The National Register.
London, England, 1822-11-03 00:00:00

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when taken tip, firmly denied ever being at Guest's loons°
ou the day stated by the latter.
Mt Guest. and Ills wile mud dauchter were called, and
all swore dial the 1., kolier sold the plate at his shop nu the
evening of the day when the subuery was stated to have
taken place.
After a toial, which lasted several hours, the Jury found
Ilse prisnuer Not Guilty.
Turinitir, Uer. Vu.—John was charged
wills burghs,' sly entering the dwelhog house of Mr.
Skelton, of Upper iiiifig-sheet, tilswatslutty, and stealing
then hum various articles of plate watt jeweili ty to a very
truce amount.

The following is the substance of the evidence whirl,
ens adduced for the prosecute ,t—Oat the night of the
loth jut September, NI,. Skelton, who i. a jeweller, lurked
up hi, shop a, usual, 41111 lehi. dio rest. On Casing the
swat 1111• che I I the shop door open, and discovered
that lie had been robbed. 'lr. Shelton slated Isis loss at
Fluty-curet, aad watch we'. Millie for the robbers. In
Oetulwr, in consivience of illiorlll/11i011 Which lie receiv-
ed. NI.. Skelion proceeded eta' an ottieer towards Ora-
in•r's place, Mi. loin.cie,,cent, where the prisoner and his
wile lodged. Near St. Pancras churl h they met the pni-
sonrr 111111 Isis Nile. The officer told them lie wanted
them, and that lie war going to watch their lodgings.
One of the psi nom, r, said, We du not live heit. ;we
live at Alia) lel ." 'the officer, however, took them
into custody, end proceeded with them to Drapers'place.
When alley sawed there the prisoner's wile said she had
never been there !Jelin e. officer knocked at No. 27,
and the W 1411411 Who opened the door tat since said that the
prisotite ;old his wife lodged there. On searching the
I e, the officer found 20 pencils which corresponded in
size with some which had been stolen hunt Mr.Skellon iu
silver cases. 111 Ilse ears of the prisoner's wife were a
pair of drop ear.rings which the prosecutor believed to be
his property, beranse they corresponded in pattern with
some which lied been stolen from him. On the first floor
%vete linnid live skeleton and several other keys. It was
not, however, clearly proved that the prisoner lodged in
this part of the house. Twenty-four skeleton keys, four
of Itrulimalt's, and many others, were found in a closet at
the top of the stairs. A small crow-liar and three phos-
phorus boxes were found in a closet in a bed.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of privately stealing
to the value of 40s.

Julio Lambe was indicted for stealing the sum of Y:101.,
the property of Alessrs. Leighton and Co.
pinsecutoil are manufacturers at Manchester. The
prisoner was in their employment. The case was so
clearly proved, that the Jery,wittiont permitting the Re-
corder in sum up the evidence, I d the prisoner Guilty,
and tlie‘uurt sentenced him to transportation fur fourteen
years.
John Walters and John Lacy, who were convicted last
week of stealing soine barrels from their employ et s,
?fiestas. Mole and Co., were to-day tried on 811 indictment
14 a similar offence, with a view to hereafter using their
conviction on the present indictment upon the pi oseentiun
of Rich/id Clarke, a brewer, reeiding at Bethnal-green
charged with receiving the casks, knowing them to be
stolen, iu case he (Clarke) shall be thken. He bas
Millet to succeeded in eluding the search of the officers
who are seeking ter him. The prosecutors, it appeared,
have been plundered in fine way to the enormous extent
of I,gool. within twelve month:.

