The Sun.
London, England, 1803-10-27 00:00:00

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the Proiecutor any -knowledge of the notes or
money. The coat being produced, was duly iden-
t.fied by the Prosecutor.
This was the jest of the evidence against the
Prisoner.—He said nothing in his defence; nor had
he any Witnesses to appear for him. Thee Prose-
cutor observed that the Prisoner was a poor deso-
late lad—that be worked in his neighbourhood, and
that he never knew him to have any relationS or
friends in existence.

Mr. Baron-Toomrscx, in his charge to the jury,
observed thin there wai little doubt from the evi.
dente,; of the Pristiner's ha'vihg stolen the coat ; AS
to the other property laid in the indiament, no,such
proof obtained—the Prisoner denied his hiving
taken notes or money,, end they were never alter.;
wards heard of, In order toconviß the Prisoner
capitally under such a charge as the present, they.
must be satisfied that he stole the notes, &c.• at Aho
same time he did the, coat.
The Jury, found the Prisoner. .Guilty of..fteuling
the coat on?y; which obviated the capirai Part of
the charge.

charged, with a capital
offence, in feloniously stealing, on the 19th of OC.
sober, three duffel great coats, value 31. 25. "and alio
4 variety of other articles of wearing apparel vdiued
to a considerable amount, in the dwelling- house of
NVM,'Chatnbers, his. property.
The Prisoner, it appeared, had been warehouse.
man toAhe Prosecutor, Mr. Chambers, a considerable
Clothes Dealer in Broartstreet St. Giles's; On
the morning of the igth the Prisoner was observed
by one of the Witnesses, a shopinan of Mr. awn- .
bers's, -go out of the shop with a bundle under
arm. Some Suspicions being entertained with re-
spea to the Prisoner, the Witness followed him,
and dogged him into a, public,house ioKing-street,
kept by one Forts (who, was inclifted at the same
time with the Prisoner as.a .receiVer, but the Bill
was igoore'd by the Gravid Jury): .this Witness vied
not arrive time enough at the public.house in order
to enable him to establish, ,any thing against the
Prisoner;, however, it. appeared that one Bentley,
a Parish Constable, happened " be in the taproom
at the time, who saw the Prisoner• deliver the
bundle to the Landlord, and desire him to put it ,
up;" accordingly
,Forss put it itt a cupboard under
•
the stairs Which communicated with the tap-room.
The- Prisoner's condua very shortly ifterwards
coining to light, Bentley apprehended him, on which
he begged for mercy, and said hc hoped his
would.forgive as it was his first offence.
kepi 'were fountll'on the Prisoner, which opened his
boxes at his lodgings,. which were' searched, an
which contained several of the other articles spe-
a-
cified in the indiftment ; but as no proof 'was
duced• that these, up to a certain value, were stolen;
at the same time, the Court informed the Counsel
for 'the Prosecution, that to establish
the chaise
tinder, the indiCtinept, •he should confineltlitnself7tat
the trartsaftion of the three D'uffel coats. .
This .was the sum of the evidence at ;10'1'7'
athned poiriiesowneirt.nesHs_e►
wlaelfti-nlotlisucieledletnoc.eilisto his Coun'e
After an able charge from Mr. Baronel?l3:ifil
the INay
fY
the value of 395.,
which,
as in the prcceiiing coS
'.does away the capital part of the charge.
(chat Firher was also capitally found the prisone-, of
niously stealing,
value 71. the property of Daniel Howe. ,
The circumstances of this case as
WCfC briefly,
follow:---It appeared that the mare was put ill.
bury, at six o on the 13th -instant,
field of the Prosecutor's, who lira baker. at AY-le!#
charged with fic).;
'clock in the evening of the 13th I°'
Brant ; the gate vi as, not locked; the next morning
the mare was missed. .*
It further appeared in ,evidence that the Pritonrr
was seen, on the 'morning of the ra.th, the mare Ys:
seen in the possession .of the Prisoner on
Ealirg
Common, who agreed to sell it ,to one of, the %sit.
esscs• He at first asked iii. for her; the witneslv
n
alluded to offered hirnsl,; they adjourned to a
wphen"
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lie-house to refresh and talk over the bargaio;
at length the Prisoner said the mare should go fat'sl. and half • a guinea.. The Witness's suspicions
were "alarmed ; he intimated them to the Prisoner.,
whom •he caused to be detained, and a 'constable IP
be sent for.
We
they, were taking the Prisoner before Mr.
,',egg• a Magistrate in that quarter, he .acknow.-
'caged, as the Constable averred, voluntarily, that
he had taken the _mare from a field of Mr.HOwe's,
baker, ar Aylesbury, -and supplicated for oierey,
&e. In consequence the PrOsecutor was sveed"
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These faCti clearly appearing in evidence' ho
Jury were constrained .to find the Prione,`,l:vole
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LOA E LLENBOROUGII, who tried the Mir, 'd,
sort of 'recommendation from- the Prosecutor, Pill;
inanely inquired of him, respelling. his forioet Gat
rafter; against whichlt 'appeared nothing onfaib.
able was alledged.,