The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-09-20 00:00:00

OLD BAILS Y, TRURSD4r,SSPT. 19.
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tomes liowis stood charged with stealing a
hooey- note for 15/., the property of Alexander
er.
in Walker swore that the was the wife of Alex.
ter, a warrant officer -;:t his Majesty's service.—
was a tenant of the prisoner's. On the 27th of
December she sent to him to receive his quarter's
but he refused to deduct the land tax. He then
aught a broker: she told her daughter to get the
ipt, and the latter put down the rromissory note
tistake. Howls snatched it up and carried it off,
she never got it back. She bad net indicted
sooner, hem's, she expected him to give. up
note.
'rem her cross-examination it appeared that she
been indicted by the prisoner for an assault upon
.occasion.
th. Johnson stated, that she was present when the
suer took the note.
;ross-examined.—Her name Is now Johnson ; she
been married 10 years. Her name had formerly
s Tibbetts; she was parted from her husband, but
Id not tall counsel whether it was by being tied to
st in Smithfield with a halter round her neck
saw prisoner exhibit the note to another man
public-besse, and heard him declare he would
.give it up.
,on Walker, the prosecutor's daughter. corrobe-
the first witness's testimony. If her mother
the note, she had no dotal but it would be

ark Barrington also swore he saw the prisoner
eh the note. He r,peatedly asked him to give
ip, but be replied that be would see Mrs. Walker
—d first.
The prisoner in his defence said that he never saw
note; and be Lad plenty of wits to prove that
.tse for ;be prosecution were all perjured.
Mi. Amman s, for the prisoner, contended that the
ital part of the charge could not be sustained, as
note had not been taken from a dwelling-house
.re it was deposited for security. He cited a
to support this position, and Mr. Justice Herr,
the authority of that case yielded to the objection.
Learned Judge recommended the Jury to acquit
prisoner, as this was a stale prosecution ; and It
red that there had been cross-indictments.—
..let, •Not Guilty.
The Courr then advised the prisoner to give up the
to if he had it.
The prisoner protested most solemnly he never
Milton was indicted for assaulting T. Davis.
youth. and taking property from him on the
I Fhway.
'he prosecutor was in Great Queen-street, Lin-
's-ino•6zlds on the 13th of August; was struck
,sad the bundle was dragged from him; does
:now the prisoner.
,ary Davis, mother of the prosecutor, was near, saw
ing door to him; but beard him cry, " I have lost
indle."—Officer brought him the bundle.
Irwell saw him take the bundle from the boy. The
was on the ground, and they snatched the bundle
t him. The boy and mother air "• Stop thief I"
he stopped prisoner accordingly.—ldentified the
try Davis had the things to wash; ohs Identified
;well cross-examined—The prisoner was the
who took the bundle; said Davis was his
ter.
;fence.—The prisoner's master, a shoemaker, and
other persons, gave him a good character, and
he had sever been is prison.—Verdict, Guilty
Death.

. Wows.Nue, after sen•cnce bad been passed, said
the prisoner had bees in Newgate before. This
Irisoner denied, and the roll of confinements being
lard, it was found that there was a doubt whether
, not his brother ; upon this the Jury recommend.
to mercy.
uph Moore, • boy 14 years old, was charged
'testing a cumber of dolls, of the value of 15s.
the property of James Hunt. He was indicted '
an Act of Parliament passed in the last Sessioo
more effectual punishment of fraudulent clerks
oprentices.
ippiared that the prisoner had been taken into
rosecutor's employment but two days, when he
Jim out with 16 dulls to sell. The prisoner, how-
did not return to his master, and when toned
days afterwards, lie gave different accounts of
inner in which he had disposed of the property.
lc% Guilty.
;SPORN THIS RCCORDER AND A LONDON Jeer.
PERJURY.
bnund Burke was put to the bar on an indictment
ring him with having committed gross and wilful
try at the Justice Hall, in the Old Bailey, on the
• July last.
ill be recollected that the prisoner appeared as a
:4 on the trial of his brother, Tobias Burke, for
iy, he having in 1815, married Miss Mary Butler,
the], his former wife being still living. On that
in the prisoner swore that he was at Mr. Butler's
day the marriage WAS sworn to bare been solem-
and that no sued ceremony took place ; that his
Nas so intoxicated as not to know what he was
, and that he never gave his brother away in mar-
t° Miss Butler; in consequence of what took
on that occasion; Mr. Justice liolroyd, who heard
case, committed the prisoner to Newgate.
lessrs. ALLEY and BRODIIRICA conducted the case
he prosecution, and Mr. UHARLCS PHILLIPS the
ice.
lia Butler was the daughter of James Butler, of
.1, Ireland; witness bad a sister Mary, wko wits
•d to Tobias Burke, the brother of the prisoner, in
181, who was tried in this Court last July, fur
iy; the prisoner was present at the marriage, and
its brother away; the ceremony was performed by
iolic Priest.
,ss-exanilmed.—Witness came to this country in
last. She was about 19 years of age, but could not
tactly. The marriage took place in June, 1815.
•as born in the month of August, but could not
what day. Would not swear that she was not
August. The family dined at five o'clock, shortly
which the marriage was solemnized. Did nut
the Priest dined with the family. Witness could
ty how long after dinner it was before the mar-
took place. The company had not drunk much
s the Priest came. Witness went to bed about ten
Ar. The marriage took place before she retired to
There was no other festival on the occasion than
. took plate in the family. Her sister Elise, Mrs.
Conlon, another sister, her father (since-dead), her bro.