The Jury. timid them Lint' and they were sen-
tenced by the Court to traospitt whim tor seven years.
AI r. Alley said, that it was illlllol-1:1111 for servants to
know, that had the word " Nl.tratit a" not been omitted iii
the indictment, the sentence would have been 14 years'
transportatiou.
WE111.4,2:.•&y, (les% 30.—Genrge Ilrlotion was.inilicted
fur stealing Iwo h •Is' the property of John Shaw..
A constable ul St. Luke's. took the prisoner mitt cus-
tody, on Saturday the Ilth, about half pest eight in the
evening, iii Garden-lane; ou !Wing asked what he had
got, he answered •• t wo bonnets," which lie said belonged
to his sisters. He arierwiti de said, he hail got them from
a pet owl named Roller ts, residing in New Compton sheet,
St. Giles's, mill was going to submit them to his sister,
for her approval ; the witness enquired whether Isis sister
knew he WWI to li ell the bonnets t lie replied " yes."
This proved to be false,_oniity.
Thorn:is Feat by, William Whitton, William Leicester,
Julio Cory. and Ss.n. Haven, were indicted fur stealing
in the dwelling house of J. Curtis, a publican, at Houns-
low, 16 sovereigns, three watches, Ace. his property.
James Curtis keeps the White Hear' 1101111,10 W. On
the 113111 ot Septembet last, Fearby and Whitton, came in
about half past one. They had slept Ode once before,
and had been fiequently at the house. They came toge-
ther in a gig, and had dinner, and went away about 11411
past thee. At half past eight in the everting they re-
turned; the oilier prisoners throve up directly rifler. A
sixth person, nametPWllite, (trot in custody) was diet e
at the same time ; they all appeared acquainted, and sat
iii the same room 1111 the gimend Hour.
The tones Unit gigs Were drawn lip in a line in the
trout of the house. Alter singing two songs, one of
wines was the " flay at Biscay 0," in which they all
joined in chorus, Ibt y all went off like a shut. They
went of the vs-1y moment the last song was concluded.—
Whitton threw three pence into witness's hand for the
ostler. I"..at by jumped into the gig anti they drove otf
eitiately, lie lord been walking lip and down the
passage for sunny minutes, iu the course of ten minutes
after the prisoners had lett,his wife informed I that the
bed room hail been stripped. He went lip and found the
door had been unlocked I the bureau forced open, appa-
rently by the means of a small crow bar, ur some steel
instrument: live or six boxes were also broken, and a
quantity of paper thrown upon the bed. There were
sitissitig several table spoons awl other articles ut plate,
among which were a ;mock ladle, at ven riugs, three ail-
cur watches' several Arun...A ut Jewellery, three five
pound Batik of England mutes, one of the Abingdon
llaitk, 16 sovereigns, and other , aulouutiug to
neatly luol. lie sent his wife fur an officer, and lii y
went in pursuit. Ai Kensington they f d the pu►uue is
—llllltV were 111 1111. M•1111111s, ul Granby, and tau (Ands
near the gateway of the Palace. There were 'Our gigs,
and tine perom on horseback, who all took the riiillll. iii-
recti lrvin his house. Has it-coveted the note Eve
pound notes, but 114 other pail ul the property.
He was ettiss•exat 1111 l ed at great !cowl' by Messrs.
Alley and Plait. but 110111111 g material was elicited in tit-
runt ut the prisoners.
James Ilatuptun, ostler to the prosecutor, swore that
he recoilected all the live pi isimei s hiving been at los
toaster's House He saw by and Whitton there us

the mtut nine. Wheat the party Caine in the evening, tne
lato•cs were by order kept in leo lif!sli at the door, ready
to start. Witness was at the door, where lie could see
jii.o the passage, and doling the time he Was loos, no.
body besides the party in question entered the pa,stige.-
-:‘t half past • they all came out, and went away
together. flue appeared to be sober. Soon after they
were gone sinless heard of the robbery. lle set off with
his master in puisiiit of the thieves. Saw the limo:n.18,
together wOh a man nut now in custody, at Yetringloo.
They were at two dale' ent public lionst•s.
Mary Simpson.—ls a servant to Mr. Curtis. kemein.
bets the party canting into the house rn the night in
question ; witness waited on them; dolt wet e all in the
parlour when she began to wait MI 1111.10; they were len
1.1411. Frailty and Whitton had brandy and water.
Mr. ('ook, the high constable of Homedow, Staines, a
hot se patted, and other w it ott•sses, deposed to having put-
surd mid overtaken the prisoner,' and a molt nam.ol 11 into
lit K en.hogion. Fear by and Whitton were at one politic
house together. Curry and Raven were stopped ;Ii
Palace gate by the horse patrol. Leicester shut W the
WeltiOditll on the road together. When they hod ht•ets
in custody abut au hour, White connived to slip out to
lii house, owl has never been heard 411 suttee. A ',emelt
was tumid near where Currey and Raven were stopped.
This clobvtl the case for the prosecution.
Tile Recorder ol up the evideoce with lt mi-
nuteness, and left it to the Jury to say whether the rob.
hely could have hews coutntitted by any other person,
than the plistmers.
The Jury retired for about a quarter of an hoar, and
tenor:led with a verdict, finding all the prisoners guilty
—deatli.

