The Sun. — 1845-08-18 (London, England)

COOKE.  ATTEMPTED RUBBERY AND  MURDER.  On Saturday, a person who gave his name Edward Long, and who represented himself as the son of a laundress in liayswat€ r, was examined before the sitting magistrates at Uxbridge, on a charge of attempted robbery and murder. Mrs. Harris, who appeared to be still suffering severely from tha injuries the prisoner had inflicted on her, deposed, that on Friday the Bth instant, between eleven and twelve o'clock, she observed from an upper window a man, who afterwards proved to be the prisoner, in the back yard of the premises. He soemed to be begging, but she did not take much notice of him at the time. About ten minutes afterwards she went into the front parlour, when she was thunderstruck at seeing the same man standing in the room, into which he must have got through one of the windows. That man was the prisoner. She immediately demanded what he did there, when the prisoner passed her, and directly shut the room door, and told her that his object was plunder or even murder. Witness being dreadfully alarmed, begad screaming violently, upon which the prisoner instantly pulled out a large bludgeon and commenced beating her over the head, arms, and neck. Witness's screams brought one of her women servants into the room, and she had very little recollection of what afterwards took place. Maria Luckit deposed that she was servant to the last witness. On the forenoon in question, hearing her mistress's screams, she ran into the front parlour. On entering, she saw the prisoner standing by the centre table, with a large stick brandishing in his right hand over her mistress, who was lying on the floor between two chairs. Witness assisted Mrs. Harris upon her fret, who then jumped out of the window into the fore•oourt, although witness tried to prevent her. The screams of another female servant, who had run into the garden, where Mr. Harris and the man-servant were at work, brought them and some of the neighbours to their assistance, when Samuel Powell, a journeyman tailor, got into the window and seized the prisoner, who, seeing others coming in, said, " Don't hurt me, though lam a housebreaker. I will surrender myself." .  Sergeant Richard Roadnight, T 11, deposed that on the day in question, in consequence of information he received, he went to Mr. Harris's house, and received the prisoner from Samuel Powell and others who had secured him. The prisoner was without his shoes, and as witness was taking him to the station-house at Hillingdon-end, he pulied the silver fork and the ornament now produced out of his pocket, which witness took, and lie said, " There, that is enough fur you." The prisoner also said he was not sorry he was taken. He had wanted money, and finding the window open, he took off his shoes and got in. The stiok produced (a tremendous bludgeon) witness found in the parlour. It further appeared, from the admission of the prisoner himself, that he had gone out on the evening in question with the stick, with the full determination to rob some one or be transported for the attempt. The prisoner, whose appearance is most ferocious, was committed to Newgate for trial.  " Dec. 15, 1842." My dear Husband—l am glad the settlement and release have both been executed. I did, indeed, attach much importance to this object, as it relieves me from the anguish of having rendered my lather liable to a suit in Chancery. It appears to me that my father having ast.ured you he would be liable fur my just debts, it would be more in accordance with your promises to me if you had given up the small freehold at Byfield.--Your affectionate wife, " M. E.