The Express.
London, England, 1862-11-05 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Mr. Edward Capel Whi ehiirat, of Lower Belgrave-place,
Eatonaquare, solicitor, was placed at the bar charged with
inciting the prosecutor, Mr. George Blake Leheup Rogers,
of Grosvenor Hotel, late cornet in the sth Dragoon Guards,
to commit an unnatural offence.
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The case excited considerable interest from the high
standing of the prig. Kier, both iii his professioo and in society,
and from the fact that the prosecutor, also a person of
highly respectable position, had recently stood prominently
before the public in certain proceedings at the Westminster
polioe.court.
Two solicitors were engaged on each side. Mr. Smyth
and Mr. Abrams for the prosecution ; Mr. George Lewis,
ion., and Mr. Bury Hutchison for the defence.
mrB s, the prosecutor, having takes his mat in the
box beside his solicitor,
Mr. s reonested the magistrates to order the prow
outer to quit that position. After allstilni to the age at
the Westminster police murk Mr. Lewis amid that he won-
domed that Mr. Eogars should indni the liberty 04 sitting
then.

Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, conducted the prosecution, and de-
scribed the outrage on his client as one of a most brutal
description.
The complainant said he was a doctor of medicine and
dwelling at No. 2, Salmon-lane, Limehouse. He attended
the child of the defendants about 18 months since, and
charged for medicine and attendance 18e., of which he bed
been paid at various times 10s. He had called upon the
defendants seven times for the balance without obtaining
it. On Tuesday last he went to Millichamp's Pottery in the
Commercial-road, where the male defendant was em-
ployed, and asked him what arrangement he intended
to make about payment of the account, to which the defen-
dant replied that the whole of the debt had been paid, and
said he would show him the bill and convince him.
At the request of the defendant he accompanied him to his
dwelling, No. 4, York-place, btatcliff, where he was lis-
tened with a good deal of the moat foul abase from both
defendants, who insis:ed that they owed him nothing. After
the defendarts had applied a great many vile epithets
towards and threatened him he remonstrated with them,
and said he did not expect such treatment. He was then
leaving the place and Mrs. Ellis struck him a violent bl..w
under the ear. She was proceeding so strike him again
when he kept her &they with his umbrella. A scuffle ensued
between them, and as he was getting the worst of it, end
had a scratched face, be ran away. The husband ran after
him, tripped him up and struck him over the face while he
was down. He got up and ran away again, and had not
gone many yards before Mrs. Ellis rushed upon him and
used most terrific language and three* at the same time
striking at him as hard as she was able. He defended him-
self as well as he could with, his umbrella sad took to his
heels again, and before he bad got many yards the male de-
fendant threw a brick at him, which passed clogs to his
head. He then sought the aid of the police. He was
greatly terrified, and really feared he should bare on
murdered. He came to that court for a summons

with his bat and clothes covered with mud. In
answer to questions by the defendant•, the witness
said, I never struck either of you with • stick
or any other mortal thing. I never beat you with an
umbrella or kicked you.
Mr. Woolrych—You used your umbrella.
Mr. Bellaire—l did, to keep her at bay. The handle mime
off in the struggle. It was loose before.
Polino-sergeant Buckle, No. 31 IC, said be found Dr.
Bellairs in a very sad plight on Friday afternoon, with his
face scratched, his knee braised, and his clothes covered
with mud and filth. . .

The defendants said all the violence and bad language
wu on the part of the complainant. They called three
witoessee who gave contradictory evidence, and a clerk from
Mr. Millichanip's Pottery, who said the. the m►le defendant
was an exceedingiy well-conducted man, and had four
children to maintain. . .

wiroolrych;id the defendants and the warmed had
told a fabricated story, and ke did not believe any portion
cf their statements. The defendants had been guilty of
very bed conduct, and had committed a violent assault,
mixed up with the foulest abuse and threats. Mr. Bellaris
was as much entitled t 3 payment for attendance on the
child, and medicine supplied, as the man Ellis was to his
weekly salary. The clerk from Mr. MillUshamp's Pottery
bad spoken well of the male defendant. sod be should have
the benefit of it. He fined John Ellis 205., and 3. costa,
and Elizabeth Ellis 7s. and 2s. costs.
The penalties were paid.