The National Register.
London, England, 1822-09-30 00:00:00

BAILEY SESSIONS.

MONDAY. SEPT. 23.—DIIPPERATS GANO OP Bus-
IBLAlL—George Willoughby, William Heilg,s, and
William Brown. were capitally indicted for burglariously
breaking and entering the do-eline-house of Thomas
Hutches, Eiq. on the night of the 26th of August, and
••stealing therefrom a clock, a watch and seals, a tobacco.
box. a snuff-box, and other articles, his property.
Sarah Angel, seivant to Mr. Hughes, deposed, that
.her master lives in Green-street, Grosvenor-square. On
the night of the 26th of Angina witness went to bed at
ten o'clock, having previously seen all the doors and win-
dowa fast. At seven the next morning witness got
and on going into the parlour, site found every drawer
had been broken open. She went clown to the kitchen,
and discovered that the lock of the area done had been
broken off. The door leading from the kitchen to the
area had a paunch taken out, so as a enable a person to
.get through. The door at the bottom of the kitchen
stairs had been taken off the hinges. Since the robbery
witness had seen a shirt of her master's which she could
swear to. This was produced at the police office oti the
~trxh,of September.
• Cross.examined.-I'be prosecutor, who is quite blind,
was not here. She slid not know that her master had
any other name than that of Thomas Hughes, Esq.
Elizabeth Elliott is niece to the prosecutor. Her
uncle's name is Thomas Lowe Hughes, Had heard it
so stated and disputed, and did nut think that Mr.
(Hughes could himself answer the question. He was in
an extremely infirm state of health.
The Recorder said this would do away with the capital
.part of me charge. The minor charge, however, would
still remain, as the property belonging to the servant
amounted in value to five shillings
-John Donaldson is a watchman in the Vauxhall-road.
About five in the morning of the 27th of August he saw
.Hedges and three other inns counties in me daemon of
Citrosretnor place, and he w •tclied I:e•mii into Gardner-
street. Hedges had a big over his shoulder. As they
were walking all the four men were liailatog things from
their pockets from one to the other.
'Joseph Cooper, an officer of Queen-square, sworn.—
At eight o'clock in ilie morning of the k7th of August,
he received information of the robbery, and went with
another officer to search a house in Perkius'-rents, Great
,peter-stlect. He found
es he was coining out he met ‘'t illoughby, and asked
him who lived in the parlour ? Ile said, Ido occasionally,
of a girl I occasionally cohabit with ; I have got the key."
He then opened the dour of the room, awl witness went
altd on a search he found, underneath the pillow oM
the bed, two shirts, a linen and a calico one. AN/unless
...eked where they were, and Willoughby at first made
,no answer to the question, but said, where is your search
o arrant, Mr. Cooper ? He afterwards said, they were
two of his own old shirts, and he believed were nearly
worn out. He again asked fur tile search warrant,
and witness said ".I will satisfy you," and immediately
put hand-cuffs upon him and took brio to the watch-
house. On the eth of September he apprehended Hed-
ges. One of the shirts was marked H. T. S. the other
T. S.
Thomas Pace went with his brother officer, Cooper,
to apprehend Willoughby. On the I Ith of September,
'bent twelve at night, witness apprehended Brown, at a
house opposite to that where Willotieliby was found.
Handley, another officer, was with Cooper at the
taking of Hedges.
Susan Angel was called back, and swore is the flints
as being her master's property. Tins closed the case fur
tbe prosecution.
Willoughby denied all participation or knowledge of
the robbery. The two shins were handed to him by
Hedges, who had as much access to the apartment
where they were found as he (Willoughby) had.
Hedges denied having seen Willoughby, or given him
the shirts, as Willoughby had stated. He had naknow-
ledge of the robbery.
Airown also dented all knowledge of the robbery.
A number of persons residing in the neighbourhood of
the prisoners were called to ‘haracter, but could state
&tithing satisfactory of either of them.
*The Recorder summed up the evidence, and observed
it was plain. from the manner in which the house ot
Mr. Hughes had been entered. that the robbers were ex-
Ostienced and determined thieves. The only question
01. the Jury was, whether the prisoners were guilty of
the larceny, the capital part of the charge being at an
end, from the misnomer in the indictment.
The Jury found all the prisoners guilty of larceny.
Willougbby and Hedges were again indicted for a
burglary in the dwelling-house of Spencer Sims, on the s
night of the 24th of August, and stealing a pair of pis-
tols and other property.
The Jury retired for a quarter of an hour, and returned
with a verdict of out guilty as to both prisoners.
The Recorder ordered the prisoners (with Brown) up
for judgment and sentenced them to seven years traits-
portation, observing, that but fur the error hi the first
indictment they would have undoubtedly suffered capital
pusishment.
Maria Rix was indicted for having stolen from the
of the name of Cowie, in the month of August
asst, between Great Turnstile and Little Queen-street,
Holborn, a watch, chain, amid seals. Out tile prosecu-
tor's securing her (as it appeared ;It evidence), she passed
the booty to a female companion, who rail oli, and
evaded ell pursuit. The prosecutor and the watchman
who carne to his assist-slice were positive as to the pri-
soner's person.—Guilty.
Ann Rogers, indicted for meanie! front the clothes of
a sailor, whom she had induced to accompany her to
her lodgings, tire sovereigns guildiu I and stuitue sole Cr, was
then put to the bar. On the morie:g ahem the robbery,
the Lino, found that his commiatitoa tad quitted hies,
and that his money was missing. In the coarse of the
day, having applied to an officer of poiice, he succeeded
in %wing the prisoner to her new lodgings, front one of
'lie *indoors of which she recognised the prosecutor, and