Star.
London, England, 1828-09-16 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

Deere Mr. Sergeant Awaits.
Henry Sudlow was indicted for embeselinr, on the
SW of Amin, St. 6d. the property of a person named
Beddell, who carries on business as a gentleman's cap.
make!, at Shadwell, with whom the prisoner lived as
shopman and toin-i ravalkr. The slam in question was
alledged to have been received tisom a Mr. Michael, on
account of the prosecutor. 4 receipt was produced in
the prisoner's hand writing; and,as he did not, after
receiving the money, return to his,master's, but, on the
contras y, was f....)unki is a public house in the Isle of
Dogs, in a state of intoxication, he was apprehended.—
For the defence, evidence was minced to,show• that when
he. drank he was utterly .incapable of distinguifiting
tight from wrong-othat he was Trite insane. .
• The Learned Sergeant.left it,to the Jarrto say whe-
ther his not icurningto bis mascot's arose more from
tie carelessness which attended iatnxicition than. from
any intention to ensbesale the money.
The prisoner was mind:led.

Before Mr. Justice Livisasaxe.
William Catarina WAS indicted 'for stealing, in the
parish of St. John, Clerkenwell, property to the amount
of 43i. 17s. from the house of.Henty Towell. the sum
was made up of two notes of SOL each of the Danko(
.England, of three sovereigns, and seventeen shillings
in silver. .For the prosecution Mrs. Towelland the pro..
secutor were both called. Their examinations in chief
were pretty nearly to the same effect. .From these' it
appeared, Mr. Towell carries on business as a cheese-
monger, and his heed, for a considerable *time pail, on
ternis of friendship and intimacy swish the prisoner. On
the morning of the.9th of August the sum in question
was deposited in a dragger where the prosecutor usually
keeps his money ; that having occasion for a sum of 61.
his wife went thither to procure it, the prisoner being
then present, and having an opportunity of observing
the amount lying there..ln the evening of the.same day
the prisoner came to the house of the prosecutor, and
borrowed a. He remained from ten o'clock at night
till twelve, and during the temporary essence tit the
witnesses might have taken away the money. The street-
keeper, on being called in by Mr. Towell, di,covesed
that the drawer hid been forced open. apparently by a
knife, ;ad it was observed that the prisoner had had a
baker's knife in.his possession on that evening.
On moss.examination these witnesses distinctly ad.
milted that the prisoner had been a very kind friend,
had assisted him in his business, and conferred many
obligations on him from time to time. They always en-
tertained the highest opinion et his character.-
Benjamin ,Phillips, the ()Seer who searched the pri-
soner's person and dwelling. deposed that be found
only nine shillings.
For the defence, AnneGriffiths, who had lived es a
servant with Mrs. Towel. stated that she had been sc.
Lased by her mistress of stealing the money in question;
that's* had been oilseed ,a ,sowsiseign Abie woultd till.
the 40101ir Of,the .pocket•hook. The inother.of this who
neu.was produced, and Weave° her and her daughter
on the °lmpart, and Mr. and hin.Towe)l.tiss the other,
p good deal of contraclictioo IceakPlace• both as to the
time at, andihe circemsteacan onderaehich, the removal
of the money. Accurred.
Twelve witnesses to character were examined, every')
one of whom bore the mom favourable testimony.
With elle* contradictions andthe good.character of
the risoner,his Lordship cleft the case to theslory.—
ilefaitted.
dolma Gam was indieted,fer feloniouslynssanking
I,Edward FitageraW, posting .hiss in bodily fear, and
takingfrom his person one sispenceencl one penny
The prosecutor stated, ..that on the 28d of Auguste
poing along .Church-street, Spica/fields, he encountered;
the prisoner, who after some conirersationassaulted his e
iculle ensued, in which she prosecutor lost the money.
mentioned; but could not swear it was taken from hinil
bey the Omen—He was accordingly .15torithrd.
ilrailliem Nash was indicted fur selling, on the SOili
of July last, 46 counterfeit:sixpences.
William Smee deposed, that 'he made.application sto
the ptisoner as a person likalyco besaga.tediin fataine.
,cniusterfeit coin, and sold him some counterfeit.. fn s
ding this he .was io communication .witha police (dicer.
Ile had weird ,interviews with the prisoner, audio
him forty sixpences, giving six for luck. Upon the
' mformatinn of the,witness the primmer was iatmadisailr
apprehended.
Other witnesses gowned this statement, nodal) al
ficer from the Mot OIL field) prosted.thecoins mere
comma fait.--aatiky.
14E4 W.iiite was indicted for selling,on the 13th of
olaly, apree.ceetuerfeit sovereigns.
A Person named Watts stated that he was amplayssi
by a police Ajmer *eased Fogg, wbo suspected she figi.•
%saw of selling base vain, to endemsour to ,parcillswei
some nf him, and for that purpose he gave bins some
money Alt,bicib bad been previously marked. A sheet
time afterwards he (Watts) met the prisoner, andaskest
him if bh mkt * him her. some ekestibed sibseti?
The prisoner replied, that he had none by him at IMO
I,tiose; *cabin be bad some out and nutcowitere (bad
sptateigas). ,for each of which be asked t. but after
some farther conversation be. agreed so take lie. fee
three. which the witness accordingly purchased, and
immediately informed Fogg, who proceeded with some
others and took the prisoner into custody-
The snvereigns purchased by Watts were produced,
and proved to be ceseterfeit.
The prisoner said nothing in his defence. He was
found Gmilly.
Mist Exams, shoot SO years ti. age, was indicted for
stealing i bre* I.ol.llank of England notes in the dwelling-
house of Francis Evans.

