290. ROBERT STALKER proceedingsdefend was indicted for that he, in the King's highway, in and upon John Scott proceedingsvictim did make an assault, putting him in corporal fear and danger of his life, and stealing from his person a silver watch, value forty shillings, the property of the said John , March the 13th .

JOHN SCOTT < no role > sworn.

I was robbed of my watch and handkerchief in St. Giles's, between seven and eight at night in Burbridge-street : I received a blow which stunned me so that I had no recollection of the matter, only that I had a watch and handkerchief in my pocket that day; I afterwards found that that handkerchief and the watch were gone: Mr. Baker was present.

JOHN BAKER < no role > sworn.

I saw the prisoner at the bar knock at a door in Burbridge-street, St. Giles's; the people would not let me go in: I saw the prosecutor go in and saw him afterwards with a woman and the prisoner; the woman had hold of one arm and the prisoner of the other, but not in a violent and forcible way; it appeared to me as if they were decoying him; I was told by the woman that this man was in bad company; he seemed to be in a bad condition; I watched them and saw the prisoner take that watch out of his pocket; I saw an handkerchief on the ground, which I suppose fell from the prosecutor: the handkerchief was taken up by the prisoner or the woman.

The prisoner called no witnesses.

NOT GUILTY of the robbery on the highway; but GUILTY of stealing the watch .

Tried by the First Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.

[No punishment. See summary.]