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London, England, 1803-07-07 00:00:00

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WEDNP.V)AY, it; LY. 6, .7
THE Sessions were-opened in the usual form, be-
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fOre the LORD MAyott, .kiessrs. Justices ,Ru0y..7..
and LAWRENCE; the RECORDER, &C.•
" Mr. Wilhelm 'Kiiner: was placttrat 'the. Bar,. and
tried upon an indictment, charging lino. with firing.a
piool, loaded with powder and ball; at john Creek,
,on the 15th of May last.
John Creek stated, that he lives with a Mr. Tal..
bot„. in Garden.cnur,t, Temple, anti on the tsth of
May he had occasion to go through the Temple
dens, between ten anti eleven o'clock, on an errand'
for his Master,' which he was to ekecitie. befrire
his return home in the 'evening ;. 114., he saw Mr.
Kibler standing upon- the garden-steps, who, upon
hts approach, set up a .loud laugh, hut said .no.
thing to the V.Vitness ; that 'in a short time lie re-'
wined home to his master's-chambers, And hitlted
the door. on the inside; that presently after, he heard
a noise at the door, on which he opened it, and. saw
Mr. Kilner stand at his, own dbor, which w
nearly"opposite on the same ftror, with a piAnl_ in
his band, which. he instantly discharged as. him
with4ut saying a word either before or alter ; that
he instantly shut the door, and called the Watch,:
whocarne immediately.

William
Iliy-and William Blackhurri,..W:stelt.
men corrobtirated the foregoieg testimsny:
The Prisoner's Counsel, Mr. Se jeant B6Vri
he would prove to the satisfsaion t)t. the Jury th,c
his client was deranged in his intdled,; of
,ctirse
they must find their verdiet

T,, prove-this statement, Dr, Si34s was called,
who ~rid, he had known the Prisoner for twelve
',cars past, the- otifßtc which be. had labotned
unclel.-metnal derangement, and he had attended
Htn ever since; ;hat he was at a. private house at
Mott -a for P.-short time, and was thought-to luVe
r,cove.r,:(l so far, that he was suffrred to be at large
but, any little thing that occurred, net eotntu n,
would be liable to aact his br.iin.
Mr.. Kirby "-was called, and said' he liati shtv..ll
:evident signs. of derangement, by trking hi, 'Len
for k 'epets of private houses -for the reception of
lunat,cs.

1112 Learned Judge, in charging the Jury, desired
their attention to the particular eyidence, so fat" a, it
respeaed therlsoner seotidud at.ihe m.nnent fi ring
the Pis,tul. If they. were. satisliM -that he dili! in
one of his litchi ititer vals,...they must find him ;y ;
for it was to be recolle.6tea,, -that ot,ine pers:»l> who
were deranged like the, Prisoner, had intervals of
reason but' if they weie satisfied lie' Was not 'sane
at.the moment he cpannitterl the ad, then they tunst
acquit him. -
,The Jury, after a short consultation, rieinitted
the Prisoner on the plea of insanit,i.:
The Priioner, was dressed very.genteelty, with •
his hair powdered, and appears,
.to be abOut forty:
years of ag?. He seemed to he totally inseniible*Of
his situation, andjustifiA tl‘e verdid of the jury.'
yob,' alias vias charged with I .
highway robbery, in felwniouily assaulting. Mary
fluria, putting her in fear, and. fOreibly taking
from her persona wicket basket, containing divers
articles of small pedlAry ware,• her property.
The prOsecutrix,' a •ponr woman of B's ICUSold, •
it'apprared was waiting, on the night laid in
the indittment,, nearTurnham Green, ,r the ar-
rival of,The'Herefqrd waggon, which was r,ss
that way. As %lie was walking towards Hammer-
smith, the prisoner jumped from a hedge, lan ,to
her, and treated her with • great rudeness., he
said he was going to feel for her pockets : she cried
out for assistance as well as the could, but the
Tian threw her down, stamped upon her breast, and
used her otherwise in a most barbarnus manner,
went away with the basket • Containing her 'tittle
"stock.. She was founti.the next morning by one of '
the patroles lying near the'place, and scarcely able
to stir. She was taken to.a neighbouring public.
house, where, after the story hying told, and the w.
person of the offender described,' the tistler'recOL leaed something of the piisonet's person. ' The
.result, was, that a pursuit was .41:t On 'fumy
And the prisoner with the bisket in his *possession, was apprehended in the course ce that day in
' The neNt morning when• taken be.
fore A.MagiStrate,, the proitcutrivimmediately• re-
cognised the, Prisoner. These ' taas appearing :
evidence, and the person of the Prisoner and the „
identity of the Basket being duly proved,' the Jury
,found the Prisoner •
James 'Anderson was indided for a similar ofreitee,:
in taking violently; &c'.-froto the person of James.
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tacoMb, a silver watch, Inc property.
The Prosecutor was walking through Bridt.lane,j
on the zth of Jude, .when the Priioner tan up anal.sndjenly snatched the Watch ont of his pocket, anti'ran away with it. This case was deemed by the
COIIII net to involve The necebtqlrY circumstances to
constitute—highway robbery. The Verdid was:
OniltY of itegii7l, only, .•
Ain Grace was also charged with the like offentt,
its taking from the perinanofjohn Harrison watch,:
his property.
proveding was alledged to have arisen from
a nocturnal encounter between the parties at' ahonse
of• 11l fame in Dyott-street, St. Giles's; however'
the Evidence not being sufficient to substantiate the,
charge, the Prisoner was necessarily adquitted,