The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-23 00:00:00

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smosegos owe ibis imarelag-,
a greet panther of the prisoners
vides). The capital toovicte,

tenemr es • T •
The following six prisoners
for life:—Charies Corkhant.
Jose* Parker, Thomas Johnson,
greater, pert of these prisoners '
street yqbberies. •
Jobe Cahuac, whd wet cony
books stolen froth a booksell,
teat oacupied so much of the
to 14 year.; transportation.
The xubsequent tb prisoneis were sontinced`to transports-,
tion for'seven years Creatable, Thomas Bremen,
John yowell, James Smith, James Barnett, John Jones, Geo.
Kieft. Alexander Ward, James. Pretty, James Furze. John
Bondmen, William Derby, WOG. Norton,. Charles O'Hara.
and John Bowden. OA r`
many of these were boys of an
extremely tender age,
Other prisoners. ;o the number of 46. were sentenced to va-
rious .atinor.punishments. A greet number were ordered to be,
confined for short periods in the House of Correction.
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• . BMW! THE imeonese. ~„t
Harriet Davenport (an . ancient, dame, not altogetber unac-
quainted with the Bar) was indicted for stealing 20 sheets,,tbe
property of Thomas Kennedy. of. George-street, •St.
v slue 300 The promoter stated, that its thehouse in George-
street be had eight rooms; he let thew oat; in mute of the
rnonts.there were See beds—(a latigh.)..Wltems did not sleep
in the house himself, bet he was in the habit of visitiqg there
every morning to see that all was right; on the morning of.
the 27th .of August be paid the accustomed visit, and he found.
that all was wrong, for. he Missed the sheets now in question.'
Suspicion fell opou the prisoner. It was ascertained that she,
with a man in her company, sold the sheets at a rag-shop ;
witness's name and the number of the home were marked on
the sheets (here the witness, amid the laughter of the, audience,
hekl np one of the sheets; it was impaired by use sad time,
and-to judge fres appearances it bad. never undergone the
recess of washing.) Witness let eat his beds, some at 3.1.,
acme at 4.1.. gad some ad. per. oight.—Jane Rice, the shop-
woman of the rag-shop. in Seven-dials, prayed that the pri-,
saner and a man came to the shop and sold the sheets as rags,
at 26. per lb. She never opened the bundle, and paid to the
prisoner five shillings. The prkuoce, in her defence, said she
did not steal the articles. She meta man in the streets with a
handle, and merely showed him the Irag-shop. The Joy
im-
mediately found the prisoner Guilty. and she, was sentenced to ,
13 months imprisonment in the House of Correction, and to be
kept to hard labour in the mean time.,
Mary Elliott, a poor broken-hearted-looking married Na
man, was indicted for stealing a quantity of rope, value 141 a,
the property of Wm. Vin. The ease was clearly proved. The
prisoner said she was driven to commit the theft from the pres-
sure of extreme distress.
I witnesses were called, who gave thesprisnner a most
excellent character. She always behaved as an industrious,
honest woman ; but she had the misfortune to have been
married to a man so .entirely given op to drunkenness as ne-
ver to be seen sober; his bad habits brought distress upon
his family. The prisoner was found Guilty, and hiking all
circumstances into consideration, sentenced to pay a fine of is.
and hedischarged.
Henry Harman was indicted for stealing 2S yards of ca-
lico, the property of John Smith, on the Sat of September.—
The prosecutor was living at Chelsea, sod had placed the ca-
lico in question outside his shop door. Between five and
%even o'clock In the evening. he was informed theta man
had taken the calico. He pursued and overtook the prisoner.
—A witness was called for the prisoner, who gave him a good
character. , . .
, The Recommit strongly censored the conduct of shop-
keepers in exposing' their goods outside shop doors ; he
should have felt nothing for the prosecutor if he had lost his
property.
The Jury found a verdict of Guilty, but strorgly recom-
mended the prisoner to mercy. Ile was sentenced to 3 weeks'

imprisonment.
