Old Bailey New Court, Thu...
Before thte RECORDER. James Askew was indicted for stealing five rings of tlle valtc of 801., two pairs of ear-rings YinltC 251. ; part of a coral, set with dia- monds, valuC SOL.: a (dji.tiood-cro6s, vahtie 251.; a gold chain, value 101.; a gold buckle, value 41.; an opera glass, value 21.; three silYer spoons, value 31.; three silver forks, valie 3l.; 39 pair of stockins, value 31.; 29 shifts,dalue7l.; one shawl,value3Ol.; oneveil, value 51.; a l:,ce handkerchief, value3I.; a dress, valte IL.; scren promissory notes for the payment of 1,000 francs each, and five for the paymenit of 500 trancs each, the property of Harriet Virginie Perrot. The Witnesses on both si,les were ordered to remain out of court ulitil tlhey shottld pe called in to be examined. Mr. PHitLr.rPs stated the case for the prosecution. The prisoner teas what was falled a master-milliner, residing in Oxford-street. and towartds the end of last year he went to France to engage an eminenit female milliner to superintend hiis establishment. In Paris lie Imlet with the prosecutrix, who was a Frenchvomnanl. Having satisiied himself of lier respectability, he engaged hter to serve Itim at a salary of 2,000 franc a year, whicil ie believed was abottt 801. English money, exclusively of providing her with board and lodging. illiss Perrot came to tltis country with the prisoner, and hter conduct in hIis estabslttment was such, that in Mlay last, he, of his own accord, doubled her salary-nay tmore, lie declared that at the end of the year she might, if she chose, becomea partnerin the concern. To a young woman like the prOSecutrix-she was 22 years of age-this was the iighieet mark of approbation that could be given. Soon after the period wvhen the prisoner had increased the prosecu- trtx s saary, a Alr. Bertrand. wlho was her friend, came from Paris to London. From thiat time the prisoner's conduct towartds the pro- secutrix was, frotn wliat cause the prisoner coulti best tell, become very much changed. 'The prosecuttrix, by the desire of the prisoner, went to Cheltenham, and opened a shop there, in whicli shie carried on the miillitiery business lor the prisoner. WVhilst shie was at Cheltenham, tie prosecutrix reccived several letters from tite defendant, expressing the tttmost kindness totvards her ; indeed, their tone was very extraordinary, whett it was con- sidered thtat they were written from a master to his servant. He also sent her a gold watch. The prosecutrix hiad received notice from thesolicitor for the prisoner to produce all the letters whiclt site had receive(l from ttle prisoner. She had cotmplied with that notice, anl lte would read sonmc of those letters to the ittry. In a letter, dated Juily 23, 1824, the prisoner addlressecl the niosectitrix in the followr. ing ternts :_*' Dear iMiadam, good morning. On my return home, thle first thing I tltouglit of was your watch. It itas produced a gland qutarrel between Harriet anti me. Gandler had delivered the watch to Harriet last LMonday, and she positively refused. to tleliver it out of her posse8sion. In this difficulty I am very unhappy, because it places me in a view so contrary to the wishes ot my heart. Gartncr has promised to get me another watch sutperior to the first. Do not reproach me: I am not to blame. I will sendI you a vwatch, and also a turban. If I do not flatter yon a ways, tlo not tlhink mc less your friend. Remember that a moft tongtte has not always a gooti heart." In a letter, dated July 27, the prisoner, after some remarks on the sabject of businesis, said, "'Thc arrangement wiicli I have made respecting Alr. Bertrand will be agreeable to you, whett every thing is explainedt and you will be sorry for the letter which you have written to nme. Bertrand's visit to England, without invitation anti wi:tottt employment, can't be agreeable to me; but to please you, I will liot Mind it." On the 3d of August the prisoner wrote another letter to thte proseS cutrix, the conLents of which