The Sun.
London, England, 1835-09-23 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

bottles
of
vvinO:D COURT.-4THIS DAY.)
Mary w• •
zlhanzs, aged 22, wag indicted for stealing two
rio six pairs of stockings, a silk dress, and other
Pertg, of the value of 4L and upwards, the property of
r. Samuel Ritcbi
I.sPrciin the evidencee of Mrs. Ritchie, it appeared that the
Taconer bad been housemaid with her at her residence at
yi(hineath,and in that capacity she had stolen the pro-
perty
question, cuWhen the policeman took the prisoner
stody, she was very much intoxicated.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
rJohn Sullivan was indicted for stealing from Mrs. Hud-
n%the wife of the celebrated comic singer, a reticule, con-
taining a pocket-handkerchief and several other articles.
the statement of Mrs. Hudson, it appeared that
trn
friends 12th
of
August last, as she was walking with some
,Cotella1,1; psaeyrson snatched her reticule and ran off. Witness
whether the prisoner was the man or not, as
Lvi action was so sudden.
eettll Irishman residing in Drury-lane swore positively to
g tile. Prisoner take the reticule.
inf Prisoner, who is one of the notorious den of thieves
I,_;';ing the neighbourhood of Drury-lane, said that all that
""',!..nean stated against him was.false.—Guilty.
anaNiortly after 10 o'clock the Judges, Mr. Baron Gurney
b, ~kr• Justice Williams, entered the Court, accompanied
,tlle Lord Mayor, the Sheriffs, &c.
01uilrislvpher Banbury, aged 55, was
.indicted. for feloni-
31Y administering to Esther Banbury, his wife, a quantity
arsenic, with intent to murder her.
Esther Banbury stated that she had been married to the
vilafter upwards of 30 years. He and herself had. for
stha e time past been upon bad terms. On Wednesday, the
401 of August, her husband came home shortly before 11
bereaectnoeck in the evening. Her son, with whom she resided,
home shortly afterwards. Her husband fetched some
, a bundle of wood, and some eggs. Her husband
I°,l2,ened the eggs, which he beat up to make some egg-
nrt, Witness put part of the beer into a saucepan in
per to warm it, after which she mixed the eggs and
ee beer together. Witness then went into the shop,
tfav,ing her husband only there. When she returned part
tne egg hot had been put into a glass, and the other was
filut into a half-pint pot. Prisoner drank that which was
Attth,e half-pint pot, and asked witness to drink the other.
ms time witness's son came in, and drank part of. that
;rich was in the glass, and the witness drank the remainder,
te the exception of a small quantity which she left in the
NT. Witness put that which remained into a clean pan.
,„3undY had entered the place, with the exception of wit-
Zses son and the prisoner. Witness then went to bed, and
Shortly afterwards was taken very ill, with sickness and a
43arP burning pain, which continued during the whole night.
lid witness stating to the prisoner how ill she had been,
attJeXelairnin " Good God! what have I taken ?" he
(1, "There's always something the matter with you,
o left the house to .go to his shop at Somerstown. Wit-
em,
8 son, who bad also been ill during the night, had
/lataited in the pan in which she had put the remains of the
male The contents of the pan were shewn to a surgeon
d Edwards.
whro,ss-examined by Mr. PHILLIPS—The prisoner's son,
en he came home, said he bad had enough, and did not
wa,,, any thing to drink ; but he was quite sober.
William
Mr. Baron GURNEY—Had often had egg-hot before.
t:vyAci.ilalina: Thomas Banbury stated, that on the night of
itad' of August he came home shortly after eleven o'clock,
a few spoonfuls of the egg-hot which was in the
His mother drank part, and afterwards rinsed out
r.est into a clean pan. About four o'clock in the
Zelta_lng', witness was seized with most violent pains and
Cues, and felt dreadfully ill.
tbatTss-examined by Mr. PHILLIPS—Dined with a friend
haeny,
d , but had very little to drink. Had never said be
ae "4 enough to drink. Upon being pressed, the wit-
t's said he had said so that night. Witness's dissolute
With
had caused quarrels between his father and mother.
With prisoner had once attempted to thrust witness through
lip la knife, which so aggravated him that witness picked
oelife and threatened to stab the prisoner. His mother
Ivh the knife from him. Was not sure on recollection
mesesther it was his mother or the police that did so. The
41ai_ner went to his shop in Somer's-town, where he re-
Ail:led all day. He could not, therefore, tell whether any
A,s g,had been done with the pan or nor. Witness had bad
theell in his shop about a year and a half ago. From
the day on which witness was taken ill, to the day before
tp, Prisoner was taken up, he slept at witness's house.
ktee,' night before the prisoner was taken up, witness re-
-11.6 to allow him to remain any longer in the house. The
2.ldesca first said that the prisoner was taken up on the
the 2%‘,Angust, and then that it was in September. On
Neer of August Mr. Edwards, the surgeon who exa-
Nf the pan, called, and stated that it contained arsenic.
vteeji Edwards, a surgeon, residing in Crawford-street,
Fouthe house ofthe prisoner?* wife on the 6th AugFst,
On id her labouring under violent sickness and purging.
d's,a%king her if she had taken anything that was likely to
whi ee with her, she produced a pan containing a liquid
mere he took home. On analyzing it about a fortnight
'gent an he discovered it contained arsenic. Witness
poise a informed Mrs. Banbury that she had been taking
Iro nd 4; and upon observing that her husband and herself
let - not upon good terms, he advised them, sooner tharf
PlZerYthing come out connected with the case before the
Vesset° separate. There was enough of poison in the
Thee took home to destroy two persons.
raeTprisoner denied that he was guilty of the charge.
eral witnesses were called to give the prisoner a cha-
iir for humanity, one one, however, of whom appeared.
and• Baron GURNEY summed up the case at some length,
The Jury" acquitted the prisoner.

