Star. — 1826-06-23 (London, England)

WOGAN. Dennis Hynes and Warp Stanley were put to the bar, indicted for the robbery of Robert Bell, of a silver watch and a half crown piece, 'on the morning of the 21st of April last, on the King's highway, in the parish of St. Mary's. Donnybrook. Mr. Robert Bell stated, that comiog'into town on the morning mentioned in the indictment. he was stopped at half-past two 'o'clock, on the Rock Road, between the Serpentine Avenue and Maritsa ; a man ran oat and inquired what o'clock it Was; witness told him it was half-past two. and then proceeded to walk on, when the man seized him by the collar, held a large stick over his head, and demanded his money, saying at t'le same time that he would have either blood or money; witness gave him half-a.crown; his watch, which was secured by a guard chain suspended from ,his neck, was nest demanded, and also given up; it was .a silver hunting watch; the person whorobbed him shook hands with witness, and wished him a good night. During this time there were two other persons on the road. at about ten yards distance; it was a very light night; the man who had robbed him (while in the very act of doing so) addressed those persons and said, d' Jem, do not fire the pistol," and then joined them; he stopped no longer with witness than was necessary for his purpose. CWitness here identified Hynes as the person who bad lobbed him and held the stick over his head.}. After they had departed. witness walked after them, and told Hynes, that if he would return the watch, which was a present, he, witness, would leave a sum of money for him in any place he would appoint; to this Hynes replied, that if be made any noise on the road he would knock him as dead as a cock. On witness then inquiring if there were any more of the party on the road, Hynes said there were two more besides those now with him, but that witness having no money, had nothing to fear from th!rn ; the other two were within hearing all this time; witness next saw prisoner in the police office oa that day week ; he was dressed the. as he is now. Here the witness described the dress of the Other two men.  Robes t Sr. Leger, an accomplice, exammed.—Was acquainted with the prisoners, Dennis Hynes and George Stanley, now at the bar; at the time of Mr. Belt's robbet y, and the murder of Mr. Wogan, was in the employment of• Mr. Dargan, breaking stones on the Rock road, of which Mr. Dargan was his overseer. Oa 'Thursday night, the 20th of April, being the night prior to the robbery, witness accompanied by the prisoners, proceeded to a public house at she corner of Westmoreland-place, where they had half a pint of spirits, for which one of the prisoners produced a shilling, and received 4d. change ; they came there at half past eleven o'clock, and stopped about three quarters of an hour, when they proceeded to Mr. Wog in 's house in Sandymount, where they stood tampering at the door for about half an boor, before they got in; they brought a crow bar with them, which was left behiad at Mr. Wogan's ; witness did not see Mr. Wogan that night; after leaving the house they came on the Rock road, newly opposite Mr. Woion's, where Stanley threw