The National Register.
London, England, 1815-09-17 00:00:00

TIIE NATIONAL RE4ISTER.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

The Sessions of Oyer and Terminer, and of general gaol delivery.
for London and Middlesex, commenced on Wednesday at Justice flail
its the Old 13.iley. The Judges on the rota are Mr. Justice Heath,
Mr. Justice Le Blanc. and Mr. Justice Bayley. The Recorder, from
accident, is unable to attend.
T:ie Calendar contains the names of 253 prisoners, but there is not
eny case of aggravated guilt, or of mocli public Interest. The cases iu
Leneral are for petty thefts, and other minor offences.
James Halliday was tried lor a burglary in breriking out of the
dwelling house of Colonel Nicholls, at Hendon, and on a second in-
tm a', fur stealing several articles of plate, the property of the seine
gentleman.—lt appeared by the evidence of Colonel Nicholls, lust the
pri-oits had lived as footman in his family until he was discharged lest
Al iy, and being ill, wrs sent to the hospital. In consequence he had
a full knriwledge of the house, and was enabled to get in and secrete
Id itself, as was supposed, for it was resident by the marks on the doors.
thst the thief had broken out. Its the first instance he had carried off
a .qtruntity of linen and some raw meat from the pantry. The meat, a
wit:tress ot the name of Maaarine. a hair-dresser, proved that he bought
of the prisoner, the next day after the robbery. A basket in which
the linen was carried off, was traced to the possession of the prisoner.
'I he other case was that the prisoner had got into the house unob-
sers7ed. and when the servant had gathered the spoons and forks, &c.
after dinner, they were put in a basket and placed in an adjoining
Loom until they were fetched away. The prisoner knowing this, had
contrived to carry them off unobserved. The last prosecution (which
was instituted with a view of bringing the receivers of the stolen pro.
perty to l unishinent), was, as well as the first, supported by the volun-
tary confession of the prisoner. He was capitally convicted on both
indictments.

The following were likewise capitally convicted :—Jslepli Draper,
for stealing 113 sheep, price 3001. the property of T. Lomas, Esq.—
John Mahoney, for assaulting Charles M•Dovat, in a certain dwelling
hustle, and against his will taking from his person three 11. banknotes,
his Property—John Parnell, for stvalimg a lace shawl, the property of
Robert Dawson, privately in his shop.—Thomas Wilson, for a burglary
in the dwelling house of Patrick Smith, and stealing a piece of printed
crown and other articles, Isis property. James Wilson. for stealing 23
yards of cambric, value 101. the property at John Cooper, in his dwel-
ling house.—And James Bayley, for a burglary in Worship-street.
Friday, Joins Binstead, aged 22, was capitally convicted of forging
and uttering a promissory note, purporting to be a note of the old Chi
chester bank, for 101. with intent to defraud Joists Romanis- He was
strongly recommended to mercy.—J. Boot, indicted for forging and ut-
tering a promissory note for MI. with intent to defraud J. Boyer, of
New•gate-street, was acquitted, but was ordered to be detained for trial
eft the Suffolk Assizes on another charge.
Thursday Thomas Bedworth was indicted for the wiltid murder of
Elizabeth, the wife of John fleasmore.