were of importance, Inasmuch as they showed tlat he was satisfied with heraccounts. Immediately after that letter hatl been received by the prosecutrix, the prisoner caused her to be arrested for a lebt of l0i. 4tiss Perrot deposited the amott o the debt in thic hands of the Sheriff"'s officer, and was liberated. Te prisoner then infornted the prosecutrix that he wished her to lve his employment. Thatahe lid, but not until the ptisonerhad signed a document, stating that she had correctly accounted for all the property which ltad been intrustetl to her. The prosecattix came to town, and employed Illr. Hubert, a respectable solicitor, to recover the property witichi ghe hiad left at the prisoner'r heuse. Before Air. lustbert proceeded to demand the property of the pri. soner, the prosectttrix described to him (he begged the particular at- tention of the jury to Cite factl a confidential letter, In which she stated, that the bills mentioneri in the indictment were enwrappet.. lie would prove, that these hbills were brought from Paris by lr. Bertrand. Wit'en MIr. Hubert madce his business known to the prisoner, the latter said, that the prosecutrix was a bad woman, an(i had lost her cliaracter. Mir. Hubert tiemanded some pro)of of the truth of these assertions, and after some hesitation the prisoner pre(luce(d the very letter which Al iss Perrot would swear was wrapped 'otund the French bills which were deposited In her drawers. Ar. Hubert was struck with the letter, and real it over tlree times. He titen asked the prisoner hov, he came by it. Asicew said that that was of no consequence, since he liad got it. It v/as upon that point that he chiefiy rested the case of the prosecutrix. I the prisoner could aecouttt for the manner in whieh that letter came into his possession honestly, he would depart from that Court w!thottt any stain upon his character. If he failed to Io that, it was natural to infer, that the serson in whose possession the letter was found, kisesy what had become of the money which it once enwrapped, and whicii the prosecutrix had never obtatned ; for when her drawers were opened in the presence of MIr. Hubert, none of the property, which she woaldl ssvear she placed there, was found. Harriet Virinie Perrot, the prosecutrix, was then examineti she spoke English with tolerable accuracy: she deposed to the follow- .ngeffeet:-.She becmeacq nainted withtbe prisoneraboutayetr ago. Site afterwards became his irstnmiliner, and kept his lhouse ata salary f,0f., exclusive of board, lodgirg, and washing. HIersalary terwards doubled. Soon after agentleman tnamed Victor L ertrand come on a visit to l,ondon, by the invitation of AIr. Askew. (Twheletters read by Mr. Phillips were shown to the wit- ness, and she identified them as having beeti written to hIer by the prisoner.) Bertrand arrived abont the end of April, or the be. gtnning of May. A few days after he etae, he tlaced some vrench bills,.of the Royal Bank, in ier possession. On the 4th of July ehie went to COleltenham. The prisoner and 6Ihe were then on good terms. She deposited the bills and some othter property in a ctestof drawersirl her bed-room, previous to her departure for Chel- tenltam. The bills werd rolled up in a piece of whity-brown paper, together witlh a letter frotis a nobleman. (A letter was produced, tir ich she said was the letter in question.) Amrongst the property which alte leftintlsedrawer *vas a cameo ringof the Emlperor of Rus- sia, set ia brtlliants a rjoir; it tvas worth about 300 francs. An. .othier of the rings was a dliamond, another a ruby,and two ot her com-n mon gold rings. Tie witnesstben described thierest of-theproperty as described in thie indictment. All thie jewellery wassgiten to her, except the two common rings. Somne dtsagreesaent took place be- tween liar and the prisioner about the begiviniug of August. She conceived that jetilousy was the cause of the disagreement.. Shie re- ceived a gold watch in a present from the prisoner at Cheltenhmm. .On the