Star.
London, England, 1817-04-18 00:00:00

" BA had ii;ven It het foeipih-Mehoy two of three
days before."
' rriemank an Officer, nicninpasied Dalton,
and found a card with t: rx wytch chai,os on the
mantle-piece. . . .
Thomas Peto, rant too lift. Kiilieserortb, the
Pawnbroker, knew destemide RFieoster. who came to
his master's @bop on the Sd -of April wit) 4 saver
oratch.cese, button, and Sire coins„ for. whirl+ he
gave her gs. 6d.: she said her husband gave anal
to her to sell. .
The prosecutor and his son identified the watches,
.kc. found. by the Officers -it the prisoners' lodgings
as the property of the prosecutor. . • . .
Th 9 man Fianna., in his defence, repeated the
4cconnt he gave to the Officer on his being spore.
heeded.
The Jury. under the direction of the Ltaored
Jima( negatived the burglary, but found ,the man
prisoner guilty of stealidg to the, valise of got. in the
dwelling-house (Death), and acquitted the female
primer. . ' -
Joke Cieirea was charged with highway rolshere
upon the person of • Richard Hooglitofala the neigh-
bourhood of Bethnal Green.
The prosecutor stared, ibex as he 'was going home
about half-past ten o'clock, oq rfiunday. the 24 of
Hatch. metre person struck him ptblosy oq the cheek,
upon.which he tensed round, at . saw the prisoner ;
soother person then sareekbiniq blow .and knocked
him down...and use 'prisoner. pat 44 ivied into the.
proescoraet -Focht. and mock pit_ mid As. taken%
tieweightsta-penny, pieces, nod mini other silver.--
These were as or seven men at.a.distance, who ran,
away; a boy came up, and the, pinion also ran
away. • Oa the following day be.gave a description
of the person of the. premier. at .Womhipsueet, and
he was in consequence apprebsoded.•;
Wm. Creswell, an Officer, apprehended the pri-
soner at his father's, in George-street, Bethnal-green.
Witness asked prisoner if he was in Bethnal-green..
road on the Sunday night ? and be 'said he was.
Upon being asked if be knew any thing *boat a rob-
bery in tlethoel-green ? he said he saw a man pushed
down, and he helped to pick him up, but kisew no-
thing about the robbery.
The boy who came up, said he saw several men
running on the night stated in the indictment, and
also saw the prosecutor lying on his back. He raised
him up, and the prosecutor said, " I've lost my
money.. what shall -I do for my dear babies I" The
prom: came by, and witness asked him to give him
a. lift. Upon being pressed, be said he raw the pri-
soner's hand in prosecutor's pocket. In re-examina-
tion, be said be bad seen the prosecutor only twice
since the robbery, but prosecutor had said to him,
a stick to me, my boy, and we shall do him." The
prosecutor was very much-in liquor., .
_.
Soreral.witoesses spoke in Savour of the prisoner's
character. .
Wm. Ames said, he was its the George public-
house, .io ScUsnal-gteen, abousoitwor ten ?clock on
the might of the robbery. at which tam the prows-
toe -wet intoxicated, end quarrelled with witness.
Illowypowed between them., PIOSCOItOc alterwsrds '
wanwirsoine gin to treat *stew, lain the landlord
would soe-dreer hiw.any. Witassaafurrerards went 1
out of tiler betwei -end saw osecitter:ronahtg. titer:
is •Tike boy iito seer frialf'oh the grtpncl).,
and -sahf he hod 'been robbed, first be said of 19.
then 0i.:161.. 6J. and then 12..
• Elisabeth Alden swore. that the boy who assisted
the prosecutor from the ground, declared in her pre-
'mace the prooner,wos not die man, and that be was
urged mod .'reed to say to the Magistrate it was pri-
soner's hand that was in the prosecutor's pocket, by
a person who bad been transported; and who Wes a
friend id the prosecutor.
• Theiprosecutor. upon being called Di‘liailibli4
witted he was at the George on the night tog:oak%
but not after the robbery. . He positively said he did
nut 'tribe Wm. Ames. . .
Jobe Amos (the boy) was called aphis ah 4 a -
'Bitted he said to F.lieobeth Alder shut Jobs Clayton
.
'was an innocent Lido and that be bedlam* forced to
say whashe did. .;.i .. .. .
The ptosecutor was called back, .00telanied bar-
ing ever said " Stick to me, my boy, nod we shall do
him ;" but the boy now re-averted that such was
the incl. • . .
.
The Lamed dodge (Mr. Baron Woos) in his'
'address to. the Jiffy, said there was,. so doubt taws
wilful Ind corrupt perjury bad been sominitted es
one side or other. It was their preview to determine
which side it lay.
The Jury, atter some deliberation, reunited a. vet.
diet of/tap:W. ,
Whek.the boy .svas.firat called*, give evidence. he
was not to be found, and an Officer -noted that be
Lad bow area in the cowrie of morning
nith• some of the prisoner's Mends. *. Tbs. trialailla
a coariderable.leagth beforalbe boy medi
refeajearl4l m bet=
..,_eitswerenefl by the
Lwasond.Jedge. be bash Nth the psi-
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toad fri"titaAgrrese. . aged M. ANN 4410.. ' IT' 41'4
Ileasehill, 16, and &red L7smilif;')ll; Wein charged
With **gloriously entering the Now of Themes
Eartishaw, a watchmaker' is Hatboro, - about one
o'clock on the morning of the 2Sdirbb . and 'wadi/
therehst en Watches, Mite watch-ea/et, and dui,
Pleturfie his property, of the Sake of 'moo. ..
Thomas Earaibawy jun. said, be was Weave of *
father's house; on the night of the Sibd Feb. -whit&
was Sunday, be saw the &ors and'wledows
at eleven o'clock. •The prisoner Warren was a .
of his father's, and slept in the shop, to take c •
fal
it; lhe prisoner was in bed at eleven o'clock.
ness was alarmed about two o'clock by the watels
man, and. souks/ up, discovered .that the prisoner.
Wanes, had left- the bowie, and *it the property
stated in the lotiotmeot was miming. Eleven skeleton
keys were found in the parloor.)with which be be-
lieved afwejepte had beta meads Ai Spas on iron chart
whirl, eentilned eery valuable propene.
.. Them a" Easley. a watchman. 'midst two o'clock
i w the • of she 2Sd Febroary. be saw the street
deer Of Mr. rash**, 'and the shop;door open ;he*
went% sad alarmed the boys*. • . '
SWIM Larson said. she live/ with libe to sole
scher, nod the rheum Grant, who passed es San
Laitirtn • In the coolie of lbw night of the
%.i ,§04:01 A none as of the ticking of watches
obi .tlev_•, bee.*** before. Warren used to
call it their lodgrogasonreaines. The kidgings *ma
in Stacey
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