The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-09-17 00:00:00

1771 t RTArrysmAN

MIDDLESEX 'SESSIONS, Star. lab

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again. Sfritericed to one year's
House of Correction.
7 Barrett, indicted for a misdemeanour, In at.
tempting to take a watch end chainout•of the pocket
of W. Smith, on the 17th Aug. at the fair of Par-
son's-green—Acquitted.-
Mary Wood, indicted for steeling pint:peuter.
pot, value lod. the property of James West,keeper of
the Rose public house, Hstton.garden. The
soner brought the pot, with the sides squeezed toge-
ther, to a man io the neighbourhood; for sale,.atiting
that she should be obliged to bisy a new one, as that
had•been damaged accidentally. The man observed
that that damage•was done designedly, end brought
the pot to Mr. West, whose nasnet.he saw on, it—bej
had previously missed It, and knew that it was takes
from his own door, or some pleat where it hid Wit!
sent out. Verdict—Mel. •
During the. above tract, the Cwattimea wiesmooked,.
that the losses of publicans in that way 4wopre Monet
incooceirable—remetines amounting,. in the coolie
of a year, to more than the rent of their bonsai.—
Mr. West said he bad in ope year lost 401. by such
•robberies.
In the coarse of the day the' orma n of the Jery
stated, that 690 bills had already been
them, a number greater than he. recollected ou buy
former occasion.
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PO LICE.
CHARGE OF svimemuca.
aarpow-stouts.-7Xestenisys a respectable look-
ing elderly man, who said Fii name wit Grey, wu
brought op.
Mr. Aihmold, landlord of the Angel Inn, at Il-
ford, in Eases, stated, that on the ittb of August,
the Prisoner came to his home in a gig, scoonspauied
by a little gitl, end, after remaining there some
time, he said that, having driven his horse all the
way from South-end, where his family was residing,
he would have a post-chaise to. London. The chaise
being prepared, the Prisoner observed, that he was
out of cash, and before be could reach town his
banker's wield be closed. He Deemed to be poodes.
ing for some time, and et length, banding' a check
for 201. to witness, requested him to ativittee• blot
151., and he would tall again in a day or two tor
the balance, swims be would also fetch away the
horse and gig. The witness complied mitts. his re.
quest, and he went away, but did not •retorn. In a
few days after, be found that the horse and gig be.
longed to Mr. Aldridge, livery-stable-keeper, in
Castle street, Leicester-square, where be hired it in
the name of Westing. The check upon which be had
advanced the money to the Prisoner, on being pre.
et the banking-house of Hiddulpb and Co.
proved to be of no value.
Tha Prisoner, in answer to the charge, &Clued
that be had not been out of London for six months,.
and, in a vehement tone, hoped the Lord Mayor
,would not suffer bis OW or character to be sported
with.
William Whifiln, hostler to Mr. Aldridge, said, the
Prisoner was the person to whom he had teethe gig.
The poet:boy, who drove him from Ilford to Lon.
doh, also spoke in the most positive manner as to
his person.
There were at least half a dozenfersons present,
with bid hills and checks, 'which they bad received
'hind the Prisoner, in payment for different.thiags.
The Prisoner declared his innocence, add sitid he
could,prove, by his landlord, that he had sever been
a night from lump for at least sir months.
Ile was ordered to be detained in' custody anti
Saturday, when be will be esamined before a Bench
of Magistrates at Word:
II ATTON• G A RPWll•YeehltOty John Keen end Del.
niel Porter, two lads of bad character, were brought
up, charged by W. Read, acne, officer, on aospiciom,
of stealing seven brass weights, the property darned,
• person nokoown. It appeared that the Piiioner
Keen was observed by a boy to lay the Weights,
which lay one in another, on the top of a wall in,
Pool's-Wore, Mount-pleasant; the boy informed his
master of the circumstance, be sent for an Officer,'
who watched emit the two Prisoners came spits for.
the weights; when they were taken into custody.---•'
The Prisoners were committed for further exiMine.
don, in order to afford the officer eis opportunity pi,
making our the owner.
James Young. a boy, was remanded, charged en
suspicion of stealing 0 tahlo-oloth, the property Pr
some person unknown. He nag stopped in offeriag
to pledge► it, es be could not give act astisfectery ac-
count bow he came by it.