Beare the CC/ Minx SERSEAXT awl a Lowlots Jury.
Liglia Stephens and Thomas kosight were indicted for ut-
tering, one counterfeit sixpence to Martha George, and one
c,ouoterfeit sixpence to a person named Bu.lock, on the I Ith of
July lasto
• Cotthue, a constable, had observed the prisoners together
on the day in question, and suspecting them of something
wrong, he watched their motions. He saw the woman so into
three shops successively. He went into each shop after she
bed gone, and received at each piece a sixpence, which had
been paid by her at the different places for articles which she
purchased. The sixpences were marked by his desire at each
shop before he received them. He then apprehended the pri-
soners and found oa the male prisoner a sixpence, which ap-
peased to be a couoterfeit.
Mary Adams, shop woman to Mr. Leftwig. confectioner in
Thregoorton-street. stated that the priaoner Stephens tendered
a sixpence in payment of two raspberry tarts, which •witness
refused as abed one. • •
• Martha George stated, that the female prisoner purchased
two eggs at the house where she was servant. The prisoner
gave her sixpence which she changed: The sixpence was
given to the constable after being marked.
Mrs. Morgan, the mistress of the last witness. proved that
she brought hers sixpence, which she changed, and afterwards
delivered to Coulton the fficer, after having been marked.—
The sixpence now produced is the one so received and deli.
erred by her.
Elizabeth Bullock stated that her father is a stationer, in
Little Britain. A female came on the 11th of July, to her fa-
ther's shoe, and asked for a sheet of letter paper ; she gave
a • sixpence in payment. Tae officer immediately came in,
and said she had taken a bad sixpence. She, at his desire,
marked it, and gave it to the officer. She does not know the
prisoner.
Coulton, the offieer, proved that he saw the prisoner go In,
and come out of the shop.
Mr. Powell, Deputy Solicitor to the Mint, stated that
the three coins purporting to be sixpenny pieces were coun-
terfeit.
The'Jory found both the prisoners Guilty.
Sarah Ash was faltered for uttering a counterfeit half-erown,
knowing it to becuch, on the Stith July..
John lloward, a fishmonger. in Threadneedle-street, stated
that the prisoner offered to purchase a pound of salmon, and
tendered-it bad half-crown in payment.. ;He refused to take it,
and mused his shopman to watch her motions.
May Hughes stated that the
.prisonei came to her uncle's,
a milkman, in Grocer's-hall-court, and tendered a half-crown
in payment for some milk. Robert Matte, servant to John
Howard came in and told her uncle to take care of the
woman, as she he'd offered a bad hell-crown to his master. Au
officer was seat fur, and she was taken into custody'
Jahn Walters, the owner of the shop, confirmed this state-
ment'
RobertMelle proved that he followed the prisoner, and acted
as described by the other witseases.
• Brady, a constable, stated that he apprehended the prisoner,
sad on searching her foiled some small plates, and some beef
steaks. She said them articles were made a present to her.—
WIMP received the balf.erene mow produced.
-The bait-crown was proved by Mr. Powell to be coun-

Welt.
The prisoner was acquitted.
Tee rumness on the London side being concluded, the Jury
were discharged by the Coalmen Sergeant.

opebiL iessaid,
that be bad been born in Aberdeelt, and alwiys on that
account alone believed himself to be a Scotchman.
The prisoner finding himself foiled in this appeal to the
'supposed prejudices of Sir Richard Birnie, looked rather,
blank, and as a denier tenon, expressed a hope that he
might be permitted to enter on board a man of war.
