Star.
London, England, 1826-09-19 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.

Yesterday, Samuel Mappin was charged with stealing
a large quantity of knives, the property of John Thome.
The prosecutor stated that he had known the prisoner
for some years, and had had frequent dealings with
him. On the 10th of Jane he came to his shop in Ox-
ford.street, and looked out the goods in question, and
said that his father-in-law had given him 10001. that he
had taken a public-house at Hampstead, and the knives
were for his opening dinner. The knives were packed
up, a bill of parcels made out, and the prisoner took
them up, threw down a bill of exchange, for 931. (which
proved to be a forgery), and ran off. These facts were
sworn to. Verdict—Guilty.
Thomas Monk, a coachman, aged SO, was indicted
for violating Mary Moore, in the month of :clay last.
Mr. BARRY said, that he had carefully read the de-
positions in support of the charge, and he was clearly of
opinion that they were not sufficient to support the
charge. The conduct of the prisoner had been ex-
tremely brutal and improper, which it was only proper
that he should state.
Under the direction of the Learned Judge, the Jury pronounced
the prisoner Not Guilty.
Abraham Jonas stood indicted for the violation of
Ann, the wife of John Martin. The prosecutric on
coming into Court fainted, and was carried out, but in
a few moments returned again.
The prisoner surrendered in discharge of Ms bail.
The prosecutrix stated, that she resided in Brownlow -
street, Drury-lane ; her husband was a paper stainer ;
they had two children, the one nine, the other six years
of age; there are several other lodgers in the house;
she had seen the prisoner six weeks before the offence
charged took place ; he then asked her if she wanted to
purchase any thing ; she was then standing at the door ;
she told him she did not; she had a very few words
with him. She saw him again on the 19th of July,
when he behaved so very ill to her ; it was about half-
past five o'clock ; he rang the door bell ; a little girl
and her two children went to the door. The prisoner
asked if their father was at home? she heard them say,
no; he then asked if she was at home? and came up to
the room door and said, " I am come to shew you some
silk shawls." She begged he would go about his busi-
ness; she did not wish to look at them ; he pulled a
green one out of his pocket, which she looked at, and
be sat down in an arm-chair behind the door, and then
said that "the children must leave the room, for they
were French goods, and he would not shew them before
every body;" the children went out, and she told them
not to go from the landing. He then took her by the
arm and asked her if she was troubled with a pain in
her head or chest ? She s .id no, and told him she was a
married woman,and wished him to go about his business;
did not understand what he said,as he did not speak good
English. (The prosecutrix here described the indecent
liberties which were taken by the prisoner). She was
so overpowered that she was obliged to sit ;'she was lost.
She called out two .or three times, but nobody came—
the prisoner had shut the door. Before the prisoner
went away, he said he would bring her a new gown, if
she would keep it a secret. She told him never to come
near her more. He then went away. She had reason
to think that he effected his purpose. She was advised
by her landlady not to tell her husband. She told her
landlady next morning. The prisoner came again on
the Thursday week, and her landlady stopped him on
the stairs. He afterwards ran away, and she called out
stop thief! and he was secured.
The 800. B. Law, in a cross-examination, elicited some particu-
lars, which justified doubt of the guilt of the prisoner; and the Jury,
having consulted together, pronounced a verdict of—Nat
John Thomas Robinson, 57, Brook-street, was in-
dicted for stealing, on the 4th of June, two one-pound
notes, the property of Mr. Boston. There was another
count, laying the notes in question as the property of
Mr. Thomas Charles Robinson.

Mr. GURNEY stated the case. He said that this was a
prosecution.directed by the Post-office. The facts were
simply these: A person of the name of Thomas Charles
-Robinsln was the secretary of a benefit society, held at
the Cambridge Arms, Upper Brook-str. et. 'A country'
member, of the name of Boston, had, in May last, sent
a letter, with his usual subscription of 11. which, instead
of coming into the hands of the secretary of the society,
came into the possession of the prisoner, who unfor-
tunately was of the same name. In consequence of an
application from the secretary, Mr. Boston, in June,
sent up a second letter, containing 21. being his arrears
in full, and this also, being directed to Mr. T. Robinson,
came into the hands of the prisoner, who. took it, and
a second time appropriated the money to his own tv.e.
The present indictment was founded on the taking of
the 21. contained in the second letter.

