The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-17 00:00:00

MIDDLESIVINSSIONS.
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Mt. Sere, a reapeelable married wontie, Ws' tiled
"Jewenjeladweliclet"r, nestasdaarlisit liCaarshwiwto4re,kaofvjjeliellileryika. atogigitbee
amount of 70/.by falsely pretending she wit a single aro,
min. Very groat interest was excited by this trial. ' Mr.
Martin, of Galway, appeared to give evidence as to the pri-
soner's character, as well as to contradict a most important
part of the statement against her.
. Moses Cashmore stated that be was a jeweller in Bevis.
Marks; knew the prisoner by the name of Eimer, and bad'
once presented a bill at her house. Mr. Barnet, the broker,i
of %Inlets Street, introddced her to him in May. Witness.
sent some jewellery to her by Bafnet on approbation; the.
ajewellery was returned two days after.; prisoner called on
dm neat day, said she was satisfied with the jewellery, arid
would give a warrant of attorney to pay by instalments;
did Dot recollect that any thing was said at that time aboat
her being married; afterwards she told him she was not •
married woman; witness took the jewellery, to the amount
of 70/. to the house of Mr. Isaacs, and delivered it to her
there; the security was drawn up by Mr. Isaacs' clerk, awl
signed by her in the name of Eimer. The first instal-
ment, which was for 101. was paid, but not punctu-
ally. The second was not paid, and witness after wait.
log two or three days, left her to the mercy of his so.
licitor.
Cross-examined by Mr. Attev.—Pray, Mr. Mosish, don't
you lend money ?—Lend money! 1 don't know what
you mean.
Don't you indeed ? then you are the only Jew I ever knew
who did not know what it was to lend money. Have you
not cashed bills for the lady at the Bar, and have they not
been paid ?• I never saw her, but I have bad bills with her
name upon them.
Were they paid ? Yea, they were regularly paid when due
by that person (pointing to the prisoner.)
•Did you not receive them from her? I presented them at
Manchester Buildings, and I did not care who they were
paid by so that I got my money.
Here the prosecutor loudly declared that it was a shame
.11) ask him such questions:
Mr. A tier—Shame ! Aye, I'll shew'you where the shame
lies before we part to-day. Is your friend Barnet here? I
don't know.—lf he is, let him leave the Court.
" Oh," cried Moses, " I am not at all alarmed."
CnairtuAN—That's very improper language to use to a
Counsel. What do you mean by it ?
Moses —I meant no offence, but my temper is rather
warm, and Mr. Alley provokes aue.
Camellias—You must keep yourself within the bounds
of decency, whatever your temper way be, and answer the
'gestations pat to you.
• Mr. Antes here ;produced IS bills of exchange, which he
said had been indorsed over from the prisoner to the pro-
°Patentor and regul.srly paid. Ile handed them to the witness,
'nod asked him whether he knew them?
Witness acknowledged that lie knew some of them, and
that theyahad passed through his hands, and been paid
regularly.
• Mr. ALLEY—Were not judgment and execution taken
*out the clay after the instalment because due, and was not
the officer put in possession on that day ?
I can't sav-1 don't know ; 1 left it all to my solicitor—
IS* did what Le thought proper.
Were not you in the horse on that day?
No, not until I went with a warraut from the Lord Mayor
to apprehend her.
Who stole her attlavit from eChief Justice's chambers.
(This question was overruled.]
Mr. Ataxy then skewed the witness an affidavit, and
asked him whether he li:letV it? Witness declared that Le
did rot think he ever saw it before. .` What? you don't
mean to tell me you can't see what you write;. is not that
your writing? Yes.—Then you must have seen it. Did
you know the situation of the defendant.? Ye., but I never
saw her.—Did you sell her those jewels for her own wear ?
Yes, I did.—What! 701. worth of-jewels for her own wear,
although you discounted several small bills for her?
never discounted bills for her; 1 only gave her valuable
consideration for them, partly goods, partly money.--And
von don't call that discounting! Now 1 ask you, did not
Barnet ask you to lend her AIL in cash ; and did you. say
you could not, but would let her have goods on which she
could raise the money? Never.—Have you put Barnet's
came on the back of the bill? No, I hardly know whether
I could trust myself to him.—And yet you trusted your
jewels to him !--Witeess then swore that lee never told Mr.
Martin, of Galway, that he was not bound over to prosecute
her, io order that he might make terms with her; neither
did he ever seat! to Mr. Barnet to make any proposals of
the kind.
Mr. Ellis, Clerk to the Chief Justice, produced the affi-
davit made by the prisoner, stating that she was a married
woman, and on the strength of which the proceedings
against her were rendered unavailing, upon her paying 301.
into Court. The affidavit bad been removed from the
Chambers but by whom witness did not know; it was re-
turned on,Monday ; it stated that the prisoner was married
to a Gentleman named Saxey, whom she was obliged to
leave some years ago, and that she changed to Ler former
oame to avoid Wan; that she unfortunately had dealings
with Barnet, who charged her exorbitantly; that he knew
she was a married woman, and so did all who knew her;
that he introduced her to the prosecutor, who refused to
lend her 701. which she asked for, but offered her jewellery
to that amount; that Barnet got the jewellery, but gave
her no more than 301.
Mr. ALLEY, for the defence, said the poor woman was the
victim of the foulest conspiracy, and called several respect.
able witnesses, who proved that she was known to be a mar-
ried woman, to have gone by the name of Emmet for years,
and borne au excellent character.
Mr. Martin, of Galway, knew her to be a good character.
The prosecutor came to him and told him that he was not
bound over to prosecute her; that Ge might make terms or
not with her; would have bailed her had he not thought
the 301. paid into Court adequate.
The GMAISIIO4 said, there were no grounds for a charge
of fraud, and the prisoner was immediately acquitted.