l4th-of August, thte prisoner arretited-het.AF.themnotiy suhe hiad received ohi his account, at nihgknbam - le. aui6uiietf b ~ol; At that time hie owed her 701. for wages. She gave btil;awdd wiill. berated.On'ie Saturday evening the prisoner turn6d hecr out'oftijs hous. O thedfy befoire this decurred, the pifihderiiigned. paper, at thie desi're of lher attorneby. (Tihe pear w!is produced andl read. It was an ackniowledgment, on the'part of' the prisoner, that thi-prosea CUtriX lhad rendlered a fair account of' all the goods 'whichi he hadl intrusited ker withi.) At that time the prisoner owed hr 701., whiich hatl never yet bearn paid. Wlten shie arrivedl inLondon. from Cheltenhasom, she applied to thte prisoner for her property. He at lirst m4id that he had no objectionl togive liter tha property which was in the drawer ; buxt he fterwards sdththe wouldi giveher only soisrestockiW sandshtifts. When she wen toheltenham, shie left her drawers locked. An Inmetory of parto her property wagsin olhe of them. (A paper woapiroduced whc se identifiedl as the inventory.) 'That inventory was drawn up by ir. Bertrand, In Paris, beforC: She came to London.When shie fonnl thatt thle prisoner wyould niot give up her propertyr, she went again to his hiouse, accomnpanied by Air. Hlubert, her attorney. The prisoner then said, that he woqldl not deliver anv thing without consultinig his attorney. In sbotsf a week afterwards, the prisioner gave up u pair of diamonid ear-rings and a few clothies. Mlr. Hlubert also wrent to thte prisoner's alone to demand.her property. Previously to his going, slhe described to him a letter which had been writteii to her by anobileman. Sliteasubsequen)tly preferred.a complaint against th rrsoner before a tuagistrate. Cross.exansiincd by Mlr. An)oLpwts.-WhVat nobleman is the writer of' the letter yotu speak of'? 11"jtneis.-f. amn willing to tell his Lordshiip. lie is a noblemian, and wouldI be sorry to hiave it mentioned in aicourt. Mir. Psartr.i'a objected to the question. The name ot the writer, or thle contents or the letter, hiad nothinig to do wvithi the caniSe. Tuie PEcORsgRsaid that tliecquestion was a proper one. Air. Ancir.s.neus repeated the question. The witnesis was silent, and looked to thie Recordler. The RECORlDEt..You miust tell us the namne. Witness.-l must give upthienatine? Then I can't: bteis quite a nlobleman, and if it were known, perbaps his reputationi may be lost. Thie RrCORDxn..... sliould not tlhink that I shoald be likely to lose miy reputation if I wirote to you. Wins.Iwill proye to you, by some other letters withi hiisname signed, whapt it is, if you wil luok at themn. The REcoRnDss.-.You mttst give up the name, if the counsel persists in the question. Air. PsnrrLLIps....The noblemnan cannot be anM with you for stating his name, under tise circumstanceS in whtich lie isp laced WVitniess, (after some heait.atiori.).Heis a General In the rmyo the EmPe)ror of Russia-..Generai 8chwiett.en- rm Air. ADOLP'tus...General Schwietzen. eh ? Witness (burating into tears.)-_Yes, General Nicholas Schkwietzen. WiVat ISliis title ofinobility ?-He is Excellency. ?What is lie, an Ambassqador ?-Yea 4; his brother was Ambassador to Rome- WVhy do you call him Excellency ?-Blecause hietold me toaddresshimso. Did you ever hiear hiim called Count, or Duike, orA Marquis ?-No. only Ex- cellency, and General. Her exarnination then proceededas fellows:-. She did not brinig all the thinigs whichi she had lost fromr Paris. Wihen the prisoner came to Paris to engage her, she lived at No. 4, Rue de Grenouille. [A letter was here shown to her.] That letter was written by Al. Bertrand. The letter was written toAl igssHarriet Dulau, a y-oung lady In the prisoner's house. Another paper was proslrtcedi1That paper was the statement of her case, wrhich Al. Berrauis gave to Alr. Abrahtaim, an attorney: It was drawn upt by Ml. Bertrand. It was not written by her dlictation. She consulted Air. Abraham before shie employed Mtr. Hlubert. Slhe was