Star. — 1827-09-20 (London, England)

BRODZEICI...as ante he said -be bad been to France. . • Ricfsard Minshull—ls clerk in the banking house of Reins.Coutts. Has a customer named Stanhope—. !Unita the Dowager Countess•of Stanhope.. The check i. not in her handwriting. James Powell,—ls clerk in the office of Messrs. Green. wood 'and' Cos, Craig's• Court. Has several customers of the name of Stanhope. There are only two whose Christian names-commence with the ktter•L—Colouels Leicester and Lincoln. The check is not in the handwriting of either of them. 'Cross-easmined—There are several of the name of Stanhope customers in the office of his emplOyers; does not know the handy' iting of all the Stadhopes who transact business at Messrs. Greenwood and Cox 's ; hate seen the handwriting of Colonel Leicester Stanhope; never saw, to the be.t of his knowledge, the handwriting of COlor.el Lincoln Stanhope. ' T. Turnpenny is an officer belonging to the Mansion Heine; The prisoner was given into his custody on the Ist of September ; beard him say that he did not write the cheek, but received it from a person who had since gone to France. • "The' prisoner, in his , defence, observed, that from pectiliar circumstances be was unable to procure a wit,ssess who could prove that he gave cash for the check; be therefore should throw himself upon the mercy of ' the Court. He would, however, further observe, that • lie was in the habit of attending a gambling house at the west end of the town, where he met a young man irk= be understood to be a nephew of Colonel Leicester Stanhope; and this individual having last a sum of • money be (the prisoner) 'cashed the check' in question for him, and had never seen liim Two witnesses attended on his behalf, and stated that he was of most respectable connections and-hitherto bad borne an irreproadhable character. Mr. Justice Gasznire recapitulated the evidence minutely, and summed up at considerable length, when the Jury found the-prisoner Guilty, but strongly recommended him to mercy, on the ground' of his youth and foriner good character; in which recommendation the prosecutor joined. Janes Coast, aged 23, was capitally indicted for committing a rape on' the body of Susannah Poole, in the parish of Stepney, on the 26th July; and Joseph Coltman, a watchman, was indicted for'aidsug and abettins Const in the commission of the crime. C..Putimee Conducted the prosecution; and Sesati.Raftenuii and Sionnicx the defence. C. Ppio,ups stated the'crise to the Jury. Coast 'lnes the keeper of the toil gate at Stepney, and the pro • ,ieceitifx. was the daughter of a respectable mechanic. gif age Was 44.. • . • •.`Su.sonah Poole, a delicate and respectable looking ' girl; Ids:Scribed the cotnmissicui of the crime, in a veil clear; and diitinif Manner; She stated that she was going from the house of her shit: to that of hes mother,  on the night in question, and passed the prisoner's tollbar, when he dragged her in and commuted the offence. She screamed, and cried " Murder." and the other prisoner came to the door, but did not interfere to protect ber. She fully proved the facts set forth in the indict&teat, into which we, of course, avoid entering. Her cross•examination by Mr. ADOLPHUS was conducted 1 with great minuteness, but led to no material discrepancy. Wm. Thos. Collinder, headborough of the Hamlet of Ratcliffe, said. that he saw the two prisoners and the, prat sentor standing near the toll gate on the rvening in question. Prosecutor said to the watchman, " You brute and villain, if you had come to assist nit-when you heard me cry murder, you would have saved. me." Witness followed her to see her home, and :hewed her Ibis staff, when she consented to go with him. Het iffathes were mach disordered, and she appeaTed vety Melancholy. She was notable to adjust her dress herlalf. She cpuld not lift her arms to her head. He kft the prosecutrlx at home, and then went to the toll gate, bet-could not get admission. Saw the prisoner Coltan, who said that Const wanted to see witness, and d, that it was a bad job, and6they should both lose their places. Coltman opened the door of the toll gate, sod Coast was there. Coltman said to Coast, "Itis a bid job, and we shall lose our places." Coast replied, " Aye, and something worse than that." Const rhea said he had not hurt the girl ; witness said he knew better. Const then said, "We are all young men, and I'll tell you"—and then detailed to witness the particu. lars,of the transaction, which we, of course, withheld from publication. Cross-examined by Mr.