Star.
London, England, 1803-07-07 00:00:00

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Ye flerday the Setrons commenced at the Old Bai.
.cy, before tit right Hon. the I,oen Mayott, Mr.
I Q:lice LAWRENCE., Mr. R ccoa-
OF e,ll piill‘ners were tried, four c f
whom W. 9 e I:1;11 C,MVitlted, ViZ.
:ilthie X; i:jorf for felmioldly or
the 26,h of M..; having a!raulted and put in
f,:ar, on the IN.:- ..'s way, Mary Hind, and rob. •
her f a balket, containing 4 variety of
knitt;q;ntes, a pair nt fpalacles and other articles..
Mai Fluttt, tht pioieentrix, .01 oid woman of 85
years of age, depoicd, that on the night of the 26th
of May, about elevek o'clock, as the was Wing to-
wards Hat ford, about a mile ft OM TIIIIIh3III Gt een,
the wai alfaulteu by the pi loner at the bar, who
eirew her down, and manifelled an intention of com-
mitling a rape•tipon her. He beat her violently
about the head and eye.,(tamped upon her llomach,
•nd utherui:c ill ticated her. lie then leized her
and ran . ff. It ua, fo dark that the could not
be quite certain ttl.ed-eu the pi liter was the perfon,
but the recollcilcd that he ware dark clothes, and had
a black complexion.
Roger Gibbs, night watchman at Hammerfmith,
depoted, that on the morning of the 27th of May hall,
he obferved the profccurrix crawling on her hands
and feet. Her head was Inuifed and dreadfully
fwelletf; her face covered with blood, and altogether
flue wat in a Chocking condition. He took her to the
llork and Chalk public houfe, and caufed her to be
taken care of. . _

Matthew Wells, hoftler at thew public houfe above-
mentioned, depofcd, that early on the morning of the
et7th of May, about three o'clock, the prifoner came
to their hottre with a bafket upon his arm. He faw
him twice while be was drinking fume beer, and was
pofilive that the ptifoner at the bar was the fame
man. Soon after he departed, the profecutris was
brought to the hoar. When he heard how the had
been ufed, and her batket taken from her, it occurs ed
to him that this might be the fame perfon whom he
had Teen that moining with the bafket. He imme
diately wept in puritiit of him, came to town, and
paling the Hay-market, he law the prifoner with the
batket, walking along Piccadilly. He accofted hint,
afking him if he was wet, and offered to treat him
with liaise pull, which offer the prifoner accepted.—
As foon as he came to a watch box, he collared the
prifoner, un 1 delivered him to the care of the watch-
man. The prifonet was then by the watchman and
the conflable of the nit i,t carried to Marlhorough•
(freer, and committed for trial. While under exa-
mination, he told the Magiitrate that his name was
John Kelly ; but nem morning laid that his name
was Thornion, and that Kelly was the perfon who
had robbed the old woman.
- Mr. Lupin., the conflahle, confirmed the latter
part of the evidence of the laft witnefs, and produced
the baCeet in queftion.
The woman, being again called upon, (wore to the
bafket, Id the articles found in it, being her property.
The prienuer alledged that he had been that night
at Brentiord ; and that on his way borne, when near
to Hyde Fmk corner, he met a man in the habit of
a tailor, with whom he went into an alehoufe, and
got Come gin ; that this tailor, after he came out of
the houfe, alledging he had fornething to do at a
place at fume confiderable diflance, gave the prifo-
ner the laniket to hold till he (the tailor) Ihould re-
turn ;—but he not coming back as loon as he Paid,
he, the prifoner, could do nothing elfe than come off
with the batket. -
Mr. Juftice Lawatect rammed up the evidence,
and raid, that no doubt could exift about the woman
being extremely ill ufed. The only queftion then
.was, who was the perfon guilty ? It was fo dark at
the time that the woman could not fay pofitively
that it was the prifoner at the bar. But Matthew
%Vilnius tavern pofitively, that this was the man
whom he law at his mater's houfe with the batket;
and if this was true, the prifoner would not, as he
himfelf had Paid, have received it from another man
many hours after. The Jury, after a few minutes,
returned a Verdia, finding the Prifontr Guilty—
Death.
BeFO. Smith, for Reeling a brown mare, the proper-
ty of J. Rapier.
S. Coitau and D. IVO, for break; n$ into the dwelli mg-
!inure of A. Greendler, and Reeling 14 bear thins,
value 141. Five were conviaed of felony, via.
7. ifid•rfon' for 'taking violently, &c. from the per-
fon of James Lacore, a filver watch his property.
The profecutor. was walking through Brick lane,
on the lath of June, when the prifoner ran up and
fuddenly fbatched the watch nut of his pocket, and
ran away with it. This cafe was deemed by the Court
not involve the neceffary cireumltanees to confii-
tote highway robbery. The verdiet was Guilty of
fleeting only.
W. GiGfon, for haling a great coat, the property
of W. Jennet.
ilfarg,,ret Tyr, for (baling a cotton gown, the pro.
petty ail J. Townro.
IF:Barrow, lOr fielding a Ilk handkerchief, the
property of W Hambleton.
F. Miler, for ftealing a pocket book, the property
of Sir W. Young.
And fix were acquitted, among whom were
Ann Grape, who itood indifted for affaulting in the
parifh of St. Giles in the Fields, John Harrifon, a
watchmaker, putting him in bodily fear, and taking
from him a filver watch, on the 3111 of May left. It
appeared from the evidence, that no force was slid
by this woman till after the had got poffeffion of the
watch. She then, 24 Harrifon alledged, (truck him
violently with the poker. This only amounted to the
clime of larceny ; and the matter not bein clearly
proved, the jury teturned a verdifl of Not Guilty.
ist%Liciousty suoorisa.—Mr. William Kehler was
placed at the Bar, and tried upon as indiehnent,
charging Lim with hting a 001, loaded with pow-
der and ball, at Juts Creek, en the 13th of May lag.
John Creek Rated, tt.at he lives with a Mr. Talbot,
in Garden court, Temple, and on the ;,:h of May
he had occasion to go through the Temple Gardens,
between ten and eleven o'clock, on an errand for his
mailer, which he was to execute before his return
home in the evening ; that he law Mr. Kilner fiand-
-...e.n the g..rden fte- •ho, upon his approach,
nothing to the witnefs;
ted home to bis makes
ion; on the infide ; that
ma at the door, on

