The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1839-07-23 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

ROBBERY FROM THE PERSON.  Edward Arm.s.trong, aged 18, was placed at the bar, ,;harged with having, On the 12th June last, in company with jertam persons, to the jury unknown, assaulted Neil Turley, and stolen from hi. person a £2O hink note, a £5 note, and .velity-two pounds ten shillings in gold. The prisoner ~leaued not guilty.  - - . Mr. MURPHY conducted the prosecution, and Mr. VENkIiLES the defence: Neil Turley stated that his residence was near Newry, in Ireland. He was a dealer in horses. On the 12th of June ,ie left Middlewich to come to Liverpool. He had sold all nis cattle, and had about his person a £2O note, and about t:22 in sovereigns. He put the sovereigns in a checked purse. The purse had two divisions, and he placed the gold in one division and the notes in the other, and placed them in his breast pocket, inside his waistcoat. He arrived at Dale-stteet a little before 11 o'clock at night, with a calf which-he had purchased. He was on his way to the vessel, which was to sail at 11 o'clock, when the prisoner, accompanied by a man and a lad, came up. They questioned him is to his purposes, and he informed them that he was going to the vessel with his calf. They told him that if he would treat them, they would assist him to drive his calf. He Assented, and they accompanied him a short distance. Presently they stood a little behini, and he pressed on. He sad got but a short distance when they rushed upon him, the prisoner foremost. They knocked him down, and the prisoner (he believed) jerked open his vest, and pulled out its purse. He heard tne sovereigns 'rattle on the ground. t-1 (witness) called out murder and robbery, upon which the prisoner said, " You b— rogue, I'll stop your shouting !" Upon this he kicked him several times in the mouth. Witness held him by the leg ; but at length he broke away, and ran down the street. He was stopped by two individuals before he got out of sight. . . . .  Mr. Vii4ABLES cro;s-examined the witness minutely as to the property he had brought from Newry, and as to his movements after he arrived in England ; but nothing particular was elicited. Arthur Trumshaw said that he resided in Dalton-street:" On the night of the 12th June, he heard a cry of murder and robbery in that street. He went to his front door and saw the last witness on the ground. He had hold of the prisoner by the leg. Witness went towards them, and the prisoner broke from Turley wlikn he was within about five yards of them. 'Witness ran after the prisoner, and did not lose sight of him till be overtook him and seized him, after a chase of about 100 yards. The prisoner was stopped by another person. The mouth of the prosecutor was bleeding. A policeofficer came up, and the prisoner was delivered into his custody. John Chesworth, police-officer, stated, that he was on duty on the east side of the Prince's Dock on the 12th June lust.  He heard cries of murder and robbery, and saw several people running, and saw the prisoner seized by the leg by the last witness. He was searched, but nothing was found upon him.  Mr. VENABLES addressed the jury for the defence. He admitted that the prosecutor might have all the money which he had stated, and that he had been robbed by some person ; but submitted that the proof of identity was not sufficient.  The jury found the prisoner guilty. The RECORDER said that there could be no doubt but the verdict was a proper one, and in passing sentence it became necessary to look at the past conduct of the prisoner. That conduct was exceedingly bad : he had been in and out of goal for some years, for a series of offences of a very aggravated nature, and he could not be allowed to be at large longer in this country. The sentence of the court was that he should be transported for fifteen years.