The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-14 00:00:00

TAVISTOCK. COUNTY COURT.—Barr. 8.

beggtag that 1186114 nel bVa:stia %Pell him by tate, NUDDISON v. XOUTRIT.-4••••• 2111•211111 T OF • any harsh pecceediagss sad all sorts of ozonise for
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the nos-resteratiota of the property. At length the prose.
enter, tired out, and suspecting what the real satureof the The plaintiff is a girl &boot fifteen years of age, sad was
affair was, went with *constable and gave the pr'.—er in employed as a servant, by the defeadant, at Coombe, Milton
charge, and he then acknowledged that he had pawing the Abbott. The action was brought to recover damages for an
property, and gave up a great number of dap:Wieses been
which it appeared that on the day after he entered WIN assault said to have been committed on the plaintiff,whereby
abs was rendered a stipple for life. The damages were laid
possession he began to pledge the ornaments whittle he had _
hued in the house, sad be had wwe
allowed to do so day by "'"
day almost down to the day he was given into custody. Mr. Holies, of Tavistoek, appeared for the plaintiff; Mr.
Tee pnacipal of them were handsome bronze timepieces, Levers, of Plymouth, for the defendant.
some bsaatifal specimens of Sevres china, which the prows. Mr. Robins, is opining the CUP, said, that he had laid
ter said came from the Pettish palate., and some which he the damage at the higheet amount allowe4 under the County
purchased at the Eakibitioa of 1851, Sevres figures and Court Aet, which was 601. The plaintiff had been confined
ether articles, which the prosecutor valued at 1601., but the tether bed for eine weeks after the assault was committed,
prisoner had not realised on them much more thaa one• and from the medical testftusay which he should bring, he
Matti of that sum. Under these circumstances it was sub- would show the jarr that it was an irreparable tujury to
skived that the prisoner had committed a most gross mid the plaintiff The plaintiff'. father was a poor bard-work-
scandalous fraud. fog man, and it mast have been a sossiderable ezpesee to
A letter from a solicitor at Winchester, giving the prisoner have hie child thrown upon him, and to maintain her for
an excellent character, was admitted as evidence by con such a length of time ; and, in conclusion, be said he
sent. thought that after the jury had beard the circumstances of
Mr. Metcalfe, in an able address to the jury, admitted the ease, they would net consider 601. too mach for damages.
that the conduct of the prisoner had been culpable and die- He then called,
creditable, but contended that it was not felonious. Jane Huddison, who said—l am fifteen yean of age. Ia
The jury found the prisoner Ottilly. July, 1864. I went to live with Mr. Northey. I waste re-
Mr. Parry said he was instructed to say that this was not entre one shilling a week, and meet, lodging, and washinr.
the first transactiio of the kind the prisoner had been en- I cannot write, but I can read a little. On the 13th of Fe-
gaged is. He had done the same thing in Bernioadasy. bruary, 1866, I wee still in the service of Mr. Northey.
The prisoner positively denied this. Is the afternoon of that; day Mrs. Northey rent a girl to
Mr. Bodkin said he was sure that those who instructed me to know whether I was ready to go to the mangle. I
Mr. Parry to make that statement would not do so without had a " dripper "of dirty water in my hand. On the
some ground, and, os it was dented by the prisoner, be same day my mistress came to me in the kitchen. I had
should defer pained sentence, so that inquiry might be gone to throw the water in the gutter, and my mistress
made. followed me and pushed me down, and I fell ou ny hands
CAarles Cooper Mutts, dragoon, was feasted for having and knee., but she add nothing. The 19th of February
embezzled three sums of money, aeitnintiag to snarly 401., was •• • Tuesday, end the clothes were washed ow the
which he received for and on itecoont of Thomas Russell preldOus Monday. I returned to the kitchen, and was
and others, his muter,. • goingalong the passage towards the mangle with a basket
Mt. Metcalfe was instructed on bAtalf tif the prisoner. of heavy clothes its my hands, when my • ieletnine Mee be-
lila pros. colon were woollendrapen, la St. Martin's. hind me, and again pushed me down. Its Meals MI
lane, etas the primmer had been their traveller, in which about the filer. My mistress ordered me Is Pik up tineepacity he received the sums meatiesied. Me was dis- clothes, which I did, and replaced them in the basket
charged is June, had h. them emisted bra giddier, Coa. when she pushed me again, and I fell on my right side.
adorable deficiency was found is kis ameestti tad istarete She then took ammo. whisk was hanging by the side of the
Lion was given to the polish is 4.0181.81110 w UM* well. eel She Shea fie SWISS the aide with it while I wee
Sergeant Liam, of the detesting peke, peoregeg to the ea them& She afterwards took me by the shad/Jae
cavalry barracks at Dundalk, whither the palsonal bad been and dragged me up, and gave me a geed
seat, and there took him into custody. thumping with her right lot. I felt a pais in my leg fees
Sentenced to nine months' hard labour. the fall fa the passage. I afterwards wait up stabs, sed
at an. WITIMS. west Se mangle the &Ohm, ad my mistreat helped me
Whoa I had finished I went down stairs and burg the
ti.JyohofispuThomeste.
value 1001.,
owe:
propertyladiete hirouse4iesteshialUist. edetheeme
to
fooesd atttheopneuri,s the kitchen. She afierwards ordered
which I did, and proceeded to milk
nation, in his d wollinchosee.
Oho sows. There were four to milk, bat I was cooly able te
The pr tweeter resided at 27, Rodent's Villas, Ammer rap oio.. boom, woo ia mop pain is sey left leg. My
road. St. Jobs's-wood, and the robbery was seenimitted es modoi—oson cut; sad ordered 000 to go is. without asking
the 27th of July. It wee effected by ohs pioneer. eidedet as any question ; hat I did not do
he stepped beside my two ameeplism, win pretended Is sail as homes for maks while be dabbed maids, the sows, Thu he wed