Star.
London, England, 1806-12-04 00:00:00

OLD aaasr.

l'eflethey the Seffions commenced before the Loin
MAYO*, kr. Jullice Gauss, Baron GaaraK, the
ftscoansa, dcc. when twelve prifoners were tried,
two of whom were capitally convicted,
Gags Seed: indifted for Reeling, in the houfe of
G. Soley Foyle, in Brunikick-ftrect, two filver can-
dlellicki, the property of the laid G. Soley Foyle.
Mrs. Handcock, houfckeeper to Mr. Foyle, depofed,
that on the soth of November laR, the placed the
candlefticks itt queltion in the Butler's pantry, at ten
o'clock in the morning; &only afterwards Mrs.
Foyle &fired her to run after a perfon whom the bad
obferved with one of the candlefticks in hi* poffelli n,
and creeping by the area Reps into the Rreet. Mrs.
H. followed him, and cried out.ii-li Stop thief," but
loft fight of him when he-totem:l the corner. The
prifoner was &only afterwards brought back with-
the candleflicks (which were found on him) by a
conflable, and two other parlous' in the neighbour-
hood, who were alarmed by Mrs. H.'s nineties.
Mrs. Foyle, the wife of Mr. S. Foyle, corroborated
the above tettimony in almoß every particular, and
added, the had feen a main, with the candkflick inbis
poffeCion, in the pelage leading to the butler's pan-
try, which occafi3ned her fufpicion; on being eked
by the Learned Judge the value of the cassdleßick,
lie Rated it at about thirty (hidings. Neither ilk nor
Mrs. Handcock could identify the prifoner at the bar
as the ;rake teen in the pagage or area, but (wore
pofitively to the property, being marked with the
arms of the
England, a coottabk, met the prifoner in the co-
lonnade, on the acids, with the candlefticks in his
poffeffion, and flopped him on bearing the outcry I'
and with the affillance of Randal End Ruby, neigh*
bourn, brought him hack, whereupon he was commit-
ted to piton; from the time of his being ken in the
area, to his apprehenfion, was not above three mi-
nutes.
The prifoner pleaded his ignorance or any thing
relating to the robbery: Rated he had found the
eandlefticks lying in part of the colonnade, but could
adduce no witnefs with refpea to his charaßer.
The Learned Judge obferved, there could not exift
a doubt with refpea to the prifoner's guilt, from the
conneeted chain of cirenmflantial evidence adduced ;
' the only plaufible detente he could urge, confidering
the quicknefir of his deletion and arrell, would have
been that he had received them from another, which
defence the prifoner had not attempted to make. The
Jury, without retiring, found the prifoner Guilty—
Death.
Wading Herbert, a private foldier of the Fiat Regi-
ment of Guards, for ahi way robbery on Samuel
GJmes, fervent to R. Fits•Georyge Stackpole, Efq. of
rofvenor place, on the ad of left month, in Hyde
Park, and taking from his perfon a tol. Bank of
England note, a 11. ditto, and a laver tooth pick
cafe. The circulations,' of the cafe, as Read in
evidence, were briefly there'—
The Profecutor, Samuel James, was croffing Hyde
Pack from Cumberland Gate, between eight and nine
o'clock in the evening above-mentioned; and when
palling near the Baron, met the prifoner, who was
in the undrefs jacket and round hat id-gaily worn by
his Regiment when on drill. The prifoner looked
tharply in his face as he paled him, and then loomed
about, followed him' and allied him what o'clock it
was; He anfwered, about half pall eight. The pd.
loner, after following him force way further. tripe
up his heels, and at the fame time knack him with
his fill from behind, and knocked him down. He
then put his foot upon his break, and raid. w d—n
your eyes I deliver your property." Without wait-
ing, he began to fearch for the Profecutor's watch ;
but not readily finding it, thrull his hand into his
pocket and took therapist a tot. note, a il. 'vote.
and a fairer tooth pick cafe : but left a guinea and
Tome flyer, which he did not immediately find ;
and then ran if towards Kenfingron Gardens.—
The Profecutor followed him tome way, but was
afraid to venture farther, left he might be at-
tacked by Tome of his accomplices. The paifoner
(hewed no arms or weapon of any kind. The prole.
eutor immediately recolleCted that the regiment was
quartered in Portman.ltreet barracks ; and he dire
ly battened thither to enquire if any foldier anfwer-
ing the prifoner's defcription, had recently entered
there, and to acquaint the officer of the guard with
the robbery. The Berjeaot immediately orderedte•
fore him fuck foldiers as had recently come in ; bat
none of them was the man. The prolicutor left his
charge with the ferjeant, and his addrefs. On the
evening of the 9th he was fent for to attend on Cap.
tain Rainsford, of the regiment, at the barrack, but
could not go until next day, when (even ,men, all
with the fame undrefs uniform, were drawn out
for his infpeaion, and he immediately knew, and
was pofitive to the Prjfoner, who, on being charged
with the robbery, kid he litotild make his defence
when he was brought before a Magiflrate. It
appeared that the prifoner's detellion at the bar.
rack erofe through the dikovery of another private,
named Gibbon, who was eentinel at the barrack gate,
at the time the Profecutor came to make the enquiry
immediately after the robbery, and faw the Priloner
come running into the gate pall bins, at a quarter
• before nine, fhortly before the Profecutor came to
make enquiry, and give the alarm. Next mottling,'
about five, Gibbon went up to the Prifoner's room,
where he was in bed, told him he had been doing a
itryvyjob for himfelf, and then mentioned that *gen-
tleman had come to complain of this robbery of two
one pound notes jai after he came running in al the
gate ; and fuppoled he was the perfon. The Prifoner
only laughed ; and, raking his breeches from under
his bother, took (oak paper from the pocket, and
gave it to Gibbon to examine, who found it was a
bank note, but did not kunw for how much, as the
morning was dark. The prifoner defired Gibbon to
put it into his greet coat pocket, and then obferved,
that if the Gentleman fliould call again and know
him, the note would not be found on him. Gib-
bon did fo. The fame morning both went on duty.
the one upon the Kind's guard, the other upon the
Queen's. At dinner time they againmet going for their
meth to Portman-firm barracks and on their way
the prifoner propofed to change the note. They went
for the porpofe to the public houfe of a man named
Shaw, called for fame beer, and then diced the girl
if her mailer could change a pound note. Gib-
bon gave her the note, and fhortly after Shaw came
from his bar, and afire if they knew what note they
bad (cot to be changed. Gibbon anfwered, aRL nevi