J.. Bromley, a gray heired, tether respectable
looking old man. was indicted for obtaining 591. by
fraud and fake prmences. from --- Denny. •
Mr. Ain,Lynn., slated the eVe.for the prosecution,
and as the Prisoner admitted the truth of his state-
ment, mod Ate was, therefore, relieved from the ne.
motley of calling many %sissies's., in support of it, we
ore constrained to eme an abstract of *the case from
the opening speech, contrary to our gentle practice,
whieltia to rely on the evidence, rather 'than on the
spectates of Counsel, who are often misled by the
Instructions furnished to them, or by the excess if
their own irnagina t ions. The facts of the case,therefOre,
'assisted by the beamed Coowsel, were as follow :
The Prosecutor was one of the congregation of
Church, the'Preaciter, who was convicted some time
ago before Lord. Ellenborough, at the Surrey As.
.sines, for as attempt to commit an unnatural crime,
and sentenced by the Court of King's Beach to two
yenta' imprisonment. Denny bad so strong an opi.
sloe of Church's integrity that he believed him per-
fectly innocent of the horrible offence of whiCh he
was declared, by en unprejudiced Jury, to beguilty.
Ile; therefore, had a Memorial drawn up, wish a
wiew to its being presented to the Prince Regent,
through the Office of the Secretary of State for the
Department, soliciting a pardon for the very
Reverend Mr*. Church. 'ibis Memorial was shown
to the Prisoner by Denny, on which occasion the
Wow pronounced it to -be incorrect. He also
told Denny Met he (Bromley) bed great in-
Silence:l,kb the Clerks in Lord Sidosooth'sOffice ; and
that if the Prosecutor would give 51. for Mi. Capper,
a priocipsi in that of 11. for the inferior Clerks,
aid 61. for himself, he would immediately dhvg
another and correct Memorial, and get it laid be.
fore Lortt'Skinsosth. This request the Prosecutor
cities& with. • Soon after be returned to the
Priosetetor, and told him that he had expended
ate the money be had received from him, and
that the Petition was proceeding in as fortunate
a train 'as could be expected for so small a sum ;
but that still 301. was wanting, 251. of which
were for the fees required on granting a pardon,
-and the other fire ponds for Mr. Capper.—
The Prosecutor expressed his astonishment at this in.
[kneeler' and said, that if he bad been aware that so
much money would have been necessary to carry the
plan into execution, he would not have entered into
it at all. He added that he had not so much money by
him, but as he.waseniharked in the scheme he would
go and borrow it intent; his friends which he lame.
diately did, end gave the required sum to the Prisoner.
On the subsequent days the latter returned to Denny,
always telling, bins the thing wes working-oncom.
mouly well, hut still a few shillings were'wantiug to
treat the Under Clerks. in this way he got from the
Prosecutor several sums of 10s: or 125.; at last he
brought the joyful tidings thst the pardon had bees
granted, and that all that was now wanting wet ague.
ther small sum of 151. to obtain Lord Sidmooth'i
nature to it. To Misinformation the Prisoner added
—** I will then bring you the pardon, and you will
hive the pleasure of giving it tts the unfortunate man
yourself." Still the credulous Prosecutor compiled
with the extraordinary demands of Bromley ; •but at
last lie came for • few more shillingseto ttest the
Clerks, end thee the Proseeutor'a sorpicioni, which
had taken so long and unaccountable a nap, weasel
length awakened. He, therefore, complied with this
last demand, and then watched the. Prisoner into a
public-house near Temple-bar. Hiving seen him
snugly hooted, he posted off to a friend,' who re-
turned with him to the pishift-house in question,:
where they found the Prisoner already asleep and in.,
tosicated. They awoke him, and he was asked how
became to deceive the Prosecutor out of the several
sums whichbe then reed over to him from attaccoost
he had regularly kept of them. The Prigoner ed.
mitted the whole of them toillstemissupd correct, and
also acknowledged the jostiti, Wieititi•charge made
against him by the Prosecutor. 51114W"there the (acts
of the 'My; bit the Learned Gentleman said it was
.princiliatly importune to lfd.wilsiscly made known
WOW() fees of any sort ithateviutter obtaining psi..
'tfona, were allowed td tit ' sivindeed were
taken, in the Secretary of St'ate's Dice ; and that if
any persons did get money holm' Others under such
pretences, they were gross-end mere extortions.
Mr. Astoitirs, for thkrrlsower, admitted the guilt
of his Client to the fultest JithellQ He also ecktrour.
!edged that all his Client hide
!bout the taking of
fees in Lord Sidmouth's Offide bas-enfoisnied and
false. lie rested his aient's expectations of mitiga-
tion of puuishment on his extreme poverty, which
had urged him to the commission of the Node of
which he had confessed himself Ohl.
The Court then sentenced the Poisoner to be
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prisoned for one year in the House of Correction.
Julia Monk was indicted for an assault on 4...
Jordan, a parish beadle, irk tie 4th Arvid last, in
High dolbote. •
Jordan saw the Prisoneelliallenging some brew.
era' men to *ght, and told Met peiceebly to pawky;
be refused, squared at, and offered to strikh witness;
a mob of near 500 persons assembled, who encou-
raged Monk. JUrden 'saw a watchmen named Bur-
net, and called him to his essistanee. The Prisoner,
,after being apprehend tis
ed,•struck Jordisinee times,
r broke one of his teeth, aid cot bins over else left eye.
..He bad been drinking, but retained sea* impish to
itsuderstand that he was doing *tang. ,
The Prisoner said be was so drank as not tie' keels
whit he was doing. Verdict—Gtreto.—Sesteeteled
to two months' imprisonment in the Heise of Cot.
section.
Richard Apty, a pear, sickly-looking matt, ad-1
vanced.in years, was indicted for an assaultwn•Char-
tette Curren, a child aged ten years, with intent to
commit a rape. •
Charlotte Curran, trinstditelser 'aeon with ex.
treme 'simplicity and Modesty, wee sent oat .by tier
mother to Whet some ease in a Sold near &ling
the Prisoner was passing, lortkett"at her, then ilk
a round, standing on a high bank, cease op to ber,aa(l
threw her down; she tiled 10 Messier !" a carpen-
ter, of the name of Wettenhall,, ion fete the held,-,
and the Prisoner made Olt by'a biiriattl." /Netters-
ball winked round the road, and diet hies Main/ otst
of the held, aid had him apprehended.
The mother of the child end Wetrinhail camerae&
'the Awes statement. Verdict—lMO. • The'Pri.
loner said, if he was relives he wet ttetvet 'so

