The Sun.
London, England, 1862-11-28 00:00:00

watch, of which he retained possession by keeping
it in his grasp ; the chain, however, was broken
and lost, as wilt: also the money. The three then
went away, leaving the prosecutor half dead on
the ground. From the violence he suffered one of
his eyes was closed and the other was full of blood,,
so that he was unable to pursue the prisoners.
He crawled to a cab, and directed the driver to take
him to the hospital, where he remaioed under me-
dical care for upwards of a fortnight.
In his cross-examination by Mr, F. Lewis, the
prosecutor denied that he knew or had had any
illicit connection with a female named Maria Bar-
row, with whom Thomas Redshaw cohabited.
In reply to Mr. Montagu Williams, the pro.secu-
tor stated that he knew from the female prisoner
that she lived with the prisoner Dixon.
It was proved that the male prisoners were in the
City Arms Tavern when the female went in to get
the key. They were subsequently taken into cus-
tody on the information of the woman Maria Bar-
row, who now proved that Thomas Redshaw came
home without his hat on the night of the robbery,
and told her that he had lost it in a row he had had
with a postman, whom he had kicked and left for
dead ; and he also attributed some spots of blood
she observed on his stocking to this rencoutre.
The learned Counsel for the prisoners addressed
the jury on behalf of their respective clients, con-
tending that this was not a robbery, but an assault
by Thomas Redshaw, in revenge for the supposed
connexion between the prosecutor and the woman
Barrow ; and that Dixon had joined in the attack
when he found the prosecutor with his paramour,
the female prisoner.
Mr. Baron Bramwell summed up the evidence
with great clearness to the jury, who, after a short
deliberation, returned a verdict of Guilty against
all the prisoners.
Sentence deferred.
Thos. Lester, 30, sailor, and Thos. Harvey, 19,
labourer, were indicted for a robbery, with vio-
lence, on Daniel Solley, and stealing from him a cap
and six shillings in money.
Mr. Orridge prosecuted, and the prisoners Were
undefended.
It appeared from the statement of the prosecutor
that he was passing through Lower Thames-street
in the evening, when the two prisoners sprang
out upon him, knocked him down, and stole his
cap and 6s. in money. He gave an alarm, and the
prisoners were followed and seen to go into a lodg-
ing-house, known as " The Barracks," in that neigh-
bourhood. The police secured both the prisoners
there, one of them being found concealed in the
water-closet, and the prosecutor's cap was also dis-
covered in the house.
The jury acquitted the prisoners of the robbery,
but the learned judge ordered them to be detained,
in order that an indictment for the assault might
be preferred against them.
Joseph Hall, 30, labourer, and Robert Leat, 25,
smith, were indicted, together with a woman un-
known, with feloniously assaulting Edwin John
Burt, with intent to rob him.
Mr. Sleigh, instructed by the City Solicitor, con-
ducted the prosecution.
In this case the prosecutor stated that he was an
officer in the Customs, and that on the evening of
the 21st inst. he was in Fenchurch-street, when be
was accosted by a woman, of whom he took no
notice, but passed on. She, however, followed him,
and on his arriving at a shop where there was a
light, he took out his purse for the purpose of taking
out a coin to make a purchase, and had no sooner
done so than the woman snatched it from him and
ran away. He pursued, crying " Stop thief," but
had not proceeded far when the prisoner Hall came
out of a court, and placing himself in front asked
what was the matter, and endeavoured to prevent
him from continuing his chase. The prosecutor
endeavoured to push past him, but finding that he
could not succeed was about to turn back when he
found some one behind him. This was the prisoner
Leat. The two prisoners were then on each side of
him, when a third man came in front of him, and
the prosecutor, after a struggle with them, con-
trived to free one of his hands in which he had a
stick heavily loaded with lead. This he swung
round, and struck the man in front a violent blow-
The man cried out that he had been hit and ran
away. The prosecutor retained his hold of the pri-
soner Hall for a moment, and then he and the pri
soner Leat started off, followCd by the prosecutor.
They ran into St. Mary-axe, where Leat was cap-
tured by a police-constable, and Hall, with the
assistance of a gentleman named Tanbill, was de-
tained until further assistance arrived.
The prisoners were both convicted, and it was
stated that though nothing was known of gall, it
was believed that Leat had before been tried for
robbery with violence at Glasgow, and sentenced
to four years' penal servitude, and that he had only
come out of Portland Prison a few months since.
The prisoner Leat denied the truth of this state-
ment, and declared that he could prove that he was
keeping a shooting gallery in 01d-street-road at the
time it was alleged he had been in custody.
Mr. Baron Bramwell directed further inquiries
be made, and postponed passing sentence.