From the Dover Telegraph and Cinque Ports General Advertiser, Saturday 22 May, 1841.

HIGHWAY ROBBERY

Last Saturday night, the 15th inst. about 12 o'clock, Edward Swissen, brick-maker, in the employ of Mr. John Finnis, left the "King's Head," Hougham, to proceed to his house at Capel Sole, when he was followed by three men, named Charles May, John Job, and David Smith, (with second aliases,) employed on the works of the South Eastern Railway. One of them collared him, and threw him down in a meadow, and all three fell upon him. When he got up he missed his purse, containing half-a-sovereign, a crown-piece, one shilling, and six sixpences. On mentioning his loss, Job said "do you mean to say I have got your money?" and struck him in the face and knocked him down, and whilst he was on the ground they moved off. Smissen, not having felt their hands in his pocket, staid on the spot till sunrise, searching for his purse and contents; but, although he found two pence, which he had in the same pocket, he could not find his purse nor money; and he caused the three men to be apprehended, and brought before Henshaw Latham, Esq. a Justice of the Peace for the County, who, after some lengthened examinations, and having remanded the prisoners twice, to give the complainant an opportunity of discovering his property, discharged the prisoners; the evidence not being sufficient to justify their committal. The prisoner May was handed over to the borough jurisdiction, charged with being drunk, and assaulting the Dover police, on the following day, (Sunday)