The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-24 00:00:00

Paws SEVEN Pang.

house of Francis Nightingale, of Regent-street, Viocent-
square, Promisory and Bank of England notes, a vise- '
tiny of gold and silver coin. and other property, amount-
ing to upwards of two thousand pounds, the property
of Mr. John Topps.
Mr. ANDROWS and Mr. Bunnies attended for the
prosecution.
Mr. John Topps lodged in the house of Mr. Nightin-
gale; on the 6th July he left the hone at nine in the
morning, for the purpose of going to Fairlotfair ; at
that time he left his property safely locked up to a box
in the cupboard ; on his return, he found the box and
contents gone, all the locks having been forced; has ne-
ver seen any of the propertvaince ; there was some blood
on the side of the cupboard; the prisoner Garton had
formerly lodged in the house; the prisoner Thurston is
nephew to Mr. Nightingale; Garton had married a
niece of the latter nhmed person.
Charles Darville worked for Mr. Nightingale on the
day of the robbery; saw Thereto* there.aad Garton was
proceeding towards Mr. Nightingale's house; it was
about 20U yards distance.
Cross-Examined by Mr. ALLlT.—Thurston was Is the
habit of taking his meals at the how; it was balf-past
five when be sawGarton going towards Mr. Nightingales.
Thomas Bird sworn.—On being asked what he was,
am an Irishman, my Lord"—the examina-
tion of this witness excited a deal of merriment inCeurt.
Witnesss treat on to prove that a woman named Mary
Ann Jarvis, came to Mr. Nightingale, on the day of
the robbery with Mrs. Garton, wife of the prisoner;
and saw Garton running about 200 yards from the
house.
Eleanor Nightingale. the mother of F. Nightingale,
took care of the house on the day of the robbery, and
corroborated the testimony of the witness Darvilk, as to
the prisoner Thurston taking his meals at her house ;
Mrs. Garton and the winess named Jarvis, came there
on the day the property was stolen : some person knocked
at the door ; it was a man, but not either of the prison-
ers ; Thurston was a very sober man—very industrious
and of good character; she had money in her hands
which belonged to him.
Elizabeth Garton was introduced as a witness against
Thurston, but being the wife of one of the Prisoners
the Court would not take her evidence.
Mary Ann Jarvis was taken into custody a short time
after the robbery, and whilst in Tothill-fields prison,
entered into a long conversation with Garton, as to the
manner in whielt the robbery was committal, and enu-
merating the articles named in the indictment. She
was liberated shortly after,and communicated the sub-
stance of their couversasion to the prosecutor, Mr.
Topps.
She underwent a strict cross-examination by Mr.
ALLEY, by which it appeared that about It months
since she was tried in this Court, and sentenced to six
months imprisonment.
Charles Daw, an officer, took the prisoner Garton
into custody, and found on his person is sovereigns
and other property. Stroud, a man who cohabited with
the last witness*, Jarvis. was present when witness ex-
claimed, "Stroud, thiaipeccationed by that wo-
of yours; the box was found near to where Garton
had bee* seen a few days before his hand was found cut.
The Common SIUMMLANT said there was nothing to
warrant him ou calling upon Garton for his defence, and
after summing up • the Jury found Garton 4eality—
Th rston Not
The COMMON SERGMANT desired Garton to entertain
no hopes of mercy. but to prepare himself for the awful
fate that must await him.