Star.
London, England, 1813-09-16 00:00:00

OLD 11.41LEr.
The Seesions.for the County of Middlesex and the
city of London. Commenced yesterday if the Gild
Dailey, before Mre Justice HEAVII and Mr. Justice''
DAMIEN the LORD MAYOR) RECOEDI34 and the
other City Officers.
J. Sylvester was capitally indicted for robbing Mr.
R. Gunning, hitter, of Oxford-street, of 4'20. It ap-
peared, that on the night of the 20th of Jun* Mr. G.
was coming home, when in the entrance of Mill-hill
Mews, he was accosted by the prisoner, with his
cloaths and person in a most indecent situation, and-
accused of attempting to take horrible liberties with
Stet. Mr.-G. being alarmed at the dreadful charge,
offered to give the ptisonee his card, or that he might
walk home with him. The prisoner preferred the lat-
ter, ;lad when they arrived Mr. G. gave him /1/20.
':1,1! prosecutor saw no more of him till the 19th of
.1 n 1 N., when he met the prisoner in Saville-row, in
..o.pany with an old man. He again accosted Mr.
Gi and asked him to go to some house and take some
ine, that they might talk the matter over. This
Mr. G:"declined, and appointed to meet hiin at the
Catieberiand Arms ; but haviug become sensible of his
danger, he applitid. to Adkins, the tw-street officer,
wfio accompanied him'. dee coffee-house. The old
man recognized. Adkins, andsaid, at if Mr. G. gave
any thing it must he' of' his own free will. Adkins
then toot prisoner into custody, and the old man
departed, saying, he would bring bail, but he never
returned. Guilty—Death.
D. IVood was indicted for stealifig a leaden clock
weight, the property of Sarah Turner. The prose-
en trix keeps a public house in ]Featherstone-buildings.
The prisoner tame to her house, and by his motions
excited her suspicions • she accordingly watched him,
and saw him open her clock-case, and unhook the
clock weight. lii his defence he said, that seeing the
dark was different from any in the part of the coun-
try from which he came, he was anxious to look at
it ; there was also an inscription at the bottom of the
weight whist) he wished to make out, he lifted up the
weight, and it fell to the bottom of the clock-case,
but he never had it out. A respectable merchant,
with whom he had lived servant 16 years, gave him
a good character.--Guilty.
J. Bowles was indicted for stealing Ss. worth of
halfpence, the property of W. Garraway. The pro-
secutor, who is a salesman in Spitalfields Market,
.stated, that he had left three Ss. papers of halfpence
on his desk, and went to another warehouse,of his in
the Market from whence he saw the prisoner and a
woman looking in at the window of his counting-
boast. A won; woman, who lives opposite, saw
him put his hand in and take a brown paper parcel.
Mr. Garraway secured him, but the woman escaped.
Guilty.
Sarah Poole was indicted for stealing several table-
spoons, the property of R. Fearon. The prisoner lived
servant with the prosecutor i and it was proved that
she' had pawned two of his table-spoons.—Guilty.
X. kor was indicted for stealing a quantity of
silter filings, the propertyof R. Rutland,his employer.
He was suspected, and when searched, had the filings
in his pocket. In his defenceihe said, some one must
have put them there.—Guilty.
J. Clarke was indicted for stealing two shirts and
two pair of stockings, the property of Jane Pilking-
ton. The prosecutrix deposed, that he came to her
shop, between nine and ten o'clock in the forenoon,
. and bargained for the articles stated in the indictthent.
He fumbled in his pocket for the money a long while,
and at length, when she had turned her head a little
on one side, lie threw a quantity of snuff in her eyes,
and ran off with the property ; but he was pursued,
and taken with it in his possession.—Guilty.
J. Woosh, alias Spanish, and 7. Whitek, were indicted
for stealing three pigs, the property of 'F. Harrison.
They were observed driving the pigs in the parish of
St. Pancras, and the pigs being covered with tar, ap-
parently for the purpose of disguising them, suspicion
arose that they were stolen, and an officer took both
the prisoners into custody.— Guilty.
W. Goodenough was indicted for stealing a watch,
the property of J. Martin, privately from his person.
The prosecutor stated, that he fell asleep in a public.
house in the Strand. The prisoner sat next to him,
and his watch was in his jacket pocket when he fell
asleep. When he awoke his watch was gone, and the
prisoner also. The prisoner was afterwards appre-
hended ; and it was found that he had pawned the
watch in the Borough.—Guilty.
France: Carnel was convicted of having stolen a
silver spoon, a child's frock, and ether wearing ap-
parel, the property of Edmond Gregory. The pro.
secutor identified the stolen articles, and the officer
whoapprehended the prisoner proved hishaving found
the spoon in her (the prisoner's) box, and the other
;irticles on searching at her lodgings.
W. Fasakerly was indicted for stealing a number of
books, the property of Saunders, of the Poets'
Gallery, in Fleet-street. Mr. Saunders proved that
he had lost a Bible and several other books, and Jones,
a pawnbroker, proved that he had received the Bible
in pawn from the prisoner. When Chamberlain, the
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he had lost a Bible and several other books, and.
pawnbroker, proved that he had received the
in pawn from the prisoner. When Chamberlai
officer, took the prisoner into custody, at the Ai
Mart, he found a number of duplicates for boc
his lodgings, and amongst the rest the duplica
the Bible. The Bible was produced, and hie'
by Mr. Saunders; it was a curious book, as i
.e notes of the old Reformtrs in it. Mr. S
ne‘er but :hat copy in his possession.--Guilty.
`There were no le„ than seven different indict
lgainst the prisorkr for similar offences.
Tie following were ales, coned of felony
limnah Baker, for stealing a piece of bacon, th
petty of T. F. Hol,borow ; J. Carr, for steal
wive!' and an apron. the property -of Jane I 4
fdr stealing a pair of boots, the prope
.0 .v Jones; Eliz. Jenkins, for stealing
pars, the property or J. Smith; R. Wright at
Cli.z it, for stealinga quantity of cnffee and raisii
ooperty of Messrs. Frampton ; J. Coffey, for sr
• ix vine glasses, the property of J. Mist; Cash,
7.er, for stealing k pair of breeches, the pro
.;,11in Watson ; Sarah Baker, alias Howard, for •
a rrirlin dress, the proper y of J. Limfitt ;
. fltchcock, 14 stealing a pair of boots, and a
v of broad cloth, the property of T. Humpl
Lvans, for stealing a pocket handkerchief, th
ort:r of W. Chapman ; H. Taylor, for steal
• at-:h, &c. the property of J. Gillis, water, fix
; and J.Lacy. for assaulting,X. Fledehes
!ti ...at to rob biro.