Star.
London, England, 1827-09-06 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
LANCASTER, Sm. S.
Caowi Sm.—Before Mr. isatkir Rana.

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Jansei Thompsox, aged 36, was indicted few having
stolen at Liverpool, a gelding, the property of Robert
Bradburne.

It appeared in evidence. that the prosecufrr is a livery
stable keeper, at Orm kirk, about iS miles from Liver•
pool. On the 20th of January, about nine o'clock i■
the morning, the prisoner hired a horse at M►. ['rad.
burne's stables to go to Liverpool, and nt ver returned.
He traced him to the Angel Inn, at Liverpool, but from
that time he had never seen the horse. The prisoner
was seen about six months after in Liverpool, when he
was taken into custoiy.
It was proved by one or two of the witnesses, that the
prisoner was in treaty with a Captain of a vessel to go
to America, and had thea possession of the horse.
The prisriner, in his defence, 'declared that he was
not the man that hired the horse, and that the witnesses
had been bribed to coo.vict him. lie had served his
Majesty for 18 yea:s and upwards, and bad been se-
verely wounded. Latterly, he had been employed in
several respectable houses in Manchester, from which
he produced two or three letters, speaking in high terms
of his character.

The Learned JUDO' summed op the evidence, and
told the Jury, that if a man hires a horse of a livery
stable keeper, and at the tiase he hires jibe has the intent
of disposing of that horse, he is as guilty of stealing it
as if he had taken it out of a field. But if at the time
he engages the beast, he has no such intent, but after
he has it in his possession, circumstances do occur that
he is of necessity obliged to dispose of that horse, it is
his duty to bring proof of that. lo this case no such
proof bad been brought forward.
Guilty—Sentence of death recorded.
Mr. Justice BATLIT said he should make enquiries
as to the truth of the contents of the two letters he bad
handed is, upon which would depend his fount fate.
His life would be spared.
James Herd, 23, and George Clough, 22, were in-
dicted for a burglary in the dwelling house of John
Buckley, at Oldham.
Mr. ARMSTRONG stated the case.

Jolla Buckley stated, that he was a cotton weaver at
Oldham. Oa the morning of the 24,1 April, about one
o'clock, he heard a noise in the house, and called up the
apprentice, James Clay.—Shortly after two persona en-
tered the roim with a light. George Clough carried
the light; but he did not know the other man then, but
he had since heard it was James Hurst. Witness at-
tempted to get up, and said, Well, lads, what de you
want here? Clough replied, " You must lie down, we
want some money." He and his stile Then laid down,
and the prisoners pulled the bed clothes over their
heads ; he afterwards saw four or fide men in the room
rummaging and seeking about. George Clough stood
lover him and his wife, until the. others discovered the
money under the bed, in a little screw box. There were
five sovereigns and a shilling, which they took away,
'together with some linen and a hat. They told them
they would not hurt them if they laid still.
Cross-exameil— Clough told him so. He could not
speak to the person of Hurst. Clough was in the room
twenty minutes. He was sitting for ten minutes
without the clothes over his face, and bad a full view
of Clough.
By the JUDGE—Saw Clough again on the Slit May,
when he was in custody. They had got into the boost
by drawing the hinges of the door.
James Clay, apprentice to the prosecutor, gave evi-
dence to the same effect. The next time he saw Clough,
he was in custody, and knew him again directly.
By the JuDoz.—My master recognised him before I
did, and said so ; and then I recollected him.

Mary Buckley, the wife of the prosecutor, stated, that
she heard some person crawl under the bed, and rick
(reach to) the box where the money was, and say, "
have got it, and will go and shew t'Other:' They then
all left the room, but two of them came back again
with lights in their hands, and ordered her and her hus-
band to get out of the bed they were in, and desired
them to go into the children's beds, which they did.
One of the men then came up with his face concealed
by his handkerchief, and the prisoner Hurst came in
with his face uncovered (she did not know him before),
and pulled the bed and bedding off the bedstead.
Hurst went under the bed, and three more men then
came in. After they had minutely esamined their bed,
they examined the apprentice boy's bed. On going
I away, they asked her for a Istrern to go over to John
Shaw's house. About 100 yards from her house she
found one, and gave it to them. Part of the men went
away, and part remained in the house. Next morning
she found the lantern in the house.

The prisoners declined saying any thing in defence.
Luke Dielamb a tailor, Tesi ing at Oldham, knew
Hurst. Had worked for him. It-collects Sunday, the
22d of April. In a day or two after be heard of Buck-
le's robbery. The green coat he has on now was in
his shop on the 22J of April—[Mrs. Buckley swore
that Hurst wore a green coat when he en►ered her
Moose]—bit his sister fetched it away on Sunday morn-
ing, between eight and twelve o'clock. He had known
Hurst some time, and always believed him to be a*
honest man.

Another witness gave him A good character.
Clough called no witnesses.
Mi. Justice BAYLIT summed up the evidence in a
very dear and impartial manner, pointing out the
beatings and the discrepancies.
The Jury consulted for a short time, and found
Hurst Guilty, and Clough Not Guilty.