The National Register.
London, England, 1822-04-21 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17.—This day the Sessions com•
menced before the Recorder and laird Mayor.
George Reid, aged 14, was indicted for stealing a
handkerchief, value ts., the property Of Thomas Rees. •
Alin Rees, the daughter of the prosecutor, deposed,
that she and her sister were standing looking into a pastry
cook's shop window, one evening in January last, and
on hearing her sister scream, witness looked up, and saw
the prisoner with the handkerchief of her sister under
his atm.—lie was found amity.
Michael Bateman was indicted for feloniously embez-
zling 4s. (id. the property of his employer, Edward
Worthington, who is a wholesale brewer ; prisoner was
in his employ, and was in the hah t of receiving MIMS of
money on his account, which were handed to his clerk
usually every night.
The clerk deposed that prisoner tendered his accounts
•1 to him every evening; there was a blllll of 4s. 6d. owing
by [lvory 'roost-, which prisoner had not entered iii
act milli as bavitto leteived.-0,1 hts cross-msunitta:lo:l

he stated, that he understood the prisoner had been a
brt wer, and had sold his master several casks, for which
prisoner received a bill at two months, value 251.110.711.
which bill prosecutor had paid at two different times—
the last payment had hero matte in February.
Henry Tonic said he had paid the 44. 6,1. in question,
and ;outfaced the receipt; had known the prisoner seve-
ral years when in his own trade; owed him a balance
now for that account.
Mr. Ralph Lindsay, deputy bailiff of Southwark, and
two other gentlemen, gave the prisoner an excellent dia.
racier for lionesty, sobriety, and industry.
The Judge, Oil summing up, laid the evidence before
the Jury, with reference to the prisoner's character, and
the possession of property to the amanita of 251., lest n 1.4
it for them to consider, under these circumstances, whe-
ther the prisoner could be goilty of embezzling SO small
a s as 4s. Oil —Not Guilty.
Joshua Reed was indicted for stealing 21 sovereigns,
two guineas, and other monies, in the dwelling house of
TitollhlS Reid, his father. Guilt--Death.
Henry Julio Naylor, George Adams, Edward Ward,
and John Anson, were indicted for binglariously break.
Mg and entering the dwelling house of %V. Condell,
anti stealing therein a clack, three silver forks, lout duet%
of knives aud forks, and other property.
A great number of witnesses were called, from whose
testin ttttt y the following facts were elicited Cau-
dell has a country house at Greenford, on the Uxbridge
road, and about two o'clock in the morning of the Wilt
of February, Mr. Platt, who happened to be sleeping
there, was awoke by the barking of a dog, and the open-
ing and shutting of doors in the house—he got out of
bed, and taking with hiin a double-barrelled gun, went
cautiously down stairs, and saw, by a light front a tau-
ten', the tigut es of two or three men, tumuli:f iii a passage
leading towards Mr. Condell's study. He immediately
fired at them, and they ran into the study, anajomped
front a window which opened upon the lawn in Irma of
• the house. lie pursued, and as he saw them running lie
pulled the trigger of the oilier barrel, but it missed tire.
lie then saw three men tfistinetly, and pursuing very
closely, drove them to a quick-set hedge, and they forced
their way through it. As Mr. Platt was returning to the
is e, he stumbled over a pair of shoes and a hat, upon
the lawn. lie roused the servants of the house, sent for
King, a constable, and oil examining the premises, it was
found that the thieves hail entered by taking out a piece
from a shutter of one of the windows. Among the small
quantity stolen were four dozen of common knives and
lurks, a clock, three silver forks, and some silver castor
tops. Mr. Platt despatched King and the gardener of
r. Cordell in one direction, and went himself in another
on horseback. King and the gardener came up with the
prisoners Adams and Naylor within about a mile and a
half of the house, and Adams was walking without shoes
or stockings. The gardener took Naylor into custody
without opposition, but Ad tms, on being seized by King,
made a violent resistance, and attempted to take a pistol
from his breeches pocket. After severely wounding King
ins the head, ht. succeeded in getting away, but was taken
the same morning, and a loaded pistol, primed and
cocked, found in his pocket by Plank, the Marlboroouti.street officer, who, on examitting his hands, (mind tleni
much scratched, and there were several shot-holes in the
skirts of his coat. He was still without shoes, and Moor
blond by Mr. Platt fitted him. When Naylor nevi
seaiched, three silver forks and some castor tops, part of
the stolen property, were found. About ball an hour
after the robbery, the prisoners Anson and Ward were
seen at the (lid flats public house, on the Uxbridge
road, and employed a man to procure some liquor and
pipes, refosing themselves to get into the house. Their
faces were partially concealed. They then bargained
with the driver of a hay cart to ride to town, but were
overtaken at Nutting-hill, and a centre-bit, which exactly
fitted the marks in the shutter at Mr. Condell's house,
was found stuffed into one of the trusses of hay. Their
clothes had green marks upon them, and were very
muddy, and their hands also were scratched. It was
proved in addition, that all the four prisoners were seen
on the road together the evening previous to the bur-
glary.
