Star.
London, England, 1816-11-06 00:00:00

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.A 1 as asttenteut on the 29th Jolt. in So on
fishing party with Hitchens. About nine he came
t 0,4 *pm in Grafton-street', Fitaroy.square, and was
inoo *fee joined by young KeUy, when they all wens
soother. Kelly and Hitchens were well acquainted.
William McGuire lived on the mad to Ham,.
stead. Young Kelly lodged with him till the 23J
.or 24416 of July. The prisoner at the bar, cohabited
**blies as his wife; they lodged together as such
foe two months, and she got a place then in Berner's.
sttest-rbeard of Pricker being taken up. He re►
members being sent for by Kelly, w!-.o inquired if
any body had been for him ; said be had his rvasuns
fcr trot coming. in person to his house. Hitchens
was the person who came with the messages. He
desired Witness to go to Marlborough-strict, and try
if he could we Elisabeth Frick..r, who was there.
He appeared miserably poor while lodging with wit-
mu, and she was so also ; but before being taken up
he seemed much better every way; he then had a
watch.— &rimier Wilby corroborated -the last evi.
Bence. Knows Ilitchtns, who was on very good
terms with young Kelly and the girl.
John King, a neighbour of Mrs. Ashworth's, was,
on the Tuesday, in his shop; saw a, man very
anaioasly looking to the second floor of Mrs. Ash-
worth's IMse, and saw the servant almost imme-
diately come out, and .go to the man ; saw something
pass ftom the one to the other ; saw them walk in
company a little way ; beckoned to Mrs. A. and
gave bet inforMation of it, and bade his son watch
the twat. aitwee a tall dark4ooking man, and wit-
nesabacenalk.)ses loitering opposite that house from
an hour and a half to two hours at a time. Has no
doubt whatever of young Kelly being the min
Alfred King saw the female prisoner give Kelly
same green silk, which she had concealed under her
apron, and he put it under his coat; swears positively
to young Kelly being Ilia man.
Here the whole of the property was identified by
Mrs. Ashworth.
The case for the prosecution being concluded_i the
prisoners were called upon for their defence. Eliza.
beth Ericker-expressed her innocence.
Willi.= Kelly being next called up, said, that he
could not allow innocent persons to suffer through his
own imprudence, and begged leave, therefore, to ad-
dress the Court. He had taken his trial to do them
that justice frog his hands which they had a right to
demand. a I confess to the Court and Jury most so-
lemnly, that I am the only guilty prisoner at the bar,
and the other persons who are at my side have been
brought to this wretched situation through misrepre-
sentation. .With respect to Meter Kelly, he is my
aged and decrepid father, whose innocence is evident;
and with regard to Hitchens, it he is convicted his
situation will be still more deplorable ; he has a help..
less father and mother, and an invalid sister to sup-
port by his labour, and if they are deprived of it they
must starve. As to the prisoner Frisker—
The Cosmos SZELIBANT here interrupted the pri-
soner. " You are called upon to say whatever yon
please in your own defence—whatever you know with
respect to the other prisoners you cannot disclose, ter
in the situation in which you stand you cannot be ad-
mitted to give evidence, as your assertion is no proof
On their behalf.".

William Kelly.—u I have to express the innocence
of.them all." •
The COMM= St&SIAM repeated what he bad
already stated to the prisoner.
William Kellyi-0 With respect to myself, ther,
I will not take' by the time of the Court, for I con-
fess ryself guilty, not of committing the burglary but
as being on accessary. -The house was entertd by a
little boy, amino one eheknows any thing about
Jane' Hitch-ens said he was in bed and asleep at the
time.—Peter Kelly alsodeclared his perfect innocence.
Heltad placed the trunk in question in Mrs. Under-
wood's house, filled with his own tools; and after-
wards his son having come from the country, he took
the chest away; emptied it of the 'tools, and gave it
to his son, who filled it, as he supposed, with his own
clothes; but he knew nothing et its contents. He
thought his son was going on very well, and had no
suspicion that the robbery WAS committed until in.
formed of it.. .
Wm. Hilllbdged with Hitchens before the robbery,
and slept in the same bed. On the Monday morning,
July 29; he recollected Hitchens was called up about
six o'clock. The night before Hitchens went to bed •.
at eleven o'clsick. Knew Kelly, but never saw hiss
before the robbery in company with Hitchens.
A vast number of other witnesses were then called,
and all the prisoners received a gold character.
The COMMON &MALAWI' addristed the Jury,' and
previous to recapitulating the evidence, remarked,
that the material points for consideration were, fitly
was this robbery committed ? and secondly, if it were,
;Mild it be considered as a burglary 1 Whether,
hawrvef,• itsWeit cotitidered as a burglary or not,
.still was's.eapital offence, because; at any rate;' it
could nor be•doubaed that the-property sullen M Ma
dwelling*use was above the value of 40.. As to.
the Chars! of counselling imputed to Pricker ens;
Kelly)ike evidente was not sufficiently strong tp
substintitte It a leafier, althoigh both those pifoL
sonerrwme. found to Ise together many times, yet till
-witness had proved that they were consulting togi.
Abel about the robbery. After having occupied
Ipearly two hoursin_summing up the evidence—
The Jury, very little hetltetioe, brought in
'.their verdict :—Elizabeth Frickei • and Wm: Kelly,
Guilty of thaboiglary ; Peter Kelly,* Guilty of re-
ceiving stolen goods; and Jas. Hitchens, Not Gushy.
As soon as. the verdict was pronounced, the Cou-
lson Sumo: addressed the prisoners at the bar.
'Pricker, be Obreried, had been guilty of a double
crime, not -tat iii committing the burglary, but in
'all probability's/"bring the first cause ipf leading that
young :man, William Kelly, into the unfortunate
situation inAsNch he-was now placed. He desired
them both. to prepari tor another world, for without
dodbt they woald eat be' suffered tolive any longer
•in this. As to the prisoner, Peter Kelly, it was a
Very nielanchety.tning to see a father bring up his
son to the perpetration of such heinous crimes sand
as a wicked receiver of stolen goods, he would be
iebteeeed to foitrteen years' transportation r that.
'would be the punisfitnent that would be passed upon
Ititet•
• for such an atioeions crime.
kfc The prisoner:lttebnis was cif course discharged.
Tricker and Wm. Xelly appeared to be resigned
to their fate; and Mu
.•#!it from the nu without
uttering a riabli,* &lilts fad
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