Star.
London, England, 1823-12-30 00:00:00

Portobello,
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Mr. Tait, She.WSuisitTtnter itleatirell Pe-oreoatall,,„6?
of the prisoner*, eni_ai rkiikkinciordoat, !nit,
• were produced kt:trOlirr,...; i 1.1 . • • - •
Mr. Scott. Precur4d¢r-Hscatt woo kiiiifitid the.deCla-,
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James As'denotslises at IlinWhin* nt*r Gulane.—
Wis in Editili4gh On the lit 0: Noveinbir last: kac-
quainted with Jan Trait, a poulterer, and was "(Willis
in a public-bone in, e Pleshm arketClose.' He.left
him between eight and di
nine o'clock to go ,Lo Pornitiell.
and by his persuasion resolved to go in 'the stage-coach.
A man on the street-Offered to get a ticket to him for a
shilling; did hot know the man at the time. The pri-
soner is the perion who did so. Supposes the prisoner
' heard Ttan advising witness to'go by the cbach. The
coach soon came up, and prisoner went in along with
witness. After being in the coach witness told prisOner
that ht was going to Ponton's. Two other Gentlemen
came into the coach, but witness did not know them.
Prisoner said to witness he knew Ponton, well, and, in
the course of convenatien, the prisoner said a niece of
witness's was a cousin of his, and that witness must be.
his uncle. He offered to take witnesssto Ponton'sv and
when the coach stopped he went to shew the witness the
way. It was abort ten o'clock at night when the coach
Arrived, and was quite' dark. Witness was perfectly
sober and collected. When he left Edinburgh he had
a great coat with him, and when they came out of the
coach, the prisoner carried the coat for witness. The
prisoner took witness past Ponton's to James Bairns-
father, at Joppa. Prisoner repeatedly said, that they
were not past Ponton's, although witness asked him.
When they came to Bairnsfather's,• witness said to pri-
soner, that he bad misled him; big he answered, that
he would take hins•back to Ponton's. Witness knew
llairnsfather. They had half a Muchkin of whisker,
which was paid for by prisoner, litho said, they would set-
tle at Ponton's. Prisoner called witness uncle at Bairns-
father's, and witness did not object to him using• that.
name to :him. The prisoner and witness left Bairns.-
father's ler Ponton's, and, in walking along, pritonet
took him off the road to alone leading to the sea, when
witness said, that,he was surely taking him wwrong
way ; but prisoner answered, no fear, he was taking
him right enough. The prisoner then tripped witness*
who fell, and on this prisoner put his hand into wit-
ness's breeches' pocket and took out some silver. To
keep witness down prisoner put his knees on hislireatt.
He did not strike witness, who was a little hurt in this
head with the fall. He also took a silver watch frem
witness's fob. He took all the.articles by forte. ;It
skive that his watch was not in his great coat pockil‘pck
and distinctly telt the prisoner take it out of Mi.!
After the prisoner had taken the Watch and sold% W
ran away. Witness immediately got np intrilima''
to Ilairnsfather's, who west to Ponton'A along si
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news. The prisoner ran down towardi the sit. 1 t►..
at this time was perfectly collected.
Cross-examined:..-Came into Edinburgh on the fists
noon of the day of the robbery. Was in no Oilier &tit
lic-horse but the one in the Pleihmarket elose. and
had only porter and no whiskey. Did not see his watch
after in the coach. Got a note changed in Edinburgh,
although he .had some silver in his pocket.- Kaolin
Ponton quite well, and also where his bonnie situated
in Portobello, but the night was smack that he passed
lit without ()burying it. Does not think he had his grelt
Coat on in the crutch; and his reason for giving it to t •
1 prisoner to carry, was from his saying he was a friend.
The prisoner appeared sober.
George Gilchrist; the coachman whit drove the Por-
tobello coach, identified the prisoner tad And** as
the persons who went out in his coach on the. 'et , .•
of the robbery. James )}tairnsfather, a publican, scat -
that they came to his belie on.said.eveningi and that
after drinking soma Whiskey they Went. ant terabits;
but were not gone Many minutes when 'Anders*" •rtie
turned, saying that the prisoner bed 'robbed him hi
tripping him, and when downputt,init his knees on igs
breast, and taking his watch and l'elli;' I. Ctfher.le'
dente was called, which sufficiently llshed theca
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against -the prisoner; and the :Tat, er". int
.leavhig
box, returned a verdict finding the PrisOltergiitk. the
crimes libelled, but recommended big tn ..I'
In addressing the Jury; the Lotsp JOYelo ciovii
re mat ked, that they. ought to have Oirf.tan what grennds:
their recommendation was made* foe der he nor tfr
other aminbeis of the Court saw azitikentipett tjli Of
Lord Gmtdas,in prOpesing dusk!. *Si Otilte r
said, that the necessary, and hve r
the verdict which had been OTeliftleft the` .
ternative but that OrprouOunctaguie OW,
meat of the law. It was know*tO • ;CO,
t
-the Jury knew nothing•Of the roctp -
had formerly been Omitted, ansi Piplacih.
already been eitinded to hits in .41aisi4PY'lf`
formality in the written Verdict 0404,
He had already beard &t it sentenee •ft! •
Verdict
prOnounced against blip, and ceillArnied,
difficulty of reeliiinlag,
.4in ".audit:„
paths- of vice. IVithin the ..
8004 ArtiTik
dsirt
man had twice. apstoorid et • tilw.lit hate" .... , . ? ‘..
His Lordship cotOuded by - iSitAr,i' 7 ' 41*-
gig
should be-executed it Win, ' .154. '.'''
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. Lord MiAbowosettE. ;oaf i.f14,:- • • ... ..
:slid by Lord fillies. ' !' '
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i : The I.oubJuseie Cs.aill(.. P. ." ' -,_ _'‘, •• XV
!aiker a PidiOni ifivebtisitira.loAnOsi t 0.4 • il
Bien found' guilty of a bielimal Milne: I nen" lift
from the' cite ii mstances *halt have aliendy_bieti aiiiKit
'by my learned bretluen on the Bench, to day, that It is
my
.duty to announce to look fl4t...your fate liteg iss
Considered as sealed: ' I •skoold aticliiiitfi. ll insp..l9rSrt, 4
diigiiised the conviction entity, : that. th VA-.
mendsition if. tile Jury wiWb..lo,lloo- *bile? .. 14014
inaimit Ie $ sad-,trimiikiliAlog'it Were neceratairi-pi
prove some act Of 4trnetty. lisonnetlesi with a (ohhft,
The evidence haideVel * 1 lystemitkiesplit to'c't4e.
perpetration of a robberyi • ' W,heij I trawl* these..
commendation of tltejuyg *11;000 Vaneti)lo4l;
eptied
feel it nit bounden infa.to ythq jtnete cirerlestatne.-
of the case bifsire his Mejestfe idyl** It Is O'''
duty earnestly to recOniatestbol44O:Ois!*,rajo'.
great change which in ill.-'"`. , • gt-L)s 0,1"
place, that of appearing. • .youx_Rac'
be assisted in your devotions by the
Gospel. Do not wasititlie few il#yi y
zoii in .the indnigencilif (die lipies*
• His Lordship then.read
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striaining the prisoner :es be sir
be 4th of January.- '77' ••••'''
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