The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-04-18 00:00:00

KINGSTON ASSIZES.

CROWN SIDE.
A CASE OF BLOOD MONEY.
A respectable looking yo leg men, named Aaron
Emmett, was pet to, the bar, upon an indictment
chaiging him with having, iii company with several
others, assaulted Edward Smith, on the King's high-
way, pit him hs fear, and taken from his person, a
pocket-book, containing four Bank-notes for 11.
each, one guinea, 15s. in silver, some halfpence, a
box, comb, knife, &c.
Edward Smith said he was a *pawner, and lived
at Weston-green. On the night of the day stated in
the Indictment, he was conveying a load of copper
from Esher to town. He had reached Thames Dit-
ton, and arrived at the gate of Lady Sullivan about one
o'clock in the morning, when four men rushed out
into the road, and'shouted " Halloo 1"....-The witness
stopped his horses and echoed the shoot. One of the
party then cried out, " D—n your eyes, silence,
nr we'll soon do for you 1" —Two of them, with
their faces blackened, then collared him, while the
others proceeded to rob him. The Prisoner he could
distinguish as having put his hand into the left pocket
of his jacket, draw a nut his property, and then Care-
fully felt all his pockets. An attempt was made to
cat his watch, but he contrived to secret it ton well.
The party Were about to leave him, but one of thee
.aid, U—n his blood, let us feel him again;'!-
which they did. Witness entreated them to give him
some, if not all his property back ; urging that he
hid worked hard to earn it. He begged, at least,
that they would give him his porket.hook, contain•
in- some useful memorandums. They answered, that
this they would drop for him on the road ; and as
they were about to leave Irini•a pistol was discharged
' over his head. tie was positive that the Prisoner was
one of the party who robbed him.
Robert Crawford said he was an accomplice, and
came forward to give evidence for his own safety.—
He remembered that, on the morning of the day on
which the robbery was committed, a thief named
Brooker (since transported) came to him and pro-
posed making one of a gang to go out that night and
rob the Esher turnpike. They were to be joined by
two others (at present in Newgate), and expected to
make a good thing of it. The witness consented to
go, and they met at night. Instead, however, of
putting their original plan into execution, they met
the Prosecutor with his waggon, at Thames Dalton,
and agreed upon robbing him. [The witness here
described the robbery in exactly the same terms as
Smith, but said, that instead of the pistol being dis-
charged over his head, it had gone off at some distance
from him by accident.]—The pistol %was broken, and
the knife, comb, &e. belonging to the Prosecutor,
were thrown on the road.

W. Waffron deposed, that on the night of the
alleged robbery, he heard the noise of several men at
thegate of Lady Sullivan, and on the neat day there
were found, on the road side, the stock and barrel
of a pistol, a knife, comb, &c.
A than, named Potter, assisted in apprehending
the Prisoner. Ha denied that he had concerted with
Smith, or talked to him of the reward that would re-
sult from his Conviction. This closed the caste for the
prosecution.
Mr. Thomas Hicks was then called by the Com-
mon SEtt.tgAtie in behslf of the Prisoner, and his
evidence petrified the Court. H. stated, that he was
' the Proprietor of the King's Heat' Tavern, James-
' street, Covent.garden, and had left town to transact
business at Ditto's and E.her. 011 his way he stopped
at the Griffin Tavern, Kingston, end there learned
that a Gentlemen. :horn he sought, was in the
Crown Assize Courr, then sitting. The witness
inept there,- but from the immense crowd assembled
ite was unable to gain admittance. He, however,
stopped some time in the passage, where, among
'ethers; he observed the Prosecutor Smith and the
'witness Potter. They were in close conversation,
end he distinctly heard the latter say to Smith—" If
you don't swear point blank to Emmett, we shall lose
every farthing of the money." TO this Smith re:
Plied—'r Swear to him !—yes, that I will, and no-
thing else !" The witness' alarmed at such abo-
minable proceedings, called Mr. Harbert, a Gentle.
mats of Kingston, to whom he Matte known the fact.
Mr. Hibbert confirmed the testimony of Mr.
Hicks, who, upon hearing the infamous conversa-
tion he had related, said to him, " Good God ! is it
possible that the lives of men can thus be sworn
a*ay ?"
A great number of respectable individuals, who
bad known the Prisoner for many years, gave him
ran escellesst character. Whets taken into custody,
he was found pursuing his regular employment.
Mr. Baron WOOD summed up the evidence, in
part only, to the Jury. His Lordship thought the
story of. the accomplice was more pregnant with sus-
picion than confirmation. Bat were it even other-
wise, the testimony of a disinterested and respectable
witness, Mr. Hicks, was calculated to shake the
etde: The Jury were to say, whether the story of
se avowed thief was to be received in prefer-
ence to the evidence of the Gentleman just named ;
and if they could give credit to the latter, he could
slot but add, tints more abominable conspiracy, or
a more deliberate act of infamy in seeking money at
the espence of lila life of a fellow-creature, was oeve.r
known.
The Jury could not seffer his Lordship to proceed,
ind [(redly declared themselves satisfied with the in-
nocence' of the Prisoner.
The latter was incasteledischarged out of custody,
and, hastening •from the dock to the doors, ran up
to M. Hicks in his way from the Court, fell upon
his kaiees, and blessed him for the preservation of his
life. He assured Mr. Hicks also, that his zeal and
huisanity were net unworthily exercised, as he knew
no more of the alleged robbery than himself.
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Yesterday reetlijtg as a fine girl, fonr years old,
Was running across Marsham-street, Westminster, a
roatled cart coming by at the instant, shelves knock-
ed (ien by one of the horses, and before **carman
could arrive at his hoises heads' the wheel passed
over.her neck; and killed het on the spot.
jit au eifly hoer esnWidnegdayosoroing, some vii.
hies broke Opeti• via!ektlieP. of ,Messrs. Young
Co.a id Cairter_latle~Teolepstreet, which they rob-
bed of between 30 sad 40 reams of paper, sad HUD
bags of rags.