Sir R litnotz thought this was an extraordinary appeal
fir an innocent man,'but as he bad no patronage In the
nary he considered the best way would be to send him to
try his fortune at the Sessions. The prisoner was committed
accordingly. The Worthy Magistrate, in referring to the
circumstances of this case, said it reminded him of the ad.
venture of a certain Scotch friend of his, who; having
taken a drop more than was consistent with philosophy,
eidentally came in contact with a post, which proved a
happy and; necessary aid to his understanding, At this
moment, a rogue who observed him came op , and ran off
with his hat. His.Worship's friend being unable himself
to porsue the thief, called to It passenger and explained the
difficulty in which he was placed. " 1 cannot," said he,
" run after that scoundrel, will you be so good as to secure
him?" " Not follow him," said his supposed friend,"
" whit a pity; but as lie has only got your hat I will take
'your wig," and off he went with the wig also.
Mr. Wallis, who conceived that this was an attack upon
'lsis sobriety, assured his Worship that he was as sober as
a judge, and the .Aberdeen watchman confirmed his asser,
lion by stating, that he had seen thousands a vast deal
worse.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—A person named John Norton
was on Wednesday last charged at this office with a most
wanton and outrageous assault upon three persons, under
• the following circamstances :—A gentleman of the name
of Matthews stated that lie and his wife had been spending
the evening at the house of a Mrs. F.ldridge, io Chapel
Street, who is a friend of theirs, and in which house the'
prisoner occupies apartments, but forms no part of Mrs.
Eldridge's 611'14. They were seated at sapper, about 11
o'clock, when the prisoner entered the apartment, and de.
manded with an oath how they dare go to supper without
inviting him. They expressed their surprise at such an in•
trasion, and begged lie might leave the room, as he bad M'
claim to such an Invitation ; upon which he knocked down
Mr. Matthews, knocked down his wife, and knocked down
Mrs. Eldridge, and ended by kicking this lady so violently-
in the aide as to break two of her ribs. After a violent
resistance, with the aid of the watchman, he was taken
to the watchhouse. A certificate was now produced from
a surgeon, stating that Mrs. Eldridge's life was by no
means out of danger, and consequently the prismer was
not admitted to bail. Yesterday, a solicitor attended nu
the part of the prisoner, and handed in a certificate of
the lady's being no longer in danger, and offered bail
for Lis liberation; but Sir George FanaANT said, that
under the aggravated circumstances of the assault, be
should require 24 hours' notice of bail to be given, as
none but the most respectable should be accepted. Mr.
Matthews attended to oppose the bail, and expressed their
determination to prosecute the prisoner.
bIART-LA•IIO3INE-OlTlCE.—Yesterday, a middle aged
feMale, named Harriet Cooke, was brought before .1. RAW-
-1.1N30 31, Esq., by Taylor, one of the Bow-street patrol,
charged with having practised a system of robbery on
her master, Mr. Samuel Fenn; for the last two years,
whereby he bad suffered materially, and was nearly brought
to the brink of ruin.
It appears that the prosecutor is a baker, living at 29.
Bell-street, Lisson-green, and had recently commenced
busioess on his own account. The prisoner, who was a
neighbour of his, about two years since was recommended
to him as a very honest industrious woman, since which
Mrs. Fenn has employed her to do the household work
every day. He had for a considerable time past missed
money from his desk, which had disappeared in a manner be
could not any way conjecture, his desk being continually
locked, and the key in his pocket. At length the robberies
became so frequent and extensive, that he surmised this
his wife bad from extravagance expended the money un-
known to him, not the least suspicion bring excited of the
prisoner. Ile therefore challenged Mrs. Fenn with taking
the money. She positively denied doing so ; yet still he
suspected her ; and they were continually, when any of the
cash disappeared, having words. At length they agreed
to sepsdate on that account, witness observing, that utiles,
the plunder was put a stop to. he should be obliged to dis-
continue business. Fortunately on Friday last the real
thief was detected, under the following circumstances :
Mr. Samuel Smith, broker, 47, Bell-street, residing im-
mediately opposite to Mr. Fenn, stated, that on Thursday
last, whilst standing in his shop. he observed the prisoner
opening the prosecutors Is
desk. It struck him that all wan
not right, and he accordingly mentioned it to the prose-
cutor. who, in order to detect her, placed some money in a
peculiar situation in the desk, and afterwards locked it. Oa
the next morning he missed some part of the cash.--
Witness, on Saturday evening, went to Mr. Fenn's, and
Marked several pieces of monies of all description% which
he,placed in the desk with some silver, which be reckoned,
*lced it, and took the key home with him. About six
o'clock on Sunday mo:ning, he saw the prisoner go into
ar
mr. Fenn's house, on ber usual avocation. Ile presently
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went over, and the desk was opened, and thereupon two 'of
themarked shillings, a sixpence, and some copper, were
missing, to the amount of Ss. He then accused the prisoner
of the robbery, who 'tautly avowed her innocence, but on
his assisting to search her, she threw down the money.-5-
Witness asked her how she came by it; she at first was
silent on that point; but at length prodaeed a key which
opened the desk. Be' then gave her Into the hands Of
Taylor the Office?.
