The National Register.
London, England, 1821-10-28 00:00:00

542

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
'The business of this Court commenced on Monday
mmiiiiig, before Francis Quist, Esq. and a full bench of
Magistrates.
Four persons of respectable appearance were severally
put to the bar, indicted for keeping common gaming
houses, bat the prosecutor, who was the same person in
all the Cases, not appealing, they were all discharged.
John Shorter was indicted for assaulting Eliza Godfrey,
aged 13 years, with intent to violate tier person.
The defendant had beet, prosecuted for the capital,
offence at the last Old Bailey Sessions by the parish of
Mary Idiotic, and acquitted. The parish refused to pro.
reed further in the matter, and he was now prosecuted by
the friends of the girl for the assault.
The prosecute ix wept very much while giving her cri-
&nee, alt eli varied considerably trout her I esti' tttttt y at
the Ohl Bailey, the short hand notes of which were pro-
duced.

The Chairman Observed on the mat contradiction in
the proseedtrix's evidence on that and the former Ilia!,
and charged the Jury to acquit the prisoner. The Jury,
without hesitation,found a verdict in accordance with the
learned chart:e.
Mr. Alley, who was Counsel for the defendant, said it
was an infamous prosecution and the proseentrix, young
as she was, shoodd be indicted for perjury.
The defendant lefi the Court, solemnly protesting his
innocence.

Thomas Dane was indicted for having in his possession,
on the 21st of Angus; lase, one pair of diamond ear-riogs,
value 501., one pearl ring, 11., one turquois stone, set in
gold, 31., the property of Geo. Elmore, he (the defendant)
knowing the same to have been stolen.
The deletsikst is a jeweller in Regent-street, and here-
tofore of high chatacter. The present charge excited
great interest, and the Court veas crowded to excess.
Alessi'. Andrews and Waller(' were Counsel fur the
prosecution ; and Alessrs. Alley and ♦dolphus defended
the prisoner.
Mrs. Elmore, the wife of the prosecutor, was the first
witness examined. She stated that she was possessed of
the articles named in the indictinent in the month of Fe-
lintary last, at which time a lad of the name of Mitchell,
who had been in her linsband's service, absconded, and
they suspected him of having robbed them of property to
a very considerable ailment. This boy, she said, had
been since convicted of another ofience. In consequence
01 sooietliiug she had heard. she was induced to go to the
defendant's shop, where she discovered several articles of
her property in ilie window, and although they had un-
dergone considerable alterations, yet their identity was
not destroyed, and she felt nu hesitation in swearing to
them.
Plank, the officer, proved his having executed a search
warrant in the defendant's house; that the defendant re-
fused to tell front whom he purchased the articks, saying
be had taken legal advice, and that it was almost impossi-
ble for hill, to know, as be kept no books.
Mr. Elmore identified the stone of one of the rings,
which he had given to his wife after it had been a long
time in his possession.
The case for the prosecution closed here.
Mr. Alley addressed the Jury for the defendant.
The Jury, after deliberating a considerable lilac, pro-
nounced a verdict of Guilty.
l'he Chairman addressed the defendant, and said the
crime of which lie had been found guilty was one very
injurious to the public in its consequences. The judge-
ment of the Cum t was, that he should be imprisoned la
months.