Naylor and Adams received a good character from se-
veral witnesses.
Mr. Justice Park summed up the evidence, and the
Jury found all the prisoners guilty—i• Death.
THURSDAY, APRIL 18.••-•WIII. Tilley WJS 11Plietril
for stealth,: a mare, the property of J. Mullins, at Ted-
dington —Verdict guilty, death.
G. Adams was indicted lor stealing a watch, chain
and seals, the property of J. Spencer, in his dwelling-
house.—The prosecutor keeps the George and Vulture,
at Hoxton. On the night of the Kith of March, the
prisoner came and asked for a bed, for which he paid
He then asked the latest hour at which the house was
open, and being told eleven o'clock, he returned at that
hour, got a light and went up to his room. Jn akw
minutes he came clown again, and saying he would re-
turn in a half au hour, went out, kit never retormd.
In conseqnence of a report in a newspaper, the prose-
cutor went to Guildhall, and saw bus watch iu the
hands of an officer, who had the prisoner in custody,
for stealing three sheets from another house. watch'
was stolen from the room in which the prisoner was to
have slept.—Verdict, guilty of stealing to the value of

394.
Henry Lennard was indicted fur stealing 33 silver
spoons, and 33 gold sovereigns, the property of
Slade, in his dwelling-house.—Verdict, guilty, death
The prosecutor recommended him to mercy, oil the
ground of his haying lett 451. in notes, which were
lying in the closet untouched.
John Eden was capitally indicted for stealing a gold
watch, the property of George Tomlinson, and a gold
pin the property of George Flack, in the dwelling-hi :Fe
of the latter —Verdict guilty of stealing, but not in the
dwelltng-house of George Flack.
Richard Smith was capitally indicted for cutting and
stabbing Elias Doke, mill intent to kill anal murder
hint. There were tile other usual cottitts, charintri tiic
:tricot to ha to dia.abi.:, tut du aUalic ,4:%uilS

to the said Elias-Duke. It appeared by the evidence of
the prosecutor and another witness, that they were all
drinking together at a public-house, anti a quarrel aris-
ing between them, the prosecutor struck the prisoner.
They were parted by their friends, but they continued
squabbling for about ten minutes, when the prisoner
struck the prosecutor a blow on the thigh, and inflicted
a deep wound with a knife, which he had iii his hand.
Toe piosecutor on being questioned by the court, ad-
mitted that there was no occasion of the squabble, front
the moment the first blow was struck Until he was
wounded in the thigh.
Mr. Justice Borrough upon this evidence directed the
Jury to acquit the prisoner, observing that in order to
suiport thus indictment, the proof insist be such as, in
ease death had ensued, would have nude the crime
amount to murder. In Isis opinion, if death had been
the consequence of the wound here, the crime would
have been manslaughter only. The prisoner was ac-
quitted.
Henry Richards and John Francis were indicted for
stealmaeight pia s and other prooerty, belonging to
luae Darby; four planes, &c. belonging to William
Citrphay, and live planes, belonging to John Sims.—
The case was completely established in evidence, and
the Jury roomd the prisoner guilty. •
Anise Smith was indicted fur stealing two sovereigns,
the property of Joseph Woods, f his person. It ap-
peared that the prosecutor was a Chelsea pensioner, and
on the day in question went to that place to receive his
pension. Out Isis retorts he met with the prisoner in
‘Vestininster, and after taking some refreshment toge-
ther, they went out to buy some eggs and bacon, and she
prevailed upon hint to treat her to a new bonnet, rib-
bons, and lining. lie then accompanied her home,
where in about ten minutes, as he swore, she picked
his pocket of Iwo sovereigns, and absconded.
