Star.
London, England, 1828-12-05 00:00:00

(Before Mr. Justice LirrcaDecs).

John Baislon Walker was indicted for stabbing Mary
Ain Pace, with intent to kill and murder her.

• The prosecutrix, a young girl about 17, deposed that
she lived in Trafalgar-square, Stepney, and that the
prisoner had lodged six years with her father. On the
24th of October last, the prisoner came into a room
where witness was employed, with a drawn sword
in his hand, and, without saying a word, stabbed
her four times. Witness had a carpet in her hand;
which she was about to take down stairs, and the
sword penetrated it in two or
.three places. The p►i.
soner stabbed her in the stomach, in the side, and in
the knees. Witness called aloud for help, on which her
uncle came up stairs, and the prisoner Kent out of e
room. Witness was confined to her room some time, and.
the wounds were very dangerous. The wound in the side
was more than halt an inch deep, that in the stomach
se as small, and those on the kcees were, about three
I starters of an inch deep. Had always been on good
terms with the prisoner,. and had given him no cause of
offence. The prisoner was in the habit. of talking to
himself, and to the chairs and tables; this had been his
custom ever since he had lived in her father's house.,
The prisoner called the chairs by Christian names, and
used ti tell them to answer him. The prisoner used to
talk in a rational manner. to his friends, and a itness had
never bif sre known him to use violence. Sometimes he
did not speak to any one for more than a week; he did
not appear to witness to be in hi► right mind.
George Pace, uncle to. the last witness, deposed to
haiing been called into the room where the occurrence
took place ; his niece was bleeding very much, and
witness sent for a surgeon: did not think the prisoner
was perfectly sane. •
James Bartley, a constahle,Was sent for to Mr.
"Pace's house on the 24th of October. The prisoner had
locked the d•ior or the room where he was, but opened
it when be called him to do so. Witness looked round
the room, and found a sword Ai k. (The sword was,
produced, and is about a yard long). The sword had
been replaced in the stick; prisoner requested him to
lock op hi, property, and witness then took him to
Lambeth street.

The prosectrrix was here recalled, and deposed that
the: sword stick produced resembled that with which
the prisoner inflicted the wounds, but she could not swear
to it ; she bad seen the stick frequently in the prisoner's
pos,rxsion.
The poisoner being 'called on for-his defence, said he
knew. nothing whatever of the transaction.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS, for the defence, then* called Eliza-
beth Lad, who deposed that ti e prisoner was her nephew.
He is now 42 years old, and had been under her clue
ever since he was eleven; considered him to be a de-
ranged man; he cut his throat in the year ISIS, but the
vr•ound was healed ; the pt ironer on one occasion had run
about quite naked, and exhibited varkus symptoms of
insanity.
The L?arned Jt netitold the Jury that there ct uld be
no doubt of the prisoner's. insanity ; and the question
toy their consideration was, whether or trot he WAt blafi•
eiently master of his sen.es at the time to bitty., what
he WAS about ? If they were of opinion that he was
insa: e at the time, he was en itled• by law to an ac-
crii tal ; and then the Court had the power to order him
to be taken care of for life. •

The jory gave a verdict, not Guilty, on the ground
that he was ref unsound mind at the tine; and dike-
tiors were given in ad( r for t is safe custody.
Robert Sherston, Elizabeth Grny, Sophia Marshall,
and Thomas Crossley, were r.t to the-bar. , .
The prisoners were indicted, Sherston for (o.4dearAy
stea;ing in the dwelling house of Mrs. F 4 izebetla Ann
rainier, a silver cruet freme and glasses, and other ar-
t-cies of plate, a table dock, &c. the property of Mrs.
Palmer, and the other prisoners for receiving the same,
knowing them to have been stolen.
Mr. Boorrid stated the case to the Jury, and detailed
She evidence, which we hsse already given in our re
port of the proceedings when the priseners were ta-
emitted before th.l Magistraves. No new facts came out
on the tried ; and the Jury, after hearing the evid. nce,
fouA a,serdrtt of , against- Robert Sherston,
Dizabeth Gray, and Thomas Cies ley. - The first for
stealiogvandilie twp.latter tor receiving the property,
know ing it tre be stolen.
lames king; a cFric, was indicted for stealing in the
dwelling house of Messrs. Abbott and Bradley, Solici-
tors, of Furoivars litn, 1.51. in bank notes, their property.
Several witnesses..proved the receipt of the notes,
wilicti were placed in a desk in the office where the
prisoner was employed.
Mr..Gemge Bradley stated, that he was partner to
slr. Abbott. The prisoner admitted at Boav-street, that
he ft:tabu:lon the notes. He entreated the witness to
lute fere with Mr. Abbott to forego the prosecution, and
said that he would give security for the repayment of
the no, ey taken.

