The Sun. — 1812-09-19 (London, England)

MIDDLESEX. ST2IIONS, FRIDAY, Ssrr.  • • Thintas'• Fearnswortb, jitn„was indietr'd for a libel on Thc.s. Fearnsworth, and for threatening 'his  life  The prosecutor; it appeared, was formerly a bricklayer, residing in Church-lane, ll'iliitechapel, but had for some years retired, and llred on his fortune. The presetit defendant's course of life, it appeared, had be& most dissolute. His father bad supplied hii extravagance for sonic time with a liberal hand, till, justice to the rest of his family obliged him to forbear doing sO any longer. On his refusing to continue to supply him with money, le had first charged him with having murdered his mother, and threatened to avenge her death by the murder of his father. On the sth and Gth of :Tune last the father received two letters fr:-n him, in which this charge was made, and threats held out, 'unless he complied with. his.. (the defendant's) wishes. These letters were the libel complained of . they were put in, and proved to be the delendailt's writing ; but on their being read and compared with the record, it Was found that there *as a variation between them, which, in the opinion of the Learned Chairman, was fatal to the indietrnent.  The Jury therefore, under his direction, acquitted the prisoner.  The defendzat'vtFus put to the bar, on a charge of havipg as.,atiiteci his father, who is almost seventy years of age, on the 24th of May last. ,  From the statement of the prosecutor, it appeared, that he was standing at the door of house in Goodman's-fields, in which the widow of one of his deceased sons resides, when the defendant came up to him ; he immediately retreated down a stable-yard, in hopes of' escaping him, but be followed him, and kilock,A .him down with a broom-staff which he had in his hand, and whilst he was lying onthe ground, heat him with it most  e :erely. !This statement was corroborated hy a gentleman named Herbert, who was drawn to the spot by the old man's eriys of murder. The Jury f6und the, defendant guilty, and the Court sentenced hini to twelve months imprisoament, in the House of Correction, and at the ex. . piratioq of that period, ordered that he should find Security for his gorA behaviour for two years, birnself in 100L'and two sureties in 50/. each. Scuddell was charged- with puttinz off too one Herbert a counterfeiil three-shiling bank token on the 4th of June last.  It appeared that }Jcibert, suspecting. that the prisoner-was a dealer in counterfeit tokens, communicated his suspicions to Hutt, the Hattong mien officer, and a plan was laid to discover whether they were well founded. Herbert_ went to the Mitre public-house, in. Goswell-street, where he net the prisoner, and, entering into conversation with him, it was agreed that he should, on the following ,day, meet him there again, and bring sonic toluns for sale ; the meeting accordingly took p!ace,' and Herbert bought 12 three shilling, and 12 eighteen-penny pieces of him, for 30s. all of which, of course, proved to be bad. The prisoner,. however, escaped, and was not appre. hended for five weeks afterwards. _ _  In his defence, be denied having, any knowledge of the transaction. The Jury found him guilty,- and he was sentenced to six months' hard labour in the House of Correction.  Josep4 Lawtar was convicted of uttering a counterfeit, 3s. Bank token ;, and...it being the second timed I,e was sentenced to• two years' imprisonment in the House of Correction, and at the expiration of that term to find security for his good conduct for t,vo years mote.