The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-01-01 00:00:00

SURREY WINTER ASSIZet_44.—WEDNisDAY, DEC. 3

(Btfore Mr. Baron fit:lA.ooo
11URG1ARY.
• titer; .. Pi•oiro, alias Cartseri,hi, was indicted for bur.
g lerion,lv breaking and entering the dwelling house of
William Sherrington, and stealing several art icles, his
property.
Mr. A unurists, for the preeoention, stated the case to
the Jury. 'Die prosecutor. resirtini st Clapham, has a
servant named Bound, who usually fastened the house
Gefoie sire went to hod ; on the morning of thetlit August,
whew she .got up, she found the house had been broken
o,ten, and the property mentioned in the indictment teas
nt:ssed. The prisoner was seen ht' a llow4treet
p tent,
on that mitring' in a Mote near tine house, add on detain.
inbraroi rearming him, a centre-bit and the property stolen,
were fewrill.
Sunarmth Ildunil, servant to Mr. Sherrington, tienosed
that she shot np the house at eight e'tlnck in the evening
of the I,t August ; trie bark kitchen aindow and window
shutters were trill fastened. and site went to bed about
eleven o'clok ; a'aont six o'clock in the morning following
she estate down and saw a piece had been cut out of the
shutter, a pane of 01411 broken, the window liar taken
clown, anal the window open ; there were four tablecloths.
six lemonade glasses, and a metal tea-put, miming;
they were all safe the evening before; a shawl, a pair of
boots, -a pair of shoes, and shift belonging to the
'Vienne, were also stoles. Several other trilling articles
win'e alto Missing ; she saw the 'property at Union Hall
after wir is.
Slephen Carter, a patrol on the Clapham-road, stated
that on the night of the lot of August he was in the Union ,
Road leading from Clapham Road ; about two o'clock in
tbe morning, he saw the prisoner °nosing over a fence,
from an orchard, into the Union Road, ion lien to Mr.
Sherrington's premiers. After he had got about 200
yards, witarss apprehended hint; he searched him at the
tetitchlionse, end found a shawl and tablecloth bound
roandhim, tinder his waisteoat, a teapot, pair of shoes,
drld a pair,of hoots in one pocket, fire glasses, some frills,
ands& shift in another pocket ; a tinder-hot with matches,
'Met &fleeted, were also about hint. together with two
centre-bits. It was very dark when he apprehended the
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Orisencr.
• Thais" Steele, &patrol, stated that he received the
eiroperry tomtit:on the prisoner, snd gave them to Reed.
• Tkothrm Reed, an officer, produced the articles, also a
Piece of abutter which corresponded with the. hole in Mr.
Siipesington's shutter. The centre-bits also corresponded
with the hole.
• • Mr. Shereington's servant identified the articles found
upon the prisoner, which belonged to her and her toaster.
The prieoner aclined saying any thing iu his defence.
and did not call any witnesses.
Ills kortusuir having lammed np the evidence, the
Jury returned a verdict of Guilty—Death.
• eciactitso.
• James Dun, Stephen Strudwick, William Gunner, James
Hnirtfortb, Stephen Windebank, Thomas Wheatley, Thor.
Webt..and James Williams, were indicted on the 57th
Geo. 111. cap. 9. sec. 1, for entering into a certain wood,
• tailed the Coppice, in the parish of Clandon. belonging to
John Webb Weston, Rsq. in the occupation of Lord Cran-
lei' in the night tithe of the 10th of December, armed with
paris,with intent to kill and destroy game. 'faire Grand
Jury had thrown out timbal againsta man named Spung.
-IMliet.4l with the abeet visoners:
. Mr. Anot.eints and hie.•ll.aw conducted the prosecution*.
l'lteitranlettlow,, 04 proved in evidence, appeared to have
WI .our of the reirsedeapetate ever prosecuted, under the
:Math*: t appleerediri evidence,. that' in the evening of
Deramitkr, 'lftornas Pratt, gear keeper to Lori
• tfibuleY, ittconiettuittee of hearing guns fired in a wood in I,
Woe occokationiifiiis Lordship, went out io. company- with
rear or :fi:ve.otiter men,• for the purpose of apprehending
ja?seotts susitected . of. posehing. . They. armed themselves•
with loaded *stalls, and Pratt gave instructions to his cont.
eimaiuse not tefive helms thoir:lives were in danger. Upon
metering the ammunit -Praltsaw eitorseven Men.; be said to
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