Star.
London, England, 1823-12-09 00:00:00

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OLD BAILEY ..PRC 8.
ssii. Owls,
William Liam was Mimed &rotund/ from trideol
portation. 1
The keeper of the jit,it IkA44 proma Abet AIL
had been tried there for .bung., dist be bad bollsq
convicted and sentenced; and predated. the certificate
of his conviction and of his transportation for life.
Salmon, a police-officer, deposed that he apprehended
the prisoner in London; he had been workiug for the
last 15 months as a carman.

The prisoner submitted to.the Court that he had two'
children. and his Wife warfar advanced in her preg-
nancy. Verdict, Guifty,with a recommendation to mercy.
• CJearksDadds was Indicted for Stealing three razors,
the property of Daniel 011ellane • a book the property
of Jas Torus:ant ; and a buncliof-kets the property
of Ames DUpin.
Daniel O'Mullane sweat—Lodges in the-house of'
Mr. Duggan, James-street. Missed three pair of trow-1
sers, three coats, a hat, -two handkerchiefs, gold seals,
ani three razors. Saw them at five o'clock, and missed
them at seven. They were in his bedroom. The horse-
majd only had access to his room. Has ki•)wn the pri-
soner the last six months; be was employed about the
house as a servant. Left the service the beginning of
September. Has seen the razors and handkerchiefs
since. Those now produced are the same which had,
been stolen from him on the 7th of November.

George Hopkins sworn—l; an ostler in- Mr. Hunter's
stables. Prisoner brought the razors in question to the
stables, in which be was accustomed to sleep, for want
of better lodgings. He said el friend of his, a soldier in
the Regent's Park, had given them to him. He brought
a hat and two handkerchiefs also, and put them into a
cii?board in- the stable, where the officers faund them
in witness's presence, and some duplicates with them.
Stephens, a Bow•street officer, deposed to the disco-
very of the articles in question. •
Mr. Williams, pawnbroker, deposed that a person
pledged two silk handkerchiefs with him. On one he
advanced Is. on the other 4s. He gave his slant:. and
direction Chat les Dodd, No. 7,.James-street. The du-
plicates now produced are the same which he gave him.
Mr. Baron Hut.Looc summed up, and the Jury
riffned a verdict of—Guilty. . _

Booed Skids, alias Roir;rt James Skids, was indicted'
for stealing, on the 25th of October last, ten silver
spoons, value SI. the property of George Vipond, hist
master, in dwelling-house, in the parish of St. An-
drew, Holborn.

• George Vipond said he•was a linen-draper, residing
at No. 2, Hatton-garden. In June, 1822, he employed
the pt ismer as his servant in the shop, at 2.1. lOs. per
week. Witness's family resided in the country, and prip
super had charge of the house. Witness had six silver
tea-spoons, two dessert, and two table spoons. The pri..
:oiler's wife managed the house. In consequence 'of
some circumstances that came to his knowledge, he
caused the prisoner to be apprehended and his desk
broken open, when a duplicate connected with the pre-,
sent accusation was discovered. He found the spoons
at a pawnbroker's in Skinner-street; Snow-hill.
The prisoni.r denied that he was the servant of Vi-,
pind; allege ithat lie had been so far engaged with him in
blvines,-.4.4,4 be obliged to harrow money to meet their
jtat liabi ;tie:, and that he- had pledged the property
for the concern, and not on his own account.

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After. hearing evidence on both sides at some length,
M. Baroit fioccomc summed up, and the Jury
fchnd the prisoner Not Guilty.
The prisoner was again given in charge to the Jury,
for stealing several pieces of linen, &c. tile property of
t! e ,ame prosecutor.
The case was Similar to the last, and the prisoner's
defence of the same kind. It -was admitted, in this
case, that the prisoner was not a partner, but a servant.
.The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of stealing to the
amount of 395.
One of the Jurors recommended the prisoner to mercy
on account of his previous good character.
John alason was indicted for enibezzling the mini of
la 4s. 7d. received by him on account of his employers,
the East India Company. The trial was postponed.on
an affidavit put in by the prosecutors, and an applita•
Lion to wink the prisoner to bail rejected.
frilliam Day war indicted for stealing a handker-
chief. The prosecntor, Mr. Parry, a Solicitor, missed
his handkerchief, and took the prisoner, on whom the
hoosikerchief was found.
~''he Constable
.produced a silk handkerchief
coper-.-Thar's your handkerchief, Mr. Parry ?—No.
' Ceps?—HoW!—This is ore that has been substituted for mine.
Cort"--Coastable, hew is this?
Leoissrahle-4 *weer positively that is the hindkerchief.
Coussr—f.ook at tie handkerchief again, Mr. rosy.
Parrg--I me it: it's not mine : I wroce,my initials en the
bandleettiff I gave to the Constable. My initials are on this band-
kertheralse, but net in niy handwriting.
Ifbis midence seemed to creme general aetoalabment.
The %Mums observed, that some person might have played a
trick, by substituting one handkerchief for another.
The 'Jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recommended
him to mercy on account of his previous character, in
which recoarnmendation the pi osecutur joined.
Ong of the'Jinors—We reprobate exceedingly the conduct of the
Cl•rwsble: it is little short of perjury.
The Um-ottani—i think it is careless; he shall not blvc his ex.
neatens.
4a.ln Mains, asno,t ruffianly looking fellow, was in-
d:cted for assanlo.o4mes Wright, on the night of the
24 431Peccipber. yak intent to rob him.
prosecutiar sines that he lodged at No. 12,
Ilioad.stceet, Golden-tguare, and was. going to see
fTienciin Lliaciariurs•road ouTuesday evening, between
eight and :nine O'cickk. In passing along Fleet-street
he met tJia.prisoner, who stared him very daringly in
-the,face, and turning round followed him, tapped him
cuuhe shoulder, and asked him for charity. The pro-
semitor• told him he was no object of charity, and 'seve-
ral times bade him begone, or he would give hire in
charm to the watch; the prisoner, however, continued
to walk alongside of him. and importune him for money,
until be came to the corner of Blackfriars-bridge, when
soddenly, seizing the prosecutor by the collar, he told
Biro that a money he wanted, and money lie would
have." The prosecutor called out to the watermen to
cull the watch, upon which the prigpner struck him a
tr.emendoni blow with his fist upon the side of the head,
which be was about to repeat when be was seized by
two watchmen.
The watchmen fully corroborated the Janet part of
this testimony.
In his defence the prisoner insinuated that the prose.
cntm'imid accgmetthim and followed him with impro-
Per view; o 4 Mat when to asked him for medley, be
told at he wanted to extort money from
high • *at were a great many characters
Lie • 'Opa ttisen ; upon wltlels he (prisoner)
)was a bad mu, and deserved
" a lick on the ead," and thereupon struck him.