Star.
London, England, 1831-07-02 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, July 1.

John Beedhatn, aged 34, was indicted for mating, in the
dwelling.honse of John Bushes, ail watches, value GUI. a
gold chain, and 43 sovereigns.
The rubbery was committed in the course of the year
1829. Suspicion fell upon the prisoner, who was a weaver,
residing in Bethnal-gran, and upon his lodging being
searched, one of the stolen watches was found iu a cup-
' board. The prisoner, front the day of the search, alt.
sconded from his wile and children, and was not discovered
until ►lsy last, when a constable met hint in Friday-street,
Cheapside, and took him into custody.
The Jury returned a verdict of (hilt,.
The RECORDItt said that the prisoner was charged ca-
pitally in another indictment, for entering the dwelling-
house of Emanuel Francis. and stealing hi. a watch, sod
other articles; but as the ends of justice would be attained
by the verdict just given, he should nut feel it netersary to
put the prisoner on his trial fur the charge.
John Irving, aged 20 years, was indicted fur the man-
slaughter of Arthur di•Gtnnis, on the 24th tit tight Ma), by
violently kicking hint in the groin.
Thomas liasett deposed, that he knew the deceased for
about 18 months. On the st4th of May he saw the de-
ceased in his own room, in Cottage-churl, Orchard-street,
Westminster. Witness and bl•Ginnis went out fur tile
purpose of going to a public house, and as they were passing
along, a person came up and said. " you are Arthur
lil•Gmnis, i should like to have a round out of you." Upon
which 31.Guinis and the man in questtou commenced strik-
ing at each otbre.l be first blow was received by M•Getinis.
A tall mewed, and, after the patens gut up, M`Gintiis
called the police, Who came up. The antagonist of
MiGitinir got Away, and Al•Ginnit followed the policeman
to the watchbouse. When witness gut to the watchhJuse
he heard the police sending for the doctor tor the deceased.
Witness could nut recollect it the prisoner was the person
who fought with the deceased.
This witness was cross-examined by 111 r. Pit ht.t I s He
denied that M•tiinnis had hold of his antagonist by the
moat when the policeman came up.
A man, named Mathews. corroborated this statement. He
also was unable to recognise the prisoner.
John 'rusty identified the prisoner as being the person
who had fought on the day in question with the deceased,
and said that after the policeman came up the prisoner kicked
Al•Oinnis .

A police constable deposed that upon hearing the cry of
police, he went up to the spot. and found Zel`titnnis holding
the prisoner. bl•Giunis desired hem to take the prisoner
into cuatody, as he (M•(inams) was an injured man. 11 k-
now said he could not take the prisoner into custody, as be
had not seen tits assault. He separated hi'Ginnis and the
prisoner, the latter of whom went sway. Jl•(itttnis went to
the watchtmose.
This witness, upon his crome.examination„ said, he did not
know whether or nut the prisoner kicked the deceased after
he castle up.
Henry Thomas, bouse-surgeon of Westminster Hospital,
depoaeu, that the deceased was brought to the hospital on
the evening of the 21th of May. lie complained of having
been kicked ill the abdomen. lle was put to bed Momently,
and on the sixth day *tier lehe reception into the hospital
be died. Upon examination it was loused that the intestines
were in a state of inflasuometion. The stomach was also
inflamed. One of the intestines was ulcerated. Severe he.
amputation was the cause of Ill•tiumis's death. The in.
flarnotation was produced by some external violence. A kick
would produce this inflammation. The ulcerated intestine
was just above that putt whew the deceased said he had
been kicked.
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______ _ A fall upon • hard substance would pro-
duce the &WIC muhu w the deceased as if he had been
kicked.

This eloped the cue for the prosecution.
Several witnesses were called on the part of the prisoner,
all of whom knew him from the time he was a boy, and their
opinion was that be was a most peaceable, quiet, pod-
natured, industrious lad.
The Jury returned a verdict of GuUty.
nowise kingsmore, alias /tamer, was Indicted for steal.
hog a mare, the property of Abraham Hale, of the value
of 181.
The pra for deposed that he raided at Horn, in Sur.
rey. a mars hi January 1829. Ou the night of the

