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

lIIPOIESEX SESSIONS.

WgreferSDA Y. SSP?. 2S.—James Callaghan, Philip Gregory,
Patrick Su!liras, John Fitzgerald, :Michael Singleton, and Jo-
banns Hanigan, were indicted for a riot and assault.
Mr. Adolphus stated the case for the prosecution. The pri-
*otters and the prosecutors, he said, were all Irish, one part of
whom had been horn in a place sidled Ard .glass, and the oiler
in • part of Ireland called Newcastle; and this difference of
birth-pleas was considered by the prisoners, who were the Aril-
glass party, a sufficient reason for making a riot, by which the
public peace was disturbed, and assaulting the prosecutors in
a manner by which their lives were endangered.
Daniel Connell stated, that lie lived at Calinal-buildiege, iu
the pariah of St. Mary-le-hone. On Sunday night, the Slat
July. witness was returning home about II o'clock at night,
and found a party of about sixteen men iu the buildings
crying out—" Ard-glass for ever ," the prisoners were amongst
them ; he advised them to ;to their hells, saying, the place had
a bad name, and they should not make it worse. Some of the
whole party instantly fell on him. Callaghan had a cleaver,
and struck bun with the hack of: others of the party were
armed with pokers. tongs, and shovels, with which they
struck him ; and a'ter he was knocked down, while lying on
the petted, be was kicked in the mouth, and his teeth knocked
out ; they cried amt while heating him, " they wouldn't be sa-
tisfied till they put him under the stones ;" and when piing
away, said to each other, Icy had laid him low." The witness
produced the waistcoat and shirt lie wore at the time, whirls
were tern in tatters and dyed with blood; be also produced one
(Wilts teeth, which was found in the street the nest morninz.
Gerard Herbert, an Irishman and s Newcastleruan, said that
when attacked by the men at the bar, " I was alone by myself,
and I've a witness will prove it." Ile had nothing by luaus
in his hand but his fist, and that was in his pocket. The de-
fendant' were all hallooing, " Mazza for the Ard glass boys,
sod down with the Newcastle men." Ile had nn party but
himself at the time. He was taken to the hospital, sod was
dead fur a fortnight he wan so sadly kir.
Several female witnesses who were present in the affray, and
received their share of the blows, dealt not unsparingly corro-
borated this testimony. They proved also that the female de-
fendant encouraged the rest, end patted her two sons (Patrick
and Timothy !Lanigan) on the back, crying aloud " Do for
'am, boys, do for 'em. They slia'nt say to-morrow that they
gained the victory." It seemed that in the morning of the 21st
of July, there had been a skirmish between these parties iu
lurk-buildings, but it did not form any part in this indictment.
Mr. Watford addressed the Jury for the defendants, and
called several witnesses, who state t that there wan a a general
fight between the inhabitants of CaLnal-buildings, and that it
was impossible to say by which party it was begun.
The Jury, after a short consultation, returned a verdict of
Guilty against all the prisoners, and James Calla;;Ilan was men-
trusted to ail months imprisonment in the !louse of Correction,
the rest of the male prisoners to one in nth each, and Johanna
Hannighan to pay a line el one shilling.
Thomas Wifinau and James Foxley were indicted for assault-
ing James Phipps, a constable, in the discharge of his duty.
Wausau was found Guilty sold sentenced to six weeks in the
House of Correction ; Foxley was acquitted.
SEPT. 26.—Isaac Jones, of Princes-street, Red
Lion Square, was indicted for s violent assault committed upon
Jane, his wife, on the 22t1

140111 the evidence of Mrs. Jones it appeared, that the pri•
loner came home late on Sunday night, and because etc would
not supply him with money to return to the ale-house, he at-
tacked her in 3 brutal manner with a lire shovel, and cut her
head most severely.
Junes was hound on his own recognisance for 51. to keep the
peace towards his wife, after a verdict of guilty was found
against him.
.13313.1 Simpson, Madox, a young foreigner, w is indicted for
basin, under false pretences, obtained from Henry thiley the
out of nine shillings, on the 23d inst.
John Gee, about 63 years of age, was indicted fur having on
the lith day of August last a,saulted Elisabeth Becket, the
daughter of one of the how-stieet patrole, a little girl only
eight years of age, and indecently exposing his person to her
•iew.

Mr. Watford defended Gee, and called respectable witnesses
to his moral character , but the fury found him guilty, and he
was sentenced to three months imprisonment in the House of
Currectiou.

The Grand Jury for the county of Middlesex finished their
labours this day. at Clerkenwell, for the present sessions, after
sitting 16 days, and they were discharged with an appropriate
address from the Chairman.

FRLDAY, SEPT. 27.—Toe Ktsc's PosTtutos.--Thomas
Jay was indicted for attempting to steal a watch, the property
of William Lewis Ltulleu. There were other counts in the in-
dictment charging the indictmeut with attempting to pick the
pocket of a person unknown, and also to pick the pockets of
of divers persons to the jurors unknown.
The defendant, it will be remembered, was tried a few
months ago at the Old Bailey, for picking the pocket of a person
unknown, and acquitted. Three persons, Gook, Harrison, and
Council, who apprehended Jay at Drury-lane Theatre, and who
appeared at the Old Bailer to give evidence against him, were
at this present Sessions tried and acquitted of a conspiracy to
charge Jay with a felony. The defendant was now indicted for
the attempt to pick a pocket.
The case for the prosecution having been stated by Mr.
Watford, the following witnesses were called :
William Lewis Bullen stated that he was an artificial sower-
maker, and lived at No. 15, Berwick-street, Soho. He saw the
King go to Drury-lime Theatre last May. He saw the King's
carriage draw up to the door of the theatre after the perform-
ance, and just at that moment he felt his watch stronAly
pulled twi e : but the guard chain prevented its being
pulled out. Gook, the offieer, seized the prisoner at the same
moment, and said to witness, You've lust your 'dutch." Wit-
ness said he had not, and went home without taking any further
notice. He did not know how Gook had since found him out
He believed Gook learnt where he lived by enquiring of a friend
of his.

Cross-examined.—lle lived within two doors of Cook, hut
did not know that at the time. The watch he had now was not
the same as lie had when at Drury-lane; nor were they the same
seals or key. lie could not molly tell how long he bad bad
the watch and arils. It might be a month or six weeks.
Thomas Gook had been a constable for seven years, and was
on duty at Drury-lane on the night in question. lie saw Flatten
in the street, and observed the prisoner apparently watching
him. lie then distinctly saw the prisoner pull twice at 13 d-
len'. watch, and by a third pull saw it so far drawn out as to
see it was a silver watch. Witness instantly seised the prisoner
and said to Mullen, You hare lost sour watch : follow me."
lie took the prisoner to the Bunch of Grapes public-house.--
Bonen did not follow bin, as he expected. Ile had found 'Wien
oat by emmiring after him of apeman he knew dowu at White-
thapel. On 6c/telling the prisoner at the pa►lie-hutiags ba (egad

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