The prisoner made no defences but several witnesses
were called, all of whom gave• him an excellent cha-
racter.

The Jury found him Gmiky of stealing, but not in a
dwell ng•huuse.

NEW COURT. • I
(Before the CONIIIO2I SILINICANT.)
• Mary Ann Crossley, apparently about 31, years if
age, *as nilieted for bigamy. bbc apreated 'to be in a

dreadfully distressed state of mind, and was aid) (Hi-
culty kept from fainting during the progress of the 'dal;
Mr. ALLAY appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.C.
Putts me conducted the defence.
Henry W. Facet', the parish clerk of St. Luke's,-/ ea.
duced the register of the priioner's marriage with
Richard Crossley in the year 1814.
Miry Anne Mar phv was present at the marriage of
the prisoner with Richard Crossley ; Crossley is a
cooper in the employ of Messrs. Whitbread and Co. and
is now living.
William Jackson, parish clerk of Hackney, pro:laced
the register of the prisoner's marriage, under the narr e
of Jane Smith, with Henry Leigh, on the '29th of
June, 1828.
Henry Leigh stated that he married the prisoner, as
stated in the register.
Mr. C. PHILLIPS cross-examined this witness ; I had
seen her about three years before I married ner, l.ut was
not acquainted with her till six weeks presious to thy•
wedding; sire then lived in a house at Clanton, hut I got
no money with her; I never got 9001. with he: ; she
wore stays, but I never found any money in them ;
about a fortnight after the marriage I sent her is a
private mad house, because I tin ught that she would
do herself or some one else a mischief ; before 1 marrieJ
her, she told me that her former husband had been exe-
cuted for forgery, and particularly reqnested that I
would make no further inquiries into her aff.sirs, nor
advertise our marriage in the newspapers ; l rt fraitred
as she wished, but married her just the same; I lived
with her for the fr alright, up to the time of my sending
het to Dr. Munrne's house; I married her entirely for
affection; I slept with her the night before 1 pu; her
into the mad•hou,e ; she thought I was taking her to
her own house in Clai ton when 1 was tasking her to
Dr. Monroe; I breakfasted with her that morning.
Thomas Vann, the officer, stated that he arrested the
female on the Si of Noyeober, near How Church.

The prisoner, on being called on IT her defence,
said that she was not able to say any thing for herself
at pre•ent.

The Jury found her Guilty, but strongly tenons-
mendrd her to mercy.
Tor same priso!..zr was again indicted for mincing
John Picketing, her husband, Richard C‘ossley, beiur
still alive.

Evidence was put in to prove Oat in the year 1818
she martied Pickering in a parish in Yorkshire.
Jahr; Pickering, on his crop-ex nrination, said he had
known her for about a week previous to his marriage
with her, and that he mailed her pa•tly for love, and
partly for her expectations, as the told him that she
was entitled to 951. a year.
The Jolty returned a ►erdict of arity on the second
indictnrem.
I,earge Williams was indicted for stealing a boot the
property of Ralph Wilcoxson, on the 4th cf November.
The prosecutor deposed that he saw the bout on the
3d, and missed it on the sth.

