The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-10-30 00:00:00

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Llbn the isigkt a oteiSsi ofOiteber, a Todd stead' ohs soar
'de was ennsmMed me the buff" of 'a satorof the lime of Htlab•l
Id. aged 74, ,who iteeslia Uroageoureet, and was a slip..
I Ist its the Dock-yrud. Tile 'ld moo had wired t.i bed as
usaa , and iu the morning, *boor two o'elock, a male lodger
odii*Otersotlebis!Wifi in the yard. party **dressed, and she mos
aniiwenag when beopake to her, the man wits isideced-so call Ilse
mibliady They f.outid the vrife oa the stain. Who told lbeallhe
had bee* robbed and her husband murderid. by two mei, with
thelr facts blacked. littspleiou ba. fails, wake volfe..irliwillid
• several mots of b..osad on bet cloches. She ip au cestody.. The
detiessed bad Ma or seven moral wounds oa the skull, supposed
to ,have been -Alined with a hatchet. • The woman law been
'ashes saPortsea, from Portsmouth Jail; ss view she body. She
''doss tot wish to are is, and Mit given three o; four du erect at-
collets Of the airair I at Ord it wet* laid she old Satre bad bruken
a blood ve-sel in the night. by aSt of toughing. The deceased
boos an lizetlienteharactes, Intl The Wife a wig ADO htlee ..'
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refer 1710111 b. ilii, Mid!thonifitetc zt, were ibdiettifer
17111fg::11 4 • the dwelling-hoopoe rise Willer. and Metal-
-1 drivels) a carpet, he. ::" t4•l' i: "'"
Provecotgla Wes too Elapiasg mid is o widow. °scrims—
ITals sickeddistat Itiotre. 171;I:leaudersbillie''"hist"nye Ifteg;it:isarldeelhe
eterir. zed. h-eeehtell at ifsperiiditietteraf a false hey.
•A eaterws:lssiterfoway. whit:l44W elirgr oedri
with . a pawnbroker, in her "wit aame: male rt..
soder the dosplkaselit a tlistheathoPll Wbiteehhpel: Tie'
)praperty was ideatilled.• - , ..: . •
Me. baron tiamaaircharged theiary,. who telired, aad,la
is short Dose fasted a werdiet of Gut , butsecodutseadetribent
to mercy, saying at theisame (lose i they hest ialthetieehes of
dossesilt of the. Primers. On this. therrwere sodiotabl;by Mt.
ii:stuss tiorrow to re-coasider,their verditl. became if ibeyitad
doable of guilt. those doubt.. could forte no coupe coheres*.
toettdalitia,- bur ought rather to acquit:she Prisoners. 94y did
so, and Neu acquitted the woman, has felled ibli 400er,taii#:
each.
• m. Knight. IR, and Edw. Evans. 17, wart indicted itiitile
m Ong Joseph. Lowe, on the Inds of Sept., and staaliegliwah
Muse:sone silver watch bit properly.
From rise evideaee adduced iu support of the proseettiloa.'7t
1:,• appeared that oath* night in question. the Prosecutor wa s:pass.
lug through Whiteelsapti6road,when be tdavlsoistled by mom,
one of whom (Knight) gave him a blow sod took hi, watch.—
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watch was handed to the other Prhotter. The Proliogisiste
then seized Knight, hot Evans prated. •He . was takes thi
same night, and identified by the Protecutor the very atoteesit
' he saw him. • . . -, .
Severarwkseues corroborated theltestintoey.oTtle 1114;111u.•
tor, and added, that the transaction took place under omits
gravuted circumstances.
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A great number of witvesses gave bOtlt. Prisoners, I moiiiiii:
cellent Character. •
Mr. Justice Liktiose charged the Jury, Wife follll4.osilleziak
Death.
The Learned Juane then • Culled up the Pieseeutor, allfi
told him ties the Public were under the highest obligaskonthe
Win for she manly, trot dignified. a;;d uerotc (tamper in
which he bad conducted lihmelf oto the night in questitiu, abotrlst
a ferocious gang, and at the hazard of his own life. Ily
seizing the one Prisoset, and so ruby Oleutifyiug the ether; ate
had rendered an essential service to the Piddle. He might now
retire with the most uaquidified approbasioa of the Conn lo+his
conduct. . . ..
Win. Atkins, aged 25, wet indicted for stealing a large sum
of money and ealwabies to a einwideranle amoral, on the 14th
inst. tic prop,ert3 of Mr. H. SiDilli, in bis house.
'hit.' Iloivuxo stated the case; and called the hollowing wit.

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.41dito Unoper, *carpenter, was employed to repair the dwell-
lifrhtiuse uf the Prosecutor, in 42, Duke-street, Grusveuor-
Square. Pritoster was io his employmeisit but bad no lircatsion
to be there that day.
