The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-20 00:00:00

PRICE SEVENPENCE.

seen him write two or three times. (The bill of • exchange teas
handed to the witness). The acceptance to this bill 23 Mr.
Thompson's hand-writing, to the best of my. belief it is.
should take it as his acceptance. lam norat all acquainted
with the prisoner.
Cross-examined—l am a carpenter by trade, but I am by
practice an assistant to a Sheriff's officer. An attorney at
Northampton called on me, who knew I had some dealings
with Mr. Thompson. I was subpoenaed on Tuesday last. It
was Mr. Jay's clerk called on me. I never was applied to by
Mr. Harmer to come here:
Re-examined.—l have seen Thompson write within these
two months.
Mrs. Davis.—l am the wife of Cyrus Davis. I remember
Mr. Thompson coming to the house in April last. Mr. Thomp-
son called for pen and ink, and went into a back parlour. My
son was sent for some stamps. There were only two stamps.—
I could see into the parlour. 1 saw Mr. Thompson write on
the paper. I saw this through the folding doors. I know his
hand-writing. This (the acceptance to the bill) is his hand-
writing.
Cross-examined.—The prisoner wrote off- quite quick. He
did not hesitate or scribble, or require any assistance. The
little boy that went for the stamps is an intelligent child.—
The stationer with whom we deal liver nearly opposite to our
house.
William Davis (son of the last witness), a young boy of
nine years old, was next Called, and after being asked about
his knowledge of the obligation of on oath, was allowed to
be sworn. He stated that tire prisoner came to his father's
house in company with another man. WitnesS was sent k?
two stamps, and brought them to the other man in the back
parlour.
Cross-examined—Did not know how much money was given
to him. He asked for two stamps.
This closed the defendant's case.
Mr. Justice GASELEI; summed up the evidence, comment-
ing with great clearness upon the contradiction given to the
case for the prosecution by the witnesses called on• the part of
the defendant.
The Jury, after a very short consultation, retired from Court,
and returned in about a quarter of an hour with a verdict of
Not Guilty.
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After some squabbling among the parties as to the possession
of the bill for 150/. it was ordered to be given up to Mr. Isaacs
who claimed it on the part of his client, Mr. Moss, who had
given a valuable consideration for it.
The prisoner is very stupid-looking man. He conducted
himself with coolness during the trial. He was remanded to
abide his trial on another indictment, by another party, for a
fraud. The trial lasted froingen till three o'clock.
( Before a Middlesex Jury. )
Dennis Kelly and Jeremiah Fitzgerald were indicted for as-
saulting James Field, on the King's highway, putting him in
fear, and taking from his person a coat and hat, value 35., his
property. They were also indicted for assaulting and robbing
John Smith, and forcibly taking from his peson lls and a hat
and jacket, his property.
Field is an umbrella-maker, but on the 3d of July was mak-
ing hay at Hendon. He stated, that on the day mentioned,
he was returning from the Swan public-house at half-past
ten in, the evening; he was knocked down by two blows of a
stick, which rendered him insensible, and he continued so till
next day. lie lost his coat and hat. Witness not being able
to say who struck him, or whether the prisoners were present,
the Judge stopped the case, and they were acquitted on the first
indictment.
They were then given in charge for the robbery of Smith.
The prosecutor, who is of the same business as Field, but
who was at this time employed in haymaking at Hendon, stated
that on the night of the 3d July he was returning home about
10 o'clock, along with the prosecutor in the last case and a per-
son named Sullivan. He was attacked by the two prisoners,_
Fitzgerald struck him, and knocked him down, and Kelly kick-
ed him in the mouth, to keep him quiet while he was down._.
While on the ground his jacket was forcibly taken from his
back, and he lost his money. He made all the resistance in his
power, and tried to get away. There was no person present
when he lost his property. After this they went to his brother
and attacked him. Witness went for assistance, and the patrol
went after them, and they were taken. Kelly was brought back
to the Swan public-house. Witness never saw his jacket or
money again.