Titeliecordcr, addressing the prisoners observed, that
three other persons were now ler sentence of death in
Newgate fttr the saute species of offence of which they
had just been cstivicit d, and it was a kind of crime %hire'
had of late become so prevalent, that severity was neves-
wiry in check it.—Publicans were compelled by law to
keep their houses open to all persons who chose to enter
them for refs esliment, and their property was necessarily
vet y much exposed, and they must be protected. 'nos
house had been robbed by as deeply laid a plait as could
have been conceived, and it was impossible to say %hat
might be the decision of his Majesty upon their bestial
eases. They had better pi 'vase for the worst that could
happen.
Fearhy was a very respectable looking man, and seem-
ed possessed of considerable talent.—The trial lasted all
day.

~'PnrnsesT, OCT. 31.--Sti ISIDLING.—Thomas Berry was
indicted for stealing a quantity of plate and linen, the property
of George Gotford.
The prosecutor is employed by Messrs. Weale, Cordon, and
C. nand, to keep a warehouse fur letting nut goods, in 8.1.
ward-street, Portman-square. Ile was sent to No. 2, Park-
Street, Grosvenor square, to a Mr. Thomas Berry. The house
was lit for a nublemars,and Mr. Berry had taken it fora twelve•
month certain. Ile made inquiries into the character of the
••artier, which were answered satisfactorily. He then sent
sheets, damask table cloths, half a dozen silver tab's and :s
dozen tea spoons, fur the loan of which 10s. 64. per week was
to be paid. They were delivered on the Sth of October, 1821.
lie had not at that time seen Mr. and Mrs. Berry, but only a
woman, who called herself the housekeeper. The next week
the hire was paid, and a pair of sheets and pillow-cases re-
thrned, anti an order given for six more table spoons, for one
night's use wily. lie sent three days after bur the spoons.
list they were not returned. In fise or six weeks afte► be
applied to Mr. and Mrs. Berry fur the amount of the bill, but
eot neither money nor goods. Ile called in a few days after,
determined not to leave the h nese until he saw the prisoner.—
He had beets there about an hour and a half whets Berry came
in, purl the servant said I. him. '• I am glad you are come,
Sir, for this man has got into the house, Hied has behaved very
ill indeed." Her. walked up into the drawing room, and
asked him to follow. Witness told him he wan come fur his
employers' goods and the hire of them, and that he would Dot
go without them. Berry said his wife Wall in the countr►, and
had the goods locked up, but she would return on the Itaturday,
when the goods should be nest back, anti the hire paid. He
felt dissatisfied, and *till said Ise would not go away ; on which
the prisoner produced a proultot-losok, with bills to the amount
of 2000 f. Ile 'Malted out one of the wettest, which he said
was only for Ilia and which witness was to bold as a security
until the following Saturday. He tool it and went away. The
hill purported to Ike drawn by Thomas Coates, and accepted
by John May, of Trinity-square, Aldersgate-street. The psi-
:outer wished to endorse it, but the witness avid he would nut
put it in circulation. lie called on the Saturday, sod several
times afterwards, but never saw the prisoner until the 3.1
October this year. There is no 'trinity-square, Aldersgate,
but a trinity court, and at No. 6, there lie found a John May.
lodging in a garret. He saw Mrs. May, who had been scrub-
bing the stairs, but she would not let him go up to her husbaud.
Ile found the prisoner at a furnished house, in Edgware-road,
which he had just taken for a twelvemouth certain plait. Ida
had hire taken into custody. Mr. Berry insisted then, sod
before the Magistrate, that he hail never seen wilniss bet'are•
until the bill was produced. and then hue jraultered and he
only then believed that he bad seen witness once before. VII hen
Mr. Berry was searched, [some waste paper, kower's-a half•
penny, and a metal chain, with no watch at the end of it, wet e
found upon hint.
The prosecutor's porter proved the delivery of the goods.
Mrs. Arnie Sawyer sworn.—She is proprietor of the house,
N 0.2. Park-street, and had the good fortune to let it, in Oct•
1821, to Mr: and Mrs. Berry, at 1001. par annum. They said
they came from Worcester, and referred her to Bull and ll,ook-
bank, at Adam- t, back oldie Bank, whom they represented
as their ageuts. Berry solid be was a gentleman, coutieg In
reside in town, with his aunt. She went to Adorn-court,
Tisrugmorton-street, and Bnll anti lirookbank gave Berry as
excellent character. They had chambers. She never got her
rent, tow could Mid Bull and Brookbank afterwards. Betty
mill his wife tied before quarter-day, mid only their maid ser-
vant wus tln-re, who left the house alit is witness came there.

