The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-09-21 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, SEPT. 20.

Bridget Prendergact, alias Betty Smith, a girl
about- 15, was capitally indicted for privately
stealing in the dwelling-house of Charles Cutts, to
whom she had been servant, several articles of
wearing apparel, valued altogether at 71. lls. The
facts of the robbery were proved, part of the pro-
perty being found on the Prisoner, and other parts
she had sold to a milliner for 21. But the Jury
only only found her guilty of stealing to the value
of 395.

William and Charles Luz:rence, brothers, were
indicted for a highway robbery on Thomas Rut-1
lege, in James-street, Covent-garden, on the night
of the 12th July last, by forcibly taking from his
person liSs silver watch. The Prosecutor said, that
having spent the evening at the Horns tavern, Doc-
tor's Commons, he was returning at past one in the
morning, through James-street, to Oxford-street,
where he lived; and a man rushing out of Rose-
street against him, knocked off his hat, and while
he stooped for that, he felt his watch plucked from
his fob, and the man ran off with it ; he was much
intoxicated, and could not identify either of the
Prisoners. But in a month afterwards, Humphries,
a Bow-street Officer, found the Watch on the Pri-
soner William, and the key in the possession of the
other Prisoner.
In his defence trillium said that he bought the
watch of a man at Deptford for 31. and made his
brother a present of the key ; and he produced se-
veral witnesses to character ; one of ohom, a wo-
man in whose house he lodged, swore positively that
he was in her house every night from the 4th to the
25th of July before twelve o'clock, and never out
later. The Jury acquitted the Prisoners.
Richard Ogle. aged 17, IVilliam Hamilton, aged
16, and 3lichael Doyle, aged 15, were capitaly in-
dicted for a burglary in the dwelling-house of John
Atlington, at Tottenham, and stealing therein vari-
ous articles of drapery and hosiery, ealued at 20s.
One of the witnesses against the Prisoners was an
accomplice, who turned approver, named Richard
1111Namara) who had been a bookbinder's appren.
Lice; and from his testimony it appeared there was
a gang of seven or eight of them, all boys about the
same age, whe had formed a project for robbing
through the country. The burglary was not sub.
stantiated, but the Prisoners were found guilty of
the stealing; and also upon another indictment for
stealing under the valukuf ss. in the shop of James
Wright.
John Wheeler was capitally indicted for stealing
a hurse value 31. a cart_yalue 305., a quarter of
beef, and a less piece, valued at 51. 10s., 'and four
carcases of lamb, on the 11th of August, the pro:
perty of a butcher at Ratclitf, whose wife had
purchased the meat of a carcase-butcher in White.
chapel, and was conveying it to Rateliff, 'in a cart.
The Prisoner followed her, told her he was a ser-
vant to the carcase.hutcher, that she had. not set-
tled for the whole of the meat with his master,
and she must come back and speak to him, pro.
'Main to take care of the cart in the mean time.
The woman went back, bait found she had been
deceived by a false story ; and that the Prisoner
during her absence had gone off with the horse,
cart, and meat. She gave the alarm, and 'he was
pursued a'nd taken,.
The Jury found the • Prisoner Guilty; upon
which the Prisoner, who is disabled of his left arm,
which he carried in a crape sling, with Isis right
hand caught up a large pewter inkstand which stood
before the Jailor's clerk, on the side .of the desk,
and in a paroxj sin of rage was abbot to strike with
it the head of one of the witnesses who stood
within his reach, which would in all probability
have fractured his skull ; but fortunately his de.
sign was instantly perceived by Mr. Newmin, the
keeper, and one of the Turnkeys, who seized his
arm.

The Court ordered him to be instantly locked up
in a solitary cell.

CLEIIKENWELL SESSIONS, Sspr. 20.

Before W. M.ruxr►4arNa, Esq. and a Bench of

Magistrates.
No Jury causes *ere tried here this day. A
number of_Appeals, from different parishes, as to
the settlement of paupers ; and several disputes he.
tween masters and their apprentices, were heard,
avid decided ; but nothing occurred of any interest
except to the parties concerned.

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• HORRID MURDER.