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CWAROE OF FELONY. ,
UNIO ItALLe-Jlllllllll Moncrief Arcot, !organ%
Golden.square,charged a yoang man of gentlemanly
appearance, earned Charles —4tbe sos of a Gentle-
man of respectable conneaioas, residing at lbw west,
end of the 10*11,- with stealing a case of geughel ht.•
'utmost( tiltd a book 4 his property. •
JOU IMilk offirer of Unloo.haii,- stated, that he
esecited iittlircit.trirrant at the hoists of the Psi.
strait, and found between the bed and sacking be
case of iirgichl instroluents thew produced.
Mr. Ismail Moderiel Arnot stated, that the PA,
sorter milled it his house. tinitig His absence, and
aikid his sertisit if he was et home. She informed
' hint that he'rieS not. lie said that he woold 'sit lq
thefroet parkar obtil he arrived; he woited a abort
time, cad then Sold be Would call *anther time.—
After be tea: gone, The' surgical instruments pro.
diced by Got; and tt-bitok, weer, missing.. He dia.
cowered the Prisoner's residence, and applied for a
warrants to search it. •
The PAtiolier was totttmkted ter re-esamitratiest on
the '23d iutt:
Sarah Muth and Cuiharine Gerona* were earn.
mitred,. iptisiliereral chili/Sof uttering forged Beak
of Eugland notes.

CORONEft'll IM)l4lVirr. •
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squaw. on the body'of Aim Bailer. relic of is. tiOtelter. *to was.
repoititl to have' been tilled by her intstnind t .19. enrisequenoe .
of *Melia...tit iteleashiett. • Ste lowt'secoived heat on her wrist,
...Ws sheath' tier husband gave her ; but, it was Pinged by his COAL MA RICHT. 1100 t. 16.
shop-boy that he bnil brought for her On several times-in the "hips tit Market. 9hips Sold • Prier,
course ot SandbYthortilng. Bei Ehat • site gat en lutoairated. that 2 New tie ....v.. 41,—. a, fkl. to Os. O.
'slit. ft4l onsemb bones is the shopt by wbicksbe cm• her wrist. 3 sqiuderiond
.. 3 3*. IA 10 sk. 51.
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' that she fr.:gangly tioarrellett Sititlf her hisband I hat several 1 - •he
surgeons peel* its.lbetrdeeldedmplaien that she died of wite*- • WINDOM.: Prirmrt ea) Published by' D. Lov • s 1.. - .
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