Star.
London, England, 1825-10-28 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

Janus Taylor was found Guilty of stealing a silver watch, the
property of John Rose.
Robert Edward stood indicted for stealing two
watches, on the night of the 29th of September last,
the property of Mr. Essex, of the Strand, pawnbroker.
Thomas Cox deposed—l am a shopman to Mr.
Essex, who is a pawnbroker, residing in the &rand,
sear to Temble•bar. On the night of the 29th of Sep-
tember, about ten o'clock, a fire bloke out at the nest
house to my master's. I called in the prisoner to assist
me in minding the property, which was all in confu-
sion about the shop ; but whilst I was talking to the
firemen, and at the same time holding one trf the tubes
for them, I saw the prisoner take two watches from a
drawer, and put them into his right-hand pocket. The
prisoner was about going away, but I told the firemen
not to allow him to go. The watches were two which
were in pawn at my master's.
By a Jurymen—Did you know the prisoner before?
Witness—l had seen him before, and on such an occasion we
were glad to employ any one whose face we had known before. He
had never been employed by Mr. Esse:.
Edwards, the constable, proved that he was called
into the shop by the last witness, and told by him that
the prisoner had taken something ; he searched him,
and took the two watches from his pocket, and took
him into custody. The property was here produced
and identified.
The prisoner, in his defence, denied any felonious in►
tention; he was employed in removing some firearms
and gunpowder, and in so doing the two watches fell
front the drawer ; he only took them up, and put them
into his pocket for the better securing them, ani not
with any wish to appropriate them to his own use.
, In answer to some que,tions from the Jury, the pro.
secutnes shopman denied the watches fell from the
.drawer ; he saw them taken [torn the top of the drawer

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by die prfrontr. Triers were st-hunitted "rushee no
same drawer. He (the prisoner). removed some gun-
powder, which was safe afterwards.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty. •
The Common Sasseartv asked if he was known? He was told
that the prisoner had held situations as porter to Randal aid
Bridges, and at Hamlets.
The Commove SallitZAKT said, that it might have been a sudden
temptation.—The prisoner was then removed from the bar.
Charles 1 /unnpson was totind Guilty of stealing, on
the morning of the 7th of August la,t, a watch, chain,
and seals, a shirt pin, and a snuff box, from the per-
son of Joseph Birch.
Charles rand, and Amy Watson stood indicted, the
former for stealing, and the latter for receiving, know-
ing it to he stolen, a quantity of stout and ale in bottles,
the property of Mr. Offf .y. who keeps the Burti,n Ale
Rolm:, in Henrietta-street, Covent-g irden.
The prisoners made no defence, but received good characters
from several witnesses.

The eoxmou SEILIZAIIT summed up, and the Jury found both
prisoners Guilty, recommending the female prisoner to mercy, on
account of her former good character.
Sarah Ilattlock, for rubbing her lodgings of some articles of bed-
ding, and Joseph Smith, a servant, for stealing some wearing apparel,
the property of his master, Mr. James Crawford, were both
found Guilty.