Star. — 1826-09-23 (London, England)

BRODERICK—Spoke to a person named Wood, a few minutes after the robbery ; pointed out to him the two men, and will swear he told Wood they had robbed him. Never told any one be had not been robbed.  Norris, a Bow-street officer, was on duty on the day mentioned, to prevent bullock-hunting; was sent for by the prosecutor, and found him cut in a desperate manner ; bas eye could scarcely be seen. By the description given by Myerson, the witness apprehended both the prisoners. Two other officers confirmed the testbnot.y of Norris. On the part of the prisoner Robinson, Mr. BILOVIMICK called Jeremiah Wood, a weaver, of Ram-alley, Bethnalgreen ; who deposed, that be procured some vinegar for the prosecutor on the occasion of his being attacked. Witness saw two young men, to whom the prosecutor pointed as the persons who had just ill-used him. Knows both the prisoners ; neither of them was one of those to whom the prosecutor pointed. The latter never complained of having been robbed; but merely said he had been ill-used.  Cross-examined by Mr. Mumma—Witness is a friend of Robinson, and was speaking to his brother at the time. Did not go to Myersoo, with one of Robinson's brothers (Thomas), and offer the prosecutor IV .to throw out the bill. Went to him before the prisontr bad a second hearing, accompanied by the brother, to tell him that, under a mistaken notion, be had taken up-the wrong person. Abraham Robinson, a brother of the prisoner, corroborated the testimony of Wood.  The prosecutor recalled, stated that three persons, and o of whom were the witnesses Wood and Robinson, carne to him, and Wood said, " You know the proverb, If one hand washes the other, both will be clean." He then said he (Wood) was a friend and acquaintance of the prisoner, and offered to witness ten sovereigns to keep out of the way. Upon this point, the prosecutor was closely examined by the Judge and Mr. BIIODIR/CIC, but persisted in his statement. Several ocher witnesses stated that the persons who committed the robbery were net the prisoners at the bar. --- Lenoir and other persons spoke to the good character of the prisoners. The former witness reluctantly admitted that King hall been before in custody. Nlr. Justice GASaLEE summed up at considerable ler'Vhs and the Jury, after retiring for about.2o minutes, , und both peisoners  George Nichols, AO 24, and James GouU, i, aged 18 ware indicted for assaulting William Nicholls on t')e Kinekhigh way, putting him in bodily fear, and forcibly taking from his person 14. and some pence in copper, a hat, a basket, and two cloths, his property. The prosecutor stated, that on the night of the 29:h ofJune last, he was sitting at the Adam and Eve public, house, between Homerton and Hackney. Both the prisoners were at the same house. Witness left the, house about half-past 10 o'clock, and when he had got about half way towards home, he was overtaken by the prisoners. One of them (Nichols) immediately smashed him down. He fell on his face, but immediately turned up. Both prisoners then struck him, and forced his money from him ; it consisted of 14:and some pence and halfpence, all in copper. Witness implored them to spare his life, for the sake of his poor wife and four small children. He soon after became senseless from the violence of the blows. When he recovered his senses, he found himself lying on the road, with his face and head covered with blood. His basket of shell-fish, his hat and the two cloths were gone. Among the money he lost was one penny-piece, which was a remarkable one, And which he should know again. He shouted out " Murder," and " Stop thief," as loud as lie could, and a man came to his assistance, and witnesss went back with him to the White Lion public house, where he found both the prisoners in custody. Witness addressed them, and said, " You d—d rascals, what did you mean by leaving me for dead on the road and taking my property?'' He was quite certain that the prisoners were the men who struck and robbed him. Witness had been selling fish that evening. _  Cross-examined by Mr.