Star.
London, England, 1821-01-11 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

11c3ert Jjr: ies, senior, and Hector the
younger, respectable cabinet-makers, in Wells-street,
Oxford-street, were indicted for assaulting Benjamin
Scholfield, one of the Street-keepers of the Parish cf
St. Mary-la-bonne, and, with several others, attempt-
ing to rescue a man he had in his custody. The facts,
as stated in evidence, are as follow :—On the day
stated in the indictment, the prosecutor met a sturdy
beggar (who, for a long time, annoyed the Parish,
and insulted several ladies of rank who he met get-
ting in or out of their carriages, under a cloak of
begging for alms, but who was so athletic, that he
always escaped from the Constables who attempted
to apprehend him under the Vagrant Act) in Port-
land-place. The beggar knocked down the prose-
cutor, and ran off, at full speed, as far as Wells's
mews, when the Constable came up to him, and, in
self-defence, knocked him down with his truncheon.
The beggar screamed out murder, and those who
saw the act, and were ignorant of what had passed
before, took his part. The defendants were at work
in their shop, and ran into the street, where there
was a large mob already collected, and joined
in abusing and ill-treating the Street-keeper, who
was flourishing about his truncheon. After being
seriously ill-treated, he succeeded in getting the beg-
gar into a coach, when the nob became more vio-
lent, and actually took off one of the wheels, with
a view of overturning the coach. It was proved
the defendants were active in the affray, and conse-
quently they were found guilty. The judgment of
the Court was, that Robert Jeffries pay a fine of
£2O to the King, and be imprisoned till the fine be
paid ; and that Hector Jeffries pay 6s. Bd. and be
discharged.
George Richmond was indicted for assaulting James
IGreen, a Sheriff's Officer, while in the execution of
his duty. It appeared that the prosecutor had, in
virtue of a.writ of Jeri facies, seized upbn a coach
and three horses belonging to the defendant's brother,
a hackney-coachman; but he afterwards, out of hu-
manity to the defendant, as was alleged, allowed
him to make use of the coach and a pair of horses,
for the purpose of earning something for.the support
of his mother. One of the horses thus employed
was blind, and the defendant on again proceeding to
go out with the coach, wanted to substitute the third
horse, which was of superior blood and prowess, in
the room of this deficient animal. This was resisted
by the watchful agent of John Doe and Richard Roe,
and the consequence vacs that of incurring the anger
of coachee, and feeling the severe effects of hishorse-
whip.— tiniky—Three months imprisonment.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

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The prosecutor is the Hanoverian Consul-General,
and resides in Russell-square.• He stated, that on
the day in question, he was walking up Drury-lane,
about five o clock in the evening, when a man came
up, and pushed him into Charles-steeet. He sup-,
posed, at first, that somebody wanted to pass, and
therefore went out of the way ; but when he got the
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here produced, in proof of the fact).—At the time
he received the blow, a man cried out—" Halloo!
where are you pushing to?" and he then found that
he had lost his chain, to which was appended a hori-
zontal gold watch, with his name in Roman letters,
" John Hale, 1808," engraved. upon it. He made a
plunge at the man who had the watch, but he was so
overpowered, by the effects of the blow on his head,
that he fell. He thought that the man who cried
out " halloo" was the person who had the watch; but
from the state he was in, he could not be certain.
The person ran up Charles-street, and the prosecutor
jumped up and pursued him, when a second blow
was aimed at him; which he parried off. Finding
himself now in so dangerous a situation, he returned
into Drury-lane, when he was surrounded by. several
persons, who saw him bleeding profusely. He then
went into a cook's-shop, and got a surgeon, who
dressed the wound on his head. When he recovered
himself, in a few days after, he went in search of a
boy who had witnessed the attack upon him, and
, had given information at the cook's-shop respecting it.
He succeeded in finding him, and went with him to
a pubic-house, the sign of the Coach and Horses, in
Great Belton-street, St. Giles's, where the priso-
ners were. The nrosecutor did not go himself into
the public-house, bnt sent in the officers, who brought,
out the prisoners, and they were identified by the
boy, who was in the coach with him. To be still
more certain• of their identity, he had the prisoners
taken to'another public house, and sent in the boy,
who immediately recognized them as the persons
who had committed the robbery. This occurred on
the 2d of December. The prosecutor here detailed
various particulars, to shew that a watch found on
the prisoner, Bullock, was the same he was sobbed of.
Cross-examined by Mr. ANDREWS.—It was a foggy
night; the gas was lighted, and there were several
Ipersons about the street. The boy came immediately
to the cook's-shop, and stated the facts of the robbery,
and that the prisoners were the persons who had
committed it. The prosecutor was confined about a
fortnight in consequence of the injury he had re-
ceived. At his examination at Bow-street, Bullock
said nothing; but he afterwards stated that he had
bought the watch in question. •
George Margate, the boy alluded to, was next
examined. He works with.his father, who is a wheel-
wright, in Charles-street, Drury-lane. He knew the
prisoners for nearly a year; he saw them often in
company together; he has no doubt whatever as to
their persons ; he remembers having seen Mr. Hale
knocked down. On the evening in question he saw
them come out together from the Coach and Horses;
there was a third person who stood in Drury-lane,
and the witness heard him whistling. He saw Mr.
Hale come across Drury-lane, and pushed into
Charles-street. Mr. Hale was struck with a little
ash stick, which Bullock generally carried; witness
often saw the stick before. The prisoners went away
immediately after the robbery.
Cross-examined.—He was going for a candle to a
chandler's shop in Holborn when be witnessed the
transaction ; he was not more than three or'four yards
distant when Bullock struck Mr. Hale; he remem-
bered that Bullock wore a black coat and top-boots;
Wootten was close by. Wootten wore a black or
blue coat--he believes it was black ; he had on brown
Ipantaloons, shoes, and white stockings; he took .par-
ticular notice of them, fearing that he might be asked
some questions ; but he knew them very well, inde-
pendently of their dress; he forgot if he spoke to Mr.
Hale in the cook's-shop; he believes he did not; he
spoke to a waiter there, but did not think he heard
him ; he mentioned the robbery to his father, and
other persons ; he had never said the prisoners were
not the persons who had committed it ; he knows the
faces of the prisoners perfectly well ;.he was found
by Mr. Hale a fortnight after the robbery ; be did
not go to give information at Bow-street before the
prisoners were taken into custody, being afraid of
their doing him some injury. Neither his father nor
mother told him to give information ; he saw the
prisoners drink at the Coach and Horses, where his
Lather used also to resort; he was brought :up in
Cleikenwell Charity School, and goes to •St Giles's
Church. When taken into the other public-house, he
knew the prisoners at once. After Mr. Hale. bad
made him out, he lived in the Commercial-road to be
out of the way of the prisoners, till they were taken
into custody.
Jeremiah Maidment, an officer, deposed to having
apprehended the prisoners oh the information he had
received from the boy. He found upon Bullock the
watch, which Mr. Hale identified.
Two witnesses proved that the watch was mate-.
rially altered since Mr. Hale was robbed of it; but
there were still evident marks by which it could be
identified.