Cro-ss-examined by Mr. BARRY.— Witness had been drink-
ing at the Swan from half-past six till ten. There were some
Irish and some English there, but no quarrelling among them.
Another witness proved, that when the prisoner Fitzge-
rald was taken into custody, the Officer asked him where
the coat was ? He said he would tell him in the morning.._
Witness was present when a coat was found. It was pointed
out by Fitzgerald to the patrol. It was not the prosecutor's
jacket.

John Foster said that there were seven persons taken up on
suspicion of this business.

Several other witnesses were called, but nothing further was
elicited.

The prisoners being called on for their defence, one of them.
(Kelly) proceeded to address the Court in Irish, which occa-
sioned some merriment in the Court.
The Governor of /%Nwgate stated that Kelly could speak
English, and had been heard to do so when he was first taken
into custody. The other prisoner admitted that he could
speak English ; and witnesses were called on their behalf,
who gave such an account of the matter as made it appear to
have been nothing more than " a row " from beginning to
end, in which the prisoners were both struck, and did them.
selves strike in return ; while the prosecutor, who with his
brother had quarrelled with the prisoners in the course of the
day, at a public-house called the Swan,. took off his coat and
hat at night for the purpose of fighting the prisoners in the
road. Unfortunately, both hat and coat disappeared among
the by-stander.
The Jury, interrupting the defence, expressed themselves sa-
tisfied on the case, and tendered a verdict of Not Guilty.
Air. Justice LITTLEDALE expressed his surprise at this ;
and , intimated an opinion that the prisoners could hardly be
innocent of the imputed offence, if the evidence of the prose-
cutor was to be believed; or unless, indeed, they could sup-
pose the prosecutor to have been drunk at the time that Game
was committed, and to be incapable, therefore, of now correctly
deposing to it._ . .

-After some further observations between his Lordship and
the Jury, the Jury consulted together for a few minutes, and
returned a verdict as to both of the men of Not Guilty, which
was recorded.

OLD BAILEY NEW COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEAWT and a Middlesex Jury.)
Jo in Davis was convicted of embezzling, on the 26th ofJuly,
705., the property of his master, John King, a baker.
Esther Poole was indicted for stealing, on the 29th of July,
a frock, shirt, and petticoat, from the person of Catherine, the
child of Wm. Hands.
A little boy deposed, that on the 29th of July he saw a young
woman take the clothes from the child in Spitalfields, and run
away. He could not swear positively that the prisoner was
the person who stripped the child.
The Jury acquitted the prisoner.
Ann Harrison, and Margaret Amelia Wells, alias Mitchell,
were indicted for stealing, on the 4th ofJuly last, a silver ladle,
two silver fish-slices, two silver bowls, a canvas bag containing
several sovereigns, some silver, a one pound provincial note, and
other articles, the property of William Kingsford and Charles
Barham, the proprietors of the Belle Bauvage Inn, Ludgate-
hill.

Hart, a salesman, in Holl7well-street, deposed, that on
the 4th of July the prisoners came to his ship and asked him
to purchase the articles of plate mentioned in the indictment.
He asked how much they wanted for the things. . They
replied, " Give us what you like, ydu know how it is.''
He said he believed they had stolen the property; and he
would detain them. They then said that he might keep. the
things if he would let them go. He, however, detained them,
sent for an officer, and gave them into custody.
The officer who apprehended the prisoners proved that he
found in the lodging of Wells a pocket-book, concealed under
the foot of a bedstead.
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Thomas Ford, an officer of Bow-street, deplsed, tl it the pri-
soners were locked up in the office previous to their committal.
After they were gone, he examined the water-eloletto which
they had access, and found there a canvass bag. •
Mr. Barham identified the canvas-bag, the pocket-book, .and
the plate produced in Court as his property. •
The prisoners, in their defence, stated, that the property
was given to them by two young men, whom they met on Lon.
don-bridge, to sell for them.
The Jury immediately returned a verdict of Guilty.
At 5 o'clock, Mr. Sergeant Arabin relieved the Common
Sergeant; but no case cattle before him that possessed the
slightest public interest.