The Sun. — 1846-10-02 (London, England)

LAMBETH. lVilliain Anylis, a notorious thief and a desperate character, was placed at the bar before Mr. Norton on a charge of violently assaulting and attempting to rob Mr. Robert Calton,: a toy-manufacturer, residing in Kennington-green, on the preceding night. Mr. Calton, whose countenance bore the most unequivocal proofs of savage violence, both his eyes being blackened, his cheeks and lips much cut, and his whole face in fact presenting a swollen mass of discolouration, cuts, and contusions, deposed that he had been to the King's Arms public-house, Lower Kennington-lane, on the night before, and there met the prisoner, who claimed acquaintance with him, and said he knew him well. though he might not recollect him. He (prosecutor) was at this time a little the worse for drink, but still knew very well what he was about, and prisoner and himself left the Ring's Arms together and went to the Black Prince, in Princes-road, Kennington.- They left about half-past twelve, and the prisoner would insist upon seeing him home from the Black Prince. When they had got near to his (prosecutor's) house the prisoner said he should go part of the way home with him; but he refused to do so, upon which he struck him three or four desperate blows on the face, and knocked him down. The instant he fell the prisoner knelt on his ehest and tried his utmost to force open his coat, and get at his watch, which was in his right-hand waistcoat pocket, hut he held it tight and called out " Murder" as loud as he could holloa, when fortunately a constable came up and 'took the prisoner off him. He then got up and Found that his watchguard was broken, though It had been perfect just before the prisoner's attack. The prosecutor further stated that before he got opposite to his own house he found the prisoner pressing closely upon him, and he in consequence buttoned up his coat, bnt the prisoner unbuttoned it. He buttoned it up a second time, and had not proceeded many paces further when the prisoner, as he had before stated, struck him. t'he two black eyes, the cut lips, and the several other outs and bruises on his face, were all tho effects of the prisoner's violence. Mr. Thomas Henry Evans, the landlord of the Black Prince public-house, in Princes-read, Kennington, deposed that the prosecutor and prisoner came into his ot,use together on the preceding night, at about a quarter-past 12 o'clock, and appeared to be excellent friends, and drank together. They remained at his house about a quarter of an hour, and while there the prisoner kept drawing out a watch from his pocket, which he partly displayed to the prosecutor, and said once or twice he had that to fall back upon if he should be out of work. Police-constable Samuel Clerk, 14 L, said that about a quarter before one o'clock that morning he heard a cry of " Murder," and on running to the spot whence it proceeded, he saw the prisoner rise from off the prosecutor, who was calling " Murder." The prosecutor instantly gave charge of the prisoner for assaulting and attempting to rob him of his watch. The prisoner replied, " What me ? I only came to see you home." And the prosecutor said, " Yes, you vagabond 1 and to