Star.
London, England, 1828-10-28 00:00:00

• dLD BAILEY SESSIONS, Ocr. 27.

OLD COURT.
Before the RECORDER and a London Jury.
Jaynes Abbott, aged 28, was indicted for cutting the
throat of Harriet, his wife, with intent to murder her.
Harriet Abbott deposed, that she had been married
to the prisoner about seven years and a half. On the
9th of September last, at about eleven o'clock at night,
witness went home; at about seven o'clock the prsoner
had fetched her from the place where she was at work
charing. On the day previous the prisoner and the
witness had been quarrelling, but on the day in ques-
tion they had been on very good terms. At about
nine o'clock in the evening she was lying on the bed,
with her clothes on. The prisoner came to bed
at about eleven o'clock to her. She got up off the
'bed, as she was too warm, and he got up and
caught her hand, she thought in a friendly way. Wit-
ness was about to put her cap on, when prisoner said,
" Do nit do that my dear ;" and put his arm round her
neck, as witness thought with the intention of kissing
her. She felt the knife immediately after cut her, and
'shescreamed "'Murder!" and put np her hand with
the intention of defending her neck; her hand was vet y
'inch cut; there was a noise at the door, and the pri•
lnher then dropped the knife ; she did not know wire-
tier accidentally or not; witness then got away from
him, and ran out of the room ; the prisoner, she be-
lieved, then shut the door of the room upon her; she
fan down stairs, and continued calling " Murder!" Her
thrdat and band bled very much. On getting into the
street she went into the Three Tuns public-house,where
"she had been at work, and entreated the people to go
'and see whether her husband had murdered her children
ur nor, as she was afraid he would do so. She was
then taken to a surgeon's in Fleet-street, and from thence
in a coach to the hospital, where her wound was dressed;
she remained there five weeks; it was a month before
she was able to go before the Magistrate. There was
every expression of kindness on the part of the prisoner
fl-om'the time he fetched her home until he cut her
throat.
•' Francis Asserotti confirmed the statement of the last
Witness, as to her going into the public .house. Witness,
went up to the prisoner's room, and saw him standing
ley the bed-side, in his shirt. Witness askeddiim whe-
ther he had cnt his wife's throat? He said, " No, she
cut it herself." He assisted in taking the prisoner to,
the watehhouse. The knife was not found until two
hr three days afterwards. He searched the room for
the knife, but could not find it.
Mr. Hewer, a dresser in St. Bartholomew's Hospital,
!fated that the first witness was brought to that hos-
ylital on the night of the 9th of September. Het throat
*tat much cut, but he did not think in such a manner
irs to endanger her life. It was within two lines of
tinting the carotid irtery,which, if it had been wounded,
Must have proved fatal. It was a severe wound, although
fiat a dangerous one.
Geoige Self deposed, that be worked for the prisoner
It the time this happened; the prisoner on that day, at
four o'cloCk in the afternoon, had borrowed a
Verde of the Witness, for the purpose of shinning a cat ;
the 'next time he saw-this knife was at Guildhall; the
ri3olter on that afternoon had sharpened this knife on a
ktindstone; he was confident that the knife which was
produced at Guildhall was the same. The prisoner was
betimes in a very depressed state of mind ; 'lre had
always behaved with kindness to witness; who consi-
dered him to be a humane man; latterly he had been
