The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-11-10 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND GAROTTING. At the Southwark Police-court, on Tuesday, four nen, giving the names of Frederick Day, Stephen 3ook, Sydney Lewis, and James Strayney, were tharged with stealing a silver watch from the aerson of Mr. M. R. Rcssiter, a clerk. —lt tpoeared from the evidence of Detectivo .'ter White that he was in company of 'olice - constable Darnell on the night of he let instant. They were on duty in the wighbourhood of Waterloo-road when their attenion was attracted to the suspicious movements et lye men, including the four prisoners, and they rept watch upon them, following them about for t long time. Soon after midnight the prosecutor. .rho had missed his train, came out of the station mto York-road, when the four men went towards nim. Day put his arm round prosecutor's h‘viv and took something from his waistcoat pock.t. while :he four other men fm-ti,d and struck  The officers ran towar.ls the non, who .1,-,  :limped and went down York-street, where Pay and Cook were captured. From what they saw they sxamined the garden in the street, and there found the silver watch which bad been stolen from the prosecutor. Prisoners were conveyed to the station. the officers then went in search of Lewis and Strayney, and succeeded, the next night, in arresting them at a common lodging-house. they said, ••I know nothing about it. The officer added that he was afraid the fifth man could not been identitiett—ln answer to the magistrate. Day said: We all plead guilty, and hope your writ ship will settle it hem. —Magist rate : No.—Day I hope you will. We did not hurt the gentleman. —Previous convictions were proved against the prisoners, who were thereupon committed to take their trial at the next Old Bailey sessions for highway robbery with violence. lieury Trayner. a smart•le.,king young man, well tressed, and having something of a military bear. Inf, was alleged at the Worship-street Police. courton Tuesday, with being concerned with others not in custooy in violently assaulting Robert Stewart and robbing him of a watch value £6.—The nrreeeutor, a ticotchman, living in Blythe-street, e•d• Ham, said that on Monday night he was in tits neighbourhood of Alilgate, but was not acquititdi it with the locality. He asked the prisoner the way to Aldgate. and the prisoner volunteered to skew him, saying he was oiug that way. He led him through some back streets, and he (prose' rotor) became suspicious, and told the prisoner he did not like the way he was leading him. Then the prisoner suddenly seised him by the throat, and at the same momeitt two other men laid hold of hint. Ills arms were held, and he felt his watchchain pulled out. The pressure on his throat was ereat. and he could not call out. A moment later I lie was released, and the men were running away. He pursued and t ointed the prisoner out to a constable, and saw the prisoner stopped. A piece of cord some yards in length was put before the prosecutor, and he said that he had no doubt the rope was round his throat. The marks were there when be got to the station, and he felt at the time as if he was being strangled.— Police-constable Mansfield said that he was passing a street called Short-street, Spitalfields, at a quarter to 11 o'clock, when he saw four men. On going towards them three ran away, leaving the prosecutor. Witness seized the latter, who exclaimed that he hail been robbed, and pointed to the prisoner. Witness pursued him, and never lost sight of him till he was stopped by another police-constable. The latter at the police-station found the rope pro. duced in the prisoner's pocket—The prisoner made a ,eatement in defence, not denying that he was with the prosecutor, but denying that he was con. ,!erned in any attack on him.—ln reply to the :..gistrate it was said that there was little chance the others concerned being arrested. The prisoner was then committed for trial.  Agnes Pitcher, 30, wife of William Pitcher, of End, lienley, committed suicide on Tuesdear ...I,•ir,g by cutting her throat with a bread knife, _l. Osborne-villas, Margate-road, Ramsgate. She -!a.,ing at Ramsgate for the benefit of her  T;•e up Irish mail engine, when at the mail jetty, on Tuesday morning. dashed into the c..rri.iges. The engine and luggage vans e I: kialnaged, and the escape or the driver c..cor in is considered little less than a miracle. r. vasscogsrs and mule to Euston and the North v. a de:ityed fully two hours on account et Chi cidelit.  The officers who were on trial for hmging up Private James by the thumbs after the attempt on the life tf Mr. Frick, at Homestead. Pennsylvania have been acquitted. They were, however, ordered to pay half costs, but have appealed. Three workmen have been arrested at Montlucuon on SliipiCiOn of being the authors of the recent explosion in the St. Elai Mines. Among them is a man named Thivrier, cousin of the Deputy of that name. A search at their houses has resulted in the seizure of a quantity of dynamite.