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, 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 </rs>
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. About nine o'clock at night of the 7th of April I was going from Bruton-street to Marybone; I saw a woman in <rs type="placeName" id="t17740706-46-crimeloc227">Harley-street</rs>
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, 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.</p>
<p>Q. Do you know the persons of either of the men?</p>
<p>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.</p>
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. I am a pawnbroker in Great Boulton-street, Golden-square; I received this cardinal in pawn (producing it) of one <rs type="persName" id="t17740706-46-person431"> <interp inst="t17740706-46-person431" type="role" value=""></interp>
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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.</p>
<p>Q. to the Prosecutrix. Did you cry out for mercy?</p>
<p>Brown. I did.</p>
<p>Biskett. I went home and there I met <rs type="persName" id="t17740706-46-person434"> <interp inst="t17740706-46-person434" type="role" value=""></interp>
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; 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 <rs type="persName" id="t17740706-46-person435"> <interp inst="t17740706-46-person435" type="role" value=""></interp>
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who gave them to Bellis; I afterwards pawned the cloak for her at Rutland's for two shillings and sixpence.</p>
<p>Q. Are you sure Stevenson is the man?</p>
<p>Biskett. I am positive he is.</p>
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. 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 <rs type="persName" id="t17740706-46-person437"> <interp inst="t17740706-46-person437" type="role" value=""></interp>
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, but I never saw the cloak and hat again.</p>
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came to me on the 27th of May and told me that Stevenson, Cook, Carr, Salmon and Wright had committed a highway robbery.</p>
<p>Q. to Pierson. How came you to mention all their names?</p>
<p>Pierson. I said they were all sitting in a box in company together.</p>
<p>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<xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="177407060049"></xptr>
could positively swear to, it would be improper to admit him an evidence.</p>
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. 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.</p>
<p>Stevenson's Defence.</p>
<p>I am quite innocent of the charge; I know nothing in the world about it.</p>
<p>Salmon's Defence.</p>
<p>I know nothing about it.</p>
<p>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.</p>
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