Star.
London, England, 1803-01-13 00:00:00

UI.1) Bi!ILLY.

Yeflerday the Settions commenced before the
Chief Baron MtDoteato, Mr. Jullice I.awitets;,,
Mr. Jutlicc ROOKS, the ILSCORDER, and the C...
Officers ; when fixteen prilhners were tried, duce
of whom were capitally conviCled, viz.
Cathrrine hinnin, for healing twelve penny
pieces of copper., three bank notes of the value of
id. 51. and 21. and two pieces of paper, the one
a memorandum, the other a check upon a banker
for 61. Bd. the property of Charles Crofs, in his
dwelling bottle.
Mrs. Mary Ann Crofs, the profecutor's wife,
faid, that her hn(band's honk. is No. 14, Chrillo-
pher-fireet, Finthury-itittat e, in the parith of St.
Ltonard, Shoreditch, where they ket p a tihool.—
Ott the Bth of Dec. latt, between eleven and twelve
at the put the bank notes shave Rated, to-
get:::r with the check upon the banker, and a pri-
vase memorandum paper into a pocket hook, and
left it in a dell: in the Rudy. On the following
morning about nine o'clock, the mitred the contents
of the book, and alto twelve penny pieces the had
left on the defk in the Rudy ; that as her own fcr-;
'rants were not well, the had hired the prifoner as '
a chair woman, and the had dept in the houfe one
night : the fafpeßed the prifoner, and in on
fearching her, which the did as well as the could,
but not being tiled to any thing of that fort, the
could not do it effe&ually—the found nothing; the
was not fatisfied with her (catch, and therefore fent
for the Beadle, who being bufy about fomething '
elle, did not come until the afternoon, and in the '
mean time, the prifoner was allowed to go about
the honk to (ceur the rooms, atc. When the bea-
dle tame, be infifted on (catching her, which the
refined as much as the could, infifting, that all the
children in the fchoolroom fhould be leached fire:
the beadle Searched her and found the two pieces
of paper, the memorandum, and the banker's
check for 61. 114. in the prifoner's poffedlon. Mrs.
Croh (wore to both the papers.
Paws Black, the beadle, gave an account of his
*arching the Fanner: the was very unwilling to
fubmit to it, tatted that all the fcholars is the
fehool timid be fearched firß—but he Paid he
would fearth her &ft ; 1w found down her bofom
theft two papers, the memorandum and the check,
but nothing elle except three penny pieces. Before
he fearched her, he diced her, Whether the had any
papers about her ? She denied that the had any.
The prifoner Paid in her defence, that the pick-
ed op the two pieces of paper on the (lairs as the
tame down, and put them in her bofom, with in.
tent to give them to her 'Mares, and that the told
the litae fo before he fearched her. This the
beadle denied.
• Mr. Juttice Lairtence Paid, that this was an in-
diantent for a capital offence, and the only quef
Notts were, Whether, from the circumflances of the
Cafe, of the property being put into a pocket book,
and left in this dek between eleven and twelve at
night, and miffed at nine the following morning ;
bid two pieces of paper, the memorandum and
the cheek, which were put up with the three bank
notes, being. found in the bofom of the prifoner,
after the dented having them, and refilling fearch
Wbether, after the had been ineffedually fearch-
lit Mid going about the houfe for fete' al hours
before the beadle came, the might not have dif.
pored of the notes, and whether the Jury were fa-
&fled that (be Role the notes, as well as the check
and memorandum ?—Guilty—Death—aged 29.
Skewer Massey, an old woman upwards of tiny
jeers of age, for Reeling in a dwelling houfe.
It appeared that a woman, who lodged in the
fame houfe with her, had loft feveral articles of
wearing apparel ; and a fufpicion having fallen on
the prifoner, her apartment was entered by an
officer, and after much oppofition on her part, her
box was fearched, and in it were found moll of the
things laid in the indiament. She was found Guilty.
The Judge, on this occatlnn, obferved, that
when a honk is let to different perfons, who lodge
In feparate apartments, each lodging is in law con-
fidered as a feparate dwelling houfe : they are
confidered in the fame manner as chambers in the
Inns of Court.
Henry frilLeu_, for Reeling a 51. bank note, the
property of the Hon. William Monfon, Colonel of
the 711th regiment.
Co onel Monfort Rated, that the prifoner bad
been one of his fat/ants. On the ill intl. he came
to Town, to his houfe in Queen Anne-Rreet, late
In the evening, and being extremely indifpofed,
he watt to bed without opening any d the letters
that were lying for him. When he arofe on the
Following day, he opened the letters, and found
that one of them contained 451. in notes, one of
which was a note for 51. and the others were notes
for so!. each, on the Bedford Bank. At this time
his phyfician called upon him; he, therefore, fold-
ed the notes into the letter again, and put them,
with feveral other letters, into the table drawer,
without locking the otawer, and went down
Hairs, where he remained three quarters of
an hour. Upon returning to his apartment, he
went to bed again. The next morning he went
to his drawer, took nut the letter which con-
:batted the notes, and (mind that the 51. note,
Which he had ken the day before, was miffing.—
lie mentioned the circumftance to his valet, and
defired him to go about to all the tradelpeople
with whom he dealt, and defire them to flop any
of his fcrvants who Mould take a note m change.
At two o'clock the following day (Tnefday) his
valet brought him a 51. note, which he Paid the
baker had- Flopped and fent him. The Colonel
then fent for the prifoner, and Paid to him, What
a pretty rakel you mull have been to rob me !"
Te prifoner immediately thing himfelf upon his
*bites; and begged forgivenefs. The pritoner at
this time was one of his (Didier', and had not lived
with him shove a month.

