Star.
London, England, 1829-06-12 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, ;IRIS 11.

The Sessions commenced this morning before the
Rinbt Hon. the LOaD MAYOR, Sheriffs, and uther City
Olficen. The Presiding Judges are Mr. Baron
kfULLOCIC and Mr. Justice LITTLIWALL
Mary Natter was indicted for assaulting Emma Here
bert, on the King's highway, and stealing from her per
a shawl, value 10s. ber property.
The prosetutriz (a young Welsh piti) stated, that on
the 11th of May she had been looking out for a sites-
don, when on her return home she was taken very ill in
Conspton-street, and obliged to sit down on a step of a
door. Whilst she was sitting there, the prisoner came up
and invited prosecetrix to go to her lodgings in Rupert-
street. To this she assented, and on her arrival at the
house, the prisoner's husband attacked her, and threw
her down stairs. The prisoner at the same time snatched
the shawl off her shoulders.
A pawnbroker named Tate produced a shawl, which
was identified by the prosecutes, and had been pawned
by the prisoner.
The prisoner, in her defence, said the prosecutrix and
herself, on the night in question, were very drunk, and
they agreed tb pawn the shawl for the purpose of buy-
ing some tea; ber husband certainly knocked the pro-
sicotrix down, but that was on account of her being in
liquor. She could assure his Lordship and the Jury
she was an honest woman, and well known as such.
Mr. Baron Hus.Locc summed up, and the Jury found
the prisoner Guilty of stealing, but without violence.

Aksander Fislay;;;, aged 23, was indicted for :tea-,
ing in the dwelling.house of Sir William Beechey, to
whom he was a servant, a silver tea pot, and various,
other articles, value 1001. his property.
Mr. C. runtimes (after desiring the witnesses to leave
the Court) stated the facts of the case to the Jory, as
afterwards detailed by the following witnesses
Ann Memory examined—l am cook to Sir William
Beechey ; the prisoner was a fellow servant ; on April
17 he asked me if 1 had washed the plate ? I told bias
some of it, which I gave to bin); he asked me if that
was all?. I shortly afterwards heard the prisoner go oat
at the front door ; I went down to the pantry, which
appeared in confusion, the drawers and cupboards being
wide open, and the plated articles thrown about the
door; the silver ones were gone. I perceived that the
prisonet's box had also been broken; I went directly to
the street-door, and found it open; I then called another
servant, and we communicated the robbery to Lady
Beechey, who sent for an officer.
The witness under went a long cross-ezi
nothing of any consequence was elicited.
Mary Rune, another servant of the prosecutor's, cor-
roborated the evidence of the last witness.

