Star.
London, England, 1827-06-07 00:00:00

NEW COURT.

filehard Taylor, a yntch apparently not more than
18 years of age, was placed at the bat en a charge of
highway robbery. The indictment stated, that on the
2d of April last, the prisoner snitched from the person
of Mr. William Helder a gold watch, valtie 201. a chain,
value 51. a ring, value 15s. and three seals, value 101.
Mr. ALLEY conducted the case for the prosecution,
land briefly stated the facts to the Jury. On the 2d of
April last, about five or six o'clock in the evening, the
prosecutor was walking up George.street, St. Giles's,
on his way to Russell-square. While he was pursuing
his way through this street, the prisoner rushed on him,
struck him a blow on the stomach, and seized his watch,
chairs, and seals. The prosecutor, however, kept the
prisoner under his observation, and when ke had a little
recovered from the effects of the blow, and the surprise
the transaction occasioned, he pursued him, and shortly
overtook him: a struggle took place, and the prisoner
escaped. Mr. Helder continued the pursuit, and again
overtook him, but the pi ironer a second time succeeded
in making his escape, and got into a house where the
prosecutor did not' deans it prudent to follow. Infor-
mation was given of the robbery, And the prisoner was
eventually discovered and taken into custody. These
were the facts of the case, which would be substantiated
by the prosecutor and other witnesses.
The case was fully established.
Mr. SergeadtA RABIN asked the prisoner if he wished
to say any thing in his defence, or whether he would
call any witnesses ?
The prisoner said he had nothing to say further than
that the last witnyss had made an error as to the date
of his apprehension, which was oa the Ist of May, and
not on the 2d.

Mr. Sergeant ARABIN then summed up, recapitu-
lating the whole of the evidence, and informing the
Jury that they must be satisfied that the prisoner was
actually the man who had stolen the watch, and that he
made use of force to effect his purpose, before they
could End him guilty of the alleged offence.
The Jury, without the slightest hesitation, returned
a verdict of Guilty.
Mr. Sergeant ARABEN had no doubt that the verdict
was a perfectly correct one.
The prisoner was, apparently, unconcerned at his
situation.

W. Goodell, George Hummer, and Elizabeth Harman,
stood indicted for a burglary committed on the pie-
raises of Mr. James Woods. a pawnbroker in St. John-
street-road, on the night of the 2sl of Apt il last, from
whence they had conveyed properly to the value of
about 1001.

To this charge Condell pleaded " guilty," the two
others" not guilty."
Mr. ANDREWS and Mr. ADOLPHUS conducted the case
for the prosecution.
Mr. Aunarwa briefly stated the circumstances of the
case. Mr. Woods was a pawnbroker, carrying on
business in St. John•sttteet-road. He had a warehouse,
as was usual, at the top of the house, in which he had a•
great variety of articles.- This room was broken into by
the two prisoners, Caudell and Plummer, on the 2ci of

April last. It happened that one of the houtis adjoining
Wockra was uninhabited, which the prisoners bad
taken advantage of. Having first gained admission into
that, they went up stairs, and got into the gutter in' front
of the window of the warehouse that had been mentioned.
It appeared that they soon effected an entry into the
room by means of the window which they bad forced,
and succeeded in carrying off various articles of pro-
perty to the value of upwards of lON. To prove these
facts, it would be necessary to receive the evidence of
Mary Ann Vandivald, who was an accomplice with the
prisoners, and was apprehended with them. She had,'
however, since her confinement, confessed the whole of
the transaction, and now offered herself as a witness to
convict the others.
Mr. James Woods, the prosecutor, deposed, that his
house had been broken into, and that he had Lost goods
to the value of 1001.

Mary Ann Vandivald was then called. She had co-
habited with Plummer for twelve months. The prisoners
Condell and Harman had lived together as man and
wi.e. The evidence of this witness fully brought home
the charge of burglary against Condell and Plummet,
but war not sufficient toconvict Harman as an accessory
to. a burglary, she being absent when the house was-
actually broken into.
Several police officers proved the apprehension of the'
prisoners, and produced the propetty they had disco-
vered in their possession, which could not, however, be
Identffied by Mr. Wood.
Many persons were then called, who identified the
property which they had pledged at Mr. Wood's, for
which they produced the duplicates.
- the of she officers stated that be found 44 dopli-
clues. with many implements used for bouse-breatirtg,
in the lodgings of Plummer, which was in Pettiford-
court, Drury-court, near the New Cherch. Strand. •
Another officer produced a great many duplicates,
and nearly a complete set of house•breaking
.imple-
ments, which he had found in Condense lodging,
Grange court, Clare-market.
Mr. Sergeant ARAIIIN being of opinion that there
was no evidence to convict Hartnate, she was acquitted.
He then asked Plummer if he had any thing to say in
his defence

He replied, that he wished to address* fes!
He was a young man only just 19 yeari of age, who
had been led away by the society which he had unfor•
tunately fallen into ; nor could the witness whose testi•
mony had gone so much against him be rectoned among
the least of his destroyers. He had supported her by his
own industry now for about 12 months, during which
time she had led him into many twits, and had enter-
tained other men at his expense. She was, indeed, a most
abandoned character; and he trusted that the Court
and Jury would not place implicit confidence in what
she had stated.

Mr. Sergeant ARABIN summed up, and the Jury int•
mediately returned a verdict'of UuiliS against Condet.
and Plummer.—Elizabeth Harman* was Acquitted.
Elizabeth liarotan was again placed at the bar,charged
as an accessory after a burglary.
Mr. ANDIWWS stated, that in this case the burglary
Irad betn effected by the same patties in a msronet
precisely similar. Conde!! and Rummer broke into the
house of Mr. Balfour, a pawnbroker, in Chandos-street,
as they had done at Mr. Wood's, by mesas of an
adjoining empty house, through which they passed and
effected an entry at the garret window ni the prose-,
tutor's house, from whence they carried off goods to
the Value of 601. or 701. A quantity of these goods
were received and pledged by the psisoatev, as would
be 'wowed by many ',shoots's.
Mr. Balfour proved the loss of the goods, aid their
value.

Mary Ann Vaudivald was called in this ease also,
and her tebtirnony fully convicted the prisoner.
Many pawnbrokers and others deposed that the pri•
saner .had brought goods to them to pledge, which
were now produced and ideatifscd.
The prisoner had nothing to say in her defense,. and
the Jury immediately found her Guilty.
Mr. Sergeant ARAIIN then informed het that she
would be transported. for 14 years,