The National Register.
London, England, 1818-09-13 00:00:00

'THURSDAY.

IL P. Thompson was indicted for stealing a bay mare, value
131., the property ofJames and John Wilson, of Des *nas-
near York. It appealed from the testimony of Mr. John
Wilson, that the snare in question was stolen on the Sits of
August; the witness heard nothing of the animal till the 22't,
when he was informed that she wars at Deers' livery-stables,
Hart•street, Co% eut Garden. He cause to town, and Nowt
her there.

M. Deer's servant preyed that he rurchased the mare of
the prisoner for six guineas, nearly her value, ant 301.1 her
again for eight gnineas and a half.
The prisoner, in hi, defence, did nut deny having had the
mare in his posses4iun, but said he he:lght her at Doneasier
fair for 101. The prosecntur, he said, had known bun for
forty
The prosecutor said he had known the prisoner for a long
time: he wag formerly a farmer in the neighbourhood of
York but witness did not know where he had been for the
last six or seven years.
The jury found him guilty, hot recommended him to mercy.
The prosecutor joined in that recommendation; on the grounds
of his former good character, and for the sake of his fami;y,
which was most respectable.
The Judge, Mr. Baron Graham, said the recommendation
should be attended to.

George Bays and Alexander Stewart were indicted for
stealing a quantity of gig harness, volute 55., the property of
George Gooding, in the shop of Charles Tapp, and Maly
Stokes for receiving the same, knowing it to be stolen. The
jury found the prisoner Bays guilty, bat acquitted the other
two.

The prisoners Bays and Stewart were again put to the bar,
charged with having, on the .7th of May last, broken and
entered the coach house of the Hight Hon. the Earl of Den-
bigh, and privately stealing therefrom a hammer cloth, a
?air of cushions, a pair of coach glasses, and a piece of car.
peeing, value ss. and upwards, and Mary Stokes was again
charged with receiving the said articles, knowing them to be
stolen.

In the indictment the articles were stated to be the pro.
pert) of Win. Basil Perry, Earl of Denhigkt. On the part
of the prosecution there was no evidence to prove the Chris-
tian name of Lord Denbigh, which Mr. Dowling, as counsel
for the prisoners, contended it was necessary to do.
Mr. Justice Bayley 3;sid it would have been sufficient for
all purposes, that the propel ty should have been set forth as
the property of the Earl of Denbigh, without any Christian
name being mentioned Ina he was not prepared to say whe-
ther, the Christian name having been set forth in the record, it
was not necessary to prove it. lie would reserve the point
for the consideration of the 12 Judges, and should the pri-
soners now be found guilty, they should have the benefit, if
any, which might hereafter arise out of the want of proof.
The jury found the prisoner Bays Guilty; and the prisoners
Stewart and Stokes Not Guilty.
Isaac Samson was indicted for stealing a silver milk pot, a
wine strainer, and various other articles; the propei ty of
George Burling.
Tile prosecutor stated, that he lives in Brinhill row. On
the toad! of July poisoner come to his house to look at some
spat tau nts ; he said he liked them, and would come in the
evening. Witness asked him for a reit rence; he gave one to
a Mr. Neville, 27, Hishopsgate-street; bat on inquiry there,
no such person could be funool ; tire.po isont r obit not Come
again. On the :ilst of July witness saw him in the street ;
soul bovine reason to suspect he bad robbed him, called
" Stop thief;" the prisoner hearing the ely, ran away, but
was seemed.

Mrs. Malin:: recollected the prisoner calling a second
time on the 2blll of Judy atter her !Husband was gone out.--
She braid him talking to the sextant, and going to the door,
saw him running away. Witness went into the apal intent
whets the/ peisonei had been, and immediate-ly missed a silver
nnik pot, a wine al rainer, a pale of bulgur tongs hum the sluts.
board, anti from a drawer in the bookcase two silk shawls,
a silk di ess, and other artiele.u.

Hannah King, set -rant to the prosecutor. recollected the
prisoner cooling hack utter her uun•ltr was oat ; he said to
witness lie hail rani ht r master in Elnsbnrj•sgnare, aho bud
desired hint to ensile and watt his retain ; w itness showcd
him upstairs; he asised if slip was the mistress of the house;
she told lain blie Will only the servant ; he said if he value to
reside there and -lie wsm attentive, he would reward her.—
She telt bins in the room, the dour wait not quite shut : lie re-
mained about five sr intact., when she heard Ishii corning down
stairs. Mlle went to meet hint, and Witold him near the stove!
door. Winless asked what Ile wanted, he said some snuff.—
Witness offered to cu fur it, but he Said be would go himself
lie went nut, mill amicss saw hint tun away very fact. Wit.
111 es wits vi I lain the plate was on the is:debts:aid alieushe
Owned the prisoner up the second tinse. After he ran away,
witness went tip him.i.iiiately and missed it. Nu prrsou but
the prisoner bad its a in the routs..

