Star.
London, England, 1823-09-17 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

Yesterday, Mary Kennedy, aged 20, was indicted for
assaulting Samuel Dorkins, and taking from his person
12 sovereigns ard 12s.
It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor, who
was a farmer's servant, that on the 9th of August he
accompanied a woman, whom he met in the streets, to a
house in Brick-lane. After he had entered the house,
the prisoner and two women came in, and the prisoner
demanded some gin. The prosecutor refused to treat
them, and attempted to leave the house, but one of the
women closed the door, and placed herself against it,
whilst the others laid hold of him ; and the prisoner
picked his pocket of the money stated in the indictment.
The Jury found the.prisreier
Elizabeth .loves, a pretty woman. about 27 years of
age, was indicted fur felonicnisly being at large before
the expiration_of her term of transportation, as adjudged
by the Court.
The certificate of the conviction of Susan Courteney,
on the 16th of April, 1817, of the crime Qf having
forged notes in her possession, and of her being sen-
tenced by the Court to be transported for 14 years, was
put in, and proved.
Wm. Nicholls, a police officer, then proved ilia the
prisoner was at large, in the county of Middlesex, on
the 27th of August, and that he apprehended her.
One of the turnkeys of Newgate proved, that the pri-
soner was the person who was tried and convicted in
1817, under the name of Susan Colirteney.
The prisoner made no defence, and the Jury declared
her to be Guilty.
Henry Cockercll, Sarah Moore, and James Thomas,
were indicted, the first for stealing a gold watch and
seals, and other articles, the property of Henry .'tooth;
the second for receiving the goods, knowing them to be
stolen ; and the third, for aiding and abetting in the
robbery. The prosecutor stated, that he lived at No. 6,
Old-square, Lincolds.inn. He went out of town on the
6th of August, and left a gold watch and seals in a
cupboard under a window. He returned on the 11th of
August, but did not miss the property until the 14th,
when the prisoner was taken into custody. He then
found that he had lost some mourning rings, a gold

musical seal, and other property.
Crabb, a servant to the last witness, proved, that
after his master had quitted town, Cockerell came to
the chambers on Saturday, about seven or eight o'clock,
and said that he wished to write a note. Cockerell
then took a candle, and.remained for about ten minutes
in the prosecutor's room. He then went away, and re-
turned on the Monday following, and remained in the
chambers for a short time, while witness was absent.
James Bunce proved that the prisoner brought a box
and desk to his house. Cockerell came several times with
Thomas, and they offered the desk for sale together.—
Sarah Moore often accompanied them. Witness carried
the desk and box along the bridge, in consequence of a
note he received from Cockerell, brought by Moore—
he gave the articles to two young women who were on
the other side of the bridge. He received a shilling for
his trouble.
Abraham Shute, shopman to Murray, a pawnbroker
proved the pawning of a key and seal by Cocke re)
Pr .

These were the prope—rty of the prosecutor.

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Other pawnliroliers, four in number, proved the
pawning of other articles belonging to the prosecutor
by the prisoner Cockerell and Sarah Moore. The pri-
soners were apprehended, and some keys were found
• upon them. One of the keys opened the desk carried
along the bridge by Bunce; and in it were found several
duplicates given by the pawnbrokers to the prisoners.
Cockerel], in his defence, declared.the total innocence
of the female prisoner.
Sarah Moore said that she had gone from the house
of her aunt, by whom she had been most kindly treated.
She had become acquainted with Cockerell, by whose
means she had been reduced to this disgraceful situation.
She declared her innocence of the robbery, and said she
had pledgedille articles believing that. they were really
Cockerell's property.
The Jury found Cockerell and Moore guilty, and
acquitted the other prisoner. They recommended the
female prisoner to mercy.
Mr. Justice BEST discharged the female prisoner, after
a suitable admonition, directing her to pay the fine of a
shilling. The aunt f the prisoner came forward, and
declared her willingness to take the girl back again.
JaniesPowell was indicted for stealing five sovereigns,
the property of Messrs. Mills, wine•merchants, in
Mark-lane.

The prisoner was in the prosecutors' service, and re-
ceived the sum in question for dock dues on wine.—
These dues only amounted to ss. 6J. and the prisoner
kept the rest of the money. The prisoner gave the four
sovereigns to a publican's wife to keep for him. When
the prisoner was afterwards apprehended be expressed
great contrition for his conduct.
• The prisoner read a written defence, and declared
that he became intoxicated at the docks, and knew not
what he did. He had no intention to take his masters'
money.—The Jury found a verdict of guilty.