The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-09-29 00:00:00

LJNDON LAW REPORT.

OLD BAILEY

TitE Oxix us. CONSP MAC Y.—.lshe trial against the twenty
otnn loos proprietors for conspiracy, a trial unpreeede'nteU in its
length -slid nature for half a.ceuttiry. at this court, finished on
Saturday in the conviction or the whole of the accused.

• • es;• - ; The investigation has occupied five class,. but althuugh the
evidence was voluminous, yet the merits of the case will occupy
but a very short space. On the Bth of June, Bray started two
(minibuses on this road, and in a week after he was recommended
by the defendants "to belong to them," that is, to a committee
of the proprietors upon the road, who held their meeting every
Tharsday, at Paddington. He was inforMed that he was not
('..eligible fulielong to theta unless he bought "a tune." This is
I a term used throtighnut the investigation. He was to pay a sum
las large as 1400 or £5OO forthis, and have a limited number of
journeys at stated times, and was not to be opposed by any other
omnibus in these "times." He refused; and then, by the evi-
' deuce adduced for the prosecution, front the end of the first
week there was one omnibus behind and the other before him
in each journey. This was the conspiracy complained of, and
the evidence of a dozen most respectable shopkeepers of Hal-
born and Oxford-street all went to prove that this man was pre-
vented from gaining. his living by the conduct of the defendants.
They proved another circumstance most satisfactorily, that the
pole of the omnibus behind Bray's was often so near the door of
his.vehicle as to render it unsafe for persons to get in or out,
and the passengers, male and female, were pulled from Bury's
omnibus into one of the others. Mrs. Turnbull's examination
went materially to prove the system of organization amongst the
proprietors. She said, " I belong to the committee at Padding-
ton. They made a demand on me for £7O. It was to defray
the, expenses of running another person off the road." The
question was objected to, as it was not Bray's that the money
was wanted for, but the answer fell heavily against the defend-
ants. Every description of nuisance to the public was proved.
They were daily racing and abusing each other, and so high
was the spirit of opposition that Robert 'Willis, in his evidence
for the defendant whilit under a cross-examination said that on
one occasion when they were running against Bray, they were
behind, and Bray's conductor said, "You arn't game to follow
us to Woolwich" (they were running from Paddington to the
bank.), The other conductor said "We are," and the two vehi-
cles went considerably out of their way.
The defence set up was that Bray ran in their time, and that
they were merely competing with him, as one tradesman would
with another who started against him in the same line; and
that Bray had asked 1.:10i of them to go off the road; and that
in pursuance of this demand he had resorted to as much irregu-
lEtrity .Altets.
Marie one of the witnesses, gave evidence, corroboratediby
others, to that effect; but young Trevet unquestionably gave
a great point for the prosecution -in his cross-examination.by
Mr. Sergeant Bompas. Ile said that at whatever time Bray's
omnibus started, whether at nine, ten, or eleven, the Albion
always started with it.
The accusations against Bray were manifold, and it was proved
that his men had' made use of very disgraceful duservati6ns
against one of the proprietors, who was a shoemaker.
The common sergeant left it to the jury to decide whether it
had been a competition in the fair way of trade, or whether it
had been a conspiracy, in which all the defendants had joined,
to run the man off the road.
The jury, after an hour and three-quarters' deliberation, re-
turned a verdict of guilty.
The conspirators were then called up for judgment, and re-
ceived the following sentences:—
Fined £loo—Thomas Bolton and Robert Trebott.
Fined £so—Richard Bird, Thos. Bird, Win. Cowderov, Jas.
Hill, J. Johnson, and J. Parkes.
Fined £3o—Robert Carpenter, John Newell, Samuel Pearce,
and Philip Sellick.
Fined £2o—EdMund Sylvester and T. Corbett.
Fined £s—George Dodd, Wm. Gulliver, John Goff, Thos.
Trebott, J. Sylvester, and J. Smith.
Bolton, one of the accused, paid the £690, the whole of the
fines.
THE E Itt-)tQA D Takes:Dia—Henry Stanvnought, aged
•
thirty-five, was arraigned on the coroner's rugitisition (the grand
jury having ignored the bill of iodictineut en the ground of insani-
ty) for the murder of his son. Satisfactory evidence was adduced
-to prove the insanity of the prisoner, and the judge ( Mr. Baron
Gurney) directed au acquittal. The jury, in accordance with
this direction, returned a verdict of not guilty.
11 'diva ay ROBBER Y. —Robert Swan, aged 28, a soldier in
the Ist battalion of Scots Fusileer Guards, was indicted for
feloniously, and with menaces and threats, stealing from Wil-
liam Reynolds one gold watch and one gold seal, value £lO, a
purse, and £1 13s. in money, on the 18th of August.
As the case appeared in evidence it was shortly as follows:
The prosecutor, who is ce7 years of age, belongs to the Society
of Friends. He was [(innerly a merchant in Liverpool, but
