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From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 15 August, 1857.
Assault.
On Monday last, William Tyler, and Charles Wheybron, were charged at
the Police Court with assaulting George Harris, landlord of the
"Royal Hospital" public house, East Greenwich. It appeared that the
prisoners and several other persons came to the house of the
prosecutor, at five minutes to twelve o’clock, and demanded to be
served with gin. The landlord had closed his house, and refused to
serve them. They insisted upon being served, and created a
disturbance. The landlord opened the door and desired them to go
away. They seized him, dragged him into a court, assaulted him,
striking and kicking him. The police attracted by the noise came to
his assistance, and the prisoners were given into custody. The
prisoners denied the charge, but the magistrate fined them 40s.
each, or one month’s imprisonment.
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From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 25 June 1864.
Garotte Robbery.
On Monday, a young and active man named George Cunningham, Old Woolwich Road,
waterman, was charged on suspicion of stealing a gold watch, value £10, from the
person of Thomas Rutledge, Morden Wharf, Greenwich.
From the evidence of the complainants it appears that on Saturday night he
stayed drinking at the "Royal Hospital," beer shop, in Queen Street, East
Greenwich for the space of four hours, afterwards visiting a similar house in
the Old Woolwich Road, where he remained until closing time, when he left in the
company of one James M'Roy.
On passing the bottom of lower Park Street, several men rushed outside
suddenly upon him, one of whom gave him a violent blow from behind on the top of
his hat, which knocked it down over his eyes. Upon partially recovering himself,
the first person he saw was the prisoner, and on feeling for his watch he found
it was gone. He immediately ran after the prisoner up Park Street, calling out
"Police," when another man, supposed to be an accomplice stopped him in his
course, and the prisoner escaped.
Thomas Deane, was a waiter at the "Trafalgar Tavern," and on the night of the
occurrence was going towards his home. When near the bottom of Queen Street, he
heard someone crying for help, and a moment or two after, the prisoner came over
a seven foot wall. He continued: I said "What's this." The prisoner replied "All
right; don't stop me - I've not robbed the man; we're only doing it for a joke.
The prosecutor then came up with the police, and the prisoner was given in
charge.
Evidence having been given by police-sergeant Jennings, the accused denied
committing the robbery, remarking he believed the prosecutor never had a watch.
The magistrate ordered him to be reminded, declining to accept bail.
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