don. but

Cross-examined by Mr. Cmtazsou—The prisoner
bad lived with Lady Beechey four months; on the 17th
of April he had a letter to deliver to a Gentleman in
Oxford-street. When the officer came, I told him that
I heard the street door creak about siz minutes after
the prisoner went out. The prisoner was absent more
than an hour; when be returned, be appeared rather
confused, but not particularly so, until taken into cus-
tody. I think all the articles stolen were silver, except
two butter ladles.
Frederick William Beechey, Esq. examined—l am a
Captain in the Navy. and son of the prosecutor. On
the evening of the 17th of April, about half past nine
o'clock, I was sent for to my father's house, in Harley
street ; my brother in law, Mr. Jackson, was also there;
we went into the pantry, which we found in a very dis-
ordered state. There was an inventory kept of the silver
and plated articles. The silver ones were gone, and the
plated left; it must have taken a great deal of trouble
to have separated them, and a considerable length of
time. In the prisoner's box I found a penknife and two
or three books; when the officer spoke to the prisoner,
he appeared very much confused; he was taken
down to the pantry, and asked several questions;
he said, looking towards his box, that his clothes and
five sovereigns which he bad were gene. The prisoner
a; this time was about ten feet from the box, which be
had not examined, and therefore could not have known
that his money was stolen. The prisoner then looked
into a tray, and took up a plated fork, and with-
out further examination, said si The plate is all gone."
When he said the money was gone, some one asked him
how be could know that without examining his boz ?
To this he made no reply. Mr. Jackson showed him a
penknife, and asked him how be came on the landing-
place near the, door ? The prisoner said " You did sot
find it there—you took it out of my box." The prisoner
said he shut the street door after him, and tried if it
was fast. It would have been impossible for any one
to have got in at the windows.
This witness underwent a long cross-examination by
Mr. CLARICSON—It was true that Mr. Jackson found
the penknife in the prisoner's box. The prisoner in reply
to all questions strongly protested his innocence. All
possible means bad been used to discover the plate, but
without success.
Benjamin Schofield, an officer of Mary-la-bonne
police-office, deposed to taking the prisoner into custody.
He appeared very much agitated, and asked what was
the matter? Witness told him the plate had been stolen,
and he sias suspected of having done it. In answer to
further questions. prisoner said he had been out on a
message for Lady Beechey. that he bad left the plate
sire, and the cupboard door locked. Witaess examined
the cupboard, but could not discover any marks, as if
it bid IWO opened by force.
Cross examined—The prisoner said he had no rela.
lions, but witness has since found oat that be had very
respectable relations, and understood he had always
borne an excellent character.
This. was the case for the prosecution.
The prisoner, on being called on for his defence, put
in a long written paper, in which he declared his inno-
cence. Several witnesses gave the prisOner an excellent
character.
Mr. Justice LITTLIDALE summed up. and the Jury,
after consulting tor some time, returned a verdict of
Not Guilty.
Willioet .Yesteg was capitally indicted for breaking
and entering the dwelling house of William Crouch, at
the perish of-West Drayton, in the county of Middle-
sex, and stealing :thetefrbas a variety of property, and,
SOs, in copper coin.
The prisoner is the inn who was admitted as approver
in the case of the'Teddingten Lock robbery, and upon
his evidence, Wbeitlej, Kite, and Kiig were convicted,
and suffered death.
Mr. Baany stated the case for the prosecution, and
called !jibed' Cotterell, who said she was servant to the
piosecator. On the night of the 19th of December last
her master'spremises were broken open, and the pro-
perty stolen named in ,the indictment. A twopenny-
piece was also stolen. The thieves entered through the
brick wall at the end of, the shop window.
William Barrett,. acOnstable' produced a twopenny
piece, which .he lotted at thertsonet's residence.
The witness identified the piece as the same which she
saw in the roitesiion delis prosecutor.
'Haitiet DalbY stated that she lived at Terkkenhalt

in December last. On the lib of. December she wits
present at Kites hooseisetrin some property was divided'.
that came from Twickenham. The prisoner Young was
also present, but he was not resent on the gOth of De-
cember, when the prosecutor s property was divided.
Mr. Baron Hou.occ stopped the ca.e, observing that
it would be too much to find the prisoner guilty upon
such evidence.
A verdict of Not Guilty was accordingly returned.
Before the Itsoessen and a Lead= Jury.
arrissivs amaseßY.
Joseph Barnett, a Jew, aged 30. was indicted for
breaking and entering the warehouse of Joseph Colo.
batch. in the parish of Allhallows, Basking. on the 7th
of March last, and stealing therein a quantity of plate
of the value of SOUL The prisoner was remanded from
last Sessions, on which occasion his trial was postponed
at the request of his Counsel.
Mv. Acirt stated the ease for the prosecution, and
afterwards called the following witnesses:
Mr. Joseph Colebatcb. the prosecutor, stated, that he
bad warehouses in Lower Thames-street, where be had
several boxes placed for safe custody. Some of them
belonged to the Reverend Edward Osborne. Under-
stood the boxes contained plate, but did not see the con-
tents. It was the duty of the foreman to lock up the
warehouses at night, and to bring the keys to witness.
That was done on the night of the 6th of March; at
nine o'clock on the morning of the 7th. witness found
that the warehouse had been broken open and the boles
rigid of their contents, with the exception of some.
plated articles which were not taken. The warehouse
is at the back part of the premises. The countinghouse
desk and iron safe were also broken open.
John Williams. a warehouseman is the employment
of the prosecutor, proved that on the evening of the
6th of March, he locked up the warehouse safe, and
gave the keys to the clerk. Next morning found that
the premises had been broken open, apparently with
some housebreaking implements.
Charles Herdsfield. one of the city officers, stated,
that on the morning of the 7th of March he was walking
near Finsbury-square, and saw the prisoner, followed
by a man named Hayden, who was carrying a basket,
which he found contained a quantity of plate, and, sus-
pecting he had stolen it, took him into custody. The
prisoner walked away. On the following Monday wit.
tress met the prisoner again in Leonard-street. Shore-
ditch, and he ran away, and concealed himself in a
baker's shop. Witness saw him go down into the bake-
house, and called out to him, "Joe, come up, if you
will go quietly, I will not handcuff you." The prisoner
consented. and the witness then took him into custody.
Thomas White, another officer, confirmed the above

