The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-09-27 00:00:00

CaARGE OF INDECENT ASSAULT AGAINST
A HA.GLEY TRADESMAN.

At the Stonrbridge Police Court, on Thursday,
before Colonel Fletcher, James Rogers, butcher,
of liag2ey, was charged with indecently assituFing
Fanny Webb, on the 27th August.
Mr. Wall appeared to prosecute, and Ur. Perry
defended.
Prosecutrix, a youeg girl, said : I was servant in
the employ ot prisoner. On the morning in ques-
tion I was in the kitchen about 11.30, when prisoner
pulled me hack on to his lap and indecently as-
saulted me. When I screamed out the other serv-
ant, Mary Jones, assisted me up, and she saw all
that took plaee. I t (Id her I should tell my
parents what prisoner had done. I told my mother
on the following Sunday. I left prisoner's service
on September Ist. Prisoner swore when I told
him I would make him pay for it. ViTh.-n prisoner
found that I had been home to tell my mother,
iesteld of going to church, he told me to go, and
gave me notice.
Cross•examined : I went in prisoner's employ on
the 14th August. A man named Prince was in
the employ of prisoner. I slept with Mary Jones.
,Prince slept in the next room. The rooms are
divided by a wooden partition. There is a square
hole for ventilation, and there is no glass in it. I
did n )t tell Prince I would give him a penny if he
would get through. Prince did get through. I
called out. Prisoner did not c.,11 out and ask what
was the matter. I was warming the prisoner's
bed about nine o'clock on Friday night with Mary
Jones. Prisoner said "Prince Charlie, you sleep
with Fanny, and I will sleep with Mary." Prince
was dismissed the next day. Ido not know where
a policeman lives. I did not complain to any
policeman. On the 31st prisoner did tell me to go
to church. I went to Jones's parents house, at
Wallas. on, that night. On Monday morning the
prisoner asked me if I had been to Hag,iley Church
the day before. I did not say I had been, and that
Mr. Lyttelton preached. Mary Jones was by when
priscner asked me to go church. I went for a sum-
us on the 18th September. I had not previously
complained to the police. I did not hear that my
mother told prisoner that if he did not make it up .
she woule ruin him. My mother did go to prisoner
but I did not hear what was sail. I went tc fetch
my clothes. I did not hear fleet my mother had
a dc-d for money to settle the assault. I did see
the. girl Jon: a but did not tell her I was going to
suearrion piisonn. for assaulting me on Wednesday
night, but sad I should summon him for an assault.
, I 'did not say it was afternoon or night. I did net
' tell Joees that he assaulted me while she went to
Grant's shop. Prisoner de,:ls at that shop, and the
entries are made in the book at the time.
Re-examined :The reason I did not communicate
with my mother on the Sunday night was because
I could not get out, and my home was BO far,awoy.
Eliza Lindley, wife of William Lindley and
mother of prosecutrix, said she recollected Sunday,
the 31st August. Her daughter went to her and
made a complaint about defendant.
Cross examined: I have not heard that the pri-
soner tereed my daughter away on the Ist, but
told her to come home myself. I did go to the
prisoner's house on the 4th inst, with my husband.
I saw prismier but did no ask him to settle the
i affair and say it would be better for him. I did
t t 11. hio fht iF h,diii nnt settio I would go to
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