Clays imprisonment, and to give security in
at a dine. The prisooer Betts owe to thkwitness's shop snow 201. to k,ep the, peace.
after. Witness, on seeing him rocogniunins ma person lelos Jeremiah Lope was indicted for assaulting Margaret Jones.
Lad been in his shop e few eveniags before with tea spoons to —The prosectdrie, ..smart-looking young woman, stated that
pledge for six shillings, and refused taking firs err- even shil- the prisoner and his wife kept a lodging-house in Whitechapel,
Bags, which sokere offered him, saying, if they w not give and in July last she was their lodger, and returning home one
Lint sit shillings, he would 6nd some one smell— ' evening from a walk she lay down on her bed and fell asleep,
• Witness beta uple6ned tlipt the interest Oa lings bas a and on awaking found that a valuable pin had been tikes from
fraction of ripasiny It itt.olllll a mistake of a farthing is often her bosom, end a silk handkerchief from her neck ; Stes bootie
made in *demisting it; ,wprevent which he did not .few that (Betels' complained to the prisomil, who accused her grossly of
particidaieam to Lb lent at his shop. Betts told the witness , making a false charge ; and ow her resenting the accusation,
that be had cornefrom Macmicbael to satisfy hint that he would and insisting on the truth caber loss, the prisoner assaulted her,
be safe by settling with him (Macmichael) adding, we are all and tore the gown she wore into ribboas.—his wife at the same
one. Betts then went away, and Leach came in a few iyinutes time seized • flesh, fork and swore she would run her through
and gave the same assurance. Macimildiael then returned to the the body. The proserotris was so terrified, that to escape from
witness's shop, and received 31.; witness said be must have her danger she dew up to her room as.di escaped out of the
• time to enquire before he could give more, as be was not as- window. 'The prosecutrix produced ber gown, which gave
tidied he would be safe from dl, and mentioned Coombs, (a ample evidence of that fact, end of the state of alarm in which
person who was convicted of a similar offence tut week) Mac. she appeared.
michael came the nest day, and brought a book, which be said The prisoner was instantly found Guilty, and after some en-
wan the one kept by Coombs, who was then out of the basiaess; quiry into his circumstances, seed 41.
end repeated his assurance thet the witness weed be side, SATURDAY. SEPT. 21,—Four young men, consisting chiefly
upon which lie paid him 21. more. Of servants out of place, viz. John Sngden, William Jones,
Joseph Lumley, the prosecutor's clerk, corroborated Lis evi- George Hammond, and George Fennell, stood indicted for
deuce, and stated, that after Macsichael hid received the 31. unlawfully conspiring together in keeping a certain house, in
he saw him co into a public-house that was near, and came out the parish of Marylebone, and there carrying on certain alma
soon after with Betts and leeaels.,,The case for the prosecution ininahle practices not to be named.
closed here. The Jury fonnd the whole four Guilty.—Their sentence will
Mr. Watford addressed the Jury for the prisoners, but called he transportation beyond the seas for life.
no witnesses. ,
The C"i^"mt 1•111*IliaS flee slid 4 made no &Ire'''. k.• .' ' EFFECTS- o,F WIifICENNESS. _ -
ence in the prisoners* guilt, wh Mr. Flint bad regally'. in-
curred itimelties or not ; the statute which gave interned"' the' An inquisition was held on Friday morning at the warty
penalty for legally convicting for an offence.aever ietesded that boast., in Queen's Head-alley, Neorgate.street, on the .
the informer should use it to pawn money for Ska legally coo- body of Joseph Neaters, aged 41/, • a printer. -
victing. No case of conspiracy bad ever been more clearly Min Braithwaite, a watchmen, was going his rounds at
proved. one o'clock on Thursday meriting, and' saw deceased sit.
. . The prisoners were both,tiestestly 'foand Guilty, and sen- king on the ground, resting Isis bead open the step of Mr.
tensed to be imprisoned twelve months in the Home of Cor• Bowles's slioNedoor, in Nefegatesailseet: 'the deceased's
rection. son-stood by Mu; be was quite insensible and speechless;
William Thompson was Waisted for en attempt to commit au wittiest', with anedser watchman and the deceased's 0011.
unnatural oyeeoe. carried His deceased to the walchhonse ; on his arrival
Mr. Alley stated the case kr the prosecutiom three he was laid uliargiiiii back ou the floor, and his
The constable who received the prisoner at the watch-hoase, neck kerchief was untied: the deceased was left in that
proved that his face was painted at the time, and. produced a imitation, kin see said he had walk to de, awl most go
paper of red paint that was found in his poekeL to it. .
