Star.
London, England, 1822-11-01 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

Yesterday, John Ilibbert was indicted for stealing
four silver spoons, the property of Jane Duff.
The prosecutrix is a widow Lady, and the prisoner,
was her servant about six weeks. Three weeks ago
she miiseJ her spoons.
Edward Reed, an officer of Hatton Garden, re-
ceived the prisoner and a dessert spoon in charge by
Mr. Ramsey, 3 pawnbroker, on suspicion of having
stolen them. The prisoner at first said it was his
mother's, but afterwards confessed that he took it and
others from a Lady at whose house he went to clean
knives and boots. Verdict—Guilty.
John King, a stout young fellow of a sailor, was
indicted for stealing nine conch shells, three wretched
pictures, two tea-pots, a mustard-pot, &c. &c. the
property of Mary Scully, an unfortunate girl, at Shad-
well, whom he had known for five years. He had
come home with the girl drunk, left her asleep, and
haring. stolen her property, was stopßed with it, and
sec tired.—Guilty.
Fanny Kenyon was indicted for stealing 15 silk
purses, the property of Joseph Glaskin, her master.
The property was found in her box, and the Jury
found her Guilty.
William Camden was indicted for stealing a pint

pot, the property of James Clark, a publican. He
was seen taking the pot by Mr. Clark's servant, and
another pint pot belonging to Mr. James, a publican
alio in the same neighbourhood, was found up his
jacket sleeve. Verdict—Guilty.
Richard Farren was convicted of stealing a petti-
ceat.and an apron, the property of W. Bowser. He
was observed taking the articles off a line, and was
taken with them in his posSession. He had only
been discharged from the House of Correction the
day before.
Mary Long and Mary Jones were indicted for
stealing three sovereigns, the property of Immanuel
Jacquet. The prisoners are unfortunate women, and
as the pro ecutor was passing the house in which they
lived at Stepney, they pulled him in and robbed him.
He was a little in liquor. Verdict—Both Guilty.
Conrad Steiger was indicted for stealing nine gal-
lons of ale, and nine of beer, the property of S. Pratt.
The prosecutor is a sugar-baker, and the prisoner
was in his employment. A person, named Furnell,
asked the prisoner some questions about brewing, as
he was about to brew. The prisoner told him he had
no need to do that, as he was going to brew on the
following morning, and if he (Purnell) pleased, he
would furnish him with some of his brewing. He
understood from many persons in the neighbourhood
that the prisoner was a partner with Mr. Pratt. Fur
nell agreed to the prisoner's proposal, and soon after
sent and received from him the cask of ale and the
cask of beer, for which he paid him 16s. as for two
bushels of malt and 21bs. of bops.
The prisoner, in his defence, declared that he pur-
chased the malt and hops, and only brewed the ale
and beer for Purnell, when he brewed for Mr. Pratt,
his master. Verdict—Guilty.
The Counsel for the prosecution stated that there
were four other indictments against the prisoner to a
large amount, but on them he should offer no evidence.
William Prior was indicted for stealing a quantity
of lead from the roof of the City Farm-house fur re-
fractory poor, at Islington.
The prisoner was a pauper, employed in going on
errands. During the late rainy week there the water
came through the roof of the women's ward. The
foreman went up, and the prisoner followed him;
when the former found that all the lead had been
rent off the building all round to the extent of 145
feet, and three pans of it earned away. Much of it
was folded up to be carried off also. The prisoner
acknowledged that he had cut off same of it, to re-
pair other parts. Verdict—Guilty.
The Rs:col:DEß immediately sentenced him to seven
years transportation.
2. Berry was indicted for stealing a quantity of
linen and plate, the property of G. Gafford.
The prosecutor is employed by James Weale, J.
Cardan, and C. Ward, to keep a warehouse for letting
out goods in Edward-street, Portman-square. He
was sent to No. `2, Park-street, Grosvenor-square, to
a Mr. I'. Berry. The house was fit for a Nobleman,
and Mr. Ben y had taken it for a twelvemonth cer-
tain. Ile made inquiries into the characters of the
parties, which were answered satisfactorily. He then
sent sheets, damask table cloths, half a dozen silver
table, and a dozen tea-spcons, which were to be paid
10s. 6d. per week for the loan of them. They were
delivered on the Bth cf October, 1821. He had not
then sem either Mr. or Mrs. Berry, but only the
housekeeper. The next week the hire was paid, and
a pair of sheets and pillow-cases returned, and an
order given for six more table-spoons for one night's
use only. He sent three days after for the spoons,
but they wet e not brought back, and they had never
been got since; nor did be receive any more money
for the things. In five or six weeks after he applied
for the amount of the bill to Mrs. Berry, but he got
neither the money nor the goods. He called in a few
days after, determined not to leave the house till he
saw the prisoner. Ile bad been there about an hour
and a half when Berry came in, and the servant said.
