The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-19 00:00:00

A CLERGYMAN CONVICTED OF AN ASSAULT.

At the usual weekly sitting of the Magistrates for
the Hundred of Taves-ham, in the county of Norfolk, es
Saturday bat, the Bev. flamed Hayward, vicar of Whom*
end WrAhans, was alassged with areenltteg Saida Webster,
a young girl about 20 yearn of age, at Salbouse, on Sunday,
September 3. The magistrates who adjodisted upon the
ease wore Jobe Lows, &q., and Colood Steamy Clitherce.
Mr. (*Meek append no beheM of the complainant, and
Mr. tinny for the defendant.
The complainant deposed that As walked from Norwich
to [Whoa'. on Sunday. the ard instant, to see defendant,
with whom abe had been earreepombea. Aunt mans mousy
which he had promised to pay for her. She met defends*
se be was comma from Amok after waning Irvine, and re.
quested to speak to bite. He said he would have noting to
do with each a worthless sod went to his resideasn
whither complideant followed him. 04mi:hied the house she
rang the belt, sad defendant sisewered the summons. She
again told him what she waated,whas hepeAed bar foam the
step along the gravelled walk, throw her into a bash, end
kicked her leg. She afterwards *at into defendant's
kitchen, being very faint, and had a giant of watera fled
found that her dress had been much torn. To show *eh
she believed she Ad a right to go to defeadent'a Wipe en
the Sunday, Mr. Chittock elicited • statement fro& the
complainant that she went into his seiVies when wady )<5
years of age, as a general serviset. About IA seethe after
she had bees is hia house he seduced her, Ad baring that
DA was pregnant stseteld hit and hesupplied harts= tient
to time with a mistime of gilt Istrisannt andsones derk stuff
which he gat hewn a chemise's. Be sommeeseded bee to
leave his sem and pionnald get Is saiethir
boa. Complaisant subsequently found that she Walrant
pregnant, sad in 1862 she west at his *vim** with WOO
friends to his honea when he mods en sto
meet her the following day at the Whits Hirt lan Nor-
wich. They met and intersperse+ took gees between
them, the birth of a child in July, 1853. being the resat
A medical man in Marina inteeded eiresplaieent. aid de.
[Admit paid one of his bills, and promised psy asisalser„
bat did not keep his word; sod it woe to iodine him
to do so that sin called upon him on the day
el tbe result. It was deo addend that en NW
'scission, at the Whits Hart, dideadast remised to veiny
her when Mrs. Hay ward wbo was is must daring the
bearing of the And died. Oaseplaieme alio mid tnat sha
maki At emirs lading defendant et hems during the
week, and that wee why As called en Sunday, She went
to • house in Norwich whisk be brequested, and while was
seoupied by • MA Child, alias Hadosedi formerly mistier of
Salhease whoa. but the "lady " and daft refesed to
admit her.
Is a orcesnserniestioa eomplailenal domed` be inj td.
familiar with two pinWne at &limn* wan said that
I sat, when be kicked her, was wearing the boots* which he
walked home from church.
The Rev. J. S. G. Dreamer, the Ars* of the whim el
Ssihesee and Wreck.* &And to Meeting the 011111iiillim
AMA es he wping to Adonis his Abram» dunes, and he
observed that she was lAA Ahansted„ and *et her and
was nisch torn. When he saw her seals on the folk:swing
Wedaanday she had a bop bruise epee her arm.
Yes. Dement Is, with whew ceimpLunot midst onvelts.
sated the last witness a to the aseditioa of oamplainend
after the assault. She also AAA that the defends* on
ass man= left a *aversive with her for soutpideset.
Mr. Lisay, on behalf of defendant, sailed &rah Alex.
soder, • servant, who stated that her master did not kink
the aomplaioaat that he had as his carpet slippers. Ad
that As fell down upon the p.lk. to eromeesessioation
she admitted not • defeedaet peak the eamplaiesot
off the slops, and that meter was between handl sad
oomoloinent.
This was all the 'video," and the court was dewed
during the deliberation of the magistrates. Oa the re-
isimileioe of the public,
The Chairman and to the defendant—We have given
thin Tay disagreeable case every attention, and we come te
the conclusion, without the slightest isseitetioth that we
must ooeviat you It is certainly on. of the grossest
awanlis that ever came before this or say other court.
I do not mean to say that the reseall in Medi is se aegis.
vated one, bat still it Is en aggravated Assail, it being
upon a woman. Your is a distinct else, sad comes nods
a ,Luse in which the penalty is heavy. Owe could hardly
believe that a gentleman—l ought ant to lay that--a
le year position, • datums% hadag performed ab' duty
A a &lady, sod going ta pedal m a mood time, should
in the interval assault a young woman, if it bad sot hem
stated upop oath. We have beard other sad very disagree.
able sad most painful and disgmesful silences to what I
may almost All fans, which certainly do not come bales
us, sad it is not our daty an any way to dwell upon them ;
but the assault is proved. and we Sae you 101., Melodies
ABM, is default three meth.' imprisonment Herd
labour is sot mentioned is the &nee, we cannot therefore
give it.
The defendant had sot the money in lib posecerise, and
two boon were greeted him to abeam it.