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London, England, 1817-07-26 00:00:00

NOTTINGHAM.

The nigh Sheriff of the County, and the Gen-
tlemen Sheriffs of the town, followed by the
usual trait!: of peace-officers on horseback, went
out to Gadsley to meet the Judges. At half-past
10:Mr. Justice BAYLEY arrived (Mr. Justice Hot,.
ROYD having said at Lincoln to try two men) in
the Cdtinty Hall, when -the. Court was constitut-
ed, and adjourned till 142 o'clock. His Lordship
then proceeded to the Town Hall : his Majesty's
Proclamation against vice, profaneness, and im-
morality, being read, the names of the Grand Jury
were called over (John Hardwicke, Esq. being
their-Foreman). After the Grand Jury was sworn,
Mr. Justice BAYLEY addressed them as follows :
" Gentlerhen of the Grand Jury,
" As the few cases in the calendar will come
more properly under the consideration of the
county Jury, and as they contain nothing peculiar,
it is not necessary for use to say any thing of them
to you. Gentlemen of the Grand Jury, it is mat-
ter of great satisfaction to me to observe, that
notwithstanding the great population of this place,
and the general pressure of distress, and its par-
ticulas severity in this town, there is none of that
species of offence which forMerly disgraced this
part of the country. I hope it will be impressed
upon the minds, of all, that resistance to the laws
must not only' he ineffectual, but must bring
down greater distress and heavier burdens. It
is not necessary for me to detain you longer : if
any thing occurs 'to require your presence, you will
be duly apprised of it."
The Judge afterwards proceeded to Church,
where divine service was performed, and a suit-
able sermon delivered front Ecclesiasticus,
" Whatsoever you do, consider well the end, and
you shall never do amiss."
At one o'clock his Lordship%resumed his place
in the County-Hall, and the names of the Justices
of the Peace' for the County were read over.—
Among those of them present were Earl Manvers
and Lord Henry-Cavendish Bentinck. The Grand
Jury were then sworn : Lord Bentiuk, foreniau.

YORK ASSIZES, JULY 21.

ROBBERY OF THE STAMP-OFFICE.

Before Chief Baron RicttAßDs, Me Lord Mayor, Ike. of
York, at the Guildhall of that Cita.
Harry Thomson alias Staring Harry, John Jor-
dan alias Wood, and John Wilson, were indicted
for a burglary, in breaking and entering the
Stamp-office at York, the dwelling-house of Wm.
Gray, in the night of Thursday the 17th of April
last, and stealing therefrom a quantity of Stamps
to the amount of 5,9601. and about 61. in silver,
the property of William Gray, the Distributor of
Stamps for the City of York ; and William Webb
was indicted, at the same time, as an accessory
before the-fact.

Mr. RAINE stated the case for the prosecution ;
and after having observed that there could be no
doubt that the office was a dwelling-house, and
that a burglary had been committed, and that the
property stolen was, in a sense sufficient to support
the indictment, the property of William Gray,
he proceeded to lay before the Jury the facts and
circumstances of the case a$ be undmiGod they

would appear in evidence. 'Whether the prisoners
were the persons who committed the burglary.
would very much depend on the evidence of an
accomplice, of the name of William Williams,
whose evidence they ought not to believe, Unless
confirmed by persons of credit ; he did not mean
confirmed in all its points, but in those particu-
lars where the case, from its nature, admitted of,
confirmation : there were some points to which
he alone could speak, but if confirmed in (Aber
points, the Jury would consider • whether they
might not then believe him when bespoke to those
particulars of which he was the only witness. He
then proceeded to'call witnesses.
The first witness was Christopher Bustler', the
principal clerk in the office. His evidence only
went to show that the.house was that of William
Gray, the distributor of Stamps.
Another Clerk, of the name of Green, was the
next witness ; and his evidence was, that be left
the office'abOut 9 o'clock on Thursday, the, 17th
of. April, having previously shot the window-
shutters, which were on the outside, and fastened
them with a bar in the usual manner; that having;
then locked the office-door, he left the key in the
place where it haul been usually placed, that that
female servant, employed to sweep and clean the
office, and who slept in the house, might find it in
the morning. When he came to the office next
morning, about 6 o'clock, he found the window
and the shutters broken, the desks and presses
open, and upon examination he found that stamps
and money had, been taken away to the amount
stated in the indictment.

Mrs. Jessop, the servant, deposed, that she had,
on the night of the 17th, fas►ened the outer door
before she went to bed. She slept att[e top of

that part of the house - where the Office was si-
tuate. At-five o'clock next morning she went
into the Office as usual to sweep it, an►d then
covered that the windows and shutters were
broken, and the desks and presses open, as stated
by Green. She also observed blood on the win-
dow where it was broken.

