The Sun.
London, England, 1822-01-18 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

• • -BIGAMY.
Yesterday John Crooks was indicted for marrying Mary
Nason, his farmer wife, Mary Vinon, alias Crooks, being then
alive.
The Rev. Mr. Wynianprodueed the registry of St.,GeorgeN-0
13loomsbury, by which it appeared that the prisoner married
Mary-Nelson on the 20th - May; 1310. - • •
Jane .Sa.unders examined—Was sister to Mary Nelson ;
the 20th of May she Married prisoner, being then of the ale of
17 years: • She returned to her father's house three months after
marriage, as her husb4nd lt:ft her.' •
Mr. Taylor, Clerk of the parish of SL "
produced the register-book of that parish, which noted doc; so-
lemnization of 'the marriage of the prisoner with Mary Vinon,
on the 22d of August, 1804. .
Mary Ann Nelson married the prisoner; she was four months.
advanced in, pregnancy when prisoner left her; they afterward
lived togethsr, and she. 'had'four children by him._ Ile, had to-
tally left her -for,the last five years. The children were support-.
ed by the parish. Prisoner wrote sometime ago to witness, in-'
forming her that she was not his lawful wife, and that she might
accept any el:2r made to her. •
The prisoner:dented this statement.
Michael Saunders swore that the signature in the re, ,!isiee of
the first Maistiage was the prisoner's 'hand-writing. Witness
was present at the time.
Win. Wad, • jitn.; the officer; had seen Mary Vinon this
morning ; heard prisoner confess that he had married her ; he
gave witness a list of his wives, as he had heard huhatla great',
many of them. . •
Mary Vinim was called, but being the Itivfetl wife; was not
sworn. She appeared iri a very dejected state.
The prisoner put in a written defence that one of his wives
had been tried'in this Court, and convicted of a Capital- offOo° ; •
and that the, prosecution arOse from the instigation c Mar!
NeLion.
Th prisoner further said, that he left Nelson by mutual .
consent, and
wgave
h7phri,o.rt'ivacn till
The clerk e,ithmerariee.
register of the second marriage
was re7alled, where the prisoner described himself a bachelor.
, The Commow SERJEANT told the Jury, that by the ac,
tjames 1., this7crime Was- made a- transportable offence. If
ha married a second time, his first wife being still living, Ite•
was guilty of perjury and if the second wife had proF...ity, lie
added tobbery at. the altar to the crime of perjury. Ile 111,`-'
sworn that there was no laWful impediment, and Mary Nelson
had 137 en, plunged into a train of misery through his gross
misconduct.

.Judignient—" You are an abandoned fellow and have.madz •
a hoist of hay' n; deluded many w'bmen in this way, but sire
must stop your progress. You have deprived the young wo-
man of all her hopes of marrying advantageously. The sen-
tence of the Court is—that you be traniporied beyond the seas
for > e 'en years.
Thom%s Herring and John Newman, two boys not more-
than 12. years Of ate, were indicted for stealing a piece of beer
from a butcher living in :Fit. Giles's.
The lads vrere taken with the beef in their possession., and the
Jury found them Guilty.
The ciffieer Who took the boys into custody said; thatSti.Giles's
was inLated by these young villains, so that it became dange-
rous to walk through that part of the town either in the night
or the day. This was not Herring's first appearance-at the bar.
Prison r. —Please you. my Lard, it was only for tvici guns.
The CoatMox. StanuAsT sentenced both of them to trans•
portation for seven years.

SURREY SESSIONS.
Abraham Barnett, the jew;,' who was convicted a short time
ago before the Magistrates at Union-hall, of having kept a
mg-house,' at which hazard and other unlawful games were
played, appear:A yesterday, against the conviction.
Mr. CowLEY and Mr. THESIGER were Counsel for the
appellant;: ,
HEATu and Mr. TURTON fOr,thoyeappndento
An objection was taken on the part of ti-,ye respondent, that,
the notice given of the intention to appeal wns_motsuthcient.• -
After some lengthened arguments on both sides were heard, tho 7
Court held that the objection was well founded', and the eon'
viction was confirmed ; as were two others for similarseenees.