recom- miended to MIr.IHubert by thie renchi Consul. She neverwmentioned to M1r. A br:iham any thiing about the 9,000 francs. She niever parti- cuilarized to Air. Abrahian or his clerk any of the things which were in the drTawers. Shie dlid not employ Mir. Abraham to recover liar money, buit to obtain tIme furniiture of her room. Shie expected to get thle furniture of thec room, atnd thierefore she thouglht it best to sa,y nothing particular about the property, in the chesat of drawers. Stie ennuli not recellect whether she told Mry. Abraham or his clerk that she had jewmellery in her dirawers, but that she could not tell thec atmotint. Mir. Bertrand was a grocer, a 'I lived at 59, Rue de Grenouille. He was not her relation. Bydrecitio of thec prisoner, -tme hadl called Alr. Bertrand lier brothier. The prisoner desired her to call Bertrand-. Mlr. ADOLPHiUS here asked the witness when the prisoner first desired her to call Air. Bertratid her brother; and she replied thtat it was whetp the prisoner and she and he were travelling fromn London to Paris. The leamned genileman, over and over again, hiressed her to assign a reason for the injunction of thie' prisoner, which slite ditli not appear able to do. At length shte said, " I have livedI long time in your country. I am a stranger hiere, and I hope for justice." Air. AsOLPrrsITS..... hope you will get It. XVitness.-..Very well. AIlr. ADoipreus.-.Yes, and in a diflerent mnanner fromi that w'hich You expect. Exa'miniation continuted.-Slhe always spoke of 31. Bertrand as hier brothier in Londlon. Al. Bertrand save hier the ltrenclt notes or billet2 tde bamsque a day or two after leis arrival in London. BertrandI broughit over somie articles which he rave hier, in his otra box, wlhich was kept in liar bedIroom. Bertrand gave her the billele tie bmique in her beriroonm. lie gave theta to her to keep In safety for himi. Aliss Hudson sawv them- one lmorning in her room, anda Al. Bertrand, comTing in at the time, scolded her for showing them. This was aibout a mnonth before she went to' Cleltenltam. Ber- trand lhadl Frenchl and Englisth ezold In his podket4 and she be- lieved he hiad otiter billets tie, banp:e than those whiich he gave to hier. Bertrantl usted to sleep in the prisoner'st warrehouse. Ber- trandI removed from the prisoner's about three weeks beore she went to Cheltenham, antI went to lodge wvtih Mfrs. Broadlfoot, in Berwick-street. She soimetimes" Nent little thingg to Bertrand by the p)risotter'8 peririission. Before ske went to Chteltenham, there was a quarrel between Bertrand and the prisoner, and the later for- bad the fozmeirhia house; buit to pi1emlEher,he u%ed-toAllt*nstr'tonr,ed Blertranrcl victuals, which Bertranid pai'd for. After she went to Chel- tenlhamn,thte prisoner wrote to hier to tell her that hie continued to send articles of food to Bertrand. Wthen site retutned from O-heitenham, she wentt to ledge at the same house with Bertrand. She dinl not give Bertrand the btillet tie bamnqne wlhen she went to Cheltenaiam.One Straeeninig flertratid asked her for thzem, aind slite said she woldbring "them tue next mnorning before site went to Chsciteniham; but she didI not dlo so, becauise site set ofr earlier thain she expected the next day. She never agreed to go till the Saturday eveninig. The prisoner livedt at 85, in Oxford-street. She did not see Ber- trand on the Suhday mrorning. She set off a. six o'clock, andI it was very wet. She did not thiink of the siote in the morning. Those were the only reasons, why she did not give the notes to Ber- trand. Slite never made a memrmrandutni of the numbers of theI notes, because it was not the dustom to do iso in France (A bilket de banq, 'e for a thoustand francs was shown to the witness.) The bilit for 1,00 francs whiceh Bertrand gave herl appeared to he like thiat, but slite did not examine them minuitely; she merely looked at their amount. She did Sot take much appre wishE lier t'o Cheltenhain, because the ptrisoner told her that if