The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-20 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.—(Tore Aloßxmo.)

RIP, EC Mr. BARON GRAHAM.
Benjamin Moore, a young man of genteel appearance
was placed at the bar, charged on an indictment with
assaulting General Kerr, on the King's Highway, with
in ent to take and carry away his goods and money.
General Kerr stated, that on the 7th of Feb. last, he
dined at the United Servire Club, and shortly after right
o'. lot k, in going holm be had occasion to cross St.
Jarnes's•square, and just as he had passro the hate of
th.f la.e Lord Londooderry and witi•in a short distance of
Dike-street, he received a violent blow on the back of his
head; witness had a cloak on, which confined his lima,
an I his teals and chain were exposed The blow is a
g eat degree stunned and pariah sel him, and feeling tie,
able to resist and finding hums: if falling, he tarred half
round arwl seised the iroa rails. which supported hiss: as
that warns he saw a man close to I.lm, sanding in a
posture to rep at the b'o.r, which his imagination led
him to believe am with an enchincets stick; but on refire.
lion he thought it meld not have tern a stick, or his
scull must hove been fractured ; he called 'oddly for help;
a second blow was not given, and the man ran awe:"
The night was_dark, but there were three gas lamps
on the apposite side of the nay; too er pa-^-.s
were walking there, one of them poesne I the
man that ran from him, and the other cam-
over to his assistance. In a f w minute, the prison•r
was brought up. le I by a soldier of the Coldstream
Guards, and a twin of the name of Dor.ovan, where witness
saw pursuing. Prisoner aperture I much agitated and
heated, and and to witness, "Ate you the man that I
shoved just now ?" Witness replied, " I don't know wha-.
you call shov-d, but some cowardly vil air a few moment,
afro has cruelly assaulted me behind my hark " Pri otter
begged his pardon, and said he took him for another man.
Witness was asked what was to he done with the pit-
s trier, and he desired that hr might be conveyed ti t: e
watchhouse. Witness followed, but raid that he coned
s:areely speak; his tongue eeentri paralyzed. On aril% -
ing at the watchhouse he did not see the prisoner, and
said to the constable that the rerann who had assaulted
h:m was about the stature of a wan tvt om ;le then , o red
out. Witness cannot tell.with lobar the low was given;
but when the prisoner was brought op he had in his hand
an umbrella perfe.ttly saturated with water. Witness
tiok it in his band •it Was ry h. avy. IVitness went
home and had his head foneeted ; but the con, its,ion
was 34 great that lie fe Is tt.e .onsequettees of it to this
morneti---a continual mist appears before his eyes.
Cross-exam Dad by Mr. LAW.—Certai cannot take
upon hi tcselt to swear that the pr goner is i.he co a. }{IS
cloak was open in the fton', at d the seals term ezposel.
A person walking behind bins certainly could not see
them. The prisoner appeared grew ly agitated; his ati.
tition might have bees pro !act d by the set hues charge
made against him.
Michael Donovan was par,ieE through, King-a'reet,
in company with °safari, end heard the cry of t, help,
help, for God's sake," and saw a tan on the atilt:wilt sill*
of the way, who app a eel :o he falling. Another matt
was in theact of running sway. Witness and his com-
panion immediately pursued h. St. James's-square, there
Cue prisoner, atter dodging them shoot for a short time,
ran towards Poll Mall, where he was stopped by a soldier.
Roper, the soldier, said the prisoner made a blow at
him with the umbrella, and endeavoured to get ate:
The prisoner on being called on for his defence, stain{
he was pro emline home from Pimlico; on reaching PO.
mall, he was struck by a man with an umbrella; he ie.
turned the blow, and seeing other peraons in the street, to
avoid further molestation he ran away.
Several respectable Witnesses waste called who gave hint
an excellent character.
Mr. Baron, Geehosa summed up at great length, and
after a short deliberation , on. of tile Jury asked the
Learned Judge whether it was rotifitetent for them to :a -
quit the Pri•oner of the felonious intent and find hint
Guilty of the assault only.
Mr. Baron GRAHAM replying in the negative, the Jury
almost immediately acquitted him.
The following is It summary statement of the varhns of-
fences with which the prisoners stem charged, for wbb:l
they are to take their trials at the Old Bailey Sessiout,
which commenced yesterday, viz.:—
Murder. 44 I Stealing from the Person 15
Burglary 9 Receicag Stolen Gon:ls..
Coming Forged Notes I I Ler. eniee
Highway Robbery. 6 Horse Stealing
Housebreaking 2 Obtaining Goods under
Stealing in a Dwellieg- False Pretence"
house...., ..... 7 Atte,.mtiug to Pick Pee,
Beastiality
Einkezzleinent 6
Fraud

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