The National Register.
London, England, 1820-12-25 00:00:00

l'll L., NATIONAL /I.EGISTICIt

nee-coach Act, otie. although it may appear singo.
lar, the question was aujourned for a week. I t
was thus : a gentleman took a coach from Palace-yard
to Nlitry-lc-bone. New.rmal, and there was tio dispute
about the distance, being above two mile:, winch is a
three-shilling fare , but the coachman insisted on ano-
ther shilling, as he set down his fare a few yards off the
blows , anti the claim was lor getting on the stones again,
or to the nearest coach-stand. .

Tits Rescue PLoT.-I•ue re-examination of three
of the prisoners who wounded Marsden, the gaoler, took
place on Friday bx•iitre Me►srs. Conant and Farrant,
when evidence of importance to the ends of justice, not
before disclosed, was adduced.
The depositions of witnesses well acquainted with
facts having been taken, Jones, a principal in the rescue
party, was brought sop singly.
Ann Maxfield stated, that she had cohabited with
Jones, the convicted burglar, before his apptchettsion,
and on inc day he was examined at this office, site
waited until he came out to he taken to Newgatc with
other a:•contplices. They lived together in Duck-lane,
and the prisoner also went by the name of Ludford.—•
Soon alter four o'clock the wvness joined the pri,onera.
under the care of Marsden, and Jones, the burglar, told
her that a rescue would take place on the ►pat where it
did actually happen.—ln Great Russell-street the res-
ent-is 14.1:ao to stew themselvo, and wimess observed
that William Jones, alias Country Rill, was for-
ts a.ll in the attack. Several females were present, and
he Inividished a stick amongst then], and said, "IVomen,
go away;" and s fellow, not yet in tenstoty, and two
others, were also present; and witness saw Marsden
attacked. Witness knew all the persons named before
this, and could nut be mistaken. _ _ .

Gilsbv, the publican in the Borough, who was fetched
to the office by warrant, and at the request of Joiics, the
rescuer, to spv.k to his behalf, stated, that on the night
of the rescue the two Jones's castle to his house, and
also Stanley, OW Jack Jolly. Wm. Junes asked for a
bed for Sam Jones, with which the latter was accons-
dated, and in the morning of Friday, at ten o'clock,
Won Jones went up stairs to the bed-room Of his name-
sake and advised him to go to Kenningtou, as he would
see something in the newspapers about the rescue and
the danueroits state of Marsdeo. Win pr:letit at
the house, and in a cons ersation in the tap-room, it
teas stateil,amongst the reset'. rs present. that he, Sianky,
wa- picked not as a good/borer, and that It was he who
made the first attack upon Marsden. There were about
thiny-fwe in ramobt r, and they all agreed that Jack
Jolly was a down right &tom. Previously to the rescue
there were three places appoittml for the satin to meet
at, and it being a re-examination of the burt2lars there
was no difficulty in the al rangentents The appointed
places were the White Horse, Short's Gardens; the
Coach and lloraes, Charles-street, Ihury-lane ; and the
Ship, at Wt suninster.
John Bird, who was violently struck upon the head
by the gang, on their way down Bell-yard, Fleet-street,
and who before identif.d William Jones as title of the
gang, stated, that Jones had a brown coat on, which he,
the witness, tore in catching hold of to proem filling.
The coat was produced by Jefferies the officer, who took
it from Jones, and it answered witness's description both
in the tear and colour.

Ir.ll tint ithries, the Solicitor, who otteudrd for Jones,
submitted bail Mr his client; Lut the AlaAistratos consi-
dered the rescue itself a felony. They also considered
that another question ar•nie, whether thL, lescwia teen
not accessories alter the fact of the hur;lary upon which
the persons rescued were fully committed lor trial. At
all events, the assault upoi. .I,itsklcir was inovecl aEainst
some of the prisoner., and consequently they would be
remanded fur another wed:.

Solicitor.--1)o you commit for felony I
Magirtiaie,—Yes, e;td fur the assault ton,
Itlr. Iluteiphries simiiiiited a ease .....f4ch accured in
795 of Isdwell, he was shot, and whcr, the
alle4ed felony was not n:a:.-Anitcd by Baron
I,dwell was charged wilt' fel;Jr,y ilk the ncw prison Cler-
ken well, and under he a rich aunt on
her w how pro:,ert) he shotikt inherit, he
prevailed on itie turokey to acetionaloy ' u. !ter bed-
side where a karmic, apparently sick,
W 3•4 in bed, but the per.(11111 WllO. hull lite care of the
sick lady began to Lind out their mistake. and iii it
book isclu•ell was s and the,ino ties were acquit
of wanner. and after ••. • rESCIai.
'foe Magistrate" r .111)1 conceiving
the C.I6C bine any U...!‘)V In? one. as IL
proLvd iii evidence that 144tvel I m:;:•. art been sho: .
accident.

Mr. Farm:A.—The oase is repork.d to Leaat's
lot. tt . . . .

thrt officer, produced the bludgeon with
which Jones and Stanley bid boasted of h,ving done
the trick of rescue t and that .I,nte4;:..i.atiley, Watts, and
the two notris's were silayitis at tionoit•os when taken
at Gilsloy's.
Mr. Adams corroborated other testimony es In
Stanley being on the sput of rescue, artned unit a
bludgeon.
Stank-yam' Watts were brought up. anti the forma
said he had never at,,en (fi! y nor did he kostw
where his house was, ~I,t wtsvu tis.t..l to otios this con-
tradiction, he said ..• *mold be snake
his mark upon 'toper.
pr.soners were rottancled for another week, but
the prtnecuturs were hound urer w ptuncute.