Evidence having bees heard,
Yr. Cosmos SERSIADIT summed up, and the Jury immediately
returned a verdict et Guilty.
William Waters, aged 17, Thomas Gardner, aged 19,
George Duj, aged 17, and William Andrews, aged 17,
were put to the bar, charged with assaulting Jane Lyons,
and stealing from her person a bag, a scarf, and
other articles.

Jane Lyons resides at Woodford. She was going down
Hackney-marsh on the Slat of August, to milk the cows.
She had a bag, which contained a scarf, Ss. 3d. a pocket
handkerchief, and two purses. She had to pass over
Lea-bridge. There was nobody on it. One of the pri-
soners came up to her (pointing to Andrews and Wa-
ters). He asked for a halfpenny worth of milk. He
threw the bag up, the penny pieces rattled, being loose.
There were six of them who came up and pushed her
down. They kept her down till they got the bag from
her. She struggled a great deal. She was very fright-
ened. The tuck was torn out of her frock when she
got up. She looked to see after them, and saw the four
prisoners looking into the bag. She cried out for assist-
ance, and they all ran up along by the river. They
were pursued and taken at Bow. Some of the boys were
in the river; but certainly not the prisoners.
The evidence was conclusive against two of the prisoners, and tbs
Jury pronounced a verdict of Gritty against Waters and Andrews;
aid against Duff and Gardner, Ain Guilty. \
Richer[ kondoil was put to the bar under an indictment for
forging and uttering a counterfeit bill of exchange, drawn fur 1421.
r.ith intent to defraud Lea Wilson and others.—.A'n Guilty.

William Corns, aged 17, was found guilty of embezzling money
to the amount of W. Is. the property of Wynne Ellis, his employer.
The Renotans sentenced the prisoner to transportation for
seven years.
Richard Jones, aged 19, was indicted for stealing, on
the 4th instant, several yards of linen, seven silk hand-
kerchiefs, a shawl, and a quantity of sarsenet, and some
riband, the property of Robert Hadley, k shopkeeper
of Cheapside.
The prisoner, it appeased, bad lived as shopman with
Mr. Hadley. Soon after he left his service (which he
did without having excited the slightest suspicion), he
was stopped by a person to whom he had offered the
articles for sale, and who suspectekthey. w_cmstolen. _
Mr. Hadley proved the articles were his property.—
He gave the prisoner an excellent character up to this

transaction, aria stated that this was his first offence,
and that if he should escape with a slight punishment,
his friends, who were very respectable, would. take him
back to Carmarthen, and he should never agaiti,be seen
lin England. He was found Guilty, but recommended
to mercy, on account of his previous good character.
Three young lads, John Woolfe, aged 15, Keefe, aged
11, and John Poole, aged nine years, were indicted for
stealing a few shillings from the till of Thos. Langley,
a baker. It appeared that the eldest prisoner was
waiting for the other prisoners at some distance; that
Keefe watched at the door whilst the youngest boy was
sent in to commit the theft. When they were taken into
custody, the eldest boy was in the act of dividing some
bread and butter amongst his young companionsratal
reward of their guilt. They were found Guilty.
Poole was ordered to be discharged and given to his friends—
llCeefe to be privately whipped and discharged. Judgment on
Woolfe was deferred.
Jame: Clarke, a very smart little boy, apparently not
more than 12 years old, was indicted for stealing a neck-
lace, the property of Eliza Boucher, a young girl about
14 years old. It appeared from the testimony of the
girl, that as she was walking along the street, the pri-
soner came up to her and snatched the necklace from
her; two boys held her while prisoner ran away. As
soon as she was releised, she ran after him, and cried
"Stop thief!" He stopped, and said he had not got
the necklace; but she took hold of him, and kept him
fast till an officer arrived.

The prisoner was found Gsisji, and sentenced to be privately
whipped and discharged.
In the course of the day there were several unfortunate
women of the town tried for thefts from persons who had
passed some time in their company. The disgusting
details which were elicited on some of these, we of course
omit, and we allude to the cases only for the purpose of
noticing the fact, that during the day the galleries and
side boxes of the Court were filled with genteel looking
females, young and old, who seemed very attentive to
the whole of the proceedings, and who newer for an
instant appeared to shriek from hearing the most inde-
cent (though for the errds of justice necessary) disclosures.
The females to whom we now allude are by no means
of that class of women of the town who sometimes find
their way into Court to look after the fate of their for•
mer companions in vice, but women who in private life
have the name, at least, of being decent and respectable.