Mr. Fenn said, the key found on the. prisoner was a du-
plicate of the one in his possession, and had been plat by
bith about two years ago, since which time the plunder
bad been carrying on, but to what amount he was unable
to say.'Taylor, the officer, said that after the prisoner was in
itustoily he searched her lodgings. No. 9, William-street,
.I..iison Green, and there found a number of pawnbrokers'
duplicates. of various kinds of apparel, some of which
were the property of Mrs. Fenn, as also a pearl-handled
knife belonging to Mr. Fenn.
The prisoner, in her defence, said that she never took
more than 7s. lid. from Mr. Fens in her life, but hod
pledged several articles for them.
Mr: Itairmostor asked Mr. Fenn if he had ever em-
ployed the prisoner to pledge for him?
Mr. Fenn admitted that he had been obliged to do so,
to make good his payments to his miller, which he was
necessitated to do oo account of his losses by the prisoner.
The prisoner admitted pledging, a shawl and Other
atticles now produced. without the consent of Mrs. Fenn;
and the money she appropriated to her own use.
.Mr. Rawtasmose told tue prisoner pliAt he shoat( coin,
.nit her for trial, for a more creel robbery had aever come
afore, him. ,
The prisoner was accordingly hilly committed to-takir
her trial.
On Saturday. a molter of resin:an* trade:mew
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slarylobooe pariah i.ipplied to Mr. Is W *ANSON for Folytot
tow they should proceed on the behalf ot two yourigilnell.
tamed lsnrdon and Alger, who wetwapitally courietedl

the present sessions fotf:rotthing: boo Wet. Thorne, in
'idgeware Road, and tliteafellitrg to murder him.
eersleman of whom Thome said he bad_ received
6d,on :Sslnrdey.night,•:of whieb be was robbed,
'that he Have him no mosey at all on the Saturday.
the best of his knowledge lie had not possessed
as one time for theiast two, yeller : that be *as a
dissolute character,flitid. not to be believed ail
4, and be' was convinced ,ht bad toninsitted perjad I
swearing to the identity of the two tinfortunate young.
11 or stove other persons said that they were so cern'
the Innocence of Bardon and Alger, that they were
to lay the ease before the highest authority;
_ 4 the 'Magistrate would assist them in their
laudable design.
Mr. RAWLIPISON said, that it did honour to their feelings.
to step forward as they bed done for persons whom the/
thought were innocent, and said that nothing on his part
sitosld be Tor a moment negleeted,
The applicants thanked the Magistrate for his attention,
slid stated that the unfortunate men's case would be drein'
tip, and submitted to him for his approval.
• ; The Magistrate said, that as 'soon as it, reached 1111
hands he would wait upon Judge,Besr, and he would Nee'
the endeavours to further such a praiseworthy action. The
applicants then withdrew.
Woostite SatEtT..--Daturre Rotanaar.--Yesterday Rt.
chard Hughes, more commonly known by the name of
tong Dick, was charged before Wtw.sse BSWItTT. Esq.
with stealing a basket, containing a seal skin 'purse, with.
