The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-10-01 00:00:00

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• UNPARALLELED CRUELVE

A dreadfel s of cruelty waisdlicovered, no WWl**,
murmur;, at a house kept by Charles iilliMt aril Let:sofa, h'
wife. 10.. Fisher-street, next or to Red Lion-soiniee. Syst
born, a here it tval ascertained by some ledgers its theittow.
that they kept their own child. a boy about seven years sif
tied with RIM') of testier to the bed•pw, in a answer*
back garret, where he was residue& quite asked, with •
to lie upon but a whits bit of imekio4, nod only bread tad
water fur his flowd. The case wits breught to light by meow
an aunt). sit lettet. received ye•terday morniog by the 114,
pis ramie Hation.gerden Police-Office.
On the peru al of the lettet. the Magistrates sent Wilk,
Item!, jun. t • make the necessary reesoiri•a.
Read aecurdiogly repaired to No 10, Pisher.orret. R.
knoCsed at the door, which was opened by Mn. ih
Officer biked, wasshe Mrs. Elliott I—She intsweeed insist se.
firmative. On whin' be asked if Mr. Elliott was at home, as
he wanted to speak to him? She conducted hint down stabi»
the kitclten. where there was a man sitting at the fire, who,*
said, was Mr. Elliott. After a few words of introductory tow.
venation, the Officer asked hens how many children they hot
She answered three. The Officer asked her where they were?
She said, out at play. He then asked her where they slesky
She said, io the garret. On his espressing a wish to bedews
up.staiesta the garret. she told him he could not. and asked M.
his besiness. He then puled out his staff, told her he Ili is gig
Officer, and none for the purpose of making it particular
She said she would go up Ant, and ran up stairs for that
pose, followed closely by Read. She unlocked the garret
and ran over to the b d. in a narrow corner of the room.
Officer laid hold of her, and pulled her back, sad &sod the p
child as sib .ve described. A very respectable Lady occupier
the first Li .or, and there were some Gentlemen and Ladies da a
visit to her.
/lend called them up to the garret, where they were all wit.
• newel to the horrible state of the poor child the as caospletely
naki tl. tied with a leather strap under both arms round the
body to the foot of the led, lying on the bare btarittis mere
. via; a maw bit of sacking at a short dis•ance, taproot furies&
to lie on; he had completely lost the use of his limbs fur want
of exercise; be was fed opt bread and water, and was coveted
, with filth. The Officer with difficulty outlawed the strap form
the bed post, but left it tumid the child's body ; he wrappd
the poor boy inn blanket nod carried him in his afar to Baum
, garden Police Office, nod also conveyed Elliott and his wife
handcuffed together in is hackney-coach before the Magnifiers,
j where all the inmates trod those who were on a visit there, sod
who wit eeted this dreadful scene, also attended. The Wire
was crowded to excess. The poor infant was produced noted,
tied round the body with a strap; the sight struck all sits
horror.
t The witnesses proved that the child had been in the sheath*
described for neatly tour months.
On the male Prisoner being asked what the name of the chile
sac, lie said it had never been chris erred.
The Palish Officers of St. Andrew's, Holborn, above%
Rats attended, ho ordered the child to be curried is es
worklup:se, and every case to be taken of him. The Primmest,
followed by the execrationsof all present. were communed is
Clerkenwell Prison in default or boil.—The parish inteltd,ts
• I carry un the prusectitiou.

ULD BAILEY.

WEDNESDAY. Serr. 30.
Richard Gerring. a grey-headed old man, 74 yews of we,
tta, indicted for atealing 451b4. of fal, the peaperty of Juba

