Star.
London, England, 1803-05-02 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

On Saturday twenty-eight prifoners were tried,
feventeen of whom were convicted of felony, viz.

J. Freeman, for healing a coat and orher ar-
ticles, the property of J. Sti iekler ; I'. Watkins,
'l'. Brown, and E. Orwell, for healing a roll of
carpeting, the property of G. Osborn; P. Wea-
ver, for healing 2se the property of W. Muffin,
J. Jones, for healing a brafs cock and other arti-
cle, the property of W. Green ; J. Jones, for
healing two quart pots, the property of Z. Stan.
bud •e ; W. Morris, and J. Brown, for healing
olle id, the property of M. Eafiim ; J. King,
for Healing two calks of beer, the property of M.
Sellon ; T. Rogers, for healing several pieces of
iron, the property of J. Short; Mary Wellh, for
fle thing a pair of breeches, the property of R.
Taylor; Elizabeth Randall, for healing a blanket
Arai other articles, the property of T. Grant ; M.
Hirdion, for healing two coats and other articles,
the property of E. Birch
Thomas Hulet, for healing divers (hoes, the
property of Thomas Willan. There was fome-
thing fingular in this cafe : the Nolen (hoes could
not be identified, neither could the fad of healing
be proved againti the prifoner. Fortunately, how.
ever, for the ends of juflice, the prifoner, in get-
ting off from the proiecutor's warehoufe, left one
of his own (hoes flicking in the mud. This led to
this difcnvery and deteflion ;—and the Jury found
him Guilty.
William Bampton, for healing oh the t9th of
March 1,01, from a gardener of the name of Carr, a
hat, Ihirt, handkerchief, and a pair of hocking!, to
the value of 20,. - - _

The prolocutor depofed that the prifoner had
come to his lodgings and complained that for
want of motley he would be obliged to lodge in
the Itreet. The profecutor offered him a part of
his own bed, which he. accepted. He allb gave
him his flipper. In the morning at fix o'clock he
went to his work as ufnal, leaving the prifoner
afleep. When he returned at two o'clock in the
afternoon, he found that the pacifier was gone,and
his property miffing. He pnrfued him as far as
Brentford, where he heard he had fet off in the
Windfor coach. He fooa, however, underftood
that he was in that place, and had enlifted in the
Wellminfier militia. The profecutor found him
out with the property in his polreffion.—Gnilty.
-Elizabeth Outon was indicted for bigamy, hay-
ing in March lafi married a ferjeant of marines, of
the name of Thompfon, while John Onto" her
former hulband, was alive. .

It appeared from the evidence, that about ten
years ago, the prifoner married the profecutor, J.
Outon, and had four children by him. In a (bort
time after the marriage the complained to her mo-
ther of bad ufage, on the part of her hufband.—
Her mother (aid that Ilse often came to her with
marks of blows upon her face, from which it was
evident that her hulband had employed violence
towards her. Unable to live with him any longer,
on account of this intolerable ufage, (he left bis
houfe and went to reticle with her mother, taking
one of the children along with her. Her hufband
Made her no allowance whateier, nor enquired af-
ter her. Her mother, however, having procured
her fome employment in the India Houle, the huf-
band jolt fled upon having her home with him, pro-
mifing milder treatment for the future. She had
, not been with him long, however, before his for-
mer brutality was renewed, in confequence of which
the again was obliged to abandon his houfe. She
refided with her mother, till unfortunately (he was
perfuaded to marry Serjeant Thornton. of the ma.
lines, at Stepney church.
The pai A books in which the marriages were
recorded were produced, and feveral witneffes who
were prefent, depofed to both marriages.
The fad being thus clearly proved, the Jury
found the prifoner guilty ; but as her crime was
I fomewhat palliated by the ill treatment which (he.
! experienced from her former hutband, they re-
commended her to mercy.
And eleven were acquitted, among whom
John Upfdale was tried on a charge of aefraud•
ing his matter, Thomas Coleman, a bricklayer, be-
-1 ing at that time his clerk and foreman. It ap-
-1 peared that, on the 17th of July, tBot, the pat).
, nor received from a perfon, named Parker, 401. on
I account of Mr. Coleman, and on account of George
Denny, who was connected in bufinefs with Mr.
Coleman. Here a defed was obferved in the in.
I didment, the money being laid as the property of
i Coleman only. The Jury of courfe found the
prifoner not guilty. He was then tried on two
other indidments, for like offences; but owing to
timilar errors in the indidments he was acquitted.
The fame day fentcnce of death was paired upon,
Abra! am Nicholls, for felonicoany fecreting a Letter, con-
taining three Rank Nous.
John Snowden, and Edmund Smith, for hod.' ftealhig.
Willialll JON.. and Sarah Franklin, for burglaries.
I dzAxth Aro lid: t, John Archibald Dews, and Stephen
Ice.-.ms, for ib.:!ing beyond a certain amount in dwelling-
lo.sfes.