The prisoner made no defame, and was lestantly found Thomas Masters, No,,•s, Mollin's-rents, Shoe-lane, son
Guilty.—Judgment de-jeered. of the deceased.—him • printer; any tither was of the
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 18.--Stephen Harris was indicted for same business, and worked at Mr. Phillips', Lleorge•yard,
stealing.sispence from William Lomas. Lombard street. (In Wednesday,. deceased was very
Mr. LOOMS the prosecutor, stated, thet be kept the Seymour cheerful all Ilse day with Isis altoponates. At night the de-
Arms public house, in Seymour-pleati„ Bdgeersre-road, and ceased, wititeas,and Twelve other shopmatea had a sapper
that the prisoner was his put.boy, and was sent to I. customer of at the Cross Keys, Graceehurels-street. The deceased
the name of Curtis, with sixpence worth of beer on the 20th of drank freely s the last liquor he took was some brandy
August, and on his return said he had not been pall! for h ; and water, and the last Klass (a goblet) was nearly neat
in a few day* after the prisoner absconded Irons his sire. brandy. . . .
Mr. Curtis, to whom the beer had been sent peered that be Coroner.—How mush liquor did be drink altogether?
paid the prisoner Ibr it the day after it was brought to him. Witness.-4 cannot say exactly,ii, I saw Win drink hie
The Chairman asked 31r. Lomas whether the prisoner had glasses of brandy and water eery strong,. besides which
denied having received The money after it had in fact bees paid be drank neat broody out of a goblet many times. I ass
to him. elated my father towards home, and got as fat as Neweit.:.
Mr. Lomas replied, he never asked the prisoner fur the street. He never spoke after he reached the Mausion-
• money but our, that was immediately after the delivery of the house. I carried I . the remainder of the way on my
beet. bark ; be loosed his hold round my neck and slipped to
The Chairmen charged the Jury, that, although from the wan- the ground. The watchman cave up, and assisted In
ne, its which the prisoner leflgais master's service, there could carrying him to the watelthoone. •
be little doubt of his intending to steal the money, yet there „leror.—You say your father and his companions drank
was not legal evidence of the fact. The Jury acquittted the neat hrandy ; we, it placed on the table in ilecattlers,
prisoner. mid poured-into goblets? Witness.—Yes, the neat brandy
Titustiosv, SEPT. 16,—Willianalripp was indicted for was placed on Violable in bottles, and it was chunk neat
wilful end corrupt perjury. mit of goblets.' I cannot sky how many goblets of neat
Mr. Charles Phillips opened the pleadings. brandy my lather drank that night. Ile stoic several
Mr. Wilford slated the case for the prosecution, by which songs daring the night, and when he left Hsi. Cross Keys
it appeared the perjury was alleged to have been committed in appeared very well. He had been ninny times liefare
. support of an information laid by a person, named James Ilei- apparently as murk in Ittinor as on Wednesday night;
wo•id, against the late Mr. Willan, a stage coach proprietor, and when I left him, I supposed he would be well evil,'
.•-n for havint had more than ten outside passengers, on one of his after a little deep, I was quite sober, and di auk very little
coaches, io support of which information the prisoner was est- at the public house.
mined as a witness. Mr. Shaw, keeper of time watch-house, stated that the
, r Mr. Stafford, Chief Clerk at Bow-street, produced the infer last witness, with several watchmen, brought the de-
viation laid by Bellwood against Willan, and read from his ceased into the watelthome on 'lltisrsday morning, be-
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aeite,i the evidence given by the prisoner in support of it on the t ween one and two o'clock. His son 'laid—. My father
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, 26th of July, which stated, that aboutdieff after four o'clock ou has been to supper in Gracechurch-street, he is notch
the evining of Wednesday, the 19th of June, he was going to- intoxicated, will you permit him to remain here fur a tew
wards Hounslow, he teat a stage curb marked as the Exeter hours, when he will be well again ? Witness said, " Cm..
iIN coach, with the name of John %Vinous on it, going towards Lon- minty t" and the deceased was placed in the lock-up
don, and carrying at the time thirteen outside passengers, all room on his back. Worn witness cause out of the lock-
of whom were over seven years of age. tip room he forind the deceased's 11011 and the YkIICIIIIICII
Mr. thinner. who had attended at Bow-street on behalf of gone; and Sallie lilal. afterwards cue of the avdtclinien
Mr. Willed, proved that be took down the evidence given by informed the witness that his son would return at lialepaet
the prisoner belOre the magistrate, which exactly corresponded four o'clock (as the watehlionse shot top at five) to fetch
with Mr. Staltord's notes. lie also stated that be cautioned his tattier away. IVituess afterwards heard the dreamed
the prisoner *Arend tinfes, while he was giving his evidence, snoring vety loud, and omit to him, and he appeared
to be particular both as to the day sod the nurulter• of the Or".* Or deed. Ile scut for a 51114C1,11 timitediatits ; Mr.
. p gem. Hay came in a few inionlea, •iiil he pronounced the mei,
• • Mrs. Soper stated, that she left Exeter by Mr. Willan'a a cot pae. The sou dui not return at ail.
coach on the 18th of June, and arrived in London on the I lith ; Mi. Berridge, -orguott, Air wg,tie.street, bed eta iii iii ed
she was an outside passenger ; the cumber of passengers leaving the body—no exit.' nal marks of violmice west. pet cr plible.
Exitsr was ten, includiog a alibi. The same paeseugessirione He opened the body lal l'hursdly nonionic i the liver was
all the way to Laden, asst there was at no time my addition much enlarged and in t uLertse stale, produced by hard
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