438. SAMUEL BAKER proceedingsdefend was indicted for that he in the king's highway, in and upon William Hewett < no role > , feloniously did make an assault, putting him in corporal fear and danger of his life and stealing from his person a silver watch, value 30 s. a steal watch chain, value 6 d. a silver seal, value 1 s. a steal watch key, value 1 d. and 3 s. 6 d. in monies, numbered, the property of the said William Hewett proceedingsvictim , July the 28th .

WILLIAM HEWETT < no role > sworn.

I am second coachman to Mrs. Neville. On the 28th of July, between two and three o'clock in the afternoon, I met the prisoner between Coney Hatch and Southgate ; I was walking in the highway; I knew him before by sight; he lived at the Bricklayers-Arms, in John's street, Berkley-square. The prisoner passed me, and then turned back and overtook me again; he had a bill hook in his hand then, but I did not see it when he met me; he demanded my money, which I gave him; then he demanded my watch, which I refused to give him.

What words did he make use of? - He came up to me and said, I demand your money! I gave him three shillings and sixpence; then he said, I demand your watch! I refused to give it to him, upon which he struck at me with the hand bill, but I do not think he tried to hit me, but only to put me in fear; he took the watch out of my pocket and went away, and I saw no more of him till I saw him at Sir John Fielding < no role > 's about three weeks after.

Have you ever seen your watch since? - No.

Are you sure the prisoner is the man? - Yes, I am.

PETER SENHOUSE < no role > sworn.

I searched the prisoner the day he was taken and found this piece of a watch chain upon him (producing it). The prisoner was taken in Holbourn.

Prosecutor. I believe this is a piece of my watch chain; it is very much like it, but there is no particular mark upon it.

PRISONER's DEFENCE.

That is a piece of a chain which my fellow-servant made to a pair of scissars; I have had it twelve years. I never saw the prosecutor till I saw him before the justice.

GUILTY ( Death .)

Tried by the First Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.

SAMUEL BAKER < no role > was indicted for that he in the king's highway, in and upon William Ivery proceedingsvictim , feloniously did make an assault, putting him in corporal fear and danger of his life, and stealing from his person a silver watch, value 20 s. a steal chain, value 3 d. two stone seals, set in base metal, value 6 d. and a base metal key, value 1 d. the property of the said William , August the 15th .

WILLIAM IVERY < no role > sworn.

I am servant to Mr. Bower of Coney Hatch I was robbed by the prisoner on the 15th of August, in a green field near Hornsey , between eleven and twelve o'clock at noon. I walked with him from Bowes farm to the place where he robbed me, which is about a mile and an half. He laid hold of me by my collar, presented a pistol to my breast, and said, Young man, I must have your money, and threatened to blow my brains out. I laid hold of the pistol, and struggled with him, but he overpowered me and got me down; then he pulled my watch out of my pocket. Two gentlemen were coming up on horseback; the prisoner seeing them ran off. I pursued him over two fields and then went to the two gentlemen to get them to pursue him, but he got away; I saw him the next day in Gray's-Inn-lane; I followed him to Holbourn-bars; I then went into the pawnbroker's shop, where I bought the watch and told them, that was the man who had robbed me, and we took him to Sir John Fielding < no role > 's; I asked him what he had done with my watch? He said, he had pawned it in Holbourn, but did not know which part of the street. I went with a man from the justice's and found it at Mr. Sowerby's.

DANIEL HILL < no role > sworn.

I took a watch in pawn on the 15th of August, of a person who I believe is the prisoner, but I cannot be certain. I took it in about two o'clock I believe.

To the prosecutor. How far is Hornsey from London? - About five or six miles.

(The watch was produced in court and deposed to by the prosecutor.)

Prisoner. This is not the watch I pawned.

GEORGE NEWTON < no role > sworn.

On the 16th of August the prosecutor came to me in the morning and asked me if I could tell the name of the maker of the watch he bought of me on the 7th of August? I looked at my book and told him the name was Charlson. He said he had been robbed of it near Hornsey; I advised him to go to Sir John Fielding < no role > 's and lay an information against, and give a description of the person. He came to me the next day and told me that the man who had robbed him was coming up Holbourn. I jumped over the counter, and as the man, who is the prisoner, was coming by my door I secured him; I put my hands into his pocket and took out this pistol (producing it) it was loaded up to the top and had two stones in it; we took him to Sir John Fielding < no role > 's; as we were going along in the coach I asked him what he had done with the watch? He said he had pawned it, but he did not know whether the shop was above or below the bars.

PRISONER's DEFENCE.

I know nothing of it.

GUILTY ( Death .)

Tried by the First Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.