The Sun.
London, England, 1837-08-11 00:00:00

to the gctich‘tard. There was plenty of room for h,:r to

do so. The Gipsy, however, instead of going to the south,
endeavoured to pass between the Royal Gcor,"nd a coal
haaTre. He cried out, .a Douce, for God's sake stop her,
and turn her engine astern." He desired the engine of the
Royal George to be stonrd, and reversed. Hed that not
been done, the Royal Ge,r,e would have sunk the Gipsy.
The Gipsy ran foul of the Royal Geo. ge, aryl caused the
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board the Gipsy.
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The ;Tory returned with a verdict for the patltint,, for
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83/. 55., ire ritticilfrA cf the bill for repairs ; but they ati
lowed no further sum for 66 ;ON of time when the Gipsy
in (lock. They attributed the act:idea in the defend-
ants, but thoy not altogether exculpate the plaintiffs,
CitOWN SIDE.—THE C1107"All BURGLAIIS.—Cha. les
Reiser, alias Wood, aged !?.4 ; John 3S ; Edwa.d
Pa 01;, an,! Ilirrief Sims, 18, were ear/telly in-
dicted for linrgiarcrialty breaking and entering the dwell-
ing-house of William Walker, at Cobham, on the 10th of
Aptni tml stealing therefrom four harnt awl divers articles
of plate, .jewtAery, 4c., his property ; and Sarah Biyeys,
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alias Wood/cy, (the reputed of Biggs) was charged
with feloniously receiving part of the said property, knowing
it to have been stolen,
In consequence of the celebrity of the first named Tyr:-
goner a " Surrey cracksman4 the case excited greiit,

""A attribute;; the accident to the parties oi!

interest.
Win. Walker—This witilegg described himself to be a
harness-rnakcr at Cobham, and his three daughters, as co-
partners, keep a linen-draper's shop undee his roof. On
Sunday, the 9th of April, he i'c.,tired to bed, the doors and
windows having been properly secured. About foul- on the
following morning he heard an alarm, and when he went be-
low he found a window had been broken, and the lower
rooms in it state of confusion. The intruders, whoever they
were, decamped hastily, and they left a smock-frock, a hat,
end a cloth cap behind them ; ea also part of a pie and a
bottle of wine, with which it seems they bail regaled them-
selves. On the same morning he went with a constable
to Fairmill-common, where he saw ail the prisoners in and
about the tent. The woman Biggs was in bed. Bedser
lay near her, upon some hams. Partridge, the officer, at-
tempted to take him, but ho resisted ; and Warton and
Biggs ran away. Knows that the hams found under the
body of Bedser were his by the broad W. W. on the rhind.
Mrs. Mary Walker, the wife of the prosecutor, was called
to prove the fastenings of the doors, &c., and subsequently
to identify articles found in the possession of the prisoners,
particularly a steel, a table-cloth, and her husband's snuff.
box, which she saw just before she went to bed.
Miss Mary Walker early on Monday morning was
aroused by a noise below. She listened for three-quarters
of an hour, and being convinced that improper persons
were in the house she called to her father, and put up the
window, and cried " Murder !" At the time she did so it
was too dark to distinguish objects. She had 'since seen
various articles which she knew to belong to herself and
other members of the family, and among them a pincushion
in the shape of a shoe. A hat had,been left in the pantry,
which she believed she had seen Biggs wear six days before.
By Mr. Esetteassx—She said before the Magistrates
what she says now, that the hat was uncommonly like it.
By Mr. CHAMBERS—The hat was put on the head of
the prisoner, and then I felt more convinced.
William Partridge, a constable, went with Mr. Walker,
the prosecutor, to the tent, and he was induced to do so on
account of the frock, which he knew to belong to Charley
(Bedser), whom he had known all his life. Bedser was
lying at the mouth of the tent, upon a bag and cloth, with
the knife produced near his breast. He started up and was
about to " bolt" when witness said " Stop, Charles, don't
run away, you are my prisoner." He replied, " Then I'il
be d—d if I dont fight for it." Upon that witness pulled
out a pistol, and said to him (Bedser), " The first man
that offers resistance I'll blow his brains out." The other
male prisoner then made off, and eventually Bedser escaped.
Frederick Corisbee, a constable at Cobham, stated that
he lives near the house of the prosecutor, from which, on
the morning named, he heard the cry of " Murder." He
went forthwith, and found the family in a state of conster-
nation, and the house in disorder. The window had been
broken, and he found the hat, cap, and frock, now pro-
duced. He knew it to be Bedser's frock because the but-
tons were put on outside instead of inside. That circum-
stance led him to go to the tent where the property was
discovered. He was not there with Walker and Partridge.
Several other witnesses were called, in order to prove the
capture of Bedser, who on one occasion ran away hand-
cuffed, and to prove the possession of other property not al-
luded to by the witnesses.
The case for the prosecution having closed,
Mr. ESPINASSE addressed the jury for Biggs and his al-
leged wife, and submitted that the woman must be acquitted,
as in law she would be supposed to act under the controul
of her husband. Besides, she was indicted as being a re-
ceiver. If she was an offender at all she was a thief.
Mr. GASELEE addressed the jury on behalf of Bedser,
and submitted that the property being found in a tent, the
owner of which had not been shown, was at the best only
a presumptive proof that that prisoner was a guilty possessor.
The jury retired for nearly half an hour, and then re-
turned with a general verdict of Guilty against all the pri-
soners excepting the girl Sims.
This announcement appeared to surprise every one, his
Lordship not excepted, and he recommended the panel to
retire and re-consider, especially as to the woman Biggs,
for unless she was viewed as a guilty receiver she could not
be convicted.
The Jury, after a further consultation, returned with a
verdict of Guilty.
After much consideration his Lordship ordered the officer
of the Court to call upon the male prisoners to state any
reason they might have why judgment of death should not
be recorded against them.—They all stood mute.
The Learned Judge then told Bedser that his life would
be spared; and with respect to the other male prisoners,
although the same judgment would be recorded their ulti-
mate punishment would be duly considered.
His Lordship then sentenced the woman Biggs to be
transported for seven years.
The trial occupied nearly the whole day, and, with the
exception of one case, terminated the business of the Crown
Court.