The National Register.
London, England, 1817-01-27 00:00:00

TILT NATIONAL REGISTER.

wdsich lie had before seen in Hooper's hand, in the Old itaili:y.
'ioniser collared witness ; Cashman came up mid asked Aqlat
was the matter, and collared witness also. 1 tki-d also Caine
isp, hot he has uo recuilection of him. Uefure they came in,
Hooper called nut, a follow one ! follow me !" 'nacre wa•
no window broken at that time. IT:moss said to them.
it Jo you want with me i I came in to rescue the man,
as well as eau." IL...said so for Isis own safety ;11:1i1 they flits'
let him go. Witness then presented a blunderbuss s but
!haulier palled a pistol from the du ddast of his coat, and said,
" I can play at that as well as you." Witness was so terri-
fied, that he weal up stairs, and did not clone down again.
The moll went away in about a quarter of an hour. Witness
thought he saw Gamble 11/ the mob.
J. Middleton, a wholesale stationn in Skinner-street, saw
the mob :shout Mr. R'.. chop. lie heard the repos tof a pis-
tol, and the mob left Mr. ll's, lost soon returned. Hooper
eras most certainly among them: stud was eqll%ersing with thdd
luau who carried the flag; stud appeared to be 'coding the
moil thought Ilouper to •k the flog. He Is id a
tri-coloured cockade in his hat. The 'lag was al•ds tri-eu.
loured, with gold letters on it. He see:ned with a sword or
stick to he directing the persons about him. When the mob
went towards Mr. It's shop, Hooper was very near the flag.
The dad; was produced, an i had un it, " Nature to feed the
hungry ;Truth to protect the oppressed; and Justice to punish
crimes." After the mob laid token out the arms from Ala%
li's shop, they went away, and Hooper still accompanied the
flag._ .

J. Page, a .Irayni In, had known Gunnell six years, and saw
kilo in the mu in Newgate-street, Ull that day with a gun in
his hand.

S. Levi, a city constable, was on duty on the 2d of Decem-
ber nt the Royal L•ehauge, lie saw Cashman among the mob
with a gull. He took him, amd the goo, which was loaded
with powder and small shut.
D. Cartwright, the larslialinan, assisted in taking Cash
man, and he produced the gun which Levi took from Cash-
limn. Witness, when he unloaded the gun, said " there's
plenty here;" and Castimrn s tid " I know that, I orought i t
for the purpose of killing, or bring killed."
Mr. Beekwali had eight or ten such guns as that taken
from Cashman is his cuauting•house, which were stolen on
the 24 December.

J. Goff, an officer of Union hall, apprehended Gamble
about two o'clock on the 2kl of December, in Queen-street, in
the Borough, with a gun onier his arm. Witness asked. him
where he got the gun, anal he said he had picked it up in
Skinner-street ; lint the gnu W4S nut dirty except on the butt
e
T. Friend, an officer, produced a pistol which he received
from Hill, :diopinan to Mr. Willis, a pawnbroker in the Bo-
rough. Witness apprehended Carpenter.
Elizabeth ()wen got the pistol from .1. Carpenter, who
desired her to pledge it. She went for that purpose to Mir.
11 illis's where it was stopped.
Mr. Beckwith bought a pair of such pistols at Mortimer's
sale, which were stolen on the 2d of December.

J.Hodgettg, a wholesale silk dealer in Paternoster-row, was
on the l'Achang,e on the 211 of Dee •iither ; and seized Hooper
by the colla. Ile found in his breast a brace of pistols. One
was loaded with powder and ball.

Mr. G. V. Dowling was in Spa fields on the morning of the
2d December, when he Naw a mob assemblvil round a waggon,
in which was liooner but none of the others.

