The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-19 00:00:00

THAMES.

FroltriA Crr•n, described :I:Bl:l;*unmennan, aged ?7, of
No. 1, London-terrace, St. George's-in-the-East, was
brought before Mr. Benson, charged with being oonoenied
with others in assaulting and robbing Mrs. Caroline
agorhortb, wife of a tradesman, dwelling at No. :i9,
Cable-street, St. George's.
Mrs. Magorhorth stated that on Monday afternoon last
at 3 o'clock, she was passing along the Cannon-street-road,
wearing her gold watch and gold chain, when a young man
rushed from a narrow alley and seized her chain with both
hands, pulled the watch iron. the pocket in her dress, and
tried to break the chain, which was a strong one, and for
some time resisted all Lis efforts to rend it asunder. She
struggled with the defendant, and he then dragged her
along by the chain, forced her on the ground, and by a
violent effort disengaged the gold watch from the chain,
and ran away with it up the court. Her mouth was
bleeding from the violence offered to her, and no one came
to her assistance. The prisoner and another man were
right in front of her and the thief while she was being M-
used and robbed. They looked on, and the prisoner said
to the man who was dragging her along, "You fool, why
don't you do it better than that" There were many ►er-
sons in a low beershop opposite to the place where she was
robbed, but no one interfered. _ _

Mr. itenson—Did you cry police, thieve'', or munler?
Witneu—The attack was so sudden and I was dragged
along so roughly that I had not the power to do so.
The prisoner—Are you quite sure that I said, "You fool,
why don't you do it better!"
Witness -Yes, lam sure of it. . . . .

The priaoner—:What I said was, " Its a shame to treat a
woman in that manner."

Witness—No, you said nothing of the kind.
Porter William Dunaway, police sergeant. No. 11 H, of
the detective police, said lie apprehended the prisoner yes-
terday afternoon, and said to him, "Do you know who I
anir To which be replied, "Yes: I know what you are
come about, Mr. Dunaway. It is about the lady that has
been robbed of her watch." Witness said, "The lady has
stated that you and another loan were standing by all the
tin.e it wme done." On the way to the station-house, the
prisoner said, " I saw the three men that did it. They
came down out of the court a few minutes before the lady
cams up." At the statiou.house he told the prisoner that
he had Leen heard to declare that he saw the watch lying
on the footpath for ten minutes. The prisoner denied
this, and said that he laid hold of the young man's arm
when be WAS robbing the lady, and .aid to him, " What
• shame it is, you villain!" He asked the prisoner why
he did not lay hold of the thief. The prisoner said, Ido
not know whatever came over me ; my power seemed
to leave me. I could not lay hold of him. Dunaway
added that • very low lot inhabited Bowgus-buildings,
opposite to which the robbery was oommittel The court
led to St. George's-terrace, another bad place. There
were numerous thieves, burglars, prostitutes, and other
infamous characters in those places ; and the inhabitants
of Cannon-street-road and vicinity, who did not belong to
the dangerous classes, were afraid of their badly-disposed
and wicked neighbours, and would not interfere if they
saw a robbery or outrage committed.
Mr. Benson—This is • most alarming state of things,
indeed.

Police-sergeant Dillon, 10 K, confirmed the statement of
Dunaway as to the lawless state of the district near the
place where the robbery was committed.
Mr. Benson—A respectable woman is illused and robbed
in the day time in a crowded thoroughfare, and people
look on and don't interpose. It appears to me that many
more could be charged beside the prisoner. The public-
house in which were so many persona of bed character
should be reported to the licensing magistrates.
Dillon—lt is a low beershop not under the control of
the magistrates. The prisoner has been banging about
there and associating with bad characters for a long time.
Mr. Benson was afraid he would not be justified in de-
taining the prisoner, although the circumstances were
suspicious, and finally ordered him to enter into his owu
recognisances in the sum of 101. to appear next week. Be
hoped The perpetrator of this audacious robbery would be
arrested.