The Sun.
London, England, 1814-10-28 00:00:00

OLD' BAILEY.

EnEß.—This morning Thanz-ts Sherpe was
put to the bar, charged with the Wilful Murder
of Mrs. DOBBINS, of :Kentish Town. He waS
found Guilty upon the clearest evidence, and sen-
tence was immediately passed upon him by the
RECORDER. He was ordered for execution on
Monday, and hiS body afterwards to be dissected.
This wretched Being evinced throughout the most
hardened and diabolical spirit. Lord ELLEN-
BOROUGH presided on the Bench. Three more
Trials for Murder will come on this day.

ROBBERY AT BEnFoNT.---Yesterday John An-
derson and Thainas.pooley„#ore capil Jly indicit-
edfor assaulting Joseiih Lotithurst,A*Ve King's
highway, and taking from his person his which,
101. Staines Bank note, an umbrella, and all the
wearing apparel which he had on at the time they
attacked hitn.

On' the evening of the 7th of Septemher last,
Mr. Longhurst, who is a carpenter residing at
Staines, was stopped by three soldiers in tied', ont-
lane, who tciok him into an 'adjoining field, nib-
bed him' of. all his property, and left him tied
hand and foot in a gravel-pit. For this offence
one Strangeways was tried and convicted last Old
Bailey Sessions. The two prisoners were since
apprehended on'the same charge. The prosecutor
having repeated the circumstances of the ro:,bery,
which have already been detailed, he said he was'

certain that. Andersini was one of the men who

olibcd him. He was not so certain of the person
)E Dooley, although he verily believed he was the
hird man. Anderson asked the r.itn.ess whether

he (Anderson) had not entreated the other two
men who robbed him to leave him 'sonic clothes
to cover his nakedness ? The prosecutor answer-
ed that be did.

Lord'ELLENBOROUGH here told the prisoner to
pink before he put questions Which might injure
The prisoner, however, asked the prosecutor,

whether he did'not {►ear two of the men delibe-

rating about going back to the gravel -pit to mur-
der him ; and whether he (Anderson) did not in-
treat them to -desist from such atrocity. Prose-
cutor (lid not hear such a conversation.
Mrs. Grigg, pastry-cook, Piazza, Covent-garden, proved
that earlyin the morning of tie Bth of September the two
prisoners came to the shop, accompo n id by a in an now, under

sentence of death (Strangeways). The two prisoners were id
regimentals.
•John Stratford • S3Li 'three men come into the Ship, James-
street, Covent-garden, on the mOrning,cif the Bth of Septem-
ber., between three and four. Anderson, he was sure, was
one of these men.' They ull'ered 'iv 101. note to change, which
they did not obtain.
Christopher Stratford saw both the prisoners iii Mrs. Griggs

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house, in the Piazza, Covent-garden.
Charles Stratford, nephew of the last witness; also proved
that he had seeu the two prisoners iu the Ship, on the same

morning.
Daniel Bishop, an officer, apprehended' both prisoners, and
found-round the tied; of Anderson a handkerchief, which was
claimed by the prosecutor as his-property. 'lle priseners, on
being. brought together, denied any I,no.vledge of each other..
The prisoners were asked what they had to say in their de-.
fence.—Anderson at once admitted •his guilt, and
written paper, in which he' stated that he was a Scotchotaii,
and, along with Strangeways and another man, deserted front
the 45th regiment lying at Exeter. Previous to the robbery
with Nyhich he stows charged; they had been two days without
food. It was proposed by his two companions to murder the
prosecutor to prevent his appearit, against them ;' but he
pleaded for his ltfe, and also obtained sonic clothes for him
to coVer him from the cold. He likewise endeaVOured to in-
duce' his companions in iniquity to go•liome, which they
would not accede to.—Dooley said heitad nothing to - say hi
Lis defence•; he threw himself on the mercy of the Court.
Dooley kan Irishinan.
.111 r. Justice CLIAMBRE having summed hp the
evidence, the Jury found Anderson Guilty; but
having doubts as to the identity of Dooley, they
acquitted hini.—They both stand charged with
another highway robbery in Surrey.
Robert King and William King 'were indicted for

burglariouslybreaking into theawelling•bouse of

John Bloomfield, and stealing 24 bottO of wine.
It appeared, that about four o'clock on the morn,-
ing of the 13th instant, the patrole,-in passing the
prosecutor's house, in the Brood woy,Westminster,
found the•cellar door olien. He gave an alarm to
the prosecutor, who come down, and went into
the cellar with the patrole, where thy found the
prisoner Robert King ; William King' had pre-
vionsly been seen by the patrole near Mr. Bloom.
field's house : 24 bottles of wine were stolen.—
Robert King was found Guilty, Death; William
King was acquitted.
Jane Wood was indicted for stealing two 1/.

notes, and various articles of wearing apparel, in
the dwelling-house of .11avid Stanborough, in the ,
month of September last. The prisoner, it ap-
peared, was-a weekly servant of the prosecutor,
and having been left in charge of the premises on' -
the morning of the 20th of Sept. she took away
the property. She was apprehended the same
day, with the greater part of it,- and one of the
notes, in her possession.—Guilty, Death.