sh~edri~d not like to stay shermight return. She did not write to the prisoner to send hier any clothes, because she wvas afraid to send her key on accour.tof ti~e property in her drawters. She wore some of thejewel- lery occaionally, but she avoided wearing hier diamondI ornamnentst in the show-room. Mliss Hudson had seen rome ot thq jewellery. Sihe never said that a coral necklace was one of the things taken from lier. She never told Mfrs. BroatIfoot that sihe was mn arried to Bertrand; Ishe was nut a woiman who, would sweaz whazt was untrue, because sitle was paid tor It. Al rs. Broadfoot had seized the things belonging to her anid 1ertrand for rent after the prisoner was commit- eai for trial: biit hier attorney hiad been kind enough so payfher rent, i)ecause Mr. A.skew had taken her all, (Weeping.) ShemsawAMrs. Broadfoot at. her own house on the night the prisoner was commiit- ted for trial. iMr. AnuoL'srits.-.Did you on that occasion tell Mrs. Broadfoot that ou would be revenged on Alir. Askew, and bave him hanged ? WVitness (with vivacity.)-..No, I will swear it, never. Althoughi ha has robbed nia, I do not wishi to hang _hIrn4 Air. ADOLPHUttS observed that this was cuinningl done. She krew Air. Unit. She neVer told himn that 11ir. Uertand had brought over only 2,000 francs;- but she did tell hitm, to prove that Bertrand had brought some mnoney, that the herelf had changed for hiun a ilkle de hanq=s for 200 francs, in St. James's-street. T'he rea- son why the prisoner refuted to let Bertrand st-ay in the house was, that he was jealouis of hlim. One morning she went, fn cornpsn~ with another Prench lady who lived in the prisoner's house, into hisbe. taom to wakeai him. lie told her to bring his clothes she went for thern,and when she came back the French lay had left the roomi. The sisoes'too he han, ad wshe tokiss her but ishe wosuld not r5~ im,ad aidthatshenevr wuldenter hifs room agaLin iinleas she ereaccmpaied y te srvat. The prisoner wats angry wit he. le otensai tht Brtrndwas his enemy, and he did The cross-exsmnlnation lasted about tvwohours. Towards the con- clusion,the witness becamea muchi exhausted, anid was furnished whitl a scat and sonice told water. Re-ekamineel._..(A letter was shown hsri.)-That letter, is in the hand~wrlting of the prisoner. It is not signed;. It cont4li1s an cii- tract from the lettet whlich wat wrapped routnd the btilkis die benque which were deposlted int bet drawers. T~here was only one key to her drawers, and she too'kI it with her to (,heltenharnn She was cer~ tain that the ~ropertv described in the indictment war, inher drawers when she wient to PJheltenhamn. Mr. Abrah4nie, whomi she Birat enmployed as her attorney, never got hier any, thing~ sand than by theadic o th Fenh Conui se mpoyed 51r. Hixbert Mlen the risoer taveled wth hr frm Pas,ie *As iieri attetitit.e to her Se ojetedtoit,an heased erthe reason. She said, becusehe as arred,andbecuseshe was engaged. She told The ler oftis araigs hre eadsevralleters w~hich had been writen by the prisoner -to the prosecutrix, t -Tlel2m n one of these, the prisoner said, in allusion to M. Bertrand, ti.t "Al ary has made a nice pigeon-pie, and a rump-steak, for his Sun- (ay dinner. This is done to please you, &c."1 The other letters contained nothing remarkable; they were al addressed to the pro. secutrix under the name of Normanville. The anonymousletter, hich. t:e prosecutrix had stated to be In the hand.writing of the prisoner, was also read: It was in the following terms *-." o Mba- sieur lie Gros. The child with light hair, and blue eyes, demandis your assistance, Rnd the assistance of your sister. JllonDiz ! Adieu." .Mlr. ADO LPstUS showed the prosecutrix several letters, the sig- nature to which (Normanville) she ack-howledged to be in her hand- writing. Victor Bertrand examined.-He canmc to Englarnd about the end of April. A few days after he gave to the progecutriz "even billets dte banzue of 1,000 francs each, said lfive of AOO francs each, to take care of for him.. He never got them back. Cross.examined by Air. LAWv.