Star.
London, England, 1810-11-06 00:00:00

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Yesterday, AAA Initstere was capitally indicted
• fee a rape on the person of Mary, the wife of Thomas
lie Own, eon the,l4th of October, on the Common be-
im:cif •HayCi and West Bedford.
The 0904 r was a labourer in the powder-mills at
Harlington Common ; and the prosecutrix, ivho lives
at Hayes, having one of her sons by a former hus-
band living as serv.tnt with Mr. Potts,. a farmer, at
West Bedford, she had gone thither about 12 o'clock
with some cle.in liucn for her son. She stopt at a
public-hume in the neighbourhood whilst her son
chan4d linen, and there saw the prisoner ; who, after
asking her se ieral questions, told her she had come
much the longe,t way about on her way from gay es,
and offered to shew her a much shorter cut over the
heath on her return. The prosecutrix thanked
and accepted his tekr. He accompanied h.r as if for
that purpose, decoyed her two miles out of her way
to an unfrequented part of the heath, amongst some
bushes, under pretence of looking after a stray horse,
and there brutally violated her person. The poor
woman, who it 47 years old, as soon as she could,
ran away from him over the heath, and again lost her
way by accident : she met a gentleman, who put her
in ilte right road, and she reached her home about
eight o'clock at night. She was afraid -to tell her
husband what had occurred until the following Sun.
day. The husband'next day set out with a constable
in search of the prisoner from the description given
by hilt wife ; and on the Tuesday traced him to.a
public-house at Twickenham, where he was knbsitt
by the familiar appellation of Old Darher ; and thew
after a stout resistance, he was taken into custody.—,
The facts wers clearly established by the poor woman,
wh: evinced through the whole of her evidence traits
of modesty and chastity of mind that would have re-
flected honour upon any character.
The prisoner, by the questions he asked her in
mak ng his defence, attempted to impeach her as con-
senting to his brutal purpose, and thereby only aggsa-
vated his crime.

Mr. COMMON SERJEANT summed op the evidence
for the Jury; who, after a minute's consideration,
found the prisoner guilty—Death.
Michael Joakish, an Italian mariner, was capitally
indicted for stealing a quantity of wearing apparel in
the dwelling-house of a publican, named Butler, at
Shadwell ; but was convicted only of a larceny, in
stealing to the value of 395.
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Mary Jones and Elizabeth Payne stood indicted for
privately stealing, on the 30th October last, twelve
pair of stockings, the property. of Robert Kenyon, a
hosier on Holborn-hill. The value of the goods was
£4 18s. •

Robert Kenyon stated, that the women were in the
shop on the 80th of October ; they were cheapening
flannel, and went away after buying some trifle. On
their leaving the shop he missed the parcel of stock-
ings, which were lying on the chair near where the
women were • he found the invoice which he had
tucked into the. parcel. He instantly pursued •the
women, and found them at a shop-window in Hol.
born, looking at some, paper, and tearing something
by the light of the shop ; he charged them with hav-
ing his stockings; they denied it, and he proceeded
tts pUsh them into the shop, Shen a gentleman gave
him a parcel of stockings which he said one of the
iomen had dropped. Paine immediately said to Jones
-" How could you do such a thing ?" Jones repli-
ed—" Oh I don't care, they can't hurt us, for they
have not found the goods upon us." He then brought
tßein back to his shop, and sent for an officer, into
whose custody he gave them.
A witness was called to the character of the priso-
ners, who said, that Jones had lodged in his house,
and was, he believed, a soldier's wife, who had gone
abroad ; he believed her to be very honest, and had
often trusted her. Paine was a neighbour, and very
upright app trently in her conduct ; her husband was
an hackney-coachman, and was now lying on his
death-bed.

Mr. Cosotcor SCRIEANT commented on the Case,
ond old the Jury, .that if they had any idea ,that the
prisoners were seen by- the prosecutor in ,the act of
stealing, they should declare so in their verdict; as,
if the golds were not taken privately, the capital part
of the citarge would be got rid of. The act had been
made particularly for the protection of shopkeepers,
whose attention could not possibly be directed, amidst
multiplicity of business, to every individual who
might cc.nne to deal with them. Verdict, Guilty, but
aot of stealing privately.
The .Common Set jeant then addressed the prisoners,
and after a suitable admonition to them on the hei-
nousnesrof their offence, and the subsequent aggra-
vatino of-it by their conduct, assured them that it was
a great. stretch of the Jury's humanity that they were
not capitallyconvived. In order as well to punish
them, as to deter all others who might be pursuing the
sanie'coorses, the Court sentenced them to 44 Traps-
portation for Seven Years."
Jones, who had an infant at her breast, fainted
*hen the s' fence was pronounced ; and 'Paine fell
cn her krlees- at the bar, hoping that the ALsticam-
vivouldlu• that livielteci man (meaaing the prosecu-
tor) nnd.. %Ither .inilodence. She was obliged
to be der from the bar.
The to -owing were also convicted of felony ; viz.
Ann Smith for stealing a pdisse and a great coat; J.
Pear*, for stealing a quantity of liquid blacking, and
ear 'sticks of Italian juice ; J. Brown, for stealing a
time-piece, and four silver spoons.- Mary Green, for
izealiug a shirt,' anda pair of silver- spectacles ;P.
Brown, for: stealing seven Bank notes ;W. Gard.
per, for stealing a piece of cotton; and Sarah Sharpe,
for'stealing a shillingpand 60 penny pieces.
J.. Johrson:was convicted of a misdemeanour, in
attecnving to ti:ck the pocket of M. Gibson; and
Linty Johnson and Mary Donnovan were aceoitted.
J. Miller was capitally indicted for a burglary in
the lion .of Wm. Lambkin. The prosecutor is a
Cheaernotiger Whitecross.street, and being roused
by a noise at his shop door one morning, about one
o'cl, 6t. he got up to learn what was the matter.—
He fonod some persons were in the act of breaking
open the shop door ; but hearing loctsteps approach-
- street they went away. In a short time
I, and succeeded in forcing open one
door, on . which tire prosecutor rushed out
in One hand, and_ an iron ba ; in -the
)und the prisoner pressing with his bands
.6ther half of the door. .He sprung his
't.ristiner made: off, and dodged Several

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times round a 'tan who was standing at the bot-
tom of Whitecross-street; and the prosecutor heaid
Miller say to this Man, u-D—n him, give him; a
peod punch on the head." The watchman; hoar-
ever, cone up and secured him., Verd;ct,
Guilty, -
Deith.
H. Crowtvell, alias Cut, and L. Culver:yell were also
capitally convicted, for stealing a gelding, value
the property of P. Giles ;
.as was J. Inite, for break-
ing and entering the dwelling house of T. Newberry,
and stealing a piece_of silk handkerchiefs.

• jog in the str
they returned,
half of tliq do
- with
other, and for
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