The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-10 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL

depute Leigh, who described herself as a lodging•bonee
keeper. of 18, Windeor•place, City-rood, appeared before
Mr. D'Eynoonrt, charged with unlawfully and violently
assaulting Mtn Harriett Trimmer.
Mies Harriet Trimmer, an elderly female, who gave her
evidence ia a vary precise way, said that she saw in • local
journal an advertisement healed, " Home, comfortable."
The &drive tieement than went on to say that " a lady " gave
a furnished bed and sitting room, with attendance and every
comfort, for 6s. per week, but if with prtial board it would
7L In oositequenoe of that she called on the defendant,
and after an interview with her engaged to lodge with
her. On the day appointed she went to the house
with her luggage, and then it was that she discovered
that it was a house of ill-fame, for she had not been there
long before improper words were made ass of to her, and
ohs wee told that she could not sleep in the room she bad
engaged except with a companion. She locked herself in
in the first floor front room, and then the defendant broke
the room door open, &malted her, and said that that room
was required for a gentleman. The defendant wade use
of very had language, sod as she (the complainant) toned
that she was in a hid house, she went away, but the de-
fendant &Wool seine of her goods for her rent, which wan
not owing. A day or so afterwards she again went to the de-
feedmit's for the goods which she detained, but the defend-
ant declined to give them to ter, and she again assaulted her.
The complaisant described the house kept by the defendant
as ono of the most uotoriors brothels in the neighbourhood.
Mr. D'Eyncourt inquired of the complainant what articles
the defendant had kept from her.
The oomplainant—There are two pairs of kid gloves, 21. ;
a silk scarf, ls. ; two sprays of French flowers, la. 6d. ;
cap front, Ind. • and ribbon velvet nod black lace, ls.
Why, air, you wOuld hardly Inhere it, but the very flowers
that she (pointing to the defendant) ii wearing now in the
front of her bonnet Cr, the very ones that the took away
Trion me. _ _ .

The defendant, clasping ber bands, and looking up to the
ceding, exclaimed, in a theatrical tone of rob* " Ob, You
wicked old creator., how can you Maud there and my such
false and malicious things of me ; you ought to be choked
for doior so. As for my house, it is the only respectable
one is the neighbourhood, but the houses near me are gay.
I am disturbed all night and all day by persom—some of
them cantabile sod nal gentlemee—coming to my house
and asking for Kate and other ladies. AU my lodgers are
highly reepsetable, sad there is not one woman there that
would speak to any man but her husband, and as far as
doing so, I have done speaking to men, for I haven supreme
coe tempt for them."
Three policweonstables were celled, and stated that the
house kept by the defendant, ea well as two other beam
out her, ware known and had the name of being brothels.
They bed men loose, dimipated girls, prostitutes who
talked the City.road to ply their unlawful avocation far
a livelihood, ge into the &deadens'. home; ..e eves en
late ea Saturday abortion, between two sod three *Walk.
a 'ma and woman east in there the wain for Wm&

Duriog the t 1 of the tt ahcar cabs with man and loess
women, wh ked abo Islington, were in the habit of
going to the defendant's house at ell boon of the de, and
sight.
Emma James, who resided in the defendant's house, was
called, and at first stated she wee a Mies end then a Mn.
She wee sesetledateut twelve months ago at St. Meson's
Church, but she did not know when her husband lived, as
he only called once a week at her residence. She never saw
anything tithe defendant's house but what was respectable.
When the complainant first came to the house she was
drank, and brought with her a bottle of gin sad a bottle of
whisky. At the complainaat's request she went with her
to a fortuo•-taller's in Bath-street, where she paid 2.1. and
bad her fortune told. The complaioant told her that she
bad been living with a man for fire years, that his wife
wosid abortly die, and be had promised to marry her ; bat
she wasted to go the fortune-teller's to see if eke should be
lucky. The fortune-teller told her that fate would be
favourable to her, sad pre her e paper.
The defendant—Yes ; and when she came back she said
I had deceived her.

Mr.Filowith inquired if it was true that the com-
plainant bad been to a fortuoe•teller's!
The complainant said that she had been indaced to go by
Miss Jamas. ells went to Bath•street and oonaulted the
"mask, and the " wise man," and whoa she had paid her
2d. he gave her a pasted paper, of which the following is
an enact copy :

" Answer to Capricorn and Saturn.—The horoscope or
nativity announces that you will rimmed in your entripise,
by all the cares and Troubles you have given your-
self, in spite of that you will have Crossinp to
endure ; do not alarm yourself Demise you will
mirroount them in a manner that will not be per-
ceived by any one, and you will discover many plots got up
secretly against you, that will cause you to be on your
guard, but you are so easily seduced, that you would again
give your confidence to people of had faith. Your economy
will give you the emendators of life, and you will repose in
your old age. Capricorn and Satan. Bryan of %hoes who
getter you, it is only to deceive you ; yea are so honest that
you believe every one to be like you. Your great confidence
will render you the dupe of some had persona, but their
triumph will not be long. They will rob you of something,
but you will soon find it again. Fate will be favourable to
you, became you have no ambition. Yon will never be
rich, hut you will never feel the needle of mislay.
Yon have a project that you will not put into execution for
a certain time, and not then without great trouble, hit
your enterprise will be crowned with 1410C•II.

"Leers, if thou art Sege,
Memos mouser than fleritege.
Whole Heritage fails thee
&isnot Moll umiak thee.
N.B.—[!sent Looking Glass, to show the Ladle' their
protest or future Husbands, sad Gentlemen their present
or future wives. Admiral:o 2d.—Netivities calculated, end
Destinies Revealed."

Xr. D'Ermourt said it was very foolish fora grown-up
woman or
.for any one to believe is such trash, sad asked
the complaisant whether ebe yes very much hurt from the
effects of the defendant', violence!
_ _ .

The complainant replied that she did not sow feel any
pain. She was more shook than hurt.
The defendant—lt is not likely that I would butt her.
Mr. D'Eyncourt said it was plain that the defendant had
inveigled the complainant into her house, and then when
in. foend out its character, and Melted to leave, ameba-
votired to bully her out of some money. It wee Dot to be
tolerated that respectable women were to be servcd as she
bad been. There could be DO doubt but that the complain-
ant was a weak minded woman, but that was no reason why
ahe should be abased and delmodod. There could be no
doubt am to the character of the home. He should tine the
defendant 54 and the meta for the mintilt, and In default of
payment she would be Jawboned in the House of Correc-
tion for six weeks.
The defendant—l have not got 51. 10 pays but I hope
that Ten will give me a little time, and DM allow me to go
to pram.
Mr. D'llymourt said as she kept inch a home she wee di-
mming of no pity, and declined to pant her application.