statement, and upon his cross examination stated that
he searched the prisoner, and found about 401. upon his
person.
John Haydon stated that he was a porter. On the
morning of the 7th of March the prisoner employed
him to carry a parcel. and while carrying it he was
taken into custody. The poisoner ran away. Witness
was examined at Guildhall, on suspicion of hawing
stolen the plate in question.
The Reverend Edward Osborne stated. that he left
the plate in question in care of the prosecutor about two
years ago.
The plate was here produced and identified by the
witness. This closed the case for the prosecution. •
The prisoner denied the charge. and said it was the
result of a conspiracy. If he had been guilty, he had
sufficient time to effect his escape.
John Latham. a baker in Leopard-street, stated that
he knew the prisoner. On the morning of the 7th of
March he came to his (witness's) shop, and asked leave
to go down stairs; the officers entered soon alter. Pri-
soner was a jeweller, and. as far as witness knew. an
honest man.—Several other witnesses were called to
character.

The Ricottas* summed up the evidence. and the
Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
The RECORDIR immediately called the prisoner up
for judgment. His character, he said, was not unknown
to the Court, and a more dangerous and hardened fellow
newer stood at that bar. It would be perfectly useless
to address any warning to such a person. and therefore
he (the Recorder) would at once proceed to inform him
that the sentence of the Court upon him was. that he be
transported beyond the seas for the term of his natural
life.

NEW COURT.
Edon Mr. argent Arnim
Jan Kerma, a person of very respectable appear.
ante, was indicted with William Goodear, for stealing
a chaise harness, the property of Thomas Chapman. 77
There were other indictments against the prisoner of a
similar nature.

The evidence was extremely conclusive upon the
counts laid in the indictment as it regarded Lerman, so
that the Jury without hesitation found him Guilty, and
acquitted Goodear.
The prisoner Kerma* was again indicted, with a pri- '
soner of the name of Wain; for stealing a chaise and
harness, the property of Maly Wall.
It appeared in evidence that the prisoner Kerman had
been in the habit of selling harness. although he did not
keep a regular shop. When apprehended on the charge
on which he now stood upon his trial, he ate and swal-
lowed a 51 note, which was alleged to have been con-
nected with the present indictment. inasmuch as it was
the same as was paid by the person who purchased the
harness.

The Jury, without hesitation, again found Kerman
Guilty, and acquitted the other prisoner.
Mr. Sergeant Aessttr, in passing sentence upon
Kerman, said, it was a fortunate thing for the public-
that justice had at length overtaken him. The sentence
of the Court was, that for the first offence he be trans-
ported for the term of seven years, and that at the es.
piratioa thereof, be further remain beyond the seas for
the space of seven years upon the second indictment.
AMU Porter was indicted for stealing ten volumes
of books, value five pounds, the property of Henry
Barnes, a respeciable bookseller living in Great Pulte-

ney-street. •
The prosecutor stated, that on the evening of the
robbery he was morning home, when he met the pri-
soner carrying a bag; from his manner he thought there
was something suspicious about the prisoner ; he there.
fore questioned him until he met a watchman, when he
gave him in custody.
Upon ezaminiag the contents el. the lag at the watch-
house,. he found to his surprise that ten volumes of
Journals of the House of Commons were his property.
The prisoner's defence was that he was going to take
the parcel to the Bell, in Holborn, to go by coach. He
was employed by a sunset:
The Common SZIII44IIT summed up the evidence,
and the Jury returned a verdict of Not Guiky.
Isaac Martio,,aged 42, a Jew confectioner, was in-
dicted for sealing, on the 10th of April last, a 501.
bank note, the property of John Dishy.
Hannah, the wife of the prosecutor, stated, that on
the 26th of September listshe brought honse.some notes
from ,the tank of England ; but as she can neither read
nor write, she did not know their value. On the 101
Of April last, the prisoner,. anti another man mealy like

,him, called at .ber shays,
.in Limehouee, and she par.
chased a quantity of sweetmeats of them. She then
sent to het husband for the key of the chest, from whence
she took some notes and paid to the prisoner as she
supposes, but she will not swear to which. Does not
know a SOL note from a Si.
The Comstou Saaotratir, observing a good- deal of
mental reservation about the witness, gave her repeated
cautions, but she persisted in her stupidity.
John Dishy, the prosecutor, was called, bit nothing
was elicited to convict the prisoner.
The Jury returned a verdict of Pitt May.
Prosecutor—My Lord, f hope you will allow us our
expenses?
The COMMON SAltaltANT-...N0 ; not a ghee farthing,