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London, England, 1816-09-25 00:00:00

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atat Vaughan urged the robbers to commit the
burglary : the fact was, that he took upon .hisniells
lb employ Donelly without consulting any higher
authority. it was, however. for the Jury to deter-
mine upon these facts.. After having attentively lis-
tened to the whole of the evidence, the Jury con-
sidered for ahour a quarter of an hour, andrettirited
a verdict with respect to the prisoner Donelly, Guilty
of stealing in a dwelling-house to the amount of 40s.
but not of the burglary.
Before the question was put by the Clerk of th::
Arraigns with respect to the other prisoner Vaughan,
Mr. Coftwooo, as his Counsel, raised an objection,
that as the prisoner Donelly had been acquitted of
the burglary, and had only been found guilty of steal.
ing to the amount of 40s. the prisoner Vaughan must
be acquitted, as the indictment charged him only
with being accessary to the burglary.
The ATTORNEY•GENRRAL, no the part of the
Crown. contended that it tins impost.ible to interrupt'
the Jury in giving their ver,lict. If the charge was
altered as against Donelly, it would equally be
Changed with respeet to Vaughan, who would of
course, if found guilty, be convicted of being acces-
sary to the stealing, and not to the burglary.
The COURT were of opinion that the Jury could
not be interrupted in giving their verdict, but reserved
the objection to be discussed in arrest of judgment.
The question was then pat to the Jury as to the
prisoner Vaughan, and a %erdict was returned,
Guilty of being accessary to the stealing above
40s. by aiding and abetting.
TRIAL or BENJAMIN JOHNSON FOR A SIMILAR
CRIME.
The ATTORNEY.GENERAL stated the case for the
prosecution. The prisoner, he said, stood charged
with the burglary acid robbery in the house of James
Snowsill, a patten-maker in Gray's Inn-lane, on the
31st of July, 1815. This burglary and robbery, as
it would appear in evidence, was committed by a
person cf the name of Bagster, who was convicted of
it some time since, and sentenced to death, but that
sentence was commuted for transportation. The
prisoner, however, was accused of advising and
countenancing the crime for the horrible purpose of
deriving a pecunrary reward from the conviction of
the criminal.

Sarah Snowsill, wife to the prosecutor, lived in
Gray's Inn-lane, and stated,. that on Sunday, the
31st of July, 1815, she and her daughter left the
house at half-past eight o'clock, to go to Mary-la.
bonne. She kit her husband at home with Mary
Holt, the servant girl. Some time afterwards she
was fetclied away trous Mary-la bonne by a young
man of the name of Bray, and the prisoner, who tolti
her that her house had been robbed of several articles.
When she came home, in consequence of some infor-
mation she received, she sai&lo the prisoner, " Huw
came you to be so bad a man as to let the poor young
man go up aga;r. ?'' Johns.:n said, " that it Baxter
had come out without a hiaJ, it would have been no
benefit to me; but when he came down a second
time, be niched him." She proved the properly
stolen was her property. _ .

Isaac Suva-alli .went out of the house at three
o'clock to chute), and fastened the doer on the spring
lock. He returned at five o'clock, and found the
property WAS stolen.
Sarah Silo% sill, the daughter, confirmed her mo-
ther's statement.

Thomas Bingley, a shoemaker, living in Golden
lane, between the hours of thee and four. saw the
prisoner Julinsoe, with whom he was well acquaint.
ed, in Gray's-inn-lane, opposite Mr. Snowsill's house.
As he was passing, Johnson called out to him—
•' Stop, they are cracking a crib over the way."
Witness asked what he meant ? and Johnson said—
" Why, breaking into a house," and added, 16 If 1
give you a signal, come up to me." In a few minutes
he law a man con-4 out of the house, and cross over
towards Johnson : they conversed together, and
walked down the lane ; they then parted, . and the
man returned into Snowhill's house again: Johnson
took his station before the house. In about seven
minutes, the man came out of the house with a
bundle under his arm, and Johnson then made'a
signal to witness to come up : he did so, and the pri.
sower asked the man what he would hare to drink ?
and Baxter, the young man who had committed the
robbery, said he would have a pint of porter. They
all three went into a public-house, called the Guy
Earl of Warwick, and as soon as Baxter had his
porter, Johnson said to him, producing at the same
time some nee (handcuffs)—" If you make any
resistance, 1 will blow you). brains out." He then
bydculled him, and.took from him the property he
Sad stolen. The prisoner then went out, and return.
ed in a few minutes witl► a young man named Bray,
both of whom took Baxter to the watch-bouse.—
Johnson ilrerwards went to Snowsill's house, and
told him of the robbery. It was agreed that Bray
should go to Mary-la-bonne, to infOrm Mrs. Snowsill,
anti he did go.
William Hill, .keeper of the public.house the Guy
Earl of Warwick, confirmed the statement of the
former witnesses. Baxter and the prisoner appeared
to be friends; Johnson said he was a city officer.
Cross-examined.—The goods which were stolen
were Fut into witness's custody, while Johnson went
to Mr. Snowsill's house. _ _

Richard Hatton, the watch-house keeper of St.
Andrew's parish, proved, that on Sunday, the 31st
of July, 1815, the prisoner and Barry brought Bax-
ter to the watch-house. They said they werd city
officers. Johnson said to witness that Baxter had
bioken into the house of a patten.maker in Gray's
Inn-lane, and that be had been with him all the
morning. Johnson added, " I sent Baxter into the
house, where he remained ten minutes : 'when he re.
turned. I asked if all was right ? Baxter said no;
and I immediately sent him back again. Ile soon
alter came out with the property, and I seized him."

Cross examined.—Never saw the prisoner before.
John Baxter, father to Wm. Baxter, said, that he
went on Monday morning, Ist of August, 1815, to
see his son. He saw Johnson there, who asked hint
who he was ? witness said his name was Baxter, and
risked the prisoner if he had not entrapped his son
into titisi Johnson said, "If I gave a pistol into a
man's hand to shoot smother, is he to do it because I
told him ?"
The prisoner, being called upon for his defence,
mid, that Baxter was the greatest rogue on earth,
ao4 be took him in custody 'in discharge of his duty.
laves Brat being called, said that he knew the
peso* tr. the bait, and went to hiary-la-bausie at his