-He had known the prosecatrix for four years. He did not make a memorandum of the numbers of the notes whiclh he gave to the prosecutrix: it was not the custom ef the French to do so. He got some of the notes at a public bank in Paris, in exchange for silver. He could not tell the name of the person wlochSangedtben. One of the l,009 franenoteshereceived from Al. Bon- Homme,thedirectorofthcprisons.Thevritncss neverreceived any nioney from the prisoner. He did notplace thenotesin histrunk,becauge it was inconvenient to put property of that kind amengst clothes. He never applied to any body tor the loan of 301., to enable him to obtain the tittation of teacher to a Prtnhs school. Wheit he first knew the prosecutrix, she was vsry respectable. Reepectability in Fratnce was the same thing as respectability here. He sometimes took gold out of the prosecatrix'c drawer nis he wanted ii, Y did you pass as the brothper of theroseeutfi ?-Ask ASr. Air. ADOTPlius.-Aly Lord, it in not becatuae tthese people are foreigiter, that wve aye to be insulted by tlhem. AVitness.-I beg your pardon. perhiaps I an wrong, I clo not know your country. Alrl. Askew told nie to pass for Mademoiselle 1Perrot's brother. She has alwaysbeens the cause tifguarrel between us. Did ou ell rs.Broafoo th t if se eeve anv thing against you,you oul caythathe skedyouto sleep with her ?-I will be sorr tosayanythig o he chracer.I lhave raiti to her, youi hdvetr&t m il beaus Yo hae akedtne to do so andI so. I Thie crtim.examolnation was concluded by thie whit ess staring, that on one occasion h1e saw thie Peosecutrik showing his. bfwds de baaique to AMiss liuds oil, whicht hie told hter shec ouight not to have done. It was evident that this igiffess understood very inmperrectly mlany of the questions which were put to I1dm indleed, lie oncee asked for ani interpreter, hilt hii reque-st didi Bot reachi thte ear of the Court. George filubert deposed that hie was attorney for the pr-osccutri%. lHe went to the prisoner's, andt demanded somne propert-y, ot whichi the prosiecutrix had famrislhed himi withi an iniventory. Thle prisoner said, thaot lie hiad many complaints against the pronecutrix, anid that site was a bad wroman.: lie (the witneiss) askedi hiim to prove it, and the prisner said that he hadi documents to prove it. The wvitness maid that one document v,otuld he snore ctnvincinp than all the pri. soner could say on the subject. The prisoner saitl, thiat if hie knew hinm, lie vwould shoaw himn a dlocumient. 'rThe p'ri%oner afterwards went up stairs, anid brought down a letter, which thie witness read twice or tlhrice over. Askew saidi, that perhapst the witness dlid not undlertand the F'rench langitage, andI lie had a translation. Tuie witness did understatnd thte Frenchi language. The prosecutcox hiad described aL letter to him before lies went to the prisoner's. He. ye.- marked, that it was very extraordinary that the prisoner titould be, in possesision of suich a confidential letter, andl askedi him hlow he. had obtainied it? (A letter was shown the witness.) That war thte letter which the prisoner preduced. Itattewered thiatdescriptionwhicih the prosecutrix, had previously givenof it. There was nothiing in the letter to show that itcame from a nobleman. The prisonermaddthat it was2 Of no consequesice lhow he became possessed of thie letter. On a subsequient occasion, the witness saw the pri-I soner, andi dlemandlee Aliasi Perrot's property. Thle prisoner said that he couild do nothinp. till hie saw btis solicitor. About a week af- terwardsR thte witness-met the prisoner in the street, and( he said that if thewitne~sswould bring at, ordev from the pios.ecutrix for the de. livery of the property, anid the keys of hier drawers, thec Property- shouldi he dlelivereiL to hilm that afternoon. lie obtained froml the Prosecutrix a niotice for the delivery of hier propierty, and went to theprisoner's in th afternoon. In the forenoon