The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-07 00:00:00

THE KING Y. STcnatse.

The Solicitor •lieneral woved for the judgment of the
Court on the defendant, who was found guilty at the
last sittings in London, of indecently exposing his per.
son to young females in Moortields. When judgment
was firt moved for, the defendant did not appear, and
was called on his recognizance% ' • hut he afterwards
came into CouCt, and the learned Solicitor renewed his
motion.
The Lord Chief JCSTICE read his notes of the
trial. . .

On the part of the defendant his own affidavit was
read, stating that he bud a wife and several .children de-
pendent upon him fur support ; and that he was afflicted
with a complaint in his head, which threatened to de-
prive bun of his eyesight, and sometimes .reduced him
to a state in which he was not• the master of his own
actions. This statement was corroborated by the atiVla-
vita of several witnesses who lad known the defendant
many year.s, who had always regarded him as a man of
unblemished character. The managing clerk of the
mercantile honse in which he was employed also stated,
that he had recently been compelled to take a hurried
journey to Scotland on busines+, which had pro
dined a very seastble effect on his bodily and mental
I health.

The. Judges consulted together for some time, after
whieli
The LORD Cum JUSTIN& 644 there were circum-
stances disclosed is the athilsvits which mule it Advil.
a'tle that the judgment- should be postponed till next
term: The offence %YOB a very serious one, and ronhl
not he visited by a light judgment • hut un.l-r the.cir-
c ttttt stances disclosed, the Court would direct the defend-
ant to Attend on the second Monday in nest term to re-
cri v•• sen te nee.

1 lie defendant and one of hid entered into redir,-
niz ince% fur his appearance, an I Irk the CoarL

rue KING V. FLINT.

Mr. TAUNTON 1/110Weii cause against % rule Alai neil
by Mr. Pearson for striking Mr. Plint, An attorney or.
the Coen'♦ of-Stafford, otr the Italih, on the groan(' that'
lie had staid. oat prom's, whiJe in ensto,ly fur as as-
sault, of which he was fonn.l. guilty at the sessions.
The offence consisted in the e .odactiny a piaiot in the
coittt court, tad, espetkallt is tolituout and ierving

KING V. BEVAN.
416- waste rule, obtained by Mi. Campbell at the end.
term, callin nn Mr. Bevan, a magistrate of the,
emiletrof liadaor, to elsow.causa why a criminal infor-
mations should not• be•fitell against his. It. was that
slUsal,that Mr. Austin, a. miller, who resided in the.
neigir%surlemsel of Mr. Mean, had a right. to clear oat,
a water course near that gentleman's house, which he
host alvisys esercieed. On the ?lath of August last his
workmen were so etuploved, when Mr. Berate ragouts:at
I ordered the constable to take one of them, named Pro-
hart, to the round howte, where he was kept for several.
boars in custody, Mr. Bevan ref wing to take hail. At.
elm petty session. the man was discharged; but a few
days after. Mr. lievatterdered the constable to take an-
other workflows; named Kuhns, into custody, and de-
tained him for the shy at a pubic house.
WI: TIM, air anti Mr. an. a showed cause against the
rile, on alfidaiits, ne , th at .the sorinten were pro-
eleidibg to deepen the channel, an as to endanger 11r..
haven's house; that a crowd of Iled men were collected ;
add that he was assailed with iueulling laninsgc.—
Alarmed by these circteenstanors, be hail dune that
which legally be could not justify, and was 010.1
*aides' to make cos epeasation to the parties who had suf-
fered by his error.
TAUNTO`..I, for the prolocatees, rejected all offers
Of COMpfUtnife, and was preesteding to ergue that the
eandttet of the slagistrate *as wholly without excuse,
when
The COURT stopped him, and made the rule absolute.
POLICE.

