The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-11-01 00:00:00

t•• PRICE SRVEIII PRAWN.

OLD 1341ILEY, TAsday, °dew 31.

The Grand Jnry for the County of Middlesex was
this day discharged.
James ilartrevn was indicted for stealing an Im-
perial, containing a quantity of wearing apparel, the
property of Sir William Bell, K. C. B.
On the 11th of Oct. the carriage of Sir W. Bell was
passing through Soho Square, when the prisoner was
seen to rut the Imperial from the top of the carriage:
he ran away on being observed, and was pursued and
taken into custody. The case was clearly proved, and
the jury found the prisoner goilty.
Clam*: Goodarin was capitally inflicted for breaking
aid entering the dwelling-house of - Wells, in
October, 1819, is the day-tithe, and stealing a time-piece
and other. property.
...This was a cue wield. occupied some time in hearing.
sad which excited considerable interest, hoot the nature
of the defence attempted to be set up. It appeared that
the proseenter was the porter at Gray's ion, and lived it
the porter's lodge there. So long ago as October, 1819,
the prisoner introduced himself to the n ife of the pro-
secutor as a hell-hanger and loeksinith. and was allowed
to repair the bells in the house. Being left alone, he
took time °ppm-hi:shy of breaking open the parlour-door,
and deramping with the property. }rout that time
until time present nothing was heard of the prisoner, or
the stolen property. It will be recollected that, at ill,
last sessions, two women, of the names of Griffiths and
Goodwin, were tried, and acquitted upon some charge
of felony. 'Flue one was the sister and the other the
wife of the present prisoner. Being suspected after they
were released from Setvgate, they were traced home by
an officer, and here the goods in question were found.
The prisoner was afterwards taken hi' Reid. thri.officer,
after a desperate resistance: he was found secreted'
under a bed in a Louse in North streK, Bentonville. To
prevent being taken away, the prisoner took bold of the.
bards-fees : they gave way, and the prisoner and office;
all came down together.
The chief witness called for the define, was Elizabeth
Griffiths, sister of the prisoner. She swore that the
property produced was hers. and particularly •tbstimnr-
piece, which had been given to leer by her sweetheart
two months before her apprehension. She afterwards
said that the tinrepiece was put into a box containing
rhino, and was placed in her cnstotly to he taken Care
of. It elopement! othsespently, hr the evidence of Lim-
:nick, who opened the box he her presence, tlikt it did
not contain china, bu atrlees, seals, plate, pencil-eases,
scales,. miniatures, and other vAlpshie property-.
A very well-dressed woumin, of the manse of Mary
Rogers, baring all the appearance of a QAtakeress, nest
came to give the prisoner a character. When put into .
Alse bet she said sheless' NW a QaaVki, nit.d did lot
refuse the °stip. She said she had Women the prisoner
a great length of time, and gavesithiskaa exesillest.cha-
rev ter fur honesty. On cross-examinaline iniai.aimp
had never gone to the prusecutor to perentiliwpot. to ,
prosecute, and that she had never pro* tic ma& '
good the stolen articles. The wifo-of .
bring subsequently vallel, swore positive y t
Rogers had called upon her, and had °treed to gift
compensation if she would let oft the prisoner.
Tier Jury, without hesitatioo, gave a verdict Guilty.
and Mrs. Mowers received a eery revere reprimand front
the Court. She was told that she might think herself
extremely fortunate that she iv.:s not committal to
Sea-gate.
The prisoner, we understand, is one of a very large
and desperate gang of thieve..