The Sun. — 1841-12-07 (London, England)

PAYNE—TIIO boat was hired to take down a party to see a prize-fight. It was hired by Mr. Banks, who keeps the Hare and Hounds at Buckeridge-street, St. Giles. Lynch and Pitman were of ourparty. I saw no dispute between Lynch or Pitman and the prisoner. I have occasionally gone to prize-fights. (Mr. Payne here put in the deposition of the witness at Bow-street, and i% was read by the Clerk of the Arraigns, from which it appeared that the prisoner had been called Scotty frequently during the course of the voyage, and had attempted to rob the prosecutor in the cabin on the voyage up. Nothing appeared in the deposition as to the witnesa's collecting money.) lle-examined--I was in the after cabin when he attempted to rob me the first time. I had been collecting money before the prisoner and his friends surrounded me, and attempted to put their hands into my pockets. It Was then I heard the prisoner called Scotty by his companions. Joseph Drake, ..brother of the prosecutor, was with •  him at the time of the robbery, and corroborated s. testimony. Witness swore distinctly to the prisoner. Witness, was also knocked down himself, and robbed of a handkerchief and a pair of gloves. Cross-examined—Heard of a row between Lynch and the prisoner, but did not see it. Henry Sure, porter, at the Waterman's Adelphi-pier, remembered the night in question. He heard the cry of murder and went to see what was the matter, he saw one man dowe and several others kicking him; he heard the man who was down call out "Scotty, don't murder me," and " Scotty I know you." Saw a person very much like. the prisoner there. The more the man who was down cried, the more they beat him. Cross-examined—Was not examined before the Magistrate, although he was at Bow-street. .Reuben Warren, master of the Waterman steamer, was going along the Adelphi pier on the night in question when the passengers landed from the Bachelor. Heard a man say, " I don't want any of this Seotty," and saw the man who said so knocked down And ill-used. He with several others went on the pier to his assistance, and the person ran away, being the man there. James Tidmarsh, 51 M.—l received instructions to apprehend Scotty, and in consequence I apprehended the prisoner at a public-house in St. George's market. I told him I wanted him for robbing and ill-using a person named Drake. He said he knew nothing about it. On his road to the station-house he said, " I did not expect this from these people." I received the Mackintosh produced from another policeman of the E division. He is not here. Cross-examined—l was not examined before the Magistrate.  —W. Drake recalled—l gave the Mackintosh to a police. man of the E division. It is in the same state now that  - it was immediately after the robbery. Mr. PAYNE having addressed the Jury for the prisoner, called the following witnesses : Thomas Smallwood, law stationer, Denzil-street, was on board the Bachelor on her return from Gravesend, but did not belong to the party of the prisoner or that of the prosecutor. On the voyage up a quarrel arose between Lynch and the prisoner. Lynch struck the prisoner. The prosecutor and his brother were both present, and must have seen it. I know Lynch to be an intimate friend of the prosecutor. Pitman is another of 'his friends. Pitman said to me in the hearing of the prosecutor, that he did not care for Scotty and his mob, for his mob was larger than Scotty's, and could lick the lot of them. Prosecutor was selling brandy out of a dark green bottle flask all day. Witness went ashore at Blackwell. Cross-examined by Mr.