The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-29 00:00:00

lastly been in the service of Admiral West as footman, and el
the defendant, Colonel Wed, was the eon of the admiral.
The defendant, by his plea, denied the assault, and also
justified it, upon the ground that the plaintiff had been I
ordered to leave the dining room, end had refused to do I
so, and thereto:* the colonel had put him out, using no
more violence then was neeessai for that purpose; and It
was also stated that the plaintiff wee partielly intents:tied at
the time, sad therefare had been tuned out. The plaintiff
deeded the truth cf these pleas, and alleged that essossive
victims bed been used.
Mr. K. Chamber appeared for the plaintiff, sad Mr.
Heating and Mr. Kerslake for the defendant.
The plainCff was called, and he stated that Admiral and
Lady West resided in Estonoquare, but at the time in
question they were visiting st Dsrer, leaving the colonel end
Miss Sophie 'West In Eatonoquate. At dinner time, on the
3rd September, the plaintiff handed the colonel a soap plate,
but the colonel said It was dirty, sad told him to take it
away. Another was handed to the colonel, but the colonel
objected to that as beteg cold, and it was taken away to be
warmed. The plaintiff again planed it before him, when
the colonel said he was intosteatod, and desired him
to leave the room. Miss West complained that the
dinner bad not been served in time. Plaintiff said
they were as punetuel as usual, five minutes behind time.
Whilst the plaintiff was answering her the colonel jumped
up from the table end netted him by the throat, and pushed
him out of the r.om. When in the ball the colonel beat hi.
head violently against the stairctune, and almost strangled
him. A meld servant screamed, and another maid servant
came and parted them, but not until Colossi Wombed given
the plaintiff a black eye. He (plaintiff ), however, returned
the compliment, and blackened one of the colonel's eye..
The plaintiff swore that he was not istozioateid, nor bad he
conducted himself In any improper way. He afterwards
went to the admiral at Dover, and remained there for sin
weeks, when he was discharged in consequence of propell-
ing with this action.
The two housemaids were called, and they confirmed the
plaintiff's evidence to some intent. One of then, however,
said that though the plaintiff wee sot istoziestod, yet that
he was not perfectly sober.
Mr. Keating adelsomed the July te behalf of the de-
fendant, sad ea/led evident* before them in support of the
pleas in justifisatton.
Colonel West said that some words passed as to the time
at which dinner was served, and he accused the plaintiff of
having told him a falsehood about it. The plaintiff denied
that be had told a falsehood. As Users was something
einag• in his monmer, sad as he emelt very strongly of beer.,
mitoses come to thatonosbasies that he was in liquor, asd
mil es, sad else ouisraill him to leave the toots. He said be
mold net go, sad implated his refusal, @lrby having bad the
mammail twice repsisesd. Tbe mime' said, " Since you re-
fuse be have the reem, I shall put you oat myself." He
got up, mad bad Mild hie esst to put him out. The plain-
tiff swMsa, but he put bin est. He then ordered him
dews ebbe, het the yield, ustured is still more impudent
teem The eissei YU belief his te pot him down stairs,
when the plaintiff Niel hfmtddontiy by the throat, and the
osissol thee stem* Wm is mitelefesce. A straggle ensued,
dosing whisk the plaintiff shish the Niguel, and also made
use of a meet opprobrious Wm.
Mies West pee similes tailimemy as to what took pleas is
the dieing nom.
Tha Joey coaskimed the matter for half an hour, and then
band a verdict few the plaintiff—Damagi 261.

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