Buckingham, Wednesday, Ju...
The Times, 1824-07-30T00:00:00

filiaiam Gomnm, a sturdy labotrrer, was charged with a highwav robbery upon the person of lWilliam Barton, and with taking frio his person two half-crown pieces and a shilling. This offence was attenoded with circnmstances of peculiar ingratitude. The prosecutor, who iR an elderly man, a butcher, residing at West Wyconbe, met. the prisoner at a read-side public-house on the 20th of March, in the afternoon. Gomm said thathe was out of work, and had eatennothing all tay, on which Bartontreated him with some bread and part of air.t of beer. Theparties then walked away togetherzboatneven o'lckin the eveninig, the prisonersavingthathewaigoingthe same way with the prosecutor, and would s*eehim part on his roaL At a place called the " Petty Stone" they parted the prosacutor having occa- sion to stop: but about 15 minutes aAer, the prisoner came up ; it was dark, and in the maeantine he had 4isguised'nhimself by taking of his smock-frock; he ki:cked the presecutor down by a violent blow with his fist, and inide oft, leaving him on the-ground, after taking ibc e fronm his pocket. Te case was placed beyond ai1 dou by tepursc and money beig found upon the prisoner when he waS apprehendedl. Thne jury found i'm guilty; but iarton begged hardi that - merclr might be shown to him if possible. The LORD strIEF BMtN~ said, that he iDa-ld wilinglv have at- tended to the prosecator's recommIendation, but no man's life was safe if auch of Fences weremot repressed with a strong- hand. His Lordship then proceeded to pass sentence of death upon the pris:or, and'conduded by seriously exhorting him to prepare for the worst. John !NorrU An&-enws. a publican, residing at Oluey, in the county of Bucks, was indicted for administering certain drugs -to HMaty Wells,-wieh intent-to-procureabortion.. The prosecatrixhad fbr some years lived with theprisoner as his -servant; and - the or-- fence in question was charged to bave-been committed nso long:b as November, 1822; she having subsequently continued. with hui until within a fewweeksof the presenttimn, and borneachild,whicb. he maintained, and of wvhich be ws the reputed -father., The evi- dence in this cawe went to.considerble length ; but it wesof a natiare generally not fit to be detailed. The prosecutrix swore distinctly to the taking ofthe mnedicine charged, and to its operation; an a boy in the prisoner's service proyed his having purchased a drug ad- verted to by her, on theorder of his master. O.n the otheriand,itv alleged that theprosecation was vindictive, arisingoutofa recentquar- rl betwecn tbe prisoner andW'ells; and a varlety of witnesses-jeer called, who described the latter as a-wooGa of rnost infanious chih racter. One striking ircustance was, -that the draggist~.9F Fwthorn. the prosecutrix swore to having bought two -o? :the, medicines ir qaestioni-declared positively that hehad mever-haE either'of the ar- ticl-eS mentioned in his shops if ever he had qold'them, he 'must have:ie'nt bit for them,- an he had no iecollection of evez. having donie' s -The whole case exhibited, whichever Vay the;trwth lay, a hoirble account of vulgar depravity. The prosecatrix'had.gone toliveivtl'fI thep~risoner at 17 years of age, and been sraiced bX~ hit iiatl;' and her own uncle (a Methois,t ,w}o.o e th{eW ise~stsi9 and ivas Utheprisoner's inti.mate friend duing-.tbe wvhole thee wan she-firer wititess called, to swea*t-that she-conld not be bclieyed-upon her oath. Severai other w.itnesses were examinedcgainstthe vroNe-' cutrix, wvhose enidence:tendcd:2o coYer.Iheniselves w ith .disgralcq an1d would certainly (had 'the facts which they spoke to nci~red te_. cenmly)'have subjected. shim to thea pcaaltics;f i;htalat.Z gle prishner had betn'generally considgred- a '5-serioEps' cavtger,.Sil at onerihte-had entertalned views ef etudypng the dasar7< comuing a clergyman. n':-* The 'Clraw oB.-xssaidi that- the oWfenca with ,hlV2'p=- safler was cherged-r..e one which authorized -th& art4rf' he ys' founld guity, to Inflict a.severe-punxshnent satn h.;<1O~ heti this evidence eeia'mis-the pusonerisad debauched ocr at;vc:c earij i.ge. Ie:migbe be true (ea6was alleged)f?h,ehe'w55 o?-pmro_r watoebsaictdr ; an'dnotwithstanding- that -at, -he might liaveivc_ niitfii the crim3e Iinputed tohirn., i3uclhl pi i ;1s)'.2 mtisftte'wliule'it. must turn upon. theevijdtn!ci1o e,Th hierself, aitupo.tlsedegreOO'Credit which the,jurpmwgbttt ilxntrsh t7i~ach4td t. W7ithrespeettO the witpeva,o,,adbgeencle .to;'iiove -eetafih acts of-isnpropriety on h,r pU,t, t necesg_. rily,follo'w -tshat * their stateflelits mutr. sbe intfuei, 3ut' he (the' CBitlioBaron), sitting- aberc Fha slid, rdjdra}trie,that uin the 'c'oufSe -of'-- long 4sf.-, ha h? n;evns,h>es;d a. S- ptnd;,.8'oFinfstTouSis-a-oimpudenlce, as the jc6o=pnt6 and he dciuiaasorpf thos5C Crsen5(P5it'colarffY shefellosv iiamed 1Xi)'h'e*T exhib,i'tdj' Iii cocls,ions Iiordsbjp .vt o hgo ,. mctez sikid thep isnwt.^ stiit yBrr QpeslSasn to1 havc, borns up to the' ti~le of lirton i p the pioseu- tit; anl left thecase'tb tho jury, as one-deFetming tliier Bitst t ,I oui Cotide tion. Tlhe .Tuvy IcL red for rearly then returled a veedict of 00MY. . The LoRD CmIEx BAYO)o then s:ntenced the prisoner.tO payra fincof 1001., and :o beiunprisonedlt2 momths in Aylesbury gaol. BUCKINGHAMI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28. (R:OWN SIDE.