THE STATESMAN.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
,IllcwitAitKET CRAVEN MEETING, 1818.
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SHOOTING AT LORD PALMERSTON Ar
Tll E WAR.OFFICE.

Qom SQUARR.—Litrorenaut David Davies. of the half-
y. G2d Regiment of Font, was brought up for further examissa-
lino. on a rionige of Gring a pistol, loaded with ball, at Lord
Viscount Palmerston, Secretary nt War.
Lord Pilmsrston's evidence.—Henry John Lord Viscosint
Pnlmerston deprined. that nu Wednesday, the Sub hot, at a
little pint one o 'lurk in the niter:won, he entered the door lead-
ing from the archway at the Horse-Guards up to the War-
Offire, nod proceeded to ascend the staircase. He had not no-
erode] many steps when was discharged nt him by
"Mr persen who stowd behind him. He felt hiniself wounded
in the hark, bar continued to mount the staircase. He entered
his room, and desired a surzenn might he rent for. A short
time nfier.Mr. Aoki/ Cowper and Mr Leigh arrived.
Mr. MA asc GA ND desired to know if his I.nrdship, in going up
the stoir,l4,-ohserved sae person "ear him ?
Lord Palinerstnn answered he did lint ; oiim the
Rich of
the isistid he saw the Ntare of some person, nly fr
hut nothi
The coat tont then produced, and his Lnrdship said it was
the siren, he wore that tiny.
Mr. Asti., Cooper deposed as to bis being called in to ex-
amine the wound. There was a contnsinn in his Lnidship's
hack, rind the centre nf tia contusion there was rs arker s..t.
surdi ns n ball would occasih on. He said. his opiniod p n was, thnt
the larger contusion 14 fr, occasioned chiefly by the wadding and
powder, and the smaller by the hall; but he firti.ly believed the
ball to be the prinari cause of the whole wound.
Here the esssetion'ion of evidence respecting the wound "loped.
The Cowl then ned..red the Prisoner's trunk to be produced.
whieh was l.roircht in by Gilmour, the (Arm who deli sod,
that on the evening of Wednesday, the Nth inst. he nod I)ew
went to Prisoner's holgines nt Chelsea, by order of Mr. Field-
inc. where they found the trunk produced. which was then
lurked, On being opened before the Magistrates. there acre
f..itod in it a pistol. suriptved the fellow In tls-it he fled sit Lori,
P Ime stun. come powder, six balls. with dry imperil and
tillers. Witness said Nether. that Mr. Thomp-no, a pawn-
broker, at Chelsea. informed him, Prisoner hut redeemed is
iron of pistols from hi: chop that same morning. between 11
not 12 n dark. which he had pledged tone lime ago.
Prisoner was fitly e...nmitted for trial.
Prisoner was attend. d to the Court, and during the 'simian-
lion, by Mr. Rudder. the Governor of Tothill-fields Prison.
wh at the elos• of the business tAt him twirl' hi a coach. He
belvived during i..e whole time with the greatest enlmneto and
propriet‘. The elesea 11. 13lilk.Mite4, cad other articles found
nn bi to whea taken into Wady, were all restored to him. hoe-
ing been serried np at C.e War-Oice, and given to the care of
Inversder, who now or claret them.
The office was exceedingly, crowded inside and aut.