Star.
London, England, 1801-01-23 00:00:00

OLD IMILE r.

ankYenerday twenty-three prifoners were tried, one
of whom was capitally conviaed, viz.
John Richartifon, for the capital charge of bur-
glarioutly breaking and entering into the dwel-
ling-houfe of Ann Morris, with an intent to Deal ;
he was taken in the houfe, and the fat of the
breaking being proved, left no room for hefitation
on the part of the Jury.
Thirteen were conviCted of felony, viz.
Jame Leach, for Dealing fome articles of wear.
ing apparel, the property of Wm. Dalton and
James Callon, the former the matter, the latter
ttic fellow fervant of the prifoner.
On the t 3th of December, the prifoner was
mitred at an early hour in the morning from his
fervice ; and at the fame time the property men-
tioned in the indiament was milling ; he was
purfued, and apprehended near St. Albans, and
all the property found upon him; this was proved
by three witneffes, and the prifoner was found
°trait Dorfet, for Dealing a barrel of °liters,
the property of Elizabeth Dunn.
Mrs. Dann, who keeps an oyller warehoufe in
Long-acre, proved the robbery, and the was cor-
soboratel/41 by the concurring teflimony of other
witnetres ; the prifoner, who offered nothing in
his defence, was found GNihy.
Charles and jam Areb (brothers), for Reeling
eight quarternoaves, the property f Mr. Clarke.
John Smith, the fervant of Mr. Clarke, faid,
lie was ferving cidlomers in Guildford•ftreet, and
happening to quit his ba&et, which flood in the
ftreet, for a few minutes, he found, when he return-
ed to it, that inflead of 53 loaves being in it, as
there were when he left it, only five remained.
Two perfons who faw the prifoners take the
loaves, and ftifpefiing them, obferved the direc-
tion in which they ran, and purfned them, when
finding they were eloftly preffed, they shrew the
bread away ; they were, however, overtaken, the
bread identified, and they were both found Goa'.
They petitioned the Court for mercy, raying,
that extreme difirefs had cau(ed them to commit
the crime, having fuffered confiderably with hun-
ger, and five children, who, whit their mother,
were all in the molt lamentable Date of poverty
and wretchednefs: they fitict they Were thensfelves
bakers, but could not obtain eMployment, and
concluded with imploring a lcnieut (entente.
The Judge enquired it-they had any friends, Or
any perfon who could give rrny favcitirabk account
adiem ; but, netwithilanding ft apiteared that
their father is an opv.lent matter-batter, yet no per.
fon came forward, and they retired; the (errant
cf the pmfecuter thva came up and liked for his
expettecs ; but the Judge refuted* him, obftiving,
that by his negligence, us defer Tit ldibilket, Ti

tempted thr cotnmiillon of the crime, which other-
wife might never have( %-:urred.
Here one of the Jury, who (fated himrelf to be
a made:- baker, l id, that they could never curry
on their trade tinlels their fervants, from neceflity,
occafionally quit their balkets at gentlemen's
doors. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

His Lord hip, however, petfifled in his rcfufsl.
Sufannah 2 .t!„7.7, for Ilealing a flyer watch, the
property of Alexander Frazer.
John Turne., for dealing a piece of hint linen
and other at ticks, the property of Meas. Mills
and Co. _ _