hottert Smith, : 'a as Alen Gordon, for highway robbery.
)111":.5 f,r fte.il:rg privately from the perfon.
privately in a fltop.
Peter Grtgon., for ut:rringn forged Bank Note and
William Balaton, for tclontoufly perfonating a deccafed Ma-
r. _ _ _

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Previous to his pronouncing the awful Sentence
of the Law upon the above fourteen capital Con-
rins, the Atconots addtelred them as follows:

" Prifoncr—l tonne at length to the &charge of the molt
patnfkl duty inmofed me throughout the whole SelLon ;and
I have molt foier.ey to lament that fo large a number of the
molt unfortunate Conviets lbould be colleded at thla liar, to
Icatn the mull difmal tang% that can poffibly be known and
communicatul to man, namely, tha• fur the molt wicked and
•, crams, the dre.,dful reparation of foul and body mutt
Lion teke I bet. Af:, r 3 Inn; acid painful difetaun of your
f••veral colts, of your Country have been compdled.
Prifon,r4, by a icofe of their duly to themfelves and to the
to det:atr you gun:), of trim, to which the Law at-
taches tl.. pu. nh,'.•.nt of death. Every fa% our d•I !,ircumftance,
If any Inch n y be tound in your ftvetal tarts. Ili th be faith-
, fully report" by nic to your Sover,ign. I lunch ft 3r that the
cutup:ea which lour punilluuuns u all allure tv utle-ra, will

not he attended with the willed for efft el Have yo* not
you' felves, Prifoners, committed the et of which you flood
convieted, with your eyes open ? And do you not all know,
that every one who commits fuck crimes is fowler or later
overtaken by the arm of Juftire, aad at Lngth comm:led to
pay ;hat just debt be owes to the ntl tided Laws of his Coun-
try? flay, you not feen other. foil.r Lye ilifgrae.;'ul execu-
tion, for crimes like thole for whi,..t you now are about to
fuller? So- mit not, therefor:, complain if, under such cir-
. cuittitanets you are called upon by me to prepare for the word
that can p.ifibli held you.
Fanners, I pray to GOD, that all of you, upon a fincere
repentance, on your parts, of the Lycral crimes you have com-
mitted, the refult of a life of profliiiacy and diffipation, may in
the end find forgivenefs in his light, and that you all may be
placed in a Rate of happincfs in th, world to come !"
M. Hurifon, J. King, J. Bampt,n, E. Ofwell, T. Brown,T.
Watkins, J. Freeman, E. Whitehand, J. Freeman, J.Cook, J.
Budd. W. Davis, J. Chaple, R. Ciowes, Wm. Robnfoti, J.
Franklin, J. Allen, A. Diggins, 13. Callaghan, S. Gibbs, T.
Moore, T. Jones,T. Hughes, P. Craig, alias Lof,us, Ann Lo-
max, J. White, W. Amu*, J. Ellis, J. WilliAMS, alias Ambrofe,
S. Foreman, J. Thompfon, Elia. Taylor, J. Hawkins, M. Chap-
man, E. Nellon, W. Fitzgerald, T. Davis, C. Barton, J. Cham-
bers, W. Fletcher, A. Newlan, Wm. Britton, Wm. White, J.
Cavenaugh, Wm. Brown, Wm. Steadman, Sarah Davis, Mary
Cahill, F. Jackfon, and Sarah Harcourt, were feserally ordered
to be transported beyond the leas for t!te terns of (even years.
Eleven were ordered to be impritoned iu Nesvgate; and
thirteen in the Houle of Corredion at Clerkenwell ; five were
ordered to be publicly, and four privately wh pped; and two
were fined one 'billing and difcharged.
John Overington, one of the prifoners to be
publicly whipped, will receive his punifhment on
Dotvgate Hill.
' The judgment of John M'Kas, conviilled of
uttering a forged note, purporting to be a link of
the Britiflt Linen Company of Edinburgh, was re-
fpited, the cafe being left fur the opinion of the
Judges.
The Sellions being then ended, the fame were ad-
journed until Wednefday, the 25th of May.