The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-04-13 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

IWYDNIntDAVi APRIL fl
The shave Sesainna tout sensed this morning at Jestice
null befute the Right kionmorahle the LORD MATOD, Mr.
Ito rou Wool", Ms. Justice PARK, the Comatom-SatusANT,
and Aldermen.

Morris Jones, a boy about 15 year. of are, was iarlieted
Sir bargieriously breaking and entering the dwelling-
termite of Stephen Skitnwe, of St. George's, Haauver.sysare,
its the night ur the 234 tsl" March, and stealing curve table
town.

The Prisoner was found Gatilly—Death.
Thomas Pools. std IS, was intlieti .1 for lutrelariowsly
breaking the Jirelleux-house of Stephen Within' Ynrup,, of
I'..l:soJdlrrei, St. James's, with latent to steal, on the 28111
of February last.
The Jut y funuil she Primmer Not Gritty.
OU FRAGE AND ROBBERY.
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Henry flan-kin:, aged 18, was indicted for btirglariously
enteriug the daelliug-house of William Drew, of Portugal.
street, Lincoln's and-stesling therein a tin cash-
box, containing 331. in stoles, some sovereigns, sad other
property, un the 19th of February last.
Ann Drew deposed, that she was lice wife of Mr. W.
Drew, of Portugal-street, stationer. Site was sitting in her
parlour, behind the shop, between eig;ll and nine 0.0" k its.
the evening of the 19th February. Der husband had just
guile out, and the door was closed. She heard the shop door
in a short lime open, mid she ruse to see who it was, when
a man inimetl,ately shot the dour to ; at the moment the
party advanced into the periwig,, and holding a pistol up to
her head, swore if she made any noise he would blow her
Mains out. Witness' screamed out, when the Mall struck
her a violent blow un the head with the pistol, and site fell.
Seeing the Prisoner stand over her as if about to strike her
again, she rose up and Woggled to keep him of, when he
again struck her five or six times with the pistol, and left
her. She became almost insensible, and remained so until
one of her screams came. She saw 110 Other person there,
and aas now certain that tibia person was the Prisoner.
lie was brought to her room iu two hours afterwards,
when sits instantly recognised him. She was positive of his
identity.
Mr. W. Drew said; be was the owner of the home and
slop in question. On the night of the robbery he went out
shortly before nine o'clock. Previews to this he husk shout
451. from his money-box, sail left in it about 331. with a
lease and several papers. On going out of his house he saw
three men (one of whom was the Prisoner) standing near Lis
linear. He thought them suspicious characters, and took
particular notice of them by the aid of a gas light. Dprort
his return home he forma his wife had been grossly injured,
and his shop robbed of the ea.b-box, &c. Wigwam went
111j1h all officer to the Cart awl Horses, Bow-street, and
there saw a buy whom he had istfine seen on the same even-
ing standing near his house. He seat went to smother pub-
lic-house, at the corner of Beristniow street, where nit of
about forty persons be selected the Prisoner as one of the
party he 11.,d seen standing between his own and Mr. Clarke's
house on that night. Two others of the party assembled at
the publie-house were also surpected, mid wills Haskins
takers back to his house. They were eles in separately
before hid wife, mid upon seeing the Pr:buster she instantly
declared him to be the person who bad attacked and rub-
bed her. •

Forsemart, the officer, 'Weil, that he took the Prisoner
and too others into eusiudi at the Soo public.hunse, and
accompanied him to the bemire of Mrs. Drew. IVetness in-
troduced the two other men into the pemenre of Mrs. Drew ;
but she did riot recognise either. Dawkins was next intro-
dared, when she shook her held, and said, "That is the
wait"

The Prisoner avowed his intioenter, mud ealletl four or fire
uitortoto, lobo pave him au • !cc( 'lent character.
Mr Jumice PARK summed up the eetaeorr, and the ttletrt
Mill I much hesitation, Lama the Primmer Guilty—

Mr. Drew immediately addressed the Court, in recom-
mending the Po ironer to merry.
Mr. Jarbee PARR said, he hod no doubt the reeontsnenda.
tiou proceyekd from the most buntline motives. He could
lint. 'iniver, p►urlse. that it world be attended withiatteh
sneer's, for oberearc enmity, sneb at bad in This rate been
iirnetised, it smell he a false humanity altugttber to affect
ploy far the Knit'', lonely.
'floe J so y said. Woes this feeling which bad indicted them
to withhold their rorotantentlttion.

HIGI. WATER TOM DAT AT LONDON RRIDGE.
Norma; 42 anti. 2 I Eveniug 44 after 2,