Issues Field, the valet of Colonel Monroe, Paid,
111,t nobody was in his mailer's room, on the sd
init. hot tile prifoner and hinrfelf. According to
mailer's direilion, he went to caution the dif-
.rci:t tiaiiefinen againd taking a note ; and on
TuvfiLty, the 4th, Is received a anrilage front the
"%a!;er, uf a 51. note having been flopped. When
ICtS 1;Oitli; there, he tact the prifoacr, who told

him he knew what the baker wanted him for, and
at the fame :I me he defired the withers to tell his
mailer that he found the note in the roans. _

The baker in his evidence Rated, that the pri-
loner on the 4th intl. came to get change of a 51.
note, which in confequence of the inarußions that
had been given, was immediately (lopped.
Colonel Mouton could not (wear to the identity
of the note !lopped by the baker ; and therefore
the principal evidence to bring the charge home,
was the prifoner's own confellion at the time he
begged forgivenets of his mailer. The Jury with-
out -helitation found him Guilty.
Six were convieled of felony, viz. IV. Tumbril,
for Dealing a handkerchief, the property of Sam.
Embden ; W. Plower, for Dealing two pecks of
coals, the property of J. Edington.
Samuel john flair, a boy of 13, was indiaed for
Sacrilege, upon die Statute of Edward VI. for'
Dealing from Trinity Chapel, Conduit-Dreet, fix
Prayer books, the property ofJames Robfon, Efq.
Sarah \Vatfon and Mrs. Bicknel, the pew-
keepers, Dated that they live below the Chapel.—
, On the evening of Saturday the I ft of Januarx they
heard a neife above ; upon going up, they ob-
ferved the cufhionsditcompoted; the prayer-books
ufed to lic under the cuthions. They were alarmed
and called for affitiance ; they then afcended to!
the gallery, where they foliod the prifoner fitting
upon a halfack ; he laid he had ju ft let a man ont ;
being acculed of Dealing the prayer -books, he con.
felled his guilt, but maintained that he had juft
been met by a man in Bond-fireet, who atked him
to rob the chapel, and provided him half the fur I
that the books thould fetch. He produced one of
the prayer books which he was taking away in his
pocket. This the witnefs, Sarah Walton, had kept
ever (ince, and now produced. She Paid the had'
wiped the dull off it repeatedly, and was certain
it belonged to Mr. Robton.
Mr. Robfon Dated, that he lived in Conduit-
ftreet, Hanover-(quart, and that he was the pro-
prietor of Trinity Chapel. The Learned Judge
enquired, whether it was a coafecrated place ?
Mr. Robfon Paid, he could not tell, it had been a
chapel for above a century. Tradition Paid, that
it formerly flood upon wheels, and that previous
to its being built of brick, it was once removed to
Finchley Common, where it flood for two years
after the abdicption Of King James, whence it was
brought back to its old (cite, and at length found-
ed in the ground. The witnefs not being able to
give any fatisfaftory account whether it was duly
confecrated,
Mr. Jultice ROORE laid, that from the evidence
given with regard to the nature of the Chapel, the
charge of facrilege mutt be abandoned ; it by no
means appeared that this came within the defcrip-
tion of thole houfes for religious v..orthip, which
the Statute of Edward VI. meant to prote4l.
They mull, therefore, proceed againfl him at cow
mon law, and little doubt would be entertained of
his having been guilty of grand larceny. He had
confelred the crime himfelf without promife or in.
timidation, and all the circumaances of the cafe
confirmed this tellimony.

