The Sun. — 1832-08-15 (London, England)

VAUGUAN—Gentlemen, now that you have returned your verdict, I may tell you that this Morgan has been before transported for felony. Harris has also been transported ; and to complete the history of these three worthies, Mitford is at this moment under sentence of death for another felony committed in Berkshire, but succeeded in breaking out of Reading gaol some time ago. He has since then very nearly succeeded in breaking out of Warwick gaol. The prisoner Mitford here besought the Judge, in a mild tone, to have mercy on him. The Learned JUDGE ordered sentence of death to be recorded against both prisoners, and advised Mitford to take care how he attempted to break out from prison again. On retiring from the bar, Mitford threw an expressive smile to some friend in the gallery.  HOME CIRCUIT, GUILDFORD, AuG. 11..  John Hannon, George Walker, labourers, all young men, and Elizabeth Parker, a girl of the town, aged 17, were indicted for feloniously assaulting George Clark, and stealing from his person a watch, two half-sovereigns, and other monies, his property, on the Bth day of July last, in the parish of Lambeth. The prosecutor Clark is a perfect country bumpkin. On the evening of the day mentioned in the indictment, he had arrived in London, and was With  dering about the neighbourhood of the New-cut, near the Muth gate. In the course of his rambles he explored Oakley-street and tha adjacent places in one of them he met the female prisoner, Parker, and being struck with her personal appearance, resolved to form a closer intimacy with her. He proposed treating her with cherries, to which she consented, and they came into the New-cut for the purpose of buying some. They there met Pimm, who was a seller of cherries, and purchased a pound of him. They then retired, and the lady consented to yield to the persuasions of her admirer, and admit him to her lodgings, on consideration of his advancing 3s. 6d. for hrr immediate necessities. This he agreed to do, and having paid the money, accompanied her to the dormitory she occupied, and which was in a court near Oakley-street. They had not been long in the lodgings of the lady when both complained of drought, and it was proposed to sally forth into the street and procure some gin, ale, or rum. This second expedition led to the unfortunate events which brought the prisoners to their present dangerous situation. It was now nearly midnight, and in their search fur a public-house, they met Pimm, Hannon, and Walker, and of er purchasing of the farmer some more cherries, they comtnence(l, in company with another man who has not yet been apprehended, a complete circuit of the publichouses and gin-shops in the neighbourhood. In the course of their perambulation the prosecutor changed& sovereign, although he had silver in his pocket, and paid for the gin, &c., which was consumed. About 3 o'clock in the morning, the prosecutor wished ag iin to retire with his female acquaintance, and it wa: agreed that the whole party should lead him to her lodgings. Instead of doing so, he was conducted down a narrow passage, leading to a place called Granby-gardens, on one side of which was a paling about five feet high, covered at the top with tenterhooks. The male prisoners and the man who has absconded seized upon the prosecutor, and forced his arms over the top of the paling; he being a short man, was by this means in a state of suspension, his roes being off the ground. They then proceeded to strip him of his property, and according to his own evidence, he was threatened with fearfull oaths by Pima), to be murdered, if he moved or cried out. Pimm then with a knife cut his fob from his trousers, and secured his watch. The others got his money, and the girl, after a violent effort, dispos' sessed him of his neckcloth. The whole party then fled, and left the prosecutor hanging on the tenterhooks, from which unpleasant situation he was almost immediately rescued by two police conste bles, Redfern and Gelding, who had met the pri• • soners coming from the place. A pursuit was made and the prisoners were secured.  The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty against all the prisoners, and sentence of death was recorded against them, the Judge observing he should defer declaring what would be the commutation of punishment.  George Greenfield, labourer, aged 28, was in• dieted for an attempt to commit a rape upon Julia Maria Jerry, a child under 12 years of age, on the 4th of June last, at Mickleham. He was found Guilty, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment aed hard labour.