This completed the proof that a burglary had
been committed.—To prove this, the principal

witness was—

William Williams, the accomplice, who stated, that on
Sunday the lath of April last he met the prisoners,Thomson,
Wool_ and Webb, at Selby ; and that they proceeded by the
steam-packet to •Hui!; that they went to the Hember public:-
house at i lull, and took isn'esir ent there, and also slept
there; that ice and Webb slept teether, and that he believe
ed the other two slept toeether; that they on the next
day went to another puhlic-imese in Hull, and had refresh-
ments, when Thomson observed, that he knew where a
pod job could be done ; and the witness having ,stied
what that was ? Thomson replied, that it asai to rub
the stamp-nthsa! at York ; that only a woman-servant sleet
in that part of the house, aati that her bed was at the toe
of it. la was then agreed to reek e the attempt, and Webb ias
dispatched toYori: immedairele, (thatwas an Tuealayalerii 16)
to apprise another person of the name of Jones (nut yet sp.
prehended) of the project, and to procure his assistance.
After Webb had left Huil, Thomsois introduced the prisoe,r
Wilson to the witness. Thomson, Wilson, and the witness,
afterwards proceeded to Yo. Li by the stage-coach; and on their
arrival there they went to a public-house called the Spotted
Dog, where Webb and Jones joined them. They talksd be-
fore the landlady of goimg to Leeds, and asked her what time
the Leeds coach set off. ,'he landlady having made inquiry as
to the time, informed them that it left York at 12 o'clock at
night. It struck 12 as the landlady was speaking, and
they left the house. It was agreed lanong them that
Webb and Jones should sleep at their lodaiae,s at York
that night, that they might the more sal, ly afterwards
receive the stolen property. The witness then proceed-
ed to state the commitment of the act of burglary by him-
self, Thomson, Wood, and Wilson. The witness stood upon
Wood's shoulders, and put out the lamps at the Stamp-Office:
he then bored some holes it> the window-shutter with art
auger; Thomson also bored seine holes. The witness hap-
pened to cut his finger with the auger, and so severely that the
end of it was almost off, and it. bled very profusely. Having
thus broken the shutter sufficiently for the purpose, the wit-
ness put in his hand and pulled the bar so as to unfasten the
shutter, and then he broke part of the window, and unscrewed
it so that he and Thomson got iii. Wilson, during- this time,
was on the watch. There was an interruption for some moments
just before the witness and Thomson first entered, a stranger
having appeared in the street. The alarm being over, one of
them, the witness did not recollect which, struck a light, end
then they proceeded to break open the desks and presses, and
took out the stamps and money,which they afterwards handed
to Wood. The prisoner had shut the shutters to prevent
the light being seep on the outside, and they came out by the
door. The four then went to a church-yard, and hid the
stamps under a tomb-stone. They shared the money among
them, and the witness had, as part of his share, two dollars.
They then went to Webb and Jones's lodgings. The witness
threw stones at the window : Webb came to the window, and
they told him that the job was done, and desired him to staytwo
or three days at York, in order to secure the property, they be-.
ingaboutao leavelLimine' 'ately. Jones was very much in-
toxicated!'
,at nig =n d not afford them any assistance.
The wt s and the of went to Selby, and then the wit-
ness a hod went to Hull by the steam-packet; while
Thomas and Wilson went another way. '.Vehh, though de-
sired to remain at York for two or three days fi mn the time
of committing the robbery, had left it ou the Friday morn-
ing. The witness had on the way paid away one of the
dollars which he bad received. Immediately on his landing
from the atea•e-packet, he was apprehended and searched,
and the other dollar, which had a particular mark, was found
upon him. Ile was taken to York, and examined by the
Lord 'Mayor, to whom he gs'e information of the place where
the stamps were hid. On 'his cross-examinatioa he said be•
was a watoh-maker, hut had for three years past given
up that trade, and betaken himself to the trade of so:A...re
and pocket-picking. When Thomson mentioned the jt..:) to
him, he readily agreed to bear a part in it. His mow, ela
giving this evidence was to save himself, if he could, at the
expense of his companions : he afterwards said that his only ,
motive was a love ofjustice.

The prisoners were then called upon for their
defence, but said nothing, and no witnesses ap-
peared for any of them, except one, who said
he bad known Webb for four months before the
burglary was committed, and had thought him an
honest man.

Chief Baron RICHARDS charged the Jury at
considerable length, who retired ; and after con-.
suiting together for about fifteen minutes, they
returned and gave their verdict, finding all the
prisoners Guilty.
The CHIRP BARON then, with much solemnity,
passed the sentence of death.

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