The Sun.
London, England, 1826-04-07 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.--(Turn DAY.)

(Before Mr. Sergeant A RABIN-) •
STEALING IN A DWELLING HOUSE.
James Roberts, aged 20, was indicted for steal.
ing a watch value 41., in the dwelling-house, of Margaret
Jennings.
The female servant stated, that on the 10th of March the
prisoner, who was in the employ of Mr. Cullum of Kensington,
brought Rome earthen-ware which her Mistress had purchased
while witness went up stairs to fetch the money, she left the
prisoner in the passage—after he was gone she missed a wAtCli
that hung over the parlour fire-place ; she communicated the
circumstance to her Mistress, and the prisoner was subse-
quently apprehended. A pawnbroker at Chelsea produced
the watch, which had been pawned by the prisoner the day
after the robbery. The property was identified by the son of
Mrs. Jennings.
The prisoner made no defence, and the Jury returned a ver-
dict of Guilty, Death.
The prosecutrix recommended the prisoner to mercy, because
he had beau! that his previous character was good.
Mr. Sergeant A 'wilt( said it should be attended to.
ROBBERY By A SERVANT.
E 1727713 Harrow, aged 17, was charged with stealing divers
articles, value ra. and upwards, the property of John. Leggett,
her master, in his dwelling house.
The charge was frilly substantiated ; the prisoner had been
only fourteen dayi with Mr. L. when she took " French leave,"
anti with that a great quantity of her employer's property to
Greenwich finr. Verdict, Guilty, Deuth.—Reconmended to
mercy.
( Before the rArd Chief Janice ABBOTT and the RconDEn.)
CHARGE OF MURDER.
Florence Carty and Denis Carty tv ere indictPd,
with Fbrence Bryant (not in custody), for the wilful murder
of Daniel Sullivan.
Mr. Law and Mr. BROD'ERICK stated the case for the pro-
seention.
Mr. BaarrEnrcx said, that on the 11th March last, the de-
ceased was at the Rose and Crown, at Bromley, as was also the
prisoners at the bar. The two prisoners left the public-house
before the deceased, but the latter had to pass the rest.
denee of the prisoners on his way home ; when ire arrived
near their dwelling an assault took place, and the deceased was
thrown into a ditch, and when down jumped circa by the psi.
soner. Ile (Mr. B.) was very sorry to say that there were seve-
ral persons present who did not appear to have interfered in a
manner which humanity and justice would have dictated. He
would call witnesses to prove that the prisoners struck the de.
ceased with a stick and with their fists; but after the evidencs,
his Lordship would say whether the guilt of the prisoner was
established, or whether it was a Case of manslaniihter.
George Grover, examined by Mr. LAw—Waness is land-
lord of the Rose and Crown at Bromley. On the 11th March
last the prisoners at the bar (who are brothers) were there
in the evening, as was also Florence Bryant and the deceased
(Daniel Sullivan); they were all four in company together.—
Sullivan left the house about 20 minutes after eleven ; the
rrisoners had gone away nearly two hours before, and Bryant
went out with them—there were the two Reardons (father and
son) in the same box with the deceased.
Cross-examined by Mr. Barter—Witness is confident Bry.
ant went out with the prisoners; knows a man of the name of
Collins; Lyons, one of the party, called for the beer while de.
ceased was in the room ; believes Collins (who refused to pay
Crown on the
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ceased, who lived at witness's house. On their way home they
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had to pass the house of the prisoner.{, who had left the house
long before witness and his friends; as they were going along
he saw the prisoner, D. Carty, out side his door, with a person
witness did not know; the father of' witness was talking, upon
hearing which, Denis put .his head inside the door, after which
Florence Carty, Florence Bryant, and Daniel Collins came
out, as did Bryant's wife and a boy. D. Carty had a
large blackthorn stick in his hand at the time. Flo.
rence Carty laid bold of his father, and wished him not
to go on so fast ; the two prisoners then beat his father with a
stick and a poker; witness helped his father, upon which Flo-
rence struck him on his cheek ; at this time Daniel Sullivan
was leaning against the paling at a little distance; witness went
in quest of help, but found none; when he returned he found
Ids father lying down, and witness picked him up; he was
bleeding profusely ; found Sullivan in the leaning position as
when he left him, near to a ditch near where the tide comes up;
witness soon saw the deceased and the prisoner Dennis in the
ditch; the latter was striking the former a great many times;
did not sea the prisoner Florance there at first; they were
in the ditch a quarter of an hour, and the prisoner kept
striking, but witness could not say whether the deceased
Made any resistance; he wits afterwards pulled out and con.
veyed house to witness's house by a man named Larry Lyons.
nness saw that he was all over blood and dirty ditch water;
witness went for a surgeon ; the affray was on a Saturday,
and tire deceststal died on the following Tuesday.
By Mr. Benny.—Witness is employed In agriculture, but
has no regular employ ; bad had only two pints Of porter on
that evening; there was no other friends of the deceased at the
public house but his father and himself ; Collins and witness
exchanged a few words and blows about Chriatmas time; re-
members that Collins refused to pay for some beer that night ;
the night was very dark ; witness did not fight, but tried to
protect his father from the prisoner's violence; heard nothing
about a challenge at that tune ; never swore that he did not
know who struck the deceased --(Here Mr. Justice Panic ens
tered the Court.)—Does not know whether it was the friends or
foes of the deceased who pulled him out of thetlitch.
By Mr. BBODEBICK—When the deceased was in the ditch
there were several lighted candles there, which enabled him to
distinguish people.
Cornelius Reardon (father of the last witness.)—Witness is
a gentleman's servant ; Witness, his son, anti the deceased, left
the Rose and Crown between nine and ten; witness lives in
Mann's buildings ; on his way there Ire saw the risoner,
Dennis, upon which witness said to the deceased, `Daniel,
Daniel, here is somebody coming." The prisoner then struck
witness with a poker first, and then with his flat, which threw
him down blind : his son cried out, "My father is murdered."
The marks of the prisoner's violence arc now on his head
and arm.