very dejettediinid 'sierned to hive something preying
oo his• mind.
Fliagersld gate similar evidence to Francis
Asserotti. ie added, that the 'prisoner appeared to
labour under some delusion, arid to be extremely jealous.
Mar) Barnes deposed, that• she • lived opposite the
prisoner on the 90 of September, and on the night of
that day she saw the prisoner throw something out of
the window. Her attention was directed to•thisin con.
sequence of hearing a 'noise and screaming.. She. could
not tell whether it was a knife or not.
• (A knife was produced, which was found in the
place pointed out by' the last witness.)'
. The witness Self deposed 'that it wits the same that he
lent to the ptisoner.—(lt appiared to be a common shoe-
witket's knife, and almost keen inches loug.)-
, The-poisoner mate no defence, but Mr..C. humans
called John Turnbull, who deposed that the prisonerand
his wife lived in his house for a long time; after' thek
bad been there about eighteen months, Abbott appeared
much changed in his mind ; he warmuch depressed io
his spirits, and became extremely jealous; at that tishe
he bad three children, and appeared kind to them; a
with change had for the last six months taken place ia
Shoeilsole of the prisoner's conduct. •
The, wife of the last witness confirmed the etidenea
of her husband, and, in addition, she stated that for the
first few months of the prisoner's residence at her bus+
hand's house lie was continually reading and praying;
Mrse.A Mott bad told, witness that her husband •was
extremely jealous, and that she had given him reason
for being so. She had mentioned some circumstance'
to witness, and added that she was ashamed to look
him in the lace after what bad occurred. Witness
mentioned this to her husband, but she did not tell any
body else, as she did not like to expose her. In conse-
woence pt this, her husband had given Abbott notice
tasluir his house.—lt was after this that the great
change took place in the conduct of Abbott.
A great number of witnesses were called to charac-
els ; 41: of them stated that they considered the prisoner
ti v 'lrbil mane man, and that within the lastiew months
sll4y b observed a great change in his conduct.
, liecoansa summed up the case at Considerable
lenitihs
• Sinn after the Learned Judge commenced summing
1g ilibbott fainted and was carried out of Court.
Pie• Jury, atter a few minutes' deliberation, returned
Ceirslict of wGuilty," but recommended him to mercy,
in consequence of his labouring under the impression of
liis•wife's infidelity, although the Jury had no evidence
ot,lier inconstancy.
L Are. Abbott came forward, and with great earntstneul
eecorpniended her husband to Mercy.
• the llscoituut said, that•he would take carethat her
a. .
tecom menoation should go up to the proper quarters;
tuntworild meet with every attention.
. Ford, aged 25, was indicted for stealing its
ihse,dertlliiig house of Mr. Stephen Sytnonds two musi.,
cal:snuff-taxes, value 37 guineas.
Ms.-Symonds-stated,• that lie keeps the Crown 'ra-
ven, jpl39w-line; the prisoner was his servant; there
was a Gewlgnst!4-01 the name °fa Upham, residing at'
his house, •
▪ , Mr. Julian stated, that he is aigioldsmith,
&co au•.eical boxes with Mr. Upham, se.Mr. Symonds':
bow, for him to determine whether he would purchase'
OW; .the prite of the boxes was nguineas ; the'bOxei
vkteirterer -ieturned to trial.
- Thrke'of Symonds's maid seriaties
they • saW the 'igistsher bring the t svo borea hi •paper
down fit the kitchen, where he said ;that Mr. I.lphilts
Wits sending him hem with them, and ilibk'them ode
eifibelibuse,

