The Sun.
London, England, 1819-08-05 00:00:00

WEST END FAIR.

, BOW -STREET.---Yesterdaylthe fifteen men who
were committed on Saturday last by Mr. HICKS,
for a further investigation, were brought to the
Office frUnt different Prisons. Since that time
one of the prosecutors who then gave evidence
against some of the prisoners, we are concerned
to say, has been discovered to be in a deranged
State of mind, supposed to be occasioned by the
injury he sustained in his head, trout the violent
blows he received from large bludgeons.
Jay, the constable of Hampstead, who was
vvountkd and left senseless by the miscreants, and
who i still in a very weak r.tate, detailed the par-
t'eakirs of the at tack made upon him. He was
conducted into the strong room to view the fifteen
prisoners, but he could not identify any of them ;
he suspected three, but his opinion was not suffi-
ciently strong to swear to them.

tinii-th, the proprietor of the flaskbooth, under-
went another long examination, when it appeared
that his booth wa3 filled with known thieves dur-
ing the whole of Monday, and on Tuesday-till the
evening, when the number of constables were in-
creased. It was suspected that ,the booth was'
cooktruc'ed for the accommodation of thieve,,
there being an entrance from the back, 'sii;.:.posA
to be for the admission of thieves when they Ertl
committed a robbery, in order than they niiht
have an easy access both ways. A nutnbe7 of
h3ndkerehieti, supposed to have been stolen, ,-,cre
found in a box in the hooth.

The Magistrate agreed to discharge-him, i7.7it his
promising to appear again when called V.? ; at
the same titne assuring him, that if !,, was
brought before him at any future :brie, f. .r keep.
iog a booth at that, or any other lair, at d it was
the resort of thieves, he should commit :tint for
trial, as accessary to the robberies committA

Mr. Robert Sti,ggate Pretyman, linen-draper, of
Woodstock-street, liond-strect, stated that he,
ucc„„yaoitul by a friend, went to West-end Fair
on Tuesday evening, the 27th nit. about halt-pail
eight o'cl,rk.• He found himself surrounded by
a ntimeron, gang of men, supposed 40 or bO, when
be reeeivA a violent blow on the back of his head.
He did not see the man who gave biro the blow,
but. it w„ given with considerable force; be was
then robbed °t his bat and his pocket handker-
chief, which he ba.,l put into his, hat, to guard
against . having his pocket picked ; he was then
knocked down, and the pockets of his pantaloons
cut mit.

Elder, who wal in company with Mr. Pre-
! mean, oned his statement.

Ucori.y.t Furian, the headhorough of Hartipctad„
i;,', apprehended the prisoner, . William Piet-
chcr, in Smith's -booth in the fair, ou the Tues-
day eveniug, when he found upon him a hat and
tis„dkerchief, which Mr.Pretyman proved to be his
property. He also produced Mr. Pretyman's pan-
taloons with the pockets cut out, and blood upon
than, (he elfects“)t (lit wound he received.

Mr. Pietytnau Applied to the Magistrate to ex-
cuse him from being bound over to prosecute, as-
signing as a reason, that at the time the Sessions
at the Old Bailey would be held, he should be
abroad upon business and pleasure, which the
Magistrate refused to comply with, this being 0:I^
of the completest cases that had come before him ;
and be accordingly bound him and his friend over
to prosecute and give evidence-.
Some of• the prisoners were dischargetl, no
charge being substan iated agliust aliens. The
others were remanded for another examinat:un.

MAtiEnottneun-STREET:—The 'two :prisoners,
John Henley and Harper, ►vita stood charged -wit
capital- offences at West-End Fair, were re-ex-
mined before IL BAKan, Esq. and the °lnce was
crowded with persons ►sho had been robbed.
The daring conduct of Henley has been already
stated ; in addition, a fresh charge was preferred
against him by a young mat►, trritn,M Moseley, of
Charlton-street, Fitzroy-square. The prosecutor
stated that be was attracted to a spot in the Fair
by the shrieks of a female, and he was knocked
tlo►vn by Henley's gang, and robbed of a gold
chain and seals, hut he saved his watch. Soon
after this he was again attacked by Henley, who
endeavoured to get his watch, and knocked him
down. Witness resisted,,, end knocked .the pri-
soner down in return, and by that means got
away.—The prisoners were fully committed for
trial—Henley on three charges, and:H.trper on
that preferred by Kelley, for attempting► to steal
his watch in conjunction with the other pri-
soner.