The Sun.
London, England, 1826-05-11 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.—(Tats DAY.)

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These Sessions commenced this morning before the LOAD
MAYO Baron Hutt.ocx, and a Bench of Aldermen. The fidlOw-
ing is a summary statement of the various offences with which the
prisoners for trial severally stand, charged, viz.: Murder, ;
burglary, 10; highway roldtery, 11 ; cutting and maiining, 1 ;
house-breaking, 2 ; stealing in dwelling houses, 7; horse stealing,
1; cattle stealing, 1 ; bUrglary, 1 ; embattlement, 7 ; taking
away a child with intent to steal from her pereon, 1 ; stealing
from the person, 2S; receiving 'stolen:goods, I ; welling counter-
feit coin, 1 ; procuring counterfeitialin with intent,to circnba,..,
1 ; fraud, ; perjury, 1 ; attempting to commit felony, 1 ; lar-
cenies, 105.--Tptal, 179. Of the above number 34 are charged
with crimes alleged to have been committed in the ilty of Lon-
don, and 145 in the County of Middlesex. -
James Spriggs was indicted fee assaulting Iliebard Betteridge
voaniutheeofKlisn.g'6sdh.ighTwhe prwecutoray, a"-, steal* froto his personabat of the
stated, tlu about eight o'clock
on the Sth of April, he had liet;o driving his waggon through
Lincoln's-inn-tields, when he bhl ,c'en accosted by same person
whom he did not know: Hearing' iOnte noise ;behind the wag-
gon, he looked round, whereupatk.two persons (of whom the pri-
soner was one) rushed forward and knocked him down; his hat
fell off, and he had not 'taxa it since., The prisoner was appre-
hended on the 13th of Apra, being pointed out to an officer by
the prosecutor.
On the part of the priaonee two persons were brought forward,
who established an alibi to the satiafaction,of the Jury, whereupon
he was acquitted.
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Baron Hui-Loci said, that this narrow escape ought to prove a
warning to him.

Michael Donovan was inflicted for burglary in the house of
James Harris, and for stealing a quantity of cheese, bacon, and
candles, therefrom. _

James Harris stated, that on the morning of the 14th of April
he found the door of his wash-house end a window broken open,
and missed the above articles out of his shop.
W. Puller met the prisoner at Shorediteh, on the Monday fol-
lowing—perceiving his waistcoat torn, he suspected loon, and
asked what he had done with the cheeses? The prisoner replied,
" You are boning me." Whereupon, having matched the piece
to the waistcoat, and finding they corresponded, he took him be-
fore a Maffistrate.
The prisoner in his defence said, that he had purchased the
waistcoat from a cast-chithwanan for 3d. The ;Jury returned a
verdict—Guilty of stealing out of a dwelling-house, but nut of a
burglary.
Richard Saeihlej was indicted for stealing, from the dwelling-
house of John &Own; linen cloth to the value of 455.
Janes Hills; an officer; stated, that 'on the 29th April he had
wet the prisener in the evening, along with two
others, teirrying ,tlie,cloth in, rotion. On asking them what
they had, the two persons ran away, and he. apprehended the
prisoner. • "
The shopman of Mr. Brown identified the property. Verdict
—Guilty of stealing under.theivalue,of 4Ds.
Hannah Green, ,wAs • indicted for iitealing in the dwelling-
house of Amelia Mind, a purse, and 4/. 10s.
Mrs. Joyce lodged in the house of 31n4.alund ; the prisoner was
nurse to the prosecutrir.
Emetic Bund; the adopted daighter of the prosenitrix, saw the
money in a jar in a closetv which had been kept unlocked, on the
24th of April ; some person took it away a few days afterwards.
Wm. Ballard, an Officer, searched the prisoner's hox on the 29th
of April, and found a net purse there containing 108. ; lit after-
wards searched her husband, and found on him some money, which
he at first said had been paid to him as wages; but when told that
his master should be asked about it, he said that he hail received it
from the prisoner, who then acknowledged having taken it out of
the jar, and could not soy what had
.tempted her to do it.
Two persons were called, who gave her a good character—
Verdict---Guilty—but recommended to mercy.. .