[list-cumbria] Carlisle Patriot, 28 Aug 1824 - Cumberland Summer Assizes (8)

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Saturday 28 Aug 1824   (p. 2, col. 3 – p. 4, col. 5)
 
CUMBERLAND SUMMER ASSIZES, 1824. 
 
CROWN BAR: MR. BARON HULLOCK. 
 
[continued] 
 
ROBBERY. 
 
JOHN MOOR and JAMES BROWN, charged on the oath of John CARRUTHERS, of
Stanwix, in this county, innkeeper, and others, with having, on the 20th day
of March last, feloniously and privately stolen from his person a
pocket-book, containing five cash notes of the value of nine pounds. 
 
Mr. PATTESON briefly stated the facts of the case. 
 
John CARRUTHERS, the prosecutor, sworn.—Keeps a public-house in Stanwix. Was
in Carlisle on the 20th March last; returned home about seven o'clock in the
evening, and was sitting in his parlour, when MOOR and BROWN came in. He
knew one of the prisoners (BROWN) by sight; but did not know his name.
Witness had a pocket-book on his person, containing about £10 two or three
shillings; but he was not very certain as to the exact sum: there was a £5
note of the Durham Bank; four Scotch notes, but does not know of what bank:
and, he believed, one Carlisle note of FORSTERs' Bank. Mr. CARRUTHERS had
occasion to take out his pocket-book during the evening; but he put it by
again, and shortly after fell asleep on the chair. When he awoke, he missed
his property: he asked his wife for it; but she said she had not got it: he
then told the people in the house that he had lost his money; and they said
they thought the two men who had left the house were the most likely to have
got it. Witness went directly to BARNES, the constable. 
 
The prisoners had no counsel; but BROWN said he wished to ask Mr. CARRUTHERS
if he was not in the kitchen while Mr. C. was in the parlour. The prosecutor
said he saw him in the kitchen. BROWN replied that he merely went into the
house because there were several persons in the kitchen whom he wanted to
see. 
 
James RUSH was in Mr. CARRUTHERS's house on the night in question, about
nine o'clock. The prosecutor was in the parlour with witness and another
man; but he did not see him take out his pocket-book. Witness saw the
prisoners come in; BROWN was in the kitchen; MOOR came out of the parlour
and asked BROWN to go home; he refused, and wanted something to drink; but
MOOR would not stop, and they both went away together. Witness was there
when prosecutor came into the kitchen; he seemed about half drunk. 
 
John BARNES, constable, examined. CARRUTHERS applied to witness on the 20th
of March, respecting his being robbed of a pocket-book on that night.
Witness went in search of the prisoners, at the house of Alan GRAHAM, in
Rickergate. On leaving GRAHAM's house, he met with MOOR at the Wool-pack
public-house, in bed. The prisoner was undressed; he apparently was asleep:
he was searched, and a pocket-book found in his possession. BARNES produced
the pocket-book; he had had it in his possession ever since. 
 
John RUSH was at Stanwix on the night of the 20th March saw the prisoner
come in; saw CARRUTHERS take his pocket-book out and take a note from it.
This was before the prisoner came in; CARRUTHERS fell asleep in his chair;
BROWN was in the kitchen when the witness left the house, and MOOR was in
the parlour with CARRUTHERS and last witness. John CARUTHERS [sic]
recalled.—Identified the pocket-book as his property. The notes were, a
Durham five-pound note, two guinea Leith Bank notes, and two one-pound notes
of the British Linen Company. The Judge directed the acquittal of BROWN as
there was no evidence against him, and the Jury found MOOR Guilty.
Imprisoned two years. 
 
SARAH GRAHAM was indicted for stealing several articles of wearing apparel,
the property of Mr. Wm. ROBINSON of Annetwell Street. 
 
Mr. COURTENAY stated the case, and called Mrs. Jemima ROBINSON, who said
that she was the wife of Mr. W. ROBINSON, and the prisoner at the bar was in
their service from about Christmas to Whitsuntide last. On the 16th July,
remembers being sent for to the house of Mr. Joseph FERGUSON, Fisher Street,
where the prisoner then lived as servant, saw there several articles lying
on the floor, she identified a spencer, a pair of gown sleeves, a white
handkerchief, and one or two other trifling things, as the property of her
husband. These articles were kept by BARNES the constable. 
 
John BARNES called.—Is a constable, was sent for by Mr. Joseph FERGUSON, on
the 16th July last. The prisoner was given in charge to him; he searched her
box, and found therein the articles identified by Mrs. ROBINSON. 
 
The prisoner called Mrs. Eleanor NICHOLSON, who stated that she knew her.
She lived four months in her service before she went to live at Mr.
ROBINSON's, and while with her,  the witness had no reason to find fault
with her, or to doubt her honesty.—Guilty—Twelve months' imprisonment. 
 
 
[to be continued] 
 
 
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