The National Register.
London, England, 1816-07-21 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

On Monday, J. Roberts was arraigned for malieionsie stab-
bing the see rant of Lord Rivers, as lie was leas lug Hyde Park
a few weeks since: the particulars of the affair we gave at the
-time. The prisoner, when put to the bar, behaved in so in-
coherent a manner, that a Jury was impannelled to try if he
was in his 'mind mind. After examining a number of wit-
nesses, they returned a verdict to the effect that he was insane,
and he was in consequence ordered to be detained
M'ednesday, James Hoy, a butcher's watchman with a wooden
leg, was indicted capitally for coinntittins a rape on Elizabeth
Pike,* child under ten years of age, on theath ofJanuary last.
Mr. Alley stated the case, and said, that the prosecutors were
the officers of St. Bride's parish. 'flue child and her father
(her mother being dead) lodged in the prisoner's house, in
Black Hot Fleet street; and the father was a lahouret,
who goes out to work In the morning at six o'clock, and gene-
rally returns late at [kilt. ()II the •ith of January the prisoner
desired hereto go down to the cellar to feed the dogs--he fol-
lowed her, and there accomplished his purpose. It might
be necessary to mention to the Juicy, that the prisoner had bee ii
examined at Guildhall Police Office ; and that the Magistrate
who presided admitted him to go at large on ids jug bail as a
misdemeanor (conceiving it to be only an assault with an at-
tempt to commit a rape ), and he had surrendered himself this
mot Meg to take his trial for that °Renee; but the parish, after
iusestigating 111,, business, had indicted him capitally. The
unfortunate child, in consequence of his crime, was at that No
meat one of the inns! miseranle inhabitants of Bartholomew.,
Hospital. It was MI( neet.s:ary for him to say one word snore;
except that it would be admitted, this child had been allowed
to go of errands foe a woman who )kept a brothel in the same
court ; and that she did not enlllllllllllle de what bad occurred,
moil she was not able to walk from disease.
'1 he child was examined, and confirmed Mr. Alley's state-
Melt!.
Pike, the father, proved that the child was not ten
years (daze till the 2..:(1 ofJanintey last.
Mr. Justice Park strongly reprobated the conduct of the
falter in allow.ng his child to hare any communication with
brothel.
Seseral witnesses belonging to the faculty were called ; but
it was merely as to their professional judgment as surgeons.
Abraham Cresswell, the street-keeper of St. Bride's, deposed,
that lie took the prisoner into custody on the 19th of June; he
bad bee., in sea. Hi of him Gtr some time, had been at Ills house
at :tiniest all hours or the day. a... 1 late at night; at last found
bin watching some heti-hers' stall-.
'fhe prisoner, in his defence, asserted his innocence.
Mr. Arabia, Counsel for the prisoner, called Mr. Paine,
Clerk to Guildhall Police Office, to prove that there was a con-
tradiction in the child's evidence, between what she had de-
posed this day and when at the Offiei! ; but it appeared they
corresponded. He accounted why the Learned Judge had
not the depositions taken at the Office, before him ; as they
slaver wei e in the habit of doing so, when a prisoner was com-
mitted for a misdemeanor; test the custom should be altered, if
11 • Lorl-hip thought it vaaaltilie proper.
\lr. Justice Park observed, it v. as not for him to give three-
ton, ; lint it would be most desirable that it should be done.
H anW.eie Nicholls, an unfortunate cyprian, was called to prove
that the offence was coininitted by another person instead 01
the Irisoner.
win. Thomas Heston, a compositor, deposed, that he heard
the last witness say, she would clear the prisoner, whetner she
swore false or not ; that site dill not care about taking a false
oath, as it would not be the tied, second, or third time shell:al
taken a false oath. He told her the consequence of taking a
fa:ac oath data. were found nut. She answered, she was
if she cared, for site was determined to clear the prisoner at
all events.
Mr. Justice Park summed up the evidence with his usual
perspicuity.
The Jury then retired for half au hour, and brought in a ver-
dict el Guilty Death.
'flue prisoner is 35 years of age, and has a wife and three
children.
