Star.
London, England, 1816-04-17 00:00:00

OLD. B4IIEY.

On Monday the Court did not sit, on account of
the Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, &c. attending (according
to amyl custom) Christ Church,
• to bear the SpiralSermnn.
Yesterday, Thomas Pendia. was brought to the
bar, charged with stealing, on the Bth of last month,
a metal tea-pot, six knives, six forks, and other arty-
Iles, the property of Josiah Cooper and Edward'
Magwick.
After the witnesses had been examined (from'
whose evidence the circumstance of the prisoner havl
iing stolen the articles in question was clearly proved)
Mr. ADOLPHUS objected to the prosecution, on ac-
count of it'being specified in the indictment, that the
goods were the property of two persons, when in fact
they belonged to three partners.
The COMMON SERJEANT then addressed the priso-
ner, and reminded him of his disgraceful situation,
, and the punishment he had just escaped, by the cir-
cumstance (fortunate for him) of an error in the in-
dictment, and dismissed him, with advice with re-
spect to his future conduct.
John Trudgett and John Deare were capitally in-
dicted for stealing two geldings, the property of
George Steale.
The prisOner Trudgett was, at the time of the rob-
bery, foreman to Mr. Steele, stable-keeper, Bedford-
row : the prosecutor placed great confidence in him,
and considered him a most faithful servant. Deare,
the other prisoner, was an under-hostler, subject in a
great degree to Trudgett ; on the 2d of last Novem-
ber, the prosecutor possessed two horses, each of
them labouring under a disadvantage, one being
broken-winded, and the other one's knees being
considerably injured by a fall, which it lately had
sustained ; the horses, the prosecutor wished to place
ont to grass, and gave orders to Trudged to take
them to a straw yard, wliOlt he approved of, and
which was not far from rondon ; the prisoner ob-
jected to this straw yard. and named another at one
of the Duke of Clarence's farms, which he thought
a far superior one. The prosecutor consented to let
the prisoner take the horses there, not having the
least suspicion that the prisoner entertained felonious
intentions. On the 11 th of November last, the pro-
secutor wrote down to inquire of the prisoner (who
is so deaf that he cannot distinguish sound, and con.
sequently dumb) where he had placed the horses
out ?—the prisoner answered by writing, at Bushey,
beyond Teddington,- and added, they were doing so
well, that he hoped his master would permit them to
remain there a few days longer ; the prosecutor did
permit them to remain ; the prisoner likewise on the
same day, when being reproved by his master for
staying away from his business, wrote that he had
been to see the horses, and that they were up to their
bellies in straw. However, on the afternoon of the
2d of March, as the prosecutor was going along
Holborn, he recognised one of the two horses in a
hackney chariot ; he took the number, and after-
wards traced the horse through numerous hands,
until he discovered that both of them had been
brought to Mr. Dixon, a well known horse dealer, by
the prisoner Deare, to be sold, by the order of Trud-
gett : the value of the horses would in no degree in-
fluence the verdict, however it was very considerable
according to the deposition of the prosecutor, who
stated, that the horses were in a fair way for reco-
very,
particularly the one whose knees-were injured; 1
but what tended greatly to evidence tht value, was
the circumstance of their being (when in the condi-
tion that they were) sold for nine pounds each at
Dixon's sale.
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It being satisfactorily proved that the prisoner
John Deare was ignorant that Trudgett stole the
horses, and that in selling them he was obeying the
orders of Trudgett, which was his duty, he was Ac.
quitted, but John Trudgett was found Guilty.
The lame prisoners . were tried tot stealing a cur-
rick, value &RI, the property of the same prosecutor,
and were both found Guilty.
William Conner was next brought to the bar, upon
the chat ge cf having assaulted John Linton, and put
him in fear of his life, u ith intent to rob him. The
prosecutor tot appearing in court, lie of course
torfeited his recognizance, and the prisoner was
dismissed.

Several trials of little note succeeded, the minute
details of which would be tedious, we shall therefore
only mention the heads.

i'der Kelly was indicted for stealing two coach-
cushions, the property of William Shean, a.hackney-
coachman, who it appeared at the time of the rob- '
bery, was in a public-house, when a fellow-coachman
entered, and informed him that his cushions were
stolen. The prisoner was caught in the act.
In his defence, he said, that being St. Patrick's,'
Day, he had a little drop too much, which-made him
so drunk, that he was totally insensible of what he
did at the time, and therefore had not the least know-
ledge of the coach or cushions.
Tie constable who took him in custody, combo-
rated his statement with respect to being !drunk.—
Not Guilty.
Elizabeth Boil was tried for descending an area, in
Bedford-square, and stealing a shovel out of the coal
cellar : she was found guilty.
Morris Myers WAti tried for stealing four loaves, the
property of Mary Miller, and found guilty.'
John Edwards was tried upon the following
charges—Mary Edmead, the prosecutril, was going
along Queen-square, on the 4th of last month, with
a bundle containing various articles of linen, *hen
the prisoner came up and snatched the bitadle from
her : he was soon secured.—Guilty.
William Bradley was brought to the bark charged
with stealing a butter cloth, containing d and up.
wards in half-pence, the property of William Sadler.
The prisoner was caught in the-act of tient the
property out of a cart in which it h..d been placed.—
Guilty.
J.ha Bawdl was indicted for stealing one hat bOx,
one black bonnet, two gowns, two shifts, and vari-
ous other articles, value 40s. the property of Michael
Green.

The prosecutor deposed, that the prisoner had lived
as servant to him a short time tefove the rubbery,
which was stated to be committed last montk. On
the cross-examination, it came out, that the prisoner
was turned out-of the prosecutor's house on acconnt
of having paid his addresses to the prosec times danghb
ter, which 64 miss in her teens" favourably' received,
and probably intended to elope with the inisoner,"as
it was proved by the young lady herself, that the aril

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tides in the indictment were her waiving apparel,
which she threw nut of the window' bet lover.—
The prisoner was immediately —Acq
Sarah Bolton and Mary Bolton stood c lamed, the
former with having stolen a silver fork, value 7s. the
property of Isaac Hymen, with whom she lived as
servant r and the latter for having received the same,
knowing it to have been stolen. Sarah Bolton was
found Guilty, but Mary was Acquitted.
John Coo/tsr was indicted for having, on the 12th
of last month, entered the shop of John Lawrence,
of Ship.alley, and stolen therein a piece of print.—
Guilty.
Mary Lathering:ea was charged with 'having stolen
a saw, the property of William Letton, of Golden-
lane, but was—Acquitted.