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Mr. Symonds said the prisoner had lived with him
nine months, and had behaved honestly down to the
time of taking the boxes.
The prisoner called ndwittlesses. Guilty—Death.
'John Osborne, aged 20. was indicted for stealing
SBlbc. of type, the proper ty of Robert Wilks.
Several respectable persons, who knew the prisoner
all his life, gave him an excellent character.
The Jury, without a moment's hesitation, acquitted
the prisoner.
Ann Phillips was indicted for stealing six pounds of
ham from George Folkes.
The prisoner was found Guilty, and sentenced to pay
a shilling, and be imprisoned to the end of the Session.
The RECORDER refused the prosecutor his expenses,
in consequence of his having left his goods exposed so
nemr the window.

Henry Jones, 21, and John Simpson, 16, were indicted
for breaking and stealing fron► the house of Esther
West, 30 silver spoons and 12 silver forks, value 401.
The Jury found both the prisoners (nay.
NEW COURT.
(Before the COMMON SERGEANT.)
Sophia Saunders, alias Cooke, alias Stamp, alias Sul..
ton, and William Barrett, *eke indicted for stealing on
the 26th o(July, in the parish of St. L.,lte, Chelsea, a
pianoforte, value 36 guineas, the property of 31f • George
Rathmacher.

The female prisoner, who since her confinedient in
Newgate has been delivered of a bly, was wrapped in
a plaid cloak. The other prisoner's appearance was
what is called a shabby genteel."
Mr. ADOLPHUS .stated the case for the prosecution,
and afterwards called the following witnesses:
Mr. George Itathmacher, of Charles-street, Soho.
square, pianoforte maker, stated, that about the latter
end of July, the prisoner Bans tt came to him, and said
he wished to hire a pianoforte for a tiiend cf Lis, a Lady
named Sutton, and asked how mulfli witnrss would
charge per month for the hire of it? Witness informed
him Drs. He came again the next day, and said the
Lady had no objection to the terms, and wished the
pianoforte to be sent home that evening, as she expected
a party of friends. He gave a card with Mrs. Sutts.n's
slime on it, and 'on the back of it a reference to a Mrs.
Paul, Cuizon-street, May-lair. Inquiry was made of
Mrs. P. who said Mrs. Suiten was a highly respectable
person. Witness being satisfied with the result of his
inquiries, caused the pianoforte to be delivered that
evening. He did tut see the piano again until yesterday
morning, when he discovered it at a paWiabroker's in
Houndsditch. H.: was never paid fvr the hire of the
piano. Witness would not have parted with the piano
unless he was satisfied with the reference giv-n to him.
Cross-examined by Mr. PRENDEROAST.—Barrett, all
through the business, represented himself as acting for
Mir s.
,Sutton.

By Mr. MILLER (for Sutton)—Did not name any
price that was to be paid fur the piano, in the event of
its not being returned—Did not agree that if Mrs. Sut-
ton ultimately agreed to purchase it she should have it
for 36 guineas.
Mary Rathmacher, wife of the last witness, stated
that by his direction she went to make inquiries rela,
live to Mrs. Sutton, of Mrs. Paul. She was not at home,
but witness saw her daughter, who informed her that
Mrs. Sutton wad a very respectable lady, and had
formerly lodged with her mother. Witness saw Barrett
when the first month had expired—he called at her
hushand's shbp respecting the pianoforte—he appeared
very much confused in his manner.
Mary Paul states she knew a Lady named Sutton,
who was highly respectable. The prisoner, Sutton, is
not that person. Never saw the prisoner until she was
iu custody at Bow-street.
Cross-examined—The Mrs. Sutton she knew lived
with her nineteen years ago. When she gave the pri-
soner a character she• thought the inquiries made were
relative to the Mrs. Sutton she had formerly known.
Sarah Paul, daughter of the last witness, proved that
she gave a good character of Mrs. Sutton to Mrs. Rath-
macher.

