The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-23 00:00:00

TILE MORNIONITES IN BRIGHTON.

At the Brighton Petty Sessions, on Monday last,
Jarrell Cager was summoned for creating a disturbance at
the Monnonito Chapel, and committing wilful and mali-
cious damage.
Henry HoMet, on being sworn, said—l am_ praddent and
elder of • society of Christians* known as Mennonites or
Latter Day Saints. We were holding divine worship at
half-past eight o'clock last Monday evening. I saw Cager
on that evening at the door of our place of worship in
Richmond-buildings. The bottom put of the door was
beaten in. The door was forced open. We do not usually
lock the door. It was locked on that occasion because of
the mob outside. I heard some kicking at the door. The
first person I saw when I opined the door was Cager the
defendant. I spoke to him. I wished him to withdraw
from the place. He said, "I'll not go until I receive a
boy." That boy war Osborn, whom we had up there. He
is not a relation of Cager's that lam aware of. He said he
would .poll me ent. During that evening the windows
were smashed. We have been very much annoyed every
time we have met during the last fortnight. I em re-
sponsible for the rent of that place. I am responsible
for the damage that has been done. I pay the rent to I
Mr. Smith, who lives in Middle-street.
Cross-esamined—Our worship commenced at half-put 8
lad Monday evening, and continued until 10 o'clock. On
the night in question there was a mob before the door. I
was there when it was broken open, and there were several
other persons also. I was preventing the mob from coming
in. Thus was not the foot of a woman between the door
and the doorpost that I know of. I never beard that
there was a woman's foot in that position. There were a
number of pumas trying to thrust themselves into the

Mr. Partridge—Did you hear a woman scream or my
anything ?
Witnebs-1 did not. When the doer was opened, •
woman named Wallace tried to scratch my face. She said
she would pull me out. She did not say I had jammed her
foot between the door and the door-post. The bystanders
cried Shame," as they always do. Mr. Cager did not say
to me that he was pushing the door to release a woman.
It was between 9 and 10 o'clock. The bottom pert of the
door was broken, and the bottom panel wee pushed
through. I did not know the parties who were there. I
have heard since that there was • woman's foot between the
door and the door-post. The amount of damage done I
lay at 12s. ; but that will not pay for it.
Ily Mr. Partridge—When the door was broken open the
service was going on. I have temporarily repaired the door.
We do not lock the door. It was locked when the mob
broke in.

Stephen Mitchell sworn—l era a member of tbo society
of Latter Day Saints. I was present at the meeting last
Monday evening. I went out when the mob was created.
I saw Mr. Coster goand take hold of the handle of the door.
I also saw bits knock, and heard him say to the mob,
" Corns on, let us have the boy out."
Cross•esemined—The boy inside was seised because he
had broken the windows and shatters.

Mr. Kennett addressed the bench on behalf of the de-
fendant. The question was this. Did Mr. Cager wilfully
and maliciously break the door ? The boy who was taken
into custody by the Saints was in the employ of Mr. Cager.
Mr. Cager was told that his boy had been seised and taken
as a prisoner, and was detained in the meeting house, and
he went to request that the boy should be given up, or if
anything had been done by the boy that was wrong that
he should be taken to the Town Hall. The Saints, how-
ever, refused to release the boy. Mr. Cager went home and
his wife entreated him not to leave the boy ; and Mr.
Cager, therefore, went back again, and as he was returning
he heard some one screaming and found it was Mrs. Wal•
lace, whew foot was fast between the door and the door
post, and Mr. Cagey assisted in releasing her. The Saints
bad no business to seise the boy, and they were not justi-
fied in inflicting the punishment they bad done upon Mrs.
Wallace. Mr. Cager intortled him that he had not broken
the door.
The witnesses for the defence were then called.

Martha Salo sworn—l live at 13, Richmond-buildingo,
not far from the room spoken of. I remember Monday lot.
There was a di.turbanco on that day which these people
made. There was a boy in custody. I did not see hint
takers. Mr. Cager was at the door of the meeting house
when I came down the street at about a Quarter before tea
o'clock. He was trying to release Mrs. Wallace from the
door. She was &creaming, and appeared much pained. I
saw Mr. Coact release the woman's foot. Ile did it by
pushing the door. He did not use more violence than was
necessary to release the woman. Whea the woman was
released she fainted. I took her out of the hands of Mr.
Lager. She could not walk. I did not see Mr. Cager do'
anything further after he had released the woman.
Cron-examined—l went with the woman to 17, Rich-
mond-buildinae, and I bathed her foot. She was lame the
nest day. I parted with the woman, and in about half-an-
hour I returned to the meeting house and the door we*
, broken open. Mr. Cape did not break the door open when
the woman's foot was taken away. The boy that was in
custody is not in Mr. Cager's employ.
Mr. Weller—There is rather a strong feeling against the
Mormonites, is there not ?

WitneThey are a very great nuisance, I can gesture
you, air. (A laugh.)
Mr. Hu!list recalled—The door was broken at the time
the woman tried to scratch my face.
Mr. Carpenter-06, then, that settles the question. The
door was broken, he says, before the woman was released;
and under any circumstances, Mr. Cager, or any other
person, was justified in releasing • woman wheals saw
her in such • condition. That will conclude the case.
What Mr. Cager did was to save the woman's toot, and be
was justified in releasing her.—Summons dismissed.

SUMS V. JO IM Ji

Thu defendant was summoned for dutiable( the sow-
grTr. tiTiller asked, on the part of the complaisant., that
defendant should be bound over to keep the pew, under
the 12 and 52 Geo. 111., chap. 135, and see. 12.
Mr. Carpenter said this was an indictable offence.
The ease was compromised.—Brighton Guardian.