The National Register.
London, England, 1822-04-29 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

MONDAY, APRIL 22.—Solomon Myers was put to
the bar upon a capital indictment, charging him with
coning and stabbing George Myers, his nephew, with
intent to kill and Ilstuder him, and in other counts with
intent to disable him, or to do him some grievous bodily
harm.

George Myers sworn.—He lived in London-terrace,
Commercial-road. The prisoner had formerly been to
trade with hint, but the partnership was dissolved about
three years ago. In March last the prisoner preferred a
complaint before& magistrate against the wife of the wit-
ness, but it was dismissed. The day following the!pri.
goner went to the house of the witness, and k noel: Mg at
the door, called out " thief!" and used horrible threats.
The winiesa opened the door and immediately received
a stab in the right side, and on leaving the door, another
wound 41 the hand. Wituete had not spoken at this

time, nor did he know with what instrument he had
been wounded until his wife picked up the knife. The
prisoner ran away, and witness was carried in doors.
Cross-examined by Mr. Broderick.-.-Did not chat.
lenge his uncle to fight; nor did he strike him till afu•r
he was cabbed,—He nescr declared he would hang his

A number of witnesses were examined and coofirrued
this evidence.
For the defence Abraham Myers, the father of the
prosecutor, swore that he heard the voice of the prisoner,
and went op to the door. Saw the prosecutor open his
door, and strike the prisoner over the head with a large
stick, which he threw down, and then struck him over
the face with his fists. The prisoner was much beaten
in the face, particularly over the temple. About a oti trier
of an hour, the prosecutor said he was stabbed. NV imess
said," Why did you not say you was stabbed beore ?
Did not see any blood on his linen. Had heard the pro-
secutor say he would go twenty miles to hang his mode.
The prosecutor once attempted to hang himself. IVit-
ness looked at his son's breast ; there was a wound but in
blood. Could not say whether the wound had been re-
cently given. There was blood on the back of the shirt
but none on the breast.
Mr. Justice Parke, in comtnencing his charge to the
Jury, observed, that this was in any view of it a most
melancholy one ; they had seen father arrayed against
sou, brother, against brother, nephew against uncle ; and
whatever conclusion they might feel themselves bothol
ot come to, they must find that one party or the other
had been guilty of deliberate perjury. His Lordship was
proceeding to sum up the evidence, when the dory MG.
mated that their minds were made up, and they found
the prisoner not guilty.
Eleanor Sleeve.;, an interesting looking young woman,
was capitally indicted for maliciously and unlawiiiiiy
setting lire to the dwelling-house of Joint Revett, of No•
13, Deer-street, Somers Town.
Mr. Adolphus appeared tor the prosecution, and called
the following witnesses.
Eleanor Revelt is the wife of the prosecutor. The
prisoner was a temporary servant of hers. The fire took
place on a Sunday. On the day before she received a
let containing a 201. note, which she opened in the
pre .ence of the prisoner. The note fell upon the carpet,
and the prisoner picked it up. The witness gave the
note to her husband, who deposited it in a cash box
between the mattress and the bed, and its the evening she
and Mr. Revett went to chapel, leaving the prisoner at
home. They returned about nine o'clock, and found
a number of persons round the gate, and an alarm of tire
was given. l'hey found the prisoner sitting in the Par-
lour, A gentleman named Balls, a friend of their's, was
in Me house, and engaged in putting out the fire The
prisoner on being asked how the fire orientated, said she
did not know. She did not appear to be the least
alarmed, nor did she move from the chair on which she
was sitting. The bedding and fur:More were much
burnt—the cash-box was found to has e been open, d,
the uol. note was missing. Mr. kesett produced aod
shewed the box to her, and said " you most know some-
thing of this." Mr. Revett said he would have every one
in the house searched. The prisoner remained sating
its the saute place. The note was not found. Whets
the prisoner was about going to another room to he
searched, she fainted. Toe papers in the box were
burnt. There was a sovereign and some silver its i:,
which were left untouched.
The prisoner, when called on, said merely that she was
innocetit. No witnesses were called for her.
Mr. Justice Park sutnined up the evidence, and the
Jury found the prisoner guilty—Death, but recommended
her to mercy.
TUESDAY, APRIL 23.—Caleb Salter and Michael
Jennings were indicted for stealing a quart of rum, the
property of our Sovereign Lord the King, from a barge
called the Frederick, lying in t!le West India doels.—
The prisoners were custom-house officers, employed on
board other craft in the docks. They. were lotted near
the liedtrick while a syphon was in one of the rain
puncheons on board that barge, with a bladder nearly
hanging to the syphon. The oche: officer who found
this out said to Salter, " You have made a pretty thing
4.1' it; why did you bleed my charge? could you not
bleed your own ?" Salter replied, " You have a d----t 1
sight to say about it. ' They were discovered letting
something into the water, and soon after two b:adders
nearly filled with rum, fitted with corks and strings, to
tie round the hotly, were found its the duck basin.—The
Jury acquitted both the prisoners.
Edza Gaston and ,Margaret Marsh were indicted for
stealing wearing apparel and other property, helooging
to %Villiam Perkins, in the dwelling house of J. Day.
The wife of the prosecutor resided temporarily, for the
benefit of her health, at the house of Day, at Edmon-
ton. The prisoner lodged in the same house, but Marsh
went away first. A new days after her departure, Col-
ston borrowed a coal hag to get somecoals in, and when
she went out she said she expected a young man to call,
and that she would be back soon. She never teturned,
nor was the coal bag ever sent hack. Seon after Gaston
went out Mrs.Perkins's clothes were missed. 'file same
night the prisoners got upon an Edmonton stale
WO Cross, Acta live miles Irons Eineld. At
that time they had some things its a small will c bag.—
'W hen they were taken about a week after by an officer
in Port poodlane, London, several duplicates for liart of
the stall properly were found, as was the coal bag
which Gilston borrowed. Some of the things them-
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moos box, a dark tauten., and lb skeleton anti picklock
keys. They were all entirely new implements. The
Jury found Ut Woo guilty of stealing to the value of 395•
and acquitted Marsh.
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prosecutors for five years, as a porter, and the '2.
The prisoner had been in the employment of thv

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304. whet' in a state of extreme intoxication.