has been latterly in the counting-heuee aids brether. He resides
at Carshelton House. Sarrey. On the evening of the 18th
August he dined at the Garrick Club, in King-street, Covent-
garden, with a friend, when, after dinner, he pal took of three
glasses of claret only. He was at the time suffering from a
severe headache, in consequence of which he went out at about
a quarter before eight o'clock. He then went to a friend in •
Lincoln's Inn-fields, and, alter remaining with him thi eequar-
ters of an hour, he walked to the Green Park. On arriviug in
the Park he walked round the western side of the basic, and
then crossed towards the Duke of Sutherland's house and had
proceeded sonic distance when he turned out of the path fur a
private purpose. Some one at this imminent came behind him
and said, "Good night." He made a similar reply; when the
person, who was in the undress of a soldier, seized him by the
skirts of the coat, saying, "'lbis is just what I want. You are
the sort df man that give soldiers bad names." He saw he was
in the prisoner's power, and the horror of his situation was such
as to prevent a distinct recollection of what subsequently took
place. He, however, struggled, and the man replied, "You
had better be quiet." The latter then pulled him sortie ijistance
towards the Palace, and at length said, '° What gill you give.
me to let you go ?" He answered that he would give every-
thing he bad about him; and, in complianee with the demand
of the perion alluded to, he gave up his purse, and subsequently
his watch. The former contained a sovereign, a hall-seeereign,
and souse silver. The fellow then said, " Are yini satisfied?"
and directly went sway Inwards St. James's Pars. From the
observation he took of the parson he could not swear that it was
the prisoner. He directly left the Park. and returned to the
Garrick Clate.where he remained all night. On the following
Monday he mentioned the circumstance to two of his friends,
in cousequenee of a communication made to him by a police
officer. On the following day he appeared at Bow-street, where
he found the prisoner in custody.—From the evidence of Mr.
W. Baker, a watch-maker, living at 35, Long-acre, it appeared
that the prisoner called at his shop on the afternoon of 'films-.
day, the '2oth of August, and produced a gold watch, of which
he desired to know the value; witness replied that it must have
cost £25, when new; the prisoner then said, " You would not
think that was a resent to a lady's maid," and witness replied
that he should not. He next ofiserved that it was too good for
him to have knocking about, and be therefore wished to dispose
of it ; he had had it in his possession for about three weeks, hut
had not sisown it to any of his comrades; if witness bought it,
he said, he would take another in exchange, and would make it
worth his while. Witness, however, again expressed his dis-
belief of the prisoner's story, but requested him to leave the
watch in order that he might show it to a customer, who, he
thought, would buy it. The prisoner declared that what be had
already said was true, and consented to leave the watch for two
hours. Witness then obtained the assistance of Pletcher' a
Bow-street officer, who awaited his return ; the prisoner then,
upon being further questioned, declared that he had got the
watch from a young woman with whom he kept company, when
Fletcher took him into custody. and also a woman who was in
his company. On reaching how-street office he changed his
story, declaring that be had received the watch of a gentleman
whom he well knew, but whose name he would nut disclose for
ten times the value of the watch. He was then conveyed to
the station-house where he remained during the night, and
where he gave up £l-13e. in money.—The statement which the
prisoner had given at Bow-st e t was read to the court. It was
to the effect that he was passing through the Park from Ches-
terfield-street, on his way home to the Barracks, when he met
the prosecutor. The latter, after having conversed familiarly
with him, walked sonic distance, and at length turned aside.
On his again turning, he exposed his person indecently, and he
(prisoner) directly seized him, and said he would give hint into
custody, for it was such men as he that gave soldiers bad names.
The prosecutor begged hard to be allowed to go, and at length
he took pity on him, and promised to set him at liberty. The
prosecutor then took his purse, and, subsequently, his watch
from his pocket, which he gave to him, saving lie was a good
fellow. They walked to the Park gates together; and on part-
ing, Mr. Reynolds desired him to meet him at the spot the next
clay, when, provided he delivered the watch up, he would make
him a haralsnine present. He took both watch and purse,
thinking it would be evidence in proof of his statement, and
went to the spot pointed out, with the intention of giving Mr.
Reynolds into custody, and for that purpose he addressed a
policeman, although he did not say what he wanted him for.
As the prosecutor did not make his appearance, lie considered
himself entitled to dispose of the watch.
This closed the case for the prosecution.
The prisoner then put' in a written statement to the same
effect with what lie said at Bow-street.

