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London, England, 1814-01-18 00:00:00

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Yesterday Skanar itioiro was indicted for stealing
pi yards of linen; the property of R. Mann.
Thertosecutor's portkw deposed, that she came to
theitshop_in rarliament4reet, and after being served
with.some article, as he was opening the door to let
her out, he observed the cloth under her shawl. He
. asked Mr. Philpot, one of the partners, if he had see,.
ved her with any cl6th t who told him he had not.—;
Witness brought her back with the cloth. She made
giber escape- ftom the constable ; but WAS taken again
An about three quarters of an hoar. .
Several witnesses gave her an excellent, character,
and stated her to be the wife of a ,Purser in the Navy
;, but recomMetided to mercy..
• Ir. andhis wife, were indicted-kr forging
anal uttering:it gl note, tilsrporting to be of the Bugg
•of-Ctilcheitair,Atith Intent to defraud Crickets, Round,

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. J. F.nilin, of Ship-yard, Temple.bar, deposed, that
he; was furnished with eight £1 notes, and one £2
'OW by Vickery, the Bow-street officer. With these
•r-fie irent'td the White Bart, in 'Hooper's-squire,
.000dtnan's-fields. Alout half pait seven- in. the
;•., reciting-het was called out,- and
_introduced to the
onale prisoeer, who told him, that he had some.rereens
to dispose' Of, and that he had got nineteen of the
Colchester Bank to. dispose of. The prisoner asked
him what•-heNithild Irani for them ? The prisoner
tillsor void sherwere all priggrd greens (that is, stolen
notes), Witness said, be was going out of town, and
if any body etufd work them (dispose of their), he
could. The prisoner asked him if he was going into
Wales ?to Which he answered, no ; but he. WAS going
so Yarmonth, anal thet*:_wciu.l4 try them along the
coast, .Theprisoner replied-4, Aye, the coast will;
do well'' He then asked what the, witness-would
' iron for them ? Witness said, he had only a6l 0 about
him, and asked him when he got them ? The priso-
ner said only the night before last. He then wished
to know if the prisoner wanted them :furled (uttered)
immediately,_ or. if he wished them to tgo to Alt (lie
by for some time) ? The prisoner satd.-64 Oh, to
Sleep, by all Meant ; I *bald not have one started
these three months." The. prisoner next asked what
the witness had given for his last ? to which he an-
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`•,,swe:ed 12 (meaning 12s. fur every Al note). The
, prisoner said, that would be 14 tor #lO. Witness
'said—,4 No ;he must have 15." -The prisoner said
• he bad a partner, and must know whether he would
. agree to that.- but he would go and fetch them. He
. said he would return in twenty. minutes, which he
did accordingly.. They then went into II private
room, where the prisoner was eitrernelY cautious in
drawing the curtains: The prisoner then gave him'
fifteen notes of the Colchester Bank, and told him,
-they might hare got more if it had.nat been for the
iron chest that they coohrnotget open. These
notes be immediately delivered to Vickery, who, with-
Lavender, Bacon, and Weithisish, were waiting at 1
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briCeerverriksiiiert,.- Het was called out and introduced
••413/theprisoner.by one Abel, but whose real name he
knew to be- Abraham Samuels, who was not present
during the transaction, but Walked away. Witnesi
had never been out of this countty•libtit had been a
witness very often in criminal cases. ,
John Vickery, a Bow-street officer, deposed, that id
.octoberAat he employed the last witness, by order of
thialiftes, to detect the prisoner. He gave him,
- **rib' eight 181 notes, aud a 42 note, whi ch
he errand took the numbers of. in company,
;with the other officers„. 4 went to the Swan; iu Man.
sell,ttreet, and watched the last witness tO 's,vidiin 50
Jet& of- the Whiee;bl;art. In a short time lie :use
rtigat" witness, cunning and •received IrOM him
• 12..pptestpurperting to be of the Banit'or Colchester.;
-Ip, abort time After, on the same evening, he awe.:
• - • dthe prisoner and his. wife, on their way to their
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. vender, another Bow-street officer, who, wuc
Fceppany•With lait witness, proved, that on search.
mg the prisoner he fisund tWo Bank-notes, on, him!
whicit Vickery had' mar and three noose, paps&
, lotlin be the Bani. of Colchester.. tie "also
--found!
tie topper. Plate, fr0m.44414 04 ca notes fou on
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`the prisoner evidently hiel•teeti;printed. He found.
beside font; other pieces 24Pper -for filling up the.
Arlanks inthe notes, and two glass stamps for 411ing
2up the stamps.
William Bacon found on the woman 164 one-pound
note* of the same kind. -
Lucy 'Holroyd deposed, that she kept a chandler's
'ship el S. Hampstead-street, St. George's in the East.
The prisoners lodged with her, and she saw the officers
search their box. -; •
It. Westbrook, e- Boiv=street officer, searched their
,lodgings, and found a' frame with letters, 4, Orie
Pound ;" seventeen one-pound notes, purporting •to
.be or teColchester Bank, not signed; abottle of print-
ing ink, and other things necessary for the operation
of-forging the mites.
Edward 'Bartell, an engraver in Spitalfields, en-
graved the plate foundeon the prisoner,for E. Justins
-of 34, Brick lane, Spitallields, who proved that he
got it engraved for,she prisoner, and gave it' to the
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Stewart, clerk.to Messrs. Ceicketiof the Col-
chester Bank, proved, that the signatures en the notes
produced were forged.
T. France, Assistant Solicitor for the Stamp-office,
proved the stamps to be Forged.
The prisoner,, in his defence, said, that Samuels left
the plate and other articles with him, and gave him
a foil of paper, which be was- to, give to Emlin, and
he got 41e2irom him as a loan. The notes of the Col-
chester Bank, found on them, were alto given them
Samuel:, because he was to have an esecutiou in
lio* house the next day. He was sorry that, Samuels',T. as -UM at that bar that day, for it would be of ser-
vice to the Country! He *anted the' prisoner to rob
his,lodgings, and said he would receive the things.
2 tinder The direction Of the Learned Judge, the Jury
found the female prisoner Npt Guilty, as being sup-
posed to have acted under the direction of her hus-
. band;, and the ;wile prisoner Guilty—Death.
• -Before this trig commenced, Mr. Box, the surgeon
of the priion, stated, that the male prisoner was inca-
pable of being brought up, as there had gone forth a
report that he had swallowed poison ; in consequence
of which he had administered •to him it powerful
emetic, which wouldeperate in about half au hour.;
and then he would be able to ascertain if any, or what
poison, he.had taken.. In abOnt an hour Mr. Box re-:
turned, and stated, that the import of his having teken