Star.
London, England, 1804-01-17 00:00:00

HICVI HALL, JAN. t

flow Stager Same was tried on a charge of being
an ins:dirigible. rogue and vagabond.
• Mr. Raffdergh, an attorney of refpeaabiliry in
Hattod Garden, Paid that the prifoner had been con-
viaed of being a vagrant at Maidßone in January
before his brother, who was a magiffrate at
that place. Some &net time back he called upon
him, dating that he knew Mr. R.'s brother very well
—that he had been in a very refpeaable fituation
himfelf, but was reduced by unforeken misfortunes,
and had got fcveral noblemen and gentlemen to fign
a paper, which he produced. limiting his former re-
fpeaahle fituation in life. Mr. R. &fired him to call
next day, and then had him taken into coftody.
The Earl of Fife Rated that the prifoner had
(hewn him a paper to the fame effea, with a view to
obtain money from him.
The prifoner in his defence raid, that he had only
called on Mr. R. to confult with him about Come law
bufiners. He believed that Mr. Mainwaring and
fcveral Gentlemen prefent muff recoiled the very
refpcilable fituation in which he had formerly been
in the City—he had been induced to go into the line
for which he was then tried, by the repeated promifes
which he had received from a number of Noblemen
and Gentlemen, who had Aided him of their friend-
Chip, and alto, of their tiling their utmoß endeavours
to obtain Come permanent fituation for him. Admi-
ral Payne had introduced him to the Pavilion at
Brighton. and promifed him the fapport of his
influence and patronage : he had been unfortunate as
a merchant, by lofing a fhip and cargo in a gale,'
which was the lad remnant of his property. He
did eapeft that his uharfinger and fevers! of his bro.
thee merchants would have Repped forward to atteft
his charaaer ; and even Sir William Staines he
thought unsold have appeared in his favour; but he
Irks unfortunately difappointed, and hoped that the
Court would rather look upon him with an eye of
compagien as an unfortunate man, than view him as
A eennnon mendicant, who made a trade of fetch
praatce, as he had been deceived into a hope of ob.
Wning a more honourable fituation by the pronsifes
of opolent and refpeaable men.
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The Jury immediately found him guilty.
The CHAIRMAN told him, that whatever might
have been his firmer fituation of life, the Court had
no healers to look at that, hut it was their duty to
prevent foch perfnns as him frnm going about with
ripen to obtain money from the public in that fort
of way. lie then kntenced the prifoner tofu months
iriprifonment is Cold-bath Fields, and advifed him
In perfume fume other mode of life when be came out.
as he mutl be aware that if he came before them
again on a timilar charge, be would be liable to fuf.
t-arriPorto.ion.

prforter War a very decent goodlookias man,
*bolt the mid4le ,tge.

/fra.f, it' Jew, wae convifted nn the oath
of Mr. F.-nett, on ',Atm) he attempted to " ring the
0:aore•," as it i% termed in t! .e cant Language ; that
ic, gie;l7 plere of Gal mo”ty 1,,,ck in the place of
latilul coin, and fating h: had received it from that
Gentleman.

Lowest:, an ()ricer of Marl'lrrrigh-llreet police,
Rated, that he had Fstr: •J an increliYe rpuntity of
hafe c..in in the i at, .11,1 Lncicr the :OM of
the priforcr. Tae •:!.;01 ul tht nr:finier in 1802,
for A frnilar otirr.,e. it t:a.! And he u.ts fclitcnced
to h: two ycsr. : field., and "(ter
fi.r ur for t‘%o ycars

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of that rpccies of erifne. He haa beets el:Mei/led of
being found in a (lentlestian'y'garkn, with a pelg
phalli& bottles =rebel, candle, and lawthorm
an iron crow Ahom him at the tips!{ hie Itidatt die
charged x piflot at the watchman *to came to take
him. hut v. ithont eftet. For this he was ferentied
at Guildhall, Wellminiler, to he imp; ithned twelve
months in Tothill.fields. He &aped from thence
before his time was expired; and after b: had been
at large tome time, was retaken, tried again. at Goad.
hall, Weaminfier, and fentenced to be imptillused
two years in Coldbath.firlds. From thence he alto
efeaped befote the time of his imprifonment was
elapfed.
Mr. Bryan, the keeper of Tothill-fields. proved the
identity of the prironer.
Mr. Aris, the keeper of Coldbathfields priron. de-
plored to the fame Oka, andprotadeed the rope and
rand bag with which he had --41 the walls.
The prifooer did not deny any of the fats ; but
raid that he had not broke out of the priron, is he did
no harm to the pronifes, but only got over the wall.
He had behaved very orderly, he.faid, both in prifon
'and fillet he &aped, and hoped that, that would be
taken as an extenuation of his en*.
The Chairman, however, obret*d, that wording
to law, it was all the fame whether the prifoner
efeaped by violence or by Itratagem. If a perfon
walked oat of the door, or clitnbed.over lye wall, the
offence was the fame as if he had ercainsi by more
violent means. He then sentenced hip to Leven years
tranfporration beyond the real.
The prifoner, upon this became very turbulent,
made ore of the moll indecorous language to the
Court, and (wore that Botany Bay lhould ucver hold
him.