Star.
London, England, 1807-02-25 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY:

On Saturday 16 poiloners were tried, three oft
.
ii.oom were caprally eonvibed, viz.
lYilliam Freeman, for uttering, and publifhing as
true, a I.lfe, forged, and counterfeit draft, for par.'
mem of I zol, purpro dog to be the draft of H. Dy-
f n, with intent to deftaud Mars. Prekott and Co.
bankers.
Ms. Ward, a clerk of Mars. Prefcott, Rated, that
on the 13th of Fehrnary the prifrner came to their
horde, aid prefented to him a draft for the payment
of 1201. figned H. nylon, the name of a gentleman
who keeps his cash in that firm. The witneisinfpebed
the check, and firoogly frifpeCted it was not figned
by Mr. Dyfon, and, of entitle, he anted the prifoner
the name to the perfon from whom he bad received
it. The prifoner told him he had got it from his
mailer. Mr. John Smith, who lived at Hockering, in
Hetifordfhiee, who had taken it born Dyfon, in
payment of three honks he had fold to that gentle.
men. The witnefs told the prifoner that he mull
fubmit the draft to the itsfpeetion of the partners of
the houfe; and after it had been (hewn to them, the
sonnets was order ed to go along with the prifoner to
Mr. Dyfon's houfe. The to ifoner, on this, 'exprefied
great difappoitstment in not getting the calh ; but
from theft complaints he was relieved, by the witnef.
raking with him the amount of the draft in his
pocket, which he mevnt to have given the prifoner
for the draft, had every thing been found correet at
Mr. nylon's. The prifoner, however, con Lived to
make his efcape, and the witnefs did not fee him
again, until the prifoner was at the Manfion
on a -charge of a limiter fpecics.
The draft was proved by Mr. Dyfon's clerk to be
a forgery, and the prifoner was found—Guilty.
Fifier was alto capitally convicted, for ut-
tt- ring and pohlifhing as true, knowing it to be forged,
a certain order for payment of 4.01. with intent to
fraud Mefirs. Hammerfleys, bankers, in Pall Mall.
games Fraik was likewife capitally convieted, for
I ealing goods, value 405. in the dwelling haute of
I . Bryant.
gamer Mackay was capitally indiaed for privately
Dealing from the perfon of John Humbry, a gold
warch, chain, and feels. The robbery took place
exiting the Maiquerade at the Opera houfe about ten
ttnys lince, and the Tory thinking it poflible that the
rifoner slight have been teen by fnmeone at the time
he committed the robbery, found him guilty of Deal-
ing, but not privily, which fav es his life.
The following were alfo convieted of felony, viz.
' G. Groves. for !toiling two lambs, the property of J. Mallard.
G. Gardner, fur stealing tour pair of boon., the property of
Wyatt.
M. Newbury, for ftealiog fcven guineas, the property of &An-
na Powel.
Rama Smith, for ttealing a curtain, the property of E. Skvnn.
3. Knowles, for heating a topper, the property of Ivor. Vint.
And J. Forties. aeon?? te d of forgery. but found guilty of having
forged notes in his yoireffion.
And fit were a.:nuitted, among whom
John honk was capitally intlitted tor taking a falfe
oath, in order to obtain certain inizeononey doe to
the neaten of kin of Neale Nugent, a private in the,
S7th Regiment of Furst.
By the evidence it appeared, that the prifoner had
formerly been a coeporal in the 87th regiment, and,
of cons fr, that he well knew the claims of the men
in that regiment to prize money. Accordingly, he
went to D,.ettirs' Commons, where he reprefented
hinffelf as the brother of Nugent, who had died,
according to his flatemenr, intettate, on hoard the
Eon us ft igate, in 1797. He thus obtained letters of
adthinithation in the utual way, and, after taking
and fiihfcribing the cuflomary oaths, he obtained a
rum* of 241. ti. being she prize money due to the de•
ceafed Nugent. The lilts nectfiary to prove the pay-
ment of the money were produced in Court ; but the
prilonei's perfon could not be latisfaborily identified,
the money having been paid in April lag.
It was proved by a clerk of one of the Probers, at
Dobors' Commons, that two men called on him for
letters of adminitiration (thofe which led to the pay-
ment of the money). A perfon, named Smith, a
foldier in the Guards, j ,sued them in the greet, and
was an accomplice in the cleith. He proved that the
Frit wer was concerned with a fellow named Vaughan,
convibeil and executed fornitime fince, for obtaioing
money in this way, and that theprifoner had got the
moiler io the piefent inflance.—'Phis evidence was
{lightly corroborated, but not fuificiently to tidily
the Jury, who found the prifuner—oNot Guilty.
John Burdbill anil 1 homer IVilliams were capitally
indibed as mutual accomplices in a deteflable crime
at Montague-I'quart. Toe watchman, who was upon
his Ita.td, Rated, that he had caught them in the ab,
but tire capital, points reqnired by law not being fa-
tained, the Jtidge direited the Jury to acquit the
pi ifoners, but otdered a bill of indiement to be pre-
teired agaiult them at the Clerkenwell Seffions, for a
mitdemeanour,
.7amer J I:,ortby, clerk to Mr. Wirgman, in St.
