Star.
London, England, 1822-10-26 00:00:00

OLD BAIZE? SESSION&

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MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

Yesterday William 7'otoey was put, to the bar,
charged with having broken and entered the house
of A illiam Ibinnister, and stolen therefrom various
articles of jewellery.
The prosecutor, Bannister, is 4 working jeweller,
residing at Twickenham. On the Sth of the present
mobil); be placed in his workshop a box containing
jewellery. The door was shut, and on the latch, but
not locked; Ott tilt: afternoon of the following day,
the 6th, be found the door of the shop open, and the
properly gone. On the night of the sth, his wife
heard in the passage into which the workshop opened,
the sound of foot Steps. Pan of 'the property which
had been stolen, was found in the house.in which the
prisoner lodged. I
It was proved by the evidence of a brother and
sister of the prisoner, who lived in the same house
with, him, that he. had never been from home, from
twelve o'clock on the Saturday morning till ten onl
the Monday. . This keeping of the house was said to
be-in cepOquence of illness.
'The prisoner wore publicly a ring which was part
of the stolen pirsperty.
Itrliii-defeneecthe prisoner said, that. he found the;
proArywhiCh 'seas' discerned In his possession.
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Mr. Justice BAYLRY stated, that there was in his
opinion no evidence of the burglary ; and he left it
to the Jury to determine whether the property having
been discovered in the house, and possession of the
prisoner, was suffici fit tobring the theft home to the
prise-pit. Verdict Not Guilty.
The 'Same pfisoner was again indicted for stealing
four, potted% in silver money, the property of Wil-
liam Humphreys.
On the 15th inst. the prisoner was observed to come
out pf.the house of the prosecutor, at lsleworth, con-
cealing something between his hands. He went illlItIt•
dfasely to Brentford, where he bought clothing to the
amountofBl.los.6d. for which he paid in silver, chiefly
in shillings aad si a peoces the denomination of the coin EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF BASTARDY.
lehial had been stolen from Humphreys. The pro- Yesterday Mr. Ex-Sheriff PA R KINs presented a peti.
1 is, , otor Bias a pawnbroker, and the prisoner, while
Ma-
sing through Islewrath in the morning, when the
is
stockings
pint of beer.
bery was committed, said he would pawn a pair
s 'with the prosecutor in order to procure
p don, by way of appeal from an Order made by the Ma-
gistrates of Marlborough-street, by which -order he
(Mr. Parkins) was requtred.to pay a sum of 4s. per
week for the maintenance of a bastard child, alleged
by its mother to be the child of Mr. Parkins.
The prisoner said that he had the money, which The case having been opened by Counsel,
he expended at Brentford for the clothes, in his pocket Hannah White was examined.—She stated, that in
at the time when he passed through Isleworth ; but the month of June, 1891, she lived as servant to Cap-
be did not wish to lay it out in the purchase of beer, tain Fozzard, who keeps a riding-school near Hyde-
- as beliad anOath not to
taken expend it upon any M
par
. ..k. She met r. Parkins for the first time in June;.
thing but clothing. she met him subsequently. She met him in August
Verdict—Gitilty 9i dealing, but under the value following, in Hyde-park; it was late in the evening;
of forty shillings. Mr. Parkins was riding ; his servant was riding after
* George Winston was indicted for assaulting Mary him ;he alighted from his horse, and spoke to wit-
White on the King's highway, and stealing from her ness ; he took her into Kensington gardens, and there
person a silk shawl? value 20s. - commenced that intimacy which led to the birth of
The property was not found in the possession of the child in question : she met him several times
the prisoner, and it appeared that there had been an, afterwards.
offer. made to the prosecutor, by a person of the name ' This witness underwent a long cross-examinationi
of Agnew, to compound the felony, in consideration by Mr. Au-EL—She was not.married ; she passed as
- of receiving one pound. The prosecutrix admitted a married woman in order to get into lodgings; she
that she said she did not wish to hurt anybody if her lodged a: the house of Mrs. Simmonds, in St. Mar-
shawl
was made good. She also admitted that a so- tin's Church-yard. She pretended that she was mar-
vereigu had been offered to her by a person of the tied to a person of the name of Jarvis, but he was in
name of Agnew, but she would not have it. fact her brother. Mr. Parkins said he would make
Mr. Justice PA RIC said, that one side of the case her a present of money ; he did not do so ; he only
was most horrid, and he put it to..the Jury to say gave her on one. occasion a sum of 4;. He did not
whether, under the contradictory evidence that had tell her.his name, nor where he lived; he said he was
been given, the difficulty which the prosecutrix must a public character, and lived near Temple-bar. She
have had iu identifying the prisoner, and the excel- cllcl npt find him out until she was four months gone
lent character Which the prisoner had received, they with child; she was then in distress; shedid not ask
coeld had a verdict of capital felony against a fel- him for assistance notwithstanding; she did not applyi
low creature. Verdict, Net Guilty. • to him, because she did not think that he would have'
Mr.-Justice PARE directed that all the witnesses assisted her. She had a difference with her mistress,
