The Times (London)
4 February 1891
At LAMBETH, Edwin Colocitt, 24, living in
Aldebert-road, was charged on remand with stabbing
several females in the neighbourhoods of Clapham and
Brixton. Mr. Sims prosecuted for the Treasury; and
Mr. W.H. Armstrong defended. Some facts of the case
have already been reported. It was alleged that
several females had been jostled by the prisoner at
night, and they afterwards found that they had been
stabbed with some sharp instrument. Several of the
injured females declared that to the best of their
belief the prisoner was the man who had assaulted them
in the way described. Dr. Dorin, of Clapham-road,
said he had examined three of the females and found
them wounded, evidently with some sharp instrument,
which had gone right through the clothing. Mr.
Armstrong urged that it was a case of mistaken
identity. Mr. Hopkins said he should not deal with
the case, but committed the prisoner to take his trial
at the Sessions, admitting him to bail as before.
