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London, England, 1825-02-18 00:00:00

. -01tD BAILEY,, FEBRUARY 17. .
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Henry lifugglelon,',aiedff"* as indicted for stashing,
William Sheppard, with. inn to murder, or do him
some grievous bodily harm.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner had
behaved in a most outrageous manner to his mother,
and that three constables were sent for to take him into
custody, when, he struck one with a poker, and made.
a back-handed stab with a knife at Sheppard, and
'wounded him in the breast.
A Surgeon from Middlesex Hospital stated the nature of the
wound, and that be did not consider it a " grievous bodily harm."
Mr. Wontner, the Governor of Newgate, thought the prisoner of,
imbecile mind.
The Learned Judge left ft to the Jury to say, whether this was a
" grievous bodily harm within the meaning of the Statute?"
The Jury consulted, and returned a verdict of " Guilty of
Stabbing."
The Learned Judge explained that if the Jury found
the prisoner guilty of stabbing, without a malicious in-
tent, that was, 44 Not Guilty."—The Jury re-considered
their verdict, and found, the pi iscner Guilty, but re-
commended him to mercy on account of " 4 weakness
of mind."
Michael Holland, a servant, Jeinima, his wife, and
William Walker, were indicted for stealing. froni the
house of Thomas Dowries, Esq. a Solicitor, of Great
James-street, Bedford-row, a gold watch, a diamond
ring, and other jewellery, of the value of nearly £6OO.
Mr. ALLEY conducted the case for the prosecution,
and having stated the facts of it to the Jury, refrained
from offering any evidence against Jemitna Holland,
and she was then removed from the bar.
Elizabeth Burton said, she lived as housemaid with
the prosecutor, and on the day in question the prisoner
came and drank tea with the witness and her fellow-
sevant. The evidence given by this witness was pre-
cisely the same as that given before the Magistrates at
Hatton-garden Police Office, on the committal of the
prisoners for trial, and which appeared in our Paper at
that time, in our Police Report.
Frances White, the cook ; William Bantiug, the • pa-
trol ; Wm. and James Lee, the officers ; and Mr. Ander-
ton, the pawnbroker, repeated their former testimony.
William Perry, assistant to Mr. Auderton, swore po-
sitively to the person of Walker, as the person who.
pledged a diamond ring, the duplicate of which was
found on his person ; and which ring was positively
sworn toly Mrs. Downes.
The only evidence wortbrot particular remark was
that of a person named Edward iil'lntire, who stated,
That having been confined in .the House of Correction
-when the prisoner was'brought there, the latter made a
confidant of him, and agreed to give him a certain sum
to prove a false alibi in his favour. Walker admitted
to him that he had pawned the ring, but said, that if he
could only get an alibi, he should be cleared, as he had
"Eileaged it in his own name. The witness appeared to
agree to the terms offered; and on being discharged he
went to Mr. Downes, and informed him of the whole
plan, and was by that Gentleman instructed to continue
the deception ; for which purpose another person, named
Carter, was, by the direction of Mr. Downes, to pretend.
to be one of the persons willing to come forward, and
the third was to be found by the prisoner's friends. In
the course of the different communications that took
.place between Walker and the witness, the former told
him that he had made no less than £2,00) in two years*,
that he had concerted the whole of the plan of the rob-
bery in question, and that a person (Meaning Holland)
had given them the whole of the information as to the
premises, and as to where the property was placed.
This witness was closely cross-examined by Mr.Baoo-
ales ; but he swore positively that he was induced solely
by a motive of justice to come forward, in order to bi ing
this gang of plunderers to justice. He solemnly de-
F dared, that he had never before been in a Court of Law,
.and that he had never heard that a reward bad been of-
fered for the apprehension of the robbers.
Both prisoners protested their innocence most strongly.
Sir. Justice Busitousix summed up the evidence to the Jury, who
found the prisoners, Holland Not Guilty, Walker Guilty—Death.
The trial lasted eight hours, during the whole of which time the
Court was crowded to excess.

NEW COURT.
•William Thomson, alias Lintot, aged 23,-vemanded
from last Sessions, standing indicted with Henry Dur-
ham (now 'under sentence- for another offence) for a bur.
glary in the dwelling-house of Richard Lane, of No. HI,
Old Burlington. street.
The first witness called was Charles'Wm..Jones, shop .
boy of the proseentbr,•Wha deposed that he was awoke
''on the light of the 4th December last by the noise ofi
some person or persons attempting to force their way
through the sky-light of their warehouse, where he lay.
That he heard a voice or voices, and being alarmed, he
got up and 'called his master. That they then went by
another sky-light on to the leads, and there discovered
that a- pane of glass bad been broken and an entrance
effected. That Mr. Lane, his master's brother, who
bad also been alarmed, fired a pistol at some persons.
That when they descended, they discovered the thieves
hid mildelheir escape by unbolting a door which led
Into= Savißriirw. 'That he saw marks of blood on the
'door ind On the skyrlight t but he could not say that he
saw the prisoner.
This witness underwent a long erass.examination by- Str;ntit-
nns, Who Mai Counsel for the prisoner, but his evidence r • ,
' en.
She pis finer read a speech of considerable leng.th,
tending to chew the evidence was only circumstantial.
The rikoariza summed up, and begged the Jury,
if they saw. the slightest -reason to doubt the evidente.
of,..any of the witnesses, that they would give the be-.
nefit of that doubt ; but if, on the contrary, they be-
lieved the witnesses, then it was their duty to find the
prisoner guilty.
The Jury consulted about five minutes, and returned a verdislt
of Gritty.
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_ The RECORDER said, he coincided ia their (Onion,
for, from what had -appeared in evidence, he could not
doubt. ' He then turned to - the prisoner, and recom-
mended him to make the best use of his time in pr -
, paring himself for the sentence of the law.
The prisoner replied,with the greatest hardihood—" I am ready
for it, my Lord ; but I consider, from the false representation you
have given the Jury of the case, that I am sacrificed."

One day last week, in the Prerogative Court, in la
proceeding in pcenam, a young Lady named Shepherd,
of interesting appearance, whose testimony was neces• _
sary in a case, but who is both deaf and dumb, appeared
at the bar to be sworn. The Court at first entertained
some doubt as to the course by which an oath could
administered ; and a brother of the Lady was introducrd
who interpreted to her the nature of the proCeedkags
by signs with his fingers. He was then sworn to inset-
pret faithfully between his sister and the Court, and
then 'administered to her the .usual oath by which 4e
swore to speak the truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth.