Star.
London, England, 1803-04-26 00:00:00

0.... D BAILEY'.

Ye(Lerch), nine prifoners were tried at the Old
Bailey, one of wf.tim was capitally convi.led.
yobn Warren wa: indreted for forging and titter-
ing a tote for a 1. purporting to he .t Bank of Enf;
land note. _

....
Mr. Cialivow opened the cafe on the part of lilt
prolecution; and hated that the plifoncr \could
appear to have dealt very extcniively in the ini•
quitnits trade if to•ging Bank Notes ; and that
evidence to that efit.tst would be plodoced, in
corroboration of fpecilic charge laid in the in-
diftment. _ _ .

Croker, the Bow-lireet Officer, Lid, that the
prifoner lodged at No. 14, Newton-fireet,
Ht l-
born ; that he was flationed to watch near that
bottle on the evening of Saturday the z6th of
March lag. Jun at &A he law the prifoner and
a Mrs. Gregory go out of the houfe • he followed
them till they came near Weilciofe-fguare, where
be taw the woman go into an earthenware (hop,
while the prifoner remained outtide, and continued
walking backwards and forwards until (he came
out with a bundle in her hand: the prifoner then,
took the bundle, and they went away together.—
Croker immediately went into the (hop, and un-
dernanding from the miltrefs of it that (he had
received a it note, defired her to take care of it.
On the following Tuefilly he, together with
other Officers, apprehended the prifoner, Gregory,
and his wile.

Elizabeth Groffnell, the mifirefs of the (bop in
queßion, (tid, that on the evening mentioned by
Croker, a woman purchafed half a dozen cups and
faucets; that fhe received from her a Bank Note,
and gave her in change 31. and half-a•guinea. In
confequence ofthe caution the received immediately
after from the Bow-ftreet Officer, the kept the note
fate, and put her name on it.
Caroline Gregory was next called. She appear-
ed very much affected, and wept while [he gave
her evidence. She Paid the and her huthand lived
at No. 14, Newton-areet, Holborn. On the even-
ing of the afith ult. the and the prifoner, who
lodged in the houfe, went to take a walk, it being
a fine evening. She bad two notes when the went
into the earthenware fhop ; one of them the had
received a day or two before from a Jew in Ruffel.
court; the other fhe received from the prifoner,
while they walked along, and before they came
into the Drop. The witnefs was examined very
minutely by Mr. Gsatow, in order that it might
be known whether the note the paid to Mrs.Groff-
aell, for the cups and faucets, was the fame the
had received from the prifoner. She (aid, to the
belt of her knowledge, it was; but the could not
pofitively (wear it to be the fame. She had but
the two notes with her; one fhe changed in that
fhop, and the other at a glover's, on her return
home. _ _ _

Mr. Gmt tow then faid, this witnefs had told a
different Rory before the Magiftrate, when the was
taken up, and admitted as a King's evidence, and
he thould move the Court to commit her for a
capital offence.
The JUDGE faid, the could not be committed on
fuch a charge; but Mr. G. might have a detainer
flh laid againer for perjury.
Mr. Gaaaow then obferved to the Jury, that he
bad no other witnefs to identify the note but that
wicked woman, who had jut( given her evidence,
and who, contrary to what the Rated to the Ma-
gifirate, now (wore the was not certain the bad
rote the had paffed was the fame that the prifoner
gave her. He could nor, therefore, carry the cafe
any further.
The prifoner was eonfequently acquitted.
Peter Gregory was indiaed for forging and ut-
tering as true a Bank Note, for the payment of
one pound, with intent to defraud the Governor
and Company of the Bank of England.
John Garton, the firth evidence for the profecu.
tion, depofed, that upwards of twelve months fence
he had received fume notes from the prifoner at
the bar: but faid that he was fo conflantly in the
habit of paying and receiving confiderable tutees,
that he could not (wear to a particular note, ex-
cept where he Cul-peeled and had marked it.
Ann Gooday faid, the keeps the Hampthire Hog
in Rofemary lane. On the t ft of lath March, the
kept the Boar's Head, in Exeter-greet, in the
Strand, where the prifoner came and drank Tome
liquor, in payment for which he atked if the could
change a one pound note ; the laid the would, and
delired him to put his name on the back of it ;
he threw it down on the table, and the witnefs
called her filler to fetch a pen and ink, who did
to, and placed it by the prifoner ; the did not fee
him write his name to it. The note was tome
time after flopped at the Bank ; and the witnefs
atked the prifoner if he would pay it, as the was
fire the had receive,l it from him ; the afterwards
went to his Chop, and he gave her goods latlead
of the money.
Cecilia Whitby corroborated the let( witnefs.
Thomas Glover, infpeaor of Bank notes, laid,
that Mrs. Gooday and the prifoner came to the
Bank to look at the note which had been flopped;
the prifoner looked at the name upon it, and faid
it was aot his hand writing ; he laid he had not
paired a 11. note to Mrs. Gooday; if he bad given
any, it moth have been a 21. note.
William O'Loughlin laid he was a groom to Mr.
Trent : lie knew the prifoner, having fold him
some old clothes. On the Loth of July lath, wit.
nets went to Ireland with his mailer. On his return
he renewed his former acquaintance. His mailer
took lodgings in Bond-Rreet,and the prifoner called
upon him, and laid he was forty he had not teen
him before Lis journey to Ireland, as Ile could have
given him fomething that would have been of great
tife on the road. Witnefs eked him what it was I
Be laid, " I'll tell you to-morrow." The next
morning lie came, in company with one Warren,
skill witnefs went with him into the cellar; he there
pulled out a il. note. and atked witnefs if two like
that would have folied him as well as thole which
he took to Ircl Ind : witnefs fuppofed they were
good notes,thereore laid " Yes." He then laid lie
would give h;171 20 Nell for ten pounds; witncl
atked if they were fafei He laid." Pcrfealy fo."
faze '4.s:sailer the la dotter cants to his Rabin

