The Sun.
London, England, 1808-09-20 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

FIFTH DAY-IVIONDAY, SEPT. 19.

John Pal'n was lildiL-te nr.,icr the A& of Par-
liament commonly caked Lord i4Thehborough's Act,
for feloninuslv, malicionsly, and- wilt:Illy making an
assault on William .Waller, by striking him with a
sr •rnment and cutting ho)), with an intent
to telontous;y murder him, on 1116 sth of Septetnber,•
in he house of Mr. Greeni,voal,. No. 20, Manchts-
ten-street, Manchester•square, in the parish Of St.
Mary-la-hone.- There was a second count, charging
him -with cutting William Waller with an intent to
maim and disable him.
William Waller deposed, he was a porter, em-
ployed by Mr. Kempton, an auctioneer, to take care
of the house and furniture of No. 20, Manchester-
street; on the Bth'of the present nionth, he fastened
all the windows of the house, went out about seven
o'clock in the evening, ancflocked the street door
after him; he retumed at` a quarter atter eleven at
night, and found the door locked apparently as he
left it ; he unlocked it an&went into the house, se-
cured the door, and *tit up stairs with intent. to go
to bed in the front garret ; he proceeded to undress,
and took off his coat and waistcoat. It 'was a fine
clear Moonlight night, and he perceived his mattrass
had teen moved from the situation he had left it in.
This made hap suspect all was not right; be went
to open the door of the nest garret, and had just'
got his baud upon the latch, when the prisoner seiz-
ed him by the neck. The witoes-,exclaitned, " Lord
hav'e mercy upon me !" The prisoner said, " Stop
your mouth, if you speak or stir yOu are a dead
man." He pushed him on the bed, and stood over
him.

There _was a second man, who stood' behind
the Prisoner, whom the Prisoner spoke to, saying
" Joseph, bring the pistols, damn himi we will
shoot him, for he will not stay quiet." The Wit-_
ness gave a shout, and made a spring towards the
window, when the Prisoner struck him with some-
thing very heavy, which knocked him down and
cut his head. Witness got up, opened the window,
and called out " Murder !" Some persOns in the'
street called out to him to come down and open the
door. He !replied he was bleeding to death, and be
was sure they would murder him ;. however, he
summoned up courage -sufficient, went down, and
opened the door. The violence of the persons out-
side, pushing to get in, knocked him down ; on
his'getting up he saw the Prisoner by the door, and.
said " That is the man who struck me." The man
whom the Prisoner called Jeeph -made his escape.
Mr. Henry Dancer, a solicitor, deposed, be lived
3t N. 17, Manchester-street; on,the Bth of Sep-
tember, about half past eleven o'clock at night, he
heard a cry of " Murder !" went into the street, and
perceived that it proc.;eded fronta garret •of the
Ouse No. 20 ; he called out to a man at the window
to come down and open the door; he said he could
sot, as he was bleedlog to`death, and Was sure they
would murder him. Several persons had gathered
round the house, and sowed' the strongest of them
began to kick at the door to break it open ; tie per-
ceived the prisoner in the area coining over the rails;
be a,ked him what they had been doing to him He
answered, they are murdering a man up stairs; the
witness asked him who the devil he was) He made
DO answer, and he, with the assistance of the per-
sons present, secured him, and gave him in charge
of two watchmen. In the mean time the door had
been opened, and Walter seemed to• have been
knocked down by the force of its Opening; his
head was cut; and he was cm ered with blood ; the
moment he got up, lie said the pi ironer was the
man who struck him.

Mr. James Coliebourne, of Manchester-square,
James Duckers and Benjamin Scotield,., watchmen,
corroborated the evich-nce of the last witness..

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Henry Howard, constable, deposed, that -having
beard the prisoner was brought to. the watch-house,
be went to No. 20, Manchester-street. Waller
was in.the kitchen, and a surgeon dressing his head.
He saw the wound, and observed it must have been
done with some sharp instrument. He took a can-
dle, and went up stairs. On the two-pair of stairs
case window, he ,foUnd an iron crow, with marks
of blood on it. He produced Ihe crow, which was
flat, and sharp at the edges. l'he stains of the blood
Were perceptible.
John Loveday, constable of the watch, deposed he
searched the Prisoner, found four skeleton keys, a
knife, a pair of snutfers, a bottle of phosphorus, some
matches; a pencil, and a piece of paper, written on,
in pencil, mentioning the numbers of several. houses
in different streets, viz. three in Harley-street, two
in Holborn, one.in Weymouth-street, and the house
No. 26,- Macliester-street, opposite which- was the
word dine.

Wm,. Waller proved the snuffers. were stolen from

the house.

The pfisonei made no defence, but said he was
not prepared for his trial.
The REcottomt sutoo)ed up the evidence.

The Jury round him, Guilty—Death. Aged 23:
The RECORDER admonished. him to prepare to
meet his.punishmeut, as he could not have any hope
of mercy.

Hannah Steadman, a decent looking young girl,
was charged with stealing, on the 24th of August, a
variety of articles of silver plate to a consiJerahle
amount, and several articles of wearing apparel, the
property of Joseph Crabtree.
The merits of the case, though communicated
through a circuitous detail of evidence, lay in a nar-
row compass. The prisoner, it appeared, lived as ser7
want in the house or .Mrs. Thompson, which was for-

merly occupied by Crabtree, the Gentleman on whose
Leliall this prosecution was carried on. Mr. Crabtree
1 as since gone to the Brazils, but a considerable part
9t his effects, as plate, house and table linen, &c. still
remain on the preMises, and fur Obtaining which
three rooms were appropriated: On the above day
Mrs. Thompson going into one of these apartments,
observed a parcel lying under the quilt of a bed.—
She examined it, and found it to contain some plate,
and some of the other articles laid in thelndictment.
Her suspicions in the first instance fell upon the
prisoner and the warehouseman., The result of the
LLix:s investigation was, 'the exculpation of the
warehouseman, and ordering an officer to take the
prisoner into custody. On his proceeding to search
her, she -drupped two or three keys, which were