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London, England, 1825-03-10 00:00:00

WORCESTER, MARCH s.

Joseph Brown, otherwise Joseph Collier, was indicted'
for feloniously marrying Catherine Birkbeck, his first
wife, whom he had married at Manchester, being alive.
Elizabeth Mellor said, I knew the prisoner in 1819,
when my own name was Esky. I knew Ellen Parting.l
ton at that time; she had lived with me twelve months.
In that year she was married at the Old Church, Man.
chester, to the prisoner, who went by the name of
Brown. I examined a copy of the register with the
original, and new produce it. An attorney and the
parish clerk were present, and examinedlP it Kith me.
Ellen Partington is still alive.
Martin Luther Mason said he knew the prisoner two
or three months before his second marriage. He was
then called Joseph Collier. On the 13th of September
last he was married to Catherine Birkbeck, in the parish
church of Claines, in the county of Worcester. The
witness never saw them afterwards.

James Wigley, clerk to the attorney for the prosecu-
tion, produced an examined copy_of the register of the
second marriage, which was read.—The prisoner was
described as" widower."

James Wilkes, the son of the parish clerk of Claines,
proved the publication of bans for the second marriage.
Margaret Coley, mother of the second wife, said she
knew the prisoner, who lived next door. She knew
nothing of the marriage till the morning, after, when
she missed her daughter, who went away and bad never
returned since. The prisoner lodged next door to her;
he had done so three tnonths, and represented himself
as a widower —This was the case for the prosecution.
The prisoner being called on for his defence, said, 44 I
had received a letter informing me that the first woman
was dead, and I verily believed it was true. I offered
to Mrs. Coley to surrender her daughter up, and to
surrender myself up. I have offered over and over
again to surrender myself, and at last I did surrender
myself to the constable, because I knew I was innocent."
Mr. Baron Minium—innocent ! What! innocent of marrying
a second time, white your first wife was alive ?
The prisoner—Yes, my Lord.
Mr. Baron GARROW told the Jury the case was fully
proved, and they would consider their verdict—Gs/oy.
Mr. Baron GARROW, after observing that the crime
of the prisoner had become frequent, especially among
mechanics, who went about from place to place, and
who, by pretended marriages, obtained possession of
the ropes ty, and utterly destroyed the prospects of

young women, passed sentence of imprisonment and
hard labour for twolears. •

CHELMSFORD, MARCH a.
John Taverner was indicted on the Statute of 57th
George 111. c. 91.5. 1, for being found armed, with in-
tent to kill game in the night-time of the Bth December,
in a wood at Kelvedet, the property of Charles Callis
Western, Esq. one of the County Members.
The prosecutor's gamekeeper, who was confirmed by
another Witness, proved that on the night in question he
was on the watch for poachers in his master's woods,
and hearing some shots firei, be. went to the spot and
saw the prisoner and two other men. The prisoner
was armed with.a gun, and on 'seeing the keeper, dropt
his weapon and ran off. He was pursued and secured.
The Jury, upon the proof of these facts, without any evidence to
the contrary, found the prisoner Guilty.
The Learned Juno; upon being informed that the
prisoner had been once convicted of sheepstealing, and
had on another occasion suffered three months' impri-
sonment, sentenced him to seven years transportation.
David &rad and Joseph Triggs, were indicted for a
burglary and robbery, at Hatfield Broad Oak, on the
night of the 6th of December, in the dwelling-house of
James Speller.
There were three other indictments against the pri-
soners for capital offences. In this case it appeared,_
that in the night of the 6th of December, the house of
the prosecutor, a shopkeeper, at Hatfield Broad Oak,
was broken open and robbed of linen•drapery and
hosiery goods to the value of nearly 501. About one
o'clock in the afternoon of the following day, the pri-
soners were apprehended, fifteen miles from Hatfield,
on the road to London, with the stolen property in their
possession. They had been traced that distance by
their foot-marks, which were peculiar. When over-
taken and required to stop by a constable, one of them
said, without any previous intimation, " I have not
been housebreaking." The other ran away leaving his
booty behind, but was secured. The property was
clearly identified. No witnesses were called in defence.
The prisoners merely urged their innocence.
The Jury, under the Learned Judge's directions, found the pri-
' loners both Guilty, and sentence of Death was recorded.
LANCASTER, MARCH 7.