The officer de, osed to finding the boot on the perscn
of the prisoner, who was brought to the watchhonse on
the 4th of November upon au' titer cha'ge.
The joist:titer said th it he was intoxicated, and knew
nothing of what happened on the day in question.
The CishlMON SEZWEANT said that it was sometime
stated that when ptoperty was ftund in the possession
of any perscn immediately after It was stolen, the law
presumed that it lad been sullen by him unless be could
give a pu-per account riche mintier in %%hie, he came
by it. He did not know that the law p estimed any
thing of the sort, because such a presumptiim was the
especial province of the Jury.—Verdict,
Godfrey was indicted for stealing hitte•sets'of
collar-huckles, the property f Messrs. de la Montaigne
and Higgins, on the 16:h f October. •
The pi ironer said he bt ught the buckles produced
for half a crown, and that it was impossible to swear
to them toter they were plated, so many were made like
them. Verdict, Guilty.

(Before :Mr. Sergeant ARA sin).
William Davies was indicted for stealing a- pair of
boots, the property of Aaron Tragic
It appeared that Davies, in company with another
boy, went into the shop of the prosecutor, in Wardour-
street, Sr.ho, and looked-at some boots, after which they
asked the boy in care of the slop to make a wax end
for them; the prisoner went into the back shop with
the boy, and while they were theta his companion stole
the boots out r f the front shop, and welt off. More
his companion went off, however, the prisoner said to
him, .4 Go to my brother Tom, and te.l him not to go
out until I come." It was pi owed that the prisoner had
no brother.

Some witnesses were called for the prisoner, who
gave him a characier, and said that he has no mother,
and has been deserted by his father.—Verdict, Guilty,
but ',commended mescy.
The prosecuti.r, when called fur the purpose of
identifying the boots, was cross examined by Mr. C.
Phillips.
Mr. Putu.m—Your name is Aaron Teagle? Wet.
ries is.
Mr. PHILLIPS—You are, I believe, an Israelite ?
Witness—l don't know what countryman I am.
.Mr. ! you know what creed you be-
long to? Witness—Very likely—can't say.
Mr. PHILLIPS—Ayr; but it is necessary you should
say, for it may awe ir that you have no tight to give
evidence. Pesh,ps yilu have no creed ? Witnessl
think I I•ave.

Mr. PHILLIPS—You think you have. And is that
all? And have you no belief in a future state? 'Wit-
neis—Yes, I believe in a future sta e, but lam not a J. w.
Mr. rtiILLIPSI don't case about that ; it is your
own It ok out. But your name is Aaron. and it was
not a very unteasonrble thing to suppose that youwete
a Jew.

The sorp;:sition that he was a Jew seemed to be the
spur %hie, put Alr..TeAgle on his mettle. and he with.
drew from the box, apparently not halt pleased that his
godfather had not chosen for him a panic somewhat
less 14binnical than that of Aaron.

A German traveller pass the following well merited
eulogium to our fair countrywomen :—" Travellers describe Engha,
women as of‘listant, proud, and cold manners; the truth is, they
are bashful and retiring, and either do nut at all perceive;or do nut
care for the gallantry of strangers, and treat their magnanimous as-
surance with the contempt it deserves."
Sunday la.t we had an incessant rain, and in the
course of the night the w nd blew a perfect hurricane
from the E. and the N.E. to the great danger, w e fear,
of such 'hipping as might be on the cos t. Ye-terday
ti e Tyne was much swelleJ, and presei.ted an alar ming
appearance, but we have not heard of any damage bei g
done by it.—Tyne Mercury.
• A few days since twa notr.giotls poachers, father and
s.in, etch named John T, were detected in one of
L rd Itimi.ea preserves at Bict n. His Li,rdship him-
-elf be.uted the father, and the keepers 'mit the von,
and found in their possession a long net and a cock
pheasant. They have been sentenced to three mouth''
hard labour at the tretdmill in the County Bridewell,
and to find sreurstie. for their good bdiaviour for urie
yeah—Wedeln Luminary.