The Sun.
London, England, 1832-04-06 00:00:00

GLOUCESTER ASSIZES, APRIL 4.

Maria Watts, aged 35, and Ann Alders, rather a
pretty girl, was charged with robbing James Pritch-
ard, by force and violence.

Jarnes Pritchard, an old man, with a very extra-
ordinary countenance, stated that the prisoner Watts
sent for him on the 13th of March. He went to
her house to clean knives : he sat down for the pur-
pose near the house door. The other prisoner and
Ann Batten were also there : they took a wet
cloth, threw it in his face, and blinded him : he
could not see the person who did it : they pulled
him down and sat upon the top of him, and then
cut a hole through his trousers, and cut away his
pocket, which contained 10s. Id. : this occurred
about eleven o'clock in the morning. When he
succeeded in getting the cloth from over his eyes,
he saw the two prisoners; and Ann Batten : they
were still in the house. He did not ask them for
his money, but went away directly. They cut his
finger in cutting his pocket.- He tried to prevent
them robbing him. He afterwards said to them,
" What shall I do, my pocket is cut off, and my
money is Ann Alders said she would sew
tip his pocket, and she did so. He a-ked them for
his money. Prisoners said they had it not, and be
must go along. He never got any part of his
money since...

Cross-examined—The prisoner, Maria Watts
gave him some bread and cheei.e.
Ann 'Batten stated that she was at the prisoner's
(Maria Watts's) house, and the-pritiecator was
there cleaning knives; The prosecutor sat in a
chair; the prisoner, Ann Alders, went behind him,
blinded him with a wet cloth, he was thrown down,
and Maria Watts cur out his pocket ; she put his
pocket into the coal-hole; she afterwards told her
there were three shillings in it. Prisoner the next
day gave her 10d. not to tell, and the prisoners said
if she did they would kill her.
The priiTnef Watts exclaimed, " Oh, Be upon
yeu, Ann Batten."
The witness said that Ann Alders declared the

night before the trial, that if she could get at her,
she would wash herself in her brood.
The prisoner denied it.

The prisoners denied knowing any thing of the
robbery, until they had been told of it by Ann Bat-
ten's mother.

Mr. Justice LITTLEDALE, in summ;ng Hp the
evidence, said it Was a very extraordinary case, and
he evidence of Arm Batten ought to be received
very suspiciordy.
The prisoners were found fOulity—Judgment of
Dcath recorded.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-Ito USE.

fames Green, a young man of shabby-genteel ap-
pearance, was charged with having obtained half-a--
crown through the following ingenious lint not novel
contrivance :—The prisoner went into the shrsp of
Mr Cuerton, fishing-tackle m,ker, in Cannon-street,
and begged Mrs. Cuerton to exchange a George 111.
shilling for one of George IV. Mrs. Cuerton took
out the till, in which was five half-crowns, with other
silver, and proceeded to examine if a milling of the
reign required was in it) In which office she was
assisted by the prisoner, whose motions were, how-
ever, (+coil" watched by a sharp apprentice, in ano-
thti part of the shop. The lad noticed that the
prisoner handled the silver in a very peculiar way;
and upon his quitting the shop, he desired his
tress to see if the money in the till was right. Mrs.
Citerron looked into the till, and discovered that
only four half-crowns remained. The boy ran out
and overtook the prisoner, who returned to the
shop ; and after denying the charge, with apparent
indignation, he said he would pay the half-crown ra-
ther than be subject to any imputation. The ap-
prentice
meantime had fetched the street-keeper,
who took the prisoner into custody. On searching
him, a " duffer's" watch, with an imitation gold
ring was found upon him ; and upon being interro-
gated by the magistrate, he gave such an unsatisfac-
tory account of himself, that he was eventually com-
mitted.