The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-27 00:00:00

still gat nearly opposite to him, and she was confident that
it was not accidentally done. When the train enta.ed the
tunnel the defendant thrust one of his hands up her clothes,
and she pulled it away, and a second time he repeated the
act, and she screamed out, and when the carriages got
out of the tunnel a soldier, who sat with his back to her in
the adjoining compartment of the sine carriage, seeing ber
crying, asked her what was the matter with her, and when
she told him how she had been treated while the train was
passing through the tunnel, and pointed out her assailant,
he (the soldier) said that he ought to be ashamed of himself
for taking advantage of a female under ouch circumstances.
She did not hear the defendant make any reply, hut when
she arrived at the London-bridge terminus, she mentioned
the manner in which she had been insulted on the journey
to one of the railway officers, and hating pointed out the
defendant as the man, she gave hint into custody. Witness
had had no communication with the defendant before the
outrage complained of; she cried out when the final
insult was offered to her, but it was likely that the
noise of the train while in the tunnel prevented her
being heard. She could not see the perpetrator of the
offence, as it was quits dark, but was morally certain of his
identity with defendant, and charged hint with it when
they emerged from the tunnel. lie, however, made no
reply.
Richard Cheer, a private in the Fusilier Guards, stated
that he sat in the next compartment of the carriage, and
observing when the train got out of the Blackheath tunnel
that the complainant was crying, he asked her what
was the matter, and she described the manner in
which she had been treated, and pointed out the de-
fendant as her assailant; that he (witness) said the de-
fendant ought to be given into custody fur such scandalous
conduct towards a decent young woman. Ile (witness) did
not hear the complainant scream out, but that might be ac-
counted for owing to the great noise of the engine and long
tram of carriages passing thniugh the tunnel. Ile added
that when he made the remark about the defendant's con-
duct the latter made no reply.
Mr. Billll/1, who attended fur the accused, said Isis client
was a most respectable young man, who had lived four
years in his present situation, and so confident were his em-
ployers that he was guiltless of the offence charged that
they would answer for his appearance here or before any
other court. lie called for the defence

Robert Denny, whu stated that he is a tradc:man at
Chatham, and that on the previous evening he came up in
the 114111 C carriage from Woolwich with the defendant,
whom he lnul known since he was a child. That they both
sat nearly opposite the complainant in the same compart-
ment, and that he did rot observe hio friend take improper
liberties with her. _ . .

Mr. Alio:keit remarked that the charge was one of ro
serious a nature against the defendant, namely that of
grossly assaulting a female passenger, and taking advantage
of the darkness that prevailed when the train was passing
through the tunnel to effect his purpose, that he should not
dispose of the roar himself, but send it before another tri-
bunal. He (the magistrate) should therefice adjudge the
defendant to find two sureties of WI. each to appear to
answer the charge at the next sessions.
It was intimated that the complainant's father, being in
very indigent circumstances, was nut in a condition to bear
the expenses of a prosmution ; upon which Mr. Alleekett
mid that if the railway company did not do on, he should
apply to the Home-office on the subject, on that the law
should nut be defeated in a case which concerned the public
at large.

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