Star.
London, England, 1828-05-30 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

William Hampton, agedi3iea.rs, was indicted for
stealing twelve pairs of stockings, twelve pairs of gloves,
and other property belonging to his'employers, Messrs.
Sewell and Cross, drapers, of Compton-am-et, Soho-
square.
W. Evans. a principal warehouseman in the employ
of the prosecutors, said that the prisoner had been in
their service about three years as their porter, and in
Consequence of his good conduct, had been employed
as night watchman, to sit up in the shop; he was not
employed during the day time. On the llth of Mayo

hi consequence of some suspicion that bud heti created
the hoses of the different servants were searched. and
in that belonging to the prisoner were sound the dif-
ferent articles named in the indictment. The prisoner
said at first that he bought the articles at a shop on
Ludgair.hill, but on being closely pressed, he adinitted
that lie bad stolen them, and they were the property of
his employers.
Cross-esamined by Mr. BARRY—No threat was held
out to the prisoner to induce hint to confets ; the pro-
secutors had At ezcellent character with the prisoner
when he entered their service.
Charles Oswald, an officer, said that he took the pri-
soner into custody.
The prisoner, in his defence, said that he was induced
to make the confession by a promise tieing held out to
him that Mr. Cross would not prosecute him.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, but recommended
Him to mercy.
James Sims, aped 19 years, was indicted for stealing
25 phi r 1 bottles, the property of Mr. Brooks, his master,
A surgeon in Bedford-street, Covent Garden. The evi-
dence clearly proved the case, and the prisoner was
found Guilty.
• Richaid Dickenson, alias Yu:ilk, was • indicted foi
stealing from the persou of Thom .s Hugh Williams
watch, chain, and .eals. value 101. his property.
The prosecutor said, that on the 19th of February he
was standing near the entrance to Kensington Gardens;
there was a considerable crowd assembled, arrd in a few
minutes he missed his watch, &c. He gave informa-
tion on the following day at the Bow-street Office of
the robbery. in about a month after the robbery be
received a letter from Mr. Reed, the bight constable of
Leeds, informing him that he had apprehended the pri-
soner at that place with the property in his possession.
He afterwards saw the prisoner and the watch at Hat ton.
garden Police-office. and then identified the property.
Mr. Reed said, that he took the prisoner unto custody
in March last, at Leeds, in company with two suspicious
characters, and on searching the prisoner he found the
prosecirtbr's watch under the waistband of his tiowsers;
oe had another watch in his fob pocket, to which the
prosecutor's chain and seals were appended. The pti-
somber said. that he bought the prosecutor's watch of a
Jew, in ,
*Rippon, in Yorkshire, and that the chain and
seals had been in his possession for a long time; he
afterwards said that the watch belonged to his brother,
who bad requested him to take it to cleaned. Witness a
few days afterwards saw an advertisement of the rob
bery in question, and he brought the prisoner to Lon-
don, where he was recognised as a bad charactet.
The prisoner bring called upon for his defence, re-
peated his story of having purchased the property of
a Jew. _ _ _

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David Watson swore that he was at the Black Bull
public-house, at Rippon, when the prisoner exchanged
his own watch with a Jew for another watch, and gave
265. f..r the bargain.
The Jury retired for about half an hour, and returned
a verdict of Guilty.