219. + Richard Worris , otherwise Irishman proceedingsdefend , was indicted, together with William Brister < no role > , James Page < no role > , Theophilus Watson < no role > This name instance is in set 3519. , James Roberts < no role > , John Potbury < no role > This name instance is in set 3511. , otherwise Jack the Sailor, William Billingsly < no role > This name instance is in set 3510. , otherwise Gugg, and Henry Gadd < no role > This name instance is in set 3513. , otherwise Scamper, ( William Lippy < no role > , and Samuel Bannister < no role > , not yet taken) for assaulting Joseph Underwood proceedingsvictim on the King's highway, putting him in fear, and taking from him a silver watch, value 50 s. two brass seals, value 2 s. and a hat, value 4 s. his property , August 24, 1744 .

Mr. Underwood gave the same evidence as he did on a former trial*, when the above persons were tried, convicted and executed, for this and other street robberies (except James Page < no role > , who was acquitted;) but William Harper < no role > This name instance is in set 3509. , who gave the information against the Prisoner and the others, and was evidence against them, being dead, and there being no other satisfactory evidence to confirm Mr. Underwood's, he swearing only to the robbery, but not to the persons that committed it, the Prisoner was acquitted .

* See December Session in Sir Henry Marshall < no role > 's mayoralty, P. < no role > 22. Trial No. 48. &c. when the above persons, with others of the Black Boy Alley gang, were tried.

He was likewise charged with four other highway robberies, viz. for robbing Mr . Thomas Pestell proceedingsvictim , Mr . William Vaughan proceedingsvictim , Mr . Edward Jones proceedingsvictim , and Mr . James Hind proceedingsvictim , in company with the abovementioned criminals , but none of the Prosecutors appearing, he was likewise acquitted upon these indictments.