The Sun. — 1862-08-21 (London, England)

SOIMIWARK.—Thornas ]iygrave, who has been three times tried and convicted of felony, and Sarah Selby,wei e placed at the bar for final examination, charged with committing a murderous assault on an old man named Joseph Da ws, and robbing him of a bag containing boots. The prisoners were brought before the magistrate last week, and underwent a preliminary examination, but owing to the injuries the prosecutor received, he was only able to give a vague account of the transaction, and as the inspector said that evidence would be forthcoming to clearly identify the prisoners, they were remanded until yesterday. The additional evidence given by the prosecutor was as follows :—On Tuesday night, the 12th inst , he took some work home into the City, and on returning home to Thomas-street, Walworth, he called in at a publichouse in the Blackfriars-road, and partook of refreshments. It was about 1 o'clock in the morning when he left the latter and crossed over the road into the Borough-road. He then had his woollen bag under his arm. He had not got many yards before some one came behind him and knocked him down, and before he could recover himself he was struck on the head with some instrument and became insensible. On his recovery at the stationhouse he missed his bag, and found that the pockets of his trousers were torn, and a few coppers that he previously had were gone. Mr. Burcham asked if he saw the parties who attacked him ?  He replied in the negative, as it was done so suddenly. Mr. John Austin was next examined, and said he was a teacher of music, residing in Lorrimoresquare, Walworth. Between 1 and 2 o'clock on the morning of Wednesday, the 13th inst., he was returning home from a supper, and on passing the end of the Borough-road he heard a disturbance, and looking in that direction he saw the prisoners go up to the prosecutor, who fell down. The male prisoner then struck him on the head with something he had in his hand. The female prisoner then fell on the prosecutor and appeared to be rifling his pockets. -Witness went across the road to see what was the matter, and just as the male prisoner was about to run off a constable came up, seized hold of his arm, and a life preserver fell from him. The prosecutor was picked up, and the female took hold of him saying he was her husband, and wanted to lead him away while he was in a state of unconsciousness, but witness followed her, and saw her taken into custody, and at the same time the prosecutor was conveyed to the station-house. Police-constable 163 M said that between one and two o'clock on Wednesday morning, the 13th inst., he was on duty at the top of the Boroughroad, when he heard cries for assistance. He looked round and saw the prosecutor on the ground, the male prisoner striking him with something, and and the female leaning over him. Witness at once rushed to the spot and seized hold of the male prisoner's arm, from which dropped the life preserver produced. Witness, after considerable resistance, secured him and:conveyed him to the station-house.  Mr. Burcham asked what the female appeared to be doing when he first saw her ? ____  Witness replied that she was tearing open the prosecutor's trowsers pockets for the purpose of plunder. ...  Joseph Kemp, 181 M, said he was on duty in the same neighbourhood, and saw the prisoners together a few minutes prior to the robbery. Suspecting them, he watched them, and saw them knock the prosecutor down. He rushed up and secured the female prisoner, and assisted the prosecutor to the station-house, where he was attended to by a medical gentleman. Mr. Burcham asked what was known of the prisoners ? Edwin Coleman, 53 M, said he had known both prisoners as thieves from their childhood. In August, 1856, the male prisoner was tried and convicted; and the female was tried and convicted in September, 1857, for shoplifting. Levy, 116 V, said he was present at the Reigate sessions in July, 1859, when the male prisoner was tried and sentenced to 18 months' hard labour. He was sentenced to nine months after that for having skeleton keys and housebreaking implements about him. The female prisoner had also been several times convicted for felony. They were now fully committed for trial.