The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-22 00:00:00

SOJITHWARK SESSIO

Saturday, John Smith, a young man, 26 years of
age, was charged with having stolen a silver watch,
with appendages, from the person of ILA. Humphreys,
a baker, in Liniorrstreet.

The prosecutor, it appeared, had, on the e%ening of
the 7th of August last, just returned. home. Three
men had followed him for some distance, and his wife
had just opened the door, which he had entered, when
the three darted upon him, and his watch escaped in
an instant. The three ran off in different directions
He pursued the prisoner, who was uliimstely secured.
The prosecutor's wife, who saw the features of the
three robbers, swore to the prisoner most positively
as one of them. _ _

The Jury found the prisoner Guilty, and the Court,
in passing 6entence, said they should visit will* the
utmost severity any of those daring gangs of street
robbers who were brought before them, and it was to
save the prisoner from the gallows that they beutenced
him to be transpor►ed for life.
The Seasions, which hare been the longest known
for some time past, terwinated.

,TESMAIwI.

prisoner driving. Two men walking am the ea rt
were seen to wake off immediately on its being stoppe d
The prisoner in Isis defence 'tatted 4bat•ba Lad been
regularly employed by the two men who were with
him, bat whom he did not know. to remove the goods
to avoid an attachment. This statement was also

roborated by Johnson, the father, who said the parties
applied to him, and he took them to his son, in Smith-
field, and. gave him directions :o go with the gentle-
men and do the job. He did not know the names of
either of them. _ _

The prisoner has been in custody a week, in which
time inquiry bas been made respecting him, and the
result being by no means favourable to his character.
he was committed to take his trial for the robbery.

HATTON-GARDEN.—SitOrday, Mary Jones. other-
wise Tom Joaes, a female of singular appearance, was
brought before the Magistrates in the custody of two
of the officers belonging to the Meadicity Society,
charged with an act of vagrancy. The officers stated,
that as they were going their rounds they found the
prisoner, who was big with child, sitting on the steps
of a Gentleman's door in Gloucester-street, Queens,
square, surrounded by a large crowd of persons ; she
appeared as if in a fainting St; souse were applying
salts to her nose, and others rubbing her temples with
vinegar; some rubbing the palms of her hands and
others giving her some cordials to recover her; there
was a quantity of money in her lap, which was given
to her by the passengers. They took her to the Men-
dicity Society's office in Red Lion-square, where she
had some soup, and her examination was taken. On
referring to the book of the Society (which they pro-
duced) it was ascertained that she bad been relieved
by them three different *saes before, and each time
passed '

_ to Birmingham, her place of settlement.
The prisoner being asked what she bad to say, gave
the following extraordinary account of her life :—She
was a soldier's daughter; her father was killed in bat-
tle ; she was dressed in boy's clothes, and at the age
of twelve aloe enlisted in the 49th regiment of foot, in
which she served seven years as a drummer; her sex
was then discovered and she was discharged ; at the
age of 19 she married a soldier in the 7th Light Dra-
goons (Lancers), Lord Paget's (now :Siam. of Angle-
sea) regiment; her husband was killed in the h..ttle of
Waterloo, where, as a volunteer, in nr-to's clothes, slot
fought by his side ; she received .4.;atire wound across
her nose, a bayonet wtalnd in her I. ft le: and a wound
from a musket ball in Itew rLbt. teg (I v . ich she ex-
hibited ; after the action she faun.; her Captain in the
field of battle lying dreadfully w.,untled amo!!gst the
dying and the dead, he bad ha: little appearance of
life, she gave information at his tent and she had him
removed; he recovered from his wounds, and on. of
gratitude to her for saving his life, he allowed her a
shilling a day pension; she also had ninepence a olav
pension from the King, which had since been taken
from her on account of drunkonness ; after this she wail
taken up as a vagrant and passed to her parish ; she
was then mulled to her present husband, a soldier in
the fluids, with whom she lived; when note taken up
she was not begging, but being pregnant' and taking
with a fainting fit she sat on the steps of a door. to
rest; some humane persons threw halfpence in bet
lap, and the was taken into'esteatiely for hegae.ing. I
The officers could not prove they saw her beggiatr, ,
and likewise conli: meld her relation from her former
examination ; she was discharged. •
LAMISETU-STREET.—Twenty-seven prisoners were
brought up on Saturday, who had been apprehended
amidst a gang of ruffians, engaged in committing num-
berless outrages whilst in pursuit of a bullock, which
they started in Brick-lane, Whitechapel, on Friday
week, and pursued with wanton cruelty. Three were
charged with capital °fleeces, unconnected with this
tranAaction, two of whom were committed for trial, and
the third for further examination. Six others were
discharged, not being identified as forming part of the
mob. '1 he remaining eighteen were convicted in the
penalty of 20s. each, -.under certain provisions of a re-
cent Act of Parliament ; and in default of sureties for
their good behaviour, as the Act directs, were directed
to be committed to hard labour for one, month.
Saturday, Mr. Richard Palmer, the Proprietor of one
of the Blackwell stage coaches, was convicted in the
penalty of 51. for furiously driving the horses of his
coach, whereby the lives of his Majesty's subjects
were endangered, contrary to the Statute. - . •
41411SEN-SQUAIRZ.—•THE.POLICS AND TIM BULL DOGS.
—A desperate follow, named Aaron * Pond, a well
known character, residing at Nu. 19, Crown-street.
Westminster, was committed from this office en two se-
parate charges of assault. The first charge was pre-
ferred by a Mr. Nurce, a respectable tavern-keeper in
Charles-street, Westminster , who stated that the pri-
soner came into his house of Wednesday with a huge
dog, and set it upon his cat which it killed almost in-
stantaneously. He attempted to save the animal, it
being a favourite, but was abused by the prisoner,
whous be ordered to leave the house, which he refused
to do, and struck him a violent blow. He attempted
to turn the know out, and was knocked down by hies,
and he set his dog upon him while he lay on the
ground, and but for a constable selaa came in at the
moment, and struck the dog on the head with his staff,
the furious animal would have torn his face. The
constable attempted to secure the prisoner. but was
knocked down, anti the prisoner and dog escaped. Mr.•
N. applied for a e arrant against Pond, which, being
granted, I tandley, Oillonore, and Dew, police officers,
were dispatched to the priSconer's house to execute it.
On entering the premises the prisoner set three dogs at
them. Handley seised the prisoner, and was assaul•ed
with great violence. One of the dogs also'sei4cd him
by the leg, and he was compelled to let the prisoner
out of his grasp. Dew also seised the prisoner, hut
was bitten by the dog, and beat by the prisoner. Wit-
more made an attempt to secure the prisotkr.,,but load
rause to repent his temerity ; lie was bitten and as-
saulted. So determined was the prisoner's resistance,
that his clothes, even to his shirt, were torn from his
back: While the prisoner wits resisti.sr,- Dew, Hand-
ley-shot one of the dogs, and the rest slunk off. 'the
,prisoner was eventually,secured ; lie had suffered in
tbe conflict cansiderablotumittedfor trial on both