Ann Arnold stated that she knew the counting-house
.of Messrs. Drummond and De Burg, in Sherbourne-;
lane, Lombard-street. Had seen the prisoner Sutton
write the letter produced there. The indorsement on
the card with the reference to Mrs. Paul is also in her
liand;sviiting. The card was engraved Mrs. Sutton,.
1;In.12, SoUth Parade, Chelsea.
George Rathmacher, junior, stated that on the 26th
of 3bly he took a piano to the p:isoner Sutton's house
at Chelsea; he saw her there; it Was placed by him w
the freint-Oarlour.; the prisoner sat down, and played
Upon it'; in 'about a mouth after he went to get the
animist dire for the hire of it; the.prisoner Sutton had
left the house; he found Captain •Pettingall there; had
seer* the piano since at a pawnbroker's; did not see the
prisoner Sutton's face distinctly when he left the piano,
gut he 'had no doubt r,f her identity.
Thomas 'Await, tide prosecutor's porter, confirmed
the evidence of the last witness..
Captain 'Francis Pettingall staterktliat be let a house ,
to Barr.it, for the other prisoner Sutton. He referred to
Messrs. Alleys and Co. Liverpool-street, Bishopsgate.
He made inquiries of them, ;when a person whom he
saw there, said Mrs. Sutton was a respectable Lady of
large property, and was Oleo residing at Bath. He said,
that d Mrs. Sutton gave an order on him for paymeot,
of the rent hest ould pay it. ‘fitness was satisfied with
these representations, and let. ti.e prisoner the house.—
There was a written agreement drawn np and signed by
all the parties. The prisoners then took possession of
the house, but before a quarter's rent was due theyleft
the house altogether. He then went to look After
Messrs. Alleys and Co. but they were not to be found.
The house was furnished, and let for 100 guineas a•year,
payable qUaiterly. He had beard the feMale prisoner had
'given birth to a son since she had been in NewEate.
Mr. C. Purwrs—lt was a gaol ddiverg—(Loud
laughter).
Thomas Wolstenhome, a pawnbroker, stated that the
prisoner Barrett pledged the pianoforte with him on
the Ist of August, for fifteen pounds; it had not since
been tede`eineiratarrett gave his liable Win. Godfrey.
Elizabeth Downey st.ited that she -was 'servant to
the iiri,oner 'Sutton; she told witness that she had
pawned apiano, 'and that she would redeem it as soon
'as the could raise the Money, and send it home; wit-
less iwas With Sutton at the Falcon, in the Borough,
when the was* appfehended.
Francis Fagan, an officer, proved the apprehension of
thr prisoners.
This tidied the cateforThe prosecution.
Mr. Pnitniiititoliftt co:ginned there was no case to go
to the ;Itul, iheie "prigif of alt utilaWful inten-
tlids atlie fibre the 'patties obtained pose)siOn of the
Ipi alio. •
tdooltel. in defenie, complain!d df the prejudice ex-
'citeiraiiiiiet her by the ptiblic. press, and biased that she
Or in any way disposed ot, the piano.
bite:, that 'thellais not an impostor; 'but entitled, 'in
'it er oriels tiglitt. 'lO ihnsiderable property Under 'her
fathees'willi and 'concluded by' entreating the Jury to
tliiririis faitii their:Minds my statements they fitisnieaid
judie'of her case
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Barrett read a long defence, to which he claimed the.
attention of the Jury. He entered into a long
'history of his past life, hut the only aniwer he made to
the charge against him was, that the Piinoforte was
hired h.r two months certain, and that that paried•had
nt t elap•ed at the time he was t.ken•into ctittridr,
that he was theieby prevented from returning' it before
the expiration of the time for which it was hired; .and
that it was not hired with any intention of fraudulently
disposing of it. •
(hi the part of the prisoners,
M.siy Gt'aingrr was called, who stated, that she was
servant to Mrs. Cooke; she was at the house at the time
the piano was delivered; Mrs. Cooke was not at home
at the time.