The policeman referred to stated that the prisoner never spoke
to him of taking any person into custody. Ile said something
about an appointment with a girl.
Mr. Justice Williams was then proceeding to sum up the evi-
dence, but the Jury declared it was unnecessary, and the learn-
ed judge having offered some observations on the case,
The prisoner was found Guilty.

LON,DON POLICE REPORT.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET:--Fri in Y.

AN IRISH AFFAIR.—Norah Callaghan, an Irishoman, well
known at this office for her tistic exports, brought her husband,
Peter Callaghan, before Mr. Dyer and Mr. Chalmers, for hav-
ing "whacked" her soundly last Saturday night.
" Plaze e'er honner's glory," said Norah, "that big blagg-
yard, saving your prisince, is me own lawful husband. and its
more than sivin times this three wakes, bad luck to him, that
he's bate the blessed lice out o' me, an' uturthered me intirely.
I've a wetness outside2and she'll prove every word, or I'm no
honest woman. On Saturday night I wint to hint for two-and-
sixpence which he allows me for the Nupport of meself and the
four helpless childer, whin, widout wid your lave or by your
lave. he broke me limbs, kicked out every tooth in the head of
me, kilt me four blessed childer, and took off the half-crown a
wake. Div wetness is outside, and she'll swear to every word of
the blessed trute."
Peter.—Och, Norry, doo't be afiher spaking that same. Be
the holy poker I never lifted me fisht. barring me fisht but once't
against ye, and that was to save me
Norah.—He gave me this arm (stripping up her gown, and
displaying a limb as brawny as a coal porter's,) and he gave
me this leg—(making an action as if about to produce ocular
corroboration.)
lk lr.noCt show u
Chambers-Don't
any m
s --LD on;,re of yourtstripyoititrruseisle%l.tere, woman! You
need
Peer.—She's a common thief, and she knows it. Didn't she
she take me coat and breeches and put 'ens up the spout ?
Norah.—You're taking away me life. Ax me daughter to
come in, as she's the witness.
Mr. Dyer.—Yuu are no stranger at this office, Mrs. Callaghan.
I'm sorry to say we've seen you here too often.
Norah.—Worse luck that, your rivcrence.
The daughter was brought into the office, and her testimony
was to the effect that her mother commenced beating her fathei,
and that her father never struck her at all.
Mr. Dyer remarked that as the complainant's witness had
completely contradicted the charge the warrant must be dis-
missed.

The Bishop of Hereford (Earl Grey's brother) recently re-
voked the license of a clergyman in his lordship's diocese on the
ground of having performed a supposed clandestine marriage.
The Archbishop of Canterbury has, within the last few days,
caused the revocation to be annulled.—Morning paper.
The value of eilvowsons in the patronage of the corporation
of Bristol is estimated at from £30,000 to E 40,000. By the act
they must he sold. and the purchase money invested in govern-
ment securities, the interest to be paid into the borough fund.
/iris tot Journal.

The turf may boast of having, at the present moment, the
best colt and filly, perhaps, that 'ever appeared. namely,
Plenipo and Queen of Trumps; a race between the tuo would
be interesting.