The National Register.
London, England, 1823-03-31 00:00:00

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UNION-HALL
COMIIIITAL OF Two DESIIIIIATIC HIOUWAYMILL—.
On Saturday mo • g the street in front of this °Mee, the
justice-roma, mid the avenues leading to it, were crowded
beyond description in consegwence of the final examine-
ion iseph Hooper and Charles Hounie,tlse two daring
highwaymen ...mot desperate eaploits have for some time
been the terror of the county of Surrey.
The prisonerm are bulk young men, and were very re-*
spectably attired in black. Hoover is tall mid genteel,
apparently about 12 years of age I and his cumpanionw
Bonnie, is of short stature, about the same age
The first witnessithat wee examined was a youth named'
Henry Marsh, a bout 17 years old, yr Imitated. that between
nine and tell o'cleeck on the night of AVethiesday last, a+
was walking with a lady along Paradise-street, Maar-
pond, iglien lie was attacked by the prisoner, Hooper,.
who seised hint by the collar with his left hand, and with
his right presented a pistol at• his head, threatening bins
with laastsnt death it lie made the least resistance or delay
in surrendering what property lie had about him. Tha'
lady wits tarriMy Maimed and shrieked out violently—a
a struggle took place betweew him and the prisoner, who'
was now reii.:urced by smother ruffian, who was also
armed with a pistol. Witness encountered them both, ac•
well as lie was able, with • small stick lie had in his hand,
and Id* assailants, finding they were likely to be detected,
by the continued shrieking► of the lady, both fled—flee
prisoner Hooper making towards Itotherhithe church.—
Witness pursued him, calling "stop thiel,"—and ill the
course of the pursuit the prisoner returned, and crammed
his fist into his (x%ituirses) mouth, to prevent his calling
out. Hie they hail another struggle, and some persons•
coming up, lie again wink off, followed by • crowd, and.
Ifs petrels; who at length succeeded in running him
down, being quite exhairded. lie was with greet thigh-
molly settiredrand when lie was tallest ha had • loaded
pistol -in each-hand—he was handeuffi.t. and • marled to
the wateli-houve.

Here tho waters* we sortie produced, and Mr. Fester
identified the sawn stolen from bir, mil the whole of the ap.
peudeges.
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A French periodical work announces that a large
quantity ufhealing plaister, for the use of the Duke
d'Angouleme, lei been forwarded to his Royal
Highness at Toulouse, by the chymist of his house.
hold !

Mr. Jekia Elvin, a pupil at one of the Borough hospi--
tale, stated, that the same night, about eight o'clock, he
accumpanied a friend of his to his home 111 Sutton-street,
Mass-pool, for the purpose of genius' • case of surgical-
instrimeents. On going into the pinhole, some fellow Col-.
lowed to the dourrbut turned back said ran awavriii a few
noinnterafter lie and his Wend left the house, and line
scarce got to blaze-pond, when they were attacked by
three fellowse who presented pistols at them, and swore'.
that if they did not instaiitly deliver up their thonerther
would blow their brains out. Witness was very mach:
alarmed, and gave up • saleable double.ease silver watch,
a ;gold chain, Pa ("gold seals, and U. ITs. lid. in cash.—
His friend hoppetsed to have no property with him. All
three of the tubber* thew raw till; and lie was almost pail•
tire the prisoner Bonnie-was the man who attacked 'hem,
He could not speak to the person of Hooper.
William Penny, watch-home-keeper, meted, that as his
was conducting the prisoner, Hamper, in a coach to this
office, he requested p 'asion to call at No. 19, Webb,
' street, Berinondsey ; witness acereded to his request and
stopped there, wheu out came the pt leather. Bemis, who
gave ltliooper some money and wished bins luck.
Hall, she chief officer, said that, in consequeure of in-
formation lie received, lie went to Nu. 19, Webb.streetr
foe the purpose of apprehending Buniairoa hew, au genitors: .•
into lisintondsey-street, lac serf him such his wile, wlru
was carrying a atuall handle; witness enquired where they
were going, and was told to hlaldstune ; lie took both hue
custody, and in seasehiug the bundle he fawn' it con-
tained five watchcase', appeudiges; -clue of them was a
gold repeater, with • chased dial plate, manufactured by
Grimaldi, in the Strand; there were al.o • number of
loose gold seals, blether with chalets, keys, rings, and
other trinkets. -Aries be had *sensed the premiers, and
Mao the plunder, lie proceeded to Reuele's lodgings, at
thshuuse •of a man mined Hometown, in Webb-es/eel,
and, in going into the room occupied by Bowie, be f I,
ea the tester of the bedstead, a paper containing powdrs,
another coma' g ball, and 1 implements eon- -
meted with fire-arms, such as a amok{ to cast the bullets,
screws, am On searching the cual•hule, be fonnd under '
the coals Iwo brace of loaded pistols, quite new, and a
Creekiews's lantern. He conveyed the whole Of the
articles to the office.
Here the watches, &c. were pm duced on the table.
Mr. Jekin Elvin claimed the one that had been stolen from
him, as before stated, amongst these found on the wife of the
prisoner Bonnie.
Mr. Reinhold Thomas Forster, naval eterebeeper.at hie Ma-
jesty's Doek-yard, Woolwich, stated, that or the matting of
Mondsy last, between seven and eight o'clock, be was going
from Woolwich to Grevuwich ; when ea Blackheath, sear
Myrtle.place, be was stopped by three men—one se:sed his
by the collar, and the other two stood before bin, and each
presented pistols at bit head, and demanded bin to give op
his property. Oin of the uses tore from his fobirock .11 a gold
French bunting watch, to which was attached a steel chair.
flee ancient gold rings, one gold seal and a key. Witness
then gave hint-his purse norstaiaing nine sovereigns. They
then stripped off his great coat, and snatching bin- umbrella
out of his 1141144 and made elf toward* Lendon, desiiing wit.
neva to proceed the contrary road, or be should UMW with
his life..

Mr... Robert Johnson. No. 20, Lower Cherry-Cordes-Main,
Rotherbithe, basket-maker, stated that un•the evening of Sun-
day, between seven and eight o'clock, be was returniog fruits
Peckham across the fields. When in the lane lading into
the Kent Rued, he was stopped by three men, who presented
pistols at bum, and swore, if be did not stand end deliver,
they would shout him through his heed. lie gave them his
silver watch, to which were attached three gold *mils and a'
key, together WWI 10s. in silver—they then desired him to
return to Rocklin.", for tbe pistol was rocked and they would
fire ; they then made their' esespe , the prisoner liunper was
the man who first seised him,. and to the best of his belief, the •
prisoner Bonnie was.one of the others. Tim watch and seals
new produced are his property. . •
The prisoners declined saying any thing in their defence, and
they were fully committed.