The prosecutor stated that die primer at the bar was
his eldest son. On the forenoon of the Bth of August
last the prisoner was living in. his house, and took an
opportunity of entering his bed-room and breaking open
a tea•caddy, from which he took a. pocket-book con-
taining three IW., Bank of England notes, and sundry
checks, and absconded.
Hobert Dallas, a constable, stated, that on the 10th of
August be apprehended the prisoner at a public bonse,,
the sign of the Plough, and on searching bias found in
a tobacco pouch produced two IW. Beak of England
notes, and seven sovereigns and a hat. The prisoner
admitted having taken the money from his father. He
hid it very wild appearance at lir time, but said he
was sorry tor what he had dose.
Ttv prosecutor was again called into she witness box,
and identified the notes produced. He in a ves y agitated
manner begged to recammuuliekerprisoner to the mer-
ciful cone (legation of the Cniut, on the ground of insa-
nity. He bad brio two years and a half confined in
the Whitt-house Lunatic Asylum,. in Bethnal Green,
and was vfterwaris twelve swaths in fit. Leke's mad-

house from which he was discharged. His madness
*.s hf pochondricaL
Francis Evans, the prisoner's brother, cOtifirtned his
father's statement as to the stated the prisoner's mind.
and said he was not a, fit subject to be at large, as he
bad made many attacks upon his father when in violent
paroxysms of his disorder.
The Jury alter n few aliments consultation. returned
for their verdict—i• &illy. but labouring under mental
derangement."
Mr.Bergeant ARASIN, who presided on the bench,
said a verdict in those terms.could not be received:—
°'They had it in evidence, that long previous to this trans-
action, and up to ti.e present soomenh.the prisoner at
the bar was decidedly 'wane.
The Jury accordingly re-considered theirverditt, and
acquitted the prisoner on the ground of his being insane.
As the prisoner was About to be removed horn the
bar. the prosecutor implored the Court that he might be
keirkin secure cust"dy, for if be were set at large, his
(the Firosecutor's) lift would be in danger.
The COURT assured the old Gentleman that his scn
would be taken care of.

The prisoner was then removed from the bar, appa-
mly unconsciou. of his situation.