The National Register.
London, England, 1821-10-29 00:00:00

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The hnsiness of this Court commenced on Monday
ikkruing, before Frauds Coust, Esq. and a full bench of
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• . agastrates.
Funr persons of respectable appearance were severally
put to the bar, indicted for keeping common gaining
Louses, hut the prosecutor, who was the same person in
all the eases, not appearing, they were all discharged.
Jahn Shorter was indicted for assaulting Eliza Godfrey,
aged! 13 years, with intent to violate her person..
The defendant had been rowelled for the capital
offence at the last old Bailey, Sessions by the parish of
l‘larylebone, and acquitted. 'The parish refused to pm.-
(-red further iii the matter, and he was now prosecuted by
ti.e friends of the girl for the assault.
The pruseciiirix wept very attach while giving her cvi.
deuce, is hiels varied considerably from her testimony at
the Old Bailey, the short hand notes ut which were pro-
dneed. •
'flue Chairman observed ou the great contradiction in
th prosecutrix's evidence on that and the funnier Ilia!,
amid charged the Jury to acquit the prisoner. The Jury,
without hesitation, found a verdict itt accordance with the '
learned Chairman's charge.

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Mr. Alley, who was Counsel for the defendant, said it
was au intuitions prosecution, and the prosecutrix, young
as she was, should be indicted for perjury.
Tile defendant left the Court, solemul) protesting his
innocence.

Thomas Dane was indicted for having in his possession,
on she 21st of August last, tine pair of diamond ear•riugs,
value 501., one pearl ring, 11., one turquois stone, set in
gold, 31., the property of Geo. Elmore, Lc (the defendant)
knowing the same to have been stolen.
The defendamt is a jeweller in Regent-street, and here-
totOre of high character. The present charge exerted
great interest, and the Court Was crowded to excess.
Messia. Andrews and Watford were Counsel far the
prosecution ; and Messrs. Alley and ♦dolphus defended
toe prisoner.
Mrs. Elmore, the wife of the prosecutor, was the firs]
witness examined. She staled that she was possessed of
the articles named in the indictment in the month of Fe-
bruary last, at which time a fail of the name of Mitchell,
who had been in her linsbana's service, absconded, and
they suspected him of having robbed them of property to
a very considerable amount. This boy, she said, had
been since convicted of another offence. In conseipici.c:
or something she had heard, she was induced to go to this
defendant's shop, where she discovered several artietes of
her pi opei ty hi the window, and although they hail nn•
dergwie considerable alterations, yet their identity was
not destroyed, and she felt nu hesitation in sweating to
them.
Plank, the officer, proved his having executed a search
wars ant in the defendant's house; that the defendant re-
fused to tilt fioni whom lie purchased the articles, saying
be hail taken legal advice, and that it was almost impussi•
ble 101 liilll to know, as lie kept no books.
Mi. Elmore identified the stone of one of the rings,
which he had given to his wife after it had been im hung
tune: in his possession.
The case fur the prosecution closed here.
Mr. Alley adds essed the Jury for the defendant.
'I lie Jury, after deliberating a considetable time, pro-
nounced a verdict of Guilty.
The Chairman addressed the defendant, and said the
crime of which lie had been found guilty was one very
injurious to the public in its consequerces. The judge-
ment ot• the Wait was, that lie should be imprisoned Itl
month,.