York, Tuesday, March 23.
George Kenidall, aged 22, and Robert Robnson, aged 20, were indicted for assaulting, and taking from the person of WVilliam Mlint, a silver watch, hlis pocket book, containing four notes for 51. each, and some bills of e-change for 1801. The prisoners had re- course to the old trick of money-dropping to effect the robbery. The prosecutor, a very old and infirm rnan, stated, that as he was returning home oan the 6th of September from York market. he was accosted, about 5 o'clock in the evening, in (an aptly-called place) Thief-lane, bv the prisoners, who told him they had just found apocket.book, he at first suprosed it might havebeenhis own, antl was induced by Kendall to take it out and examine ic in their presence. They then left him to go home; and in a very few seconds some persons came behind him, placed their basds over his eyes, flung him down on a bank, and robbcd him. The prosecutor made some noise, and they ran away; some persons who heard him cry out, came up to his assistance, and one gentleman on horseback pur- sued and took the prisoners, who were running away. Evidence was given of the prisoners beiag secn together,apparently watching for some person, at the place they met the old man ; and Robinson was observed handing apocket-book to Kendall, to drop in the lane. The pocket-book w3s found on Kendall when apprehended.- Verdict-Gailty.-Judgment of deat h recorded. Joshita Butterworth, Thomas Aross, and Edward Braithiwaitc, wbo were found guilty at the last assizes, buit upon whom judgment was not passed, were brought up this day to receive sentence, a point having been saved for the opinion of the Judges, which had arisen under the drcumstances of their conviction. The three prisoners had been indicted together for burglary: the two firstpleaded " guilty," and the last took his trial. Thepleawasrecorded against Mioss and Butterworth, and Braithwaite was not found guilty of the burglary, but was found guilty of stealing in the dwelling-house to the value of 40s. The question had been argued by nine of the Judges, wbe- thcr,where three persons had been indicted together for burglary and two of them pleaded guilty to the charge, and the third is i?ound guilty of stealing, can the offence be said to be ajoint one, to be in- cluded in the same indictment, or subjece to the same punishment ? r. Justice forLnoyn delivered it as their opinion, wzith the eax cepton of two, who he said had corne doubts on thpoint, that judg- ment mightbe passed. Judgment of death was recorded against them. YORK, TUESDAY, SIA1tCH 23. HIGHWAY ROBBE}1Y.