Jackson
The Prosecutor keeps a slaughter-house in Marshal-omm,
Caro:thy-market, and carries on a sery extensive busiiien. lbt
Prisoner stsed formerly to Al cari•ntrat about the streets, he
Wirt latterly worked in slaughter.hooses. On me merging d
the4sth July. Mr. Jackson saw the Prisoner in Bread-street,
Curnaby-musket, with something like a sack upon bisskol-
der. ; but he afterwards discovered chest it was a round frock,
usually worn by bombers, with the sleeves tied• op. Thrnagh
one of Ilse holes in the frock he plainly saw some fat oozing mt.
The Prisoner deposited the fat at Mr. Blind's melting-home, is
Wardour-street, and received a paper from a clerk insured-
once. authorising him to receive 11. is. 4d. (the valise °fittest
deposited) sit Mr. lirend'sshsp in Osford-street. The Potent-
ate followed the Prisoner. louring previously obtaioriaa 0,11
cer, to lizford.street, and took him into custody iothean si
presenting the paper in the shop. Plank. the 011ser. midi*
him, " My friend. where did you get that lot from : bow did
you tome by it ?" " Come by it," repeated Ose Primmer
•• why how should come by it ? thought is to lit ism" The
Prisoner afterwards lowered his lone as he was pinto Ski
+ 'villein-house, and told Mr. Jackson he would led Mistiest Ito
come by it. *, Why. to tell you the troth." he said, " I did sot
boy the fat, but 1 had it of two men at the Maidenhead ;Mk.
house. who gave it me to dispose of."
In consequence of this inttirmation. the Prosecolor mink
Officer went to the Maidenhead public-house just by, audio
two men, which the Prisoner said were the two from %Mask
had received the fat. They were the to-st morning all own
taken before a blagi•trate, caul dee Prisoner Then declared Oat
these were not 0:c two lieu he meant. The Magierate incon-
sequence did not detain them, and they were oftlered map-
pear on the next examination of the Prisoner. At the sake.
quent examination one of the snot did appear, but the other ab-
sconded.
Mr. Anozraus here concluded the case un the part of the
proseention.
The Prisoner.-1 must have all the witnesses called ; there
one t wish to be examined.
Mr. A °menus.— What is his name.
The Prisoner —0 d—n the enau. I don't know his name, bib
here hr Is (pointing to him, with a bald head.
This a lines% twine called, stated. that he was in the Widen-
heart publ c-house when the Prisoner called for a handle, and
, at she same saw two men with him. lie could not tell what was
in the sack, or a hat size it was, or what colour. A mall of
i the name of Halley helped she Prisoner sip wish it. Had he
a I did obserse its size told colour. Ile knew nothing morethee of the

traysactlint.
The Jury found the Privoner itty.after a short consultations
The officer told the Jury that the Pi isoner Was a notoriously
bad charaeter.
The RECORDER.-0 yes, Gentlemen, 1 hose tried hiu: before:
I reenlle.l lam nett.
Several other oink of little interest to the Public maple'
the Cmort nut ii live o'clock.
The It r CORDER then dismissed the Jury, with thanks for their
unremitting attention,
'I he Court then proceeded to pass sentence of death on thaw
capitally convicted. viz.—
l% 'Warn Ornery, George Graaey, John Jones. and
eTir forgery —Jame* IluggiaT, 't% Whim Jlitrhrll, Jalo
Thomas Littleton. Htlfillll V, Miaow,. and .11,1gli L 3 neh, for he
elary,Dav id He'll:tn. Edward Fletcher. Ilenry Mears. Isaac
Sammion, hlizaheth Joarr, mid Sandi Buicke.
Inc Baling ui dwelling•linusea -- Hobert Freeman Thome"
.I.ames Lan rence; and John liorge.,.. tar horse stealing—Jour'
Nok es and Thomas Webb, for t4..0-flealiug—Johillif'ivil•
George Cuoisnan,Tlmmas %%dna,'
• &lmith. Its roe. S:tratt• Ward, Jere:Dia:a Bryant. nsd
Br"uk,. for olterieg forged Bank siote —James Bryant,
and lti. h trd Itartitiy4.•for kome-hreakiag argaret
htrbecca Gould, and Mary Saunders, fur stealing goods V'

irately in show. ry
On Lawrence Halloran, alias Dynes, alias W. C. Grerf!'
alias litdiand, who tv eirnvicied of forging a frauk la the
~t Sir Win. (;.ar., w, then a M ember of I'm linnient. bring Ant
by the Clerk of A rrnigi.s what lie had to say why be •hould
be adjudged to •ull:cr for the felony, addre.sed the Court las
vet). piithelie %preen.
• 'Liie UEVo4tOar. lamented he bad no alternative but to p
inontwe zrwiltre ut the law.
' bithi were ordered at be transported for life, via. Janco
!l: rd ick Ileath, homas Castle. Simnel Davis. Nub'
Carina. Albert James Mrtey. John Miser, and Nil. J."
—Tao for toortern yenn., via, James Yeewell, and
Lahr,—Twelve tor resell ”mrs, Samuel Dukes. John 3"11"'
Joseph Saunders. Ly4l:l ntera, Lyorq Levy, Lawrence
ran. Thomas s 1 illium Monter Daniel. Wm• "612::
Alarpret Meredith, r*strneliss Spain. and Thomas ilinoks--
Footorteru were wornreil to imprisonment in (iiiispnrtitert
Pii-nn for various Pcroods-; four to be privately and two pldo
.whierood_
The Court adjourned till to-morrow, at nine o'clock,
tier ther beatenCeS.

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On the Volt. Sept. at Margate, aged V, Mit. Elliott, wired
.dr. of Frad..)-treet.
Ott the 11th Sept. at his hoo3e in John-street, Adelphi,
Helton, aged GO.
00 the sllh •ept. at the horse of her inwiri-law. 01"1
Sarrey -.I reel. Mrs. Varitilion, relict of the late Jitertes fario4o,
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