hie had repeatedfly tirgee the necesaityof the prosecuitrix being present wlten thiedrawers shlould be opened, hut the prisoner always refused to allow it. Thie drawers were openied in thie presence of two ladies who resided in thie prisozier's hlouse. Tite prsoer left the room as thev were being opened. Nothing wasfod in them hult a pair of' diamond ear. rules-, some clothies, antI at, inventory of go-ods (thiat matle in Pat is.) Afr. Arior.pitrsa proceededI to cross-examine tile witness. ife put thec Frenchi lettey-, whiichi had so ofteni been referredI to, into hiis hiandis, and desired him to read it. Tue witness; began to read, when The RacoRDw.a said, that unless thte contests, of the letter' could be shown to hare some reference to thie subject of tite cliarge against the Prisoner, he thtought it abtotld not be read. Mt. Aor.ro:,rius said that his object wasto show that tnecontents of that letter Were Of such a nature thiat their disclosure could)( never be forgzive-n by the prosecuirix ; and thiat it was not likely the prn. tioner wouild have exhibited itlffhe hadf committeda .%felony. Besides, hie thought it oughit to be read, as illustrative of the prosecutrix's, character. Mfr. LAW also observed that the reading of thie letter wouldi tend to sihow that the proceedings against the prisotier hiad originated in The R.CORDER. sail tiata if the coutnaci for tite prisoner in- tended to give evidlence that tise letter had( not been in the prosecti. trix's dirawer, with the property as dlescribed by her, andi they thonght that the reading of tite letter was necessary to sttpport that testimony, they were entitled to have it read : buit if their only object was to invalidate the evidlende of the pirosecutrix. it couldI not beread. hlewoteld suppose that the letterninputed tolherihiatshIelhstd been criminally connected whith 2Odiffcrent tnen. They couldI rot as,certain tha-t, fact by questioningz the pvnecutrix, atid were they to be allowed to arrive a-t thecknowled(geof itbyva letter, which m-ighnt state things whtich never occurredi ? This prosecutrix had] sworn that the !etter was deponsited with sonic goods in a dirawer, andi it was so be inferred that the persn who liad got the letter hadilalso got the good. I th couselforth prisoner t'neant Sn prove th)at the letter was not placed in the dtrawer, andl couldl show that the reading of it Mr. noLatIs sid, hat~isLorship lied thought proper to makeonesuposiionon ne hin, ad he wouldl make another. ~stpos tat he eter,so arfro bing written by a Russian no. blean.wa wrtte b a renh 'aht,who wag asking money ? The RxcoanDa.AV ether the letter was written by a 'noble. man nor not, is not of the slightest consequenice to the present in- quiry. Mfr. A noT.pirums then patea translation of the letter in the hands of the witness, andi(lasked him so read thiat. Tite RpcottrOER interposed, atid said thatit must not be read. Alir. ADOLP'HuS said somethiing about the difficulty of his situa- tion. The REcoRytnEs..Whydo voni comiplain of the difficulty of your situtation ? You must dependi on the nierits of your case;. you miust adhere to tT-a rule-, which apply' in all other cases. Air. ABOLPr.vrSr.-..f we had hiail the namen of the Russian Gene. ral a week aeo, we mighit have gone to the Russian Amnbassador, anti discovered that no such Person wasq in esistetice. The RECORDMa-AVhat is the tuse of talking about what you nticlht lhave clone ? Proceed now witlt your case. The witniess continued.-The letter seas one swhichl a lads' would not like to hiave matde pexblic. Ilie did not kniow whethier it waelikels' to produce irritation in the mindI of the prosecutrix. Mlr. ADOLPHirs.-Suppose the letter hadl contained a charge against thie prosecutrix of palmiing a child upon a iTacit? 'the R xcostDV. refusedM to allow to question to be put, Thje witnessa was rce-egamined, andl sated that at the police-office lie never was allowed attopportunity of seeing the lttter. Three persions, named Smith, L-ondegine, and Evans, were placed in the witne,t-box by the counskel for the hiprosecution, who stated, that it was not his intention to examiine themn. The counsel for the do.