Star.
London, England, 1802-10-29 00:00:00

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Yefierday. thirteen prifoners were tried, two of
litho= were capitally convilled,
Siam. Ether and4ww Patsy, for robbing Petah
Rayne'
_of .a gold- watch, his ,coat, waiftcoat, hat,
money, and other ,articles in the dwelling bninfe
of Eleanor Gibbs, No. 3, ifirygold-court, marygold-court, the
Strand, on the alit of September lag.'
jofiah Rayne' depofed, that he is imlapothecary,
his Great Mary*boguwareet: as day ms

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Itioaeci id :the inciiiitheitt, hi didetiiith s party'of
(rigida atibe NirthntilbtAttiCake-houfe, in the
fieriss4 10 did hot Wire the ciiiiipany till ten
o'dockii night:: Finding hiinfelf a tiod deal' af;
fated by the lindor he drank, he took st*atit monk
Bleakfrier's Bridge aand on his way iiirfuse;on hti
return, he was accolled by the *ironer, Anrie
Penny, -as. he believes, ;:holk invitation tcrga hoMe
with her, he was willing to accept of. She con.
dated him to her lodgings, in a .two pair of 41airs
back roothiand was partly undrelfed to go tat hid;
when, in about five thimites after his brit arrival,
a'manrufbeditstothe room, and knocked him doWft
by a violent blow on the fide of the head : when he
recovered hitrifelf from the died of the afault
his.perfon, he pereeived that both the man and ha
Dulcinea were fled, taking away his clothes, hat,
'gold watch, Ste. anti the man 'saving his own hat
behind. In his WaifiCoat pockets were a ten pound
and pcnind note, a guinea, and fome other
money. Froth his Rate of intoxication at the time,
and the confufion he was in, he could not pothies.
ly identify either of the prifoners ; but he recolle'd.
ed, that the man who knocked him down, had oh
a green military jacket ; and, he fwore, that the
ilvittch, coat, and other articles produced, were his
property, of which he was robbed, in the manner
defcribed.

Elizabeth Gibbs raid, that at the time of this
tranfaaion, She was at work in a neighbouring
bode, and came home on hearing the nolfe, and the
report of a Gentleman having been robbed. She
went into Anne Penny's room, and Saw the prole-
tutor without his clothes, and complaining of the
treatment he received : on the table the Taw the
working hat the prifoner, Fuller, ufually wore,
and fome buttons, all of which were marked 26th
Light Dragoons : the two prifoners lodged toge-
ther in herhoufe, and lived as hatband and wife :
the did not exaaly. know what bufinefs the man
was. of, but underftood that he worked upon tilt
River ; his ufual drefs was a blue, and fon:alma
a green, military jacket.
• Michael Coleman' a watchman, laid, he knew
the prifoner, Fuller by fight, having frequetnly
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obfeived hifneaking in the court. His depofi-
tion was important, fo far as it thewed that the
Profecutor had loft the clothes (fated hi the india-
ment, and had been robbed ofhis gold watch ' • and
-8-this Witnefs did not flaw more, it was becaufe
he had not the opportunity of °having what had
been going forward. •
It appeared that neither of the prifoners return-
ed to their lodgings after the robbery.
'The nett Witnefs was a perfon of the name of
Thomai Honk, who-lived at No. 12 in the fame
Court, Paid he knew the prifOnee, Fuller, and had
a fufpicion• that it was he who committed the
'robbery in queftion. in about ten days after it
happened, he accidentally met hini in• Satithamp-
tea-ftreet, hating a bundle tied up itra. hand-
kerchief; on a flick upon his (boulder.' The ptifo-
irer anted him to. go and have fomething to drink,
but he declined it, Paying he had no money. • The
witnefs then told him -he was wanted at Bow-
ftreet ; to which `the prifoner replied he would not
go there. The witnefs then told hini that Mn,:
Gibbs'.wat taken up, and that he might clear
her by making his appearance ; but he "perfiftedin
refefing to attend there. He turned into Buck.
ridge-tourti and the witnefs followirtg, he flopped
at a door and Aced him what he wanted of him t'
The witnefs replied that he fhould loon know•
upon which' the prifoner lifted up his flick and
made a blow at him, but did not hit him. He,
then went into the houfe, Shutting the door after
him, and got out by a back door. The .witnefs.
however purfued him, and with the affiftance•of
two Officers, he was taken after a (mart •chace,
in which he dropped the bundle containing the
goldr watch, waifteoat, and, other articles taken
the prolketitor, as well as fome wearing,
apparel, which appeared to belong to the prifoner
himfelf. He at fira denied knowing where Anne
, Penny was, but afterwards hid' the was at Mr.
Norman's, at the foot of the Bridge in Maidtione,
from which place he himfelf jult Arrived in ,his
way from Maidftone.
Two conftstbles confirmed the latter part of the
teftimony, 'adding, that in purfuance of the di-
reCtion given by Taller, they proceeded to Maid-
none, where they arrefted Anne Penny at the houfe
of Mr: 'Norman, and on fearching, the coat of the
profecntor was found in her pofieZon.
Anne Penny Rated in her defen.:e, that She went
out along with her hatband, an.' on her return
found her room open, the place in great diforder,
and went away on hearing that a Gentleman had
been robbed. This She declared was all the knew
of the tranfaaion. •

Fuller Paid, that when he came home from his
work on the 2114 of September, he found the room
open and without a light. Suppofing his wife to
be in bed, he was preparing to lie down, when he
fotind a man afleep in the bed. This circum Rance
fo,enraged him and inflamed his jealoufy, that he
refolved to live no longer with a woman lo unfaith-
fulp end detercnined to fet out immediately for
Ittaidifone, from whence he meant foon to gohome
to Ireland. With this refolution he began to pack
up all his things in a handkerchief, and in the
darknefs and hurry, fnppofed that he had inclofed
Into his bundle the watch and other articles be-
longing to the profecutor. On his arrival at
Naidftone he difcovered there firange acquifitions
and returned to London with a defign to return
them to the right owner if he could find him, but
had not time to make inquiry, when he was taken
up. He Paid he was in the army, and had ferved in
the cburfe of eighteen years in three regiments of
dragoons—that he was wounded in Egypt fighting
for his Country, and fent home with a view of
returning to Ireland, his native country. He had,
as he afrerted, the bell of charaders in the regi-
ments in which he (erred, but his Officers being
at prefent at the top of the Rock of Gibriltar, it
would not be convenient to bring them into Court
is fpeak for him.
The Jury after a little hefitation, proniin:c d
both the prifoners—Guilt•—Death.
'Die man Paid that he was 39 years of age, arid
the woman' as.
Moe wet, sOpviaed of felony, viz.
iirar hat. was charged with a **cal .