The Sun.
London, England, 1825-10-28 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, OCT. 7.

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'fbe RECORDERTR t
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the prisoners arraigned, the London Jury was sworn in' f his
above-named prisoner having rendered in justificatier:' of
b IL was put to the bar,
_on an indictment charging hanoool.
stealing, on the 18th of November, 1824, four notes for I, ._„,,
each, from the person of F. Robertson, Esq., at the A.uctibu
mart, in the city of London. ect-
TheTh •
prisoner, who is advanced in years, was very resp
ably attired, and pleaded " not guilty" very audibly.
Mr. BRODRICK stated the case to the Jury, and called
Francis Robertson, Esq., who stated as follows :—ln e',711,,
the belle., /,he
ber, 1824, I attended at the Auction-mart. I took wit!' i
some Bank-notes, which 1 received from Mr. Marsden? 00
Prince's-street, near the Bank. I did not know the nninne,,rd
then. I received nine notes for 1,0001. each, one of 500/11'1f,,
one of 100/. I.folded them up in a paper, and put them i ml,
left hand pocket of my trousers. I purchased the estate Pait,s, a
for sale, and paid five 1,000/. notes, and the balance ,
r,
check. I folded the remaining four notes up in the same Paltest,
nd again placed them in the same pocket. There were a ..!TIT,
many people in the room. I was about to leave the room au°
four o'clock, when I felt a considerable pressure against we'
The room was crowded,pr ,est oat
so that I could not get my s.• i a tev
on, and when I got to the other end of the room, 1 foul
them'
notes gone. My first impression was, that I had dropped s,to
In `
and I accordingly looked on the floor. I mentioned my 1' ',he
to Mr. Thomas, who ran to the Bank to stop payment.
early
present year I went over to France and returned iin
Aiigust. I caused bills to be printed and circulated bet
England and France, describin I g my oss. whetbe;
Cross-examined by Mr. Anor.rnus—l cannot saY ria,
the prisoner ever saw the bills either in England or in Fra . a
I cannot say that I saw the prisoner"the room at the .
in
lag
Mart • if I had, I ‘•
,
is an attorney. I took great pains in making inquires in Fr _
about the notes. In the course of my inquiries I was led to
money-changer's in Paris. In consequence of the depositios;
taken by the French police, I was immediately led to the iF ',.
dente of the prisoner at Holborn-bridge. 1 was present w,ne,",,
the note produced was found. The officer broke open the ci,ev;
at the prisoner's house, and found the note in two Parts iri
letter. ..-1
Mr. Robert Clarke Marsden, examined by Mr. LAW.
~d
took the check now produced to Sir Peter Pole and Co.'s.,g;ch
received nine 1,000/. notes, one 500/ , and one 100/. note, irn'
•
I gave to Mr. Robertson. eter
Mr. Clifton--I cashed the check now produced for Sir F
re
Pole and Co. lam a clerk in the house. I gave note_e'
1,000/., a 500/., and a 100/. for it. Witness here describe;
the numbers of the notes and their dates. th et.
Mr. Edmund Robins=-I attended the sale on the 18,1 rip,
November, 1824. 1 received the deposit from Mr. Br° :ieg ;
solicitor ; it consisted of five 1,000/., a 500/., and a 100/.l3__the
the remainder was made up by a check: I paid over the,rot
notes I received. I was in an elevated situation, but. I ter,'
remember seeing the prisoner there. I passed out and n suer-'
times. front
Re-examined—l am rather short-sighted. There were
800 to
Mr. 1,8000 rod e prip , soliersons p
citor, resentexamined.—l attended as „q. - solicit°
on the occasion of the sale. I received the deposit from
'
Robins, and handed it oiler as I received it. the
John Squire examined.—l received from Mr obins °Tl,,ooi,
• several 1 v
18th of November, a sum of money. There were . the
notes amongst it. Witness referred to his book, and gay:tie.
numbers of his notes, which tallied with those of Mr. Marre i,...
Win. Wadham Cope examined.—ln consequence ot_ibcoeth,
ing a warrant, I went to the house of the prisoner at lwet-
bridge, and in a bureau in the front parlour I found a note
for
book, which I now produce, containg two parts of a aticett
1,9001. in a letter. I have kept them ever since. I Pw_ifica.
them on the 3d of August. I found the prisoner at Gre.ern, ac,
and took him into custody. His wife gave me his ad% e_Soe
curately. The prisoner did not make any attempt t .12`-'
from me. , chit,
Mr. Hobler, clerk at the Mansion-house, examinede; ; the-
ness read the deposition taken at the examination b r(_.'fs ora
Lord Mayor. The prisoner thlti said he took it in Flu,ste
months before; from a money-clianger. He added, i'llsoiy"
5,000 francs and something for it- It has remained cope;,-,
hands ever since. I brought it with me from France-
_wile,
the officer, produced a letter, signed " Catherine VA,. a j
which he said he found with the note. The prisoner
esaTigsr..
can prove she paid the money. Henrique came to in 'iis sai,
celie's. I had seen him before at the Palais Royale. , hire said,
he wished to have the money for the note, and I askei. did roc
it was a good one? He said it was stolen. 1 ' 4111,100 f
believe it; but as I was going away, I would leave t idea the
'with Caroline Mara
time.h I had previou s d ich I did, an she feiwilis iitao;
note to me ly been at I , soteO
with Mr. Vyse. He was talking with two females. rre"e4lTatia
them what they would give for a large note. They ';'v .no si3Y^
he had the money. The man came to me the fol 10,04: or
I might have been at his house before and changed 3 .i 01;e0
note. . A
10/. note. He expressed dissatisfaction at the i wante.' 66,,
him if it was a forgery. He said it was stolen. 4 , net pl.--
English note. Vysehad left Paris some days. 1 wee wog'
sent if it were offered before. I did not know where '
OW
He lives atislington, and is a haberdasher. ewers to
Cross-examined by Mr. ADOLrHus.--Vie ewers foil
were in the book, but the questions are not in th .ons, whie
which I have read. The Lord Mayor put the questi
he
drew forth the answers. do 1
Mr. ALLEY and Mr. ADOLPHE'S took an objecantin that.
e,
reception of the examination, not only. on the grL in cons
was imperfect Per the want of the questions, but 001"
quence of its not being read over to him. eta
The RECORDER overruled the Objection. niga
been •Ty
Mr. ALLEY here said, that every exertion had Goie
bring over the witnesses from France, but. be French,: 1 tbe
ment would not permit them to come on either smite
compel ,
o vu'r
The RECORDER said this Court had no power
A, t t 11,6,
attendance of the witnes,es. stOw a to.
Mr. Cope recalled.—The prisoner had been in en, before
ITTI,
Compter all night previously to being examinevio.e_ nst re
Lord Mayor.--(The letter found with the note 5
tat"
by eonxent.l se to g°
Mr. A.I.LET submitted that there was no ca iest
utg
Jury. re ivaa 5
The RECORDER said he was of opinion the 00t
to go to the Jury. psis
Mr. ALLEY and Mr. ADOLPHUS advised the P r
the
to say any thing in his defence. called fe° aiss
Mr. Thomas, solicitor to Mr. Robertson, west e
estate I,
defence. He observed the press at the e
reh
_154 p
knocked down, but Aid not see any person ge r
tilt'
as AS
prisoner. ersong ri- e Pr-
By the RECORDER—I observed the p
or twell he et
Robertson before the deposit, and for about ten or 0
towards the door, and I think the crowd tier '''' fits
forira
nearer to the door. s came „le
A number of highly respectable person
hoot gaT" 41°
speak to the prisoner's character, all of w
rY'
most strictly upright one. the J''
' fence to er'
The RECORDER summed up the evidence
to
.11
found the prisoner Not Guilty. . tea by Inaceertj
The prisoner was immediately ongratuia
d left die
ous friends, who attended during his trial, an
their company.

