Old Bailey New Court, Tue...
The Times, 1824-09-22T00:00:00

IM0r0C lt.: KECO Dr n it. E'rilest Jaco1i Carl I?odir.'rld, a native of ihanover, was indicted for embezzling thc sum of 291., the property of'Colonel Grant. It appeare(d fronii thc evitdence, tlizt in -June last tile plosecustor sent the prisoner to get a check for 2911. cashed at the house of Mlessrs. Cockburn an(d Co.. of' Whriiteihall. The prisoncer got the check cashe(; bhut instead of bringing tile moncy to hisii master, he absconded with it, and converte(d it to his own ise. The prisonier maade ro dlefence, but called upon tiie prosecutor to givc lhim a character. 'ric prosecutor said that the prisoner h-.d always conducted lhim- self well previously to thie transaction for wltici tie was indicted. Hc h!ad been a soldier in thc German, Legion, and distinguished hihnsclf for several years in the Peninsular war. The .Jury found the priso ier (Gilly ; and the prosecutor recom- mend(le him to mercy. .Jolinj KhrIndil, aged 19, was founl (Calilhl unonl twvo indictruents, charging hbin with having embezzled tlvo stunis of' 2.ii. and 371., wihich he had received on acconit of his master. James onOIS Hathaway. an oitrich-feather-dtresser. The REcoRttEn senteleCd ;tiin to he tr2ns-ported for 14 years. iMoes SNoboMI Was inlicted for haVingassil;S3tciI Matthew Poyn- It appeared from the evidence. that as thc prosecutor was procced- ingv with his wife through Petticoat-lane on the l;th of September, lie was struck by tie prisoner with a lieasy stick, and hnock.tl down. Whilst he was on the zround the prisoner attempted to take thc prosecutoz's watch, but did not msicceed, because it was mnade secure in his fob). Some of' the prisoner's coimnpaiioins asked wihether tie prisnecr " ha(} rot it ?" He repiiled, "that it was stowed away." The prosecuton wan rescued froni the prisoner, who proceeded with hi5s coripanions up Petticoaz-lapc, wti,hel lie was ahouit to follow iin. but (lesistetl upon being told) by the ncighboursthaz if lie did so he wvould in a11l probabiiity he imiurdleretd. The prisoneCr, in his defence, said that the prosecutor had pushc(d against hir.- violently, in consequence of wiiicii Ic struck him, but he h:dph no intention of robbing him. Tlic Jurn fou:.d ;he prisoner Gail/q, and the REconTDEr, after observiJg that theprisoner evidently ticlonved to a desperate gang of thI:ves which infested that part of the town, a lvholesome act of Pariinilent vwl,ich had beets pasved last session, gave the Court the poller of paissing the sentence of transpor.tion for life u'pon a pri- soner conv ic cii of thtc ffienct( of which thc prisoner h:a been fbnind a.uiltv, i d thie ('curt would be tinnitiilf(lLl of its dtuty to the iiutilic if it nid not, it the present inst;ance. carry til intentions of'the I,e- gislatUre into cRct. He titereforc scmtenced the prisoner to be trans- porteti for iti;. Thc priioner, w-,ho did not appear to be more than 20, hcaid his sentence witli indifference. .Siiainuel Lloyd was chadrged uipon Fix indictments wvitis having em- bezzled Feveral Ftints of Imoncy, to tlc amoun.t of 2001., the property of his niasters, .Messrs. G(dine and Broadwood, the 13rewers. The prisotier Pleaded " guilty" to all the indictmictits. Thc RECORDEfR sentenced thea pri::oner te he transportcel for 14 years. The prisoner hac a wife and family, and bitd been in the service of Messrs. Goding and Co. between four and five ye:rs. Josephl1 lf'7ite, Jamies Uesbnrne, andl Ch trlole )I,born,r, his wife. were 11t(lcteu tnr stealing 'ol. troni tlC person of fcargc Fulwoot. 'T'he prosecutor state-i that he *vas a baker residing on Saffron-hill. Ott the 3d of September last lie entered the Gcorge public-h1ousc, in Sr. Johln-strect-road, with a friend(i nalleCd fliglsfo1d. Th c prisoners, and a man in a fmstiars jacket. *vere (drinikinig in thc house * a man named BaiteT was also therc. Trhe prsecutor spohie to his friend on the s:rjc:t ofdliscounting a bill of exchiange, andi produced a Canvass hag, containing 7;;. in8Tiotes. The notes were coittrid in the pre- sence of tile prisoners. Ile thren put Ilic notes in tilc bag, and re- ttilrned it to his pocket, lcaving part of the string haniging oat. In about an hour aftcr the two nrale prisoners left thie room. and tile prosrcuto,r, w ho had by this tlie become soncwhat intoxi- caten, foilowedil tern to the dor)r ollfI titr elxse to look after hiis horse, whichwellt stanoling thtcr. 'I'lle olan it, tirc fustiaui jicket vent alftcr and ptrsire(l agaiinst himtt, rtntl tihe prisoner 'il'hitc took rol- lt' rim as it' to plresetrt hinif i'rorn t:riling. Thic prisoners and tl,e i,,an in tie fllSiialt iacket litesi went away, and thic plnsecutor, shortly after lie hilrd re-eritere(i the hiouse, dinco Lyed lh at ire inul Ist hifs tboncy. - Bakcr, a pork-butchler. residing in tlhe (ity-road, deposedl til at lte wasat the Georgc prnblic-horlse tnt the tinte tic rol,ltirv wats conr ritted. lIe saw tlic iIrati In rIe fustian jarkiet lisih prrr Ild CV ag;irerqt tie prosecultor. 1%isite pretel.dell to :( s't the prosecutor, anti conlired his arm, witntli trc matn in the jacket lirew tie puryse from Iiis pocket. 'lire inin in the jlacket an:i tile prisoners waliked arway togetier. lie saw thetln itt co;niSany rogetlict at larrilet fair on tiic foliowing evenirrg. t,rossexalnioell._..1lc dfid trot iriforusl tec Trosec(Itor tlat ire liari beele robbedl, I)ecCu.SC lie tihouglt ilC migh1t SStttlit SOrire iersonrs; iln- wury if hle itl. Ilc t(li not ask the Iriqnrers to i ve hint parr of tihe ti) uy. lic saw the prisoncrs en tire evening oftheroirbery at a purb- lic htouse t (iCerken%Y 2ii. Ife ild not attempt to a elleli thetrr, orcause thlcllt to Ieapprehrentdel altbrouItl htchad afriend witri inil. lIe knewv wht:re tile lrosecirtor livyed, hut dil trot illfornl hiuo of thic partictlirs rif tire robb,yv liil lotir days after it hrd taken place. A sihilpkeelpcr iprovedI ihe fenialc prisoner hnd changed a 51. Inotc at his shop, stlbseritrentiy to tIh robbery. Thie lnte being prorirrced, the prosectitor identifiet it as one of those of whiich lie tad lCeenI robbcd. Severai weitnesses spoke in fovour of the prisoners' ciaracter. Thic jusIy returneri a verdict of Y'ol Grilty. TilC RF.coaDEft called tire witness Baker into the box, and cx- pressed his strong disapprobation of hlis conduct, anrl refttsed to allow hinr Iiis cxperrs. OLD BAILEY NEW COURT, TUESDAY. SEPT. 21.