18th of January she was fastened in a yard were there weft
some bullocks. On the morning of the 17th the mare was
gore, but the bullocks remained in the yard. In February,
1830 witness saw his mare in the possession of a Mr. Rut.
sell, a stable-keeper residing in M'estminster.
It. Coleman, a cnustable of Croydon, deposed, that in
consequence of information which he received, he went to
Mr. Russell's stables and saw the prosecutor's mare. lie 'r'
learned from Russell that the prisoner was the from
whom he purchased the horse. He went to person
Por the
prisoner at the Obelisk stables, but could not see him.
Upon his cross-examination he said he knew a mar,
mimed Hyder, who had been transported.
Russell, the stable keeper, deposed that he purchased the
mare in question from the prisoner in February, 1829, and •
paid hint 111. odd.
Upon his cross-examination he said that he had long dealt
with the prisoner, and purchased several horses from him.
There was no concealment respecting the sale or purchase
the horse in question.
Curtis, an officer of Union Hall, deposed that he appre.
hended the prisoner at Brighton, who went by the name of
Turner there. Witness's brother officer, Goff, said to the
prisoner, " Your name is Kingsmore ?" " Yes," said the
primmer, " but some call me Turner." Witneu told pri-
soner that he was " wanted" for the mare which he sold to
Pie. Russell. Upon which the prisoner said that he parr.
chased the mare from Hyder.
Upon his cross-examination the witness said that he did
not know that the prisoner passed by the name of Turner
because he was in debt.
Coleman was recalled, and said that Hyder was not
transported until January or February, 1830.
This closed the case for the prosecution.
William Hayward deposed that be knew a man named
il'ood, who, he understood, went by the name of Hyder.
He saw the prisoner purchase a block mare for nine
pounds, for which a receipt was given, in the middle of
February, 1829.
Cross-examined—Was convicted for keeping a private
still. SVrote the receipt that was given for the 91. He ad.
vised the prisoner to have the receipt, as Wood was rs.
thee a suspicious looking character. Ile took great interest
in the sale, although he knew very little of the prisoner.
The sale took place at the Anchor and Hope public-houi.,
Lambeth, in which neighbourhood witness at the time herd,
The sale touk place in the parlour. Does not know a Fusin.
named Cuts, nor his daughter. He sat in custody opus. a
charge of conspiring, with others, to defraud upon a Liii.
and he was the only one that dared to stand his trial a:
Clerkenwell. He was ready to prove, it it had been Le.
Memory, that he bad given value for the bill.
Re-examlocd : The prosecu.or on the 211. bill reftoid
appearing against me, and I was acquitted.
The Jury returned a verdict of acquittaL
Henry Leei Taylor, a Greek, was indicted for stealing.
on the 15th of June last, one sovereign, the property e;
William Inwards.
The prosecutrix, an unusually pretty woman, sated that
she is the wife of a baker living in Stymour.street, hoirera.
town, and that, on the day in question, the prisoner, scum.
pealed by another man, dressed in Turkish costume, cane
into the shop and asked for two penny loaves, for the pay.
went of which he tend-red her a sovereign. Witness met
out of her pocket her purse, containing 21 sovereigns and
about 31. in solver, and while about to give the prisoner
chatge, he knocked the puree out of her hands, and the
money fell about the Call3lef, when he abruptly left the
shop, and witness, upon counting her money, missed the
sovereign in question.
The prisoner, who appeared to be a very intelligent man,
denied all knowledge of the robbery.
Abraham Sebeck, a jew from Morocco, Simnel Lopez.
and several other foreign Jews, gave the plume, a good chi.
ratter for honesty, It.c.
The jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of guilty.
Thomas Baia: was indicted for stealing divers &rucked
(manure, linen, and apparel, value 301. and upwards, tie
property of Thomas Dell.
The prosecutor stated that he lived at Pinner, and wa. a
cal penter, and that his wife and be had frequent squabbles.
Sometime List month he told her she might go away about
her business and take her clothes. On the 29th of May he
went to bed, and when be awoke in the morning be found his
wife was gone off bag and baggage, fur every portable article
of value was gone. On the 4.11 of June he found the pro.
piny at the prisoner's house at Drayton, who had become
his wife's protector : (a laugh.) He had known the prisoner
a long time to his sorrow. lie had time obtained all the
property back
By Mr. C. Pniardra—He had not got his wife back into
the bargain he wished he had. She had lett him several
times, and be took her in again. Did nut know whether this
looked like a case of trine. eon.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS—Are you really serious when you say
yttu should be glad to have your wife back ?
Witness—Yea, sir.
Mr. C. Panuars—And walk home arm and arm top.
thee ?

Witness—Yes. sir.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS—WeII, she is in court, I'll call her.
Mrs. lkll, a brisk little woman, then sprang into the wit-
nesa-bos, and bestowed a tender smile upon her husband,
which caused bursts of laughter from every person in Court.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS—WeII, Mr. Dell, you have list
nothing. Now are )ou satisfied ?
Mr. Den—Quite so, Sir.
Mr. Sergeant ARABI)t here stopped the case, and for
prisoner was acquitted.