Thomas O'Hara, aged 40, was charged with having
married Hannah Duffey, widow, at Ashbury, in the
county of Chester, on the 6th of July last, he having
previously married, on the 21st of April, 1818, in Man-
chester, Sarah Hilton, and she being alive at the cele-
bration of his second marriage.
Elizabeth Pedley stated that she was present at
the marriage of the prisoner to. Sarah Hilton, at Man- ,
chester, about eight years past, and that they lived to-
gether about a twelvemonth. He then left her, but she
saw them together since that period, and she is now
living at Manchester, or was there two months ago.
Hannah Duffey, the second wife, stated that the pri-
soner bad married her at Ashbury, Chester, on the 6th
of July last, and that they lived together about two
months, when the prisoner left her to go to• Manche-
ster. Whilst he was absent, she heard of his having
been previously married in Manchester. She followed
him there, and had him apprehended.
This witness stated, in answer to several questions by
Mr. Justice BAYLEY, that she was a widow, and bad
been deceivtd by the prisoner.
The prisoner alleged in his defence, that his former
wife had left him for about four years previous to his
second marriage, and misconducted herself so much,
in living with another man, that he conceived himself
at liberty to marry again.
Mr. Justice BAYLIY summed up the evidence to-the
Jury, and explained to them, that in order to save the
prisoner from being visited by the punishment awarded
by the law for this offence, it would be necessary for
him to shew the first wife had absented herself from
him for at least seven years, and that not being done,
the evidence fully made out his guilt.
The Jury found the verdict—G.oy.
The prisoner was immediately sentenced to be Imp/Waned
twelve mouths, and kept to hard labour.

Richard Haltom, aged 17, and Joseph Platt. aged 20,
were charged with having feloniously assaulted John
Bowden, on the 4th of October last, and forcibly taking
from him a silver watch, his purse Containing-some sil-
ver, and other articles. .
The prosecutor stated he was robbed on the highway
by two men like the prisoners, who threatened to sheet I
him, but they used no violence. against him. The pti-I
soners were subsequently detected offering the silvtr
watch to a pawnbroker.
Iferetico—Guity. Judgment of Death recorded.

Thomas Hughes, otherwise Storie, aged 20, John
Jones, aged 19, and John M'Fariand, were indicted for
having burglariously entered the house of Mrs. Sarah
Hamer, on the 7th of February last, at Salford, an
with having feloniously stolen therefrom a quantity of
silver spoons, and other articles, her property ; also with
stealing some wearing apparel, the property of William
Gamon; also, a watch, pistol, powder-flask, and other
articles, the property of George Sill.
The facts of the,case wets as follow :—On the 7th
of February last, Gill and Gamon were two persons
lodging in the house of Mrs..Hamer; on toe night laid
in the indictment, the doors s.f her house had been
fastened by her servant, Sarah Woolhouse, who went
to bed about eleven o'clock. There was another person,
named Htunpson, who lodged in the house, who had
been out ; be returned to it about one o'clock, and hav-
ing a key to let himself in, was surprised to find the
door open. On going in he discovered a liglgt in Ga.
mon's room, and from whence a person rushed by him,
whom he followed and seized. Whilst doing so, ano-
ther person presented at him a pistol, which fortunately
snapped,as it was found to be loaded with both powdet
and ball. lily the flash he observed two other persons
in the room. The person be seized continued wrestling
with him, until by the assistance of the ethers they were
both drawn towards the door. He kept his hold, until
one of the persons gave him a violent blow, on the head,
which knocked him down, and the person escaped' be-
fore the noise and disturbance brought down the other
pacts of the family; and it was then discovered that the
articles as laid in the indictment were stolen.
The evidence fully substantiated the case.
On cross-examination, Mr. Gill admitted that the pistol had been
lying loaded, for upwards of eighteen months, in a secretary.—
Verdict—Guilty.

•
The Holy Year, or the Year of Jubilee, goes on ra-
ther stupidly. It is thought that the Pope is sadly dis-
appointed in hit expectations ; none of the ceremonies
have excited much attention. The Church in which
the Holy 'nitwit is exposed, in the real cradle, had been
strongly barricaded, to save it from the rush of the
pious multitude—but no multitude came, and the
whole representation and procession, cradle, bambino,
And all, were allowed to pass unobserved, except by a
few strangers, attracted more by Otiosity than xlevotio