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husband to
atoccudifli
• (Prom a German Paper.)
There lately happened in the ntighb h our 004
~
Frankfort.hpon.the:Oder, au event, vat' h • ' "
itc is ii,
sidered as au intlic‘ion of the Divine - vengea,,ce
A woman, conceiving that her husband, 4,11„ ~---
a soldier in the Prussian service, had bejn 1o%; "
,the battle (Jr jillit, in 1806, married another ~ '
It turned' out that her liilbb.ltid had hirt '.,•,,..
Wounded and taken prisoner by the French '
cure was sotaiiiitiltted,atid the soldier, on rercreri;f
joined one of the Prussian regiments or!iieli at i 7
period entered into the pay of France. A 6
...,,er sett,
jug ti p tiarcli of three years in 'Spaiu, he was
ti:i,
charged, and returned suddenly to his native cow,
try. On reaching his old habitation he api.e„,...
to b.., greatly rejoiced to find his i%ife alive. .1...
received him, according to the statement of seietil
young persons who were at the door when the u'j
soldier Arrived, with every Ind ri of allevann %oat',
so long an absence might naturally he sorrow:l4
produce. It is prob.ible that she did not avow iii,
new matrimonial connection she had funned. min,
partaking of some refreshment, and giving a she
tt
account of his adventures and escapes, he c,,a..
plained of being quite overcome pith fadve._
His wife advised him to retire to rest, which he
did. She immediately conceived the horrid pur.
of instigating her new
pose
patch the unwelcome visitor its his stem
I Alice
a short interval passed in devising the aw,:wi,
and providing against detection,
!dished their object, by strangling the poor mans
and put his bud y into a sack. About no.
night, in conveying it to the Oder, the Itei;fit of
the corpse birst the sack, mid one of the Ir 4 wis
protruded. The woman set about sewing up Ilia
rent, and in her hurry and confusion, 5,,,/,,,i is
at
the same time the skirts of her accomplice's cum.
Having reached the bank of the river, and niakin
a great effisrt to precipitate his load as far hito.
the stream as possible, lie was dragged fruit, the
elevated ground he had chosen, into the Ever with
the corpse. lie contrived, partly by swimming,
and partly by treading the bottom, to keep his hesd
above water, for several minutes. The woman not
considering liww. important it was to keep silent at
this critical moment, filled the air with• her cries,
and brought to the spot several peasants, who, at
the hazard of their own lived, extricated the drusn.
ing man from his perilous situation. ' Their surprise
at finding so large a substance attached to him vas
great, but much greatei when they found digit
was a dead body. On inspection there appeared
such minks of violence about the throat, as not to
leave any doubt that the man had been murdered.
The man and wotnan on being charged with the
crime, made a full confession, and were consigned
to the officers of justice.

The inhabitants of Cannungate, Edinburgh, were
amused on Friday afternoon with a very singular
spectacle. A hare, pursued by a host of men, am
men, and children, made its way up the street,
arid hating entered the church-yard, she afforded
considerable sport for some time. The long grass,
the inequalities of the ground, the tomb.mote4
and the numerous inciceoires, serving to waive
and distract the efforts of her innumerable ed.
versaries. The multitude. ho'wever, hsvisg in.
creased so much as to spread over the ci,urch.
yard in every directi,in, puss 'was driven hen
tier covert under a grave-stone, and the pursuit
became general ; but, from the difficulties of ibs
ground, it lasted near half an hour, when, drivel
frum her last refuge, and worn I iut with 'ranger,
she fairly gave in, at the door of the vialt whi.h
contains.the remains of the celebrated Allan Rain.
say.
Swis tING:—A man of 'genteel appearance end
ln.inuating. address has been practising depredations
on Cie town fur about a fortnight, to a very cum.
si.lerable extent, by. assuming different characters
and titles. Helirst made his appearance at a family
hotel under the feigned name of Colonel Smith, and
he obtained expensive furniture of different niihol.
sterers, al; of whom lid has defrauded. He is about
'35 Years of age, near 6 feet in height, with a good
face, and he wears powder in his clerical diiguisc.
lie is supposed to be leryiNg contributions at the
cast end of the town, as a merchant.
CORONER'S Isisaucsv.—The wife of a tradesman
in Pimlico was found drowned in the Thames, oar
Chelsea College, on Friday last, and a Coroner's
Inquest sat on the body on the following day. The
deceased had gone on a visit to Wimbledon on the
morning of Wedneadav, and as she was accustomed
to tarry all night at times, "there was no anxiety
about her until the following day, when it was
ascertained that she had left Wimbledon at sit
o'clock Oil Thiirsday et eniag. There was no (al-
deuce to shear how the deceased got into the water,
but it was supposed 'she had fallen in by accidoit.
The verdict was—Found• Drowned. _ _ .

At the,Warwick Assizes,' List %seek, 11'.'fottol;
M. Ruston, and 7'. Davies, eunvicteo of 1'64
ringleadi;rs in a riot, in Birmingham, and for be-
ginning to demolish a house in. that Wan, received
sentence of death.

BIRTIIN7••
Ou the sth inst. at the seat of her father, the Earl of Ken'
mare, in Irelaml, Lad,/ Mary Atli Gage, of aan aad heir,
On NVeitoesda), the at Hammersmith, the Lady of
James Scott, of a soot.

ittri
At Glasgow, on the 14th i.,lttitsit, Mr. Richard tlerinent,
Old 'Change, Loudon* to Katharine, daughter of William
Nax
well, lisq. of
On Wednesday last, to St. I.tikei Chattel, Norwich, by the
Reverend Paul Goluothier,. I). 0. ltichird Jackson,
Highwood Niddlesex, Eiizahetli; yoUsgest dau,;mer
of the late Reverend H. Satility, Chancellor of tliat titl owse.

DIED.
At Stneklin-upon-Tres, st,:sd 43, Mr. F. A. IleMeets, of
Jewry-street. Atrigite.
On thu ipiii ;Lt tvis itnive in Duehesb-street, the WWI
daughter of Thnin:is 11•.ite, Lty.
On Sunday I a 4, at Fumble), Mrb. Middleton, albino."'
street. "

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