Huttnem L L.—Mary Slout, one of the prostitutes who
infest the neighbourhood of St.. tieorge's-fleldt, and
JaJle Sparrat, a ith whom she resided, underwent eice•
mination before the sitting maeistrata, Mr Alderman
Notorest, the former charged with steeling 351. in note.
linsm the premises of her uncle, Mr. Henry Kemp, of
ifarit-tane, 'rower-stretweand the latter prisoner for re-
.
Ong the same. knowing them to have been stolee.
ors...gm evidence it...eopeareil, that early on Witti-
gr;
s 7 orieig RC. Op Goosing down stairs, Mr Memo die-
lowered his desk bast been broken open, and stte-iLart4
three Int. notes taken away. It was evident the premi•
4 Is bad not heen entered from without, bnt that the
isif was well acquainted with the house, and ban
remained concealed in some part of it from the previous
evening. Mr. iiemp's suspicions immediately fell ape,.
his unfortunate niece. and he employed SMith and
Whaling. Iwo of the Bow-street patrol, to apprehend
her. The officers traced her to Mrs. Sparrat's, it;
Hooper-street, Lambeth, and after watching some boors.
observed the girl, whom Mrs Sparrat had prelim's')
denied being in the house, scolding at the door. epilll
seeing them approach, the concealed herself behind the
door of the parlour, and upon their entering, and (pies
1 tioninz her, she protested her entire ignorance of the
robbery. The officers waited about an hour, until Mrs.
Sparrat, who had been absent, Caine. home, and slot
also, upon being taxed with having the notes in het
possession, repeatedly called God to witness the had
never seen them, and knew nothing of the circunistanc.-s.
At length. however, the girl confessed she hat stole!,
the money. and the other prisoner produced the thret
101. notes; and since her apprehension the former has
stated that upon hearing the officers had been after
her, she told Mrs. Sparrat the circumstances of thi
robbery, who took the 101. notes from her, saying if the)
were Intrusted to her son, now a prisoner in NVIV.I.itr.
they would get into circulation without the possibilit)
of being traced to her.
' Mr. Kemp, having written upon two of the notes, coat
iltle to identify them as those whi..9l had been motel,
from him, and the prisoners, who of no defence,
were remanded.
Bow STREET.—Yesterday, Charke Molloy If estour
colt was brought berme Sir It.l3inois and T. fla lAA.
El. on a warraitt charged with assaulting and heattn;.
Mr. Woodroffe, a gentleman who. has lately hiren s ttttt e
what conspicuous es the prosecutor of several g.uiiiii
house proprietors in the Court of King's (tenth.
Mr.Woodroffe 'Wed, that having prosecuted to con
viction the proprietors of 'unit gaining houses durine
the sittings after last terns in the Court of King's Bench.
be attended in that court on Monday last, with lii•
counsel and attorney, for the purpose of praying the
judgment of the Court on the defendant. Brit* a stu-
dent of the Inner l'esisple, he took his seat in the stir
dents' box, where he had been but a short time whet.
NI r. tVestrnaeott also entered the box, and using the ins.'s
-offensive gesticulation, pointed him (Mr. Woodruff...) out
to other gentlemen as a common informer. lie continued
this conduct until witnese was under the necessity of call
ing to Mr. Gibson, the tipstaff, who told the defendant
that if he slid not desist, he nine leave the box. Shin t'a
after, witness and Captain Smith, a friend of his, left
the Court, but had scarcely reached the outer avenue,
Oben the defendant came after him, and calle.l him " a
liar, a scuundrel, and ir stillian,•' end .several times
applied the term " common inforasee to l•ins. lie also
brandished a stick over his head, and when at length
;witness manifested his intention to return to the Court
and ,siwk . its protection,. the defendant if.onande.l.bis
. caisl ;.. and onbi; refusing to give it (for lie email nos
meet Mr. Wesons woo on elnal terms), the defendeni
'thine; liiin:a blow on the ann. Witness then returne.l to
the Coafrt.dettending to insirnet.Colinsel to move for a
criainalittforMation tieainst kiln, hut the Court had
risienlo tile-Mean iime. When he serovagaip leaving the
Poor, ttse• defendant accosted him. ivith.,. " Well, have,
Vis morsoirtie Court? 1'11.1—.1 sots mop.. you, I ran
tell yin." '4l! tide, he knew, arose front the putt he had ,
taken mainist thr-eamii.o 'hoist. keep;•rs : hut he- was'
deiermsimol to Polsne them to jnilittifent. • OXere • Us a.
slarge atnetint had hr-n All4llr, And be I.e. 4. hien assailed`
with threats from ell planers. MA.29.14141- ttoill.i. :11t:r
indorie Isius to stay.prece:dioge. He believed he. had,
done a pahli.esetviee, and he had been encimiSt‘ed by the
s6c'teties of the Temple, and other public bodies, in the
co7irse he 11.0 pursues'..
•Ar', Llil.t.s•-=!?eeryholy, we know, tattsfbe.lierreetly

