The Sun.
London, England, 1804-10-25 00:00:00

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LIRST DAY-..-WEI;NE,,DAY, OCT. 24.•
.TlOl Seksions commenced f .day before Lord
ELLKNaoaouc-it. ,Baron 'THOMIPON, the Lotto!
MAYOR, RECORDER," And Pity,PfAccrs.
13.ultGLAtt;Ys •
jaw Blair was convieleirof burglarinusly break.'
ing and entering into the dsvellingrhouse 7.if George
Gibbs, at Shoreditch, and stealing thereout twenty-
five guineas, a silk hal!dkerchief, a gold.ring-, and:
various other articles, his property.
It appeared in evidence, that the Prisoner at the
Bar, and a girl of the name of Sally Swan, with
whom he. cohabited, were taken up on suspicion,
and brought together to the Police cKce, where
they underwent an examination befere the Sitting
-Magistrate : upon searching them,•nothing material
.was found upon the. Prisoner but, on searchiog at ,
the girl's lodgings, a gold ring was found, which
afterwards turned out to be the property of, the:
Proiecutdr when interrogated where , she had:got
the ring.? she said the Prisoner gave it to her ; but.
he could not .givo any satisfatioty account h)w- it-
.came into his, possession. They were separated,..
.and put into clifferent.apartments, which were Only :
divided by a thin partition. One of the OflieciS
concealed himself in an adjoining room, and user.
heard the-Prisoner say to the girl—,4 I hope, Sal,
ynu won't swear. against me; I never will discover
who was along. With me when it Was done, for I
gill die first."

The' jury, after some consultation, recur-ned their
verdid of G4i/O's

Thomas Afarr;r, alias DoBor Morris (a horse &re.
tor), was iodiNed for feloniously stealing from the
person of William Chambers several Bank.notes, his
PrPperty.
It appeared in evidence, that on the evening of
the 291) of August last, between three and ionr
o'cl,,ck, the Prosecutor has] been in company with'
some frier-ids he had met by accijerit, and got ex.
ceedingly intoxicated ; so much so, that in.passing
through Ferrer. lane, he- fell senseiet;s on the flags.
A young man, of the name of Lacy, a bran-founder,
passing by, and seeing him in, such a situation,'
took hitn Up, and sent a boy for a coach. . When,
the boy returned with the coach, the Prosecutor'
pulled several Bank Notes out of his breeches pocket,
in taking our a shilling to give him for his trouble.
At the moment they weae endeavouring to put
the Prosecutor into the coach, the Prisoner came
up, said he knew the Gentleman very well, and
would see hint safe home ; he' then put the Pro.
secutor into the coach, got in after him, and
they. dr,..ve 'off. When the coachman Came to the
Seven Dials, he let down the front glass, and heard
- the Prisoner frequently, repeat, 6, Where do yoit
-live, where's your home ? have particular business
to 'attend to, and musr leave you." The eheck.string
was then pulled, he stopped the coach, and the Pri.
Inner got .put, declaring he could go no further,—
Alpo the. coachman's remonstrating with him fur
leaving the Prosecutor., in, such ,a situation, he re.
Plied, he had a particolar aPPointmehr at that time;
and could go no further. Upon looking into the
coach, the coachinan - perceived the Prosecutor's
breeches. pocket turned inside out ; asked him,
bad any tricks been played on him ? to .which he
could obtain no answer, argl,vvith difficulty found
net white* lived. ,• kle then drove. him to Middle
ROw, Sr. Giles's, where-he was met by the Prose
rotor's sister, to whom he.. related what- had hap.
pened. Application was then, made to the Magi.
mites ; and, upon a description being given of the
Prisoner's person, the Chlicera immediately recol.
idled him, 'and some- time, after he, Was apprehend.
A few days ago the coaclunan saw a person in
the street very like the Prisoner, which, ar first,
made him doubt his person, butiacterwarcls, he was
enabled to swear positively, that the person. who
lef‘ the Prosecutor in the coach was the same who,
though differently dressed, was afterwards taken
up; and the Prisoner had never been out-of custody
since. The Prosecutor had never seen the Prisoner

° before that time, and watiran utter stranger w him;
and Mr. Lacy had not the keit doubt •that he was
the-man who went away in .the mach with the,Pro.
beCU cur.
The Prisoner, who was a lemarkably tall, elderly
man, upwards of seventy years of age, upon being
called on for his defence, stated, that it was a ma-
ticieus 'and scandalous prosecution, without one
word of truth in the evidence., ..He was in the
country at the time the business occurred, and had
several. Witnesses to prove it ; but, unfortunately,
not one of them attended; he threw himself entire.
ly upon the protedion of the Court and the Jury.,
It was observed by the Court, that previous to
putting off his trial last Sessi,ins, he had received
auflieient notice, and ,had declared his Witnesses
were all ready ; he now came before them again,
Etna had not sent for any one•
Lord Et.ettuonuoGtt, who tried the cause,, watt
informed that the Peistaaer'a Witnesses attended out.
side the Court, and. having told him so, asked hint
if he would have them called ?
Prisnoer—,l 1 don't believe they are come."
Lord Re—." I am informed they ate; they shall
be called, if you wish it."

Prisoner,--" I don't wish it now ; Lha.ve ber•n
cruelly treaftcd."

Thi Jury returned their Vorditi—Guilty,

letv;r Reritai•iii; and Maty hie wile,wrre indieted
Cr stealing a quantity of table linen,, wearing ap.
parei, &c. the property of Lewis Atin Cx.,..tr Count
North.