J. Limbrick, an officer, was stationed in Coppice row on
the 2(1 of December. lie sawirashonan and lioo;wr in the
waggon. Cashman had a tri-coloured flag with reading on
it. Hooper had a tri-coloured cockade in his hat.
J. Winderniude lives at Horseferry-road, and is proprietor
of the waggon that wis in Spa fields on the gd of December :
it was hired on the 27th of November. Hooper came with
the person who hired the waggon on the (lay before the meet-
iftZ, and directed him to he at the top of Chancery-lane at
half past nine o'clock next morning. lie was there, and
• trooper and his companion came to hint. They put colours
and poles, wrapped (tit in blankets, and a small bundle, into
the w4ggott ; the bundle contained powder, bullets, allti lead
cut hi pieces. Hooper rode In the waggon to Spa
where a large mob a.sein4led round the wagon. Caslinciu
wits in front of the waggon, with oue of the colours. When
the mob went away, Hooper and Cashman went with them.
Cailtitiati. in his defence, said, he took a letteron tlw morning
of the riots front the London Hospital to Vlotiral Nlartiti, at
the ; and on his retort] lie found the mob in Cheap-
side, where he took a musket from a man, which he carried
till he was taken.

Hooper said, that at first there was no material evidence
against him, but now there was frightful evidence against
him —t hot of Griffin especially. He declared he did every
thing in his power to prevent the people from plundering ;
and his object was, in coining into the city, to call on the
Lord Mayor to keep the peace. He wanted to take the
colours froni.v (mug Watson.
A. Harding, carver and gilder, in llarsham-street, West-
' ster, gave Hooper a good character.
J. Bennet, a shoemaker, in (iraftou-street, Soho, knows
Hooper to be a journi*ln in shoemaker, and that he was a
sober. honest, and industrious man.
3. Geary, a milor, had known Cashman ciglit or nine years,
who bore an honest character.
Gamble said, he went to Holborn to look for wook, and went
to Spa fields M hear if it was any good to the poor. W lien the
b left the fields, he came to Skinner arevt, where' he pick-
ed up this gun, which he w gotitt; to put ibto Mr. neck -
with's window ; but two men said, 1)-11 his eyes, shoot
him." Being timid of his he neat away with the gnu.
Gunnell denied being in the shop, or having been in the
molt.

Gtrpentor said, he was goimt to look (r employment,
viten a matt gave him the pistol near the Alawoott-Iton.e.
A 'mother witne,se3 gave aloalrie a good vharaettl.

Mr. Justice Park, in stlanyniti4 UV the ei.itlenee,stated. that
this indictment was framed on a statute of N'illi.un 111.
which make; it a capital felony to rob a ii r elling-home in thi
daytime, the persons therein, or any of them, being put iii
tear. It was not necessary that etch imli%idual hand com-
mitted this felony, if they were all present aiding, awl
abetting, and comforting those who did. Neither was it
neeesiary that it should he proved that tie prisoners did not
commit this felony fur the sake of gain, provided it was slime
against the will of the rightful oWm.T. lle then proceeded to
to detail the evidence of the Jury.
The Jury retired for two hours and a half, and then returned
R verdict, finding Cashman Guilty—Dcathosed all the others
Not Guilty.
The Recorder was the only Jtidge present on the Bench to
receive the verdict, and seemed by his manner to express
come surprise at the acquittal of the four lest. When the
foreman of the Jury ret tinted John Hooper Not Guilty. the
It murder, thinking he had nut heard him di,Nnetly: said,
!.‘ Iluover no: guilty !".

Tbe Recorder tt en said," Let the font last be detained and
tried for the mistli meanor :" and sre understood him to add,
" Let number Lo..fou Jury be Inn:cloned fur to-morrow at
10 o'cluc::."
Tuesday, R. Siintucnt was indicted for stealing 20 swords,
and 10 fowling pieces, the proper:; ot• T. Rae, in his diva-
ling-hoose.
Air. Gurney, for the rroeentii.n. stated this to be an
indictment for :-tcaling above tit salve of Jos. in a dwelling-
he use.

