, 1880-09-29

tent to murder and rob him Of over f10O, be-
longing to Mes5rs Barham and Marriage, his
employers, of No. 8, Raven Row, Spitalfelds,
grocers, and also Of Aldersgate-street Station,
Keusingtop, and many other places.
Mr.. Burokell, jun, of the firm of Messrs Bur
chell, the solicitors to the Metropolitan Rail-
way, prosecuted and Mr.. Harle appeared for
the defence.
Mr., Harle said that since the last remand
be had been instructed to defend the prisoner,
but from the instructions he did not think that
at this stage of the proceedings he should
lind it neoessaryto orOss-examine the witnesses,
however, if occasion did arise. perhaps the
Court would allow him to do so,
Sir Thomas White said he would.
The evidence previously taken was then
read over, and signed by the witnesses.
Clarence Lewis, who on previous occasions
bad been unable to appear, was then brought
into court, and was accommodated with a chair,
as he seemed very weak and ill. He said--I
am an apprentice to Mr.. Barham, and live at
3, Raven-row, Spitalfelds. On Saturday, the
21st inst, I was sent to Kensipgton to collect
some money and take it to Il, Aldgate. /
When I got to the door of the booking office
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in a hurry to catch the train I ran past him
aud sail to him, II think you are cracked"
I got my ticket, went down stairs, had it clip
ped, and went on to the platform. He followed
me-, and seeing that I waited for him be came
and said, EDon't you know me ~ and I said
ono" He said. ~ am Perry, that used to
be at Aldgate, and I thought you were too
proud to speak to me-" I then said [ thought /
remembered having seen him behind the coun-
ter. He asked me what ticket / had, and I
said a third He said he was going first,
and asked me to 60 with him, saying that be
would pay the excess fare. We got into a
frst-olass carriage, and when the train was
in motion he looked over the low partition
into the other compartment and laughed. |
asked what was the matter, and he said there
were some girls there, I think We had passed
one or two stations when he produced a small
bottle like this (the chloroform) bottle, and said
it was zoedOne, and asked ME whether I knew
what it was. I said I thought / had seen it
advertised. He asked me TO taste it. The
bottle was full. He said, Edon't take more
than half" I put it to my mouth and drank
about On eighth of it, 1t made me feel sleepy.
but l kept awake. He then put some on his
handkerchief AMI asked me to smell it. l
refused, but he put it to my nose and | pretend
cd to smell it. He saw that I made wry faces
and said "Don't you like it I replied, "No,
If all teetotallers' drinks are like that | would
rather not be one.' He looked out Of the
window and then sat down again. lie saw l
was making wry faces, aud he suggested that
/ should take some port wine to take the taste
out of my mouth, but 1 refused. A lady got
into the train at Gower-street and left at Kings
GROSS. After the train had started he looked
out of the window and said be saw some green
and blue lights, and be wanted me to look at
them, but I would not. He looked out OF the
window for about two minutes, and l turned
my head 10 the opposite direction. I fancied /
saw him move, and / looked round, and immedi-
ately received q blow from him on the top of
my head from a stick like this produced. l
rolled off the seat, and for a moment l believe
I lost my senses, and he continued hitting me
on the head with the stick. [ tried to get up,
but the more I tried the more be hit me. l
then tried to trip him up with my legs and to
kick him 80 as to bring him down, but he got
further from me and still kept hit ting me on
the head With the stick. / then turned my
head towards the platform, but as he still kept
striking me [ turned my head again the other
way. This continued until the train was stop
ping at Farringdon-% street, when he knelt on my
chest and put HE hand over my mouth to pre-
vent me calling out. / removed his band and
called out Murder" and Thieves" twice,
but be gagged me again with bis hand. I
then kicked the floor of the carriage, 10 hopes
of attracting attention. He then took his
hand from my mouth and tried to strangle me.
He held me SO until the trair started, when be
let me 90. He then began striking me again
with the stick and asked me where the money