Star.
London, England, 1821-09-13 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

Yesterday, Thomas Fitzgerald, a stout-looking Irish- I
man, was capitally indicted for assaulting Nicholas
Peters, on the public highway. near Primrose-hill,
and taking from his person a watch, and some money.
The prosecutor is an infirm old man, and stated
that he resided at Somers Town. On the 16th of
August, about half-past two o'clock in the day, he
was passing along the road, near the foot of Prim-
rose-hill, when he met the prisoner. The prisoner
passed him on the road, and in about a minute re-
turneth and stopping Mr. Peters, asked him what
o'clock it was? The prosecutor refused to tell him,
giving some excuse; and then the prisoner produced
a large horse pistol, and presented it at the breast of
the prosecutor. Upon his watch and money being
demanded, the prosecutor gave both without hesita-
tion. The prisoner then observed a ring on the pro-
secutor's finger, and he said, Give me that." The
prosecutor answered, a No, I will sooner lose my
life." The prisoner then passed quietly on.
A pawnbroker living in Drury-lane proved that
the prisoner came to his shop, and offered a watch
to be pawned. He demanded 25 shillings for it,
saying that it was worth that, and when new he had
given four guineas for it. The pawnbroker, however,
suspecting all was not right, stopped the watch, and
sent the prisoner away.
A constable by 'whom the prisoner was appre.
hended, found a horse-pistol in the prisoner's lodg-
ings. It was unloaded, and bad no flint in it. The
prosecutor identified the watch and the pistol.
The prisoner in his defence said, that a man whom
he met in Drury-lane gave him the watch to pawn.
lie took it to the pawnbroker's, and there it was
stopped. The pistol which the (racer had produced
was not found in his box.

Some witnesses were called to character. One of
the female witnesses swore that the pistol was not
the prisoner's. She saw a young man who found it
bring it into the room.—The Jury returned a verdict
of Guilty.
Thomas Wilson, aged 62, was capitally indicted
for stealing a tea-caddy, containing gold sove-
reigns, gLineas, and silver, to the amount of £212 19s.
and three watches, a gold chain, five seals, &c. the
property of John Jacob Wydmayer, a publican, at
Whitechapel.
The prosecutor stated, that on the 9th of August
last, the prisoner was in the tap-room of his house
about twelve o'clock in the day. There was a tea-
caddy in the bar, in which witness kept his money.
It contained 163 sovereigns, six half-sovereigns, thir-
teen guineas, four half-guineas, three seven shilling
pieces, and £27 in silver, together with the watches,
&c. The money had been there deposited for the
purpose of paying the brewer. Witness had occasion
to leave the bar about half a minute, and on his re-
turn Mrs. Widmayer informed him that the prisoner
was running off towards Whitechapel, and on his
looking at the bureau saw it was open, and the caddy
with the money gone ; he, however, succeeded in
apprehending him shortly afterwards.
Thomas Corder stated, that on the day in question
he saw the prisoner in Church-lane struggling with a
woman. Witness advanced towards them, and the
prisoner drew from under his arm the tea-caddy,
when witness told Mr. Smith to secure the prisoner,l
while he picked up the sovereigns and silver which
were lying on the ground. The prisoner and the
money were then given into the custody of the officers.
Thomas John Smith corroborated the evidence of
the last witness; and a Lambeth-street Police officer
stated, that he received the prisoner from the last
witness, and on searching him found £2. 12s. 6d.
part of the property, which amounted to £212. 19s.
exclusive of the watches.

The prosecutor here identified the whole of the
property.
The prisoner, in a hurried speech, confessed having
taken the property, and said, he was unable to resist
the temptation so much money held out ; he, there-
fore, threw himself on the mercy of the Court, having
served his Majesty 36 years.
Mr. Baron GRAHAM said it was needless for him
to recapitulate the evidence, which clearly esta-
blished the fact.

The Jury immediately found the prisoner Guilty
—Death.

John Bunberry was indicted for stealing several
articles of plate, value and upwards, the prorerty
of Mr. James Thompson, an hotel-keeper, in Cavell-
dish-square.—Guilty of stealing to the amount of
thirty-nine shillings.

Friday se'nnight, Mr. Lavender apprehended one
Thomas Dutton, in Bradshaw-street, Shude-hill,
Manchester, on a Coroner's warrant, charging him
with the murder of Susannah Jenkins, of Worthen-
bury, Flintshire. It appears that Dutton lived next
door to the deceased ; that he kept hens, which en-
tered her garden and did considerable mischief; that
she had drivan them out by throwing stones at them ;
and in revenge the prisoner threatened to kill her,
which he effected by beating her on the head with a
flail, so as to occasion her death four days afterwards.
He is by trade a shoemaker, and about '25 years old.
ESCAPE FROM CHESTER CASTLE.—RaIph Deane,
a most notorious character, from the neighbourhood
of Macclesfield, who was committed to Chester Cas-
tle, in the month of April last, by the Mayor of
Macclesfield, for a burglary at the house of Mr.
Clark, confectioner, made his escape from that prison
on Tuesday week..---This is not the first instance of
this man's dexterity. About three years ago he was
taken up cn suspicion of being concerned in an ex-
tensive robbery at Mr. Bradley s silk factory, in Mac-
clesfield, and placed in the strong lockup room of
Mr. Frost, the chief constable, in the third story of
his house. In the course of the night he made a
small aperture near the window, through which he
contrived to creep, and let himself down into the
street, with the assistance of a short blanket. After
the lapse of a few weeks, he was retaken near Man-1
chester, and placed in Macclesfield jail, strongly
ironed and chained to the floor ; but even this would
not hold him—he again escaped. In a short time!
afterwards he was apprehended upott a charge of
burglary, at Rainow, near Macclesfield, and com-
mitted to Chester Castle for trial. He pleaded guilty
to the indictment, and was sentcnced to two years'
imprisonment in the House of Correct:on at Kuuts7
ford. In the evening of the very day of his libera-
tion flow Knutsford jail, he ctuunitted the burzlaty
with which he now stands char Led.