il:ttosi rung apprehe•uded the pi trotter. and found several
pheates npou lima for articles of plate pledged by hint.
k , phopooto to Mr. 'Lao obtol.er, of White.
Ow pet, proved that Iwo of the doplarat les 1.0111111 on the pi j.
51111 et nem e his hand a itiog. They aeea hra a in: pte,nnee,
tong. pot, %able spoon, Mill is a 11.111 V. T!::sc amlm lcs near slut
pledged by thy prisutter, but by a womho.
ranch l %%ere produced. The %%lime btriii [lee and •pooh
he t•oold pr.tti vely lk A ear to. The other as ti 4.4.% he bencht
at et sale only la a) dams before, but he ha lioseti flu I,e pro.
doe aal a cre the 5,..11 c lie bail bolt. 'lite %%bole aW.a us Ili SI
Fitaollita, another 1.,t otn oker, prodneed three
iiii%%ll4-if by ii autos RI bin shop on the and a fail" .terse,
WIN 111 at by Ike *nom nomau on Fin 211th; Aitogttlier Ilit Fro
pet h wi, worth 2!.

The in isunet, in his defence.. said, the articles in que.iii n
wine um( h:iu to bi.d h) a person he did not knew. l'et.
undry.

SEPT

Ol► the motion or Mr. Barry, the trial of Adams, charged
wiih forx,•rse, waA, at the d• ails 111 the parties, postponed tit!
twist nelsiou:.

FRIDAY.

At the sitting of the Court, the h.tr and dock were'filled with pri.
soners to hr arr..i nell fur passing forged bank notes, in the whole 3a.
The first, who was a youth, pleaded guilty to the capital charge and
not guilty to the indictment, which only subjected him to transports..
don. and appeared to bY in evident confusion. Mr. Harmer, the
solicitor, seeing the Ind's embarrassment, went to him, and after a
short conversation, informed the Court that the prisoner laid acted
under a mistake, and wished to retract and reverse his pleas, if the
Court would allow him the indulgence; his application was inane.
diatele granted, an I different oleos recorded.
While till; was going un, Mr. Brown, the keeper, went on the Bench,
and informed the Common Sergeant and the Aldermen, that he re-
ceived a note from the Bank Solicitors at 9 o'clock the preceding
night, to bring the prisoners into Court that morning to plead; and
that the greater part of them had not been acquainted with the Get of
the indictments being found against them until that morning ; they
were consequently in great agitation and indecision as to the course
they ought to adopt, and probably wished to consult with their solid.
tors or friends, before they risked their lit:es. or subjected themselves
to catain transportation fur 14 years. Whereupon the Common
Sergeant, with greet humanity, desired the arraignment of those pri-
soners might not proceed, but stand adjourned.
John Jones. aged 32 Was then put to the bar, charged with the
wilful murder of Amy Header, by striking her several blows with his
list, on the 29th of June last, in the perish of Islington.
Mr. Arahin stated the case on behalf of the prosecution. The
learned counsel observed, that in conducting this prosecution, the
most painful part of his duty would be done away ; for although the
prisoner had been, and that very properly, indicted for wilful murder,
yet if his instructions were correct, the duty of the jury would only
require them to find him guilty of manslaughter. They would,
however, have the law on the subject laid down to them by his Lord-
ship, when they should have heard the evidence.
Thomas Fisher, father-in-law to the deceased, proved that his
daughter-in-law and the prisoner, who is a razor-grinder, had co.
Imbued together as man and wife for two years and a half. On Mons
day, the 29th of June, they were at work in a brickfield, the witness
and his daughter. In tile morning the prisoner came to them ; he
gave the deceased some money to get something to drink ; prisoner
continued there through the day, and towards evening they were
both much intoxicated, and a quarrel arose between them the
prisoner wanted to get away, but the deceased would not let him
go. She caught held of him and tore his shirt down, and still
kept him fast. At length witness saw the woman on the ground,
but witness could not tell whether she fell dawn or was knocked
down by the prisoner, but witness saw the prisoner strike her whilst •
on the ground. On the following day she died. Witness could
net say whether the deceased had hold of the prisoner by his shirt
and waistcoat at the time lie struck her.

