The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-07-04 00:00:00


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the bed-side, looked deliberately at the witness, Flanagan was in pursuit, he hexed I noise, as of
and drew it three or four times across her throat 'iron falling ; and, upon searching near the spot af.
but without cutting her, and then laid it down terwards, he found an iron crow, and two skele-
again. He called for assistance and secured him. ton keys.
Upon going into the room he turned down the bed- James Wall who had been at the time servant
clothes, and found the infant lying in the middle, to Mr. Sitwell, stated, that on the night of the
its head knocked to pieces, it just made a gasp and 17th of May, he secured th,t street-door at eleven
expired. He lifted the wife's head up, she groaned o'clock, by locking it, putting on the chain, and
very much. A Surgeon was instantly sent for. He bolting it abo►e and below. About two in the
was acquainted with the Prisoner about 16 months, merging, he was awaked by a noise, and, upon
and he had no doubt he was deranged during all getting up, he found the street-door open. There
that tinsel but no way mischievous. He never had was a hole in the door, mule pith a centre-bit,
au angry word with his wifo or mother. large enough to admit a man's arm. The door ap-
Mr. Edward Hely, surgeon, visited the deceased, peered to have been by that way unlocked, the
and had no doubt her death was occasioned by the chain taken off, and the lower bolt loosed. The
wounds inflicted on her by the Prisoner. upper bolt was forced by an iron crow.
Upon this evidence the Jary, under the dim- Thomas Foy, an officer of Marlborough-street
tion of the Learned Jndge, brought in a verdict..- Office, next day fitted the crow to the marks in
Not Guilt,y, he being insane at the time the act was the dour, which were found to correspond.
comtnitted. The Jury found both the Prisoners—Guilty.

MONDAY, JULY 3.
Jahn Warner, a black man, was capitally in-
dicted for privately stealing in the dwelling-house
of Bernard Hollywood, a watch, a number of
shirts, and various articles of wearing apparel, his
property. The prosecutor is a tailor, living in
East Smithfield. On the evening of the 30th of
May, the prisoner came to his house and applied
for a lodging, representing himself as a sailor just
returned from sea. He accordingly provided' him
with a bed that night ; but, upon rising in the
morning, the prisoner had gone off; taking with
him such things as he could lay his hands on. In
four days after he met him in the street with his
(the witness's) hat on his head, and made an at.
tempt to secure him, which ho effected the follow.
hog week. Ito the scuffle, however, he kept pos.
session of the hat, a new one, which was produced
by the officer, to whom it was given, and identi-
fied by the prosecutor.
The Prisoner denied all knowledge of the charge,
alleging the Prosecutor had taken vp another
black on the same charge.
The Prosecutor, upon being called up again,
denied this, he himself (the Prisoner) being the
person he alluded to.
The Prisoner then called the Captain of the ship
who brought him home from Surinam, but ot ho
declared he knew no good of him.
The Jury found him Guilty.
James Marsden was capitally indicted for steal.
leg a link of a diamond bandeau, the property of
John Catterey, value 71. privately in the dwelling
bootie of James Thomas.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

sr. MFORD RACES.

THURSO lir, JUNE '29.
Tit 501. Plate was woo by Mr. Elwes's Sophia, bs Stam-
ford.
The 10p. rweertakei was wow by Lord Fits*
Emu)°, braying Sir ti. Sitwell's Cliaker.
Tbeilan►c•rs' sweepstakes was won by Lord Lim titer's ►.
g. by Aattetts, r►ddeu by his. Lordship, beatiag er.rl.

The Prosecutor is a diamond-setter, lodging at
the house of James Thomas, Princess-street, Suho.
On the morning of Sunday, the 28th of May, the
Prisoner, whom he knew, called on him with ano.
titer, and they went out and drank together.—
About eight o'clock at night the ume two called
on him again, but he refused to go out with th-m.
In about half au hour after they had gone away,
he missed a link of a diamond bandeau, which he
was making, and which was lying on his work-
board. The link was worth 101. He saw kon
the Tuesday following at the pawn-broker's.
Tho shoptuan of Mr. Dohree, pawn-broker,
Charlotte-street, Rathbone-placet swore, that on
the t9th May, in the morning, a female servant
of a woman of the name of Beresford, trought
the Usk to his master's, and pawned it fur 51. The
same night the Prisoner brought the duplicate, and
borrowed 21. more, and took a fresh duplicate in
his own name, which he lave in as liazlelsurst.
The Prisoner was secured a few days after, at No.
Suliolk.street, in company with the woman,
Beresfurd. The link was not forthcoming, having
boon returned to the lady who owned it, and she
was out of town. The duplicate was returned in
a blank cover, on the Tuesday.
The Prisoner, In his defence, said, the Prose.
tutor and he were in habits of intimacy, and had
often lent hint money ; and that, on the 28th of
May, having applied to the Prosecutor for as-
sistance, be gave him the link for the purpose of
raising money on it, under a promise of return.
iug it on the birth-day. The Prosecutor upon
being called on, utterly denied this assertion.
Verdict Guilty.
John Books was convided of stealing twenty-
two books, out of the shop of William George,
a bookseller, living in Brick-lane, Spitallields.
Hutton White and James Smith were capitally
indicted, for burglariously breaking and entering
the dwelling-house of Francis Sitwell, Esq. with
intent to steal.

The Prosecutor resides at No. 12, Durwestoo-
street, Mary-la-bonne.
James Lamb, the watchman stationed in that
neighbourhood, on the night of the 17th of May,
stated, that about twenty minutes after two in the
morning of the 18th, he heard a noise like a crash
at Mr. Sitwell's door, and, upon going to sec what
was the stetter, he saw the Prisoner, White, eom.
ing from it. He challenged him, in order to see
what be was about, and the Prisoner ran off as
loos as he had spoken. He immediately pursued
him through several streets, and he was at last
stopped by a watchman, who intercepted him in
his flight, in George's-street. He never lost sight
of hies during his flight, except while he turned
the corners of the streets; nor did he see any other
person during the pursuit. While the Prisoner was
running, the witness heard something drop from
him, and, after he had brought him back, he re.
turned along the lice he had before gone, and
found a knife near the spot, with the name of
White cut in the handle; and near that, he picked
op a dark lantern, with a bit of wax-candle in it.
The man he pursued bad then on a long loose coat,
like a coachman's, and he had no doubt whatever
of his being the Prisoner at the bar. He was con.
firmed in his testimony by the watchman who
stopped White.
The other Prisoner was likewise pursued by
Peter Flanagan, a watchman, who, upon the first
alarm being given by Lamb springing his rattle,
and crying, " stop thief !" ran towards Mr. Sit-
well's, and seeing 4 use running, attempted to
stop him. The Prisoner (Smith) turned, and
threatened, if be followed him further, be would
blow his brains out. He, however, still pursued
him into Portman square, where he also was
stopped by a watchman; and secured. While