?hamar Wood, for Healing a the afs, the pro-
perty of John Upton.
William Brown, fur Reeling 451 b. weight of beef,
the property of Samuel Thomas. •
Ann blame, for Reeling four quart pewter pots,
the property of Thomas Henderibn.
time Riggs, for Reeling a gown and other arti-
des, the propei tv of Benjamin Philips.
Thorne Rie4nr;ffon, for Reeling a quantity of
lead, the property of Sarah Primmer.
Ann George, for ftealMg a waiftcoat and other
articles, the property of Hugh Rofe.
Samuel Woodland, a private in the Tower Ham-
let Militia, for itealing a fiver spoon in the honk
of John Duchlefs, at Edmonton.
Two were convieted of mifdemeanors, viz.
John Kona, for unlawfully uttering a counter-
feit !billing. •
Abraham Molder for receiving a certain quan-
tity of annarto, well knowing it to be ftolen , the
property of Mellis. Jackfon and Fullwood.
The principal evidence againft the Defendant
was Thomas Darbyffiire, fervent to the profecu-
ton, who faid that he had been in the habit of
robbing his mailers from March till November,
the time he was deteaed ; that he had taken large
quantities of this annatto to the Defendant's houfe
in Petticoat-lane, where lie fold it to him for i s.6d.
and is. per lb. when deteacd he was promifcd
that he fliould not be profccuted if he would slit-
cover his accomplice ; hd accordingly impeached
the Defendant as the receiver, and told his mat-
ter, and the officers, the particular drawers in the
Defendant's !hop (who is a druggift), where it
was put. On their going to the ii-oufe, they dif-
covered the property; which was pofitively (worn
to by the quality, and the particular marks on it.
The Defendant at the time denied any knowledge
of the Profecutor's fervent, and faid he made an-
natto himfelf.

Mr. KNAPP, Counfel for the Defendant, con-
tended, that no credit ought to be given to I)ar.
bythire, for that he, in order to fcreen himfelf,
might have trumped up this Rory : there was no
proof that they had ever been ken together, and
there was no reliance to be placed on his llate-
ment. Mr. K NA?? made a long and able defence.
He called three relpeCiable witneffes to his cha-
rafter. One had known him fifty years, another
twenty, and the other eight ; they all agreed in
giving him the belt of char:afters as to honefty.
The Learned Judge (lammed up the evidence,
and told the Jury, that by a late Mt of Parlia-
ment, where the principal had not been profe.
cuted, the offence of receiving goods knowing
them to have been flolen, was only a mifdemeenor,
and punithable with fine and imprifonment. In
this cafe they would weih all the circumftances ;
and if they faw any reafon to doubt Darbyfhirc's
evidence, they would acquit the Defendant; if,
on the contrary, they gave credit to what he had
(worn, they would find him guilty.
The Jury immediately found the Defendant
Guikj.
The Defendant was a very old man, and ap-
peared extremely ill ; he was obliged to be fup-
ported into Court. He was then given in charge
to Mr. Kirby.
And (even were acquitted, among whom
Henry Learn, a child of twelve years old, was
tried for (leafing four fbillings from a waggoner
at Hounflow ; but the profecutor being unable
to fupport his charge, he was confequently ac•
quitted.
Asia Powell was indifted for uttering a falfe and
counterfeit fhilling, well knowing it to be fo, with
intent to defraud John Deering. The only evi-
dence againft the Prifuner was a boy of eleven
years of age, who (Wore that the Prifoncr at the
bar, on the day Rated in the indiament, met him
in the ftreet, and defired him togo to the bottle cf
the profecutor, who keeps the Crofs Keys, in
Wood-ftreet, for half a pint of rum, fhe gave him
a Shilling for that purple : when he preferited it
to the prolecutor, he difcovcred it to be a bad one;
he told him that the woman that gave it him was
waiting in the greet; when they went to look for
her fhe was gone, hut by his dirthions they ap-
hrehended her at her lodgingi in Cock-court, Snow-
ill, when a quantity of bare money was found in
her box.

On being interrogated by the learned Judge as
to the truth of his itatement, he confcfted that he
had been in the Philanthropic Society for three
years and a half, and had ran away ; it appeared
alto that his mother had been tried and convicted
at the Old Bailey, and the whole of his evidence
was given with a view to fcreen his mother, whom
he had at firft conferee' to the profecutor font him
to pars it off. On this the learned Judge &reeled
the jury to acquit the Prifoner.—AcquitierL
'The boy was then ordered to be detained to be
Cent back to the Philanthropic Society.