shoed have their expenses except the prosecutrix. and finding herself with child she left her place,
John Smith was indicted for stealing in the dwell- There was a charge made by her mistress about a
ing-liouse of Thomas Nowland and Thomas Finer, diamond ring, but she did not leave her place in
in the parish of St. Andrew, Holborn, a gold watch consequence of that charge. This was the substance
-chain, their property. of her examination.
The prisoner and another boy were seen by the son Mr. ALLEY, on behalf of the appellant, proceeded
of Mr. Finer, near the shop. The window was broken, to detail the facts which he would prove in contra-
a.cl• the chain taken away. Witness followed the diction to the statements of this young woman. He
prisoner, . and took him, but found no .pronerty on woull call a host of witnesses, who would shew, to
bim. Prisoner said he did not break the finc:iv:l the satisfaction of the Court„ that not only the whole
he said this before he was charged with the robbery, story she had trumped op for this occasion was a
and seemed rmicl: frightened. complete tissue of falsehood from the beginning to
Edward Stanley lives four doors from the prose. the end, but that the girl could not, and ought not•
cator, in High Holborn ; and a little time after the to be believed upon her oath.. The Learned Counsel,
boy's being taken into custody, he saw a woman with with considerable warmth and in energetic language,
a gold chain, which he thought was the property of observed upon the hardship of the case as affecting
Mr. Finer, in her hand. She said it was her own, the worthy Ex.-Sheriff, and concluded by calling the
but he snatched it from her, and took it to Finer's, following witnesses:
who identified it as his. The woman said that the Mary Simmonds stated that her husband was a
chain was her property, and her child had dropt it steel-worker,living in St. Martin's church-yard.—
into the area of Mr. Stanley's house. Hannah White took a lodging at her house in the
A widow, from Shadisell, came to speak to the character of a married woman, and. called herself
character of the prisoner ; but she declared that he Mrs. Jarvis. She had a great number of male visitors.
was not the person ; and he said he did not know One of them, who ealled himself Mr. Jarvis, came
her. Verdict—Guilty. . to see the. girl. The first time he came was about
John Campbell was indicted for stealing a silver seven in the evening.. He used to come sometimes
candlestick, two silver salts, and other property, be-- file or six times a week. Mrs. Jarvis said that he was
longing to henry Walker and partners. i a .clerk: Witness was present at an investigation'
• The prosecutors are silversmiths and braziers, in which took place with respect to Mr. Parkins.—
Beaufort-buildings, Strand. The prisoner had 'been A Mr. Jarvis.was then produced, but he was not the
in the service of the Company, as warehousemen and man- who had passed for her husband. The man who
porter, upwards of two years. A Mr. Tait, silver- then appeared-wat very young, but her husband was
smith, in Salisbury-street, came to the prosecutor., about-30 leers old.. The-girl said to her at the time,
and said, in the presence of the prisoner, that he.bad that it was not Jarvis her husband. Witness after.
seen two,snuffer trays in the possession of a pawn- wards told the g?tl to quit her house,- as she would
broker in Chandos-street, which were the prosecutor's ncitsuffeesech.pnoceedings under her roof: she would,
property. Previous to this notice, the prisoner had not allow so many male visitors. The consequence,
not been suspected. The prisoner immediately left was, that the girl went away. Afterwards witness
the employment of the Company; and ;eon after saes.her in Mary.la-bonne Workhouse; she had been
wrote a letter praying far mercy. which was. put in elsen.brought to bed, and was not 'recovered. The
and reads along with this letter the proseeutor.re.- girl.asked her if-she did not think the child was like
ceived pawnbraMrs' displicates for the snuffer- trays, Jarvis.? . Witness -replied that she never saw a man
which were in Citandosastreet, and the other attic and child-more like each other. The girl then said
mentioned in the indictment: The prosecutor cool. that she hadsworn.the child to Mr. Parkins. Witness
not say at what time the gpods had been taken. asked wby the had-done so, since she was a married
Cross-examined.—The prisoner. had a good.cha.. woman?. TM woman.answered that s)se bad done so
ratter when he lettered the service of the Company. , because -Mrs Parkins could better aford to keep it
He seasi*ed 90s. a week. Did not knoVi unit :the pri- than- pow... Jarvis, who was but a clerk. Mr. Parkin,
sow supported his parents out of bis weekly wages. leteirer. visited.the girl while. at her.hduse She was
The pawnbroker . proved that the prisoner at the requested togo to the workhouse to ascertain if it were
bar .pawned she salts in July, tuid the (plated) candle- thosanse person .iiiho had lodged in her.house.-
gips-el/Iw, losiagoar got altogether 4.95. on . Cross-ezameseed,The girl stayed three weeks in
~acid 94.,00 thecendlestieks; never saiv the ber.house. Shecciuld-not say that anyinan stopped
.tilt hi paWne4, the .saits; the prisoner Called with the girl all night.- Mraartleearise to-she house
John Whittaker; Cif'Fitsenkokee-^ • ' full•a dozes timeisits-theamirse. of dm three weeks, if
Rawkes, shbpman to Canserun, pawnbroker, not ofienee.. Some ef.thesanalevisiton stopped in the'
Strand, produced a 'silver ciuviladist, . a pair louse till twelve or. one .in the morning, -but .none,

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