The Sun.
London, England, 1827-03-26 00:00:00

CROWN RIDE.

Sarah Emery was indicted for stealing at „St. Paul's
Deptford, from the person of Henry Matthews, one 50/.
note, one 201.• note, and one 5/. note of 'the Bank of
England, five sovereigns, a foreign silver coin, and a gilt
medal.

It appeared in evidence, that the prosecutor, a gentleman
of reverend appearance (understood to be the former Curate
of the parishes of Cray and Orpington, in this county),
was going on the day mentioned in the indictment, from
Lewisham to Deptford. Being then under the temporary
influence of wine, he was picked up by the prisoner, a low-
prostitute, and conducted to a public-house at Deptford,
where they drank so much gin and water, that the prose-
cutor soon fell off his seat in a state of insensibility. Voe
prisoner then requested a young man in the room to help
her to take " her husband" home. The prosecutor was
conducted accordingly to a house in Deptford, which
turned out to be a common brothel, and whilst he was
under the dominion of the prisoner, he was stripped of
all the money mentioned in the indictment, The prose-
cutor did not recover his recollection until he found himself
alone in the streets of Deptford, and then discovered
that he had been robbed. In the menu time the prisoner
applied to the young man who had helped to conduct the
PrOmmutor to tiot huothelp . and showing him •ti-60f,- tote,
asked him what was the value of it. The young Man told
her he thought it was a .5/. note. She then desired him
to go with her to get it changed, and he should have half.
fle took it accordingly to a jeweller's shop for that purpose,
and upon discovering it to.be a note fur 50/., he carried it
to the publican to whose house the proseentor hid been
taken. The publican very properly impounded the note,
and caused it to be advertised. Soon afterwards, the pro-
secutor answered the advertisement, an,l, happening to re-
member the number of the note, he claimed it as his pro-
perty, and caused the prisoner to be apprehended.
Evidence was given, that on the day after the alleged
robbery the prisoner had changed a 201. note at almoner's
shop in Deptford, and had purchased some-trinkets.
The constable who apprehended the prisoner swore that
she made a confession of the robbery. .

The prisoner now strongly asserted, in her defence, that
the gentleman had given her the money which she was
charged with stealing.
The prosecutor said he had no recollection of the circu►u-
stance, being at the time in a state of insensibility.
The Jury, under all the circutnatances of the case, found-
the prisoner Not Guilty.
Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE directed the Clerk of Assize
not to allow the prosecutor hia expenses.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.-EXETER, MARCH 22.

ABiaRACTING A DEAD BODY.

TliX LINO V. COOK ANTI ANOTPIER.

This was an indictment brought by the parish of St.
David's, Exeter, against the two defendants, for the re-
moval of a dead body from the church-yard of that parish.
The defendant, Mr. William Cook, is a highly respectable
surgeon, -residing in this city, and whe, though yet a
young man, has already attained some eminence in his
profession; the other defendant, of the name of Giles
Yard, is a common labouring- man, and is likewise an in-
habitant of Exeter.

The Loarned JUDGE summed up the evidence. After
the Jury had consulted together for about a quarter of an
hour, the Judge ordered a bailiff to be sworn, in order
that the Jury might retire into a private room. After
being there about three hours, they returned into Court
with a verdict of guilty against both the defendants.