The Sun.
London, England, 1850-10-28 00:00:00

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CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD CCEI:i T.
(Continued :'rum our Afternoon Edition.)
CHARGE or EGEMERY.—Henry Denham, aged 33,
described as a slater, was arraigned on an indictment
charging him with feloniously assaulting Thomas
Miller with intent to rob him, being armed with an
offensive weapon.
The prisoner is the man who was recently for
some time in custody, and underwent several exami-
nations before the magistrates on a charge of being
concerned in the assault and robbery of Mr. Cureton.
Mr. Bodkin conduced the case for the prosecution,
and Mr. O'Brien defended the prisoner.
Mr. Thomas Miller, the prosecutor, deposed, that
be is an artist's colourman, carrying on his business
in Long-acre. On the night of the 2d of August
last, he. was returning from Chelsea to Long-acre.
As he passed through S. James's-park the clock
struck twelve. As he was passing the end of Rose-
street, in Long-acre, he was seized by three
or four men. He hal in his left hand a large
roll of drawings, and in his right hand a walking-
stick. Both his arms and hands were seized
from behind and pinioned. At the same in-
stant he was faced by another person. A third person
appeared at the :wane moment by his side. At that
time he (witness) had a full view of the prisoner by
the light of the street lamp. Whilst witness was so
pinioned another person came up on his right side,
wich, he believed, a walking-stick in his hand. That
was the prisoner. A something was then put
round his (witness's) throat by, he had no hesi-
tation in saying, the prisoner. Did not know
what it was that was put round his throat, but be-
lieved it was a flexible thing, having a life preserver
at one end. It was put tight round his throat, and
the effect was immediate strangulation. his (witness's)
cost was pulled up and his waistcoat pockets rifled.
Witness then loam his senses entirely. The next thing
he recollected was being loosed, dashed on the kerb-
stone, one of his teeth broken, and his chin
very much injured. Oa recovery he saw
one man mat a little distance. Witness chased
him for a quarter of a mile but unsuccessfully ; the
man escaped. Witness then proceeded to Bow-street
station, and there made a formal complaint of the
matter, without however describing the prisoner.
Next saw the prisoner by chance, about two months
afterwards, at the Mansion-house, where he was
standing at the bar on another charge, among other
persons. Recognised the prisoner from his own know-
ledge, without his having been pointed out to him.
On his: (witness's) oath he had now no doubt that the
priiuner .was the man who endeavoured to strangle and
rob him.

Crols.examined by Mr. O'BRlEN—Witness had
been on.basiness on the night of the 2d of August at
King's-road, Chelsea, where be supped with a friend.
linlieved he took a small glass of brandy and water
after, supper, but mot more than one. Chased the
prisoner, after the assault, into Hart-street. Did not
call police at all, for he was not able to do so. Im-
mediately on being -pinioned he saw the prisoner for
the first time. Could not recognise the man
who faced him whilst he was being pinioned. The
prisoner's, hat was put on s•.t the Mansion-house, at
witness's suggestion, and it was then that he declared
he was satisfied that the prisoner was the man, and
before as well.

Michael Hayden, one of the detective police of the
city of London, deiposed to taking the prisoner into
custody, on the 21 of October, on another charge.
Had no knowledge of the prosecutor at that time ;
bat witness went to the prosecutor's house on the 611
October, who then gave a description of the person who
attacked him. Witness did not beforehand describe any
person whom he had in custody to the prosecutor.
Witness then corroborated the prosecutor's statement
as to identifying the prisoner at the Mansion-house.
Mr. O'BuTE:a addressed the jury on behalf of the
prisoner, contending- that the evidence given on the
part of the prosecution was not of a character suffi-
cient to identify the prisoner with that clearness
which would justify his conviction.
The RECORDER having summed up,
Toe jury returned a verdict of Guilty ; and the
prisoner was sentenced to 20 years' transportation.