It appeared that the prisoner and the deceased lived together as
man and w ife, and that she being persuaded by the children to quit
the disgraceful connection, the prisoner was offended.
Sarah Collins lived in Short's Gardens. The witness lived in the
room with Elizabeth Beasmore, who was the wife of John Beasmore.
She latterly lived with the prisoner; she remembers the prisoner
taking another room. The prisoner came one morning, on the tOilt
June, she thinks about six o'clock; she was from home ; in a short
tome after he returned; she hail come bark by that time. Prisoner
asked leave of her to lay down on the bed, that he Wight get settled
and go to work. He remained on the bed till five o'clock, then took
tea with Elizabeth Beasmore, and asked the witness to go for some
gin. He then took a knife out of his pocket, damned it, and said it
watt of no use to him, on which the witness took it, and has had it
ever since. He then took his discharge ticket ont of the box, and
threw it into the fire, when the witness seized it and returned it to
the prisoner. The prisoner then wanted to to home, when the de-
e:eased advised him to stay till it was dark. lest he should see her son
Jan. between whom and the prisoner there was bad blood, on se•
count of them living together. The wi loess observed some blood on
the prisoner's hand, when she asked the deceased to take care it did
Eut drop oil her work. 'Time prisoner then went out, accompanied
b'. the iii crwied. She returned and asked the witness te•give her a
pie ()flay(' to toe the prisoner's small clothes. He was on time oat-
bi‘jC ; the deeea•ed went out again, and when the witness next saw
or r the was dr•:rd; her throat nearly severed through.
nn Webber knew the deceased about six years ago, when she
with her husband. She had lived with the prisoner for abont
years. lie came to the deceased's apartments on the morning in
•tuna, and wanted permission to lay down, which lie accordingly
• I. Ationt ti.e o'clock he had tea, and called Mrs. Beasmore out

SEPT. 17.

of the room. She returned again, and main went out. When she
next saw her she was dead; her head nearly severed from her body.
Mr. Charles Smithson, surgeon, was called ih. On diseovering the
wind-pipe divided, and head mostly severed from the. body—
Mr. Thomas. Clerk to the Magistrates, deposed, ilia! lie was
brought before Mr. Nares, and exhibited a voluntat!, ""ion
made by the prisoner. That on the morning in que.tion tie .• nt to
the deceased's apartments and lay down, she repeatetily Avis¢ hire
gin. That lie went down stairs. desiring her to go with him, W hieie
she did. That lie seized her with his left hand and cut her throat
with a shoemaker's knife, which he had brought on purpose, 4slo n
she dropped dead without making any noise.
A number of witnesses gave the prisoner a ch eracter as being an
inoffensive man.

The evidence being recapitulated by Mr. Jin.tlce Heath, the Jury,
without hesitation, found the prisoner Guilty—Death,
The Common Sergeant then (in the ab-ence of the Recorder,')
passed the awful sentence of the law—sentencing him tube executed
on Monday morning next, and Ids body delivered over to the Sur-
geniis to be anatomized.
John Lowe was indicted for feloniously making an assa.:.
Thomas Potter, and beating him, and while on the vomit: •.. ;rive
the wheel of a cart over him, so as to occasion his de .th.
Sarah Jones keeps a shop in Wells-street. Oxford-street.- --Mr.
Lowe and the deceased had a quarrel in Welk-street. The de-
cee•sed called him a rogue; the prisoner asked it he would call him
so again; hp said lie would ; prisoner gave him a blow, and the wheel
of a carriage went over 114 n.
Mr. Justice Heath said the prisoner was clearly guilty of man-
slaughter. The Court will consider of the offence, and prop:faun
the punishment to it.
The Jury found the prisoner guilty of—Manslaughter.

COINING.
Saturday, William 'Menzies was capitally indicted for feloniously
and traitorously coining diver• sound blanks of host Octal, to rt•
semble and in the similitude of the silver coi:! ot• the reA1t0..... •

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It appeared that information having been Homplifles, a
Bow-street Officer, of the nefarious practices of the prisoner, he
went in company with Hall, another • (firer, to Lis lokings in
Queen's Head Court, Wintimill-Areet, Haymarket. :md there dis.
covered eolouring-powder, sand paper, blacking-hall, fi:, y, arid the
usual articles found in the pos,,e,sios of the yrs of spu-
rious coin, together with seven pieces of have ,04.tal in the form of
sixpences, finished fit fur circulation, and pi•-ces in an un-
finished state. The unfinished pieces on beim: at:Erwards tubbed
with the rags and powder found in the prisoner's loom, ti.sminted the
appearance of those fit for circulation.
The prisoner in his defence said, the articles found iii his posses-
sion were used in his trade as a cabinet-maker, a statrinent which
was corroborated by hip master. Several persons spoke layout ably
to his character.—Guilty—Death.