Star. — 1816-02-17 (London, England)

OLD BAILEY.  Thursday John Oats. aged 21, and John Martha/i, aged 90, were found guilty of burglariously breaking and entering the .dwelling house of Philip Palmer, on the Sd .of February inst. and stealing therein a quantity of leather.—Deatb. Jaw fratkas was indicted for assaulting John Yeates on the King's highway, putting him in fear, end taking from his person a watch, seals, etc.—lt appeired that on the 2Sd of January last, the prosecutor was going along Holles-street, into Cavendish. squat*, when a man ran violently against him, but immediately begged his pardon. In a moment after, however, having recovered his surprise, he missed his watch. He immediately gave an alarm, and the prisoner being pursued was afterwards taken. The prisoner was found Guilty, but not of the capital offence. •  Richard Gilmore, aged 19, and John Hall, aged 20, were found guilty of burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling house of Moses Davis, on the sth of February, in Gray's Inn-lane, and stealing from thence a silk shawl and other articles.—Death. Benjamin Jesse, an Italian seaman, was found guilty of stealing, from the person of Thomas Donaldson, on the I lth inst. in the parish of St. Catherine, one watch, a gold chain, seal, and key. Yesterday Sarah Pantos stood capitally indicted for the wilful murder of her female infant, on the 26th of January. in the parish of Hampstead.—A variety of circumstances, not of a nature to be detAiled, were spoken to by several witnesses, but the prosecution seemed principally to rest upon a confession said to, have been made by the prisoner, under a promise that it should be better for her if she would confess. A confession, however, under such circumstances, the humane and Learned Judge (Sir SIMON La BLANC) ruled could not be received against a prisoner, and' she was acquitted on the charge of murder ; as she was also of that of concealing the birth, which was subsequently preferred aghinst her. N'. Threw was indicted for breaking into the house of W. Marshall, and stealing therein two pieces .of woollen cloth.—Guilty—Death. Said was indicted for stealing a counterpane, and other articles, in the dwelling house of S. Cole. Guilty—Death. J. Crow and D. alias /X BaN were indicted for breaking and entering the house of T. Lee, of Charing Cross, and stealing an umbrella, value Guilty—Death.  The following were also capitally convicted, viz. Ann Smith, for stealing a piece of gingham, the property of W. T. Bannister, privately in his shop ; J. Smith, for breaking and entering the house of S. Dowsing, and stealing a bed and other articles ; J. Fancntt, for stealing a quantity of linen cloth, the property of Messrs. Stubbs and Alehouse ; and T. rawer, for a burglary in the house of G. Solomon.l and stealing a quantity of wearing apparel.  - COURT 'Of ANITTNI AT Pnals.--Few criminal trials have been attended with circumstances of so strange a nature, as that which occupied the attention Of the Court, on Monday last :  " La tip lash 27 years of age, formerly a Cars. bineer, residing in Rue Mouffetard, had lived with a woman, Gaudret, as her husband. He had no employment, and they would have been both in a state of indigence, if the woman had not received presents from an old man, with the knowledge of Leon. This, woman, tired of supporting the younger of her lovers, gave him notice in the month of September last, that if, at the expiration of fifteen days, he did no: obtain the situation he sought' for, he must quit her house. —Leon, to all appearance, received the declaration coldly, but took a desperate resolution. On the 12th of October he rose at six in the morning, leaving the woman in bed. took a hammer, and gave her a violent blow on the temple. Soon after, apprehending that she might recover and alarm the neighbourhood, he completed his crime by strangling his victim. He then took away all the valuable effects, locked the door, and went to hii parents at Lagny, whne be remained till the following day. The Conunisskry of Police afterwards received two letters from Leon, confessing the crime, and stating that he had preferred committing this horrible act, rather than be separated Irons a woman whom be loved to distraction. He soon after presented hiniself to the mother, of the deceased, who had him apprehended. He declared that he gave all the property he had taken away to the first poor people he met, desiring them to pray for 'the deceased. The Jury found him guilty, and he was condemned to the punishment of cleat . He beard his acatease wilt( the topsoil tranquillity."