The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-25 00:00:00

OLD BAILIE

Yesterday these Sessions commencedlaefore the Lord
thief Justice of the Court of King's Bench. Mr. Jug-'
tire Palm, the LORD Msvon, Alder Men, &c. at the
.:ustice Hall, in the Old Bailey.
James Eddenees was indicted for stealing on the
lSth instant a quantity of wearing apparel, the pro-
pt.ry of Lucas Bull, a poor working man, whose
lodgings the prisoner stripped of nearly the whole of
their contents.
Ellis and Wright, the Bow-street Officers, stopped
the prisoner with part of the stolen property shortly
after, about half a mile from the premises. Guilty—
Death, aged 18.
3: Grady was indicted for stopping on the high-
way Joseph Walden, and taking from his person a
watch, seal, key, &c. valued at upwards of 13/. The
prosecutor was met by the prisoner in James-street,
Oxford-street, who struck him violently on the breast,
and having snatched at his watch made off, but was
pursued and taken, having first thrown it away.—
Guilty—Death, aged 17.
Ana Nueriv and.llary Palmer were indicted fur vio-
lently assaulting, in a certain place near the King's
highway, James Thompson, and taking from his per-
son 35. This case arose out of one of those infamous
seene.<.: that frequently occur in the vicinity of White-
chapel, through which the prosecutor was passing on
the day mentioned in the indictment at noon-day.—
'the prisoner Palmer came up to him requesting he
would come with her to the help of a person in the
greatest distress close by ; he did so, but had no
sooner entered a room where be supposed he was to
exercise his humanity thin Norris came in and de.
manded Is. from him ; this be refused, and conse-
qeently with a dreadful oath was threatened not
to be suffered to go out of the bouse alive. Ile with
difficulty, at lentil, escaped, and had the prisouers
taken into custody.
In cross-examination by the Court the prosecutor
po,itively denied that be bad entered the house under
any other impression than be bad stated. He was per-
fectly sober when it happened, and had not been intoxi-
cated for thirty-two years. Ile was most certainly put
into bodily fear.
Other witnesses corroborated this statement, and the
Learned Judge, in summing up, said it was a fearful
consideration that such scenes should be suffered to take
place in the metropolis at noon-day ;it was a subject
that deserved the most serious attention from the
:Magistrates of the District. Guilty, aged 16 and 21.
Mr. Justice PARK—Gentlemen, I fully concur in
your verdict, for if it • had been otherwise the conse-
qtwnees to society must have been most serious.
:bay Steele and Elizatetlt Duels were put to the bar
on a similar charge as the above, and in the same
neighbourhood, on the person of John Disbury,
Davis haling inveigled the prosecutor into a brothel,
the other prisoner came in, and was followed by her
companions to the amount of four or five, when thev
beset him, and ill-treated him very much, and then
robbed him of N. 10s. Guilty, aged 19 and 22.
Catherine Jades was tried upon two indictments for
robbing her respective masters of property to a large
amount. The first indictment was preferred by •Mr.
Humphreys, late of Plicenix-street, Spital-fields, with
whom she first lived, and of whose property there was
f.:end in her possession a 10/. note, a watch, LI/. 6s.
in silver, &c. &c.; the other indictment by Mr. Smith,
to whom she had gone to live after leaving Mr. Hum-
phrey's employ. Of the latter person's property up-
wails of 131. was also found. .Under the circum-
stances of the case there was a doubt as to whether the
prlioner had stolen more than 395. at one time, and
the Jury, in both cases, found her Guilty of stealing to
the value of 395.
The Court would not try the prisoner on the third
indictment, which was not laid capitally ; but
Mr. Justice Palm said, the prisoner was a most
wicked woman, and had the charge been made out
against her, on either of the indictments, it would have
been the duty of those whose province it was to advise
iklajesty, to recommend the punishment of death.
:-;!.0, however, would be visited with the greatest pu-
eis:onent the law allowed.
Alma! llay;eard was capitally convicted of a boo
glary in the dwelling-house of Ann Stebbing, in the
parish of Pancras, and stealing 11 table cloths, two
o :itches, &c., and
ifc4rg Judd, a coachman, was also indicted for re-
re-:wing. the same, knowing it to be stolen. The
gang appeared to be at least seven in number. The
incipal evidence against Judd was that of au accom-
-01...e named Elkins, who had been received as King's
evidence.—The Jury found Judd Not Guilty, and
ft ward—Guilty, Death.
The following is the state of Newgate, Oct. 23, 1821 :
MALES. FEMALES.
• 20 2
0 1

Co”victs under sentence of death
respited • - -
upon whom the judgment of the
Court has been respited -
---- under sentence of transportation
for life - - - - 10

4 0

under sentence of transportation
for 14 years • - - 3 17

under sentence of transportation
for 7 years - - - 3S 3G
Prisoners under sentence of imprisonment
for felony and misdemeanors 13 3
for trial at present Sessions 142 37
—at the Admiralty Session - 2 0
committed by the Commis-
sioners of Taxes - - 1 0

23J 114
Statement of the number of prisoners for trial at the
present Old Bailey Sessions, with the offences with
which they stand Charged:—

London. Middlesex.
- 0 2
- 0 3
- 0 2
- 0 1
- 1 7
- 0 2
- 0 2
- I 1

Eurzlary - - • -
liousebreaking - - -
Rigl:way Robbery -
An unnatural offence - •
Stealing in a dwelling-Louse
Stealing on the Ricer Thames
Forgery - - - -
Uttering forged notes - -
Vorse stealing - - -
Fravately stealing - - -
'Maliciously killing and slaying
Embezzlement - - -
Receiving stolen goods -
Larcenies . . .
Stealing from the person -
liana - - - - -
Uttering counterfeit coin -

. U 1
. 0 1
. 2
- 0 5
- 9 S 2
. 9 3/
- 2 '0
. 0 1