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London, England, 1830-07-29 00:00:00

ASSIZE INFELLIGENCE.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—SoLtssu to', JULY 27.
(Before Mr. Baron BOLLARD
John Brookinan and Daniel Fisher, two youths, were indicted
for having on the King's highway at Bradford, assaulted Joseph
Bray, and robbed him of sixteen shillings.
Joseph Bray.—On tie night of the 9th of June, I was going
home front Bradford to Woolley ; at the time I was passing the
New Bear, at Bradford, two persons came behind me and knocked
me down, and I fell upon my face. When I was down, two per.
SOD% whom I believe to be the two prisoners, came to pick me
up. While they were doing this, they put their hands into my coat
pocket, and took out my pocket handkerchief. They afterwards put
their hands down my breeches to feel if I had any money ; the
blood was then running from my mouth and name. After a short
time, I got up and went away towards home, and when I had got
within 200 yards of home I heard some one run behind me. I
turned round, and saw there were three of them. I was felled
to the ground. After I was down Bradman caught hold of me
by my shoulder, and pulled me on my back. Fisher caught
hold of me on the other side ; both of them held me, and picked
my pocket. There was 15a. or 16s. I cried out murder, as loud
as I could ; while I was on my back I looked them both in the
face. The third stood out at distance ; his name is Draper, and
has abecooded.
By the JUD138...1 can take upon myself positively to say the'
two primmer, are the men who robbed me.
John Holbrook proved, that on the night of the robbery the
prisoners were the men who helped the prosecutor up when he
was knocked down at the New Inn, and that they followed in
the direction of the prosecutor.
On being called on for their defence, they denied being con.
coined in the robbery.
Mr. Baron VAUGHAN summed up. and the Jury found both
Guilty. Death recorded.
HOME CIRCUIT.—CHELMSFORD, JULY 28.
(Before Lord TZWIZRDEN.)
Alexander Wilson and Richard Marks were capitally indicted
for breaking and entering the dwellitsg.house of William Robert
Trott, of West Ham, in this county, and stealing five silver spoons,
one pair of shoes, twelve knives and forks, a stone bottle, half a so-
vereign, and some copper monies.
The prosecutor stated. that he kept the Green-gate public-house,
at Plaistow. On the 20th April last he went to bed at half past
eleven o'clwk ; he fastened the window shutters ; the next morning
he found die parlour window open. The bar till was taken away ;
it contained some croppers; he also missed a gallon of rum, a pair
of shoes. fives silver spoons, a stone bottle. and other articles.
The bottle was marked " Green-Sate Inn." The articles were
taken from the bar and bar-parlour. On going down a lane near
his house, he found a gap in the hedge. with the footmarks of
two persons, turned towards the houses occupied by the prisoners;
he afterwards compared the shoes worn by Marks, and found them
to correspond.
John Holt met the prisoners along with another man, going
in the direction of prosecutor's house on the night of the robbery.
Elisabeth Bradshaw, the wife of a labourer, living next door Se
the prisoner Marks, said she heard of the robbery of Mr. Trott's.
on the Thursday following the night on which it was committed.
On the Thursday she saw Mnks coining out of Wilson's house,
with something in his apron; he said his mother would be cross
when she heard she bottle was broken. He went across the read.
and on his fount he had emptied the contents of his apron into
the di'eh.
Cross.etsmir.ed by Mr. CLAnesoto—Marks had lived in the
cottage eight wombs ; Wilson was his next door neighbour.
Samuel Prentingait, an officer belOnging to Lunbeth-stron
Poltce (Mee, %mitt, I apprehended Marks at Rant Ham so the 30111
of April, he was drunk when I took him. 1 i.eseclied a ditch pointeg
out by the last witness. and found the remains of s ..tone bottle ; the
wads" Often-gate Inn, PlaisiOw," at in the front pan of the

bottle. The prosecutor said he believed the bottle to be the one
he had lost.
Smarms. Trott observed marks of nailed shoes abort thener
floor on the morning after the robbery. The prisoners were oft at
her husband's house.
William Tucker said, I am a labourer, living at Plaistow, and
have known both the prisoners some time. On the Sikh of April I
was at Wilson's house. Mork. and some other mums were at
supper. They were drinking ram and half-and-half. Reed, one of
the party, sai I have paid for Ma rum, and will not pay for any
more. Marks then said, never =hid, we shall not troubk you. He
then went out, and moon returned with another bottle full g he was
not gone a sufficient time to have fetched it from a public-house.
The prisoners made no detente.
The Jury found them Ouilty g and Lord TMITERDES told
them they need not hope to be again suffered at large in this
country.

TIRE IN THE COWIT•ROUIIf.
At half-past twelve o'clock, the persona assembled in both Courts
were thrown into the greatest consternation by the Cries of fire Inn-
reeding from the lobby, under the Oland Jury-room. All fled
towards the doors. The Jurymen left their seats and the Bar.
Thins left their stations round the tables of the Court. Lord
l'enterden, who presided in the Crown Court, appeared to be the
only indifferent spectator. His Lordship kept his mat, notwith-
standing the smoke pouring in at all the doors, and every ap-
of destruction threatening the building. several ladies
Canitiledneraway and the greatest alarm prevailed ; some time elapsed
before it could be ascertained from whence the fire proceeded.
At length it was discovered that some straw placed in a room used
for a temporary kitchen for the accommodation of the Court, had
taken fire; plenty of assistance was at hand—the buckets were put
in requisition, and an ample supply of water from the pumps
soon extinguished tke flames. Neither of the Learned Judges
quitted their meats, and immediately on the termination of danger
proceeded to dispatch business. It was, however, ascertained that
three of the Jurymen in the Crown Court were miming, and it
was not until after messengers had been sent after them that they
were found; they had fled on the first alarm.