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which he opened it, and law Mr. Kilner Rand at his'
own door, which was nearly oppofite on the fame
floor, with a pittoll in his hand, which he instantly
difeliarged at him without laying a word either be-
fore or after ; that he inflanily thut the doors and
called the watch, who came immediately.
William Day and William Blackburn, watchmen,
corroborated the foregoing teliimony.
The Plifoner's Counfcl, Mr. Serjeant BEST, Paid,
he would prove to the fatisfaetion of the Jury that his
client was deranged in his inteltals; courfe they
mull rind their verdict as fuck.
To prove this itaiement, Dr. Sims was called, who
laid, he had known the prifoner for twelve years pall,
the four Lift of which he had laboured under mental
..iel,angement. and he had attended him ever fince ;
that he was at a private houfe at Horton for a Ilion
time, and was thought to have recovered fo far, that
he was kiffered to be at large ; but any little thing
that occurred, not common, would be liable to affeet

bis brain.
Mr. Kirby was called, and laid he had (hewn evi-
dent figns f derangement, by taking his men for
keepers of private houfes for the reception of lunatics.
The Learned insige in charging the Jury, defined
their attention to the particular evidence, fo far as it
refpefted the prifoner's conduEt at the moment of
filing the pitlol. If they were fatisfied that he did it
in one of his lucid intervals, they must find him
guilty ; for it was to be recollefted, that many perfons
who were deranged like the prifoner had intervals of
rcafon ; but if they were fatisfied he was not fine at
the moment he committed the at, then they mull
'acquit him.—The Jury, after a (bort confultation,
acquitted the prifoner on the'plea of infanity.
The prifoner was dreffed very genteelly, with his
hair powdered, and appears to be about forty years
of age. He feemed to be totally infenfible of his
fituation, and jullified the verdift of the Jury.

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