Several witneffes were called to (peak to the pri-
(otter's character, but no one appeared but a Mr.
Edmunds, who Paid he had known the boy about
fix weeks ; he had been in the Royal Chapel, and
came to teach witnefs's daughter mufic : he was
a very great proficient in this fcience : he always
behaved himfelf in an exemplary manner, as far
as fell under the witnefs's obfervation.

The Jury, after eonfulting together a (hort time,
afked if they had a right to fet a valuation upon
the book ?

Mr. Janice Roots replied that they certainly
had, but that it would make little difference whether
they brought him in guilty of grand or jai/ larceny.
The Jury immediately found him gutky of Reel-
ing above the value of twelve-pence.
Mr. Janice Bonze Paid, the reafon why the na-
ture of the verditl was immaterial was, that the
Court, on account of his youth, had determined
not to tranfport him. His Lordthip forthwith fen-
tenced him to be whipped publicly in the gaol, and
then difcharged ; adding, that this was not to be
confidered as a nominal punithment, like private
whipping.—The boy cried bitterly.
74t, Wilfuists, for healing in the dwelling-11°0re
of William Garland. four 11. Bank of England
notes, one half guinea, a (even (haling piece, and
half a crown, on the 24th of Augult tall, his pro-
perty.
The principal Whites againli the Prifoner was
Mrs. Garland, the Profecutor's wife. From her
ftatement it appeared, that, on the above men
tinned day, the prifoner came to their houfe (a
public orte, in the vicinity of Smithfield), in a
chaife cart, accompanied by a perfon he called his
man. She had never teen the prifoner berfore.
He met Mr. Garland and a friend of his, a Clerk
to their Diailler, going out. The prifoner fpoke
Ito the latter and teemed well acquainted with him.
He Paid, be came there to pay and to receive
money ; that he had a little to receive from-Mr.
Pais, a neighbour of his, the Diftiller's Clerk.
—The prifoner and his companion then deforested
from the cart; they had, in the fire intent's:, fome
ale, brandy and water, and peppermint. The per-
(on he called his man. Mri. G. (the Witurifs)
Paid was a Clubby looking man; they defined to
go into the back parlour, and to have tome paper
brought ; the prilosier raid he had a bill or two to'
make out:—one particularly for Mr. Potts. They
had alto tome rum and water to drink; 'the 'n.
toner told the *hoer' he had a favour to u& of
her—could the change him a toL or a 1 5L note t
She faid the had jolt parted with all her money to
their Difliller's Clerk, but (be (Mild fee what (he
could do—flie believed the had fome (mall diange
left. On this, the went up flaws, and brought
down the money laid in the intatment, which
would have changed a 5L note. This the laid
upon the table ; the prifoner (aid it was of no site,
he wanted change of at lea% a t oL note: be would,
however, fee if the 51. of cant would do : lie then
went oat, raying he would be back in five minutes,
which was the interval it would jell take to go to
and Tenon from Mr. Pete.. He rearmed in about
that time, begged to foe Mrs. Garland, and a&ed
her, emphatically, what money the refold let his
have ? She repeated. the fire pounds already pref.

fered, was the utmoff an which the laid it on the
table—the prifoner aid he would take it, and try
what it would do, and return again in 5 minutes.
He immediately (wept the money off the table,
pocketed it, and went away; but returned no more.
The man remained. In a few minutes, this per-
fon, however, began to ad. He told Mrs. G. that
his mailer would want tome refrelhment when he
returned. Had they any ham ?—No. Any Ell-
mon ?—His mailer was very fond of it; none in
the houfe, but probably it could be got in the
neighbourhood; and Mrs. Garland Paid (he would
fend the maid for it ; this was a trouble the man
laid he could not think of giving, he would go for
it himfelf ; on which he took a bafon and laid he
would fetch it immediately. He then went out,
but returned no more. _ _ .