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astiraed..,3ki.Witedcntrat with par solidest. Yeallaim
dean &w rest pphlin.mode. i •
Mt. .Wiletmecen: in his dekko.. said. ha mept.talotha
box . Ille„pneseixot.• Was oplieary. occupation, wad
whitrelhere WA. eoine4MiAnadminted itlia oat all& Gem-
gissehler. Vees&ipci., tbs.. be (thodr-
feudisis,O.iehishetkriplielelk.mirdeillatanf PiIUVII-1;04410/1
, llKollitispherA:
s*ro,W ppieted,oukne,a nneepenimenisf, he.fp w-
rdAth.Wandrelli•and,AMOMl4l, aildteeefjaardar
lltai..ht, adki bring eiseesiookor eitte4/tigs for 40 Nose
411 bati: Xr. WaDdreftre.
fup<4 AAA hit, .iikk.tigi kist A1iet.144.1414114040—.14Ff5e
uhish,be thoiglxt were merited by, a mtatk mho wisicl
inset a Mel Spin- &sillier. am) hikdnaAAA coars_rut
meet the tosseimencch He (the. &Prides°.
pushed rudely. by. Mr. WaCalroirei bat did; Rai. Mike
him.
Mr. Wopdroffe then called Mr. Soiith. hie I'4w, wbo
swore.** the mai*.
The.elefendept.cemeissitellisei thisMitseei, aTalvedit
with a rime to show that he wits not midget% to credit.
tied dealt pieettlaenely lesinsarions..hat. they tuna
repelled.% kb conleme.by Mr, Smith.
Some.wa ran conversation then took place, its the coarse
which.the defendant.accased Sr. Victoclrelle of com-
pounding a, felony. •
Sir It. lIIRNIN—Those ace strong words, Mr. Weitale-
colt, and amnia have been better omitted.
The, defendant explained the* be meant. an informs-,
firns upon a penal statute, and not a felony. fclr. Wood-
'MP. lie said, hussy that be had taken money from a
Mr. Ala rj.lge to quash so indictment.
Mr. ltroodrolfe denied this. He had brought es
st-
tion against Aldridge, and.hail dropped it on payment of
the debt and cogs.

Mr. HALO• said that he was very sorry that two i nal-
viduAls who, he believed, had joined in the seine lauaa-
We object, should be thus at variance.
Woodrotie raid the worthy %fist rAte was a little
•D in that r •suer..'or h• a "peril. inns and intensii us
and•tbass of tile defeadgot were exactly counter to es.:h
other.

The &fondant obaeryed. that Mr. Woodroffe had that
dty atoned his intet don of proceeding again t h;m,
before the Jodie s by attat.husent for contempt 01 Court.
sod he hoped the Magistrates would leave him to dm;
coarse.

