Summer Assizes.
The Times, 1824-07-31T00:00:00

William Marslselt, sen., William Marshall, jun. (gentlemen's Merv:*its), and Charles Cartwright, a carpenter, all residents of Lon- don, were indicted for a burglary and robbery on the 17th of April ast, in thie housc of Charles Gordon, Esq., at Berhampstead. There is another indictmentpending agains the sameprisoners, and ]it ar, a gentleman's servant, who has been admitted an approver, for an- other extensivevobberyin thehouseof-the Rev. Woiaston Pym. In both cases a large quantity of plate and money were taken away. Mir. Sergeant TADDY statedi the case to the jury. Tbe Krisoners were indicted for n robbery in the house of AMr. Gordon. w ich was attended with circumstances of great aeg,-ravation, as far as regarded one of them, the elder Mlarshall, who had been a servant to iIr. Gorlon anil made use of his knowledge or the house, and the moit accessible parts, for the purpose of robbing his master. It would be necessary,for the ends of justice, tocall Ingram, one of theparties who was concerned inthe roblberv. Before the jury would give credit to a witness so disgracedl and infanious as Ingran was, they must see that circuLimstances caroborrated his testimony, and that the evidence of others entitlet him to that credit v,hich bis own conduct and crime deprived him of. The jury would see how far the evidence of the atpprover, and the corroborationi of other witnesses, deserved credit with them, and he left the case in their bands. Jamnes Grant was servant 'teo Mr.Gordon. Remembered the 17th of larch last. Went to bed at 10 o'clock and the wvindows were fastened. Thie panitry-door was locked; lhe left a pair of sugar- tongs, butter-knife, tea-spoon, &c. in the pantry, which he missed next morning. Got top after six next mnorning, went on the lawn, saw bis nmaster's writing-desk and papers scattered about tbe lawn. Fountl his own box broken up in the pantrv; missel gloves, stock- ings, and pantaloons; the last were afterwards found. The wisdow was pulleil down froni the top. John East was gardener to 51r. Gordon. Was the first person up in the fainilyon thc 18th of AMarch. Observed, first, a pait of pan- taloons on the bedge parting the meadow anl the garden. Saw his master's desk open, and the papers thrown about on the pleasure- grounds in the back part of the house. Saw tie foot-_marks of -the people who got in on; the set-off of the wall and leads of the window. There were footstep. of tCor or five people. hlr.. Gordon ' had a writing-dek lying on the table in his library on the 17th of l-larcb ; there were fourteen 5B. Bank of 1ngland notes in it. There were 32 guincas, seven half-guineas, and four seven-shilling . pieces. There was a tin case in the desk, and a pocket-bo'k, Olne of the prisoners (Marshall) was a servant to witne6s. H lived withl wituess 16 months about fiour years ago. '.John Inigramr, te approver, exaiined by MIr. Sergeatnt TADD V. -Remembers the night lir. Gordon's house was broken opeti. Went to Berkhampsteatl with tihe prisonersjhc same night the house w as broken open. 'ik lef-town with! Cbarles Cart wright, from the Oxford.road. -Joind the MXnrshalls at lVatford. They started ofl' somet ime tlt tmornjng, but the hour hn does not kno w. They met in townl thc day before the robbbry, at a t-ublic-hiouise called the Cock; ncar the Hayniarket; sat'tog6ethmr, and conversed an the genic of BsgAtelle. By the Cou"Tr.-Yoa will not liave the benefit of the place vou arc ih, if you vary from tile trukth. I wvilt sit here until you are tried. You stand with a rope round your neck. Now, wPhat con- versation had *oih?-Sonmething was mnentioned about a robbery hy the elder Marshall. Went inconsequence to a house at Berkhanp- ztcu(L By Air. Sergeant TADDir.Witeredid yon mieet the Mnratsmallsi~ several hours, in the tap-room. They- went then to ilibiast house in the towA, and got mrnre drink. lVitnesi was thlen ncarlyjto&.' Cate-d. They vent back again througlh the town,turned down alanv, and got into a field, and sat near a hav-stack; sat there more than an hour. They therl got to the honse; got over a garden walL They then went to the hoase, after sitting down in the summer_house. There were glass frames there, whichi thev tossed into a pond. WVit- ness tossed them in himself. He can now venture lo ravy hey were reaUl vtossed in. They then went to the house. Wtillianti Aarshall, the shorter man of the two showed them all the back part of the house. William Marshall showed the window called the pantry window. Witness.