- fence also refrainedi from examnining them. This was thie case for the pro;eesutIon. The RECTcm Dwri here addressed the jury. He observedI that the I charcge against tite prisoner was that of' feloniously stealing certatill goods. It was not enoughb that there mnight have bern a cuilpatde detentioti of the goods by hiim : unless the inir' shiouldI be satisfiedh thaLt tbe goods- were dletained with the felonlous intenition of being conyerted to the benefit of the tprisoner, the chiarge couldI not be sus- tained. The cae, on the part of the prosreutrix, had all alonig been treated aaa civil transaction. The prisoner never attempted to conceal that he was in possession of thie goods, but only said that he would not give them uip. It vas not proved that he hiad convertedl thea- to his own usie. That he had withhbeld thiem wan clear, supposingtlte evi- dence irhich hail been given to be correct ; but be ltad never abscondled, or shown that lits vas unwilling to mneet the charge. If, therefore, the juysolbe of-opinion that the prisoner did not possess isimasefef th ooswth a felonious intention, they wouild be bound to acquiit hi,adtepf,osecutrix must ptoceed against him by civil action. eetrw thee obsiervations out for the donsideration of the jury. If they hadl -tken the same viewv of the subject that he had. thei' would acquit the prisoner without proccedittg farther; but if other. Wits, they would litear the defence. Thle JTury consutlted together for about a qaarter of an hour, when The REcoURDER repeatedl his fornier observations in nearly the samne words. If, he sacid, the jury should be of opinion, after the quarrels which hiad taken place, andl the jealousy which had been dispilaved aniongat the parties, the prisoner hadl detained thne proPerty' from a feeli'ng of resentment, theyv should acquit him. But it rested with them to hear the defence, if they thought it The Jury, after a further deliberation, returned a verdict of guil~i, of detaining thzegod.s siuleuwfidly. The RE2uosnDEi.-You mnust say "1not guilty."~ A Jurynian-.We wish not to debar the prosecutrix from obtain- ing a remedy by divil action. If we are to siay that he is not guilty, we ntititt confer again. The Cousiur.-If the prisonee has been guilty of the most base and ungrateful detention of property, that woulti hiot warrant you In finding himn, in theabenene of proof, guiltyofa felonious intention. By returning a verdict of not guilty, you will nout prevettt the prose- cutrix fromi bringing a civil action. In a fewf minutes'the jury retuarned a verdlict of Not Guiilty. Mlr. LAw. addressingr the prisoner, said, "Youir case has no: been heard ; if you have the slightest regard for your character, you will prosecute these parties for a conspiracy." The Riccoitwat made some Observation to Mlr. L.aw, which we could not hear. We understood that he told him. he was acting im- properly Air. LAWr said that he was instructed to c-ontratdict every' part of the evidence for the prosecution, H-e applied to the Court to impound all the documents, and pledged himself toprosecute the psosecutrix and her friend for a conspiracy. This annatnciation appeared to excite considerable surprise amongst Th )uR Eonbx will riot impound these documents; and I think that the view the country hias taken of this question will not be very much in favour of a subsequent prosecution. AMr. LAw.-Whatever the country may hear now should have no wigh. Yo stppe thecas inthe middle, before we could rhe ~xcstbEt..I hpe, ir,youwill treat the Court withi re- Mr.LAW.-Iwis tottet te Curtwith respect; but at the name timne to perform my duty to my cLet The RE(coTtDE t.-I think that you have departed from the re.. spect which is due to the Couirt. * The counsel for the defence neyer expressed any wtsh to have the defenice heaird. OLD BAILEY NEWr COnirn' T-r.,- Q--. o9