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London, England, 1828-01-21 00:00:00

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WEDS I MINSILit A i.)JUURN SES.. lONS,
SATURDAY, J*N. 19.

Mr. William Boole'''. a te,pectable solicitor, ttlittibit
in Southwark. his brother, JOseph Boiler, and WlPlana
Parry, his clerk, were indicted for assaulting Mr. Chas
Dodd, an atentintatit and hoes* ageht, ',Wins in
Frith-street, Sohosquare. on the 14th of ilhiember
last. The facts were these: Mr. William Boiler hid
commenced a stilt at tie instance- of a Mr. Palmer.
against a person named Thompson. The affairs Of the
latter (who is since a bankrUpt)bOing at that time eibbat-
rassed, he employed the prosecutor, Mr. Dodd. to Ostia
in making an 'arrangement with his creditors. Mr.
Thompson was concealed in Mr. Dodd's house on the
night in question, when the defendants went to take
him upon a writ of Middlesex. It was alleged, that
on their arrival they did not ask for Thompson, but
for a person named Palmer ; and being informed that
no such pet son was there, they rushed up stairs, and
were met at the top of the first flight by the prose-
'tutor, whom they seized and forced down stairs. On
being asked for their warrant to search the house,
they said they had left it at their office. The pro-
secutor called for a watchman. and the defendants
were taken to the watchhouseS 1
The...prosecutor, on cross-examination admitted that
thompson was in his house when the defendants came to
arrest him. He also admitted, that he put in bail above
for Thompson, two days after the assault was committed.
to the amount of 2 000. and he had bailed him more
tlikn half a dozen times.
Mr. ADOLPHUS addressed the Jdry on the part of the
defendants, and said, that but for the prosecutor con-
gealing Tnompson his caption would have been effected,
and the defendants could have had no motive to commit
in assault on the prosecutor.
Mr. Martnr-r summed up the case, and the Jury,
found the defendants Gnitty. 1111. W. Bowler WAS sen-'
tenced to pay a fine of 251, Mr. J. Bowler 101. and the.
clear 3s. 4d. The money was paid, and they were
discharge J.
Piace*t Adams and Mary, his wife, were convict ed of
assaulting an old infirm woman, named Brook., at the
Court of Requests. The lot mer kicked her. and the latter
gait her a pair of black eyes. The old woman had,
summoned them for a debt of 10s. and they took this,
mode of revenging their loss of the cause. They were
fined 40s.
Mr. tticliard Wood, a master shoemaker. residing ins
Duke's court, St. Martio's-lane, was convicted of Ot..
ranking Mr. John Wood, a mercer, residing in Newport-
street. This assault, which appeared extremely trivial,'
arose out of a suit between the parties in the Court of
Requests, and the defendant was fined 201.

SURREY SESSIONS-SATURDAY.

.irlary Brown, a respectable middle aged woman, was
indicted for feloniously stealing 24 yards of ribbon, the
property of Messrs. Harveys, Lambeth-house, West-
minster-road.
J shopman to the prosecutors, deposed, that
on the evening of the 24tHDecember last, the prisoner
came to the shop, and required to be shewn a variety of
ribbons. Witness presented her with an assortment,
from which she selected a small portion. Witness ob-
served her take the ribbon now produced, and endeavour
to conceal it in her basket. Witness accused the
pti-
sorier of the robbery, but she positively denied having
the ribbon in her possession.
William Kingston, another shopman, deposed, that
he searched the prisoner's basket, and sound -the article
'produced. He added, that the prisoner had frequently
been a customer before.
Mr. Jemmett, on behalf of the prisoner, called several
witnesses th •t proved tt.e prisoner was of highly respect-
able connections, au .d incapable of committing so paltry
an act, had she not been labouring under excessive ab-
sence of mind, which had been unfortunately the pi:
soner's' case for several years.
The prisoner put in a written defence, in which she
stated that, from delicacy to her connections, the had
'pleaded under another name; that she was in comfort.
able circumstances. and could not have committed the
act from mercenary views.
- The Jury retutnid a verdict of Guilty, but recom-
mended tier to mercy.
CHAIIIMAN—Upon what ground do you recommend?
Foreman—That we consider the prisoner might have
taken the property under a mistake.
The CHAIRMAN, Under all the circumstances of the
case, only sentenced her to seven days' imprisonment in
the county gaol.