-T want to say one word, my Lord. It is unfortunate for me to bring things against fellow-meon. It is tmy duts, but it goes against me. I speak in lhopes mercy will be e.rtended zo them. They are not men of the worst character. Wiiness shed tearR. The Co unT'r.-Wle cGU't enter into any compromi.se. Br Alr. Sergeant TADDY.-They had a stock and centre-bit, a dark lanterr,, and ali the imnplements for house-breaking. Those things were in their possescion sorne -ime befe-la thev started. Cart. wright pulled the window down, and witness went in. Then Cart. wright opened the back-door, and let in one of the lAlarslialls. The other waited eutside on the lawn. They banded out as muclc plate as thev could get at to Mlarsball-plate of dirihrent kindls, crearn-Jugs, spoons, and other small articles. *Vhen Alarshall was let in, they went into a room, MarshaUl aying," I will show you where tle old man keeps his money." They went into a room. lie sup_ posed it faced the lawn. Found a writing-desk, which W. Mar- shall took to the lawn. While they were in the pantry, they handed out a pair of vantaloons. The pantaloons were left on a hedge at the bottom of' the wall. bThey quitted the house whest Marshall to4lc the desk, after looking for a secret cupboard, where .Marsha'l said he knew the plate was generally kept. They saw a fizure on the stairs, at which Cartwright was alarmed. Winless recom.mended them to return, and see wlhat was in the desk. Cart. wright opened the desk, and found fourteen 51. notes, and about46L in gold, and five gold buckles. There were various papers, which they threw about on the grass. They then vent by way of Hemel Hemustead and St. Alban's, and thence on a coach to London all together. The guineas were divided before theey got to Hieael Hempstead. Cartwright kept the notes. Thenotes looked fresb and new. Tlhey left the coach in Bishopsgate, and went to a court called Catherine Wheel-alley. W',ent to a house kept by a man of the name of Barnett. It was daylighL All went into the htoise; they had been to the house before. They sold tbe notcs to Barnett, and the plate at 4s. 63. an ounce. Barnett weighed thz plate. Don't know how much the plate weighed. We were never particular about a few pounds. Witness had for his share near 401. altogether. TheAlarshallswentaway. Cartwrightandtthewitness went to Westm inster. By the COurT.-Lived at Ilr. Bainbridge's as a servant until July last. Lived with a lady of the name of Gordon before, who was the cause of his ruin. He lived wvith her till the death of her iuusband. Re was d-scharged, owing to a quarrel with the butler, without a character, which caused his ruin, by throwing him out of emrployment. He knew the two Marshalls a dozen years; Cart. wright about one vear. He received money at Barnett's, but could not tell how mucl, for plate which he took there, twice before this robbery. lie was in custody, and at the lIouse of Correcuon once, charged with being in a gentlemam's area with intent to steal his plate. It was in winter time. The house was in Bedford lace. Hfe was taken in the area. lie stole a man's hat, as he wanted mo- ney, and was determined to have it some way. He was forced to do so, as he had lost his character, and could not get employment. Examined by the prisoner Alarshall the elder.-How long is it since you knew me ?-Ten years. Hlave you seen me since, until vwithin fotur months P-No, John, Idid not. Now were you not charged with stealing your master's (Colonel Witheringtosi's) wine?-No, never. I never removed anv of it from the house, though I have drunsk many a glass of the Colonel's good wine tSo his good health. agaso h ooe' Did vou not steal silver knives and forks from another master with wlhom you lived in Devonshire P-lS'o, 1 did not; bat my mas- ter would not give me money to pay for the postage of letters, beer, and other small articles whfch it WaY my duty to p:ay for, and as I was ashamed to appear before tbe oiler servants without money, I pledged a few of the knives and forks. Pray was you never charged with stealing dead bodies ?-.Cer. tailyX never. D;d you not tell me that your father was a thief, and that y ou were bred up a thief from yoar infancy ?-I never said any such thing. Mly father was a very honest man. bid your father not steal a deer ?-Oh! I'll tell you how that was. ly father and some others saw astray deer, and my father knocked it on the head. It was divided among them, and I ate a part of i-. Did you not make it boast that you robbed every gentlemnan with whom you lived ?