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London, England, 1818-09-25 00:00:00

OLD ItASAY 1111XI"S'

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Irdst4rdsl Basjiiilsiolillfrissiartd Joke Node, two
young men of a'...emerampemakle appalsrind; were
indicted for stealing from theperspa ofdames Swayer,
a pocket-book, containing 1171. in Bank notes.
The prosecutor stated, that he resided at Ham-
mersmith' and that, on the 6th of August, in the
evening, between four attd five o'clock; be got upon
the roof of a Hammersmith stagdgeach at St. Paul's
to go to his own house. He found the two prisoners
already seated on the roof, and when he got up they
very politely allowed him to seat himself between
them. When the stage arrived at the White Horse
Cellar the prisoners got off and went away imme-
diately. They had not been gone ten minutes before
he missed his pocket-book. He was quite certain
that he had the pocket-book when he got upon the
coach. Immediate information was given at the Po-
lice-Office, and in about a week afterwards he saw
three of his notes again.
Mr. Joseph Foss, woo .was also on the roof of the
stage on the day in question, confirmed the prosecu-
tor s statement. One of the priSoners sat on the left,
and the other on the right of Mr. Sawyer.
Jacob Cowley proved, that en the 15th of August
the prisoner Bruce paid him two 101. notes, and wrote
his name .4 Bruce' upon them at the same time.—
These notes were identified by the prosecutor.
Other witiesses were then called, to whom some
more of the notes had been paid by Bruce and Neale,
and by women kept by both the prisoners. These
wire also Lientified by Mr. Sawyer to be those notes
he lost out of bs pocket‘book.
Gilmore, the Officer, was next examined. He
stated, that on the 29th of Auguit he went, in com-
pany with a fellow Officer, to Inquire after the two
prisoners, at their lodgings, 23, Carlisle-place. He
knocked at the door, and upewirs being opened, was
told that they were not et home. He then said that
he would probably call again at nine o'clock in the
evening : but instead of going away, witness and the
,other Officer concealed themselves in a passage where
!they had a. full sight-4 the house. Theyhad not
;peen long then when the two prisoners came up,
walking together, and knocked et the door. Some-
body spoke fronsthe window, and the prisoners im•
mediately watlked away. Upon seeing the Officers,
they ran off as hard as they coulti, but were pursued
and overtaken. ; ; •
This evidence was corroborated by the other officer.

Neale said, in his sliiitenee, that lie was at Graves-
end at the time the robbery tool( place, and called
James Hutchinson tdiVrear to.the fact. He stated,
that he was a vraterman, and. Hied with his father at
Stangate, Westminster. ,On the' sth of August, he
was out all night with a fare at Vauxhall, and on
the morning of the 6th of August, about half-past
four o'clock, he saw the prisoner Neale on the Sur-
rey-side of Westminster-bridge. The prisoner asked
him to take on beard a Gravesendman. He got into
the boat, and helped witness to row through Lon-
don-bridge, as the boat had already started. He put
the prisoner on board the sing •-•ige Gravesend
packet, which was then on the starboard tack, and
witness saw him sail off.
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Two witnesses to character were called by Brace,
and both of them swore that they-knew no harm of
the yotcng man. Upon their cross-examination they
both declared that they did not know that Bruce ever
went by the name of Jones,. nor did they know that
he was taken into custody for a felony in May last.
Mr. ist.tev, on the part of the prosecution, then
called Gilmore, the Officer, to rebut the evidence of
good character.
Gilmore stated, that in May last the two pnionets
at the Bar were in custody upon a charge of felony :
at that time Bruce went by the name of Jones.
Cross-examined by Mr. Anot.paus.-.4 believe, in
point of fact, the apprehension of these two men
came to nothing ?—The prosecutor got his money
back again, and did not prosecute.
Mr. ADOLPHI73-•.How de you know that fast?—
The prosecutor told me so.
Mr. Anot.ruus--Then that is no evidence at all.

Mr. Am-ay.—You have no right to conunent upon
the evidence ; I will not allow tt.
Mr. Anotraus.—l say, I have a right to say that
it is not evidence. If the Officer had thought proper
to give a_pluin answer, “yes," or K no," to the first
question, I should not have made the remark.
MI. ALL ET.—I repeat. you have no right to do it,
and I appeal to the Bench to decide.
The RECORDER was clearly of opinion that no such
observations were allowable.

The Jury found both the prisoners—Guilty.
Elisaka &r eft and Olivia Stephenson, two young
and interesting girls, were indicted for stealing four
shifts, a gown, and ocher articles of wearing apparel,
the property f John Beetham. '
The prosecutor lives in Manchester street, and is a
Captain in the East India Company's service ; and
one of the prisoners, Stephenson, lived with him as
servant ; the other, who was much younger, was re-
ceived into the family, in consequence of her friends
having fallen into decay. On the Bth of July the
articles in question were missed, and part of them
was found under the bed in the room in which the
prisoners slept, and part between the bed and sacking.
Several highly respectable persons gave the priso-
ners an excerent character ; one of whom said she
parted with Stephenson because she dressed rather
too well for her condition in life.

The Jury found both the prisoners Not Guilty;
and Mrs. Maxwell. one of the witnesses, in whose ser-
, vice Stephenson had lived, said she would tike her
into her care, until she could procure her a situation.
The RECORDER said, by ao doing, she would save
her from the jaws of perdition. One of the other
persons who had given the other prisoner a good
character,' offered to take her under his protection.
They were then ordered to be given up to Mrs. Max-
well and the Gentleman.

Jokt Bithop,;,a respectably dressed man, aged 31,
of v-eiy genteel appearance, and' whose deportment
was that of a gentleman, was indicted for an assault
upon the person of Elizabeth, the wife of Joseph
Rose, and with taking from her person, on the night
theof Bth of August, at the parish of Sr.. Mary-la-
bonne, a pocket-book, containing four £1 notes, 16s.
in silver, and a brooch, the property of her husband.
Elizabeth Rose said, she was the wife of Joseph
Rose, and up to the Bth of August (the day in ques-
tion) had lived servant with Mrs. Daniels, of No. 25,
Devanshire place. On that morning she quitted her
eerviee, and on the night of that day, at tune o'clock,

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she was gOingsitsough ilfary-la.bonne etreA, hosing
a bundle of clothes, anti some potatoes which she
had pnrchaserlin her•way, in her hands. in Upper
sae-auest she prisoner came up to her and said
" It ie a pity so slender a figure should be so heavily
loaded!' She had never seen him before, and made
no answer. He then said, " Madam, allow me to
treat you to a oath." Upon which she said, " I
don't want you or your coach either." He replied,
it Don't be frightened, I am a gentleman oionlimit-
ed property, and You need not be afraid to go into a
coach with me; I will not hurt you." She said, " I
will take care you shall not." She had in her pocket
a pocket-book, containing four £1 notes, a brooch,
and 16s. in silver. On getting to the edge of Port-
land Place she thought she would not go across so
wide a street with a person like the prisoner, and she
turned to gn through Weymouth-street, when the
prisoner took hold of her hand, and forced her down
Weymouth mews. The prisoner forced something
into her hand, and said, " There is a purse with a
£2O note and a sovereign in it ; take it and stop with
me but two nfiautes." She instantly refused to take
it, and he took hold of her in a very indecent man-
ner, and pulled up her clothes. He then forced his
hand into her right hand pocket, but seeing some
person corning he ran away. She instantly felt her
pocket, and missed her pocket-book, and she cried,
" Stop thief!" and the prisoner was pursued and
taken to the watch-house, where he wanted to make
it up. At Marlborough-street she saw her property.
Her husband was servant to Mr. Cooper, a the
House of Lords.
Stephen Liddcott, a stable-keeper, was coming by
the Weymouth Mews, and heard the cry of " Stop
thief!" and, on looking round towards Devonshire-
place, he saw the prisoner running as fast as he could
towards witness. He stopped him, and he put his
hands behind him, and said,'" What do you stop me
for ?" In a minute or two the prosecutor came up,
and said, " You have robbed me of my pocket-book."
Witness gave him in charge of two watchmen, to
rake him to the watch-house. Witness then rang the
bell of 57, in Weymouth-street (the house against
'the rails of which the prisoner stood and put his
hands behind him), and in the area found a purse, in
which were three or four soft pieces of paper resem-
bling bank notes, and a counterfeit coin, resembling
a sovereign. At the watch-house the prisoner wanted
to make it up, by saying he would pay the prosecu-
viz whatever she demanded.

Samuel Britton, a watchman, saw a man and wo-
man standing together, about a minute, in Wey-
mouth-street ; and he saw the man part from the
woman, and she called " Stop thief !" and he ran
away as fat as he could, but he was stopped by Mr.
Liddcott:
Cross-examined by Mr. ALLEY.—They appeared
es past from each other quietly, and the prosecutrix
said, " Give me my pocket-book again, that is all I
want of you."
William Sellers was constable of the night when
the prisoner was brought into the watch-house ; he
produced the pocket-book and the purse containing
the soft, paper and the false sovereign.
Charles_ Wild, serjeant of the night, found the
poiket-book produced by Sellers, in the area of No.
57, Weymouth-street, at four o'clock on the morning
of the 9th—it contained four £1 notes, a brooch, and
some silver. The prisoner must have ran by that door.
Mrs. Roast being again called, said she knew the''
pocket-book produced to be her property ; the brooch
and memorandums were her's also; but she could
not swear to the notes.

Mrs. Mounter proved that she paid the notes pro-
duced male, prosecutriz.
The pfistiner, in his defence,.called Con Asittowr
to whams his innocence (putting his handl° his heart).
The Ricaansit—Calling on GOD AL24IGaTT wUI
do nothing for. you.; if you have any thing. to surfilel
yourself. say it now.
am .really innocent, my Lord..
Mr. Ali.av now proceeded to call witnesses pl
speak to hi character.
Jeremiah Moore, a publican, residing in Newnhain-
street, Edgware-road, was called to give the.pristper
a good character ; but in his cross-exkutinalion. be
said, that all•he knew of the prisoner was, that he
had served him with beer for four months, and he
believed him to be a gentleman living on hit fortune.
William Fletcher, a hatter, of King-street, West-
minster, saki the prisoner lodged with him about a
year and a half since, and he believed him to be a
gentleman of good character.
Mr. I.:wont:art.—What part of your house did he
occupy ?—Witness—An upper allie--(a lastgk).
Mr. Raconnsa.--So he is a Gentleman, and he
lodged in an upper ethic, did he!
Mr..ALtsy.—Yes, a gentleman who did not like
to run into unnecessary expenses.
The RECORDER.—Of course every fellow who does
not work for his living is a gentleman ; that is the
warof the world now. It is a very easy thing for
thieves to appear as gentlemen.
Thomas Vincent, a retired pianoforte manufactu-
rer, of Hill's-gardens, Lisson-green, knew him two
years ago ; he rented a small house next to him, for
which he paid him £l3 per aunum. He believed him
to be an honest man.

The RECORDER summed up the evidence, and the
Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
The RECORDER—Gentlemen, this is a very proper
prosecution, for you see this convicted thief dresses
like a gentleman, and represents himself to be a per-
son of unlimited fortune. By this means he got op
portunities of stealing from persons, especially fe-
males; and you have done very properly in ending him
guilty.; The Court will take care what becomes of
him, end that he shall not do the same again in this
country. The fellow lived, as you see in an attic story I
in a dwelling house, and this sheaved whether he was
an independant gentleman or not. At all events,
Gentlemen, he was fond, it seems, of being exalted by
living there; and I trust that he will feel that the pu-
nishment which we shall award him is-no more than
proper. I see you had no doubt of his guilt, fbr you
instantly convicted him ; and indeed it was utterly
impossible yeti could do otherwise. It is a horrible
I thing to think on, so many thieves of that description
are at large in this country ; but we muse do our dut7.
G. Taylor was found guilty of stealing a pock.et-
handkerchief from the person of J. Brett, an Officer
of the 51st regiment, while viewing the guard relief
in St. James's Park, on the 6th of July last.
John Inead&lf was found guilty of stealing a waist.
cost; Ana liibbcrt was also tried along with hinv on'

stolen

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a Cliargt for ftt 6vtug the same, knor,L• zit 4 . .. .
stolen ; but. was ccquilted. ...
The jury stated, that they believed the %trot . '
sonar had received the W.iStCOAt with 4 S:an 1w
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of its being stolen; but as it did not aP to '
worth a shilling, they did not conceive than
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justified in law in finding the receiver guilt:ll3
The Coressert 81111.111A14T said, the Jury 144 --
perfectly right. Had she been convicted, she ' 01
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be transported for 14 years ; and he dine •
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to be careful of her cunduct in future.
The following were convicted of felonies, vi
J. Peverley, for stealing a pair of plated botte.s 2:
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Mackay, for stealing a coat ; W. Jones, fur KCAL tr
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kets ; Sarah Hewitt for sttaling a sheet; J. Galley, fa ' i
a coach-harness ; J.lLlsom, for stealing 1 handkan:c:24.4 , I
ton, for stealing a pair of shoes ; Asa lkilley, for stein.; "D.'
cloth ; Sarah Bevan, for stealing a sheet ft. Kehel, Ito
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a pair of breeches .J. White, for stealing toib. of twee.
Ann Jackson, for stealing a pocket-book, cor.taining kli' IV
N. Dias, J. M'Cann, Emma Hillier, Jane Wakes, ;4,1 i, ea
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Bartholomew,KtLENllileParerittd. 16.—A man namedirilb'ent no, if
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lehan was found murdered, on Tuesday night, Ito r
Freshford. An inquest was held by :1
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NOLDS, Esq. County Coroner. It appearedlc:t3 .
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veral cattle, which had been impounded at Frethfr4 T
for arrear of debt due to Stanhope Grelam, t c
of Dublin, were carried off by a lawless party 0,. a . p
night of the murder; that, on the discovery e
rescue, Jacob Leaky, the pound-keeper, went eli a • .
pursuit of the cattle; that he was followed in kiln 1
hour by his son and a police-man, named Jos i
Holmes, both of whom were armed with tunsiex. 'A
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and that the deceased was found dead on the mag
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side by which they went in search of the tacoed
beasts. All the three men were examined en the itl, i
quest; and the two latter admitted that they away
deceased lying on the road, but said that they paw I
on, thinking him drunk, without lifting him or ca!li^,g ..
for assistance, although he lay within 20 !anis i l's
houses. One of the gentlemen of the Jan, feints /g
regard to the accuracy of investigetion solkireenEe tin
to (:oroner's Inquests in the sister island, to !Jetta:,
tended to in this, desired the guns of the pariestote
sent for. They were brought up. One of them ap.
peered to have been recently buried in mod. Tr• li
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piece Holmes admitted io be the one he carried ,i'l
the night of the murder. The death of Hohihan ape
pears to have been occasioned by one de peral 14
blow, which had sunk the lock of a gun deep into the :
head, and to have been inflicted by a peron cornier 1
up behind the sufferer. On examining the lock 4 .
Holmes's gun, several grey hairs were fond anions 1
the cock and flint, which the Jury thought , • .
ponded exactly with the scanty locks of the poarold I
man. The lock was then unscrewed, and though I,- I
upper part be of a peculiar shape, it exactly fitted t).-
wound, so quick and powerful had been the f.i• i
blow. A little terrier belonging to the dece;:v
watched the body through the night and until their
quest was held, nor ever left his poor mas:et's cold
corpse until Holmes came iato t!ic. ...com where ..h.
investigation took place, when the ii:ithltil treatzre
ran out. The following is a copy of the verdictt-
,, We find that William Holahan, the deceased, came '
by his death in consequence of a e °and inflicted on
his head by the lock of a gun, which was produced, '
proved, and admitted, to have been carried on the
night of Tuesday, the Bth day of S.-,y.ember instant,
by Joseph Holmes, on which night the deceased
came by his death."
BIRTHS.
Wednesday morning, Mrw John William Neaby, of Pen!.
street, of a son.
Wednesday, at Hope Cottage, Middlesex, Mrs. Stcchlale, d
Pall Mail, of a son,
At Highgate, Mrs. lackington, of a son.
On the 16th inst. at Brisbane Place, Large, the Lady cf f'•
thibald Douglas, lisq. Advocate, of a daughters -
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At Southampton, in the 35th year of his age, Captain Into
ke Ridge, of the Don. East India o,),:ipam 's Lust Ex.:1•1
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em of Native Infantry.
• day, in Mary-street, Limerick, aged 74, of etnreall
Emuleg, Mr. Cornelius Killegrew, Serjract-Major of th, City of
• k Militia since its formation, and Lrracrly ci as, .sets
&tient, a ram of strict integrity.
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