James's Merl, was put to the bar, charged with rub-
Ling hi. mailer of diamonds and jewellery to a con-
tiderable amount ; and a perfon calling himfeb Capt.
.3reerVion was alto rot to the bar, charged with se-
cciying the fame knowing them to be Dolen ; but on
the application of Mr. Alley, who undertook to pro-
duce art affidavit of the incapacity of an old lady to at-
trint, who was a material witnefs, the trial was put off.
?. today twenty•one prifoners were tried, one of
n 15.4.11 was capitally convifted, viz.
Sargant, for Healing a mare and a poney, the
propesty of Rebecca Plum.,
• I'. ppler was inclined for fkaling 501. and a 401.
the.pr• esty of A. Farrow. The profecutor, a
feioman, had,arrived at 13iliongfgate, from a foreign
voyage, on the 25,th of January, when-he was accof.
tell by the prifoner, a crimp, who prevailed on him
tb lodge at his hoof* in Well's Direct, Goodrnan'i.
fields. After he had done fn, the mil-one! accompa-
nied. )44 to the houfe of Mars. Druce and Co. navy
aocnts,l'ecil-ftreet, Strand, where a draft was g yen
0".1 11.rdfal and Co.,Bankers, for 991. the amount of
rh.efrPreeorrn's prize money, which the prifoner pre-
vailed on him to place in kis hands. frier the next
morning, when the pt of-mum alked- for forme money,
he denied receiving it. To fupport this allegation,
two witneffes.- mother and fon, were called, but they
l,tevaricated fo grofsly as to obtain no ci edit, and
Yl tke
iliinet was found voilly flealing, the capital part
•
eof the charge he mg incomplete.
The following were alfo ccsiviCted of felony, eiz.
tiM'Carty, for ttealing a kettle and a ilt.w pan, the property of

J. Manatee, for Reeling a peliffe,die yeeyetty of G. Brown.
Mary Wi4difun, for Rearing a quart pot, the property of R
Jackfon.
T. Waters for Reeling a pair of blankets and other things, the
property of 3 Iredall.
le Itzabetb Jenkins and Sarah Steen, for Reeling stable fpoon
and feveral other articles, the property of Elizabeth Todd.
G. Smith, for !haling two chairs and s table, the property of E.
Baron.
Hannah Booth, for Reeling two table cloths, the prqperty of B.
Carter.
T. Brace, for Reeling a fowl, the property of S. Special.
R. Council, for Pealing a gown gent, the property of J. Wing-
field.
And nine were acquitted, among whom were
Captain John Morrifon and C. Ellworthy, clerk to
Mr. Wirgman, jeweller, in St. James's-ftreet, who
were indicted ; the latter for Healing a lilver tea pot,
and the former for receiving the fame, knowing it to
have been Rolen.
James Guett, porter to Mr. Wirgman, Rated, that
Ellworthy was the chief clerk in the houfe, and to
whofe commands he was fubjeet. He had been or.
tiered by the prifoner to take four flyer tea pots to
No. 6. Great Cumberland greet, and at the fame time
to give orders that the bag which contained them
was not to be opened until the prifoner called. Wit-
nefs delivered the property to Thomas Froft, Captain
Morrifon': fervant, and called again, by orde of
the prifoner, at eleven o'clock at night, when
he few Ellworthy at the.hnnfe, who gave him back
three of the tea pots, and defired him to carry them
to a hcufe in Crown and Sceptre Court, St. James's.
ftreet, which was about two hundred yards from the
houfe of his mailer ; and this was to be done un-
known to Mr. Wirgman.
On crofs-examination, witnefs underflood that the
tea pots were fent for the infpedlion of a Mrs. M—,
an old lady, of near eighty years of age. Ellworthy
always fold in the abfence of his mailer, and thefe
tea pots were clandeßinely conveyed to the (hop by
him the next morning, fearing that Mr. W. would
be angry at his property being brought home fo late
at night.
Mr. Wirgman Hated, that Ellworthy had been
five years in his fervice, and he was employed more
confidentially than any other fervant. Morrifon
was firll introduced to him by Capt. Wallis, of the
Duke of Cumberland's lteginsent, in May laft, as a
Captain in the Navy, and in confequence witnefs
gave him credit, at feveral times, to the amount of
' 701. Ellworthy having chitfly waited on itim with
the articles. On the 22d of November, Capt. Wallis
informed him he was fearful the property fold to
' Morrifon way loft, as he undertlood him to be a
fwindler, but, as a man of honour, he telt himfelf
bound to make good any lnfs which might be hut
I tained. Ellworthy was prefent at this converfation,
and he alto heard Cap. W. defire witnefs not to give
him any more credit. Ellworthy abfented himfelf
three days from the fhop, and returned with the ar-
ticles Morrifon had received, excepting thofe to the
amount of tol. o'. 6d. which he faid he had received
from Captain Morrifon himfelf, when he was again
ordered not to give Morrifon further credit. In
confequence of what witnefs had heard from the
Swedith Ambafrador, he went to Morrifon who was
confined in a lock-up hook, in Shire-lane, and he
informed 9/knelt, that if he would go to his lodg.
