Star.
London, England, 1828-12-17 00:00:00

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went strongly to show that there ienrk,. -
money from the prosecutor in making this .atrocious
charge. In the depo.ition first made by. Woollay.be6re
Mr. Argal, he swore he saw Nightingale at the Castle
Inn, at Warwick ; tut in a second depositiiin, he swore
that he saw him in the Marketplace. In July, 1825,
a fight had taken place near Warwick between .two
pugilist., named Ward and Cannon, and afier the fight
was over, Crouch had been attacked, and he- 'stetted
thirt he had been robbed of cash amounting to above
3501. but, at the time, t) ft Jury would bear in mind, he
never mentioned the 'mane t f any person as hying con-
cerned in the robbery except Stockman. Two years
after that, she defendants formed thii conspiracy tir ea.
tort money from the prosecutor.
The deposition which would be put-in, would show
that the defendant., Woolley and Crouch, hid sworn
that the prosecutor was at the Castle Inn, and was
actually concerned in the robbery, tvhich would b‘r
disproved by many witneises, who would prove that
the prosecutor -never was out of their sight for w
long time before, ht the time, and also :after the
robbery. Crouch had sworn that he had merely pre-
ferred a charge , f assault against Stockman, whereas
it was a charge of highway rubbery. Tire evidence
of Crouch, given in his deposition, proved that t•he
saw the prosecutor at Doncaster some months after the
robbery, yet he took no steps to cause his apprehen-
sion ; and in fact went to show ih At the charge of rob-
bery was a fiction from beginning to_end, and that these
defendants had sought- to convert the 'voia of justice
into the dagger of the assassin. It would probably be
said that the prosecutor was not an u exceptionable
character. His answer was, that it was persons of that .
description who were generally nut keel out as objectsbf
*etch nefarious attempts; he.was a person who attended
fights and races, and be had been attackel by a gang -
of desperadoes, aided by'the attorney, whose only object
was to extort money from him by compounding the _
alleged fel-iny.
George Nightingale examined I kept the Gen
public house, at Holloway, near London. firm July
18'25 to 1827 ; I went with a horse and cbaise from that
house to the.fight at Warwick.; I have known .Woolley,
the attorney, lot six e n tears, and. also Crouch; . when
•Crouch was in trouble: I. abetted I its. ; I and Woolley
have had several bets, and se always paid and received,
and they knew me well ; I don't know Metcalf; at tile
Summer Assizes for 1827 f-was tried at. Maidstone for
stealing the Italian Mail bag; I svas.acquitted ; on the
same day I was apprehended by an officer in Maid-
stone, and was told by Woolley that Crouch, %shire/as
present, had charged nit with robbing him rot. above
thi ee hundred pounds at the fight at .Waswiek said-
"ForG on's sake don't tate me now ; if you had any charge.
against me, why not take me before tl is? you always
knew whine to find me, and why take me at this dis-
tance of timer I aCcompanied them to the Star pliblie
house, and from. thence before fir. Argal, a Magistrate.
,who reroauded me. Mien I was in the presence of.
the Magistrate,. Woolley said be. was qstite satisfied,
and would be responsible for my appearance. I was .
brought before the Mag'strate on that day week. when
Metcalf appeared. and 1 was committed. I was in
prison a month before I was bailed before the Chief •
Justice, and I surrendered at Warwick to take my
l was there on the first day of the last Sport Assizes. • -
which commenced off the Saturday, and the deka-
dant, Cu ouch did not prefer his bill against Me. 1111
.Friday following; I was at the fight-et Warwick fa -
.Inly, 1825; I pat• up at the George; I know the Castle;
They are th in the Mai kit Piece. on opposite side'.
,1 g, t into Warwick at a quarjer past three, and staid
there till six o'clock; I never left the George "bkween
throe .
.and six o'clock; I was thee the whole time,
in. company with several persons ; Joshua Hudson;
John Reeve, and a Mr. Dolby were present. I aims in
a little room, front parlou.. by the side rf. the her.
-The windows were open, as it .was an uncommonly
warm day ; l was drinking sherry and water; between
four and five o'clock! heard a gem noise over the witty '
ihy,the Cattle.sloor ; there we, a crowd collected, and
,Joshua Hude.n_ went out to:learn the eau, of she -
row, and he came back shortlfafterwards; I never was
in they astle,nnr.nearerlhan thekieorge, from iqtiarter
past three emit six ; not go .into- the weskit
place, nor did I.see M. Woolley these; any pers n in
the Market place mipht hive seen.me..as the windows
were open; I aid pot see Crouch at All that day. nee
Metcalf. Between six and seven o'clock that evening
got into my gi.g.at the George door.afid drove to Choi..
tenhatn; fun's there,four days, and tetnrnesi to my
house at 11,•llowayi and continued there till 1827, ex-
cept on occasions when I went to figl te, fans, and
races ; I was at the following aincaster St Leger
Maces in Sep:eu.ber. 186 and saw Cri uch these.
Cross-examined by Mr.CLARKSON.-4 kept the ,
house at Holloway several years ; I went the e in the
latter part of the year 1825 ; I cannot say the month ;
it might be in the middle or at the end of the year ;but
I know 1 left the do 'r t t that house to go to the fight.
Joshua Hudson visited my house at Holloway: Since
the Warwick affair I have gone to rases andfairs.with
Dolby ; I never saw D ,lby at a fight; I was a leather-
dresser before I went to the Gun ; any shop was in my-
prernises in Ropemaker. street. Moor fields, and I
worked occasionally up to 1825; I know the game
of E . I know a little of the game ; I never
played that game before the W rwick affair ; I have
played since with D,,lby ; he has been My partner
in that game since the Warwick bushes' at fairs and
races; I had-sees Dtlby at Belcher's before the War.
wick fight; I never slaw him Clete above twice; I
did not see him at any taces.in,lB26; I.saw him at-races
in 1887 ; I have been in partnership with Dolby in the
E 0 tables only this year; I never had any partneribip
with Hudson; I never stained him; he keeps the Half-
moon Tap, in Leadeehall-market ; I used to buy my
leather of Mr. Elmore, in Seven Dials ;I live now upon
my-property, and I attend races. I wai once tried at
.the Old Dailey. fiir an assault, and that is 20 years ago;
I have since that been tried at Guild( aq, for a misde-
meanor; 1. was charged with an attempt ton commit a
.robbery ;there were nu housebreaking implements found
upon me; I was not acquitted; I had a twelvemonth in
Neergate; 'that is now 16 years ago; I never was tried
any otheMiutie.
Mr. Baroft Vauotrae—You have been in custody
several time', on charges very improperly brought
against you.

Witness contirmed—No, I was not ; I beg pardon,
about tight years ago I was taken by 'a lid et• street
officer, because I had the halves of 5001. notes• in my
pocket;. I was charged with picking a Gentleman's
pocket, but my wife brought for ward the other halves,
and I proved they were my.propetty ; I was indicted in
1824 by a m,n named Rowley for fraud; Rowley vra
my friend.and did it to obtain money from mt ; it was not
an indictment, it was an action Rowley brought against
me; knew 'lkeySolomons, he used to visit the Gin; knew
Hawkins, be is transported; I do not know what• key
Solorisorts is now; I knew Chatley Turnley ;huh trans-
ported; I swear I never saw him at the Gun; I hay*
een Km at different houses; I karts Jack Udycuck;
aw-hias last Sunday; I etas at the last Canterbury