The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-12 00:00:00

THAMES.

HIGHWAY ROBBERIES IN TUE EAST.—Richard Bowman,
alias Butram, a rough-looking fellow, was brought before
Mr. Paget, charged with others in assaulting and robbing
James Anderson.

The prosecutor, a seaman, dwelling in Market-hill,
Shadwe]l, was passing along Ratcliff-highway, last night,
and was crossing the road and about to enter an eating-
house, when the prisoner and three others came up to him
and hustled him and alsd struck him. They set about
rifling his pockets, and took
.away his watch and £2 in
money, consisting of half-sovereign, a ss. piece, other
silver and some halfpence. He sung out police as loud as
he was able and the thieves ran away. The prisoner
was caught by a police-constable named Charles
Skinner, No. 439 K, who hoard the cries of " police," and
help, and at the same time saw four or five men running.
One of thorn said, "Is it all right, Bill." They ran into
an alley where there was no thoroughfare at the end, and
the prisoner was seized. lie was asked why ho was run-
ning, to which he replied "I was running after my pals."
Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner till Saturday next.
John White, a young man, was charged with being con-
cerned with others in assaulting and robbing Captain
Thomas Jarvis, the master of a merchant ship.
The prosecutor resides at No. 14, Wentworth-terrace,
Commercial-road. He was on his way home along the
Commercial-road last night, and at the top of Arbour-
street, near the Thames Police Court, ho was accosted by
a woman who made some overtures to him. He re-
pulsed her, and went across the road to get rid of
her company. She followed him and laid hold of his
arm. She said she only wanted to speak to him for a
minute. Ile said, " What is it? What do you want ?"
She said, "I cannot talk to you here; there are two men
following us;" and ho took her to a corner of Albert-
square, when she put her hand in his pocket and took out
his purse, which contained his money and two gold rings.
He seized laer hand, and said, " What are you doing ?"
The prisoner and another man came and seized him. He
shook them off, and collared the pair of them. One got
yladies came to his aid, and materially assisted him.
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him ran away. He got the prisoner down, and
stood over him with a stick until a police-constable arrived.

William Frooston, police-sergeant No. 58 K, heard loud
cries of "help" and "Police" at 15 minutes past 11 last
night. He found the prisoner and the prosecutor both on
the ground near the railings of Albert-square. The pro-
secutor was uppermost. lie asked the prosecutor what he
had done, and lie answered, "He has assisted in robbing
me."

The Prisoner—Ho hit me, and I called " Police."
Freeston—lt was not the prisoner's voice calling out
Police," it was the prosecutor.

Mr. Paget said this description of robbery was very
common at the west end of the metropolis, one woman and
two men acting in concert—the woman first accosting the
victim and enticing him inta a secluded place. There has
not been much of it in the east lately. lie remanded the
prisoner to Saturday.

ELEVEN SKATERS DROWNED.—A number of
skaters were disporting on the lake of the chateau of Chen-
nitz, near Cologne, one day last week, when the ice sud-
denly gave way. Nineteen persons were got out, but
eleven others were drowned, and fears are entertained
that two more have shared the same fate, as they have been
missing since the occurrence.