Februarly last, he was about to be discharsted for some
inattention. when Mr. Edger thought prover to search
his box, and there the articles mentioned were found.
When questioned, the prisoner said he found them in
the dust.liole.

Several witnesses gave the prisoner an excellent cha-
racter.—Vertlict—Guilty.
‘Villiain Riolland, a man of respectable appearance, '
was indicted for embezzling il. ifis. lid, the property of
his employers, Messrs. Charles and Thomas Lewis.
The prosecutors are silk dyers in Oxenclou-street, and
the prisoner had been the confidential clerk of the firm
for more than five years. It was his duty to receive mo-
nies and to account for them daily; the sum charged in
this indictment was paid to the prisoner by Alessrs.
Barber, tailors, in Pall Mall, on account of Messrs.
Lewis, and never accounted for by hint. The Jury found
him guilty.
A question arose, and was discussed by Counsel, as to
whether the money was properly described in the indict-
ment, and the point W:l3 reserved for the consideration of
the twelve Judges.
The prisoner was again indicted for embezzling a
sovereign, the property o the same prosecutors, but was
acquitted on account of an informality in the indictment.
Jeremiah Verney was capitally indicted for stealing a
mare, value 31. lOs. the property of -- Warner.
The prosecutor lives in Leg-alley, Long-acre, and was
well acquainted with the rrisoner, and having the mare
in question to dispose of, the latter came to hint one day,
and said he had got a customer for him. Warner and
the prisoner went together with the mare to ‘Vardour-
street, Soho, where he said the customer was waiting.
When they got there, a man of the name of Ball, who
was !mono to the prisoner, came tip, and the latter said
to him, " Oh ! Mr. Ball, you are the very man I have
been looking for." Some conversation took place about
the merits of the mare, and Ball said he thought she was
Lune, upon which the prisoner said he would convince
him of the contrary, and mounted, as they supposed. for
the purpose of trying her paces. Ile, however, rode
quire away, and did not return, and when Warner asked
Ball if he intended to purchase the mare, he declared he
knew nothing about it, and that lie was there by mere
accident. The prisoner was taken about a fortnight af.
terwards, and then it came out that he sold the mare for

The prisoner in his defence said, that Warner em-
ployed him to sell the mare; but this was denied.
The prisoner's father was called, and deposed, that
the prosecutor came to him, and offered to make up the
matter for 51. He offered him 31s which was more than
the worth of the animal, according to the judgment of
several who saw her; but he would take nothing less
than the first named sum.
Several winless who were called gave the prisoner a
good character for honesty, said he had received a hurt
in his head, which rendered him at times insane, and
particularly when he had been drinking. He had been
twice in St. Lake's Hospit..l.
The Jury found him guilty—Death.
John Mackiah Collins, a squalid-looking fellow about
40 years of age, was indicted for marrying Jane Blanks,
Elizabeth Mason, his former wife, being then alive.
John Bloomfield lived in Bartholomew-terrace, City-
road: saw prisoner married to Elizabeth Mason.—
NVittiess believed she was possessed of tioul.—They had
one child.
Elizabeth Carter, the sexton's assistant produced e
register of the parish of St. Matthew,l3ethtiabgreen.
Jane Blanks knew the prisoner; he went to chore.
with her in June, 1821 ; said lie was a widower, and a
man of property ; told witness he had formerly married
a black woman, who had died in his arms ; witness
knew him three mouths before he married her.
Lazarus Blanks, father of the last witness, confirmed
her testimony.
Elizabeth Mason, a very handsome young woman.
was called in order to be identified; she held in her
arms a beautiful child ; she was much affected.
The prisoner in his defence said, that Blanks and her
I.new that he was a married man, and that Blanks first
tinew him when he was confined in Chelmsford gaol
Gar debt ; he said that his wife was living in London
wizit other men, lie charged both the Blanks with
perjury.
'file Recorder, in summing up, observed that formerly
this ofliiiice only fell under ecclesiastical censure; but
on account of die frequency of the crime, it was'inatle
transportable. It svgs quite evident the prisoner had been
been guilty of perjury when he procured the license at
Doctors' Commons.
The Jiffy deliberated a few minutes, but Pon being
informed that there were two other indictments for
nular offences, they instantly returned a verdict of—
t:intim
The Recorder told him he was a vile fellow, who had
made it the business of Ins life to seduce respectable
young women, and spend their money, thereby ruining
their prospects for ever. He had been guilty of the
vilest perjury, both in procuring the license and at the
altar of God, when he swore there was " no impedi-
ment," &c.: it was not fit that such a person should re-
main in this country.—Transported for seven years.
THURSDAY, APRIL 25.—Edward Desmond and John
Davis, two good looking lads, were capitally indicted
fur burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling.
house of -- Russell, Ebq. and stealing therein a gold
watch, a metal watch, and other property, to the amount
of 501.
The case was fully proved, and the prisoners, who
made no defence, were found Guilty—Death.
The Recorder desired the Officer of the Court to call
them up for judgment, and to make proclamation for
silence while the sentence of death was passed upon the
prisoners.
Desmond upoi hearing this, seemed convulsed with
horror, and was abliged to be supported by one of the
officers.
The sentence was passed in the usual form, and the
prisoners were removed. Desmond was supported out
of Court. Two or three females fainted in the galleries.