The National Register.
London, England, 1816-07-14 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSION&

Wednesday. Win. Moles, a chimney sweeper, who way in-
dicted at the last OM Bailey Sessiocs lot the murder 1)1'3. lies,-
hngs, his apprentice, aged five years, and acquitted, bit
tabled, was indicted for an assault on the same child, and plead-
ed Not Guilty.
Mr. Watford related several caves of atrocious violence on
the part of the prisoner towards the deceased, which were fully
confirmed in evidence.
Elizabeth Ware proved that she saw the prisoner striking at
the child's legs with a brush to three him up a chimney, which
he was unable to ascend, and then dragging him down by
the legs, and dashing him with violence 111)011 the floor.
Sarah Reeves corroborated this testimony, and ;Oiled, that
the prisoner declared he would sore the Goy out when he got
him home.

Anne Chandler proved that the prisoner came to her house
in Whitechapel, on the 235 of April, with the decedsed boy and
another, to sweep it chimney, into which he put up the former,
who stuck in the fine for nearly an hour. The prisoner was at
length prevailed upon to get to the top of the chimney and ex-
tricate the child, which he did with loud imprecations against
him. The moment he got him down he knocked him against a
chest of drawers in the room ; and when the child, almost sense-
less front the blow, was endeavouring to recover himself, kv
kicked him across the chandler; and in this case, as in the for.
mer, repeated h.is asseveration, that he would so-re him out when
he got him home.
Mary Craig, who lived next door to the prisoner, proved.
that on helping the wife of the latter, who was drunk, into her
own house, she saw the child en the ground near tar prisoner.
who desired him to get up, which he was unable to do without
the assistance of a stick. Witness looked at the boy's leg.
which she found greatly swollen. At her suggestion the pri-
soner rubbed the wounded part with ointment; and when the
latter found the buy still unable to walk, he dashed him on the
ground.
G. Rohs and Esther Jacobs proved their having, en the 23d
of April, while accidentally passing near the primmer's house,
been alarmed with screams and riles of murder and mercy.
Rohs kicked in the door, and urbraided the prisoner and Inti
wile with their unnatural conduct. The latter he:d a strap in
her hand, with which she uvowed she had been beating the
child, and repeated that she would do so again.
The prisoner, on being called upon for his defence, put in a
written paper, containing a general denial of the charge, and
stating, that he was We victim of persecution. Ile did nut call
anv witnesses.
The Court summed up, and the Jury instantaneously return-
ed a verdict of Guilty 4 and the Judge, after severely animad-
verting on his guilt, sentenced him to Two Years Imprison-
ment.

Friday, John Chick, John Clements, and John Waffingto s
were convicted of utteling forged Bank 3s. Tokens, well k on w
ing them to be forged. The prisoners were all young ua• 14
from 18 to 23 yeat •of age. Each was sentenced to one year's
imprisonment : and, at the expiration of that period, to find se-
cut ity tbr two years.
Boning, the wife of John 'totting (hatter known as
Jack ('etch), was indicted by her husband fin. violently assault-
ing him.--Guilty. Sentenced to fourteen days impri'onwrut.
This ease excited much mirth in the Court. To a yin stion
from the taunted Chaim an , " What trade are you ?" the l'io-
seentor teplied, " I am the finisher of the law, Sit'"
•Thomas Frankland, a notorious charade!, was indicted for
stealing a pair of stockings, the property of Eli/aneth It nod.
The facts were shortly these : Mrs. Wood, on going to bed,
when half olllllessed, discovered the prisoner concealed tinder
'ter bed, when site gave the alarm, and the stockings were found
upon Wm.—Guilty. Sentenced to seven years' traesportatiou•

JULY 14.