Ty NEW COURT.
TEL•iscilvG V. BARBELL AND OTHERS FOR A CONSPIRACY.
le interminable case was resumed this
jmorning.
'los r;KNowLvs addressed the Court and Jury on behalf of
peep" Bardell, James Bardell, Jonah Parkes, and Samue
liij.e. The Learned Gentleman contended that nonef ofr-
Ivar-481e,nts had been implicated by the evidence brought 0
kr "3 sustain the charge against them.
sl
and for-
141r
on the part of Carpenter, i cock, Newell,
tllan '441, contended that there had been nothing
tfhaertdhee-r
fQati a fair rivalry. To prove the charge against
tllat4tl}l,t'i it would be necessary to bring evidence to show
ororthe'Y had met together, and secretly combined together
as the Purpose of injuring Bray the prosecutor,
and not
traclo. fact was, for the sole purpose of protecting their
Btean, The Learned Counsel instanced the case of the
by ' „Navigation Company, which wits conducted
gavea, „Navigation
of proprietors, called directors, who
P°se otters to ',,he Captains of their vessels to op-
het Rev others,
'and do the best in their power to
I'4ll%st ,Pas•encrers. He contended that the defendantshod
,eriv aa'erier-t legal right to the line of road which they f
4atlea •):P-. long enough to acquire it, and they there or ro e-
tect wi:''';ot to make arrangements with each other to p. _
iu thi 'at was really a good will. Milk-walks were acquired
elai.4,v,aY, and after custom had established the privileenge.
kie,f',L'Y the proprietor, it was considered so much a
.eml
to 411,'2, that persons would give. an ad valorem premium
Beo er.111)" it. And further, it had been proved before
tolt_iotinttee of the House of Commons, that even beggars,
in ,e°ll street-sweepers, had acquired a right of good-wills
`j,teressing, and sold it to their success Laugh Os
lay:3z,
Itivihiteizzstion of'the COURT, Mr. Sergeant BomPA
, any further proceedings against the twof
the L___3' ‘41,0 were instantly acquitted ; the Foreman oto 111-.3' retnarkin,,,, as they left the box, they ought never
Ni've been
, put there.
the (114.4, ' JONES was proceeding to examine witnesses for
e`ence, when our Reporter left.
•
speakers
t a religious meeting in Providence, one -------7-7
of the
confide 4"l's thus delivered himself :--,, Brethren, I am just as
'tit that there is a supreme being as I am there is flour
41 AI
trt.i exandria ; and that I know for a certainty, as I yes-
fitle,aY t,l'eeired from there a lot of 300 barrels fresh, super-
wtell' I will sell as low as any man for cash."
T 1 LATE MURDER AT KEXBY, AND MELA.N;
t-wo('Y AccIDENT.—..Our readers will recollect that, just
'l', linei.,riths ago, Thomas Robinson, one of the keepers of
as 'henaPson, Esq., M.P., of Escrick Hall, near York,
krtlittie most barbarously murdered, and that a young man, a
Votkrti the neighbourhood, has since been committed to
!:bat aste, to take his trial for the offence. Ever since
Prestriqd, the great exertions have been used by,
out Allier and H. Preston, Esq., the Magistrate, to find ou
'ationvoairti?s who must have been concerned in the perpe-
"°, Deb the
deed, and although four others, named
.K.il-
41ad b ''llto, Hudson, and Bell, against whom suspicion
cl,,len raised, have been in custody, nothing could be
iribc,..`e.(l to warrant their detention. Bell, who was only
ii,._t,..ed last week, is a farmer residing on his own property.
kow 4la.r, consequently still remains a mystery. We have
has
_lo add otheran melancholy and distressing event, which
taatt°ecurred the Robinson family. The unfortunate
dcatZh° was murdered had a brother at the time of his
na also in the employment of Mr. Thompson. His
Ile, to Edward, and he was the eldest in the family.
'rho_ 00, was
a gamekeeper, and, indeed, the place of
AYo as Was filled up, at the father's particular request, by
that the son. On Saturday afternoon, it was reported
found" elder brother had also been shot. The report was
It ed in truth appe , but the occurrence was purely accidental.
he ared that he had been out shooting, and that when
tei:',a,,s i'? the act of loading his'gun, it went off, and he re-
akon;'
for
Contents in his body ; he lingered in great
ferir,s el' some hours when death put a period to his suf-
atuily:as A
hind
offtalitY seems put a period to his suf-
a fli3' a thir brottahity Seems to attend the Robinson
a fenor_ a third brother was, some years alp, shot dead by
Y-Apprentice in York, by accident,

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