Select proceedings at the Old-Bailey ... Containing the trials at large of I. Captain Morris, for a rape on the body of Mary Shortney. II. Miss Hannah Philips, a young lady, for shop-lifting. III. William Adams, for defrauding His Majesty / [James Morris].

  • Morris, James.
Date:
1757
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Credit: Select proceedings at the Old-Bailey ... Containing the trials at large of I. Captain Morris, for a rape on the body of Mary Shortney. II. Miss Hannah Philips, a young lady, for shop-lifting. III. William Adams, for defrauding His Majesty / [James Morris]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ I wife, who informed thefe deponents, that her huf- band, the laidShortney,was notat home, but that he was the author of the laid adyertifement, and that {he herfelf was the woman mentioned and de- fcribed therein. And thefe deponents further fay, that they thereupon went back to the faid Mr. Frip’s houfe in Carey-ftreet aforefaid, where they were informed that he was at a public houfe in the neighbourhood, to which public houfe thefe depo¬ nents went, and found the faid Mr. Fl ip in com¬ pany with the faid Shortney, when the faid Short- nev owned to thefe deponents, that he was the author of the faid advertifement,and that he him- fell wrote it and brought it to be printed in the news paper called the Public Advertiler, and that his name was Terence Shortney, or to that effedt. And this deponent Wells Egelfham laith, that the faid advertifement was printed in the faid news pa¬ per through inadvertency, and miflake, as fuppo- fed to be only a common begging advertifement; and this deponent is heartily lorry for the offence given thereby. W. EGELSHAM, - R* SPAVAN. Sworn the 23d day of April, 175 7, at the Seffions houfe in the Old Bailey, before MARSHE DICKENSON, Mayor. After the reading of thefe affidavits, the faid Wells Egeifham expreffing a deep fenfeof the hei¬ nous nature of the crime which he had been drawn in to commit, and folemnly engaging tor the future to take effectual care, that nothing improper fhould flip or be put into any paper he (hould print-- The court feverely reprimanded him tor his faid offence; and in regard to the tranknets and inge¬ nuity of his difeovery and confeffiori, did not think fit to proceed any further again ft him in a fum- mary way for his faid contempt. The faid Terence Shortney was then called up¬ on, who appeared in court, and owned that he drew the faid advertifement pOblifh’d as aforefaid in the faid daily papers, and that the draught thereof brought into court by the faid Weils E gel foam, as aforefaid, was all of his, the faid Terence Short- ney’s, own hand-writing, and that hedelivered the faid draught to the faid Wells Egeifham, to be printed in the faid Public Advertifer. Then the faid John Frip being called upon, ap- 2 ] .peared in court, and owned that before the faid advertifements printed as aforefaid were carried as aforefaid by the faid Terence Shortney to be print¬ ed, the faid Terence Shortney called upon the faid JohnFrip, and deflred his permiffion to fuffer the name of the faid John Frip to be inferted in the faid advertifements, for receiving the donations which fhould be made in purfuance of fuch adver¬ tifements, and that he the faid JohnFrip confented thereto as an a£t of charity, without any appre- henfion of its bad tendency. And the faid Te¬ rence Shortney and John Frip feverally intreated the court to forgive them. The faid Mr. Morris, who remained in court, apprehending himfelf much aggrieved by the in- fertion of the faid advertifements in the faid Pub¬ lic Advertifer, and requefting the court that he the faid Mr. Morris might beat liberty, and have leave of the court to profecute the faid TerenceShortney and John Frip at his own expence, for their faid offences, the court thereupon ordered them to be feverally profecuted for the fame, and that the faid Mr. Morns fhould enter into a recognizance to profecute them for the faid offences, at the n?xt Lffions of Oyer and Terminer and gaol delivery which fhall be holden for the faid city of London and county of Middlefcx, and the faid Mr. Morris thereupon in open court entered into fuch recogni¬ zance; and the court then further ordered that the faid Terence Shortney and John Frip fhould find fufficient fureties for their appearance at the faid next feffions, to anfwer for their faid mifbehaviour; and that until they fhould find fuch fureties, they fhould feverally Hand committed to his majefty’s gaol of Newgate. Before tlie riling of the court the faid JohnFrip found bail to the fatisfafiion of the court, for his appearance at the faid next feffions, to anfwer his laid contempt and mifbehaviour, and was di{charged out of the cuftody of the gaoler of Newgate. But the faid TerenceShortney acquainting the court that it was not in his power at prefent to find any bail for his appearance at the laid next feffions of Oyer and Terminer and gaol delivery, to anfwer his faid contempt, he was ordered to remain in the cuftody of the gaoler of his majefty’s faid gaol of Newgate, until he fhould find fufficient fureties for his appearance at the faid next feffions, to anfwer for his faid mifbehaviour,in writing and caufing