The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-12-14 00:00:00

A CASE OF GREAT ATROCITY.

On Tuesday t vening James Tobin. • yueng mai, of re.
markably genteel appearance, wan pot to she bar, saps' n
a capital indictment, charging him with asokoilling Charles
Orman, au the higtsuay, putties( him in fear, sad taking
from Isis person bre alsillsogs in mosey, less hruprrly. Thee
was it second indictment charging the Prisoner wills rubbing
Mr. Om rail of Int in hank notes, under the name circum-
stances, but this was out tried.

Mr. Clemles Overall &palled, that lie is an itesistiat to
his brother, au opuleut trailesmam roodiling at 122, Lower
Thautes.street, and on the 24th of October last, while in
the wan Iwo ie, the Prisoner came in and loegged to speak
to him outside. IVituess stepped out, WO !se Prisoner first
looking carefully round, said, " don't know who I am,
do you ?" Witness replied iii the iii gaiive, and the Pri-
soner then said, " My usage is fuliutuu, I saga Bow.street
calker, and have a warrant against you for an unnatural of.
truce." Witness was laurror-struck at Oil charge, but re-
plied that it was false, and olesnandcel to know who was his
accuser? The Prisoner said that did nut matter; that his
bruiiier wasetts attorney; that they had ofien settled slf.its
of this Lord between parties, and he asked the witness if he
would nut give a sum of mosey to make it an rather than
bare his name ■nd character exposed? Witness asked
the Poisoner what sans it would require, and he said,
that the I.nt " job of this sort" that
_be and his brother
(the attorney) had, was for a gentleman at the west end
of the town, and he gave them ninety-five guineas. Wit-
ness said he coo Id not raise so much, as he hail little more
than his renter earnings; up or which the Prisoner Flb
lion if be could raise 501. and bade bias remember that his cha-
racter, nay, probably his err y existruce depended upon it !
Witness said he would try what lie cuuld du, and an ap-
pointment was made fur them to meet in a neighbouring
street the next evening. As the Prisoner was gMeig away,
lie said, " 010 ! 1 want some lows Silver, give me what you
have about yeti," and witness gave him live shillings, and
then returned to the warehouse. They mi t the following
evening, sud the witness gave him 10f.; hut with this he seem-
ed !notch dissatisfied, sod another appointment was made fir
the following ni, ht, at au adjaceut public-house. Witness,
scarcely knowing what steps to take, applied to a youug su-
ntan, named C. Thomas, with whom he had form-sly cold.
toiled, and relatiag the ciiemnalauces lo her, she agreed to
accompany him to the public-house. They had mil been
long there before the Prisoner came in and beckoned to the
witness to follow him old, but the young woman desired him,
if he had any thing to cu 11111 l mileage, to say it there. lie
seemed angry, and a sharp altercation ensued between
him and Catharilie Thomas. Ile at length said, it
would be the worse for the witness, nod desired hint
to meet him the next morning at Hoor.slreet Office.
Catharine Thomas said, " No; he shall nut meet you
at Busr.street, but at the Mansion House." Tu this the Pre-
senter seemed to agree, and west sway, sod witness and the
woman were waiting nearly the whole of the nest day, but
he did nut make his appearance. In the evening, however,
another fellow came to him with a message from the Pri-
soner to demand more money, hut he refused el give him
any, and his brutlicr, Mr. - Overall, to whom he had
communicated all that had occurred, caused this messenger
to be taken into custody and conveyed to the Mautiou
Home. Two or three days afterwards the Prisoner was
taken into custody. Ile parted with Ids mosey from no
other cause but the fear uf a public extrusive, and the con-
poem ruin of his character.
Calloariee Thomas corroborated the staterneut of Mr.
Overall, as far as her knowledge went.
Mr. Overall, Walther to the Prosecitur, was called in
corroboration of his brother's statement.

Anthony Harrison, the City Marshalman, deposed, that on
the 2dils October, in consequenie of an application from
the Prosecutor, he proceeded in search of the Misuser, and
in, the Thurday evening following Mr. Overall came to the
Man,tots•buuse, with a luau named Simmons in his cos-
turfy, ■std witness the same cresting apprehended slumber
mats, named Johnson. They were examined the follow.
iug day, and in cmisequesca of further 'automation, witness
seat with Mr. Overall and Catharine Thomas on Frith),
evening to a public.buuse 10 Long-acre, where in a two pair
of stair* back room be found the Prisoner mid two other
meth He took him into custody, ■std informed him of the
nature a the offence with which be was accused; upon
which he said lie certainly had the money, but it was not
'• that," meaning that it was nut obtained under the threat
described.

