The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-26 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-YESTMAT.

SWOTS Yu OSSITAITP ADAMS, AtIVRAIt SOSOS. AT TWO OCR „MS,
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Wifliaas floackiiss and CAsries Bennet(, two boys were
indicted for having unlawfully indicted grievous bodily
harm upon Diary Lovell and Mary Leonard. They were
also charged with a comnson.
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It appeared that the father of Mary Lovell, a clad of I
nine years of Bisemitdied at No. 3, Wright's-row, fit.
George's-iertles- Mid on the afternoon of the let in-
stant the two were amusing themselves in a
yard adpitaingeme setnelsed to the lease Mr. Lovell lived
In by dacha:gime • piglet well a anal eannon. Mr.Loyell
twit* mows' dams to IWO. but lbw wok so wades of
that sal asollosad do Msg. A wow VOWS
masa lAsaagd, a porosol imam woo at Mr. Lowirs Hat
day, sad was looking oat of a window with two .thee
young women and Mr. Lovell's little girl at the primness,
who told them that if they did not p away they would
Am at them, and they did fire at the whale, three times.
As they did not go away, Bennett toll another boy who
was there to go and get some shot. He did eo,and Ben-
nett loaded the pistol and gave it to Hawkins, who pointed
it at the window, and pulled the trigger, but the cap
mimed Are. Bennett then put another cap on the nipple,
held op the pistol, and fired. Mr. Lovell's little girl re-
ceived 24 shot wounds about the face, and it was a. )et un-
certain whether she would not lose her eyesight ; and the
young woman Leonard received seven or eight shot wounds
about the neck and face. . _

The witness Leonard said she trusted the defendants
would not be punished, as she was quite sure they did
not fire the pistol intentionally to hurt them, and that the
boys bore a very good character in the neighbourhood.
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Mr. Parry said thatreally was the case, the boys did not
know the mischief they were about committing. There
had been some kind of rejoicing in the house they lived in,
in consequence of a marriage that had taken place, and the
boys were amusing themselves with a little cannon and a
pistol, very improperly no doubt, but they could not have
deliberately intended to injure any one. He could not
deny the assault, but he trusted the court would not feel it
necessary to send them to prison.
The jury found them Guilty, but recommended them to
mercy, on the ground that they had very improperly been
allowed to have the pistol in their possession.
After some discussion the court inflicted a fine of 101. on
each defendant, and ordered them to be imprisoned until
the fines were paid.
THE COMMBIONER OP FOLIC' AND Hn TINANTII.

