513, 514, 515, 516. (M.) ARTHUR STEVENSON proceedingsdefend , JOHN CARR proceedingsdefend , JOHN SALMON proceedingsdefend , and THOMAS COOK proceedingsdefend were indicted (together with William Wright < no role > , not in custody) for that they in the king's highway, in and upon Elizabeth Brown proceedingsvictim , spinster , did make an assault, putting her in corporal fear and danger of her life, and stealing from her person, a black silk cardinal, value 4 s. one pair of metal buckles, value 6 d. and six shillings in monies numbered, the property of the said Elizabeth , April 7th .

Elizabeth Brown < no role > . About nine o'clock at night of the 7th of April I was going from Bruton-street to Marybone; I saw a woman in Harley-street , near a stable-yard; I was going up to her to enquire the way to Marybone; she went into a house before I got up to her; two men came out of the stable yard and run past me; they joined two more and then all four came up to me; they immediately took off my hat and cloak, then one of them presented a pistol to me, he d - d my soul and said if I did not give them my money they would blow my brains out; I gave them six shillings; then they took my buckles out of my shoes.

Q. Do you know the persons of either of the men?

Brown. I am sure the prisoner Stevenson is one of them; the reason why I am more positive to him is, he swore more than the others, and was more rude to me; I heard nothing of them till the 27th of May, then I heard that five people were taken up for robbing me; but at the time I was robbed I saw but four; I went before the Justice, I told him the same as I have told your Lordship, and I immediately fixed upon Stevenson.

Jonathan Rutland < no role > . I am a pawnbroker in Great Boulton-street, Golden-square; I received this cardinal in pawn (producing it) of one Elizabeth Biskett < no role > .

Elizabeth Biskett < no role > . I happened to drop in at the Noah's Ark at about nine o'clock at night for a pint of beer; Margaret Pierson < no role > called me out and desired me to pawn a cloak and hat for her; I pawned them at one Freer's, the corner of Parker-street, for four shillings; I came back to the Noah's Ark and gave Pierson the money; the next morning I went to the Noah's Ark for a pot of purl; I saw Stevenson and Wright there; I heard them say that they had stole the cloak the night before, and that the woman cried out for mercy.

Q. to the Prosecutrix. Did you cry out for mercy?

Brown. I did.

Biskett. I went home and there I met Mary Bellis < no role > ; I talked to her about these things that were pawned; she went and brought her mother's silver buckles and I pawned them for four shillings and sixpence; then I went and redeemed the hat and cloak and delivered them to Arthur Stevenson < no role > who gave them to Bellis; I afterwards pawned the cloak for her at Rutland's for two shillings and sixpence.

Q. Are you sure Stevenson is the man?

Biskett. I am positive he is.

Margaret Pierson < no role > . I saw Biskett drinking in the public house; Stevenson gave her the cloak and Salmon gave her the hat to pawn; I went with her to the pawnbroker's; I stood at the door while Biskett went into the shop; she brought out four shillings; I have seen Stevenson before; Biskett is a married woman and lives near the Noah's Ark; Biskett told me afterwards that she had got them out of pawn again for Mary Bellis < no role > , but I never saw the cloak and hat again.

Charles Jealous < no role > . Margaret Pierson < no role > came to me on the 27th of May and told me that Stevenson, Cook, Carr, Salmon and Wright had committed a highway robbery.

Q. to Pierson. How came you to mention all their names?

Pierson. I said they were all sitting in a box in company together.

Jealous. She said she could tell me where the cloak, the hat and the buckles were; that the cloak and hat were pawned, and the buckles were sold for fourpence to a waiter at a public house; I took up Carr; I searched him but I found nothing upon him but a piece of crape; when I took up Stevenson he asked me what the charge against him was; I told him it was for robbing this young woman; he asked me if there were any more taken; I told him there were; then said he I shall be done; he desired me to speak for him to be admitted an evidence; I told him I would, and I did speak to Mr. Cox about it; but the Justice said that as he was the only person that the prosecutrix could positively swear to, it would be improper to admit him an evidence.

Mary White < no role > . My name was Bellis, but I am now mar ried; Biskett told me of the hat and cloak being in pawn, but that she had nothing of her's to pawn to get them out, and I might get them out if I could; upon which I fetched my mother's buckles; she pawned them for four shilling and sixpence and got the hat and cloak out of pawn; when I saw them I was much concerned, for I found they were not worth near the money; all I could do therefore was to get as much as I could upon the cloak; I got Biskett to pawn it again, and she brought me half a crown.

Stevenson's Defence.

I am quite innocent of the charge; I know nothing in the world about it.

Salmon's Defence.

I know nothing about it.

Stevenson and Salmon did not call any witnesses; and there being no evidence to affect Carr and Cook, they were not put upon their defence.

STEVENSON guilty . Death .

CARR acquitted .

SALMON acquitted .

COOK acquitted .