The Express.
London, England, 1856-04-25 00:00:00

ASSAULT AT THECANTERBURT

CANTERBURY,
This wonting oar polioe-oft woe crowded with
chinas anxious to boar the evidence addaest In support of a
charge for an smash preferred agalast Lint. Thomas AasL
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dorm, of this 6th (Inniskillma) Dragooss, bya yomm itarlimaa, lfq
of the name of Witham Steer, foreman to Mr. 8. tal
butcher, of this city. The assault cunplaisted of arose out el
of the ellowiog earcomatancts, but only the tests bruise me
immediately on the offense in question were gtvea to evi-
deuce :—lt appears that the oompaluant's master is dos- set.
tractor for the eepply of meat for the Canterbury Barracks, "
and that on Monday lay, as nasal, the meat warmest up to le
the cavalry barracks about 7 o'cl ck is the emendeg, bat it to
was condemned by the orderly offlca and a bosh qua N
thy tarnish* f, when the complalmat premeaded to
the cook-haw, and there feud a bead el diem
is the set of emademning the fresh supply. He IL
demanded a meal tieing appended to the mat, bat 81,
the tame vetoed to costly with his request, IS
telling kis that he must •ait tul the colonel Mae. He fit
then seat hie assistant home for the quarter of beef tint 11
condemned by the oaken, and on Am arriving they waved r„.
it, and considered it flint quality mat. Coo/ciaos that the IL
article supplied wee scolding to coutrect, and of good le
quality, Steer, went to the commandant of the goat- St.
too (Lieutecaot-Colosel Itm2meee), end nfillterod that N.
he would look at it. Shortly afterward. the teasel pro-
carded to the cook-house, and emananted the meat, aced con- gee
'Mend that it was Wird, but refused to seal it until ha had gL
seen the board who bad sat op 'a it. Babsequently, &beet w
mid-day, the complainsat again visited the wok-hoes% MI
when the condemned meat atilt lay. Lieatessat Andersen I
was there, ad Inquired how It wee the ettedmased staff it
had slot been removed ? The complainant told him that pt
it was left for Colonel M'Qneen to see and seal, IL
to which the defendant ?Gibed that there was
thing in the imetrect about sealing the meat, sad fr
requested its immediate femoral. The complainant, how Ir
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ever, refused to take it away. Both perks werenow out- r
side the cook-house, surrounded by some 90 or 40 dragoons. se
Lieutenant Anderson then said, "If I were the seen I to
would tie you op to yonder beam, and give you 20 lashes
every time you brought such d—d stuff fur them to eat" U
Complainant weld neither the eraser nor his met Wendt)
anything of the kind, whereupon Lieutenant Anderson IL
struck him severely over the seek with his whip, Mad le
ordered him to be immatately versed out of barracks, too
which was effected ty Se rfteent Farris. The oespialuat, ts
however, entered the care.,] broach, by another gate, aad
waited upon Colonel fil'Quese, at the orderly room, for IL
him tonal the seat. Toe colonel told his to welt a hula le

whale, and he west emote the eeek•house, and then maw
Liestilimat Ander,* Mediae outside, but alibis, peered h.
batmen them. Wells there some of the denims took the
limb-gine and the b.z.s from the wheelie' the emplain- r,
ant's ear hch was in charge ef a hey, shoot 10 paned age, I'l.-
page inside the barrack pew A another of the dream' sow ■
began to fill the hale trough with water, and the complainant 36
heard them "We will drown UN—." Com- 60
pleurae% thee left and met flergroat-Mijoir Scott, to wham 1.1.-
be communicated whet he bud heard. Scott replied, " Oh, I.
tome aloes with mr, sad I will protect you," at the same go
time chasing the men one end all not to tomb emplainent, It.
or he would km than soot ed. However, the Dragoons, to
regardless of the sergeant-major's mine, sunounded tte oem- It.
plainest and carried him by h•ree to the wate r-trough, into t.
which they pleased bin, ani kept fencing hie head under 10
the water maul be was in imminent dangle of heirs enffo- -
mated. For nearly tan minutes did this last, end the Foust
man's neck bore evideet proofs of them vent, of the treat- e.
meat to which be had been subjected, gad his body sou
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covered with aostedons. They the. pilled bin out of the
trough, sad he was so *alienated es to be scarcely able
to walk. Am non as he wee able, the complainant waited m
os Colonel *queen, who a; pouted highly incensed at the 10
esentiset * the see, and immediately had those all paraded, 10
bet thillmaigialsant could not identify those who had so 14
IMsdbtm. Colonel kilaseen subsequeetly sealed the to
modanama ant, which MU forwarded to the Comutheariat g
Degertnteet, sad ham been proeounced by them to he of Grit
ridity. Is addition to the injury to hie person by the be-
meniou in the trough, the complainant Mt a sovereign, a
gesatity of *Leer, .nd some keys, from his gmkets, the so
peperttof his muter. to
Mr. Wightwiek conducted the complainant's eeee, and
elmemeeted is severe terms on the conduct of the defendant. *
Me *ailed the eompia naot sad • witness of the same of
Mich ands, who proved the facts above stated, so far ea they %
Med referee's* to the lomat theme. is
The defeedant read • writ-en defuse, is which he deeded us
bevies assailed the rAnplainent—he merely rushed bins to
es ape Bide; and imputed to him improper *Meet, such to
as haft his bands up is defeadact's face La an insolent 10
tiliiilary and eagle' he would make him or ems other
MiliteMeerseal the UMW. He maildered the eomptilseat
drank. we
liargnat-11•jor m*Oven,,s &ri Johneteee O, sad pro
ihipast Ferris, oil of the 6 h Dragoons, deposed that the 10
t was lased' nt in his maser towards the do- 10
W that he shook his fiste is the face of the latter.
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Tag hswever, that the defendant jut pushed no
r.in•Aiiimat 'lightly, but denied that he struck him. go
Wlghtwick replied on the tiefeeee, pointing out that r
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WI ezenlpatieg the defend's', his evidence eup•
Vibe charge preferred against him.
naapiAra•es insulted ti gather for a few minutes,
vim the Mayor aneounctd that tNe bench were of opinion ow
that as emelt bed been c mmitted, though not of • very gel
grievous eater*, and ordered the defendant to pay a fine of lee
304. and the mete, or to be imprisoned for seven days. They 100
also mimed the pergrast-0111JOI foe the flippant manner in 03
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which he gave his evidence.