The National Register.
London, England, 1822-09-22 00:00:00

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OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.
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MONDAY, SEPT. 16.—JamesNeedham, a man of very
respectable appearance, was placed at the tsar, charged,
4spon the coroner's inquisition, with feloniously killing
aitel slaving John Lloyd. on the 12th of August last, in
the New-road, near the Regent's Park.
John Alexander Fisher, gate-keeper of Marylebone
Lodge, stated, that on the 12th of August last he was
sitting on the rail of the Regent's Park, and saw a lady
and gentleman crossing the road opposite the Park Cres-
cent. They had advanced about a yard in the road,
when he ohserved the gig proceeding at a very rapid pace,
strike the lady and the deceased, and knock them twxh
down. Tne wheel passe(' over the gentleman's body,
and the chine proceeded with great rapidity down the
03,1. The prisoner, who was i iving, w;.5 thrown out.
Tile deceased was taken into the lodge, and surgical as-
sistance immediately sent for, bin the deceased requested
that he might be sent in the Hospital. Ile was then
conveyed to Middlesex Hospital oo a shutter. Witness
did not observe the driser strike the horse, or use any
swans whatever to nice him mt.
Francis Steed, a silversmith, saw the horse going at
full gallop. He went at that rate from the itiropiks-gate
at Warren-street till the time the accident occurred. He
saw thedriver thrown out at the Instant the wheel passed
over the body of the deceased. Prisoner appeared in-
toxicated. Witness asked his name and address. lie
.341 his came was Needham, and he resided in the Ho-

tech.
1 homes Woodhouse, surgeon, of NI idillesex Hospital,
tuned, that the deceased was brought into the house on
the evening of the 12. h of August. Five of his ribs were
fractured; he lived about an hour ; witness opened the
body- and found a considerable quantity of eel ravasated
blood in the thorax and abdomen. lie billeted the ac-
*Mem to have occasioned his death.
The prisoner, when called on fur his defence, handed
in a written paper, stating his most heartfelt regret for
the unfortunate accident which had taken place; he said
he had been in the City, on business, the whole of the
day, and hid called upon his daughter on his way home.
After he had left her, and when near the end of Totten-
hem-coma-road, the belly-band broke, the horse became
restive, Dud sat off at full speed. lie used his utmost
exertion to pull up, but without effect. The horse pro-
acetic(' rapidly along the New-road. He called out as
loudly as he could to the deceased to get out of the way.
The chaise was then going in a zig-zag direction. 'Foe
unfortunate deceased was knocked down, the shock
threw him nut of the chaise noon his head, and dislo-
cated two of his ffiteera. lie was taken up insensible
(min the effects of the fall, which DO doubt induced the
witnesses to suppose that he was intoxicated. lle
coil-
eluded by solemnly assuring the &int that he was per-
fectly sober at the time the linientable accident took
place, and threw himself on their merciful consideration.
Witnesses were called, woo proved the belly-band of
the horse to have been broken„and that the prisoner was
1101 intoxicated at the tinte of the accident. Among
others, of most respectable appearance, was the Rev. Dr.
Draper, of Islasenm, who had known bun upwards of
30 years, and who cave him a most excellent character
for humaniiy, steady conduct, and great benevolence of
disposition.
The prisoner frequently shed tears, And the Jury, with-
out a moment's hesitation, returned a verdict of Nut
Guilty, to the satisfaction of an exceedingly crowded
Court.
D. Barnard, alias Barnes, a yowh of seventeen, was
capi ally indicted for burglary in the dwelling house of
Alexander Reed, in the parish of St. George, Hanover.
aquae. and stealing a tea caddy, four tea spoons, two
tabie spoons, a pair of silver spectacles, and other articles
his property.
On the night of the 13th of August, the family of
Mr. Reed, of Flask-street, Punliete went to bed, leav•
ing the house fastened. When they arose in the morn-
ing, it was found that some persons had entered the
house by coning out a piece from the kitchen shutter
with a et ntte-bit, and thus unfestrning the window.—
The oroperty mentioned in the indictment was missing.
—On the 18th of August, in the evening, the prisoner
and another lad, named Pearson, were apprehended in
Henrietta-street, Covent-garden. by Morris, Lack, and
other Bow-street officers, with a centre.bit, a great num-
ber of skeleton and picklock keys, a dark lantern, &c.
found upon them.
The burglary at Mr. B.'s having been communicated
to the officers, they tried the centre-bit found upon the
prisoner with the holes in the attunes, and it was found
to fit them exactly. They ascertained where the prisoner
lodged, and at his lodgings they found, among a great
deal of miscellaneous property, a tea caddy, which was
the same stolen from Mr. Reed's house.
The Jnry found the prisoner guilty of steeling, but
acquitted hint of the burglary.
John Levy was capitally indicted for assaulting Samuel
Jones, on the highway, in the parish of Isleworth, and
stealing front his person a watch, value 61. and 14s. in
a;lver.
Samuel Jones. a miller, deposed, that on the night of
the Ist of July he was at a dance at a public house in
Isleworth, and danced with Sarah Spruce there. It was
fair night, and he continued dancing until two or three
o'clock, at which time he went out with Sandi Spruce,
and walked up the town, and they turned up a lane.—
there he heard footsteps, and presently saw three
men coming at a smart run. When they came tip to
him one of them pitched his head againat witness's sto-
mach, and knocked him back against a brick wall.—
Two of them then seized his arms and held them down,
while the third orawed" him of his WJtch and mo-
ney. Having done this, they made tiff. Toe prisoner
was the snail nisi " &awed' his watch. Ile had seen
the 1.65011er IWO or three tine's the course of
the night. W itness was Tine sober; he had drank
about four pints of ale, and not any spirits, in several
hours.
Sarah Spruce lives at Hountlow, and was at Isle-
wersh fair. Shc corngaurated the testimony of the pr./.