-I never did. Now tell me, did you not rig out a servant in your clothes, and get him a place, in order that he might give you information how tl.e owner's house might be robbed ?-.lle, John? I never thought of sich a thing. Did you not tempt himn P-No. flow long have you lived irn this wav of plunder ?-About a vear. Did you not pro ose to me to rob IlVr. Bainbridge's house in Ha-- ley-street ?-Not 1, John; he was too good a master, and I would not be so ungrateful. Did you not tell the prisoners in Hertford gaol that you knew where to get a hundred pounds when this busmness was over?-No, I d id not. Did you not say you had the property planted ?-Oh, I will tell you all about that; now I know what you meant. 'There was a cer- tain property, ard I knew where it vas hid, and intended to get at it when I wsas let out of prison; but I since heard that it was taken away. What was it ?-Plate. Whiose was it ?_ Ir. Pvm's. How do you know ?-Because I wer,t there for it. .John Williamns was on lHerne's coach on the 17th of March last. ,Took up two of the prisoners in Oxford-road. Ingram and C2rt- wr4ht vere the men. Sat in the same seat behind. The two , .luarshalls got up at WVatford. The four men were oa the coach when he left it. C. Gordon, jun., is the son of the elder Gordon. Delivered to his father ninetcen 61. notes, previous to the 17th Mlarch. Saw his father put them into hig packet. He saw them afterwards in his deslc. The notes were new. There was an iron safe in tbe house, in the room adjGining the drawing-room up stairs. To go to that room, one must pass a black figure on the staircase. Joseph 1A. Bradshaw, a partner in illessrs. Hoare's bank, deli- veretl to Air. Gordon twenty .51. notes, from No. 18,(001 to 18,0-20, dated 24th January, 18-24. They were new notes. Charles ilatthew, a clerk in the Bank of England.-The notes produced were broaght to the Bank between nine and ten in th'& rnring. Wrote the name Batnett on one of the notes. Alhe notes, writing desk, aned plate, were produced antd identified. This was the case for the prosecution. The prisomers were without counsel. C Cartwright and the younger Al arsball declined saying any thing in their defenice. The elder Mairshall said he was out of place, and was prevailed on by the approver (Ingram) 1o ga into Hertfordshire to deal in straw hats. In the town of fiertford thev met the other prisoners. InFram proposed the robberv of Mlr. Gordon's house to him, but he refused to join it. le was altogether innocent of it, and would prove by credible persons that he was a man of good character. in- capable of engaging in any bad transaction. He then called to cha- racter John Clerk, who deposed that he kept a chandler's shop in Allarket- street, in the Haymasket; knew the elder Aurshall 14 years, his character had been very good aU that time. He was a geutleman's servant: lodged in the nitness's house for the last 10 years; prisoner lived with Lady Lansdown for two years, and vith a lady in 11Vel. beck-street. He was also in business in a cook's-shop, a'd after- warts in a chandler's-shop. The other Marshall said he lived in many resoectabhl fam'ilies- but unfortunately it was not in his power to producewvitnesses tO character. Mr. Justice BURRouGt *vent through the evidence at lentth commenting on Ingram's evidence, and the support it derived from,t the testimony of the other witnesses. The guilt or innocence of tihc prisoners depended entirely on the story of lngram, and if thev be, iieved it wai upheld in every part by other testimony, they mus-i fiRd a verdict of guilty. If they disbelieved Ingram, the prisoners must all be acquitted. After a short deliberatior, the jury returned a verdict of G,eWy against all the pTisners. The other indictment, for the robbery of the Rev. Air. Pym's house, was given up. Barnett, the jeweller, was caled on hbs recognizance, but did not appear. Ingranm, the anprover, was ordeted to attend at the sessions irt the city of London, as a witness against Baraett, for reeciving stolen goods. The Grand Jury have thrown out the bill against Dudfield. of Shire-lane, as an acecssory before the fact in the robbery ef Earl Cowper's steward. True bils have bee ifound against Ja7mes Harri, James Tleom=.s alias Davis, and Jariec Gree, for the above rob- bery. T'heir trial, which creates a great Aeal of interest in this county, is fixed for Saturday morning. SUifMMER ASSIZES. HERTFORD. Fivrn.%v T-, ny CROWN qtD.