Star.
London, England, 1826-06-16 00:00:00

BOW STREET.

EITILAORDINAZIr CHAMIC or HORSE STICALING.-.—Mr. Ricked
Crimp, a man of respectable appearance, about 50 years of age, a
master baker, residing in Old-street-road, was charged with steal-
ing a mare, the property of Mr. J. Russell, a builder, at Finchley,
on the 26th of June, 1524. The prisoner is a man possessing con-
siderable property, and the ease excited very great interest.
Mr. Russell stated, that on the 26th of June, 1824, the mare in
question was stolen out of his field at Finchley. On the 4th of
August following he received information, from a person named
Schokfiehl, that his mare had been seen in the possession of a person
in Old.stteet.road. lie came to London and endeavoured to find
him out, but failed. On Thursday last he received information
from the same Scholefield that he had again seen the mare in a cart,
on which was painted, " Richard, Cripps, Nursery and Seedsman,
Tulsa Hill, Norwood. Surrey." On the following day be went
with a horse dealer to Smithfield, who bad previously informed
him that he had seen the mare in the Market for sale, and on his
arrival there he saw the mare, and enquired who owned her, when
the prisoner claimed the mare as his property. He has since learned
that Mr Richard Cripps at Norwood is the son of the prisoner.
Henry Hampton stated that he lives at Clapton , he remembers,
the mare being stolen, as he lived at that time near the prosecutor's
house; on the 3.d of August, 1824, he saw the mare at Nettiebed,
in Oxfordshire, running behind a one-horse chaise, driven by the
prisoner, to which it was tied by a halter. He told the prisoner
that be knew the mare, and that it had been stolen from Finchley.
Prisoner said he bought it at a fair in Oxfordshire, and drove on.
J. Scholefield said that he saw the prisoner on the 4th August,
1924, with the mare in his possession; he stopped him and told
him it was a stolen mare; he did not get the prisoner's address at
that time; but be wrote to Mr Russell, and informed him that he
had seen the mare in Old-street-road.

On Thersday last be again saw the mare ika chaise-cart, In Lon-
don.wall; the prisoner was in the cut, on which was:painted,
" Rd. Cripps, nursery and seedsman, 'fisslehill, Norwood;' and
he gave it:formation of the fact to the prosecutor.
Mr. friatt.s. the Magistrate, said that it was a cate of very
strong suspicion of felony sgairia th: prisoner, and asked him to
explain.

Mr. Cp "pps, who appeared to be erceetlingly agitated, said, ti,.;
he buntit the snare in Augu .t. 18'24, at the houst: of his brotL
s respectable mai:, residing at Witney, 12 Otford,hlre, of a pet,.„
named Seale, and he hope•' the Magistrates would postpone tt.:
ease for him to have the opportunity of bringing his btothet
own.
Mr. B►cearr, a County Magistrate, sitting on the Bench, tu.l
the prisoner, that the evidence was so satisfictory that he woula
surely be committed for trial, and be might produce his witoessts
on the trial.

The pi isuner replieda—" For Gon's sake do not conunit an Irmo.
cent man to Newgate, when he can bring witnesses to chew he
not commit the felony."
Mr. ilaxas said, that the conduct of the prisoner was highly
criminal, even supposing he was not the person who actually stir
the horse ; first, his not making any inquiries when Ise was informed
by the %noes, Hampton, that the mare was stolen. and also, v.•!,rr,
Sankfield, in August, 1824, gave hint the same information ;
condly, his taking the horse to Smithfield for sale, on Friday-..the
day atter Scholefield had again given him notice that the mare erti
stolen ptoprty; and the third paint which tende4 to show. hi:
crimitmlity more than Si! the rest of the evidence, was his statdlll.:
Hampton " that he had bought the mare at a fair In Oxfordahire,l'
when he now confessed that he bought it of a Mr. Seale, at 0•4
hoo se of his brother at Witney.
The prisoner was committed for a Week, and an Ofteet.Was d!,
patched to the prisoner's son's honae, to take pos4ession et the
mare, to produce her at the trial. The prisoner denied that It w.,5
the prosecutuee mare ; when the latter exclaimed, " Year ‘`%-,
ship, I know her es well as my own child."