The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-12-09 00:00:00

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COURT OF EX( lIF.QUER—Dec. t

THE [IN O I•. W. NORDIN.

IMPORTANT 'I 0 ISIMILICANS.—The ATTORNtf-GtNE-
SAt. said, this was an information to recover from the
defendant, olio is an entered dealer in wine and spi-
rits, two penalties of 500/. each, (or having twice one-
chased spirits from a person, not being a license(' dis-
tiller. and two penalties of 2.(10/. for having received
lido his store the same spirits, being new spirits.
An officer of the excise proved, that the defendant
was an entered dealer in spirits.
Nathaniel Whitmarsh (a common informer) swore
that he hail sold two gnantities of spirits, of live gal-
lons each, to Mr. Griffiths, the defendant's porter, at a
puldic-house in the Strand, at nine o'clock in the
morning ; that he watched Griffiths, and saw him take
the spirits into the defendant's store.
The Arronvav-Gavanat, in opening the rase, said,
he would call Griffiths, but %lien Whitt/lards had
g.:ves his evidence, said, he wonld rest the case here.
Mr. JEnvis, for the defendant, said, after twenty-
five years' practice at the bar, he most envy the as-
surance of the titan, who, after telling the Jury he
won't' prove the facts of this case by the evidence of
the man who sold the spirits, and of the man who re-
ceived it, should now rest his ease on the evidence
they hail heard, and call on the Jury to find a verdict
on such testimony. The Learned Gentleman then
called Mr. White, who keeps the Bedford Coffee-
house, Covent-Garden; and Mr. Preedy, a wine mer-
chant, who both proved that Whitmarsh hail lived
with them as cellerman, and had been iliscbargeil for
theft, which he had confessed ; they both swore they
would not believe him on his oath.
The defendant's porter proved, that lie bought the
spirits, not for the defendant, but fir a friend of his
..vu, and only brought it into his master's store before
lie teas come in the morning, to keep for a few,minntes
till his friend came for it; he also proved that Whit-
marsh had endeavoured to prevail on him to join in
giving information against as many publicans as they
induce to buy from them.
The ATTORNEY GENERAL, sad the Jitry in
s'pport of Whitmarsh's evidence, but without any
. hesitation they found a verdict for the defendant. '

OLD BAILEE SRSSIO.VS, Dv.. 9.
BANK PROSIICUTIONS.

This morning, as soon as the judges had taken their
•eats, fourteen prisoners, indicted for uttering forged
f,lnk•notes, were brought into the dock. There was
only one female prisoner who refused to plead guilty
to the minor offence, and will be subject to 14 years'
transportation, no evidence being offered on the capi-
tal charge :—Cbarles Carnegy, Edward Whiteman,
tieurge Preston, Henry Errington, John Wilsor,
James Hudson, William Faulkner, James Ilenwright,
Hart• Ann Kelly, Mary Ann Platt, Jane Wingfield,
alias Wood, Elisa Denham, and Mary Jones.

.31ary Simglefois pleaded not guilty to the major of-
fence, and of C.nirse remains for trial.
DECISION or TIM .11.*PCEP. _ _

Mr. Justice lIATI.aT gave the decision of the judges
upon the case of George .Ifasoss, who last session had
been convicted of assaulting Robert Green on the
King's highway, and stealing front his person a watch.
The question was, whether this was or was not such
a robbery as constituted the capital offence? It was
in proof that the watch of the prosecutor was secured
by a steel chain, which was worn round the owner's!
neck. In attempting to obtain the watch, the prisoner
Lad given at least two pulls at this chain; and the
point was, it tether this was sufficiesit violence to con-
stitute the offence? 'the judges hail derided that sur-
f. tent violence bad been used. The least struggle
on the part of the person robbed made the necessary
,pantitv of force; and it nos of no consersesee whe.
t':er that resistinsee was made by the hand or any
other part of the body. The prisoner who was brought
to the bar doting this decision, was now removed
Lack to his cell in Newgate.
lieu. Lyons was put to the bar, charged with rob•
bicg, on the Nth of November last, at Whiteehapel,
Air. Thomas Corey of four gold seals, keys, watch,'
c',ain, &c.
'the prosecator being sworn, stated, that he was
Captain an board a West Indian merchant ship. lie
hail returned to London, and happened to be passing
through an obscure street in the neighbourhood of
Whltechapel on the night in question. when he was
met by the prisoner, who, with sere rul others, sue-
t-minded and hustled him. The prisoner pitched into
him, and knocked him down. It was rather dttskish,
bat witness i. positive as to the prisoner's identity.
'1 he seals, &c. were afterwards found. -
The prisoner made no defence.—Ouilty.
Janes bets.:r and Mom Merrell, were itolirte‘l for
stealing font Hank of England notes, of the value of
lir. each, the property of --- Shepherd.
'the prosecutria being sworn, said, that on the 1•Itli
of October last, the notes were in a drawer in her bed-
room, which she soon afterwards missed: she had
been in the room at three o'clock in the afternoon, and
the property was secure. She then locked the door
after her. About fire o'clock she had occasion to go
up again, and she found the door broken open. The
things were scattered about the room.
Thomas Shepherd, son of the last witness, said. on
the day in question he had gone to her room about I
five o'clock. He confirmed his mother in the other
particulars.
!'oats, an officer, produced two Wt. notes which he
had procured from two tradesmen. He traced another
to a Mr. Jones. but was nut able to procure it. Ile
went with a search waerant to the house of a person ,
named Sixwell, the nephew of Mrs. Shepherd, and
there found the prisoners. They all lodged in the
same loose. lu their room he found some new blank-
ets. gown pieces, and other articles of a similar na-
ture. In a small tin ease in the same room, he field I
nine pounds. being the champ. received out of the Id/.
note. Saxwell claimed the notes, saying he had taken
them for Long.
Mrs. Shepherd was again called, but she was un-
able to identify the notes.
Thomas Shepherd. upon looking at the notes said,
that one of them bore the mark of his brother's hand-
writing, but Coat the mark on the other had been
erased. From what remained, he believed it to be