The prisoners in their defence attempted to prove
an alibi, and called two witnesses for that purpose;
one of whom, a person named Farthing, had been
, formerly sentenced to twelve months imprisonment,
for receiving stolen goods ; and the other, whose name
was Vickers, indicted for burglary, but escaped.
Verdict—Guilty—Death.—Aged 19 and 22.
Hugh Burgqss, aged 50, was indicted for stealing
a quantity of leather, the property of Mr. S. Kolle.
The Jury, after 'half an hour's consultation, pro-
nounced the prisoner—. Guilty.
Thomas Fro:Win, aged 19, was indicted for steal-
ing sixteen pair of stockings, the property of R. Kip_ ling, hosier, Cheapside.
It appeared by the evidence, that the property stated
in the indictment was placed on a stool near the door,
from whence the prisoner snatched the stockings, and

ran off. He was pursued
but was at length taken
the prisoner—Guilty.
John Neil, aged 171
pair of stockings, the
ling, who resides in '
Cher of the last pro:ect
robbery were exactly
the Jury found the pi
Thomas Bolt, aged
21, were convicted of
from the stables of Mi

Midsael Harley way
berg upon H. Mackal
The prosecutor stated
-Northumberland-hous,
processions were pas,
hemmed in by a crow,
had seen before) puttir
men, snatched his watt
him by the collarovith
said, « Have I got you
the watch from his iv
still held him, but the
he fell senseless on the
course escaped: Witness
Police, and he was ta?-
tain he is the man.

The prisoner denied
witnesses, who swore
Swan•yard at the time
Mr. Justice HOLROYD
the Jury found the prisoi

LA MB ETII-STREET.—
trol, lately attached
brought before J. It
a second eximinatiot
maliciously shooting
carbines Mr. William
Mild End. In his deft
in the habit of shootiiil
on Sundays. Ile ti))
on that account, and
snapped the gun whicl
it to be loaded, from

had seen it fired off.

this might be some bene)
that here it was of no •
proved against him,
questionably came ill
Under all the circums
were of a very aggra\
bound, in justice to tht
mit him for trial:
Bow-STREET:-Yester
and his two little deputi
Sitting Magistrate at
plaint of a Gentleman
square, who, in the moss
he was dreadfully di:

tween five and sii o'cll
sweep, sweep ! The M,
ney-sweepers Act, sail
chimney-sweep convir
the hour of seven in

mas and Lady-day, was
£5 to £lO. The chir
not calling the streets,
wants, at a house when
tend. The Magistrat
doubts whether he col
then said—" Is there