Ann Fisher, wife to the last witness, and mother of the deceased,
corroborated the statement of the former witness ; they quarrelled'
because the prisoner would not let the deceased have more beer;
they were both intoxicated, but he was most so.
James Parkinson, a surgeon, was called in on the 1.1 of July to
examine the body of the deceased 1 he discovered nn external marks
of violence; but on opening the stomach he discovered that the blad-
der had been ruptured, and the bowels were consequently in a high
state of inflammation. He could not swear positively, but he had
every reason to believe, the injury arose from external violence. It
nsigitt have been caused by a fall, or a brow ; most likely by a blow ;
hut in the state in which the deceased was, a much less degree of
violence than might be imagined would have occasioned the rupture.
The rupture was the cause of death. In the state in which she was,
her falling on an unequal surface might have occasioned the rupture.
It was a matter of doubt with him in this case, whedie.: the rupture
was occasioned by a blow or a fall.
l'islit r, the father, was called back, and stated, that he considered
the conduct of the deceased as very improper ; he could not bear to
see her behaviour, and turned his back on her. She was very much
given to drinking.
Mr. Justice Bayley summed up to the jury, commenting on the
evidence, particularly on that of the surgeon, who had declared his
doubts as to the cause of the death of the deceased. If the jury
should have any doubts, they would give the prisoner the brinft
them. Verdict—Nat :Suilty.
Henry Nash, a respectable hooking man, 32 years of age, was next
put to the bar, charged with the wilful mutder of his wile, Catherine
.Nash, on the 9th of Aug. last.
Elizabeth Nash, an interesting child, apparently about 12 years of
age, daughter of the prisoner, and step.daughter to the deceased, was
the first witness examined. Iles father and the deceased lived in the
tenter ground near the Shepherd and Shepherdess. Witness creel.
leeted going home with her father about three o'clock in the afternocn
of Sunday, the !al) of August; when they went into the house, her
mother, tire deceased, was in bed, undressed. She began to abuse the
itness very much; and, getting out of bed, came up to her, and
struck her two or three dines. Her father interfered to take her
part, and gently pushed her mother a*ay ; her mother fell down and
to her fall struck her head against the bed post. Witness offered to
help her rip, but she said she would lie where she was. She sfter•
wards got up without help, and again went to bed. The prisoner
slept with the eleceased that night, and the witness in an adjoining
room. Next morning the prisoner went to work. Witness went to
her mother, who complained of a pain in her head. Witness sent
for a neighbour, named Bennett, and about 10 o'clock ointment to
desire her father to come home. He came immediately, and was
entering the house to go to her mother. when he was stopt, and taken
into custody by an officer. Iler mother died next day. Her mo-
ther wa, in the haLit of drinking a good deal. Witness did not think
she was quite sobar on Sunday afternoon ; when her father attempted
to prevent her mother striking the witness, her MAKI' seized lies
hither by the shirt and waistcoat, and tore them.

Mr. Hill. a surgeon, stated, that he was called in th the deceased
en the Monday, stout neon time. She was then scarcely in her
setters. She complained of a violent pain in her head. Witness
ext.inined her head, and discovered a slight contusion over tie lett
temple, but lie did not cen.dier it of sufficient consequence to regt.ire
any surgical amliration. lie visited the dtcesiled again in the even in:7,
she affil complained of the head ; witness bled her, and applied leeches.
A bout half past five on Tuesday morning he was N. sin cadet' to her .
He found her labouring tinder strong symptoms of apoplexy. She
continued soda evening, eel:en she clied„Lbouring under these symp-
toms. Witness afterwards opened the head cf the deceased, and
•ft•oad a blood vessel on the brain ruptured. This, in his opinion.
caused her death ; it was on the opposite side to that on which the
bruise on her temple apl•eared.
Mr.in.tice Bursting!' here stopped the ease. observing. if the jtITY
believed this evidence of the surgeon, the push which the prisoner
gene the deceased could not have been the cause of her death. Ti:'
Jury intmedietcly acquitter' the primmer.
Prowls Coats was indicted for stealing a iOl. note of the Bank e!
Englond, the property of the Rev. (lunge Whitney. There was
another count, charging the note to be the property of the Mal•or and
Corporation of Bristol.
it appeared from the testimony of the different a itnesses ratite,
that the only proof against the prirener was his hat 7rg changed tl.e
note in question in London. This the rhymer did cot deny : lie
eonfes-ed I•aving had the rote, hut said he nceivevi it at the WOATF•t r
Bank for local notes paid in there by hint. It was proved Ore 1 c
paid the !Deal notes described into the Il'orcester Bank. tl ough Cie
Bank dill not recollect having had the If 1. note in their possession.
The Jury, without hesitation. acquitted the prisoner.

It is mid to be in contemplation to employ o certain number of
naval oireem. with men under their ordirs, tnr the pu T &icor re
senting thP landing of contraband goods. arti to be stationed at stich
dish:revs clerF the coma. linen the isle of Wight to the Isle cf
SLerry is •ty enable than to keep up a e.ustant coniniuttication.