A messenger of the Court was then called by the
(mutant, and lee denied that any blow was struck.
Mr. Ibus said Mr. Woodroffe and his witness had
sworn to the assault, and the defendant meat fiall.bail.
The defendant still denied the assault, bet admitted
that he ea+ mach irritated, adding—" My indignation
was roused At a cowardly fellow who could insult me,
and yet had net the courage to give me his address."
Mr. Wood-utfe—Atn 1 to fight with every vagabondi-
zisg assassin t usployed by the gaming house keepers,
to cause, atter having keen robbed of 15,0001.,1 have pro-
ceeded against them
This colloquy would, no doubt, have been'.contintted
in an equally edifyirg strain, had not the Magistrate (*Mt
it sheet by ordering Mr. Westmacott to find bail, whiat
he did immediately.
Uziux lla Lh.—Tsta Gads LAWS.— Winans Colligham
zettelsgelltOt before Ja. -Attu, Esq., charged with
dieweett- het n the driver of a waggon, in which were
sell-t 1 14 head rf unlicensed game. (Pennon the officer
stated, that in consequence of information, he proceeded
to the Talbi t lon, Blackman street. Southwark, with .t
arrant; and un ex miming Sears's Portsmouth wagirot;„
which had recently come di the road, he seized a bat;
•istspliniog 14 head at game, it !rich consisted of eight
hares and six pheasants. The game was produced -.its
Upon, and burr cviderce of the havoc committed by the
• poschet• in the direction of Portsmouth.
Callingliam, in 11:s defence, admitted this stattinee,
but assured the Magistrate that he did not know the
waggon contained guns', before the seizure was Millie t y
•he t.llictr. lie added, that he took charge.of the
w argon at Ilmaniond's pond, near lioldaluting, and
.1t at the bag and its contents must have been taken up by
the oilier waggoner, who drove it from Portsmouth to
-he latter pl.sce.
Mr. ALLEN remarked. that there was a penalty of
ittached to each 16•• d of game destroyed, butt from the
..irettiostances urge.l by the defendant, he should limit
he conviction to 5/. penalty, on one hare and on one
.„theasaitt. The Magistrate observed, that it was abso-
lutely necessary to make an example, as in various in-
,tances facility was given by waggoners to poachers, two
toad their plunder conveyed to the London markets by
the former.

