The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-27 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH •STREET, THIS DAY,

ATTEMPTED HIGHWAY ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.—
FORTUNATE CAPTURE.—John. Williams and John Carter
(the latter of whom was only discharged yesterday owing
to the absence of the prosecutor, a foreigner, who had been
robbed of a watch, and who was then told by the magis-
trate that ho had had a lucky escape) were charged with
attempting to rob Mr. Henry William Hayes, auctioneer
and house agent, of No. 4, Great Marlborough-street.
The prisoners are a couple of determined fellows, and it
is a most fortunate thing they have been captured.
Mr. Hayes was walking alp /tag Long-acre, at two this
morning, when the prisoners, accompanied by two females,
walked up to him, and Williams put his hand on his (Mr.
Hayes') waistcoat pocket twice. He pushed Williams
away twice, and was walking away, when he received a
blow on the neck from Carter, and at the same time felt his
hand in his coat pocket. Believing that the prisoners
from the first meant to rob him, he turned round and
knocked Carter down. He (Mr. Hayes) then walked on
into St. Martin's-lane, all of them surrounding him. The
prisoners attacked him, and he defended himself till the
police came up, when he gave them into custody.
Mr. Wm. Tijon, mechanical engineeer, Bridge-street,
Westminster, corroborated a portion of Mr. Hayes's
evidence.

Sergeant Joy, 9 C, said .both prisoners had repeatedly
been convicted.

The prisoners were fully commi,ted for trial

DRENCHING A SHOPMATE.—OUTRAGEOUS PROCEED-
ING.—WiIIiam Glendon, a workman in the employ of
Messrs. Edwards, tailors, Hanover-street, Bond-street,
attended before Mr. Tyrwhitt to answer the complaint of
Osmond Locke, a young man, living at 25, Wilton-terrace,
Pimlico, also a workman in the same employ. .

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the complainant, and in opening the case said
his client had to complain of an assault of the most outra-
geous description. The defendant and his companions had
thought proper to make a law of their own in order to
coerce their fellow-workmen. The complainant had been
in the employ of Messrs. Edwards, respectable tailors, in
Hanover-street, for some years, and went to his work on
the day of the assault as usual, and continued to work for
some hours, when he was requested by the defendant to
send for a gallon of ale, and on the complainant's refusal
the defendant said that, if he did not, he should put him
under the water butt. The complainant refusing to
comply with the extortionate demand, the defendant and
four or five others dragged the complainant down-
stairs, and placed him under the water tap, and
there held him till he was thoroughly drenched,
and in consequence the complainant had been under medical
care. In addition to this the complainant had to leave his
situation owing to the threats of the defendant. He (Mr.
Lewis) felt it a case in which he must ask for a severe
punishment.
The complainant corroborated his advocate's statement,
and said that being in a state of perspiration at the time he
had been very unwell, and obliged to seek medical assis-
tance. _

In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the complainant said he was
kept under the tap three minutes.
A witness corroborated a portion of complainant's evi-

dente.
The defendant said that only a small quantity of water
was thrown on the complainant. The object they had in
view was to enforce more cleanliness in the workshop than
hitherto, the complainant not having put on a clean
shirt. . „

The defendant's statement was denied, and Mr. Tyrwhitt
fined the defendant 40s. and costs, remarking that it was an
outrageous affair.