Ef isabeth tioadonan, the widow of Thomas Goodman, ;
who has died since the commencement of these proceedings,
Jane Cluune, Esther Dories, and Rachel Davies, pleaded
guilty on Vs ednesday to an indictment charging them with
having kept a brothel in Old Crown-court, ut the parish of
St. James, Westminster.
The pleas having been taken,
Mr. Ballantine acid the parochial officers had been com- ,
pelled to take these proceedings in consequence of the
great complaints which were made as to the manner in
which this house wee conducted, by the inhabitants in the
immediate neighbourhood. The principal offender, Mr.
Goodman, was dead, and his widow now stood at the bar
with the other defendants, who appeared to have acted in
the capacity of servants in the house. The owner of the
premises in question was Mr. Daniel Whittle Harvey, the
Commissioner of the City Yolk*, and be could not but feel
regret that that gentleman should have the misfortune to
have kis property in the occupation of persons who used it,
as the Goodman' had used this particular house, but he had
the satisfaction of tendering to him the key which the de-
fendant Goodman had given up, and Mr. Halsey no doubt
would be exceedingly glad to get rid of so objectionable a
tenant. He felt it right, however, to say that according to
his instructions, upon an application being made to him,
with reference to the house, Mr. Harvey had said that the
rent was regularly paid by Goodman, and had declined to
accept the key. lie was glad to see Mr. Harvey in court,
and he begged formally to tender the key to him.
The learned judge asked Mr. Harvey if he would accept
the key.
Mr. Harvey said he certainly should not do so without
making a few observations in reply to the unjust and un-
fair statement made by the learned counsel. He had tra-
velled 600 miles for the purpose of attending the court that
day. He had come from Lucerne, where he was when he
received a letter intimating that the ease would come on
that day, and to be present be had travelled three days and
nights, and he certainly had been greatly surprised at the
observations made by Mr. Salentine. Those observations
were not true—they were most untrue. He bad had no
knowledge of the purposes for which the house had been
used, and when Goodman applied to become his tenant, he
would not take him without a respectable reference.
Goodman referred him to Mr. Atkinson, solicitor,
of Carey-street, and on inquiries being made of
him, he recommended Goodman as • respectable
person, and said that he knew him to be so.
He held his letters in his hand. With such a recom-
mendation ho had no hesitation in taking him as a tenant,
and he had always very regularly paid his rent—forty
guineas a year. His was one of several houses held by him
under the crown, and he could not agree with the learned
counsel that it was a matter of regret that a landlord should
have a tenant who regularly paid his rent, but rather the
contrary. When he received the letter of the vestry clerk
he made inquiries of other tenants of his. They did not ann-
plain. Mr. Burn, who was a tenant of his dose by, did
not complain of anything connected with Goodman's house,
and this being the case he had not felt disposed to turn out
an old tenant who was very punctual in his payment of
rent, and he certainly mast say that he was not open to the
remarks of Mr. Ballantine. He had no doubt he could get
the same rent to-morrow from another tenant. What had
taken place in the house had not been in the slightest way
tolerated by him, and it was untrue that he had refused to
take the key. There was not the slightest foundation for
that assertion.lle should,then.take the key, undeethe
diree-
tion of the court, and he again repeated that the remarks of
the learned counsel were quite contrary to the fact.
Mr. Ballantine said alter what had fallen from Mr. Har-
vey, be certainly should read • letter which was tent to
him by Mr. Buzzard, so long ago as July 1849, in which
, was essiamd a complaint with reference to this house of
Goodman!.
Mr. Mener—And read my answer to it.
Mr. Bamboo amid he should do that et Nurse. The
learned counsel Imm read the following _geeltespeudence
" halat J Westminster, 60, Pdanst4Mmot, July 28,
1619e—Mr,,-06uirg Into the stabameala made in the
endued somannicatlea I And them ma at all exaggerated;
and. babes informed that you are the owner of the house in
autism I deem it right to make yea sequainted with the
in the mmident brim that you will be able
*AI the kihnhilmaft Mr the mimes without the inter-
Ihreses °J IM whit anthseitiss,—l am, sir your obedient
servant, Gannon Bousmm—D. W. Harvey, Esq., 26,
Old Jewry."

" July 11, 1849.—Sir,—I am sorry to trouble you with
this letter, but the whole of Walker's-court is thrown into
great confusion, and none of the shopkeepers can gain their
livelihood unless you, as the parish solicitor, discharge your
duty in getting rid of • most infamous house, carried on by
a person of the name of Mrs. Goodman at Queen's Head-
court, Windmill-street, Haymarket, opposite Jem Burns's,
which house is open day and night for female prostitution,
under twelve years of age. The neighbours have been
watching the house, as well as Sergeant Tyce, who is on
duty, for he can inform you the scenes that take place
every night at that house are most horrid, and call for your
immediate attention to get rid of such an infamous house to
prevent the destruction of young females. This woman and her
husband have been found guilty for a similar offence for the
parish of St. Clement's, in the Strand, and are under bail.
It is to be hoped that you will see Sergeant Tyce, C, who is
esilen dueti, and he will inform you of the dreadful house
in the pariah for robberies as well as female prosti-
tution, carried on es no ehiklion are safe to go out sad take I
a walk, but being °seised by females, and taken to this
house of infamy. The neighbours in Welker's-court hope,
as your being the parish solieitor, that you will immedi-
ately proceed and take the parties into esetody, and prose-
cute them for such offenee.—l remain, dry, your most
obedient, J. J. W, a neighbour and lodisr.—G. Buz-
zard,
Mr. Harvey's answer was the following :
" Old Jewry, July 30, 1849.—Sir,—I o obliged by your
emuounicatam, which much surprised was. Oessessaa, the
NOM to me SS a t pose sad
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pessoed, sad their anthem panished.—l an, sir, your
Ally& servant, D. W. Haaysr.—G. Buzzard, Bal."-

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Yr. Harvey as Islam :

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