at Portland Mews, in company with Warren; be
went up (lairs, and Warren (topped below, and
produced fame notes, which the witnefs had in his
hand when Gregorycame down. There were nine-
teen 11. notes. He alked Warren who made them?
he replied, 44 I made every part belonging to the
plate myfelf, and Gregory tilled them up." Upon
which the prifoner ftid, when he was fober, he
could forge any man's hand-writing in England.
Witnefs obferved, that the number of one of the
notes was badly done; on which the prifoner pulled
out a good 11. note from his pocket, and (hewed
him onewith the number wrote in the fame manner,
ohlerving " If they do them badly we mutt do the
fame." Gregory loon after called to borrow 151.
and witnefs told him if he would give a promiffory
note he ihould have it ; on the 17th he brought the
note on Mr. Phillips, of Hungerford-market; and
witnefs gave him a bill of exchange for 151. on a
banking-houfe in Dublin.
The prifoner Come time after came to the wit-
nefs at the Wellmoreland 'Aims, the corner of
Portland Mews, and a converfation took place ;
in the courfe of which the latter offered him any
money he might want ; Warren raid he would give
him 147 of the notes, which he had in his poiref-
lion, for 401. and would dedua the 151. lent to
Gregory. Witnefs asked if he &mild be fafe in
palling them ? the prifoner faid he had paired 20
of them in Vauxhall Gardens in one night ; ano.
ther time, at a dinner which he had in Highgate,
he had taken in a farmer by giving him five of
them in change for a 51. note. Witnefs again met
them at the Worcefter Arms, where they eve the
witnefs Sol. in one pound notes, and bad, that
when they went out to pars notes of that defcrip.
lion, they went at night to a public houfe, where
they ufually retired backwards, and there depofit-
ed them, fetching the fame away one by one, as
they wanted them. Gregory told die witnefs, a
(hoot time after this, that he had paired a note to
a publican, which had been flopped at the Bank,
with his name on it, therefore he hoped that no
papers would be kept by his friends that might
lea.] to a difeovery, and if the wieners had any, to
deltroy them immediately. Three weeks after
Warren brought 97 notes to the wieners, and faid
that he had broke the handle of his machine, or
he ihould have brought many more. Witnefs faid
he had not paffed thole he had already received,
and would not take any more, in confequence of
which Warren went away in a palllon.
The witnefs raid, he had paid for the notes which
the prifoner had brought to him with his wages.
Upon being croft examined by Mr. A.ssaT and
Mr. Kitairr, the witnefs acknowledad that he
had had three examinations before theagiftrate,
and did not relate the fame tale as he now did.

