Kentish Gazette, 17 March 1857.

Robbery Of The Person.

[Before Mr. Justice Cresswell.]

George Terry, 33, and Louisa Terry, 28, his wife, for stealing from the person of Richard Reeves, certain money, his property, at Chatham, on the 7th January.

On the evening in question, the prosecutor, a private in the 31st regiment, went into the "Birmingham Arms," at Chatham, and there went into the taproom, where he was followed by the female prisoner, who put her arms round his waist, and some time afterwards he missed the money from his pocket, amounting to about six shillings.

The prosecutor was ingeniously cross-examined by the male prisoner, in order to show that the prosecutor was so drunk that he knew nothing of the transaction.

A comrade of the prosecutor, however, distinctly swore that he was present at the time, and saw the woman put her hand into the prosecutor's pocket, and take out some silver. He told the male prisoner of it, and both prisoners continued to follow them about, till they met a policeman, when the woman was given into custody, and the male prisoner on the following Monday, whilst at the magistrates’ office, listening to the examination of the witnesses giving evidence against his wife.

The male prisoner made a very elaborate declaration of his innocence and that of his wife, and incidentally stated that he had drunk a glass of whiskey with the prosecutor, which he should not have done, if he had known what it was, for he was not fond of whiskey; and he appealed to the jury if it was probable, as asserted by the prosecutor, that a soldier could have been out at various public-houses drinking for two or three hours and only spent eightpence. He concluded by giving himself an excellent character for honesty, and declared his perfect innocence of the present charge, which, however, in the blandest manner, he left to the consideration of the jury.

Verdict:— Not guilty.