Star.
London, England, 1822-01-18 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

Yesterday, John Crook was indicted for isionionsly
termarrying with Ann Nelson, his fanner wife

being theti alive.
The clergyman of St. George's Bloomsbury, proved
the mamage of the prisoner and Ann Nelson, at that ,
Church in 1810.
Jane Saunders, the sister of Ann Nelson, deposed,
that the prisoner resided ia her house or a short
crtimeprevious to his marriage with her sister ; he de-
=her sister, and she returned home ; he did not
'ye any money with her sister ; her sister had
some children by the prisoner, two of whom are now
Wive, and for the maintenance of whom the parish
allows ss. a week.
Ann Nelson stated, that the prisoner deserted her
soon after their marriage, and was absent three or
four months ; he thedreturned, and after remaining
a lon time, again went away, and was absent three
or four years. During that interval she received a
letter from him, in which he stated that she was not
his lawful wife, and that she would do well to accept
the first offer that was made her.
The Rev.— M'Carthy, Clerk of St. Giles's, proved
the marriage of the prisoner with his former wife in
the month of August, 1804.
H. Saunders proved the prisoner's hand-writing.
Read, the officer, deposed, that having beard that
the prisoner had several wives, he questioned him
concerning them, when the latter replied—" I will
give you a list of them."
The prisoner put in a written defence, alleging that
soorl after his first marriage his wife was convicted of
a capital felony, and he conceived he was at liberty
to marry again. He stated that he had been tried
' last week for cutting and maiming Ann Nelson, the
prevent prosecutrix, and had been acquitted. To her
malice be attributed the present prosecution.
The Jury immediately found the prisoner Guilty.
' .The COMMON SIRJEA NT strongly animadverted on
the conduct (lithe prisoner, and sentenced him to be
transported for seven years.
Elizabeth IVeb& was convicted of stealing a quan-
tity of household linen and other articles, from the
house of William Vollar.
Christopher Spareham and John Spareham were in-
dicted for burglariously breaking and entering the
dwelling-house of Stephen Pitt, Esq. and stealing
therefrom two tureens, several decanters, sundry
glasses, sc. his property.
Ann Frudham, housekeeper to Mr. Pitt, stated,
that on the 11th of December, she observed the pri-
soner Christopher Spareham in the area of the house
with a large bundle in his possession ; she called to
know that he was doing there? when he immedi-
ately ran down the yard and got off ; she then ex-
amined the panty) and found that it had been broken
open and a great quantity of things taken away ;
the prisrMer, John Spareham, was ia company, she
saw them afterwards in custody.
Henry Edwards saw the two prisoners three suc-
cessive mornings preceding the robbery, lurking about
the premises, and on the morning of the robbery saw
the prisoner, Christopher, in the area, and after wards
saw them both come out and run away. An alarm
was given, witness pursued them, but lost sight of
them ; he saw him afterwards in custody ; the other
prisoner was taken the following day.
George Hall, an officer of Kensington, appre-
hended the prisoner.
The prisoner, John Sparebam, in his defence, stated
that lie was so lame that he could scarcely walk at
' the time, and was five miles from the place. The
officer was recalled, and stated that the prisoner ap-
peared to be rather lame, but not so much so as to
prevent his moving pretty quickly. The other pr i-
soner declared his innocence.

The Common &DURANT summed up, and the Jury
found both the prisoners Guilty of stealing only.
They were then called up for judgment, and sen-
tenced to be twice publicly whipped in Church-street,
Kensington, and imprisoned two years in the House
of Correction, and kept to hard labour.
The officer stated, that he had known them some
years as reputed thieves. •
Thomas Paskia, aged 17, and Thomas Green, a lad
of very prepossessing appearance, aged 13 years,
were indicted for picking
.a Gentleman's pocket of
his handkerchief.—The prisoners were observed, in
company with a lad only eight years of age, in
Leicester-square, attempting the pockets of several
passengers. They were followed by a person, who
observed them, to Piccadilly, when he saw the priso-
ner Paskin push the prisoner Green towards a Gen-
tleman who had just passed them, but the lad did
not succeed in the attempt. They then went on far-
ther, Paskin again pushed Green forward, and the
handkerchief in question was drawn from the pocket
of the prosecutor. Paskin held his hand forward to
receive it, but Green thrust it in his bosom : they were
then secured. The Jury found them both Guilty.
The COURT sentenced Paskin to seven years trans-
portation, and Green to twelve months imprisonment
and hard labour in the House of Correction.

Rs:compares Rzyony.—Yesterday the RECORDZR
made his Report of the following convicts under sen-
tence of death in the jail of Newgate,

Nowell WUkinsen and Joseph Marsden, far stealing a quail-
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thy of nu: vomica from a boat on the river Thames; Henry
Thompson, for a forgery on Josses, Lloyd, and Co. Thomas
Deacon, fora burglary at lidinonton; John Chester, fora high-
way robbery at Bethnal-green ; William Hall, for a burglary at
Bethnal-green : Wm. Percival, for house-breaking in Chandler-
street, Groeveaor-square ; Robert Watts, for a burglary at
wiisdon ; Win. Page, for bur-Jo-stealing at iletbnal-green ; Wm.
Cordell, for horse-stealing at Whltechapel ; Charles Yates, for
a burglary at. Whitschapel ; Henry Turner, for a burglary in
r;Whitcomb-street ; Thomas Bertrand, for a highway robbery in
Whiteehapel ; and Richard Jago and Thomas Beck, for a bur-
glary in the house of Mr. Ord, in Berkeleroquare,
—When Henry Thompson and RmAurd Jago were
ordered for execution on Wednesday next, and. the
`1414 were respited (Wigs big fisaufttplelstixe.