Star. — 1829-09-07 (London, England)

EXECUTIONS AT THE OLD BAILIM.  The following account contains an exact statement of the number of executions which have taken place at the Debtors' dour of Newgate from the year 1800 up to the year 1927. The most remarkable circumstances connected with the cases of the greatest Interest are noticed briefly, sod wM no doubt be read with peculiar interest. 1800—Nine persons were executed. 1801—Eleven were executed. 1802—Nine were executed ; amongst these was a man named Codlin, the captain of a vessel, who was found guilty of sinking a skip at Brighton, after having defrauded the owners by lending the goods and disposing of them for his own advantage. This trial excited immense interest, and the execution was witnessed by, it is supposed, upwards of 50,000 people. Several pockets were picked under the gallows by females. some of whom were soon afterwards transported for the offence. 1803—Six were executed.  1804—Five were executed; amonpt whom was Ann Earl, for a forgery on her uncle at Greenwich. This woman was hanged upon a triangle at the top of the Old Bailey. The triangle mas never introduced before nor afterwards. 1806—Eleven werresecuted.  1806—Fifteen were executed. 1807—Fourteen were executed; amongst whom were Hagerty and Holloway, for the murder of Mr. &eel, at Hounslow. Upon this occasion a number of persons Were crushed to death. 1808—Five were executed. 1809—Five were executed.  1810—Twelve were executed. . 1811.--Fifteen were executed ; amongst whom were Bill Trueman, the leader of a most desperate gang of highway robbers and housebreaker'. It was found necessary to have a number of officers of police stationed upon the platform on which this formidable culprit was executed, a rescue having been intended by his friends, who were what are called regular " backbone ones." What took place on this occasion ha striking proof of the very inadequate condition of the police compared with that of the London thieves.— Trueman had knocked down and robbed a female named Mary Jackson, in Bartholomew-square. The officers followed him and a person who was supposed to have assisted in the robbery, and endeavoured to apprehend them, but fifteen or sixteen desperate ruffians interfered, and the officers were kicked and knocked about the pens of Smithfield. They, however. acted with great courage and decision, and when reinforced they succeeded in shoving Trueman into a hackney coach. As the coach approached Newgate one of the thieves cut the trues, and then another tremendous conflict took place. 'l'he public, however, interfered, and Trueman was lodged in Newgate, where it was actually apprehended an attempt would be made to rescue the prisoner. At the execution the thieves were all noisy, but the array of officers prevented any attempt.  1812—Twenty-one persons were executed ; amongst whom was the celebrated Haberfield, better known by the name of Slender Billy. This man was a person of very large size, and the most daring receiver of stolen goods ever perhaps known to the police. His profits were ettertnous, but he was not content with this trade ; be became eztensive as a seller of forged notes, and even disposed of some hundreds in Newgate. He was executed upon the evidence of a prisoner in Newgate, named Barry, who had received Bank of England notes from Mr. Westwood, a clerk to Messrs. Key and Freshfield, the Hank solicitors, and purchased with them from Slender Billy eight forged notes at ten shillings a pound. Int mediately after the purchase the turnkey went to Billy and asked him whether be had any property about him? " Property !" said Billy, " aye, plenty," and pulled out several notes. " But you have some more," said the turnkey, after Billy had exhibited 501. ee 60L in Bank of England notes and gold. Billy, who had the bank-notes be bad just received from Barry. in exchange for the forged ones, in another pocket, shoved them into the fire, but quite enough of evidence was pulled out of the flames to convict him. He did not appear to be in the least dismayed at this detection, but swore that he would " sarve out" those who deprived him of his property. He was fifty years old two days before he was hanged. In this year also was executed Bellingham, for the murder of the Eight Hon. Spencer PercevaL 11113—Sixteen were executed.  11114—Twenty were eneuted.