The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-25 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

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Yesterday RatiltTTosLET vas put to the bai; 6n an indict-
ment charging him With stealing 2U_ quarters of malt, valued at
4101: the property of F. W. 'Taylor; t'allio/trie.; in :Kent.,
The prosecntor, a .thrtnet and maltster, Stared tluit ott the 20th
of February the iirisonetc,ame to his house, and 'said that he
understood that the witness had some-malt for sale, acid that he
had called on him for the purpose of 'purchasing it, if they
:could agreeirs to the price. The prisbner described himself to
have tollie•from the house of Messrs. Killett and Davy.- The
witness said he had but very little -malt to sell, and asked the
prisoner to conic in. lii the course of conversation the prisoner
said, Yoti do-not know me ;1 am doing business for Messrs.
Satehell and Rowell, brewers, Winslow-street,' Oxford-street."
The price having been' agreed on, the priaorier said the malt
might he sent up to torn, and the- bill and receipt with' it, as
Messrs. Satitiell and Rowell did not liketo have credit-accounts.
The witness not knowing any of the parties- came himself to
l_;ondorr,having directed' his waggoner' talbe at Messts. Satch ell
and Rowell'i-at nine o'clock: -The Witness was there et-the
ittut not seeing his.' waggon there found that „Messrs. •Satchell
lind Well' knew' ritithing of the transaction.
Cross-examined—Payment had been offered for the malt since
••theprrioner had. been in custody. ' • • . •
John Olive, the waggoner, said; that the prisoner liming'got
him to unload his waggon; gave bitn some beet,' and sent Inni
to WeitminStetbridge to get a 'lead of thing; and to wait till his
master came to him ; he did so, and stepped till the sister of his
Master came, and told assn to-go-ba'ck to the Yorkshire Stingo,
Where he had left the malt.
Mr.Tayfor was again called; and stated that be had demand-
' ed payment of the proprietor of the Yorkshire Stingo, but hail
not commenced any action for the recovery of it.
• Mi.- Hdlmes, the proprietor of the Yorkshire Stingo, stated
that he lidirglit the malt of a person named Geo. 'lands, on the
iridinifig of the.'2ii -of ;September. The prisoner was present
at-the time bf the delivery, and the witness paid Ms. per quarter
for it, which-he ciintidered to be a fair price. He had no con-
nexion with the prisoner; nor 'tad he employed him to purchase
the malt. He did not do business with Messrs. Satchell-and
Rowell.
_Moses Green proved being sent by the prisoner to tell the
waggoner- to go to the foot of Westminster-bridge, and stop there
for hhn. ' •
Messrs. Satchell and Rowell both proved that "they had never
employed the'prisoner to purchase malt-for them.
, . Mr. BlignEitic,ts objected to the indictment, on the giound
' that the charge'sbould have been for obtaining goods .under false
pretthces. . . - • •
lilt• A.7oLP. 117 s r_eplied., and -
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' The RE,coupErt decided theobjection could. not be sus-
tained.
The prisoner, in his defence,, said he had Sought the malt On
his own account, and meant to pay lb:it. • •
James Hatchett.proved tendering payment for the malt to the
prosecutor, who rcfusedio take it unlesslis lawyer's bill was
The Jury did not require the Recorder to sum up, and found
tbe prisoner Guilty.
James ,Frazier was indicted 'for stealing three table cloths, ;a
coat and waistcoat, the property of Sir Henry Liishington,
in his dwelling-libuse. • The pnsonet was found guilty of Steal-
;ing below the value of lOs.
ELLEN CARTY. was put.to be bar on an indictufent oharg-
inglier with stealing the male child of John Brady, on the Bath
day Of. July last; from his residence in Field-lane. • . • .
- • The prosecntrix stated; • that the prisoner had lived servant
with her for about six weeks: • The prisoner left her-house tak-
ing the child with her, and was absent twelve days before she
was taken info-custody.
-Wm. Radcliffe proved the prisoner having brought the child
to Brecon, where she was taken ill, and that he was applied.to,
-as overseer, for.medical assistance. The prisoner; during her
illness, had said something. which. created suspicion, and. on
her recovery- she was taxed with it, and immediately Confessed
that she had stolen it, and gave the name of the parents. .
The Rk.connErt summed tip the evidence, and the Jury
found the prisoner Guilty.