Star.
London, England, 1818-05-12 00:00:00

OLD 'MILEY SESSIONS.

Yesterlay Anne Clayton was indicted for stealing
some sheets and blankets, the property of John Tho-
mas, a hair-dresser, in carriaby Market.
On the facts laid in the indictment being fully esta-
blished, the Jury found the prisoner Guilty, but re-
commended her to mercy, on the ground of distress
'presumed at the time of committing the offence.
The Judge observed, that if the Jury persevered in
recommending the prisoner to mercy, be should try
her on another indictment, wherein she stood charged
with a similar offence ; as she should not be suffered
to go from lodging to lodging, and rob each with
impunity.
The Foam A N of the Jury—" We were not obliged,
in inquiring into the offence, to know that the pnso•
ner stood charged with another."
JUDLE—" *Certainly not, Gentlemen."
The prisoner was then arraigned for stealing a
quantity of bed-furniture from another lodging ; but
was acquitted from a deficiency of legal proof.
.roseph Davis was indicted for stealing, on the 11th
of April, a table, the property of Thomas Hill. Ves-
dict—Guilty.---It appeared, on inquiry from the
keeper of Newg, ate, that the prisoner was discharged
out of custody last Session, and on the eveninf of
day following he was again committed to ,Newgate
for his present offence.
John Smith was indicted for stealing three sheets,
the property of Anne Harald, a widow.—The prose-
cutris keeps the Feathers public house in Oxford-
street. On the 23d of April, about three in the after-
noon, the prisoner was met coming down the stain of
her house. Being suspected he was searched, and
two of the sheets found wrapped round his body.
Prisoner, in his defence, said, he was so intoxica-
ted that he knew not what he was doing at the time.
Verdi ct—C uilty.
William Holland and George Smith were capitally
indicted for stealing from the house of Anne Savage,
a widow, five guineas in gad, several silver tea-
spoons, some silver salt-holders, and other articles,
her property.—Mr. Savage proved the loss of the ar-
' tides in question, but could not say any thing of the
prisoners, except that one of them, Holland, lodged
with her, and the other prisoner used frequently to come
. to visit him.
Limbrick, the officer, arrested Smith, who, after
some hesitation, acknowledged the robbery, and said
he was induced to commit it at the instigation of
Holland. Holland swas shortly afterwards taken, and
being informed of what Smith had said, confessed his
r guilt also.
Holland in his defence denied that he had ever ac-
' know ledged any participation in the robber-, and pro-
, tested his innocence in the most solemn manner.
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Smith put in a written defence, in which he admit-
ted that he had at first, in his fright, mentioned the
name of the other prisoner as being concerned in the
robbery ; but he now declared that both himself and
his fellow prisoner knew nothing whatever of the mat-
ter. He concluded by expressing a hope, that the
Court in shrving mercy to him would restore a lost
son to his disconsolate parents.
The P.nconncn summed up the evidence, and the
Jury, after deliberating in the box for a considerable
time, begged leave to retire to consider their verdict
farther. On their return to Court, in about half an
hour, they returned against both the prisoners a ver-
diet of Guilty—Death.
Isaac Isaacc, a very respectable looking young
man, aged 19, was capitally indicted for burglar'.
ously breaking and entering the dwelling house of,
John M'Donald, and stealing therefrom 211. in bank-
notes, 19 silvir spoons, and other articles, and a quan-
tity of silver coin.—On the night of the :id of April
a person was seen entering the window of Mr. M,Do-
nald's house. The alarm was given shortly after, and
the property was missed. On the next day the priso.
ner was proved to have pawned articles of a similar
description to some of those lost at a pawnbroker's.--.
Those articles were produced iu Court. but no person
appearing to prove the property, the prisoner was
imediately Acquitted.