They neither of them Oiled any witnesses to character.
Mr. Sergeant ARABIN suntinelf up the evidence, and
the Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against both the
prisoners.
Mr. Sergeant A RABIN' immediately called them np
for judgment, and in passing sentence, remarked that
they had been both convicted of an offence committed
by the most artful meant, and such as no tradesman
cobld guard against. The public had suffered severely
by such characters. Cases of this description Often
failed in the proof, but in the present case the evidence
wag clear and conclusive. 'He should fail in his public
duty if he did not pass tkphn them the utmost sentence
of the law—which was, that they be transported for
seven years.
The trial lasted from six until eleven o'clock, and the
Cow t was crowded to excess the whole of the time.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
sow-writ EST.
.Nerseit Davison, alias Dares, the foreign Jew, and Emanuel
Charles Great, the Creole. remanded upon a charge of having coo•
spirt d todettaud Mr. Thompson, of Long-acre, out of the price of
four patent travelling beds, were yesterday brought up fur Mud
examination.
Mrs. Glindon, wife to the Gentleman in whose house Green had
lodged, confirmed the evidence formerly given.
Mr. Win. Frazer stated that he was a tailor. Green called at
his shop on the Bth of October. Ile said he wanted clothes to the
amount of between £2O and A• 25, and give the address of Messrs.
Davison and Co. of Mat k.lane, to whom he referred. Witness
called in llark.lane un the following morning.and learned front the
prisoner Davison, tha; lie was well acquainted with Green, who,
he said, was in the hahir of trading from this country to France;
that he would shortly be in posses.ion of a considerable sum of
money. and therefore that he might be trusted to any amount.
Davison added. that if Green &sited it, he would undertake to pay
the debt after Christmas.
The Mann committed the prisoners to take their trial at
the next Westminster Sessions.
HATTON-GARDEN.
Jolla Cocker, an itinerant Methodist preacher, who,being charged
by a young woman of the name of Amelia Joyce with being the
father of an illegitimate child, of which she was then enciesue, has
been'colifined during the law Gorr months in the New Minn,
Clerkenwell, for want of sureties, was yesterday brought up befoie
the sitting Magistrates, Mr. Lana; and Mr. Rowans, bribe paro-
chial authorities of St. Pancias, to have an order of affiliation
made upon him for the maintenance of the child, and #llo‘ an
order to indemnify the parish for the expenses incurred at its birth,
amounting to upwards of £.5.
Amelia Joyce stated, that about twelve months. ago; having
lived as servant in a respedahle family at Kentish Town, she first
became acquainted with the defendant, who, to his profession of
Evangelical Missionary, subjoined the Occupation of plasterer,
paper-stainer, and baker, and every morning supplied the family in
which she resided with bread, whereby she formed a close in=
timacy with him ; and as he used to preach in the Chapel at
11 Kentish Town, and also in others in the surrounding neighbour.
hood, and at Barnet, she was in the habit of frequenting those
places of worship to hear his sermons, and by that means their in.
dosser:row to a closer connexion, till finally she yielded to his
importunities, and soon became pregnant. He always came pre-
pared with the Scriptines, and read and pretended to expound to
her weak and inexperienced judgment in a sense answerable to
the designs he had formed upon her virtue, certain paisages of the
sacred volume. •
Mr. LAUIG asked the defendant whether he bad any thing to .
say why the order should not be made ?
Defendant-I don't know of any thing in particular I can say.
Mr. Trust—Then your admit yourself to be the father of the
child ?

Defendant—Yes, Sir.
Mr. LAING—What do you profess to be?
Defendant, after a good deal of hesitation, and a frequent repe-
tition of the question, replied, " A preacher, Str.".
11r. Linfc—A preacher of what ?
The defendant was silent, and appeared confused.
Mr. LAING—Who do you propose weekly for the maintenance
of the Child ?