T. Rae gen.sraltlt, at 95, Minories. On the 2tl of Dr.
cember his house was broken. He, nor any of his servants,
s!ept in the house. [Here Mr. Gurney admitted that that
removed the capitnl putt of the indictment.] About two
Welt-irk 150 or 200 persons were destroying Messrs. Brander
and Pott's premises. Witness barred his doors and windows,
and went np to the window of the garret, and saw the mob
with swords and pistols; the latter they were tiring in the
street. Witness stopped till they demolished his windows,
and then escaped by a neighbour's house. On his return, he.
mud his shop almost destroyed, and goods taken to the
am mat of Mal. The goods consisted amiss of all kinds.
Witness could not distingnish any of them.
J. Kill, a merchant, saw the mob in the Minories bre.lkiug
°pro the shop of Brander and Potts; at first not mote than
12 or 15 armed. They increased as they went to Mr. Rae's.
The prisoner was among them, and had a sword in his hand.
lie seemed to be very active, and brandished his sword, as
it he understood the use of it well. He was near Mr. Rae's
alien they smashed in the south window, and took tint arms
~fall sorts. They then attacked the back part of the house,
and gained admittance by breaking down the door with pick-
uses. The prisoner was all the while brandishing his sword
to keep any one off who might he inclined to stop them.
They were there upwards of half an hour, and made a clear
patenge through the house ; and all of them came out full-
handed, with pistols, swords and wearing apparel. He only
heard the prisoner shouting.
In his defence, he said he had drank half a pint of rum.
and some one put the sword in his hand, which he flourished
about ; but never went into the shop, or handed out pistols
from the window. . _

Mr. Justice Iturrongh, In summing up the evidence, said,
the prisoner had been fortunate in its bring discovered that
neither Mr. Rae nor any of his servants slept in the house. It
therefore was not, in 13w, his dwelling-house ; and that did
away the capital part of the charge. He then detailed the
evidence to the Jury ; who, without hesitation, found hint
guilty of stealing, but not in the dwelling-house.
W. Matthews was indicted for stealing a pistol, the pro-
perty of 'l'. Rae.—Guilty.
J. Hanson, guilty of a similar offence.
I'. sheen was indicted for stealing a sword, the property of
T. Rae.

_
Mr. Gurney stated this case to be exactly similar to the
hot.

The prisoner, in his defence said, he went to look for work,
and met a parcel of armed men at the top of the Minories,
where he picked up the sword.—Guilty.
H. Holdsworth and Irwin were indicted for stealing a
pi,tol, the property of T. Rae.
Mr. Rae lost some thousand of flints, and about 3 cwt. of
sh»t.

A. Samuels proved, that when the soldiers came up the mob
de-persed in all directions, and threw away their arms.
J. Griffiths, an officer. received information about three
o'clock, in consequence of which he went to the George, its
Whitechapel, where he found the two prisoners smoaking an
a little box. Under Irwin he found a pistol and a sword,
which he produced. A person named Woodwind brought
witness a shot belt, flints, and balls. The sword and pistol
were quite clean.
Freeman found on Holdsworth two flints and a small
quantity of shot, ini‘ed with powder.—Both Guilty.
IL Jones was indicted for stealing a fowling piece, the pro-
perty of Messrs. Brander and Potts.
The prisoner in his defence said he picked up the gun as
lie was going along.
Several Iv iinesses gave hint a goo• 1 character.—Verdict—
Guilty.
J. Thompson was indicted for stealing two blunderbusses,
the property of T. Rae,
Mr. Gurney said they had been apprised of some circum-
stances favourable to the prisoner, and he should therefore
otter no evidence against him.
By the direction of Mr. Justice Park, the Jury acquitted
the prisoner.

TEN. OF THE ELDEH WATSON.

J. Watson wa:si i(•tf.ll it; st.11;1;i11g and riutin7, J. Elio le..
with intent to kill him, or do ililll .so:ne grievous Lodily
harm.