All the machinery defcribed by O'Loughlin,
and which had been found by the Officers at Gre-
gory's houle, was then brought into Court. In the
trough were fame remains of the pulp of which
paper had been made. The copper plate could not
be found. Several of the ha: related by O'Lough-
lin, particularly his various interviews with War-
ren and Gregory, were then confirmed by other
witneffes. One CirCllffinall“ was rather remark-
able. O'Loughlin Paid, that among the good mo-
ney he had paid for the bad notes, was a ii. note
which he had from his mailer. One of the Bow-
ilreet Officers, when he apprehended Warren,
found upon him a one pound note, which Mr.
Trans, who was examined, fwore he had given to
his fervant, O'Loughlin.
The engraver to the Bank examined the notes,
and laid they were all forged.
William Hart, a helper in O'Loughlin's (tables,
corroborated that witnefs's evidence.

Mary Wheeler, the Landlady of the Weftmore•
land Arms, proved the prifoner's having been there
in company with O'Loughlin.
Mr. 'Franc laid, he had paidhis fervant O'Lough-
lin with a note on the honfe of Marrs. Colville and
Co. Dublin.

O'Loughlin on being again examined, fAid he
had been induced to turn King's evidence by the
perfu.ilion of Sir Richard Ford.
_ _

A great number of rerpeeable perfoas, Come of
them wholefale dealers in hilh linen, gave the pri-
foner a good charatier for honelly. The prifoner
purchafcd linen from them to fell it again, and
they confidered him a very indullrious good man.
A Roman Catholic Clergyman, named Plunket,
Paid, he knew the prifoner fis years, moll of which
time he attended his congregation ; that be knew
his moll private affairs, and always looked on him
as a man moll fcrupuloully
The Jury retired for half an hour, and on their
return pronounced the prifoner—Guilty of utter.
ing the note knowing it to be forged.
Two were convilted of felony, viz.
Britton, for Realing a pocket handker-
chief, the property of Philip Wood ; Rschard Chan.
ce!lor, for Ilealing a• waißcuat, the property of R.
Compton.
Ant II were acquitted, viz. Sarah Ede', George
Brown, -I homy flame:474mo Mort,.
Nary BMX was indicted, that (he being big of a
female child, and uthich, by the providence of
Goo, was born alivq, and was likely by the law of
this land to become a ballard, and that (he, on her
raid new born child, did make an affault and fuf-
fccAted and (mothered it, whereby Ale was guilty
of murder.

It appeared that the prifoner had been well
known to have been with child for a confiderable
time hefote the was delivered of it, that fhe was
told of it by her father's female fervants, and by
others her neighbours at Enfield, which at fiat (he
denied, but it afterwards became two notorious for
her to perfat in it :—that fhe had been preparing
baby cloaths, &c. It was not known how (he was
delivered, but the child was found dead. It ap-
peared alth, that on the Coroner's Inquefl fhe was
charged with the murder of her child, and confin-
ed upon it accordingly. But on the Inquifition
before the Grand jury the Bill was thrown out,
and fhe was now, therefore, tried on the coroner's
inquifition.

The Surgeon who infpeeted the body of the in-
fant seas examined, and he was going to give an
account of the experiment he made upon the lungs,
when.

M. JURICC MALTA raid, chat this experiment

' upon the lungs was now exploded ; and therefore
nothing further was faid upon it.
The Surgeon laid, that no marks of violence
appeared upon the body of the infant.
Mr. Juilice HEATH obferved to the Jury, that
the prisoner at the Bar ttoud charged with the
murder of her female infant child, which at the
time of her pregnancy was likely to be born a
bat-lard by the laws of this country, and that the
fecrctly delivered herfelf. It was neceffary to
apprize the Jury, that by the Common law of this
land, the birth of the child in concealment, and its
being found dead in that (late, was not prefump
tive evidence of death by violence, unlefa there
were marks of violence on the body ;—but by an
ancient ftatute it was enatfted, that if a woman
was delivered of a child privately, and that child
was born a baftard by law, and fuch child had
been concealed and found dead, and it alfo appear-
ed that the child was born alive, in loch cafe, it
(hall be prefumptive evidence of the murder of filch
child, and it was only to be controled by evidence
of a cbntrary tendency." Now it appeared in this
cafe there were no marks of violence on the body
of the infant, which would have been an anfwer to
the charge upon the common law, but it was not
fufficient for the (latute. It appeared that the
prifoner at the Bar could not conceal her preg-
nancy, for it was known in her father's family,
and it appeared alfo that Rte prepared cloaths for
the child, and therefore, he was of opinion, that
the prefumption of the Statute was anfwered, as
well as that of the Common Law. The conk-
quence of which was, if the Jury were of the fame
opinion, the prifoner ought to be acquitted.—Not
Guilty.