Defendant—l know not what to propose'. I have been now
sixteen weeks 3n confinement, and am at the prestmt moment des-
titute of all meant.. Perhaps half...crown a week is the most I
CAA possibly give.
Mr. COultbart said. that he had received instructions from the
parish to press the charge with the utmost rigour against the pri-
soner, if the expenses at which the parish bad been at the birth of
the child were not imintich.dely paid:
The Magistrates Men made an order for fair airings a 'Week to
be paid fur the maintenance of the chili. and for lye pounds ex.
'pepsee. to be paid at chi end of ,eight days, and threatened in
:auk tha•e'of to issue a warrant for his apprehension again.
Tile terms were agreed to, and the parties left the ace.
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' wont! r—stftErr. . •
rya. Lee, ilriUis, and Vivifies/0 Willionsi were charged on
suspicion of having attempted to rub the bouse'of Mn: Brown, of
Hackney, with whom the female . lived as cook, and . Willis as foot-
boy. 'lt appeared that the cook had an intimacy with Lee, a
gardener,' and introduced' him chide finely to her miatress's pre.
mins on Sundt,/ night,'and the footboy war privy to their scheme;
lint their mysteriousmeetings and whisperings bad recited eismicion.
The ALGGISTAAT said, be; believed Lee to be ha the situation he
had represented—a petsonof respectable character—or he would.
hive sentitlin to the Mouse of Correctitio, for twin& on the premises
with intent* to rub. The Magistrate alio admonished the tomboy
and cook, and the•pariies were then discharged. •
Martha Shcrrard, and Elisabeth, her daughter, were remanded,
the former charged with stealing IS pieces of ribbon from the shop
Of Meier,. Atherton and Grinsdell, in Shoreslitch, and the latter
' with receiving the same. • •
' LAM OEIII—STREET.
Three most wretch.td looking behigs.- named. James Cason,
Breluad Bernard, and John &ink who had scarcely as much cluck.
nine on them as common decency required, were brought up from
Stepney Watch•house on the following charge—
Mr. Gardener, a cosir-lu:epet in the Mile-etid-road, stated that
on Sunday evening the prisoners were founil In a bid belonging to
'him. with a quantity of potavies (upwards of 501bs.iireight), which
they had dug up, and were carrying away. Though he had *whereof
considerably *from this species of theft, he did not bring the prNuners
before his Worship with a view of punishment, but merely that
something might 'be done for then, as he consdendouslY tbotlght
that it was absolute necessity, and the cravings of nantre, that com-
pelled them to commit the offence. Mr. Gardener added, that the
spectacle almost nightly witnessed in his neighbourhood isuulyap-
palling. Nearly too of these young men assembled round some
brick kilns, there to rest for the night,'and thergreater-part of the
day, and were it not for the support which they derive by ipbtatoor
and other vegetables, which they obtain in this way, which they
rout before the kilns, heWas satisfied that numbers of them would
die ofabsoline Starvation.
The Magistrate (Mr. Wyatt.), out of mere charity to the un-
fortunate creatures, sent them for a month to the House of Cor-
rection. As they were leaving the Mc*, Air. Gardener wry
humanely gave then a shillingeach. • • .
Join Pearson was charged by a watchman of Whitechipel with
the following wanton art of cruelty. The Watchman derided,
that he was calling the hour of eleven on the previous night, when
he saw the prisoner, in Blue Anchortyard. Rosemary-lane,. in a
state of intoxication, and.making a disturbance. Witness was on
the point of ordering him uif, when the prisoner observing a fine
spaniel dug, which was pawing at the time, to up the animal by
its hind legs, dashed it with great violence to the ground, and
then killed it by beating its brains out against. the wall; and after
committing the savage deed. he struck every preen because near
with the mangled remains of the dog, and then threw it into the
street.' • 'He was immediately taken to the witchhiiise. The *Ma-
gistrate ordered the prisoner to put in bail,' and give 114 hours
notice thereof.
TOWN—HALL.
Jane Bryan was charged with ribbing her restiy-futnished lodg.
ings. The prisoner rented the apartment of Mrs Judith Shea
New-lane. Sc. John's, who, on the prisoner's absenting herself,
Searched ,the roonvund &coveted that tan bed. pillaws, a silver
spoon, and other articles of furniture, were pal. Tbe bed was'

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afterwards bond at a beaker's ia Landau-street, to whom she hi
' said it. and the pillow at a pawnbroker's.—She was fully ok.
witted.
27tootas lamming' was also commived. la default of pay
er
40t. under the Bum-boat Act, for hoeing a quantity of type. Ir.:
Oa brio` abk to account sitiefaetntily for the 'Jewish* ut,
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