Winter Assizes.
The Times, 1824-12-11T00:00:00

* a!umas aones, atlas Low, alias Lawrence, was indicted for bur- glanoualy breaking and enteriing the dwelling-house of Jane Clap- ton, ,t Great Daizmow, in the night of the 16th of AlWjy last, and stealing 30 sovereigns, some silver money, four silyer table-spoons, and other artic2es herproperty. -At the Iast-Smnmer Asstzes for this county, two young men ifatned Burred,. btothers, were convicted as parties to the offeace charged against the prlsoner, iind ordered to be transported for life. It was atthat-time supposed'that the circumstances under which the robbery was coutmnitted beln$- outrageous, woul4 have induced the learned Judge (Mr. Baron Graham) who tried the sa5e to leave the culprits for execation, but he mercifully spared their lives. Since that tiAe, the prisoner, who had nbscondea had lately been apprehended in Kent for another of6nce, ain. being identifiedas atnaccomplice with the Btirrells,'-was nowput upon his lrial. It appeared in evidence, thattheprosecutrix, an elderly maiden lady, resided with her sister In a lone house by the road-side, about half a mile from Dutmow. Tlte other' members of her family were an elderly domestic atid his- wife, who slept in the lower part of the house. The house vvas fastened up at the usual hour on Sunday night, the 16th of May last. The prose- butrix and her sister slept In' separate bedsi in the-same apart. ment. About one o'clock on the rnomfng of the 17th, the prosecmtrix was disturbed by a noise' at her cbamber.win- dow. She drew her bed-curtains, and looking towards tbe window, saw a mau entering the casement by mean6 of a ladder ;' uson wwhich she jamped out of bedI nti r,an down sairs to call the setvats, In this, however, she was disappointed by the man, who followed, laid bold of her, but without any violence, and said, "I'll not hurt you; come up stairs again: I only want soeee of vour tmoney." Upon returning to the rooin, she saw an- other mnne, and she got into bed again. One of the men then open- ed a box which contained books only,upon which the prisoner Jones came to theprosecutrlx, and scized her pecket, containing her purse and a bunch of keys, which was under her-pillow. He held a stick over her head, and told her she was a dead woman if she mnade any noiset A light whish had beezn struck by the mexi enabled her to observe the features of the prisoner. The latter having possessed hiniself of the keys, opened a burean in the roorm where the proseco- trix kept her money and other valua,ples. From different drawers he took 90 soverelgnsj several new shillings, some twopenny,threepenny, and fourpenny pieces, two watches, two purses, and a small red trunl. Ihaving rifled the room of every thing they thoxutglt worth taking, including four table-spoons, tbe men quittea the heuse in the way they had entered. In his retreat, thle prisoner Jones said to the pro: secutrix, " I have net robbed you of more than 51., sO help me God. If you make a noise, wewill come back and do for you." The ptosecutrix said nhe had several opportunities of seeing the prisoner's face whilst he was in the rooa, and she liad no doubt whatever of his identity. Diary Ann Rtobettaoni, a girl of the town, living in George-yard, Whitechapel, proved that she hiad known she prisoner Jones for about nine months previously to the 16th of May, she kept company with him. On Saturdlay afternoon, the 15th of May, the prisoner and the two Burrells met together. at het lodgings, and went awvay together. On Mlonday morning, the 17th, between seven and eight o'cloek, they came in company again to bet apartments. They ap- peared to have a good deal of mouey, some sovereigns, some new shillings, and aome twopenny and threepenny silver pieces, and four silver spoons, of *hich latter she was desired by the prisoner to take care. Two silk purses were also shown her, one of whichi was given to her by Jones as a present. The silk purse now pro. duced she identified as that which had bcen given to her by the pri- 3oner. She had given the purse to the constable. Miss Claoton being shown the purse last mentioned, identified it as her property, and said it had been taken from her bureau on the niight in question. Several witnesses were then examined for the purpose of tracing the prisoner and his accomplices to and from tbe scene of the rob. bery. Two persons, well acquainted with the Burrells, proved that they saw the prisoner in their company about a quarter of a mile from Miss Clapton's house, about eight o'clock on the evening of Sunday, May IG. The driver of the Bislhop Stortford coach proved that on the morning of the 17th of Aay, about four o'clock, he took up the prisoner and twe other men at Harlow-heath, in liis way to London, and put them down at Stratford. The ostler, attending the same coach at Epping, also proved that ihe prisoner and two other men were taken up as outside passengers on that morning. - A man named Cunningham, who knew the prisoner, said he saw the latter on the top of the coach as it passed through Stratford, and hailed him. The prnsoner spoke to bim, and threw himn a new shilling to get something to drink. Lee, a constable, proved that he apprehended the prisoner at (Goud- hurst, in Kent, about nine weekssince; but at that time did not know that he was wanted for this robbery. The pri.3oxer, who had no Counsel, being called upon for his de- fence, merely said he was innocent of the robbery. He called no witnesses. Alr. Justice BUREOUGIH summed up the evidence for the jurv. The Jury immediately found the prisoner-G?ilty-Death. The learned JUDGE told the prisoner that he should adopt the merciful course taken by his learned brother, after the convicdon of the BarreUs. He certainly should not be executed, thougl he richly deserved it, but intist expect to be sent out of the country for life. The assizes ended about four o'clock on Thursday afterooon. None of thle capital convicta were left for execution. IVINTPRR AVSRIZES. CUELMSFORD. Dec. 10.