Samuel Hill, a scone-mason, was also employed in repairing
, that house on the lith lust. when he saw the Prisoner passisim
l omega up emirs to a bed-room, where be dupe Meow lavetai-
notes, mid Men weal of. -•
t Ja . Leek alp sate the Prfloe* on• di mime Ality in Mr.
ißs keine, out which waters ranhidlhommipsdatelmilarde:
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sedtseth,liareteM bliildflidiliieisyli'
the Prisons-rat a drawer in the boase,and hermit
betas give's. ! i .
Wm. Henry Smith, the owner of the house, Ia consequence
of stlnte inturusation, went after the Prisoner, 'Milne be found
on the west gully at the lAindoo DoCks. He was almost to emi-
grate to America. Ile was takes into custody and searebed by
a constable. .
Jut. Shaiw searched .tbe Prisidier, and found oa him two
watches, seven 'is. pieces, Ike.. In his trunk he found several
sneer tea-spoons and seven guineas in gold. 'file tucks of nine
of the drawers had ben picked in the house of Swill. and two
of the drawers were kit open. The articles were Smith,
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tilled. •
' In defence, the Prisoner declared bis innocence; and said,
his ueesou for guiug hack to the beuse was fur a chime!, and the
Prosecutor knew this to be the case.—This was denied.
Mr. baron UARROW then charged the Jury, and severely ant-
tnadverted on the practice, which had now become so frequent,
of persons availing themselves of the opportunity they bad, as
senates, is robbisig their employers.
The Jory, wititout the slightest hesitation, found the Prisoner
' Guilty—Death.
The Learned BARON then said, It MR a most atrocious and
aggravated cave . His opinion was formed of it him before the
evidence was gone through; and he would advise the Pranuer
to_ prepare himself for the ..out comiequenees.
The Prisener stood, during the trial, with his arms folded fie
a moseetodattiord manner; bit soon plated his looks and aye
pearance, on hearing the fatal verdiet.—Nut owe-fourth of the
property has been recovered. ` ~,,.
William Parwass was capitally convicted for sleallog•twalee,'
value 41. of John Siwpsou, iu his dwelling house.
John Etas., was capitally convicted of dealing twelve pair of
stocktrgs of Isaac Is ichteson, privately in his shop.
'Manias blorris, was indicted fur stealing a 401. Bank note,
the property .of Andrew Hammett, in the dwelling house of
Jarnmetunter, Esq.
Mrs: Miscues .and, her hatband was easettman•to Mr. Gunter;
near Kensington. Site and her Ittabsnd lived over the stables
belonging to Mr. Gunter. The Prisoner was a carpenter, who
storied at •Mr. Gunter's, In the beginning of September. She
had in her drawer a 401. note belonging so her husband. Oa
the 12th, she felt tedithculty is opening tier drawer, and employ-
rd the Prisoner to opeu it. The Sunday before that, she saw
' the note; afterward., on the 161 b, she had occasion td we to the
drawer, and she missed the note. The apartmeuts ocessoied by
the witness stud her husband, did nut forma pan of Mr.liouter's
Moue.
• A salesman of the name of Jones, mid the Prisoner came to
his Amp our sdedey.mornlog, the 19th, purchased M. worth of
gtiode. end offered the 4ul. note in payineat ; lie gave the
eirestion -, Morris,Fulham:" the witness, after making some
intihßiml. declined Cob*/ the tote. ‘' hues. wrote the name
an ir.‘ Ile *assure the Prisoner was the same man who called
as kite.,
Jot*i Merrfse tbebridbes of the Prisoner, said he gave hive
alltd.• note. on Monday, the, 14th, to get It changett, and be
souk It to the house of a Mrs. Biattnonds, in the Strand.
Mri. Sim/minds said, she kept a clothes shop in the Strand,
and ritnembeeed the last a Munk rowing to buy some clothes,
and tendering a 4UI. note. She objected to take so large a note,
hut proposed that the note should be sent to the Bank to get
change for it; bet slitipman went and gut change and abscouded
with-it. . , ~
A Clerk belonging to the Bank of England spoke to the fact
of the note battles been changed there on the 14th; he produced
the Note' and :lases being again salted, swore it was the same
;tote thePriesearr veered Min on the Suuday asoruing.
Several persons gave tke Prisoner a good character.
The Judge (Giteow) said, the capital part of this charge
was done away, Wilmse the rabies in qoestion were separated
from the dwelting•house of Mr. tiunter.
Uwe of the Jury uoked, if Mrs. Hiscock conk! Swear to the
note.
foe Judge said, this was a very proper question; and then
some suture *integers were called ; status tt appeared, that the
one had teen' paid about twelve months ago, at the Banking-
house of Barclay and Cu., to the Prosecotor.
Guilty of stealing. but nut iu a dwelling house.
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Wednesday imost shocking accideht marred to
a young man named Edwstd Dudley, in the employ
at 'Mrs. Jacksen; Weber,. Rood. street. The young
torn was' In tints slaughter.touse, and was running
slier a sheep with a knife-in his tend, with the in..
tontion of killing it, why in passing a railing to
*bleb was 'Plied 'a natobar of hooks, one of them
rnti.rell one Otitis eyes,•= and completely removed it
from the socket. He we's taken-to -St. •George's
in the most eacruaiatiog pain.