36, 37. JOHN WILLIS proceedingsdefend and WILLIAM CHANDLER proceedingsdefend were indicted for feloniously assaulting Thomas Watts proceedingsvictim on the king's highway, with intent the monies, &c. of the said Thomas to steal, against the statue , October 17th .

THOMAS WATTS < no role > sworn.

I am a porter to Mr. Collier, a linen-draper in Newgate-street: upon the 17th of October, as I was coming from Islington with a store on my back, between four and five o'clock, the two prisoners followed me, and presently I found something in my pocket; I turned round, and saw Chandler's hand in my pocket; I put the stove down and laid hold of him; and told him if I had any assistance I would duck him; I took the stove on my shoulder again; and Willis came up to me with a stick, and swore he would knock my brains out if I had served him as I served the other; I put down the stove, and took the stick out of his hand, and struck at him; and he struck this knife into my side (producing a large clasp knife); I saw him going to make a stroke at me, but did not see the knife; I rather turned, and it struck against my ribs; I pursued him after he struck me, and hit him a stroke on the legs with the stick; I was bleeding very much at the time; I was but just able to lift the stick; I gave another stroke on his head, and he fell; I stooped to lay hold of him, and the blood gushed out of my side; however I secured him, but the other got off.

'The prisoners said nothing in their defence.'

BOTH GUILTY .

Tried by the Second Middlesex Jury before Mr. Baron HOTHAM < no role > .

[Imprisonment. See summary.]