ings, he would recover the tea-pot he (Morrifon) had
purchafed of Ellworthy, fublequent to his order not
to troll him. Witnefs had never been apprifed of
the fide of this teropot nor had it been booked, a;
was ufual. Witnefs had received information which
led to the recovery of other property, by the Swedith
Arnbaffador. Mr. M. had hefitated to give up the
property, but witnefs at length obtained a diamond
ring. a gold eye-glaffes, a gold watch, Ste. the whole
amounting to tool. his property. On crofs.examina.
lion, he Paid he had not received any promife of a
large order, when the old lady and the Captain
fhould be married.
Mr. Dunsfoid, grandfon of the intended bride,
knew both the prifoners, who had frequently been
together at the houfe of his grandmother. He re-
collcded the teapots being brought into the draw-
ing-room, where himfelf, Captain Morrifon, and
others were prefent. Morrifon carried the tea pots
tip Hairs to the bed-room of the 'old lady, who was i
indifpofed, for her to fele& one, as witnefs fuppofed
for Morrifon ; and Ellworthy was always underttood
to be flopman to Mr. Wirgman. Letters had fre-
quently paired between the prifoners. The witnefs
had likewife often teen them together.
On crofs-examination witnefs hated, Morrifon had
paid his addteffes to the grandmother of the witnefs,
and he believed they were on the point of marriage.
She had immenfe property, and it was not the with
of witnefs that the intended marriage fltould take
place. It alto appeared- in the csofs.examination of
Mr. Wirgman, that the Swedith Anthaffador was .a
relation of the old lady.
Mr. Junice Heath obferved, that Morrifon ap- '
pear ed to have been getting money how he could,
and it was evident he bad been deceiving the old lady.
There did not appear to be any degree of criminality
:attached to the prifoner Ellworthy, who was as likely
.to have been. the dupe of artifice as Mrs. NI-.---.--,,
ho.wever improperly he might have ailed in giving
credit to Morrifon after his mailer had forbid 'him fo
to do. The Jury acquitted the prifoners. Morrifon,
who appeared. to have been a Lieutenant,. was de-
tained. for debt.
Yellerday four prifoners were tried,, one of whbm
was conviaed of felony, viz.
Sty-amid, Taylor, for Healing a cotton gown, the
property of Sarah Akers. .
Three were acquitted, among whom were-
-- Bescher and - :fed, who were in-1
dieted for obtiruding and beating Officers of the Ex-
cite in the execution of their duty.
--- Gibbs Rated, that on the lath of Desseno-
ber he went to the houfe of Bratt, on fearching
which, with a brother Officer, eighteen bags of to-
bacco and eight half ankers of geneva were found,
and forme other goods in an adjoining out hook ;
the whole were placed in a parlour it, Bratt's hoofe,,
form after which a gang of fmugglers fwore that
they would have back their property. They threw
down the Officers, who were, af4fled by a coollable,
and got away a (mall part of the feizaue. The fmug-
glers knocked out a candle which was on the table,
and on their fwearing they would have the goods,
the of leers produced pink, as did alto the [Muggier s
-each prefented them, but there was no firing. The
Ontigglers bad alto pitchforks and bludgeons, andtme
'of the offerers was.wounded,in the affray. Twu officers
proved theta fails, but they did not fee the pritouersi
among their adverfaries.

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Ann Payne, an accomplice, Rated that flie.kneu
the whole party, and amongli them were the. tut
prifoners. On her crofs examination, the laid the
was habited as a man, and had frequently gone out
on horfeback, armed and accoutred. She had coha-
bited with one of the party, named Cecily. She had
parted from l!im two days after this affair, and the
day after the impeached the pritoners. She acknow-
ledged having told different antics before the hlag;f
traces. Her evidence was altogether of a very WI
picious nature, and the prifoners were acquitted.
Tht fame' day the &iliuns ended, when fentence of
death was palled on
P. Higgins and T. Quin, for burglary.
W. Difney, for a highway robbery.
W. Baldwin and J. Frail, for (leafing goods in dwelling houfcs.
W. Fidler and W. Preetnau. fer forgery,
G. Grove, for killing two lambs, with intent to Real the car•
cafes ; and
R. Sergeant, for horfe ftealing.
Mary Prince and j. Forbes, to be tranfported for
fourteen years ; zz for feven years ; 17 to be kept to
hard labour in the Houle of Correetion fr.r fix months;
3 for one year ; 4 to he imprifoned in Newgate for
various petiods ; two to be publicly, and two to be
privately whipped ; and twelve difcharged by pro-
cl tmation.
The Selnons were adjourned to the Bth of Apia.