17s. fid. in it, from the person of Margaret John,
Miss John, who verities at No. 20. Nelson Place, City
Road, stated, that about half past 10 o'clock on Saturday
evening last she was in Bolden Lane,: proceeding home,
with the basket in het hand, when the prisoner snatched it
oat of her hand and ran up a court. She ran after him,
crying" Stop thief," when he was stopped by Joseph Si-
:semi, a watchman. On Simon laying bold of him, the
prisoner threatened, with horrid imprecations, to knock
him down ; and two other men, named Adams and ltussell,
ensue up and made a desperate attempt to rescue the pri,
toner. However, Simons held km until another watch-
man cause to his assistance, and they conducted the prisoner
to the watchhouse. On their way, he gave Miss John a
violent bloat on the temple, and threatened be' would here-
after be the death of her.
Oa securing the pelsorter in the 'watchhouse, the watch-
men returned and found the basket in the court, einteiell of
the purse, and then proceeded in search of Adams and
Russell, whom they found, and they were taken to the
watchhouse, and were Dow placed at the bar with the pri-
soner.fiughes.
Mr. utHETT expressed much praise on the conduct of
the watchman, Stains, who. though a little men, had'
evinced great courage in the execution of his duty; and if It
had been in his poker be. wonlu have bestowed op' hint a
suitable reward for his behaviour.
With respect to Adana and Russell, thoogli there ronhi
be little doubt of their partaking in this tobbery, yet there'
was not sufficient evidence to commit them for trial ; hut as
they were the associates of a thief, and bad attempted his
rescue, the worthy magistrate Committed theta for three
months to the House of Correction.
The prisoner Hughes, who. is a tag' and deternined !milt-
ing character, was committed to Nertgate'far trial.
UstoN llALL.—Yestrrilay, Margaret Cellist, alias Mary
Brown, alias Mary Allen, was brought before It. J. CHSM-
BURS, Esq. for haying, by false representations. ?mita.
voered to impose upon the Parish of St. titorge's,
Southwark.
On Saturday last, the prisoner came to one of the over-
seers with an infant in' her arm& and described herself as
being in the depth of misery; her husband bad run away,
leaving three helpless children with her at a hovel in the
Mint, with scarcely a rag to cover them; they were Bo- I
Bering in the measles, and she without a morsel of bread
to pot into their mouths. The overseer telieved her lunar.
diate necessities, and seat the beadle' with her to ascertain
the exact amount of her. afflictions. When they' approached
the Mint, she confessed to the officer that she bad not told:
the overseer one word of truth. and the three starving chit.'
dren could not be found either in the Mint or any
where else.
The beadle took the prisoner to the office, where she was
recognised by the parish officers of Bermoodsey, as haring
been convicted at the Surrey Sessions in March last, for
having imposed upon the parish, and sentenced to hard
labour for three months. This punishment, however, Lad
no effect upon her, for she was scarcely a month from the
mill, when she commenced her old trade, and succeeded
upon almost every occasion..
The prisoner's husband, it appears, is in good cir-
cumstances, and she practised these scandalous j•opo--
sitions in order to get money for gin, to which she is
so violently attached, as to strip her shift off to pro-
cure, it.
Mr. Cuattuaes sent bee to the House of Correction?
where she must suffer a.temporary separation from her be-
loved cordial. She will be put upon her, trial as au impostor
next Sessions.
Tows HAl4..—Yesterday a respectable looking won in,
named Hannah. Chapman. summoned the keeper of if A
General Booking Office " in High-street, in the Borough,
to answer for the non-delivery of a parcel delivered to his
care. The complainant is a dress maker, residing at Chel.
sit, and on the 25th of last month had made up a parcel,
cootaining agown which had been bespoke,. and directed
It ~.Mr. Wilkins, Westeott, near Dorking, Surrey;' and
Which she left at a house at the corner of the Spur-Inn.
yard, High-street, in the Borough, where it was announced
that parcels were taken in for the Dorkiog coach. The.
parcel was never delivered, and she received several letters
au the 'abject; On her application at the office.where she
had left it, rude and unsatisfactory answers were given, and,
she teas, after several attendances, told it had been rege.:
larly booked and forwarded, and they would make in-
quiries.
