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London, England, 1822-09-15 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER

sae of the King's servants, who was in waiting. Witness
helped to bear up the horses when the King was going away.—
As soon as his Majesty bad gone, and while the crowd were
passing, the defendant Cook laid hold of him, sad said be had
been picking pockets ' • the other two defendants immediately
seized him. They took bins to the Bunch of Grapes public-
public-house, in Bow-street, where he was searched , nothing
was found on bim but a pocket handkerchief, a cross, and a
half crown, and a small key ; they were all his own property.—
He had not that night, nor at any other time in his life, attempted
to pick a pocket. The defendants said in the public-house he
was a notorious character. He was kept in the watch house
that night, and brought before Sir R. Birsie the next morning.
He was sent to prison, and tried at the'Old Bailey. The de-
fendant' gave evidence !waited him, and be was acquitted.
Cross-examined by Mr. Adolphus.—He was • year and a
half in his Majesty's service in May last ; he is not now in any
service ; he lives with his friends. He wrote a letter to the
Morning Port, and read it in that paper the morning after ; it
might be Satarday morning. The witness hesitated a good
deal in answering the questions put to hi... 1 by the leveed
counsel about this letter. He at first said be wrote it himself,
without consulting with any one, then that it was written by a
friend, at his desire ; but at last, that it was written by a per-
son of the name of Harris, whom he had never seen before nor
since, in Mr. Ex-Sherilf Parkins's office, in Bridge-street, Mr.
Parkins being present. Mr. Parkins had laid out 121. for him
before be wrote the letter; he received some money as a sub-
scription since the letter was published. He did not offer the
defendants money when they took bile to let him go.
James Smith, a servant in the King's stables, proved that he
went to Drury-lane Theatre with the prosecutor, hut left it
about half after eight o'clock, and knew teething of what took
place after.
Robert Doke, a Bow-street officer, stated, that two or three
nights after Jay had been charged, I.e saw the defendant Cook
at a public-house, in company with a notorious thief; they
talked of Jay, and Gook said he'd lay two to one they'd convict
him. Several persons were present.
Francis Hilliland stated, that Le was a police-officer four
years--oo the first elimination of Jay, at Bow-street, the de-
fendants Harrison aed Connell were standing together ia the
outer room, which was greatly crowded. Witness asked them
if they had a case against Jay—they replied, .• We have so
strong a case, that if the swells don't come forward and settle
with us, we shall lag (transport) him. Witness immediately
mentioned what they had said to Mr. Wood, the Justices' clerk.
Cross-examined by Mr. Adolphus.—W hen he saw by the
public papers that Mr. Parkius had taken up the business, lie
mentioned to him what he had heard the two defe .darts say,
but did not go before the Grand Jury to tied the bill.
James Pike stated, that he was waiter at the Harp Tavern,
Russell-street. The night the King was at Drury-laue Theatre,
the defendant had a plate of ham at the tavern, which he ate
with his fellow-servants, on the pavement, and then went to
assist about the horses. The King went off about ten minutes
after.

Mr. Woods, the clerk at Bow-street, produced the evidence
given by Gook against Jay, at the ollice, in which be stated,
that he had seen Jay put his band into several pockets ; that
when the sing was leaving the Theatre, Jay pealed • gentle-
man's watedi from his pocket, which he (Gook) took out of his
band; the gentleman said his guard chain had saved it, end be
did not go to the oilier. The other defendants gave evidence
at the same time in corroboration M. Cooks.

The case for the prosecution closed here.
Mr. Adolphus addressed the Jury for the defendants. He
said, hut for the disagreeable observations lie must make on
some circumstances connected with the prosecution, be would
feel unmixed pleasure in addressing the Jury, in defence of
meritorious men, sought to be borne down by an infamous con-
spiracy of persons wharkimm for notice, who foolishly think
that notoriety is popularity. Tlie Preas (and long may Cod
continue the mighty blessin;), is a powerful instrument ler the
promotion of virtue and suppression of vice, when placed in
honest hands; hut when used by shuffling creatures, who write
paragraphs for newspapers for the purpose of notoriety, re-
gardless of consequences, the press becomes the pest of so-
ciety. The prosecutor bad proved the letter to the Morrie/
Post was written in the odice of Mr. Ex-Sberifl' Parkin—a
mere adventurer, who writes letters to newspapers, and takes
up ,auses he has nothing to do with, for the purpose of pilling
himself oil as a lover of justice. The learned geutlemau com-
mented on the evidence at considerable length, from which he
deduced there was no proof of any concert between the de
fendanta before they accused Jay ; and that supposing hint to
be perfectly innocent, it was still more probable that they
might Le mistaken, than that they should conspire to accuse en
innocent man, of whom they knew nothing, and against whom
it was not pretended they could base any previous malice.
Several persons of respectable appearance gave the defen-
dants good characters.
The Chairman recapitulated the evidence to the Jury, who
retired for a quarter of an hour, and returned a verdict of ihut
Guilty for all the defendants.
'll EDSESDAY, SEPT. IL—Thomas Davis was put on (ins
trial on two indictments, for assaulting Evan Evans, ou the 4th,
and on the 6th of July.
Mr. Charles Phillips stated the case for the prosecution.
Evan Event', the prosecutor, stated the facts of the assnolts
very circumstantially. On the evening of the 4th of July, he
was sitting in his parlour, inside his shop, with his head rest-
ing on a table, neither asleep nor awake, when the defeiniant
came in and struck him violently on the bead, and continued
heating hint till the prosecutor's servants, who ran into the
room on bearing his cries, turned bins out of the house.
The defendant was seen lying in wait about the house for
two hours after he had been forced out ; and once during that
time be GIMP to the window and swore he would massacrele him
saliency er he found hint. On the next day , as It • was going
round to serve his customers, with his milk kettles in his
hands, some person came be'aind hint and struck him a violent
blow on the back of the bead, which staggered him, and was
instantly succeeded by another blow that knocked hint on the
ground with great violence, And overturned his milk kettles,
spilling all 11111 milk. On getting up lie saw the defendant, and
no other person near him. The defenevut instantly struck him
with the greatest violence on the face, swearing all the time
he'd then warmer-de Innt, and continuing to beat him brutally,
till the byestanders rescued libn.

Two witnesses who saw the last assault, corroborated the
prosecutor's atatement.
A surgeon, who attended the pro center, proved the injury
he had sustained, which was cousiderable; one of his eyes
was entirely closed, and not yet quite well.
Mr. Curweo add d the jury for the defendant, bet called
no witnesses.

Ike dcfeudant was found guilty, and sentenced to pay a fine
of 51, lot each assault.

John French was indicted for assaulting William Johnson.
The prosecutor slated that he ►spt Cie Carpenters Arms
poblto-house, in Burton-street, Burton Creactot,
_and ou rt.