By Mr. BARRY—Never had a quarrel with the prisoner,
except a few words a month before.
By Air. LAw—lt was between eleven and twelve when the
beating happened, on their way home from the public-house.
Mary Sullivan, the widow of the deceased, stated that be-
tween nine and ten o'clock on this evening she went to the
_Rose and Crown, and both found and left her husband there—
did not see him again until between eleven and twelve, when
she found bins lying down from the prisoner's house—his face
was covered with blood ; the first thing she saw was Bryant
running and jumping upon his body.---( Witness described it
as a running leap.)—Witness assisted in getting him up, when
Florance Carthy came up and struck hint three blows with a
stick—Daniel Megan was by at the time—after the pri-
goner gave him the blows, Bryant tripped her husband
again Into the ditch, when the prisoner Dennis took his head
in one hand, and struck him over the face with the other for a
full quarter of an hour. When her husband was taken out he
could not walk or scarcely sneak ; before he died witness con-
versed with him—he said on the Tuesday, " take me out at
bed, .lary, I'm almost gone, I'm a dead man,"—he died
about six hours afterwards—after he said he was a dead man,
he said to witness, " Florence Bryant and his lodgers (the
prisoners) have done !his."
By M. 1% IIARRY.—Does not know that her husband had any
internal complaint before.
Margaret Dodd—l.ives near the prisoners; remembers the .
night in question when her attention w:ts directed to a noise
outside ; the first person she saw was the deceased, who was
allover blood; he said that Bryant and his lodgers was after
killing him; the prisoners were by. Witness directly after-
wards heard a great plunge in the ditch, which was the deceased;
saw the prisoners violently beating the deceased.
Elizabeth Gill examined—Witness was present at part of the
afFray, and she saw both the prisoners as well as Bryant beat
Sullivan in the ditch.

Thomas Burford is the parish constable at Bromley; saw the
deceased at Reardon's house, where he lodged ; went in conse-
quence to apprehend the prisoners at Florence Bryant's house,
where they lodged—the first person he saw was Florance Bryant
run up stairs, he fastened the door ; witness said he would
break it open ; witness left a watchman there and came down
himself; heard a voice exclaim, " some one is getting out
of the window,"—F. M`Carthy dropped down, and witness
seized him by the collar; received the poker (produced) from
Mrs. Burke.

Hannah Burke deposed, that after the quarrel she found the
poker near the place where the affray happened, and gave it to
the constable.
Mr. Thomas Hensel', a surgeon at Bromley, was railed on
to attend the deceased at midnight of 11th March ; there were
several wounds on the back of the head, and on the forehead near
the eve ; witness attended him until he died, when he examined
the bldy, and found the back very much contused ; on opening
the body, he found the small intestines in a state of great in-
flammation, which he considered were. the effect of repeated
blows, and that this was the cause of the death. The deceased
otherwise a healthy subject, except an old complaint in the
liver,
This was the case for the prosecution.
which had nothing to do with his death.

DEFEN C F..
Flarance Carthy (who took notes of the proceedings, and fre-
quently wrote to hie Counsel) declared that he had never any