The National Register.
London, England, 1822-09-15 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. I I.—These sessions commenced
this morning before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Mr.
Baron Graham, Mr. Justice Best, and Mr. Justice
Richardson.
After the jury were sworn several prisoners were ar-
raigned and pleaded Not Guilty.
Thomas Leathwick Robinson, a decent looking man,
was capitally indicted for forging and counterfeiting the
the Goldsmiths'-hall mark to four silver bottle labels.
Mr Holland staled to the jury the offence with which
the prisoner stood charged. There was am:titer indict.
anent for a minor offence, to which the prisoner had
pleaded guilty, and which would subject nun to traits- !
portation for 14 years. In consequence of the prisoner
having given some information to the Stamp Office, he
should therefore, with the permission of the Court, not '
call any evidence on the charge.
No evidence being called, the prisoner was acquitted,
bin his plea of Guilty to the minor offence was recorded,
and under that he was detained.
Mary Watts was indicted for rotating R. Fenton.
From the evidence of the prosecutor it appeared, that
he was hustled by some girls of the town in Bow-street,
who 6.• hint down and took his toottey.OM of his pocket;
but as he admitted that he hail been drinking very freely
at the time, and his evidence against the prisoner not
being very clear, the jury mid r the recommendation of
Mr. Justice Best; acquitted her.
OASIS STEALING.—SamueI Wilson was capitally
indicted for stealing a gelding, value forty pounds. the
property of John Gibbert, a fanner, at Sulam), in War-
wickshire.
From the evidence of Limbrick, the officer, it appeared
that, on the 19th of August last, he observed the prisoner
near the Peacock, at Islington, on the horse in question,
without saddle or bridle, which from, its jaded appsar•
atice, and the prisoner enquiring for a stable-yard, he
suspected had been stolen. Prisoner was directed to the
yard of a Jlr. Brown, to-which Limbrick followed him,
and asked if the horse was to be sold. Prisoner replied
iu the affirmative, and said the price would be 48 guineas.
Limbrick then, tinder the pretence of bargaining with
hint, took hint to the public.house called the Blue Coat
Boy, gave him in a charge to a man named Mills, and
thett told him his suspicions. Limbrick left the house
for a few minutes, and shortly after saw the prisoner run-
ning and pursued by several persons calling" stop thief."
After a long chace he was secured in Leather-lane, when
he confessed that he had stolen the horse from the fields
of Mr. Gibbert, in Warwickshire. Mr. Gibber' moved
the horse to be his property, and the jury immediately
found him Guilty.
The prisoner was a good looking young mart, only
twenty one years of age, and had formerly been in Mr.
Giblaert's employ.
Isaac Knight was indicted for stealing a bay horse,
the property of Thomas Lewis.
Mr. Lewis was a livery-stable keeper in Whitechapel,
and on the 22t1 of August last the prisoner came to his
yard with a break and a pair of horses, and said lie
wanted to look at two or three horses for Mr: Fage, the
coach proprietor, in Hatboro. Mr. Lewis said he had
but one, which he might take, if he chose, to shew to
Mr. Fagg. The prisoner took the horse away, but as it
was afterwards discovered, he never took it to Mr. Fagg,
nor did he return it to Mr. Lewis. On the 6th of Sep-
tember the prosecutor heard that the prisoner was at a
stable.yard at the West-end of the town. He went to
see him, and he immediately confessed hasitig sold the
horse to Messrs. Dean and Dance of Hampstead, in
whose possession the animal was. lie then gave the
prisoner into custody.
Mr. Robert Fagg, proved that the prisoner was not
commissioned by hum to go to Lewis for horses.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty—Death.
Thomas Hayes, a smartly dressed young man, but of
notorious character in the police annals, was capitally
indicted for stealing. in the dwelling-house of John
Mortimer- 17 dimity bed curtains, value 5Us. his property.
The Jury found hint Guilty—Death. Aged 22.
John Cocker, aged 14, was indicted for stealing a
watch, the property of a Mr. Woodward, in whose
service he was.
The Jury found him guilty, and the prosecutor recoms
mended hint to mercy, on account of his youth.
Mr. Justice Best said it was a very proper recommen-
dation, and should be attended ; but he wished Mr.
Woodward would cot:carom to get him :admission to the
refuge for the destitute, and inform hint ().Ir. Justice
Best) of the result of his application. Mr. Woodward
said he would do so.
( afiffe the Itecortkr and a London Jury.)
John Chard, a young man, was indicted for stealing
fifteen ounces of tea, the property of Ttiomas and John
Crossley. The 'Messrs. Crossly are wholesale tea dealers
in Nicholas-lane, Lombarchatreet, and the prisoner was
Was an occasional porter in the warehouse. Ott the 24th
of July the exciseman, in taking his survey found a con-
siderable deficiency in their stock. Suspicion rested upon
the prisoner 31 the cause of that deficiency, but no op-
portunity of discovering his guilt occurred until the 15th
of August, when Mr. Thomas Cross.y, early in the
morning, concealed himself on the stairs of the ware-
house, and saw hint put a parcel of about three-quarters
of a pound in his pocket. lie was then given into the
custody of Drinkwater, of the police, who found several
more parcels of tea at his lodgings. Ile also found
ten sovereigns in his box, and snore money in his pockets.
The j'iry found I guilty. He pleaded for mercy,
and said he had a wife and two children, and that dis-
tress alone MU Induceti him to rob his masters.
The Recorder said, :his could not be, as a considerable
sum was found in his posse,;Mit. He ought to be sent
out of the country, but :he court would consider of it.
THURSDAY, Sere. 12.—jcliti Bro.; unin Brookes was
arraigned for forging and uttering s lowa certain receipt
for the sum of 151. 109. purporting to the receipt of
William Clarke, well knowing the saute to tailuffSed•
Ater the indictment had bt.en read, the:prittow: