Star.
London, England, 1803-04-28 00:00:00

11.i/LP.I.

hinetten priloncis were one of
%.h as C.lp;. Illy c mvieted, viL.
2uL,m, t".a. atfaming the name of Pa.
Cotfee, late a Seri:ant ot Marine, n hoard
Nlajell)'s 114 Heat,, intent to defraud
iilopher Cook aid James Hall, Lillis. Agents
he Navy.
John Crofdell, a clerk in their office, proved the
,-rcutrillance of the pi ifaier's having demanded
pt ize money for tire flea:a. in thenumc of Patt c(
Coffee, nn the 23(1 of March la% and that for the
Letter efiraing that pirpole, lie had pi oduced a
ettificate, purporting that the bearer, Patrick
colec, had been preient at the taking of the Ro-
-I,eirpieue aid the Rebecca, as Serjeant of Ma-
-7 Ht.', and as filch was entitled to a certain portion
I t- p•ile money, which w.. 5 lined Lieut. Henry
Mrielly's (hip liettor.
i. , memoir Rice depofed, that the Pgnature was
ins, and that it was ever a vet y bad forgery of
I.i, manner of w
Two Sericants of Marines fwore that they knew
'Patrick Coffee very well, and that the prifoner was
not the man. One of them fr.!, that lie had been
on board when Coffee was diusk Led, ..bout two
) ears fince.
Admiral Montague fat upon tile Bench—be de.
pofed in his place, that there had been fuch a man
as Coffee on board the I !cam %%lien he was Cap-
tain of that (hip; but, among the number of men
whom were then on board, and thole who he had
fince commanded, it was ditlictilt for him to de.
tide as to the perfun of the prat-tarter, whether he
was then on board or not. _

A Clerk from the Navy Oflice produced the
mutter roll of the Portfmnuth Diviiion of 'Marines,
wherein Serjeant P. Coffee was noted dead on the
24th of March, tBot.
The prifoner laid that he had given money to
an Attorney, now in pilot), to Ice Counkl to un-
dertake his defence ; and that lie united his de-
fence to h'rn. 1; appeared, however, that no
Connie' had been retaiti.!J for hiin.
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Mr. Common Stimulus- laid that that for which
he was now called upon, vetted with Mullett'.
The prifoner made no defence—and the Jury
returned a verdid—Guilty-- Death.
Four were convided of felony, via.
T. Moore, for healing two half-crowns, the pro-
perty of T. Huggins.
P. Creiz. alias Leos, for (leafing a quantity of
lead, the property of W. Perry.
Thaws Them was capitally Witted, for heal-
ing in the dwelling houfe of Mary Ann Cotton, a
red Morocco purfe, containing two tot Bank
Notes, and other Notes amounting to 26L the pro-
perty of Thomas William Tattertal.
The prifoner was fervant to Mrs. Cotton, who
lived in Chandos ftreet, Cavendifh•fquare. Mr.
Tatterfal, who was her brother, refided in the
houfe, and was in a very infirm hate. His fervant,
who ufed to attend him, having been taken
the prifoner was employed in bis (lead to wait on
him. At this time, there was in Mr. T.'s potref-
fion a red leather purfe, with the head of Bona-
parte on it, and there was 261. in notes in it. The
prifoner, on a fudden, was obferved to purchafe
tome fine things, and among others a watch. He
laid to the other fervant, pointing to his watch,
" Matthew, don't I cut a pretty fwell here" He
then Paid, he had won the watch at a raffle. The
purfe being miffed, the prifoner was taken up on
fufpicion. When his box was fearched, a great
quantity of things were found in it. When afked
how he came by them, he Paid he had picked up a
tol. note in Oxford•ftreet ; when hiked where he
had won the watch, he would not tell. On beim;
taken to the watch houfe, he confeffed that he had
robbed Mr. Tatterfal, and that he had thrown the
pocket-book into a privy. That place was fearched,
and the pocketbook was found.
Several perfons, who knew the prifoner from his
infancy, gave him a good charther. He was but
2 7 years of age.
Mr. COMMON Seartaar raid, that as the pro-
fecutcr had not given any evidence of the property
having been (toter. in the dwelling.houfe, the capi-
tal part of the charge was done away. The Jury,.
therefore, found him Guilty of La►ceny only.
Thonsar jowl was capitally indifted for breaking
and entet ing a dwelling..tonfe in the day time, on
the 2d inflant, in the parifh of St. James's, and
healing feveral articles of wearing apparel, the
property of Thomas Cover.
Mrs. Cover fa;d, (he had lacked up her houfe
on the day in qu-ltion, while Ihe went to St. Jatnes's
market. On her return, (be found the prifoner
breaking open her drawers. He made a horrid
noife, and ran away. She cried our, " Stop
thief!" and the prifoner was Liken immediately !
after in a baker', (hop. A gown of her's was re-
moved from the drawer. There were feveral
lo•l4ers in the hivafe, and there was a door through
which they might have gone in and out.
A young woman, who lived on the oppofite fide
of the (freer, Paid (he law from her window the
prifontr corning out of Cover's haute, at the time
in tiocllion; and the officer who took him found
twin him a number of pick-lock keys; Come of
a•hii.:t opened the doors of the honk, and others I
the J:awers. _

Mr. CI.MMI'V SiltpANT raid. there Ma% no po.
f..isc proof of the broken into the
lava; •, as there we to lodgers there, a L. could have
gone in and ont, through a boor which was only
lached, and which lin been open oaten
the prifoner entered. T 1 -. dcleft ot evidence,
theref re, did away the capi.al part of the charge.
Guilty of Iteaiing only.
Mr. Cost %low 8 e a.; Prifoncr, you have
licen very lOrtunate. Aficr fuch keys as thefe
iia•ing been foond in your polliffion, there can be
no dotiht of what your blifinefs has been; hut it is
a b:ifii.cfs which you than no longer follow in this
The plifoner teemed to he a hardened villain,
and laid he did not care a farthing about bib fate.
Two were convicted of mildemeanors,
T. goats and Mary Snug), alias Taylor, for ut-
tering counterfeit money.
'lad twelve wcrc acquiacd, viz. :With Rg.ific

Sarah Read, .eltot Reading, Mary
.70ne I
:.andr.4l4., Mary Alarming, hiizabab Ford, E. Re-
-1.7t:..;4.;, G. Bowda, EfizJetb Bruaning, Sarah Grey,
and iina