The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-05 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.

CRAWS) OP STIALINOPALuiIIiSECCII,ITITS.—GeorgeI
Alexander Collie, of 40, Bermondsey-square, was brought',
up charged with stealing a number of shares in the Friesland
Gas Light Company to the amount of 1,0001., and also
certain sums Of mosey, the property of Mr. George Ogle, of
Ne. 4, Great Winchester-street, solicitor, and John Abra•
haw, of 12, Charlotte-street, Caledonian-road, Islington,
was likewise charged with receiving 15 of the shares, know-
ing them to be stolen.
After a further and lengthened investigation of the cir-
cumstances of the case, the main points of which have been
published already, the prisoner was again remanded.
LAMBETH. _

THE LATE CABES OP HIGHWAY ROBBERY WITH VIO.
unmet —James Sinclair and John Anderson, who stood
remanded from Friday last, were again charged on suspi-
cion with being concerned with a third person, not yet in
custody, in the commission of desperate highway robberies,
attended with brutal violence. . .

In addition to the evidence given on Friday last by Mr.
Davis, a gentlemen well known on the turf, and Mr. Con-
don, a young gentleman residing with his friends at Brix-
ton, which appeared in the Express of Saturday last,
Mr. H. Hall, barrister.at-law, of No. 9, Old-square, Lin-
emln's Inn, and Tavistock-equare, said on Tuesday night,
the 13th of last month, at about a quarter to ten o'clock, I
was pairing slew the south aide of Liscoln'e-inn-fields, and
towards Lincoln's-inn4quare, and on approaching
glint
of Surgeons, I was seized by some person from
behind who caught hold of my throat so tightly that I was
quite unable to speak. At the same time my bands were
secured, my head pulled beck, and I received several
blows on it and my Mace with some instrument. My head
was held back so that I could not see any person before me,
bet I did some how or other get a gimps* of s me person
women's clothing, sad whether it was a woman, or a man
deemed in woman's clothing, I cannot say. My waistcoat
ewe immediately torn open, my gold watch taken out of the
peke, ami my gold guard chain was also taken. One of
the parties then felt the upper part of my trousers, and feel-
ing my parse in the left hand pocket, he tore away one side
of my trousers and carried away with it my purse, containing
• sovereign and about eight shillings to silver. Ido not
recollect what took place immediately after this, for I was
not sensible, nor was I aware that I fell, or we, knocked
down, but I afterwards found a bruise on my knee, which
satisfies me that I must have fallen. Ido not recollect how
I got to Linooln'e-inn, of whether I had been led there, as
I was very much hurt indeed. I saw no person's face, and
eaanot therefore take it upon myself to recognise anybody.
In addition to the property I before stated, I also lost a silk
tin besik: sad the instrument with whisk I was struck, I
with M add, left a mark of six little poise with one in the
mere, ea exact impression of which I have kept.
Thomas Berry, deputy landlord of the house. No. 16,
Short's-gardens, Drury-lane, said he knew both the prisoners
boa their coming to his house to lodge on the 15th of last
month, and their remaining there up to the time of their
apprehension. On the morning of Friday, the 23rd of No-
vember, the prisoners had no money, but said they were
going to Greenwich to get some. On the same nit ht they
returned rather tipsey, when Sinclair exhibited U. 12s. 100.,
and the other prisoner 163., but neither laid where they got
it. He (witness) knew that the prisoners had no money on
the evening of the 20th of November, as they had borrowed
a Mayen* from him. The prisoners never went out to look
for work, and Sinclair told him that he was a ' ner, and
was in the receipt of Is. Ild. • day. Heard the prisoners
say to a third may, who came with them, that they hoped
they had satisfied his, and say he was • very good fellow.
On the first Saturday after the prisoners came to hie house,
they stopped out all night ; and oa the 20th they told him'
they had ban to Astley's Theatre, and had net returned
that night until half-past 11 o'clock.
John Wilson deposed that he lodged in the same house
with the prisoners, and was there when they came. When
there a few days, Sinclair told him, as a secret, that he had
beam transported, and believing that the communication bad
been made in confidence, he did not mention it to either of
the other lodgers. On the morning of Saturday week, he
(witness) heard Sinclair speak to Barry about some money
he had on the night before.
Police.constable Hardwick, 7 D, said he had made every
inquiry about the prisoners, and found that a man answering
in every particular the description of Anderson had 'moped
from the Warrior convict ship, off Woolwich, and he had no
doubt on • (store day to produce evidence of the fact.
Mr. Elliott remanded the prisoners for another week.