The Sun.
London, England, 1848-10-27 00:00:00

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD COUI?7.
THE CHARTIST TRIALS.
(T.O trial of Mullins, oontinued from our Afternoon
Edition.)
laspector Russell, and several other policemen, proved
finding in different places where some of the prisoners
who were tried and convicted last session resided, a
quaatitty of pikes, pistols, gunpowder, and balls.
The Court here adjourned for half an hour.
Thomas Barry, a shoemaker, of Lisson-grove, was
cue of the members of the Chartist, Association in
Aa4ust last. Had seen the prisoner Mullins at several
meetings, and heard him address them. On
one
one
occasion he said it was necessary for every
to prepare for the crisis that was coming,
and it was also necessary for every one to make a small
sacrafice to aid the Committee of Progress in their un-
dert,king. On the 16th of August recollected Mullins
coming into a meeting ,that was held in witness's
locality, when s man of the na..dmel
w`
of Smith
as afraid
tapped him on the shoulder, and said,
you was Luken; to which Mullins replied,
of the name
they
Will only take me with my life." man
of Cruikshanks followed Mullins into the room, and laid
a musket on the table, there were several guns and
pistols in the room. Smith said that they musts
prepare to go to the Seven Dials. A question wa
were
asked how they were to take their arms, w
called toothpicks, to which a reply was made, "in the
best way they could." Witness then went to Crown
seen
-
street, Soho, where he saw many persons he had
at the meeting.
Cross-examined by Mr. PARRY—Did not join the
Chartists to betray them. lied had 11. a week since he
had been unable to work at his trade. Had been in pri-
son for the unlawful possession of a pint pot. Had
also been in prison about four years ago for
taking some bread out of a baker's cart for
a drunken spree. He had four months' imprisonment
for it, as his companions ran away. He was living at
Willesden at that time. Had never been found in a
wiue-cellar at Willesden. When he was an apprentice,
about nine years ago, he ha 1 been sentenced to a month's
imprisonment for trespassing after game. Knew a man
of the name of Russell, but had never been charged by
him with stealing a cape.
John Baldvrinson, tailor, ofWebber-street, Blackfriars-
road, proved that he was a class leader of the Chartists
meeting at the South London Chartist Hall, and that
on the day Eiliest Jones was tried he was at the George
pnhlic-house in the Old Bailey, in company with the
prisoner Mullins and others, when it was agreed that a
meeting should be held of secretaries and delegates.
Witness was not allowed to sit with them, as he was
neither a secretary or a delegate. The prisoner Mullins
wrote something on separate slips of paper, which
he handed to each of them, and one to Pedley, who
was then elected a delegate to the secret corn-
Pyles' in Milton-street, On the following Wed-
ri,..clay, the 12th of August, witness went with
Pr•dity and Mullini to Milton-street, and in going
e—re the prisoner took them through some courts and
ys, which he pointed out as good places from which
t re upon the military and police. The rris..ner re-
.rked that if the alleys had not thoroughfares, they
uld not do. The witness detailed further proceed-
of the Chartist body up to the 15th August, and
red that he gave information to the police on the
= a of August, after he and the others had been taken
-1 custody at the Angel public. house.
Frees examined by Mr. PAISRY —Did not intend to
given up the men at the time he acted with them.
• ..d a piko and a pistol, both of which he bought fur
Itself in the month of June.
:lenry Jones, a police-constaLle, proved that at four
Gook on the morning of the 17th of August, he found
a basket containing 280 rounds of perfect ball-cartridges,
and 50 imperfect ones, in Clerkenwell Church-yard.
• After the examination of Inspector Black, and several
other members of the Metropolitan Police, who gave the
same evidence they did on the trials of Dowling and
Calfey, and the others tried at the last session, several
chemical gentlemen were called, who proved that the dif-
ferent balls and articles found in the houses of the pri-
s._;ners who were tried last session were of a most dan-
gerous and combustible character.:
Sergeant Thompson stated that he apprehended the
prisoner on the 18th of September last at No. 4,
Taths.m's-court, John-street, East-street, Old Kent-road.
The prisoner came down stairs dressed in female clothes,
and witness thought he was a female, till the prisoner
held up his finger and said " I surrender."
This closed the case for the prosecution.
Mr. PARRY then rose to address the jury on behalf of
the prisoners, and was speaking when our Edition went
to press.