CORoNER.SINQI:EiTs.—Art I nottest was bell yesterlity
it the Lion anti Still public hutt.e, Ilrury Lane, on the
4colly of Thomas kronen, whose death was occasioned by
improper tr..4tment ha received while being remstred
from a pari Is inNarthattipton•hire hi St. I;1 les's.-,-Ini z ..
,teth Bolton stated she is a nurse in the 23.1 ward sit St.
ililett's workhouse. Dect.ased was a pauper, and had
be..n removed from the country, to Saint (idea's, At the
line he Cattle he was in a very bid condition, and stated
o nittiess be had come from Northamptonshire in the
waggon ; that het travelled three days and three nights in
the waggon, having only one meal per. day, with no
straw to cover his feet, and alleged that his death won't'
he occasioned by riding in the WA:g(rn, anti that he lel:
Northamptonshire in good heilth. 11,ceaseit 1,44 -nu
money, bat wret&routised some a hen he art i ved in Landon.
which be never received. Oa Slonilay warning, alwu la
rartsr before seven, witness observed deceased goit g
.tp stairs, and went up to hint, when he suddenly sank
duo her grins apparroily dead ; hr uas instantly got no
t bed, but never spoks.—Ttiontas Saiit:i, pauper In thu
•aine ward as deceased.—Lie (deo •ace. ) alleged that his
complaint arose (ruin coining up in the waggon, as
described by the last witness, at.% having but nue meal
per d tr. he serene I always to dread going to bed an
seeing:it of his tireatti. :Witneka aas Jaws; chic: to
deceased when lie sr, e.1..-:-.)lr. Joseph Burgess, apetitta
nary at St. Oiles's.Wokkba.uae. said deceased was brouglst
in there as a pauper. Hey hail sense. iii.:.iiriues fur ale
compl.int., skid, W4l•Wreection of tia. lungs, bought
us by cold; he had alien dt•psical sae:ling WI tbe -legs
attended with • CoUgh, 'infirm-fret bee oiling, aad trait
xare.h.tistion. denoting greatilfinit.ti'of the lungs; the
cough brung! t , gre.t oittivisery of bitiki'le o tlie treis-le
of the face and brad. Peceaard was a very
.lusty war
of a plethoric:l,odt ; and a :tars% is of opinion lig a. e I
ii, ecloseyitelics Of apontexy, witikcla was likely.ro, lists
been occasioned. by cold. . Oloraiteth wane • hinges! any
tieing atsliim of tile wasn't of bring rolit haul Xra•th:"
auiptonshire."-Tlie Jery WHr sitepiaiun there sna t
great waist of attruttots.: te -t 'wailer-11%4.a5,, his. imam:, .
and warned their-verdict-illiti. he Mod awn Ihihoo.
mation of the hist , tfecalifoniillbrltie iiidensitcy of tile
weather on st journey-114A p4i;c:4 trots. .Iye, iti.Npeth-
-4infitonshifee,ltt the nnigow.l• •
:M an lugne4st talon on Saturibty list, at Littlepo:•,
infhtliitii.or•Ny.,before 11, P.. Evans, one of the Gores
sterifpf (pat f.,i..suciiise , upon • slew of the body of Ja in
Linden, Ito iiarl • been discovered on the morning of
that day bnried in a plantation on a farm in that pad ,h,
. belonging to Jonathan Page, gag. It-appeared in *4-
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&to.. that the deceased, Who was a labourer, residing
wear Brandon Creek.hriitge, in the parish of Hilgay,
ahirit two miles from the Lain, bid been for some time,
The associate of one Johu Rolfe, a notorious poacher in
that neighbourhood, end that onMednewday last, Rolfe
iris it the linuse of the deceased, where he staid till
near etiflni6t. when he called the deceased up to go to
iswiantatinnt on Mr. Paget farm in search of game. The
wife of olhellecessed, who was afrairkithat Rolfe would
hqsizind into mischief, endeavdered to dissuade
bins from Oing ; hut he quieted her apprehension, by
eft wing beMie would be hack before she was up. Rolfe
tick large binder:loo4lcl' he said. be mint'
Ilihryfor if be Mei With anv ewe 'pen the road to inter;
rigt him,•lie would knock him down dead ow the spot.
'VP,* reused bad aboqt him when be left home three
pounds in nichtey, asittssilyer iritek.: The poor woman
head no moricof 'her husband until the morels I df this.
thilluseing Fridey, on which day the nephew- of life. Page,
With's young genlisinan biseotapanion;happeded to be
hporting, and two of the servants isent' into the planta-
tion to Neat for game, and one of the "IsSter, oboe Irving
that the ground had been recently turned 'beer, and
inspecting that some poachers bad beep bringing gable
there, they opened the place, when to their istonish-
bictit they 'disoovered the murdered body Of the'ele-';
ilecelltse(l,lsurfitd Shout a fobt deep; and huddled loge-
ther. The money, the watch, stud' the shone the de-
ceased were missing.. His skull was fractured, and the
immense who-were examined, lilted it to be their de.
cided opinion that he had been knocked on the bead by
si bludgeon, or some weapon of that Menne. The Jury
fonnd a verdict of—Wilful Murder Igainst John Rolfe,
Mho has 'dace been committed to Rly flail Isiah* his
•rial for the crime. Upon the prisoner being appie.
be tiled at hie 10.0thoe, house, where ha wet concealed,
the shoes of tioe deceased were chattered. tigby the pri-
soner's brother to the constable whom helniti be bad
open the prisoner poll them off ;lib night before:. Rolfe
has since confessed his guilt. At first be accused two
other persons of the names' of Pik.n and Nicholls, as
his aceomplicei in the murder. They were in conse-
queue: apprehended, and underwent examinations be-
fore H. B. Dudley, Hart. but after having been con-
fronted' with Rolfe, although he for a long time persist-
ed in his story, he at length confessed that the accuse-
tion was entirely a fabrication, and that he alone com-
mitted the murder. Pikett and Nicholls wete of course
discharged. r •