A person, of the name of Ambrose, appeared for the
party summoned, 'misstated that the parcel had been re•
guiarly forwarded by the coach to Dorking, and from
thence to Westc.,l6 by another conveyance, and there
delivered to a person of the name of Wilkins, but !Alio it
appears was not the person it was intended for. Then
were several of that name in the place. and the parcel in
question. was directed simply, Mr. Wilkins, without say
Christian name.
The Magistrate . asked what coach the parcel had bees.
sent by. Mr. Ambrose said Mr. Hoiden's.
Here a letter was handed to Alderman Smith by the cone.:
plainest, as ogee received from her friends, iu which they'
quote Mr. Holden's own words; that no such parcel weir
brought by his coach, and that his coach did not take op
parcels in the Borough.
his, Ald. SMITH observed that a new system had of lei*
prevailed of establishing " Beneral Booking Offirells"..itit
ten no connection whatever with the ,coaches, sod by whi
the pablic bad been defrauded to a considerable extenr.--1
Should this prove one of that class, his best exertion
should be used to put a stop to its proceedings. It was
Mew oafrecord that a set of swindlers bad imposed upon
-the public by means of such offices, and it was his duty to
mike teqeiry in this case, that the public might know if!
tW was a coach office of not.
&messenger was then dispatched to the hooking office I
nfiltr:..ticitutitill in iiigli-atreet,, to reqttest Iris 0414de/teal,
Lk same accompanied by Mr. Dawson, Mr. Schofield',
tan*, who Informed Aid. Smith their office hard no conies.
-with-the 0110 in gustier, and that Mr. Lacy, of that
ether, was not a proprietor of any coach. ,
,Mr. Ambrose.—But he was afortnight sine.
• Mr.'Daireohftirther. alit that tliti Prattled of itieis'cifficet
Was tO scliaige t2d. for booking, and 6d. Or the transfer of
parcels to the reglitaranliels, whVre' the Id: not Wing itl-

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11I:itlimellIen DAY. -{The prisoner in his defence listened liiiinta:tence in tfi; a the pment ses
•,..•••••••110•- • •• ' ro• .rs :I ' rriost positive terms, and attributed all his misfortunes to t e Edgeware Roe
kilag.pasted by ftliaßx emote' . RPOlt the rascality of Irish watchmen, Whiliotild swear and say The geittlemad
Boners who had been trill end eons. l'any thin,* He then expressed a hope that Sir Richard t e 13s. 6d.ne :Si
rich, however, yet Mum ti for sea- Hirai@ would use his influence to get rid of all Irishmen, d clarOti•that he gi
•• '•' - ' • ••_ .• ••'' • .- • and substitute Scotchmeir in their stead, for where there it dto the best c
net.* were senteseve go tratmportadon
40k, Smith, Dinii.l Donovan, were Irishmen, neither truth nor justice. was to be. obtained. 10,1 i, at one dm
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ohnson, and Thomas Pesrse. The Sir RICHARD BIONIC WAS extremely sorry to near a word tiranken, dissolute
Driers have been convicted of 'salmi collie prejudice of Irishmen, as from ins experience they 44s oath, and he' a
had proved themselves extremely alert in the performance ill swearing to Eli
convicted orreceiving ter-rot number of of their duty. The two watchmen 'who were witnesses
seller In paternoster-row, and whose against theprisoner, now appeared extremely anxious••to I Six or smell otl
the time of the Court, was sentenced vindicate their characters, and the one declared•bieself to or the innocence
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were sentenced .to transpovla-. ruiv
lie a Shropshireman, sad the ether said, with great naivete, determined to lay
nn• II I. tied been born in Aberdeen, and always on that and bekged the
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