Star.
London, England, 1816-04-09 00:00:00

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OLD BAILEY.
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Yesterday eight prisoners were tried, seven of oboes
were convicted of felony, viz. 'f. Steven , for stealing
a silver watch; J. Harris, for stealing *plated stand,,
with nine glass cruets; Charlotte Whiteman, and J.
House, for stealing a ailsßank note ; and H. WO
liams, W. Butts, and W.' Gough, rot stealing two
igallons of ruin. ,
stiooTiNo.—ATTEMPT TO JLL MISS XIiLI.Y.
Gene Dame was capitally indicted for having
shot at Frances lotaria Kelly, with intent to kill and
murder her. Another count charged him with shoot-
ing at Edward Knight, with intent to kill and mur-
der him.
Mr. MAR/IRAK opened the indictment ; and Mr.
GURNEY stated the circumitances, as detailed in the
following evidence :
Mr. Nathan Harris was a jeweller, and was at
Drury-lane Theatre on Saturday, the 17th February.
He was in the pit, on about the Bth row. Prisoner
sat about two rows before him, towards the right:—
When, he first perceived him, he stood up when
others were sitting down. Miss Kelly and Mr. Knight
were then on the stage, in the Farce, in the charac-
ters of Wen and Jot, in Me Merry Mourners; it was
in the centre of the stage. Mr. Knight was on the
right. and Miss Kelly on the left of the audience.—
Miss Kelly retreated towards the stage-door on the
left ;,and as she got near it, he saw prisoner stand
up above all the rest, holding his right hand towards
the side of the stage where Miss Kelly was standing.
The moment he heard the report and saw the flash,
he leaped for ward and seized prisoner. lie said he
was not the man who had tired the pistol, but wit-
ness said he was. The flash came from his right
hand. and he saw the wadding drop down, lighted,
as soon as the flash was seen j prisoner had imme-
diately dropped his right hand. Witness took him
'across the seats till he got farther assistance. He
was taken into the avenue, searched, and a small
black pen-case was taken from his pocket, which
contained gun-powder.
Crowexawined.ly Mr. DOWLING.—He would swear
that the pistol was discharged at tke place where
Miss Kelly was standing,- though he knew not whe-
ther it was fired at her. Prisoner appeared very
much agitated, but went out very peaceably.
-Mr. G. Rorauer was standing at tne end of the
pit, at the corner of the orchestra, on the King's
side. As he was looking at the performance, be saw
a flash, at about twenty-five feet fronwhim ; lieheard
the shot rattle against the float of lamps on the front
of the stage. He saw prisoner taken into custody.
though he could not exactly tell that the flash'pro-
ceeded from him ; he made his, way out of the pit,
ordered the doors to be closed, and requested that
no one might go out : he then assisted Baker in
searching the prisoner. These were found on him a
small pen-case, ccutaining gun-powder, a quantity
of thot, and the key of a pistol. They went to the
office, at Bow-street, and a Mr. Taylor produced a
pistol, stating, in prisoner's presence, that he had
found it close to him, in the pit; he then examined
the pistol, which appeared to have been recently dis-
coarged.
Mr. Bimie was at Bow-street Office when the pri-
soner was brought. He took the depositions, and
askedthe prisoner what he had to say, warning him
of his dangerous situation. He thought he did not
answer him on being first questioned. On the second
querioning he said, he fired the pistol to create an
alarm. tie then asked him how he pointed it so ?
to which he answered, a She can explain," not men-
tioning Mist Kelly.
Crospexamnsed.—There seemed to be a sort of
gloominess about his eyes.
Mr. ltorauer re-examined.--Had gone to the
Theatre afterwards, and found marks of shot in
the front of the stage-door, and sonic in the door
itself. Some shot were found in the orchestra :
they were very small shot. It appeared they had
struck against the board and gone down. The shot
were of the same size with those found is prisoner's
pocket.
Crow :moaned ly Mr. DOWLING.—Miss Kale was
about nine feet from the stage-door when the pistol
was fired. The shot had made a dent in the wood
and dropped down. Prisoner looked wild about the
eyes, and appeared to smile.
Edward Knight was performing the chiracter of
Joe on the night of the 17th }Oniony. He was
standidig on the stage near the centre. Miss Kelly
was on his right hand, looking towards the audience.
He saw the flash of the pistol from the pit ; but did
not see the person who fired it. lie thought he heard
a rattling of shot striking the orchestra.
Miss Kelly was performing on the night of the
17th February, and saw the flash, and heard what
she supposed a detonating ball, with which she had
been formerly very much alarmed. She had no ac-
quaintance with the prisoner, and had never seen
him to her knowledge in her life. She bad not seen
him till at the Bar.
Crors-exermined.—She had received two letters sign-
ed 44 Barnett," which she gave to Mr. Movie. One
,of them was brought to her on the 14th.
John Baker, a Constable, was in attendance at
the Theatre on the night in question. He bad head
the report of a pistol, and made his way to where he
heard at. He saw witness, Harris, holding' the pri-
soner. He searched him, and took from him-pow-
der and shot.—[The powder and shot were pro-
duced.)—Mr. Taylor had produced the pistol in the
presence of the Rrisonen Witness had afterwards
gone with the prisoner to Tothill fields prison. He
asked him bow he could think of doing, so rash an
act ;—was it his intention to kill Miss Kelly ? He
said it was his intention ; but added, that the pistol
was not loaded with ball or slugs. He went to pri-
soner's lodgings in Princes-street, Drury-lane, and
found a pistol the fellow of that found by Taylor,
and some shot, which corresponded wish that found'
on be person of the prisoner.
Cron•exawiend—Prisoner,, on his way to Tothill-
fields, said, it was his intention to shoot Miss Kelly.
On the Monday following, .witness asked the priso-
ner it be was not sorry for what he had done, and he
made a sort of a laugh without saying any thrng.
S. Dickons, another constable, went with Baker to
Tothill-fields with prisoner. Bakee asked him, if ht
meant to shobt Miss' Kelly ? He replied; that be did,
after a 'pause of a minute sr two. Baker asked,
why he did If ? to which be said—" She knows very
(well what it was fors"
Hare the eeidcaoe closed, when, at the instance of