Aug 26 1817 Carlisle Assizes (Crown Side)...#6 - Cumberland and Westmorland Newspaper Transcriptions

Aug 26 1817 Carlisle Assizes (Crown Side)...#6

The Times, Tuesday, Aug 26, 1817; pg. 3; Issue 10234; col B

                              CUMBERLAND ASSIZES.
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                       CARLISLE, WEDNESDAY, AUG. 20.     [continued]

                                        CROWN SIDE.

The criminal trials at our assizes closed this day; the following is a list of
the prisoners capitally convicted: -

Hugh HOGAN, aged 42, charged with high treason on account of his having in his
possession 1 iron puncheon or stamp, upon which was impressed the resemblance of
one of the lawful silver coin of this kingdom, called shilling, and also several
other tools used for coining. - John HOGGART, aged 26, charged with feloniously
taking and carrying away 3 heifers, the property of Elizabeth BIRD. - Lowther
JEFFERSON, aged 19, charged with feloniously and burglariously breaking and
entering the shop and dwelling-house of J. WALLAS, and stealing a box and
hurden-bag, containing copper coin of the value of 30s. The said Lowther
JEFFERSON and James SMITH, alias MARSTON, aged 17 years, charged with
feloniously and burglariously breaking and entering the warehouse and
dwelling-house of I. BROWN. - Edward MATTHEWS, aged 22, and Richard SARGEANT,
aged 20, charged with robbing James DOUGLAS on the King's highway, between
Egremont and Saint Bees. - John DOWLING, aged 20, charged with robbing John
MATTHEWS, upon the King's highway, of four Bank of England tokens, of the value
of 3s. each. - Thomas SHAW, aged 19, charged with having stolen 5 guineas, one
Whitehaven guinea note, and one Newcastle silver token, of 1s. value, in the
house of Joseph ADDISON. - James DONALSON, aged 22, charged with stealing a
mare. - James AFFLECK, aged 53, and John STEPHENSON, aged 35, charged with
uttering and paying to John ARNER a forged bill of exchange for 160L. knowing
the same to be forged.

Mary YOUNG, aged 43, charged with having in her possession, on the 8th of
October, 1816, 28 forged Bank of England notes of the value of 1L. each, 1
forged Bank of England note of the value of 2L., and 6 forged Bank of England
notes of the value of 5L. each, knowing the same to be forged - 14 years'
transportation.

Arthur BROWN, charged with uttering and publishing as true, a certain forged and
counterfeited will, purporting to be the last will and testament of one John
BROWN, was acquitted, not being of sound mind.

Nancy NICHOL, aged 28, charged, by the Coroner's inquest, with the wilful murder
of John M'GOWIN - No Bill. The Grand Jury represented to the Judge, that this
woman had been wrongously imprisoned since September last, as there was not the
least shadow of a charge against her; and the Judge, on dismissing this poor
unfortunate woman, gave the Coroner a most severe lecture for his misconduct.

Before the Judge left Carlisle, he reprieved all the prisoners under the
sentence of death.