The National Register.
London, England, 1819-05-03 00:00:00

CHARGE OF MURDER.

ltfiaiam Jeanine, /I wretched lookiag man, was Indicted
fur feloniously killing and slaying Mary Anae Couduu, au
infaat child, in the mouth of Janwiry twit.
Mary Condon said, she was the mother of the deceased,
and knew the prisoner. lie cons in the habit of conning so
her house is St Giles's. One evening in the month or Ja-
cuary she charged him with having taken away ono °len the
water-rock. .. hicb he denied. A few mornings after he
came to her home, and brought with him a basket. He said
he had brougiit her some " nice composition coal." IV it.
hew said she never heard of sat h a coal, hut the prisoner re-
plied it was most c.c.-dent fur lighting a Are. 1$ itue.s emp-
tied a recess 14 he. e she had some charcoal, and the prisoner
deposited the contents of his basket, and went away. Soon
afterwards, witness made use of some of the composition on
the fire, hut she had scarcely applied it, when a dreadful
explosion, like the discharge of a cannon, took place. it
burnt all wh. acre its the place, namely, the witness, her
child (the deceased), Mary Anne Cormick (who was also
killed, and fur whose death the prisoner 111111 tried last Sea-
sion,) and a little hoy. The basket contaiuing the rentainder
of the composition coal, caught fire from the explosion, and
was completely burnt. Witness afterwards understood that
the coal was nothing but gunpowder, and other combustible
ingredients.—( l'his has appeared fully in the Police Re-
ports.)
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of Manslaughter.
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE.

Sasannsh Taverner and W anima Taverner were pot to the
bar, and were indicted for unlawfully having is their posses-
sion a quantity of five and line pound forged notes of the
Bank of England. The prisoners stand in the relation of
mother and son. The latter has a wooden leg.
Joseph Mayhew said, he was Guard of the Old Prince of
Wales, Birmingham Coach. lie knows the prisoner. Wil-
liam Taverner. On the 4th of April, he took his place to
go to Veery Cross, about four miles ft Stratford, and about
17 from Biriningliam. Witness set him down there. Oa
tile return of the coach, Mrs. Kitchener, the landlady of the
public-house there, hailed him, and said she had gut a pas-
veititer and a parcel. William Taverner immediately came
out and entered the roach; and witness got from the woman
at the same tune, a basket to take with him. It was direct-
ed to a " Mu. Ward, Clerkenw ell." Upon their arrival in
tow a, the prisoner got dun a at the W bite Horse Cellar, Pic-
cadilly, but the basket went on to the George and Blue
Boar. Witness had reason to suspect that there was some-
thing in the basket which was nut right.
John Hines said he was a porter at the George and Blue
Boar. Ou the sth of April a basket arrived by the Bir-
milighatu coach. directed to Mrs. %Yard, 41. Cumptva-street,
St. John-street, Clerkenwell. Witness had heard something
from Mayhew, the guard, which caused him to suspect the
contents of the parcel, and be had the curiosity to examine
the basket. lie did this in a room at the Rubin-flood, near
the coach office. Upon putting in his hand he first felt some
feathers, but on trying again be laid his hand upon a paper
parcel, which be opened, and discovered that it contained
a quantity of 51. notes. Upon further search he found other
parcels of a similar description, but they were tied up. and
be did not open thi in. Witness went back immediately to
his master, slr. Ibbetson, to acquaint him with the circum-
stance, and witness, his master, aria another person west to
the Bank. Foy, the oficer,aul a Mr. Milton, of the Bank,
in consequence returned to the coach office, and after the
basket was examined, it was agreed to make it up again,
and to carry it to Clerkents ell, where it was directed.
Witness took it there, followed by loy and Mr. Milton
Upon his arrival there he saw the female !prisoner, and said
to her " Mrs. Ward, is this all right 1" She said yes, and
gave him 2s. Gil, in payment fur the basket. The charge
was 2a. 2d. but he had nu copper, and gave her a 6d. She
called out " William, have you any halfpence ?" A man
from within replied" no."
William Sell keeps the Robin Hood, in Holborn. On
the 6th of April lie remembered the purser of the George
and Blue Boar coming in to his horse with a basket, and
communicated to winless that lie should like to satisfy his
cariosity by opening it, as lie thought there was something
wrong, dui lie took the basket into a back-room. and
continued there about live or six n • tes, and flies) called
to witness, who went into the room whete he was, and lie
saw five or six parcels of notes, and one was loose, which
were taken out of the basket ; one contained 51. notes.
Witness said to hint " for God's sake pat thew op, and
carry them to roar master," and lie did so.
Mr. Ihbet3oie, sea. recollected the basket towing by
the coach ; he opened it, and found .It to contain two
fowls, and some tolls of Hank notes. He went to the