Smith, the Officer, was the only other
witnefs. In confequence of fame information he
received, he took the prifoner in a public•houfe.
On being apprehended, the prifoner Paid, he had
borrowed 2 51. Note from the Profecutrix, and he
would return it. _ _

The Profecutrot was quellioned not only by the
Prifoner's Counfel, but by the Court, refpefting
the imprefGoa under which fhe gave the money to
the prifoner—whether as change for a sl. Note,
which the immediately expefted to get from the
Prifoner, or whether the hail lent it to him, ex.
peeling him duly to return it as an hostel) man?
To which the replied, the had no idea of lending
it, nor would the have let him take the money, if
he had not ran off at once with it.

In his defence, the prifoner entered into a very
circumftantial narrative i • in the costae of which
he laid, he went to the houfe in company with a
friend ; he had bought a cart in the neighbour-
hood, and wanted tome cans to pay for it. He
applied to the landlady for the change of a id. or
a $5l. note ' • not being able to do that, be begged
to know if he could make a friend of her, if Ilse
would lend him the money ihe produced as part,
of the change for (even or eight minutes. What
he Paid was as true, he obferved, tas Grin AL-
isry in Heaven ; but he would leave die iffue
to twelve refpeaable Gentlemen—an of feeling
and charafter. The affair, be teemed to Ly, ori-
ginated in Oise' as be had teen a young man there
with whom he had played a game of cards for a
belly of tripe, and quarrelled, &c. -
The LORD CHIEF BARON, who tried the cafe,
obferved, in his charge to the Jury, that the capi-
tal part of the iudi,tment was out of the queltion:
fielding in the dwelling houfe, as the property
taken by the prifurier was not of that clefcrip-
tion, which, in the eflimation of the Law, was
prorated by the dwelling-houfe : the queflion of
grand larceny remained, and in deciding that they
would have to confider, whether the Profecutrix '
had let the prifoner have the money in the way
of change, and in expeaatioa of immediately re-
ceiving a note to that amount ? or whether it was
given as a loan ? as, in fuch cafe, though it would
be a very foolith one, confidering the never taw
the prifoner before, the proceeding would not be
a larceny.
After having the evidence (to the above cleft)
recapitulated to them by his 'Lordfhip, the Jury
found the prifoner Guilty of Cleating, but not pri-
vately.
This prifoner was tried upon a fecond india-
ment, for knowingly, defignedly, and felonioutly
obtaining from John Ferrey, under Life pretences,
the fum of 51. his property, with intent to cheat
and defraud him.

This was in moll of its important circumtlancev,
finiilar to the preceding cafe, and was fliortly
difpoied of. The Profecutor was a publican near
Weftminfter market ; and the prifoner, in the
language of the Lord Chief Baron, by a train of
artifices, got the Profecutor to produce the money
in queftion, which he took out of his hand and
ran off with it. As to the other parts of the
cafe, they were in a !imam predicament with the
(miner one.—Gaih.y.
George Dips was indieed for Dealing a coat of
the value 0r383. the property of John Somers and
John Proffer, privately in their flop.
It appeared in evidence, that os the sad of De-
cember hill, two boys came to the profecutors'
(bop and atked, " if they had a wail coat like that
which one of them had on ?" and they faid" they
believed they had not, but would look." They
(laid between four and five minutes, during which
they kept the door open, and flood fo betv:een'
them and the door, that they could not fee its as
they were going out they laid " they would give
him no further trouble," and jut' as they had gone
out a coaltable brought the prifoner into the lhop
with the coat in quettion, which he had upon his
arm ; and be took him on fufpicien. The coat
was proved be the property of the prolccutors,
it was made by diem for a Galileo's:in wlio was a
customer of theirs, and had been put by in the
shop for the purpose of being fent home to that
Gentleman. _ . . .

