The Sun.
London, England, 1818-09-25 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, SEPT. 24.

• ROBBERY EXTRAORDINARY.
John Bishop, a respectably dressed man, aged
31, of very genteel appearance, and whose de-
portment was that of a Gentleman, was indicted
for an assault upon the person of Elizabeth, the
%%lie of Joseph Rose, and with taking "from her
person, on the night Of the Bth of August, in
the parish of St.. Mary-le-bone, a pocket-hots,
containing tour IL notes, 16s. in silver, and a
brooch, the orOperty of her husband.
Elizabeth Rose said, she was the wife of Joseph
Rose, and up to the Bth of August (the day in
question) had lived servant with Mrs Daniels, of
No. 25, Devonshire-place. On that morning she
quitted her service, and on the nigh of that day,
at nine o'clock, she was going through Mary-
le-bone-street, having a bundle of clothes, and
some potatoes which she had purchased it; her
way, in her hands. In Upper Wimpole-street,
the prisoner came. up to her and said, " It is a pity
so slender a figure should be so heavily loaded."
She had never seen him before, and made no an-
swer. He then said, " Madam, allow me to
treat you to a coach." Upon Which she said,
" I don't want you or your coach either." He
replied, " Don't be frightened, I am a Gentle-
man of unlimited property, and you need not be
afraid a-o go in a coach with me ; 1 will not hurt
you." She said, " 1 will take care you shall
not." She had in her pocket a pocket-book,
containing four 11. notes, a brooch, and 16s. in
silver. On getting to the edge of Portland-pkce
she thought she would not go across so wide a
street.with a person like the prisoner, and she
turned- to go through ‘Veymonth-street, when the.
prisoner took hold of her hand, and forced her
dot% it Weymouth Mews. The prisoner forced
something into het hand, and said, " There is a
nurse with a .201. note and a sovereign in it ; take
it, and stop wah me but two minutes." She in-
stantly refused to take it, and he took hold of her
in a very indecent manner, and pulled up her
clot hes. He then forced his hand into her right.
hand pocket, but seeing some person coming he
ran away. She instantly felt her pocket, and
missed her pocket-hook, . and site cried " Stop
!" and the prisoner was put sued and taken to
the watch-hoo.e, where he wanted to make it op.
At Marlhoronv,h-str:!et site saw her prorrty. Her
hoshaud was servant to Mr. Cooper, of the House
Of Lords.

Stelibett Liddcott, a stable-keeper, was coming
by the Weymouth Mews, and beard the cry of
•I Stop thief !" and, on looking round towards
llnvonsi,ire-place, he saw the prisoner running as
fast as he could towards witness. He stopped
and tie put his hands behind him, and said,
What do you stop me for ;" in a minute or two
the prclecutor came un, and said, " You have
robbed me of my pocket-book." Wifiresa gave
him in charge of watchmen, to take him to
ille watch-house. lVitness 'hen rang the bell of
57, in Weymouth-street (the house against the
ails of which the prisoner stood and put his hands
[rebind him), and in the area found a pulse, in
which were three or tour soft p tees of paper re-
sembling hank notes, and a counturfeit coin, re-
sembling a sovereign. At the watch-house the
prisoner wanted to make it up, by saying he
woulA pay the prosecutrix whatever she demanded.
Sithitel. Britton, a, watchman, saw a man and
woman standing together, about a minute, in
Weymouth-street and he saw the man part irons
the woman, and she called " Stop thief 1" and he
ran away as fast as he -could ; but he was stopped
by Mr. Liddcott.
Cross-examined by Mr. ALLRY.—They appear-
ed ro part front each other quietly, and the prose-
cutrix said,- " Give me my pocket-book again,
that is all I want of you."
Sellers was constable of the night when
the prisoner was brought into the watch-house;
he produced the pocket-book and the purse con-
taining the soft paper and the false sovereign.
Charles Wild, sergeant of the night, found the
pocket-hook produced by Sellers, iu the area of
No. 48, Weymouth-street; at four o'clock on the
morning of ,he 9th—it contained four II notes, a
brooch, and some silver. The prisoner must have
run by that dour.
Mrs. Rose, being again called, said she knew
the poek, t-book produced to be her property ;
the brooch and memorandums were her's also;
but she could not swear to the notes.

Mrs. Mounter proved that she paid the notes
produced to the prosecutrix.
The prisoner, in his defence, called God Al-
mighty,o witness his innocence (putting his hand
to his heart).
Mr. livcottnert.—C.illing on God Almighty
will do nothing for you—if you have any thing
to say for yourself, say it now.
Prisoner —I am really innocent, my Lord.
Mr. ALLEY now proceeded to call witnesses to
speak to his character.
Jet emiali Moore, a publican, residing in New-
man-street, Edpware-road, was called to give the
prisoner a good character ; but in his cross-exa.
minatioo he said, that all he knew of the prisoner
was, that he had served him with beer for four
moo-tits, hot he beleved him to be ti Gentleman
living on his tortune.
Wm. Fletcher, a hatter, of sing-street, West-
minster, said the prisoner lodged with him about
a year and a half since, and he believed hint to be
a Gentleman of good character.
Mr. 11 tiCORDER.—What part of your house did
he occupy /
Witness.—An upper attic.—(A laugh.)
Mr.RECORDER—So he is a Gentleman, and_be
lodged in an upper attic! did he ? '
Mr. ALLEY.—Yes, a Gentleman who did not
like to run into unnecessary expences.
Thomas Vincent, a retired piano-forte-manu-
facturer, of Hill's-gardeos, Lisson-green, knew
him two years ago; he rented a small house next
to-him, for which be paid him 131. per annum.
He believed him to be an honest man.

The RECORDER summed up the evidence, and
the Jury instantly pronounced the prisoner Guilty
The prisoner quitted the dock apparently much
disappointed at the verdict.

The house of Mr. J. 'lgo_ silversmith in Taber-
nacle•st reet , St. Luke's, was broken into on Wed-
nesday morning, and robbed' at a quantity of sil-
ver cuttings auti °tiler property.