Star.
London, England, 1826-01-13 00:00:00

THE LATE AIURDER IN GRAY'S-INN-LANE.

At ten o'clock the Judges took their seats, on the bench, accom-
yaititti by the Itecoanait, when Mary Caen, charged with the mur-
st Matatict: Fitzgerald, on the 26th of December, was put to
the bar.

ilbe'prLsoner pleaded Not Guilty, and the witnesses, sixteen in
number, were then sworn.

Mr.- ilatusasca appeared for the prosecution, and stated the
case to the Jury, ib nearly the same terms as have appeared on the
examinations before the Cotoner's Jury, and the Magistrates at
liatton-garden Office. The Learned Gentleman then called his
witnesses. The prisoner was without Counsel.
One of the witnesses swore, in addition to the formet evidence,
ti.Pt she saw prisoner wash the yard some time after the murder.
C.i`eO, the daughter, was put in the whiteouts box. She
persisted in stating that she knew nothing of the transaction, until
oe.tieceased had been wounded. • She added, that on Mrs. Kyle),
telling her she would
..for a Doctor, she said, " Do, do, and
make baste.",
.•
*I he 'other witnesses were n nerlY put f the boa pro forma.
ThA N?„r for the prpsecution, having dosed, the prisoner, who
arento in deep agony, was called on for her defence, She banded
in a whiten paper, hut it appearing that it had not been read over
to hef; Mr. Wonkier, the Governor, was directed to do so. On
coming into Court again, she expressed a wish to have it read.-
The purport of it was merely a repetiticn of her former testimony.
Mr. biarun iseexaszoxa summed up the evidence to the Jury,
who refit dat one o'clock. After au absence of *Vieux, minutes,
they returned into Court with a verdict of Guilty of the liforder.
The lia,..otnea, in a most impressive address, passed seskence op
the prietnaer, namely, that she should be taken from the place in
4,ch she then stood, back to the gaol of Newgate, and on Monday.
morning be executed, before the said gaol, and her body delivered
tAr• r tor dissection.

"11. unhappy woman could scarcely support herself during the
iddiess of his and a pin might have been beard if dropped
t tog the p.iuses be matte. She was removed from the bar; by two
the gaoleis.

Yesterday, Mary Prior, and William IVood, aged 22,
were iii&cted for stealing 40 yards of Norwich crape,
v dlire 31. the proper ty of W. M. Lander and I'. Dingley,
s!,.;.keepers, in Svutton-ground, Westminster.
li to tie prisoners said they were innocent of the
cHrge. The woman was looking at the shop window,
ulito a person came our and dropped the crape. Several
persons gave them both a g: od character.
The LORD CHIEF BAR ,)N, in summing up, observed,
the evidence was conclusive against the prisoners, but
hi, Learn d Brother Park expressed a doubt whether it
Was not necessary, as both parties were indicted, that
the whole body of one of them should be in the shop to
constitute the tame of sliding iu a dwelling-house?
Itlaw it Was only proved that the hand of Mary Prior
was in at the window, and took out the good,. They
would give the prisoners the benefit of any doubt.
Mr. flsiltßY 1, ere wished the Jury to look at the goods,
i.) order that they might judge whether they were worth
".1. they might not be worth 40s.
While the Jury were looking at the crape,
Mr. Justice Pane said, that the prosecutor swore it cost Is. 9d.
2 yard, and there were forty yards of it, which made it clearly
ibt:rth more than 406.

A Juror here observed, that the pattern of the crape (which was
brown double striped) Might be now out of fashion. • -
Mr. Justice Ps IM—Ala, that rimy be very true, but I do not
e•low anything about it.
The Jury then found both the prisoners Guilty, but they found
.he crape worth only Us. which dues away with the capital
part of the felony.

*Wallin Groves, alias Cuflree Broker, aged 51, gar-
de.er, was indicted for stealing a grey gelding from
Vle grounds of the Hon. Mrs. Fuller, at East Grinstead,
the ptopetty of her son. The pony was sold by the
prisoner it Bow, and the purchaser thinking he had
boirght it too cheap, returned ir, aad this led to the
ue ection of the robhery.
Tile case %%as clearly made out, and the Jury found the prisoner
(;rtity—Detotla, but recommended him to mercy.
:de/,hen Lioarier, aged 47, a clerk, stood indicted
lot etniksziing, on the 30th of May, a banker's draft
:,.r the payment of 451- received by him on account of
ills etnidoer, Mr. Robert Spiller Wadeton.
The prisoner said nothing in his defence, and the Learned
}femurs blitiaLed up the case to the Jury, "who found the
friar/Ger Guilty, and he was sentenced to 14 years' transportation.

NEW COURT.
William Jackson, aged 30, was convicted of stealing
41 A t sir. of tl 'noel, the property of Jacob Blake, pri-
• .. rly in his shop.
Harris, was indicted for stealing a half-
ciwii and fifteen shillings, from the person of William
1 urr,bull, an tl e 26th December last.—Aotlty.
ki-caldMao and C'hades Coilisan were indicted
4
•qt Stealing eighteen sheep, the property of William
Welch.--Not Guilty.
George Coxhead was indicted for a borglary in the
11,,5e of Henry Taylor and John Woodcock Smith,
"i Stealing agold watch, and other articles, value Wt.
John Nichols stated, that on the 28th of December
Et aids :corning to hi. Chambers, in Symond's Inn,
ab of six o'clock :o the evenins, whir. he observed a