to him, " I am glad you are come, Sir, for this man
has got into the house, and has behaved very ill in-
deed." Berry walked up into the drawing-room, and
asked him to follow. Witness told him be was come
for his employ er's'goods, and the hire of them, and
that he would not go without them. Berry said his
wife was in thecountry, and had the goods locked up,
but she would return on the Saturday, and they
should be returned and the hire paid. He felt dis-
satisfied; and
.still said he would not go away; on
which the prisoner produced a pocket-book with bills
to the amount of about 2,0001. He picked out one
of the smallest, which was, he said, only for 1,501. and
which the witness was to hold as a security until the
following Saturday. He took it and went away. The
bill purported to be drawn by Thomas Coates, and
accepted by John May, of Trinity-square, Alders-
gate-street. The prisoner wished to endorse it; but
witness said lie would not put it in circulation. He,
called on the Saturday, and several times after, but
never saw the prisoner until the Sd of October this
year. There is no Trinity-square, Aldersgate, but a
Trinity-court, and at No. 6, there he found a John'
lode/ in a garret. Saw Mrs. May, who had
ig the stairs, but she would not let him
husband. He found the prisoner at a
house in the Edgeware-road, which he had

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taken for twelve months attain also,- and had )tiro' would bleak the. chininey.g'ass, and .everything. *else, I
taken into custody. Mr. Berry insisted then, and be-1 if she did not give her some gin. She took the pro-1
fore the Magistrate, that he had never seen witness be- petty out of the back parlour.
' fore until the bill was produced, and then he faltered. I The COMMON Ses.reanT finding that the name of
But he only then believed that he had seen witness , the prosecutrix was spelt. Macey in the indictment,
Once before. When Berry was searched, some waste ' directed the Jury to acquit her; and admonished her
paper, fourpence-halfpenny, and a metal chain, with to be carefulot committing such an outrage in future.
no watch at the end of it, were found on him.y
'Vol Guilt. The following were also acquitted :
I
Saraht Wnitehead,.aged.twentrtwo; Frederick House. aged
The porter of the prosecutor proved the delivery ,
Ilea Williams, aged nineteen ; and Charlotte
of the goods at the house in Park-street, but Lever Randall, 1, agedt forty-one.
saw the prisoner or his wife. Sentence of Death was then passed on the follow-
Ann Sawyer is proprietor of the house N 0.2, Park- ing prison
street, and had the good fortrtne to let it, in October, William prisoners :
Croucher, Charles Bennington, Theodore Constan-
-1821, to Mr. and Mrs. Berry, at 1901. per annum.— line, Edward M•Williams Thomas Fearby, William Whitton,
They said they came from Worcester, and referred William Leicester, John&try, and Samuel Raven, for stealing
in dwelling-houses.
; William Holland and John Barnett, for
her to fall and Brookbank, in Adam-court, hack of entering the dwelling, with intent tii steal; John Smith and
the Bank, whom they represented as their agents.—
George Brindle, for burglariously breaking and stealing; Wm
Berry said he was a gentleman coming to reside in Townsend, alias Pocock, and John Burrows, for highway rob-
town with his aunt. She went to Adam-court,Throg. beries ; Edward Edridge, for a rape; and Henry Day, for
morton-street, and Brill and Brookbank gave Berry fisintegitheollaclium,
iatrikt.he
course
of
his
address to the unhappy
an excellent character. They had chambers. She convicts, said there was one individual amongst them (Townsend
never got her rent, nor could find Brill and Brook- was here alluded to) who had, in the wickedness of his heart,
bank afterwards. Berry and his wife• fled before threatened to charge an innocent person withd a c.rlimdehwhieli
Quarter-day, and only their maid-servant was there, thought
which
hssi
ciht h
such
honor;anaand
ccusationamvalust naturally
ofcoutihdeodnrleyadt tlh;
who left the house when witness came there. She create, even in the mind of the bravest man, to carry on a regu-
shewed witness a letter, that she was to meet her mis- lar system of plunder. To that individual the Court would most
tress, on which witness sent a girl with the maid to earnestly recommend ae immediate :End an earnest appe.,l for
find 'Mrs. Berry, but the maid contrived to give the mercy to that quarter feet% which alone he could expect it.
Mercy In this world, the Court feared, could not be granted to
girl the slip, and she never saw her after. • him"; and it was only by sincere repentance that he could hope
This was the case for the prosecution. for its extension hereafter. There were some others to whom
The prisoner, in his defence, said he never saw the he would also strenuously recommend a similar preparation; he-
goods, never ordered them, or caused them to be or-
meant those w hohad gone about with others in a gang, for f
the
purpose
theleoy knew,dcfplundering
rngpersons,
that an
might, r
dared ; and Mrs. Berry told him that she had never aught ,
an act of plunder committed'
seen or ordered them.—He called no witnesses. upon them would bas such,
be their absolute ruin.
The REG-oilman was about to sum up the evidence, The following sentences were tlien also passed :
when the Jury wished to save him the trouble ; but To be Transported for Life—William Richard, James Smith,
he told them that he must make an observation on the Francis Hughes, alias Want, and Frederick Stone.
law of the case. Here the goods were delivered up Furs,, Fr
seovuertnee Years—Goodman
Years—Diary
rnunPerrly and John
onlon Lam
b.
law John imb.
