Star.
London, England, 1809-06-30 00:00:00

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Yesterday Margaret Bird was indicted for stealinz
a watch from the person of Morgan Sweeny.
The prosecutor was passing through liart•street,
Covent Garden, on the evening of the 22d of Mar,
when he was accosted by the prisoner, who contrived
pick his pocket of his watch.—Verdict, Guilty.
Evan Jones was capitally indicted for plivmd t•
stealing, in the shop of Joseph Foster, sib books, aho‘c
the value of ss.

The prosecutor is a bookseller, living at No. 4,
Bow-street, Bloomsbury. On the 12th of May ho
missed a book—Waltton's Angler. Ile had s-\77:
the prisoner in his shop that day ; he also saw him
again on the 19th. On the 211, in consequence al
information, he went to Gordon's, pawnbroker, in St.
Martin's-lane, where he found the above book, and

five more, his property.
William Foster, partner to Gordon, on the 11th
of May bought four of the books, of which The
Angler was one, from the prisoner. He gave hint one
pound for them. On the 22J he bought the other
two ; he had bought other books front him in the in-
termediate time.

In defence of tho prisoner, Elizabeth Lewis swore,
that on the 10th of May she was in company with
the prisoner at a public house, when a young man
produced a book, she thought entitled An Angler,
and five more, for which he asked kl 10s. and the

prisoner bought them for Al 2s. There were other
witnesses to his character.—Verdict, Not Guilty.
William Higgins was capitally indicted for break-
ing. and entering the dwelling house of John War-
ner, in the night time, and stealing therein a great
variety of articles.
Jane-Bailey, servant to Mr. Warner, residing at No.
7, Kingsland Crescent, Hackney, secured the house
in the usual way, on the night of the 31st of May,
previous to the family retiring to rest.
John Harrison, the watchman in that neighbour.
hood, stated, that as he called the hour, half past
four, on the morning of the Ist June, he observed the
gate of the court hetore the house open, and shut it ;
upon passing again, a little before five, he found the
gate again open, and this etching his suspicion, he
went up to the area, vhere he saw the kitchen win,
doss, up, the shutters cut and broken, and chips lying
on the outside ; he then tried the street door, which
was open ; upon going into the passage, he saw a
tea and coffee-urn lying on the ground, packed up ;
Ite called out, but received no answer ; he then west
forward to the street parlour, where he saw the priso-
ner in the act cf packing up a quantity of linen in it.
shirt ; he asked him what he did there ? to which
was the prisoner answered, he doing no harm, as his
brother lived in the house. He immediately secured
him, and, ringing the bell, he alarmed the family.—
Upon searching the prisoner, foal- tea spoons, a sugar-
tongs, and twelve doyleys, were found in his pockets.
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It appeared that a quantity of plate, and other ar-
ticles, had been conveyed away by some confederates
before the discovery tuok place.
Thrre being no evidence of the burglary—that
of the breaking in, in the night time—tho Jury acquit-
ted the prisoner of that partbof the charge, but found
him guilty of stealing in the dwelling house above the
value of +os.—Death.

Sarah Courtney, otherwise Child, was indicted for
feloniously marrying with John Watson ; her former
husband, John Courtney, being then living.
The registry of the parish of St. George, Hanover-
square, was produced, by which it appeared that
John Courtney and Sarah Child were married by
banns, on the sth of November, 178.5. The entry was
signed by the parties, and witnessed.
Thomas Watson, the grandson of the second hus-
band, proved the hand-writing of the prisoner to the
entry ; he had often seen her write ; his grandfather
was dead ; he knew her first husband ; about four-
teen years agd they came to live at his grandfather's,
where they continued three years, and then separated;
the prisoner afterwards continued to live with his
grandfather, as his servant ; upon his death, she
claimed administration as his widow ; he was about
80 years of age at his death ; Courtney, her first bus-
Land, was living, and had resided only three streets
distant from her from the time of her separation.
Edward Courtney, the brother of the first hus-
band, was obliged to admit his brother was still liv-
ing ; he saw him this day ; he and the prisoner had
lived together as man and wife.
The second marriage was proved by. the produc-
tion of the registry of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, by
which it.appeared that the prisoner and John Watson
were married by banns, on the 23d of November.
1806. Her signature to the entry was proved by NV.
Boyce, a subscribing witness.
The prisoner, on being called upon for her de-
fence, said, the present prosecution was carried
from malice by the grandson, to whom she had actc.T.
as a mother, and had reared and educated him wii!)
theAreatest care.
The Le..rned Judge (CifAmftith) in summing up
the evidence to the Jury, observed, they had nothin:.-,
to do with the motives, whatever they might suppose..
which induced the present proceedings ; they had
only to decide whether the charge against the priso-
ner was or was not made out in evidence ?
The Jury, without hesitation, found a verdict of--
Guilty.
The prisoner is an old woman, seemingly about Go
years of age.
The following were convicted of felonies :
C. Varnham, for stealing two sticks of distilled serdigiis, the
property of Messrs. Berger.
J. Coward, for stealing five silver thimbles, the property of
R. Powell.
Q. Whetstone, for stealing three bushels of coals, the proporiy
of W. Clark.
Mazy Parker and Sarah Yates, for stealing from the person of
C. E. Malpas, a purse, containing three half-guineas and two 7-
p ieces.
R. Dennis and J. Dunning, for stealing tea yzrds of 3 :
tellies quilting
,tke property of J. Wells.