The Sun.
London, England, 1836-09-24 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COk:
(THIS DAY.)

OLD C RT.
William Tayler, a private wat CO
was indicted lee! r;
liciously shooting at Capt. E. Windham Hanmer, with
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to do him some grievous bodily harm. Morse
The prosecutor said he was a Captain in the Royal sa.
Guards, residing in the barracks in Regent's-park- thlabeet
turday the 17th inst., he was walking up Albany-street,
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12 o'clock at night, when near some palings opposite the 7h e
new Church, he stopped for a certain purpose. iU
prisoner immediately ran at him with a 0'14004
his hand, and grossly abused him—threatening' Cr)te was
him if he did not instantly retire. He (prism l/ ess)
very much intoxicated, and was so violent that he Kviltn he
thought it necessary for his own safety to seize the ,g.„1:11,47-tbS
attempted to do so, and a struggle ensued, during lc u;','"„ess's
ramrod broke, and the barrel slipped through the Si ..t
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hands. The prisoner was thrown down, but g °_ua
again immediately, and running to a corner presented dreg gths
He dreo
at witness, saying, " now I'll drop you."
trigger, but the gun did riot catch. The prisoner thest
into a door in the building, and shutting the door said, "11001 a
you come near I'll do for you." Witness gave the aler° et
two policemen having come to his assistance, they knocke
the door, and on being ordered the prisoner came out, and .os,
given in charge by witness. On a subsequent exernina ntlea,
the gun was found to be on half-cock, and the pan Ac'rhat
When before the Magistrate the prisoner said a :man
thosivu;attesbd
night attempted to rob the premises he was appoin,ted
and he had threatened to come back, with other lICTSOINSf a
do for him. aot
The prisoner said the gun being only on half coc.V.,
have gone off or done harm.
Daniel Barrett, a policeman, was called by the
on the night in question. The prisoner was in a); little
shed on the premises which he was in the habit not ill-ea
when en duty, as a private watchman. Witness 8600
him why he had attempted to shoot the prosecut ,or.
said he would shoot him or any other man who would Otsi
water on premises he was guarding. He told where th,,„l.ge
irosee.
was, and on examining it, he found it was loaded. Ti c"5000
was drawn at the station-house. While that was bt !leg se.
the prisoner attempted to seize the gun, saying to t he Pr°,,ea
cutor, " If I did not shoot you before, I'll do it Ow.' lilt
cowardly rascal." The gun was found to be loaded ei"
powde and large shot.
The p rimer in defence said that on filo pretrions e ire'e
thre
ing to the transaction stated, a man caeac to
miser and attempted to steal lead. He (the prisoner) Purs
vented him, and ho then told him that hel would rettis
with five other men, and have the lead in spite of him „'
told this to his employers, and they advised kiln te) keera the
arms on the premises. Seeing the prosecutor gat !ding• of
palings, he presented the gun at him, but with no inteeti-eirl
shooting him. Tl • gun was neither primed nor cockeut
it was impossible for it to have gone off.. old
Mr. Justice BOSANQUET did not think the indictment: la
be sustained, because, had death ensued, the offence,e ` clti'
not amount to murder. The prosecutor having disown Wi ori
as,
saner down, he might have been apprehensive o-ffurther
bad
and under that feeling he might have presonted the gun case,
lal "
a been stated. He, under all the circu 53 nces of the
would advise an acquittal.
The Jury returned a verdict of Not Guilt . L 014
The prisoner received a severe fromreprimance the - es die.
Judge on the gross impropriety of his conduit, and °-
charged.

