Star.
London, England, 1827-09-22 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS, FRIDAY,
&C PT. `l.
OLD COURT.
Before Mr. Sergeant Alum and a Middleaes Jury.

Sarah Elliot aged 31 years, stood indicted, charged
with stealing on the 4th of August last, a 51. Bank of
England note t a brooch value 40s. and other articles,
the property of James Nee!e, an engraver in the Strand.
The prisoner, it appeared, had lived in the employment
of Mr. Neele, as servant of all-work, for three months,
during which period several articles of trifling value
were missed. No suspicion was excited against the
prisoner, who entered Mr. N.'s service with an excellent
character, until the day laid in the indictment, when she
4i abscon ed. In the course of the evidence a pawnbroker
depos • her having, on the day previous to her being
angst , purchased some articles at his shop, in payment
for which she tendered a 51. Bank of England note.—
The prisoner offered no defence.—Gwiity.
George Wheeler, aged 20, stood charged with assault-
ing Gs-tiro'Singleton, on the sth of August last, on the
King's highway, and stealing from his person a hat and
a handkerchief, his property. The prosecutor, who is
a day labourer, in company with two other lads, was
proceeding along Hare-street, Spitalfields, with some
fishing tackle, and a handkerchief containing some re-
freshment, when they were surrounded by several per-
sons,'of whom the prisoner was one—the latter imme-
diately endeavoured to take away the handkerchief,
which after much struggling they succeeded in carrying
off, as also the prosecutors hat, which fell off during
the contest. Several witnesses attended on the part of
the prosecution, but their evidence varying in several
material points, the Jury, under the direction of the
Learned Sergeant, found the prisoner Not &salty.

Before Mr. Baron VAUGHAN.

Jobs Kiley, aged 18, Ambrose Blackford, 22, and Ed.
rotund Read, 19, were convicted of forcibly robbing Wm.
Wilkinson Moore of his bat and handkerchief on the
King's highway, in the parish of St. Leonard, Shore-
ditch, on the 16th of August last.
James Gardner, aged 22, stood indicted for stealing
on the 23d of June last a gold snuff box and 'Other
articles, value 201. and upwards, the property of Dr.
John Glendinning, in whose service the prisoner bad
lived, in the dwelling house of Roe, Esq.
John Glendinning is a doctor of medicine, and a
graduate of Edinburgh and Oxford ; resides in the house
of Dr. Roe, in Parliament-street, where be occupies the
first floor; the prisoner was his servant. Witness re-
ceived a good character with him. The snuff box was
locked up in a box, which was kept in one of his
drawers; the drawer was left open generally, but the
box was always locked. At the end of Junethe prisoner
absconded ; his time of its vitude had not expired.
T. Knowles, a pawnbroker, knows the prisoner ; he
came to witness's shop with a snuff-box in the early
part of July, and offered it for sale; witness gave him
81. 14s. for it. At another time witness had purchased
some linen from him for 61. 19s. which turned out to
be the property of Dr. Glendinning. Shortly after be bad
purchased the abovementioned articles, he received
notice of the robbery, and after some lapse of time be
apprehended *the prisoner, on his coming again to his
shop to pledge a gold pencil.case.
Dr. Glendinning recalled; identified the snuff-box
and other articles now produced to be his property.
The prisoner offered no defence ; and the Jury, with-
out hesitation, found him Guilty.
Dr. Glendinning recommended the prisoner to mercy,
on the grounds of this being his first offence, and'his
previous good character. The Judge assured him the
recommendation should be attended to.
James George was indicted under Lord Ellenborough's
Act, for wounding Joteph Durdon. It appeared from
the evidence of "several witnesses, that a party had been
at a wedding at Uxbridge, on the 10th irritant, and left
the house to return home about eleven o'clock at night,
after having drank rather freely. The prisoner's wife
had been pushed down by some of the party. The
soner resented the insult, and struck one of them. He
was himself struck several times, and his stick taken
from him. He then stood against a wall and took out
a knife, threatening any one who came near him. Dur-
don continued to strike at him, and the prisoner wounded
him with the knife, in the neck and in the thigh.—A
surgeon examined the wounds, stated that they were
both superficial.—the Jury said, it was unnecessary to
call evidence in the prisoner's defence, and returned a
verdict—Not Guilty.
James Southgate, a labourer, was indicted for stealing
two cows, the property of Thomas Mallet. The pro-
secntor stated, that his two cows were stolen from Tot-
tenham Marsh, on the 31st of August. From informa-
tion he received, he pursued the thief to Colchester,
where the next Sunday, he overtook the prisoner driving
them into that town. He immediately took him into
custody.
John Barker, a labourer, stated, that he was in Tot-
tenham Marsh on the 31st of August, and saw the pri-
soner drive two cows out of it.
A person who knew the prisoner 20 years, gave him
a good character.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and recom-
mended him to mercy.
James Davis, was indicted for breaking and entering
the dwelling-house of Mr. Wood, and stealing a watch.
case and key, value 101—The prosecutor, a watch-
maker in Princes-street, Haymarket, stated, that on'
Sunday evening last he went out with his wife about
six o'clock, and locked the door—he returned about
eight o clock and found his door unlocked. Two per-
sons rushed out of the house and ran away, he followed
and cried—Stop thief! Ile could not swear that the
prisoner was one of the persons.
A witness named Smith stated, that he,saw the two
men rush out of the prosecutor's house, and followed
them, crying, Stop thief !" 'The prisoner was one of
them, and be never lost sight of him till he came up
with him and took him, and gave him to a watchman.
A female stated that she was at some distance from
Mr. Wood's house when the prisoner and another man
rushed out and passed her. She saw the prisoner drop
something, and took it up and gave it to a watchman;
it was a watch case.
The watchman who took the prisoner into custody
produced 19 skeleton keys dropped by the prisoner on
his way to the watchhouse, and a sm .11 crow bar, and
a hat with a bag in it that had been found in Mc.
Wood's house alter the prisoner ran away from it—the
bat fitted the prisoner.
Mr. Wood proved that the watch case produced was
his property, and had been stolen from his house during
his ab,i nce on Sunday evening.
Ihe I.risoner, in his defence, said lie was passing by
wl en the pursuit took place, and was apprehended by
being mistaken for the thief.—Guilty—Death.
—lhonias Knight was indicted for stealing a quantity