The National Register.
London, England, 1818-11-08 00:00:00

OLD 8.111.E,17.

MONDAY, Nov. 2.
J. Davis was indicted fur {riving knowingly, and tailbone
lawful in ilk possc••iott 11 1011C11 11. note.
The pi isooer went to Clic house of Mrs. Eag;c ton, in New-
gate-street, to poi ioaase sr qua: ter of a pound of Olit. tea, and in
payment gau.c a 11. note, but it being suspected to be forged,
he was asked %%I:ere lie had get it, and he ansys et ed fro;„ a.
Mr. tiilvestcr jai Osborn all cet. The note war given hada to
nim, but hr was followed 410%•1 Basing hail -stree 1, and given.
into the custody of an olficer,who went with lum to Silvestri.,
who was al a TIT note Wa• lillitted about and
some sdid ii was not a had one. The ofEcer, %Own taking
him bark to Eaglciost's shop, received a blow from him, and ha
attempted to 'mike his' escape, and aliens :it it gave two Sc•
titioos ndolresseg.—lt was limber in proof, that the prisoner
tittered three forged notes at different places, and ga% e
wrong names and addresses..—Guilty.
t), dlurris, a private watchman, stood indicted for stealing
in the dwelling-house of W. Chilow, Esq. u silver coffee pot,
sable 201. 30 silver spoons, value 71. a silver tankard, salute
101. several other articles of plate, and several shirts, his pro.
j eery,
. . . .

3.l3raid stated, that he had berm footman to Mr. Clulow
npwaids of three years: Emna Owen was ilia fellow.servant.
His ma' ter was abroad, and his mistress sometimes went out,
leaving the house to their care. Oft the 15th of Oet.wituess and
Emma Oweu wean to the play, leaving his uncle Dennis iu cat e
of the house. Morris afterwards told hint. at the Hope and
Anchor, that something hadhappened, and he would be taken
tip and kept in custody until his toaster came home. butt that
he (orisonerl was afraid to tell him, lest he should spit. Wit_
tress told hint he would Hot, and he then told him of the rob-
bery. On the following day, he told witness, there would be
no other way to get over it than to break open the house,
and let him,. the watchman, iii at half past etc% en, and be
would give the alarm at two o'clock. On the Solidity lie
sent him up &tails to his tnastes's bed-rum for some plate,
and WiiiitSs accordingly brought it down in a half peck tees-
sure. He brought down a silver coffee pot, a silver tankard,
Nails, spoons, &c. in the stable yard, and they took it to M.
Levy's, ill Angel-emit t, Gravel-lane. Old Mich. came home
in half an hour, and a young man and woman having left the
icons, they agreed to meet at two o'clock, at the prisoner's in
Caroline.sureet, to receive the money the plate tame to. Wit-
ness went, and saw M. Levy pay a handful of notes into
Morris's hand. 'The prisoner then gave witness ill. in Bank
notes, two of which he spent, and four he buried in the
garden. With ess told the rrisumer that his mistress was
coming home that night, and Morris said the alarm lutist be
given them. Motris told him to lock the dog up. Wheu•
Morris was crying twelve o'clock, witness ler hint through
the area, and they pulled off their shoes and went up stairs
and brought down the plate•chest, blankets, and sheets,
and tied them up ; a ladder was set against the wall by the
balcony window. They put bread and meat upon the table,
and several candles were lighted in different iOOlllB.
had told witness to tell Emma Owen what tt say about the
robbery. At halt-past one o'clock, witness let the plisoner
outs and he told him to be sure and not go to sleep, and be
would giv e the alarm at ball-past two o'c;ock. He did so by
knocking at the door, and he ran dow n stairs and opened the
kitchen door, when they awoke witues3's mistress.

Cross examined.—Hr had lived in London about funr
years. 'lily get house 1.101111 Astley3 at half-past twelve at
night. When he got home he knew nothing of the robbery,.
nor for a fortnight after% arils. No person was present whim
witness and the pi 'boner were at the Hope and Anchor.
He was quite innocent until a fortnight after he had gone to
the play. .

Emiva Owen corroborated lastwitness's testimony respect-
ing their going to the play, and Dennis being lett in the care
of the house. ALoill a tot Might afterwards Maid told her
what bad Laurelled upon tke night be went to the play, and
witness wan told by him 111 say, that two sailors had come to
her bed room with black faces ; and on the night in question.
she went to Mrs. Clidow's chamber and tol.; her this fact.--
Witness afterwards met the prisoner in Gloucester-place,
Camden Town ; she told him she did nut like to do that
which was to be done, amid he said it was easily done.
Mr. J. Harmer, the solicitor for the prosecution. said, that
in the prisoner's way. from the watch •house, lie said that aid
had more than 11. hurled in the garden, and that Braid had
met the Jew at his house on the Sunday.
J. Smith, Conductor of the PdtrOlV, was told by Morris
that the prosecutor's house hid been robbed. Witness ex.
omitted the house below, and ttnind uo mom nal marks of vie.
knee ; lie therelta e concluded that the Ili i•oner was con.
Periled, and took Lint into custody. Morris Uu•o told him the
/date was had by an old Jew.Witilessjedl eked Morris's house,
and found eight silver tea•spouns, with Mr. Clialow's CI tat
on five of them, and evidently erased from the tinge others.
Mis. Clulow atterwards paused these spoons to have been
stolvit from her house.

The notes toted to he buried by Firaid in the garden were
found there by the (lunge' 31r. Onion,.
The pi iymter in his dateline hiiid he had no hand in the
rohl.cty.

A rits-Mbet of rt•speclahle per■mts gave him a good charac-
ter but the Jury lottud biro Guilty.

TVESDAY-.
James Dennis and Stephen Morels were indicted for rob-
Icing in the above dweltint;.hnn•c of Cluluw, at Camden
'loan, on the 13th September
The evidence %I au precisely the same as the shove, with
the exception of a police calker, who apprehended Dennis
at Chelmsford, to whom the prisoner confessed that he had a
participation in the robbery.
Dennis in his defence said, that when left in the house
alone, lie did soot go sip stairs, bust remained below the sci.oe
time. Mails protested that he had had no connection with
Dennis.

The Jury found both the prisoners Guilty. Dennis uas
recommended Id merry by Mr. Clodew, under the idea that
he mght hive been induced b) the other prisoner to commit
the tubby' y.

Mary Borns was convicted of stealing from the person of
William White a porket-hook, twit:4l4ll4lg a 54)1. note, one 201.
Iwo ICI. noir*, km 51. notes, mild sixty 11. notes, amounting
mall to

'lsle frets of Ilse ease were these :-11se prosecutor was a
!minivan, keeping the It ittdittill public.hottlor, ill teatime
Leila', it/ kli!,l ; and on the night ot• the 24th of S.•plearber
Its. %%its sitilitg up fur it lodge.. At about half 04 eleven
o'clock, these • a kuor•k at the dour, and conceiving i; to
hr the ludt,er, he "vetted the 111/01. inuner It! the bar
rtitrred, and aS•kt•d fur it alas of gin. Will. Ibis the plisse-
cis cur set ved her. The prisener then wade some proposals In
hint, which it is unnecessary here to repeat. The prowentur
retWied, and pushed her oat. tie hat• trva a pocket-rook

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