The conlLtisle, George Dona Wroth prayed that
he apprehended the prifoner in the StrAnd, near
the profecutors' door, on fofpicion, from the man-
ner he carried the teat, that lie had doien it, and
the reafos why he did sot Mop two boys who came
out of the (hop, as the profecutor dsfctibed, was,
that he thought they were coming out is parfait
of the thief. _

There was no doubt that the coat was Roles
while theboys were talking to the profecutors about
a waificoat, for they bad fern it in the (hop a mi•
ante before, but they did not fee the prifoner us
the Ibop.
Mr. Jullice Rocca told the Jary, that this was
an indiament for a capital offence, upon a Statute
of King William, which eluded, " that if any one
(hall (Leal privately in a fhop or warchoufe, to the
value of five fuch perfoos (halt flan
death ; but the eonfirnaion which the Court had
put upon that Stature was this, that at the time of
the Sealing, the goods mull be in the thopfcrfale ;
now as this coat was befrobe and made up for a
Gentleman, and was put by in the (hop and ktpt
for him, until a time thould come when it might
be convenient to fend it home, the article Aolcn
could not be Paid to be in the thop for Cale, and
therefore the cafe did not come within the mean-
ing of that Smote; fa that the paosser was in.

titled to aa acquittal of the capital put of the
charge.
' Two witneifes gave the prifnner a gond cltarac.
ter, Paid he had been for many years to fest,
was looking out for a birth, and that in the me.a
time he was fupported by his father, who was
Gentleman's fervant. _ _ _

Guilty of Reuling, but not privately in the lhnp.
;ram Barsfaple was indicted for a felony cord.
milted in the theft of a calico gown, Come canvas
bags, and feveral other articles, the property of
John &Aland, Efq.
He was in the fervice of Mr. Brilland, as his
coachman : in July Lek feveral articles of MI.
Itolland's property were la, which were foment:lt
more acceMble to &trill:Leyte than to any other if
Mr-Bolland's fervants. Yet fufpicion was not er,-
cited agaia him till a (mall pazcel of calico for a
gown, accidentally left by Mrs. Bolland in the
coach in paffinp,,between Mark-lane and Clapham,
was la in circumflances, in which it could fcarce
have fallen tato any hands but the coachman's.—
He Was loon after difmiked from Mr. Bolland't
fervice; and the family humanely hefnated, whe-
ther, without more decifive evidence of &greet
guilt, it were not better to do nothing more rißos.
ous again& him. Soon after his tEfmilSon,bowever,
difeoveries were made, which left to Mr. Boil
no choice between overlooking the guilt of his feu
vant, and remarkably neglecting his duty to the
public. Barnftaple's lodgings were, therefore fear-
dyed. Various articles of Mr. Banned's p
were found in thee's. He was, on the t.ythrne..
cernber laft, committed for trial. Thee fans Were
clearly evinced by the evidence. of grs. E. Bonandi
Mr. Jofeph Bolland, and fs:Vetal other witnelfes.—.
Several witnefes telligeditt the Ofirifflefel 41,11111cp
that they had always ftippafetilaim.ati hnneft nu 6..
He was found Grikjofthe felony, bet not to a ca-
pital amount in valuC. Mr. Counfellor 1in11414
concluded the profecutioa in a manner equally ha{.
notable to his talents and to his feelings.
Seven wore acquitted, viz. N. Davis, T. llefrk
Ilevaiden. 111. Yqll4, 7. Sirptviu, Berj.o9lov,
and

Yalta Afafirs was indiCed for a highway rebberir,
and taking feveral articles from the perfon ci
Thomas Lies.

The profectitor was the only winter. in this
cask: he fail, that as he was coming through an
alley. leading from Bear !beet to Ganlvanne pat.
rage, about -half 'pall is o'clock, on the azth of
December, he met three men, who tripped him op
and rifled his pockets. The prifoner was the Inas
who held him down. It was a dark alley. and cm
lamp near. He called the watch when he got ups
and the pi ifoner came among others. fie had him
apprehended. and carried to the watch honk. He
was earthed, but nothing was f..tind on him.
The prifoneri in defence, Paid, h.: knew no
of the matter ; he came up with others at the cell
of the watch. when a drunken woman in coati:my
with the prifoner, raid he was one who robbed ant
man. The profecutor beim again called uposto
admitted that a woman was is his company.
The Jury acquitted the prifoner.

DiRTH.
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and Rev. George Radstat, fat to Lady Potthwick, b lady
Caroline Stewart, daughter of the Earl tat Oeirstray. Anhui
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