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London, England, 1817-09-25 00:00:00

to go to Cracechorch-street to meet de stage to tor..
yey her into Kent. She had some young gentlemen
with her at the time. The luggage was put into the
coach, and among it was a bundle, which contained
a red pocket-book, in which she had put two £lO
acres and a guinea. The coach proceeded to Cop-
tball-court, Thregmorton-street, and there it stopped.
The bundle was then safe in the coach. She stayed
half an hour in Copthall-court. The young gentle-
men accompanying her also left the coach. On her
=torn she found that the bundle alluded to had been
brought out of the coach, and she perceived the cor-
ner of it had been unpinned, and the red pocket-book
taken out. Since that time shis had never found the
pocket-book, notes, or the guinea.
Cross-examined.—She made a complaint at the
Police Othce the same day, and the coachman.. was
stopped and searched before he quitted the coach
She never saw the prisoner after she came fiom Cop-
Wall-court.
Edward Lushington Blackburn, son of the last
witness, a lad about IS years of age, swore that be
saw the prisoner behind the coach. He called the
coach himself from the stand ; and at that rinse the
prisoner was on the coach-box with the coachman.—
When his mother got into the coach, and it drove
off, the prisoner got behind. When the coach stop-
ped at Copthsll.court, his mother, himself, and bis
companion got out. He did not watch the coach, as
he suspected nothing. Did not see the prisoner when
he again got into the coach.
Cross-examined.—The coach went into Copthall.
court. When he got out, the prisoner was on the
opposite side of the coach from that on which he
alighted. He did not know whether the coachman
came to the door of the coach or not, but he was
sure that the prisoner was there. When they got in
again, the prisoner was gone. Ile did not see the
coachman shut the door until some time after they
had got oat.
Abraham Langley was next called, and swore,
that on the day already mentioned he drove the
coach. He recollected that the Lady got out of the
coach at Copthall-court, and he saw the prisoner at
the bar on the opposite tide of the coach. He atter.
wards saw the prisoner by the steps of the coach.
door. He saw him, half way in and half way out of
the coach. He did not see the prisoner take any thing
particular ; but when be was at the step of the coach
witness saw something red in his hand. He did not
see what it was. He did not say any thing about'
what be had seen to the Lady. Immediately after-
wards be missed the prisoner. He was not with the
coach when it arrived at Gracechurch-street. Wit-
ness himself was searched, but trotting was' found
upon him. He had been kept in custody 16 days,
but bad never said that he had seen the prisoner,
during all that time, take any thing away.
Cross-examined.—Werst by the name of Abraham
Langley, but his real name was Ow Langley, being
of the Jewish paranoia'. He had driven the coach
ter six months. It was partly his own properly, and
partly the property of the prisoner's father. He was
Stitched in the Lady's house in Hatton-garden. He
stayed about 20 minutes is Copthall-court. He told
the Lady that a boy' went with bias. The father of
Abe prisoner called coo witness the day after this
eransactithr. Harproexansined at the Police Oran
four times, and at the sad of 16 days' confinement
be was set at liberty apacthe omdition of searching.
'Ow she prisoner With -us ushatllngence as pesentle.-
Hie mother lived at fit. Catherine's, and the psi.
sus brother was, during the whole of this frame-
ton, at henhouse. Abraham Samuel was his uncle.
Never told Abraham* Saingel that be himself took
the pocketbook out of the bundle.
William Thistelton, a police officer, was, on the
27th of May, sent for by W. Blackburo, and search.
ed the last witness. but foetid nothing. He took 1
Langley into ctstody. He went 20 or 30 times in
search of the prisoner.
Cross.examened.—The coachman denied that the
prisoner was with bin upon bis examination. The
two young Cendeasen who went in the coach, and
who were present, said that there was a little boy
Walt with the coach. The prisoner, however, Apia
denied it. After the examination. Langley wished
10 have some, refreshment ; he accordingly took hiimi
to a neighbouring public-house, and whoa they ar-
rived there, the prisoner said, is It you will go with
Me to where the boy (meaning the prisoner) lives, I
will make it all right for the Lady and yourself:"
Witness appeared surprised, and said, u What do you
Mean?" Tbe primmer then said, " !ipso are afraid
taf going down to St. Catherine's by yourself, take
soother officer with you: yea ere all OM "I'M* world,
and you shall be well riiterlifor your trouble." Wit-
ness said, *4 I shall consider of it," in order to see
what would be the conduct of the coachman. Lang-
ley was set at liberty upon the promise of searching
fiir the prisoner. Winless went in company with
Langley and his brother to all the theatres in Lon.
don, and they led bins a "geed turn." They led him
to every place but the right one. At last the Ma-
gistrate told Langley, that unless he would find the
boy out, he himself should be confined, and then the
prisoner was produced. Witness took the prisoner at
bis father's house in bed on the 9th of July last. He
had been at the father's house several times before,
but had never found the prisoner there. Neither the
pocketfbook nor the notes were found. When appre-
hended, the prisoner said that be bad bees at the
neigitheariag villages selling oranges. Witness said
to bins, , I soh you foe the motes and the ' "
The prisoner said, u I know there is sonatt E
' the
matter, but lam innocent." '.How do you w.
.that there is something the matter?" said the wit-
ness, " 0,9 replied the boy, a I was told of it by a
I!ad of the name of Burnett."
Here the case en the part of the prosecution was
1 aeocluded ; and the prisoner being called upon for
this defense persisted in his innomace.
On female witness was called to his charamertand
said that, as far as she knew the pelmet, be bore a'
good character. She hod knows him from bis bi-
gamy, and bad never knOwn.any harm of him. Upon
bee' cress-exansinatica, however, she admitted that
the boy.had been confined for six mouths is Maid-
slope gaol for breakers a Mallow ; she thought k
ores for breaking a was . she neverdream at was
• burglary of which he lead bees convicted.
The COMMON SWUM; in seaming op, obstesedi
that although the prineipal evidence against the iwi-1
met was that of an accomplice, yet it had WM&
*aim been confirilsed by other witnesses stilßoisedri
sully to warrant the hart° believe the esegiogrea