The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-06-08 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIO.VS, Jrxr 7.

Je4" Swift; stood capitally indicted fir a highway
robbery in Drury-lane. The prosecutor, Philip Jones,
was passing by the spot on the day mentioned in the
indicttnent, with a bundle, containing a new coat and
some silk ; when coming near the end of Parker's.
lane, the prisoner rushed out, as was alleged, struck
him in the neck, and tripped up his heels. There
were a number of persons standing by nho imme-
diately snrrounded the prosecutor, and took his bun-
dle from him. The prisoner was shortly after taken
into cii.toily, but none of the property found on him

—Not
Irifiirsai Willson was found guilty of being at
Liege before the expiration of the term for which he
had been ordered to be transported—Death.
Grorre Taylor was indicted for breaking and en-
tering the house of Alfred Vincent and others, and
stealing therefrom a gold watch value 30/. and up-
wards. Tie prosecntors are the executors of the late
Mrs. Layton, a pawnbroker and silversmith, in Dean-
street, Soho ; and the witnesses called in support of 1,
the prosecution stated, that on Monday last a pane oil
glass in the shop window was broken, and a gold
watch value Mt stolen. The prisoner was pursued, I
and when taken into custody the watch was found
near his feet. The property was identified as that
which had been just stolen. It was also sworn that
the prisoner was the person who stele the watch.—
The prisoner, in his defence, denied the robbery,
and gate as an excuse for his running away, that
be saw an,,ther boy running and he followed him.—
Several respectable persons gave the prisoner a very
good character—fluilty, bnt recommended to mercy.
Mr. Justice lisyLev—flentlemen, yon may de-
fiend that I will take care the recommendation shall
be pressed in the proper quarter as far as possible.
ATROCIOUS ItOHIIRRV.—Bryan M'Phelan and Midget
il'hoehlai were indicted for feloniously assaulting and
taking from the person of James Hogarth one pound
seven shillings in silver, a five pound note, and six one
pound notes. This rubbery was committed in one of
those disgusting receptacles of vice near Goodman's-
fields.—The prosecutor stated that lie was passing
through Letusn-street, on the night of the robbery, and
being accosted by .a black woman, he was insiticed
t.
accompaav her to Wentworth-street. On entering the
boast., lie *found a man with a wooden legs awl the pri.
sailers together in a room. He become fearful, and
wished to leave the house, when the snail with the
wooden leg stopped him, mild the male prisoner put his
bark against the door. lit, the prisoner, then demand-
ed W. which he said the prosecutor owed him, and on
compliance with this being refaaed, he called for a
knife, which was besought to him by the female priso-
ner. They then cut off his pocket with the property,
and one of the party asked the others whether he should
cut his throat, who answered in the affirmative. lie
then received three stabs in his band in attempting to
save his throat, after which he became insensible for
sonic time, and on recovering, found himself in a ditch
near the horse, and having obtained the assistance of
the watchman, went back and took the two prisoners
into custody. The other persons have not since been
heard of, and the question was whether, from the lapse
of titer, the prisoners were the persons in the room
when the monk and robbery was conintittid? Roth
prisoner's denied all knowledge of the Wait, and the
ease was sent to dm Jere; when two.or three ;read&
men unexpectedly rose. and gave the female plisonev a
very good character for industrious habits. In fact.