James Welitten was indicted for marrying Jane Hemming;
h's lemma a de, Father, being alive at the time.
J. Barlow, Deputy Clerk of St. Giles, (Applegate, produced
a register of a marriage in 1193, between J. Weliden and
E•ther May.
J. May, the prisoner's father-in-law, proved that he was pre-
Pent when his daughter was married to the prisoner: she is
•
Cr ,ss.. xamined.— They had been separated 20 or 21 years ;
and ss dotes had had no correspondence with her these la years.
E. Price, Clerk of St. Dtinstan's, /Stepney, produced the
warn lac register between J. Wellden and Jane Hemming, oo
the 27sh of Octaberaist 1.
J. warlike, was present when his brother, the prisoner, was
married to bath the %steam—Guilty.
'l'. Glover was indicted for stealing five knives and a silver
spoon, the property of W.Thoru ;tad J. J. Cuff.
The ptaaecutors are proprietors of the Freemason(' Tavern,
and the prieoner was employed there as an occasional waster.
the .eStli of June thee missed a silver spout; the prisoner
was .napected, and the nest day he was apprehended. aalstion,
the officer, searehed the prisoner's lortgings,aad found the arti-
cles tamed in the indiettnenL—Guilty.
Thursday, Jahn Fishes Was found guilty of bigamy; and ,Ir.
case being a flagrant one, lie %sill be sentenced to seven • VA;
.111`pilliatiOn• hi the coarse of the trial, one of the Jors
asked, whether it were wit necessary to prove the cons', : tine
lion of the marriage!' —1 he Common Serjeani said, that ma
Taw did nut require it : the ceremony of sit irrimite at the altar
itnlrlivd the tensainimatioll, and that had In mm held Int the last
centiory do Ike sutfieiem. rile Reeortlei that night passed aril
wire td death on the fallewing capital (music! ; viz.—
Abraham Mt-whiz:l. Jana s Magraii, 'fliumas and John Clay
land, aliasClayion, itietista`.'iotsey,Janee... Hickey, moe,c.
Ealey. Joini Copley, and W. Lewis, for highway robberies
Dennis Kent dam. Jas., taus., Thomas Camel'. J. Nia
Elitaut lh Mahutly, %any Nlitriii•ll, Mary Median-, and Ca
the Use 1111'llitnus, alias Me ly:.. ea a aat Halt," . egeu
mid Jaen II stream, for hoist
Hardy, SoiellbOU Bonernetu,
•enusagi Jauto Hoy, fur a tape upeu as iutaist ander ten years

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of age; Edward (lofting (a boy), for stealing to the amount of
40s. in a dwelling-house; Margaret Welch, for privatelysteal•
g in *SIIOP ; John Atwood Eglertenn, for a detestable ottence ;
wenirmin Blundell, for stealing goods, value 40s. and opwarl•,
in a dwelling-house ; and Thomas Culliver, for house-breaking
in the day tune. Those for high treason were ordered to be
thaw!' to the place of execution upon a hurdle.
James Intifensd was fonnd guilty of stealing from the
person of James Butler, 601. in notes, and other property.
Wsitinm Tristrnm, a lad of 1 t years of age, was indicted for
haring, on the 24th 0f.h1111% stolen from the person of Charles
Butlass, an infant, the property of Hugh Buttes, certain mitr-
ing apparel.
It appeared upon the evidence of the proceentnr, and Wm.
Shevil, a young lad, companion and accomplice of the prisoner,
that on the day mentioned in the indictment, in St. Joint',
row', the prisoner saw Charks 'ludas.. He deeoyed the child
down into a cellar, and told it to take off its clothes; but,
upon the infant sa)ing that it must not, the prisoner answered,
that he only wanted to look at them, and would return them
afterwat de. Upon this the child was stripped, and it began to
cry. The prisoner told Sherd to run away with the clothes,
and he would follow Shevil did as he was told ; but upon the
child coining out of the cellar naked, sonic boys ran after him.
and he dropped the clothes. The prisoner was taken in
Goldendanr, and at the time confessed the crime, cried, and
said be was sort, for h.—Guilty.