Simtnons and Juhnson were discharged.
The Prisoner insie a very long and artful defence, which
consisted almost entirely of Iniersble accusations against his
Prosecutor.

Harrisou was recalled; sad declared that the Primmer,
when at the Mansion-House, made uu accusation against
the Procreator, our did be make the detract which be had
flow made. Witness heard the Prisoner say, as he was lett-
ing the Mansion-House, " I dare say they'll hang me, but I
dun% care fur that; I'll open such a scene wheu I come la
the OW Bailey."
The Iticconunt summed op the evidence, and the Jury
merely turned round m the box mid pronounced the Pri-
sutler Guilty—Death. lie beard the verdict isunioved.
Mr. Law then ruse and said, that although he bad de-
fended the Priimukr, as lie was buuud to du, 10 the best of
Ills bumble ability, lie frit himself called upon to declare
(now that Ira cliew could no longer be prejudiced by such •
drcisratiuu) that be moat perfectly concurred w the pro-
priety of the verdict given by the Jury. It was is justice to
the Prosecutor aud his own feeliags, that be made this public
statement.
The itLcoaota—" No reasonable maa could entertain a
doubt upon the subject."

Lest week John London. alias James London.
alias Julia Be njatield, was committed to Wood-
bridge Brides/ell fur six months (by Admiral C•IL.
'rimy), fur having enrolled hituaelf as a substitute
iti the East Suffolk Militia, for three different
pasisher, mud having taken boutries fur the same.

POLICE.
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SO* orator.
Yealevslay Aidrew Miler was brorgist Irrinte George
Slitishull, lifts the sitting Methito ate, Osier:y.l wiih violently
assaulting and wounding Mr. Mailmen Mattis. *noon, of
Lang Ac►e, who stated, that on Tn. silly mese, shunt hair.
past ten o'clock, he, in ennspeny wills a filets., of the is ,Otte of
Maynard, was passing through Nprisl)( Geedellll, •II here they
mot Ilse Prisoner, in c pan), with 100 laJ., woo r..n *Oust
them, evidently by d. sign, su,l tiered Harm elf the lost.pat h.
He reassnatratid with them on Ike i.n pro to oct y of their COO.
Joel; but ihstrail of making soy apology, they were ex•
tees:idly insuleut, which itookt rti bins 1., .1 ire the Prisuarr
by the culler, who was the foresnost ~r the three be re-
sisted eiotently, and smirk him u ills an lowers's ni, which
wounded his,, in the hind ■od neatly Cut off use of his
fingers. The Prisoner Thieve the sortriimeist sway with
which he had sruoisdi el him, and on it• being found and
picked op, it pr.O. et to be so small sword. 'l•he Poioelecr
was IA length mewed, and given on chafer of a •atrka.aa,
who cunveyrd him to M. Martin's vratelidsmise. The Pri-
soner is about 18 or 19 rats of age. (Si his !wing
upon to give an acconnt of himself, he said Its was employ.
ed as a tipboy at a pi iiiting•uflice. He accounted for the
sPflib[lllloll uf the issued by raying he b.longed to ■ private
theatre, and was retorubig from pet forming, and the swocd
seas essential tu the chasm-ter lie land been acting, via. !loses,
and lie hid also the tiles* he had worn. -
lie was urilerrd to fold bail ur be committed —llia erne.
patinae Mad.: 'Mir ess..itie.

/IARI.OOII.OI;6IH4TAZIET.
PICK POCR E lA.
Jakit Clark saJ 7 hum,. Arm was bremzlit sip by NeeJ•
ba' ihr of% yr, sad clammed brfure 1131. Dyer, Kay the
Nls.v.trdir, charred by %Ir. Wm. SVIAIIIe wish bay-
ing Vickr.l bu puart of a silk baudketthitf, value 'tyros

Mr Swaine stated, that yesterday morning he was walking
through the Cottons:Ade to Pall. mall, when he w.s. f dl.sined
by the Prtwue►s, who made warioa■ attempts to pick his
pocket. He felt a poll at the puektt, and ou turning round
I.e purreived the Primmer, Clark, dose behind, whom he
instantly collared, on which he dropped the Itait.ilteschis I.
Jones ran uhf. He took Clark to the watch-house, where he
I. ft hint. On returisitie thrustch Psreaddly, out passing by
a (WC:tittle shop, curlier of Strkwillr.street, he 1. c"Emised
the Prisoner, Junes, artiste iu Ins calling, stud took him its
custody. -Ost searching loot a silk handkerchief was found.
Mr. Moraine, within the last three weeks, had heto subbed
of these silk handkerchiefs snout the /4111 C spot. He swore
pueliiVl ly tu the persons of hods Prisoners, who protested
their inuoeence.

They •ire fully committed to take their trial at Newgate.