The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-27 00:00:00

THE GAROTTE ROBBERIES,

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Benjamin Buckley, alias Bucker, Charles Mason,
alias Long Charley, 55, and Joseph Percival, 30,
were brought up on remand, before Mr. Woolrych,
at the Thames Police-court, yesterday, charged with
assaulting and robbing Mr. Thos. Tillman, a tailor,
in Philpot-street, Stepney, on the evening of the

12th inst.
Mr. C. Young defended Buckley, Mr. Beard ap-
peared for Mason, and Mr. Stoddart for Percival.
This case has been repeatedly before the magia,
trate, and great efforts have been made by the pri
Boners' friends and associates, principally connected
with the many disreputable houses in and near
Baker-street, gtecney, to defeat the ends of justice
and keep the witness,7B out of the way. If it had
not been for the untiri.l;3* exertions of Sergeants
Briden and Venables, a con,
stable of the K division,
the case would have failed I:ltogether. Buckley
and Mason only were in custody on the first
examination. Percival was taken afterwards.
The prosecutor was playing at bagatelle
with N friend named \V ilford, at the York Min-
ster public-house, in Philpot-street, ors the 12th
inst., and was there about six hours. A quarrel
took place about the payment of a pot of cCoper,
and Tillman lett the house followed by Wilford, :Ile
prisoners, and others. He had not proceeded man)
yards before the prisoners took advantage of thv
confusion that prevailed to garotte and ro Tillman
of his watch and a portion of the gold chain at-
tached to it.
Several witnesses gave evidence of the outrage
and robbery, and that all the prisoners took part
in it. Mason had his arms round the prosecutor's
neck, while Percival took the watch, and dragged it
away from the prosecutor with considerable force-
Mason then released the prosecutor, who said " :Nll
watch is gone." Percival handed the watch to
Buckley, and all three fled. Mason and Buckle,-
were captured the same night, and the latter ad-
mitted to Sergeant Briden that he was in Philpot-
street when the affray took place, but that he had
no hand in the robbery. Percival was arrested re
a
brothel, No. 39, Baker-street, on the 18th inst., bi
Sergeant Pullen, 10 K, and he immediately e 8"
claimed, "So help me I know nothing about
it." Pullen said, " About what ?" to which 130 re'
ply was made. Pullen then informed him that be
was charged with garotting Mr. Tillman, a tailed
and robbing him of his watch and chain. Percica;`,
said, "I don't know Buckley, but I know Mason.,,
The prosecutor stated, on a former examination, that
he was requested to call at a house of ill-fame ill
Baker-street, on the morning of the 13th, before tho
examination of Buckley and Mason, and Percival
was introduced to him and produced his watell:
Percival said, " You shall have your watch t"
two o'clock, and a half-sovereign besides, if 9°ll
will stop in this house ; but he would not con3P,
with this request. Buckley's wife gave him tba'
portion of his gold chain which was broken and car-
ried away with his watch on the previous night;
His watch was restored to him at a public-ho:'
e
Stepney on the 14th inst., by a girl named MleTe;
On the deposition of the prosecutor being Tea°
him, he said he could not swear to the
to
of Percival. Mr. Woolrych reminded Tillman
that he had positively sworn to the prisoneer,
Percival on a former occasion, and caution t!.
identitl
him. He then said he believed Percivhle
was one of those engaged in the robbery, and
tch
supposed he was the person who produced the
Ws
on the 13th at the house of ill-fame.
voured to make it appear that a mere public-bout:
The solicitors engaged for the defence endea:
quarrel had taken place, and that Tillman waS,_
" fast young gentleman," who led a dissipated
The evidence, however, was conclusive that the
quarrel in the York Minster was between Tiltroall
and his friend Wilford ()lily, and the prisoner°
" hustled him up," garotted, and robbed him in
Philpot-street, directly after he quitted the VD'
Minster.
The officers engaged in the case said all the pri;
Boners were notorious characters and the associate
of the most desperate thieves. g soon
Briden and Venables said they had known ed
/15 " Long Charley" for several years, and he lic of
in a brothel, and was the constant associate
" Buckey." Percival, and other thieves. a that
Deeble, a police-constable, 195 H, depose ;as
Percival was convicted at the Old Bailey 85;0-
in September, 1859, for stealing a watch, IlThbour.
fenced to 12 months' imprisonment and hard lart
At that time he proved a former conviction and
months' imprisonment against the prisoner. it,
Bridet. wished to inform his worship that a lyrd,
ness named Henry Arthur Legg, ship's stesitad
who gave evidence on the second investigations
not attended, although a summons was served up
him. He had great difficulty in getting all '3'loo-
wiitnesses to attend, so many loose women -Out
netted with garotte thieves had been hanging ab
ro-
them, and either intimidating them, or making P
miles to them. rot
Inspector Griffin hoped his worship would grille
a warrant for the apprehension of Legg.
public were greatly excited on the subject or Via'
rotte robberies, and when offenders were heir
hended by the police, obstacles were thrown in t
way by prosecutors and witnesses. <eV
Mr. Woolrych committed the prisoners to .1-`
ate for trial.

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