The prisoner cross-examined the prosecutor as to his
being drunk, and fallaig down and breaking a window.
He denied being drunk, but said he had been drinking
a little. The Jury found the prisiatet not guilty.
James Lorituan, aged it;ite years, was inducted for
stealing a half crown and a shilling, the property of J.
Gadlamid. This case exhibited a singular instance of
youthful depravity. The prisoner's father was in the
service of a respectable currier in Moor's-yard, St. Mar-
tin's-latte, and some time ago considerable quantities of
leather were Missed from the premises. "I its boy was
detected in stealing some, and to save himself from pu-
nishment, he preferred an accusation against a patrufe
of S . Martin's palish, for having incited him to the
robbery, who was committed to Newgate, but oti his
trial last sessions his innocence was made completely
manifest, and he was acquitted. Subsequently to that
the prestitt prosecutor, who was a workman at the saute
place, missed some money from his jacket, which he
had left in the workshop in consequence of which, he
the next day, marked a halicrown and a shilling, and
having put them in the pocket of his jacket, which he
placed in the shop, he hid hi-.)sell, and saw the prisoner
walk iii and take oat the money. Verdict guilty.
FRIDAY, Airau. 19.—Joseph Bennett, a very respect-
able looking mats, the driver of the Gosport coach, was
indicta.al fur having caused the death ofJohn Hedgecock,
a waggolier, ota the 18th of March, at Hounslow.
Alter die Court had been occupied three hours with
the examination of witnesses, in order to establish the
charge, the evidence of Isaac Carter was adduced, who
had received the declaration of the unfortunate deceased,
when believing himself in a stale :—Tite poor Mau
stated to this witness, " that he tirinly believed his own
horse had knocked him down, and that 1101)04 was to
blame, but the allliir was altogether ati accident.
The learned Judge (Burroughs) said he would read
the whole evidence over if the Jury wished; but they
immediately replied it was unnecessary, and acquitted
the prisoner.
Ehjali Gooch, a middle aged man of decent appear-
ance, was indicted for the wilful murder of Barnard
Downes. The circumstance of the case, the Investigation
of which occupied the court for several tiours,were pros ed
by the tiillowiug witnesses :
George Pepys swore, that he was a waterman on the
hackney-coach stand at the comer of V ere-sireei, Oxford-
street. Uii the morning of the 2.5111 of February, he saw
the prisoner driving towards Tyburn Turnpike in a light
cart wadi nothing in it. Ile was driving with reins at a
fast ton, and witness called out to him, " hallo 1 are you
going to run over us 1" lie went on a little way, and
then hinted back. lie was not going very fast at that
tune; lie stood a short lime, and then turned back again
towards Ty born Turnpike. He went quite away, and
was gone about an hour amid a half, wtieti witness saw
him retort. at full gallop, using his whip all the way he
went. Witness called out to loin, " for God's sake don't
go so fast; be over somebody." 'Die prisoner
111111 e uu answer, but went on still whipping his horse.—
Witneu knew tile deceased, who swept the crossing
from Bond-street to Vere-street. Ile was a man much
advanced in years. Witness saw the prisoner drive o.er
tile deceased, and he did not stop, but continued his
couise at a furious rate. Witness did not hear the people
call out to the prisoner.
John ()hey, a hackney coachman, swore that he saw
the prisoner driving at a lull gallop, and whipping his
horse under the belly. He called mat to him not to gu
so fast. The deceased, at the moment witness called out,
was in the middle of the crossing, going towards the
p-iveitient, to get out of the way. Ile turned sideways,
and the shalt of the cart and the shoulders of the liaise
truck him on the head alld sides, Till; deceased was,
dr.veit about a yard and a half and fell, and the wheel
of the cart drivel' by the prisoner went over his body.—
Toe prisoner immediately whipped art his horse still
snore finiously, its order to getaway, but he was stopped
William Thurston, another cuachmau, confirmed the
evidence of the foregoing witnesses. The deceased was
taken to Jlidalesex Hospital.
Mr. Sweettuan, surgeon to die Alidillesex Hospital,
remembered the deceased having been brought there on
tile day in question. llis r ght thigh was broke.), and
be had received very severe injurii.s about the head. 'l.O

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