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ing dress; in cansequence of which, it is said that ttoroage,
are sometimes honoured with This kind of sooty 135
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bee"'
The entrance (o the Five's Court hl5 " hole 01
inaccessible, owing to the pulling down of the w
houses in that part,of St. Martin's-street.

On , BIRTH.
Wednesday last, the lady of Robert Brutton,
daughter.

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MARRIED• 1I John
'l4ol'
On the 26th inst., at Woodford, Mr. Joseph ).1 jobn
of Chelmsford, to Eliza, third daughter of the late ~s
Esq., of Woodford Essex. TO"'
vref fse
On Thursday, the 27th inst 5 at Merton, ..,,tl-1 mos,
Rider Boys, Esq to Sarah Jane, relict of J. lv -I,`rs,
of Bermuda. "

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DIED:
On the 21st inst., at Paris, ,Blizabeth flonrreorroarll t.-'4orill
wfiela,
of Alexander Benny Tallyour, Esq., of i Ili
Britain.
KiOngn,sthe 26th inst., in his 66th year, 111 r. Illacartb° '°l t
printing-oflice.. .
On the , t! tb6
inst, William Entwisle, Esq..o Henry ,400,_
On, Tuesday, the 2bth inst., at Cantberwe ,„ i! eog,
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an . her age, Catherineillary, 015 wirieff illiirckwood, PI
of 9,
aynarsyesind_claughtet of the,late_.`'n
N'Orh Britain. ~ tbe Ititt
O'in ithedi;tnhient' and t'i,tre.aNite,n „.__ah, relict ot_ar.
_ inst., a,t IS:e..sin o , :0,
B. D'lsr el' a 1, Esq., of Stoke Newington, in her 64th Yr.
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