Star.
London, England, 1802-02-23 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

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Yellerday eight prifoners tvc-re tried, one of
whom was carman convi&d, viz.
7.. H. Cehmas, for uttering a forged order for
the payment of the funi of 61. with intent to de-
fraud.

Three were convined of fe7ony, viz.
7. Byrn, for fkaling two (even !haling piece!,
the property of J. Lawfon.
y. Briellort, for flealing a fhirt and other ar.
titles, the property of J. F.llams.
R. Rapkond, for healing a 'cal box, containing
feverai watches and other articics, the property of.
C. Smith.
And four were acquittel, viz.

Ann Boni, Mary Bowyer, -
Levi CoLen and .41raine wire indilled for
felonionfly difpofing of and putting away a note
for 51. purporting to be a Bank of England note,
they well knowing the fame to be forged.
John Jacobs, the &II witnefs, (wore, that the
two prithiters, whom he knew very well, came to
his houfc, near Whiteeliapel, on the 13th of Janu-
ary tall, and alked him if he knew two men named
Simmonds and Ogden, with were then in Newgate?
He anfwered he did. The prifoners then afked if
he thought they had gin Money ? and being an-
fwered in the affirmative, Cohen took out of a
poeittl book fix 51. and five al. notes, appearing to
be iliac of the Bank of England ; and delired the
witnefs to fell them to thole perfons is Newgate
for 251. The prifoners accompanied the witnefs as
far as Newgate-flreet ; after which he Went into
the prifon, and fold the notes to a man there
named Ogden, for 251. Simmonds, who went
by the name of Ikey Bull, was precut at the time,
and lent Ogden a great part of the Money, which
he paid for the 401. worth of notes he gave him.
The witnefs told them the manner he had come
by them was by picking a man's pocket a Sort
time before. When he came away trom Newgate,
he met the prifoners at a public honfe called the
Blue Anchor, when they gave him a ;I. note, ss.
and two guineas, for his trouble. The prifoners
afterwards fent for the witnefs to pafs got. worth
of notes more for them ; and defrred him to get the
little thieving boy, whom he knew, to go and beet
them for tale. He did fo ; and he aitd the boy,
whole name was Marks„ and whom he knew to
have been a thief for two years, went to a man in
Petticoat-lane, named Jacobs ; but he refined to
take the notes; becaufe he laid they were forged.
• The witnefs being crefs-examined by Mr. Ser-
jeant Barr, fail he had been once confined in
Newgate, for Dealing Tome raifln He was. then
in cultody, having been taken upon thefame charge
I with the prifoners. Simmonds and Ogden believed
him when he told them he had picked a man's
pocket. They alto knew the thiesThg boy very
well. The witnefs had a father-in-law named
Eham Moles ; but he was called Eham Gonnoh,
which in the Hebrew language fignifies a thief.
James Ogden Paid he was then a prifoner in
Newgate, but acted as turnkey to an inner ward....
On the 13th Of January John Jacobs came to him
with 51. and 21. notes, amounting to 4°1.211 in one
pocket book; he raid he hadjuft picked the pocket
of a lugger (a hang word among thieves for a
tailor,) and offered the notes for 251 The witnefs
immediately borrowed aol. from Ikey Bull, and
bought the 441.- worth of notes, which he thought
were Rolen, and good ones. On crofs.examina,
tion this witnefs lard he had been upwards of five
years in prifon for different offences. Fit be had.
been conriaed of affaulting a eonflable becaufe he
endeavoured to prevent him from refcuing a man
who had robbed a cart in the next place he was
taken up for being concerned in an affair on Saf-
fron Hill, in which a man was killed ; and he was
afterwards put into prifon for robbing a waggon.
Mr. Kirby, the Keeper of Newgate, laid he had
a 51. forged note from Ogden, at the time an en-
quiry was made there about notes ; and Ogden
(wore this was one of the notes he had from Jacobs.
Martha Graves fwore to the tranfadtion of Ja-
cobs felling the notes in Newgate, fuch as has been
ralready hated. She laid Ogden and Simmonds
kept a chandler's fhop in Newgate, and (he lived
with Simmonds as his wife—Simmends is now un-
der fentence of death in Newgate. She had for-
merly lived with a man named Graves, whole
name (he adopted, and iiho was afterwards hang-
ed. She knew a man named Ward who was
tranfported, bid did not live with him. It was
fix years ago finer (be began to frequent Newgate :
(he had been taken up once for being an unfortu-
innate woman ; and at another time, the was
charged with picking pockets.
Lydia Jacobs, the wife of the firft witnefs, fwore
to the prifoners having come to her houfe, and em-
ployed him to fell the 401. worth of notes. She
alto Rated that Cohen took away a young woman
from her honfe, and kept her in his fervice, in
order that the might not give evidence of any
thing concerning the notes.
Rebecca Levi was the name of this young
wo-
man. She laid, John Jacobs fent her one evening
to Newgate, and &fired her to tell Simmonds and
Ogden that the notes they bought of him were id
notes. Cohen afterwards took lier into his fervice.

Jacobs was again called to explain the meaning
of the word link . It fignified notes that would not
go. But h.: denied having mentioned any thing
about notes to the lafl witnels. _

Wham Marks, the thieving boy, was next
brought forward : he ftid he received a pocket.
book with notes from John Jacobs, and went
with him to Philip Jacobs in kofemary.lane to fell
the notes, but he retitled to take them. This boy
w.ts fifteen years of age. He had been a thief two
years, but Aid he now meant to leave it off. He
had been confined in Newgate fix weeks for Real.
ing money ; he had been committed for picking
of pockets, and was only difcbarged on Saturday.
Hs bad beta sacs logged in Infra.

rLflipTic'tibs, who broughtip the rear of thi,
hopeful gang of witnelks, fpoke to Ids having 1%,
filled to purchale the bad Dotes which the boy and
jolia Jacobs had brought to him. .
The painters left their defence to Ceinfel.
Mr. Baron Hos-was defired the jury to confi-
der that the prifoners were charged with an of
fence which, in• this great commercial country, it
was hardly po(Gbit for a perfon convided of to re-
ceive a pardon. They fhould therefore confider
well the evidence and charader of the witnelfes
before they pronounted a verdid. if they thought
the witnefres were fo infamous as to be unworthy
of credit, it was their ditty to acquit the prifoners;
but if, notwithfianding their infamous charAders,
their tiatements appeared to correfpond one with
the ether, and they believed them to be true, they
Malt find prifoners guilty.
The Jury retired for about half an hour, and
found both the prifoners—Not