The Express.
London, England, 1852-11-06 00:00:00

GAROTTE ROBBERY IN MANCHESTER.

The system of robbery, of which the treatment d
unfortunate people in Bethlehan Hospital may have bees
only too sauestive—by garottiog—after a successful run in
Manchester last winter, appears to be again reviving; and
yesterday, at the Borough Court, a man named Edward
Relates was charged with assisting to abstract 1951. frees a
traveller's pocket by this means. Mr. Froneis Itichardeoe,
draper, of Rartlepool (who appeared to be still suffering COB.
siderably from the effectsof the violent treatment hewer-ord),
stated that he reached Manchester on Thursday, at 3 p.m.,
by rail, and an he was leaving the Victoria Railway
station, he was impartanod by some boys to allow them to
carry his I . On his refusal, they continued to Wit-
mint him, sad followed him an far u the cathedral, where'
ha Was not by she priemier,e who drove them away. TM
prisoner behaved with great apparent kindness, and dieted
to show Richardson the way to these parts of the town
where he bad busman, and the establishments of different
gross whets he had to call. He asked the preset-Leer, in
the course of conversation, where he came from, sod what
line of business he was engaged in. On the pros. cuter
informing him that he was a draper, the prisoner said be
was in the same trade himself Alter proceeding some dire
face, the primmer etiolating to carry Richardson 's Nome,
the fanner asked the prosecutor if he would ge into 5
publio-house and take a plus of ale Prosecutor was try
willing to do so, having been about to propose the Sams
thing himself. Whilst they were in the public-house a Jew
came in, who, seconded by some othev persons who were
Present, wanted to seU prosecutor a gold watch, and. on the
atter declining to purchase anything, the man tried to te-
dium him to play at cants. The prosecutor ties west eats
haviat business at Messrs. Philips • warehouse and at Mr.
Opens aw's. Oa co .lag out of the lance he was 'WWI
encountered by the prisoner, and the two went Ilsgebtf to
a coffee-house. After staying there some time the
prisoner offered to show prosecutor some pennons oi
the town, and he accordingly went with him. As they wet:
great going through the streste, the prisoner said he would show
him the place where a boder ez lesion had occurred,
and Rainy people were killed. Whilst passing the place
(ia My-street), which was in a very quiet pint of the tows,
some other people, whom prosecutor was quite We were
those he had seen at the public-house, tame up behind them.
The prisoner then wised him with one arm round Ws neck
and the other round his waist, and the others x.-uteri to
carry hint into a retired corner. The prison. rkeid • fine build
of the prosecutor's neck so as almost to strangle him, whilst
the other took 1951. in notes from his pocket. and then de-
camped. The p:osecutur, before leaving the coffee houw,had
given the prisoner his address, sating be should be very
happy to see him if he would call nn hint some day.
police officer who was on duty in Millerratreef, Sbed'hill'
about half-past 6 on Thursday evening, saw two men run
trots the back of some stables, and at the some moment be
heard a cry of .' Murder." He went towards the men, and
the prisoner then rushed into the street. The offie.r ea'
sued him, and caught him after a these of four or bre hun-
dred yards. He brought him back to the place where his
attention was first attracted, and there met the prow-tutor,
who said the prisoner bad robbed him of '2O-
- searching the prisoner he fuuud Rieliarchon% iti-
dress upon him, and in his trousers lining a letter
which also belonged to the prosecutor. lie found a Fors-
reign and some copper in his pockets, but no tonne; cm'
responding to that which had been taken from the prose-
cutor. Prosecutor stated confidently that the lett, r 1 nand
on the prisoner was in his own pocket when he left the
coffee-house. The prisoner, in his defence, seid he took sr
the letter by mistake, gad put it in his pocket, the Pow"'
tor having left it on the table in the coffee.hause. He
walked out with the prosecutor, and then some men came
iup and seised the latter. The prisoner was committee far
Vial at the anises.