The Sun.
London, England, 1828-07-01 00:00:00

PRICE ID.

THE APPROACHING EXECUTIONS AT
THE OLD BAILEY.

The first upon the list of those unfortunate men
ordered for execution, is John Iliontgoniery, a man
n•ho formerly held a Captain's commission in the
army. He is well known in the fashionable world,
is related to a family of great respectability in Ire-
land, and has moved in the polite circles of society.
He is 35 years of age. He was charged with
having uttered various forged and counterfeit ten
and five pound Bank of England tiots, The pri-
soner, whose gentlemanly appearance created con-
siderable interest in his favour when placed at the
bar of the Old Bailey, and called upon to plead to
the indictment, with some emotion uttered the
word Guilty." He was asked by the Learned
Judge if he had deliberated upon the very serious
nature of the charge before he had pleaded guilty,
and was informed that lie would not be placed in a
more critical situation if he took his chance of a
trial. The prisoner, however, said, he was perfectly
aware of the consequences of his plea, and of the awful
situation in which he was placed, and had fully made
up his mind to plead guilty to the charge. He was
then arraigned upon a second indictment for a si-
milar offence, and again pleaded guilty. The
.hidge consulted with the prisoner's legal adviser,
and having understood that he had made up his mind
to persist throrighout in pleading guilty, said he
hoped that the prisoner had not done so from a re-
liance upon any promise which had been held out to
him ; indeed he hoped none had been made to him,
and that the prisoner had duly considered the con-
sequences. The prisoner bowed respectfully, and said
that he thanked his Lordship—he thoroughly un-
derstood him, and had fully made up his mind.
Several charges of having passed forged notes
were proved against him, when he was before the
Magistrates. He went into the shop of Mr. Newby,
of Southampton-row, and selecting half-a-dozen sil-
ver tea-spoons and a pair of silver sugar tongs, ten-
dered in payment a 10/. Bank of England note. Ile
gave his address, " Mr. Gordon, No. 19, March-
mont-street." The spoons and the change, amount-
ing to 71. ss. were then delivered to him, and he
quitted the shop. When the note was pronounced
a forgery at the Bank, inquiries were made at 19,
Marchmont-street, and it was ascertained that no
person of that name either lived or was known there.
When takes into custody, he offered his gold watch
and seals as a security for the 101. if they would libe-
rate him.

To Mr. 11ott, of Pickett-street, Temple Bar, he gave a
10/. forged note in payment for a gold key, and received
the change. Lord Kennedy's name was written on the
corner of the note, and from the prisoner's fashionable
appearance the shopman believed him to he that Nobleman.
Mr. Coleman, of the Haymarket, received a forged 10/.
note from the prisoner, in payment of a case of razors.
The prisoner then gave the name of Colonel Morgan, 4,
Princes•street, Cavendish-square.
Miss Broadhurst, of 21.'2, High- Holborn, received from
the prisoner a forged 101. note, in payment of half a dozen
of shirts, and returned the prisoner 41., the change.
Mr. Free, of 115, Holborn, received from the prisoner a
51. forged note fin. two trunks ; he received 21. in change.
He offered Mr. Free a 101. note, but Mr. P. had nut suf-
ficient change.

Mr. Cooke, of 61, Hatton-garden, received a forged
lOL note from the prisoner for two hats, and he received
the change. .

Mrs. Wright, a confectioner, of Southampton-row, re-
ceived from the prisoner a 10/. forged note, and deducting the
value of three pints of mock-turtle, gave the prisoner the
change. The mock-turtle was to be sent to D. Robin-
son, Esq. Bedford-square, but no such person was to be
found there.

Mr. Gerock, of Cornhill, received a forged 101. note
from the prisoner in payment for a pair of castanets for Rh.
Montgomery, at his father's death, came into
possession of a handsome fortune, and might have
maintained a reputable and distinguished rank in
life, had it not been for that baneful vice for which so
many are made to suffer—gambling. Several large
sums have been mentioned as the a►uount of this un-
happy man's losses at play. In addition to his pas-
sion for gaming he patronised the pugilistic r►ng,
and was a constant frequenter of a celebrated betting
house in Jermyn-street, St. James's.
William Rice was indicted with Henry Jones, for
a burglary in the house of Miss Freeman, at Totten-
ham, on the night of the 16th April. The prose-
cutrix keeps a preparatory hoarding school. On the
morning after the robbery had been committed the
prisoners were stopped by some watchmen, who
felt convinced that they were the persons who had
committed the robbery. On the person of Rice
housebreaking implements and part of the stolen pro-
perty were found. Jones, in his attempt to escape,
was seen to throw a chemise away, which was picked
up and identified as the property of Miss Freeman.
The prisoner (Rice) after being taken, said he did
not care if he was " topped (hanged) ; and Jones
said, that he had been five years on the salt sea, and
he did not care if he was lagged (transported)." At
the trial the prosecutrix was most anxious to recom-
mend the prisoners to mercy; and it is but justice to
that lady to state, that since the unhappy men's con-
demnation, she and her friends have exerted them-
selves to prevent the dreadful sentence of the law
being carried into effect.
James Anderson and George Morris were indicted
with Mary Young for a daring robbery, attended with
violence, upon Thomas Johnson. The prosecutor,
who is a young man, was induced to accompany a
woman of the town to a house in Old Pye-street,
Westminster; and after remaining some time with
him she left him in the room. Shortly afterwards
the prisoners entered the room and beat the prose-
cutor till he was in a senseless condition, and turned
him into the street half naked, and his pockets were
rifled of a sovereign, nine shillings, and a handker-
chief. The prosecutor said at the trial that he was
a single man, and that he was quite sober when he
entered the house. On the part of the prisoners a
common prostitute appeared, named Mary Morris,
as a witness, and she stated, that when the prose-
cutor entered the house he was drunk, and
created a great noise, and would not go out. She
also swore that the handkerchief, which the prose-

tutor said was his property,belonged to Mary Young,
and that she had seen it in her possession before
that night. After the verdict of guilty had been
pronounced, Mary Morris was committed to New-
gate for pet:jury. As she passed the prosecutor she
said he was a false swearing wretch, and she would
knock his - life out if she had the opportunity.
She was then taken into Newgate by the officer,
cursing and swearing at the Recorder for commit-
ing her.
The warrant for the execution arrived at New'
gate about eight o'clock on Saturday night, and
shortly afterwards the dreadful intelligence was com-
municated to the wretched men by the Rev. Dr.
Cotton. Notwithstanding the greatest delicacy was
used by the Rev. Gentleman in imparting to these
unhappy men their approaching fate, their fortitude
forsook them, and it was some time before they
could recover sufficient composure to give any arti-
culate expression to their feelings. The countenance
and agitation of the body, however, conveyed more
strongly than words the internal struggle, which they
were scarcely able to sustain.

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At Inchyra, on Thursday week, a girl who
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had incurred the displeasure and reproof of some people
for whom she had herded cows, rushed into the Tay, and
drowned herself.— Caledonian Mercury.