Star.
London, England, 1827-12-12 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

Thomas Weiler wasinciictedforstealing a great coat,
the property of George Weller, his brother, on the
13th of November. Verdict—Gritty.
Thomas Riled was indicted for stealing two ounces
of silver turnings, the property of Messrs. Rundell,
Bridge, and Runde% on the 13th of November last.
Verdict—Gailty.
Mr. CLAlllson said, that he was instructed by the
prosecutors to recommend him strongly to the mercy
of the. Comm.
James Catirpkil and George Lewis were indicted for
Stealing a patting-case, and a vast quantity of property
of various descriptions, to a large amount, the property

of Alexander Berens and Samuel Angel, on the 14th
of November last. .
It appeared from the evidence for the prosecution
that the prisoner Campbell went to the house th'
prosecutor, and represented that he came to take a
choice of fancy articles, to carry into the ccrintry
with him, for which he would', pay cash, and there
fore the terms must be low, He then gave two cards
—one that,, of his address. ,and the other !hoe the
good. were to be sent. The *Mow of the goods was
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1711. Iss. 93. and they were sent 16 The Swan
with Two Necks, at Lad•lane, on the 15th. 'The pro-
secutor, Berens, went with the goods at five o'clock, and
saw Campbell, and he said his friend bad not arrived,
but he expected him every moment. After waiting
about a quarter of an hour, a twopenny post letter arrived,
and then Campbell said, on reading it, " This is from
my very good friend, and he says he will give me 2001.
at seven o'clock, at Tom's Coffee-house." Berens, not
distrusting him, left the goods at the coach office, and
agreed to meet Campbell at seven, at Tom's; went there
accordingly, but Campbell never came, and in the mean
time the packing case was taken from the coach offi:e.
He then got an officer, and in about an hour and a half
recovered his goods, having found the two prisoners
unpacking them in a small hou e in Gibson-strcet,—
Campbell was taken into •custody, but Lewis followed
(Ibis own accord to the watchhouse, and was then given
into custody also. Campbell when taken, said the pro
petty was his. When in the watchhouse,oae of the pri-
soners said, " Well, we are not bristsgbtherelor a paltry
wipe;" and the other 'replied, " No; it wailld have been a
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good hundred for us at least."
Mr. CHURCHILL submitted, that the gebailr were sold,
and were boiteAle the property of the prssoner'. The
book keeper at the Swan with Trio Necks had sworn,
that 'after Berens had left the case, he would not hale
given them back to Berens without receiving an indem-
nity, whereas he gave them up to Carnp‘e I without'
diffiCulty. If any other person had t.,beri • goods at
six o'clock, and Campbea had paid• for them at seven.
he could have maintained an action against the book-
keeper, and thettfore shire most have been a sufficient
sale to take the case without the boundary of larceny.

The COMMON SERGEANT sad, he should reserve the
point, and leave it to the Jury to decide upon the facts.
The prisoner Campbell said, that if the Jury thought
he was guilty, he must bow to their decision, but he
wished to say that Lewis was completely innocent of
any collusion. He had met him in Cheapside, and
asked him to accompany him, and he was Totally
rant of the kind of goods he had, of whOm he had
bought them, or whether they were paid for or the
contrary.—The prisoner Lewis merely denied all parti-
cipation in the matter.
The COMMON SERGEANT charged •the Jury, that if
they believed Campbell contemplated the fraud from
the commencement, the subsequent sale would not do
away the lliceny.
The Jury having consulted together for a short time,
returned a verdict of Guilty against James Campbell,
and of Not Guilty in favour of George Lewis.
The prisoners are both young, and •ery respectably
dressed, and appeared to be far above the useal order
of criminals placed at the bar of the Old BaileY.
Michael Russell, aged 13, was indicted :foe stealing,
on Monday, 25 yards of broad chith, value 101. the
property of Thomas Bennett. .
The prosecutor. lives in White Horse-yard, Drury-
lane. On Monday, at dinner time, the prisoner came
into the shop, when he was seen by his wife; and wit-'
ness found the prsoner in the shop with the cloth in
his possession. He said he did it from want, being a
poor orphan.
Mrs. Bennett stated, that she was at the farther end
of the shop, reading the newspaper, whels she saw the
prisoner with the cloth under his aim. Witness said
" hallo!" The prisoner said s. I've brought .this from
Mr. Hume to sell." Witness said " No, it's my pro-
perty, I saw you take it off the counter." She called
her husband,and the prisoner was delivered into custody.
The prisoner, in his defence, said, that he was em
ployed by a person to sell the cloth.
The Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of
It was only the l.sst Sessions that the prisoner was
tried and convicted of another offence, and had but
just been liberated from prison.
Mario Swills was indicted for breaking and entering
the dwelling-house of William Shona., and stealing
therein divers article, of wearing apparel, •alue '251.
and ten sovereigns, his proper. tr.
Mary, the wile of the prosecutor, stated that she lives
in Bolton-place. Hackney•trad. On the 17th of No-
vember she left home about six o'clock in the morning.
Whet► she returned at seven o'clock, she found her
house had brei stripped of every thing valuable, no
part of which has been discovered. had no previous
knowledge of the prisoner.
Ann Holmes deposed that a little after six o'clock in
the morning of the day of the robbery, she saw the
prosecuiries door (pen, and two women come out with
their aprons full of sometling I almost directly after.
wards two other women went in; the prisoner was one
of the women that came out loaded; did not see the
other two women come out.

John Hollis, a watchman In Hackney road, proved
the apprehension of the prisoner ar.d another woman,
in consequence of information he received.
Mrs. Holmes identified the prisoner, who said. If I
had spoken my b—y mind, you would not bare let
the other girl go." She used sell strong terms relative
to Mrs. Holmes's veracity. •
Wm. Livery searched the prisoner's lodgings, but
found nothing there to implicate her in the theft.
The prisoner, a good-looking young woman, denied
the charge altogether.
Mrs. Holmes was re-called, and the witness persisted
in her certainty as to the identity of the prisoner.
The prisoner called a female witness, who swore that
the prisoner was in bed at her house at the time the
robbery was committed.—Gailty, Death.

Another disgraceful outrage was committed at
Drew's Court, in this county (Litherickl, on Wednesday
night last, similar in its nature to the fo cible abduc-
tion of the widow Cowie, from her father's house, and
in the same. neigl.bouthood, a short time pteviou..—
A band of ruffians, armed wi;11 n4lcect scythes, attacked
thp dwelling house of James Leahy, a comfortable far-
mer' near Drew's Dont and made an, entry by, the
thatched roof, basing been unable to force the doors.
They immediately revealed their intentions, by seizing
and dragging from under the protection of her father%
house, and in spite of the.pries of 'fief family, Ellen, the
daughter of Leahy,_gid of 17 years of age, whom
they succeeded, in spite of evety obstacle, in carrying
off to the county of Ct..rk, and have not since been heard
of. A brother of the unfortunate girl, assisted by some
of his neighbours, attempted a rescue, but' in v tin ; he
was driven back, and two of the party continued sentry
at the dphr. The police detachments from Choreb-
town, Charleiille. Buttevant, and the adjoining stations,
have united in pursn't of the authOrt of .tbur atrocious
outrage.—Meterick Chroaide.