This was the case for the proseentimi.
The prisoner in his defence said, he never saw the goods,
never ordered them, or caused them to be ordered. and Mrs.
Derry told him that she had never seen nor ordered them. lle
c.alleit no witnesses.
'the Recorder was about to stun up the evidence, when the
Jury wished to save him the imolai, ; but he told him lie must
make an observation on the law of the case. Here the goods
were delivered up wills the knowledge and consent of the
owner . and if (lie prisoner did not at the time of hiring them
contemplate the making nwsy with ;ben', lie could ant be Mead
guilty of stealing. II they thunAt tied he intended to dispose
" them. sad with that VI sioph.) pretences to

get possession of the goods, they would then be justified in
boding him guilty of felony.
The Jury believing this instantly found him guilty.
The Recorder ordered him to be brou4lll up for judgment,
11.• said the prisoner stood in great danger, for if the hail had
been pot into circulation, he would have been liable to be in-
dicted for a forgery, a•rd would have been convicted, unless he
could have proved the band-writing of the drawer nod acceptor;
and even if be could have done that, it was evident they were
ne•re men of straw, and all would have been liable to have been
indicted for a conliiraey. The sentence of the C .urt on him
for this impudent fraud was, that be should be tranported fur
Leven years.
The prisoner said be bad lost 10001. by Brooksbauk.
The Recorder—Where is Brooksbank
Prbioner—lle is gone to America. lam convicted for thinzs
which I never had.

The sessions having ended, the Recorder proceeded to pass
sentence upon the prisoners convicted. Considering the short
Aimee which intervened (three weeks) between the last and the
present sessions, the windier or convicts were unusually great.
Five were sentenced to be transported for life--une for 11
years—twenty-four for seven years, anti a number of others
were sentenced to different terms of imprisonment.
Several were discharged by proc!aination.

Seventeen received the awful sentence of death :—William
Croucher, Charles I lennington, Theodore Constantine, Edward
Nl' Williams, Thos. Furby, William Whitton, William Lester,
John Curry, and Samuel Raven, for stvaling io dwelling houses j
William Holland, George Swindle, and John Barnett, for bur;-
lades ; John Smith, for housebreaking in the day time ; Edw.
&fridge, fur a rape ; William Townsend, alias Pocock, and
John Burrows, for highway robberies ; and Henry Day, for
forging the Goldsmith's Hall Company's stamps upon certain
articles of plate.
_ .

'rise Recorder, in the course of his address to the unhappy
convicts, said there was one individual• amongst them
who had, in the wickedness of his heart, threatened to
charge an innocent person with a crime which could only he
thought of with horror, and had availed himself of the dreadful
alarm whirls such an accusation must naturally create in the
mind even of the bravest mass to carry on a regular system of
plunder. To that individual the Court would recommend an
immediate and an earnest appeal for mercy to tied quarter
front which alone he could expect it ; mercy in this world the
Court feared could not be granted to him, and it was only by
sincere repentance that he could hope for its extension here-
on. r. There were souse otherst to whom he would also atre-
mmusly recommend a similar preparation ; he meant those who
hod ;;one shout with others in a gang for the purpose of p1an-
(1,1.414 persons, whose circumstances might, 14 ought they
knew, be such, that an act of plunder committed upon them
would be their absolute ruin.

After 401111 C further observations, the learned Judge passed
the sentence of Death in the usual terms, and the ses-
sinus were adjourned until 11 ednesday, the 4tb of December.
• Townsend was here alluded to.
t The robbery of the lout at Hounslow was no doubt hinted
at by the learned Judge in this part of kis address.