THE ORDINARY of NEWGATE'S ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confession, and Dying Words, &c.

BY virtue of the King's commission of the peace, oyer and terminer and gaol delivery of Newgate, holden for the city of London and county of Middlesex, at Justice-hall in the Old Bailey , before the Right Honourable Sir Samuel Fludyer< no role > , Bart. Lord Mayor ; Sir William Moreton< no role > , Recorder ; James Eyre< no role > , Esq; deputy Recorder , and others of his Majesty's Justices of oyer and terminer of the city of London, and Justices of gaol delivery of Newgate, holden for the said city and county of Middlesex on Wednesday the 15th , Thursday the 16th , Friday the 17th , and Saturday the 18th of September, 1762 , in the second year of his Majesty's reign, three prisoners were capitally convicted and received sentence of death.

I. JAMES COLLINS< no role > and JAMES WHEM< no role > , were indicted for that they together with JOHN SUTHERLAND< no role > , not taken, in a certain field and open place near the King's highway , on Sarah West< no role > , spinster , did make an assault, putting her in corporal fear and danger of her life, and taking from her one iron key, value one penny, and two shillings in money, numbered, her property, and against her will. August the third .

It appears from the evidence on this trial that this robbery was perpetrated with two others, and attended with circumstances of savage cruelty, and bloodshed. Sarah West< no role > was knocked down by COLLINS with his fist while he held a drawn sword in the other hand, with which he threatened her life if she made a noise; mean time another of them robbed Mr Sykes, and a third robbed Mr. Halm, of their money and watches; the former being knocked down, was dangerously wounded with a sword, in the forehead, and the latter was also knocked down.