Bailey,
Eiica-
without the knowledge and consent of the owner, and beth Cannon, James Fennell, John Lacey, John Waters, Mary
if the prisoner did not at the time of hiring them con- Morris, William Facet', Sarah Johnson, Ann Brown, James
.Grhoodwins iv:Ill 'Thomas Ballinger, Thomas Short, Richard Fallen,
template the making away with them, he could not
be found guilty of stealing. If they thought that he Byron', MargaretibraanAliu'ripliohymasiviarf'"Jiso'neGs,eovvrglf:laloais >e y:hWoi I I%ivacnoi
intended to dispose of them, for which he employed Smith, Neil Douglas, and Thomas Berry.
fraudulent pretences to get the goods into his posses. Thirteen to be imprisoned bootie year in the House of Cor-
sion, then they might find him guilty of felony. rection, seven for six months, one for four months, eight for
three months, seven for two months, and six for one mouth.—
The Jury believing this, found him—Guilty. Five of these to be whipped.
The RECORDER called him up for judgment. He Three to he imprisoned for 14 days in Newgate.
said the prisoner stood in great danger, for if the bill Seven, who had been found guilty, were discharged.
had been put into circulation he would have been The Sessions were then adjourned until Wednesday
liable to be indicted for forgery, and would have been the 4th of December next.
convicted, unless he could have proved the hand-
writing of the drawer and acceptor ; and, if be even
could have done that, it was clear they were mere
men of straw, and would all have been liable to have
been indicted for conspiracy. The sentence of the
Court on him for this impudent fraud was, that he
should be transported for seven years, and, if ever he
should return to this country, he warned him to be
careful how he entered into such dangerous experi-
ments in future.
Prisoner—l have lost 1,0001. by Brookbank.
Reconnea—Where is Brookbank?
Prisoner—He is gone to America. lam convicted
for things which I,never had.
RgeortDEß.—There is no one in Court that believes
that. He then directed that the bill, given by the
prisoner to Gatford, should be delivered over to the
Sheriff, that he might destroy it, to prevent the possi•
bilk), of any improper use being made of it in future.
John Smith and .Elizabeth Dowling were indicted
for stealing five sovereigns, the property of T. Bowen.
The prosecutor is a seaman. On Michaelmas Day
he saw the female prisoner in the street, at Shadwell.
He had known her about six or seven years ago, and
she now took him to her house. He had received his
wages the day before. He sat on the foot of the bed,
and soon fell asleep. At that time there was no one
in the room but him and her. About dusk the man
prisoner awoke him, and asked him what was his bu-
siness, and who brought him there? Witness an-
swered, " a girl," and said he would not leave the
room until an officer came, because he had been
robbed. He found that out by putting his hand in
his pocket, when Smith awoke him: Another man
came in with a light, and gave him rum and beer to
drink. The woman went away, and the two men
wok him by the arms, and turned him out of doors.
He then told the watchman what had been done to
him, and he brought the officer, who found the pri-
soners in bed together.
Ann Garbatt, lives at a public-house in Fox's-lane,
Shad well, and saw the prosecutor folio" ing Dowling,
at one o'clock on Michaelmas Day. He was at that
time very drunk. Dowling then said to witness, that
she wished to leave some money with her, which she
had received from a friend, whom she had known six
or seven years, and who had just returned from sea.
Dowling made no secret about the money ; and when
witnessireard of the alleged robbery in the evening,
she went to the constable and gave him the money
she had lodged in her hands.
Spooner, the constable, found the prisoners on the
bed, both very much intoxicated. Witness received
three sovereigns out of the five which Dowling had
left with Mrs. Garbatt.
Dowling, in her defence, said, that the prosecutor
gave her the money to purchase some things for herself.
Smith said, he knew nothing about the matter. He
went into the house intoxicated.
Several witnesses gave him an excellent character
as an industrious man. He is a coal-whipper.
The Jury immediately acquitted Smith ; but found
Dowling Guilty.
li've. Mitchell was indicted for embezzling five so-
vereigns, the property of D. Harrow.
The prosecutor is a packing-case-maker in Prince's-
street, Covent-garden. The prisoner was his errand.
boy. He sent him for some money in August, 1821 ;
bat the lad was se altered that he could not swear to
bins. ! His son, however, swore to him as being the
person who was sent to Mr. Jupp, a hatter, for five
pounds doe for boxes. Prisoner never returned. Mr.
Jupp's son proved, that he paid five pounds to a per-
son from Mr. Harrow; but he did not recollect the
prisoner was the person. Prisoner had been but two
months in Mr. Harrow's service when be absconded.
Verdict.-Guilty.
Theoonstable took him in a public•house, among
the enlist shocking company. The ItIiCJRDER imme-
diately, as the only way to save him from an untimely
cad, sentenced him to seven years transportation.
Mary. 4u Pearm was indicted for stealing a lace
frill, and a lace cap, the property of Anil Mercer.
On Michaelmas-day she knocked at the prosecu-
tries.door, and when it was opened by one of the ser-
vants, she rushed into the parlour, and swore the

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