The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-19 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

James Bise7, • ser;;aio;coril•c•,sod Alexander
Beeves, a tutor, ware charged before Mr. Knox with being
concerned with another man not in custody in robbing Mr.
William Hughes, fishmonger, of St. Albans, Herta, of a '
silver watch, two chains, to overcoat, and some money,
under the following circumstances :
Mr. Hughes said—lost evening I arrived at the Endo:l-
egume railway station by train, and then took a cab and got
out at the bottom of Regent-street, near the Haymarket. I
there met the two prisoners, whom I had once before seen in
London, and • third man. They wanted me to go home
with them and have • cup of tea, and I consented to
do so. As they said they had no money, I bought
some beefsteak; he., for supper. We went to the
Moen' lodgings, at 3, Foley-street, • private
when Hines asked me to take off my new
overcoat, and I did so, and be hung it up behind the door.
The third man then cooked the supper, and while doing so
put • white pocket handkerchief to my face, and I then fell
asleep, and on walung found the third man gone, and at
once said that I hadbeen robbed, and found my watch,
a silver one of the value of 21.105., my overcoat, worth about
21., two watch chains, and some money, gone. I then went
down and fetched • constable, and he took the two prisoners
into custody.
In answer to Mr. Knox the prosecutor said that he had
one chain round his neck and the other in his pocket. His
money was loose in his pocket. He was minis it was the
third man who put the handkerchief to his face. He could
not say bow long he was asleep from the effects of the hand-
kerchief. He had seen the prisoners once before when he
was in London about six weeks ago.
In answer to Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-
street, who appeared for the defence, the prosecutor said
that he gave the prisoners some porter, but took nothing
himself, and was perfectly sober. He provided supper for
the whole of them. The third man had • tumour on hie
floe. Reeves sat close to the man who put the handker-
chief to his mouth. He felt insensible directly the hand-
kerchief was put to his mouth. As soon as he woke be
found he bad been robbed. The handkerchief was rolled
up and placed over his mouth and nose. Reeves offered to
go with him to look after the man.
John Bell, 104 E, said that the two prisoners were given
into his charge for robbing the prosecutor. He took them
to the station and searched them, and found on Reeves 21. in
gold and some silver. The landlord of the house was
present.
The landlord said Reeves and the absent person, who was
represented as Reeve's son, took the lodgings.
Mies Roberta, the daughter of the landlord of the house,
said she let the prisoner Reeves, and • young man repre-
sented as his eon, the attics. Reeves gave • reference,
and on applying there was told that he Ira. • respectable
man.
Mr. Knox said it was a came for remand, and the prisoners
were remanded.
MARYLEBGNE.

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Ann Willis, a prostitute, was charged with assanltiog •
female named Breen.
The prosecutrix was the principal witness in a cue which
was before this court some time ago, where two men, named
Posey and Reeves, were sentenced to penal servitude for
life, and a woman named Collett, to four years, for murder-
ously assaulting and robbing an aged lady, named Mn.
Green, residing at No. 5, Fulham-place, Paddington.
Since then parties have been continually annoying and
assaulting her. The assault now complained of was of a
most aggravated character, prisoner having met complainant
in the street, and made use of most disgusting expressions.
She then knocked her down, trod and knelt on her, and
pulled a quantity of her hair out, and it was with difficulty
she was pulled from off complainant. Parties who saw the
outrage were afraid now to attend for fear of being pimi-
lefty treated.
Mr. Mansfield said this was a dastardly and scandalous
outrage. It•was monstrous that a witness who had so for
the ends of justice by her evidence should not lie
' allowed to go about without being maltreated. The sen-
tence of this court must be that the prisoner be imprisoned
and kept to hard labour for six months. It was monstrous
that it should be said that in this town parties are afraid to
come and give evidence.
A man well known to the police, who gave the name of
John Haphey, aliases Powell, Black Jack, and Plash Jack,
was brought up on remand charged with assault and high-
way robbery.
From the evidence adduced, it appeared that a
young man named Harry Cox we proceeding home from
his business on the evening of the Ist inst., and whilst in
Manchester-square a man came up, and seising hold of him
by the waistcoat, struck him a tremendous blow in the eye
with something he had on the back of his band, knocking
hies downs and reodering him inseesible. Whilst in that
state he was robbed of se. and a silk pocket handkerchief.
He was sure that prisoner was the man who struck him, and
he picked him out from among a dozen men at the station.
The effects of the outrage were of such a nature that he had
been under medical treatment ever since. His eyesight was
also so much injured that it pained him when he attempted
to work.
The prisoner, who declared he was ionocs,nt, and that on
the night in question he was at a public-house in Drury-
LIDO from half-past 5 until a quarter to 10, we committal
for triaL

A very genteel looting young wallet, but who
to ir%marsd
be in • delicate elite health, besought the ta's
samistanos.
She said that her hushaad was constantly al-treating her,
tad, however unpleasant it wee, the had Celt compelled to
seek the protection at the law.