NEW COURT. dker-
Mary Simmonds was indicted for stealing st weral hall
chiefs and other articles, the property of Mary Smith. „cot-
The prosecutrix is a laundress, living at Cot itentraelsle`orsl
tage, and the prisoner was a servant in her emi riot. eh, pri'
articles were missed, which were afterwards traced
to
soncr's possession.—Guilty. e 01 ant°
The Learned Jones sentenced the prjsoner to thre
impr Gisonment. ealit'
eorge Rogers, aged 22, was indictotl for utealing
value 175., from the shop of James Vivian. N 0.19:
The prosecutor keeps a pawn-broker's shop at. 12t"
Stafford-street, Lisson-grove, and on the eve nin,g of Wooed
of September the prisoner was observed by a .little boY•001k,00
James Moran, to jump up and take the coat- otT a bediatelf
which it was hanging outside the door. He s vas /a tilt!.
taken into custody with the coat in his possession.--„" need
The Learned JUDGE sentenced the prisoner to se/ e",.;030"
transportation, but accompanied the sentence with 11'„ritoll'
mendation that it should be commuted to 12 months, irtnroauel
ment in the Penitentiary, provided it appeart'd that he
while in prison should merit such leniency.
r'd of rib.
Sarah Jones, 22, was indicted for stealing 16 ya•-,: ons'i
bon, value 6s. Bd., from the shop of Wm. Shelton an" ;tor,
The prosecutors keep a linen-draper's shop st • t3C/'„),:soetc,
and on the evening of the 16th of September -die 5"
came into the shop, and called for a stay-lace, sr ith °Leo,
was served. She was then observed by one of t lie al
to take a roll of ribbon off the counter, and curie° fess&
der her cloak. On being taken into custody, she On
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her guilt, and said it was her first offence. 10 •
Mr. Shelton believed that her character previ v° TO
been very good. She had been in service in two or three obit
pectable families in the neighbourhood, and was ire
of purchasing at his shop for two years.—Guilty v hi fll°
The prisoner having been recommended to Mere.' nt.
prosecutor, was sentenced to fourteen days' imprison:lt the
Charles Martin, who pleaded guilty to stealirrg ,1:;; he'
property of his master, was sentenced to six llionlo—
m en t. sling.
William Pearce,. aged sixty-one, was indicted fa ate,
cabriolet, value 204 , the property of Robert Richar3n.
The prosecutor, who is a cabriolet-builder, reSiding: a f th°
Lion-yard, Clerkenwei.l. deposed that on the evening': filo
2d September the prisoner hired a cab for 14s. a wcea‘,,id
the understanding that a week's hire should be alwayslsoller
advance. At the expiration o: the first week, the r 109
not having come to pay the neat week's hire, inclulizess‘
made, and it was ascertained that 110 had given a false B.ooo'
He was taken into custody at Brom;sey on the 150:4. I I,onl.
when he confessed that he had sold the property to lur.
Ashley, coach-builder, Chenie's-mews. the 1)0
Louis Ashley purchased the cab for 61. 30s. from ore
soncr, on the 2d September. It was not worth rn to of
Si., being quite out of repair. After making rePtil:jobit °
amount of 5/. 10s., he sold it for 131. 10s. Is in
t rho
purchasing old cabriolets.—Guilty. FP to
There ryas another charge of a similar nature Wool ,
prisoner, but the Learned Judge did not think it nnee,r trait
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press it, and the prisoner was sentenced to seven yes'
portation. oat e
Charles Seddons, 18, was indicted for stealing a
two waistcoats, the property of Charles GreenavraY.
The prosecutor lives in Bakers'-court, Half Nl(3ow- e
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and the prisoner slept with him. The articles et°llV
discovered to have been pawned in the neighbourhood
prisencr. ui
To be impG risonedlty. , and kept to hard labour for three '12%0°
James Smith, 26, was indicted for stealing two coats'
o 0
305., the property of Edward Nichols.
The property was lying.in a cart at the door of thvreith its
ff od)
Inn, Smithfield, and the prisoner was seen to run 0- lobo
and enter the Half Moon public-house in the neighb° .
where it was found concealed.--Guilty. ortliii°be
The prisoner was sentenced Li seven years' troll) r of tc
and the Learned Judge directet.l that the characteioe
house where the property was hart:, oured should eft 'leer
into, and made known to the Magistwtes at the Ile"
Oa'
ing day. .1 for et,
William Hayes and David Connor were indict ore
ing a quantity of lead from the house, No. t..+o, Shelt°lll' the
Piccadilly, the property of the Duke of St. AThaile., btof a 0
The house is an uninhabited one, and on tile r"g„oliee'„,e,
20th instant the prisoner Connor was found I;Y„lises
standing outside the area railing. The prisoner 11;,' the
diately afterwards came over the arca railing, and "z,-*ch
was found the lead recently cut, and a knit:e withislnd'fi, sans 11
been effected. Hayes, on being taken intr.` oust There
5
Connor you are a fool not to go awe Y• Ober
stopper nosy put upon us. the
The Jury found Hayes Guilty, and acquitted
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prisoner. „Aars SP
The prisoner Hayes was sentenced to seven .7- ,owe
portation. coat'
Amos Hammond, 22, was indicted for stealing a
b e
305., the property of Francis Good. ste b
001. A °l:it I
Hampton, an hostler, was employed at
in Globe-lane, about half-past eleven on the nigh bec-pzi'
Sept., and saw the prisoner snatch the coat from, n she ,cl,
the chaise and ran off. Witness followed him w:u.evi-as f‘l-
- threw the coat over a garden-wall, where 01.
—Guilty. To be imprisoned for 12 months. a 119
Abraham Johnston, 13, was indicted for stealing.oo
kerchief, value 55., from the person of Charles a
boy s
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nold, a French gentleman—Guilty. the
The prisoner, who is an. old offender, was sent to
ship for seven years.

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE'
(THIS DAY.)
0 AP'
UNION-HALL. , too ,_L Pi
ATTEMPT TO POISON.—A respectable younis s VP" 01'
pearance, in a dreadful state of exhaustion, vq%,. to P
brought before Mr. TRAILL, charged with atteinPti''' too
son himself with a quantity of laudanum. •ottegi , ill
Police officer P 3 stated that he discovered the Yarcot'),o3
yesterday, in the neighbourhood of Camberwell, aPP hitili D'eti
a dying state ; he had some difficulty in rousi,n„g .earcilitia
supposing that he had been taking poison "," lauo-bot
him, and found two bottles that had containe,_"o tgas, to
empty in his pockets. He asked him who ";, hio„ia .
lie refused to give any information, and he took
, her:sea
the station-house. On being further pressed tlijef rf,',-lice
his father-in-law resided at Sydenham, bat s'oe '7-030
to give his own name, or that of his relations. 1.,,, hat be
officer then went to his father-in-law at Sydenhato-d OW
refused to have anything to do with him, but sta ftr,t
had been carrying on the public business at Ifoxtoe'arae, -
Mr. TRAILL—WeII, young man, what is your 0 of
iO"5 a
where do your friends reside ?
Rl'omrtlity
The young man here appeared to be totally tnicZcollice I-
wh.:itrt.hTe
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the most vacant manner. to ' ttl
Magistrate said, and stared about . 0.
~ to
any questions. He bad better, therefore, be take ,to
tion7house, and brought up again on Monday. ~,ittini"°„icci
his relations lived The policeman then took him but after oh' essce,•l4l.
away.
It appears he is not in a state nov; ibe s
him that he would be locked till Monday, his 5611:ssicl t .
to revive, and on being brought back to the table h for
Mr. TRAILL directed the policeman to take Ili".
tabs c,-aia
the pa-- " seeing . ' • 1 • - would
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, .i.use of waetner his relations „ht
in Buck-lane, Whitechapel. ~,,„ there,', of
him ; and if they would not, then he must be "
on Monday.