NI. Gurney stated the ease to the Jury, lie said this in-
dictment was of a very different nature from those %skirl' they
had been trying. It was founded on a recent Act of Parlia-
ment, which was furnish to be iude•pensibly necessary for the
protection of his Majesty's subjects. The prisoner was
charged with cutting and stablmig which was a capital
offence, provided it was such a cutting and stabbing, as, if
death hid ensued, the offence wool(' has e amounted to mur-
der. Mid, a horse patrule, 04),Crteti si:ree persons on the
confitois of Vint-Hey Common, who unsss ered the descript:,
of three who li.til committed a robbery un rise highway. He
rode by tbrw, and saw in one of their bosoms a pistol. The
p aruir seined UM/ his companions tired and fled. He
said Ile was a mechanic, going to Northampton. 11 fitness
letl the prisoner in shame of two persons, named Rhodes and
Golding, witom the landlady of a public-house, to o Melt 1111
haul taken the prisoner. represented to he honest. The patrol,
then pursued the prisoner's coinpailions, but 41,d not come up
with them. While lie was gone the prisoner slie wed a dispo-
sition to escape, and lie attempted to stab Golding a ith a tool
stick, but he missed his blow. They then lird a struggle, and
all MI!, in which Rhodes received a wound in his thigh from
the prisoner. Ile Illr. G. must, however, admit, that after
the minutest examination he could give the witnesses, ha
should not be able to prove that the stabbing was dime il-
fully or maliciously by the prisoner.
Mr. Justice Parke here interfered. II- submitted to Mr.
Gantry, otter what he had so candidly •tatcd, that the wound
was outs indicted in a struggle, and that none of hi, witnesses
would lr.• able to prove its hallo; been done wilfully aid
nealiciomsly
NI r. Justice Burrongli and the Recorder concurred in this
opinion.
Mr. Gurney said, it was impossible for them to have abs.o
lutcly withdrawn sink a case as this, without having the
,Okinn t woo ion oh' their lordships upon it. !Int as he could
carry his case, us against the prisoner, uo further than he had
stated, he must bow to their lordships opinism.—Acquitted.
Wednesday, J. Freeman was imlicted for robbing J. Judd,
on the flights ay, of 100 shillings, awl other monies, the pry
rusty of Ow Severely' Lord the

W Carney stated the ^a. e i'or the 11.0!,:ClItiOrl.
J. Judd, a letter-earri-: of the tain-penny post, was, be-
tween five a-A sin o'cloe,., .• : the evening of the sth of No
Vemtser. ir. Hell-lane, retarning from his de-
livery of letters. Ile had about t.ica eight 11. notes, and 8t
rptantlty or slyer. He rave stopped by three men, one 0
whom, a shrift man, lain 'Aohl of his riftht arm, and held i
-town, while the isnwr robbed him of his meney, which
was in his breeches rockets. The copper money was in his
waistcoat pocket, vt:stell Freeman tore in taking it nut. The
t man stoo‘i by. They were aitont him four minutes,
• ~int then all ran away. He went and gave iiiformation nt
11-sei:ie:% street Pelice•oilice, descrihing the prisoner. lie
saw bi,h there on the 2Htli November. an•l fixed no him
farmcsibitely as the person that robbA hint, from among a
stnmber of other persons. There was a good light from the
limp of a maaufaetory in the part of the an where he was
robbed.
The prisoner, in his it-Cence, called Hannah Carr and
Diana Evitt, who attempte,l to siirport the aliq ; but the
;fury did not credit their evidence, and fonad the prisoner
• .1. Irvine was also capitally convicted fur assaulting T.
Stubbs oa the highway, and stcailiig from his person a silver
watch.

Six were convicted for felony, viz.:—Robert Smith, for
ittealing three shirts and other articles, the property of C.
Jackson ; P. Morray, foe stealing a jacket, a pair of trowscrA,
Ac. the property of T, Wardell: Charles Prescott, for steal-
ing several articles of apparel, the property of J. Fitch t W.
Smith and Cr. Mason, for stealing three pair of shoes, the
property of E. Sinclair, and W. Boys, for stealing three pair
of shoes, the property of J. Johnstone.
Thursday, James Harris the younger, Pdward James
Willis, John Petit. and Harriet Arne Lumpton, were indicted
for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of Thomas
Wilkinson, and stealing therein divers bank notes, his pro-
perty: and James Harris the elder stood indicted as being
an accessary, both before and after the burglary. The Jury,
rellielly on the evidence of one witness. convicted James Har-
ris the younger, Edward Willis, and John Petit, and acquitted
Anne Taimpton and the elder Harris. The three former were
found guilty of the larceny only, fur the capital charge of
itorglary was done away, as the warehouse
.broken open was
not l art of the dwclling•bouse.