The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-12 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE.

The Norfolk News of Saturday gives the follow-
ing version of an extraordinary ass of assault recently com-
mitted at Norwich. Mr. English, superintendent of the
police force at Leeds, and lately chief constable of Norwich,
visited the latter city on Friday, the 2nd indent, with the
double object of attending the Freemasons' banquet and of
having an interview with • lady for whom he had long pro-
fass&an attachment. Mies S. the lady referred to, is •
member of one of the first families in the city, and during
Mr. English's sojourn here be made repeated advances to-
wards her. Rumour also says that since his residence in
Leeds be has occesionally favoured her with • note, to which
she has not taken the trouble to reply ; and that she recently
received an urgent request to afford him the gratification of an
interview near the family residence on the evening of the
first instant, or if he did not reach Norwich in time for that,
to meet him on the Earlham•road at eleven o'clock 05 the
following morning. She handed the epistle to her brother,
that he might respond to the appeal as he thought wisest
under the circumstances. Mr. English, fortunately per-
hape, did not arrive in time for the evening interview. Had
he done so it is said that he would have been allured by •
gentleman in lady's attire to • spot when two or three
friends, furnished with suitable twigs, were saxionsly
awaiting his approach. do far, therefore, the plot to punish
him for the offence of bestowing his affections in the wrong
direction was a failure. He did not, however, wholly
escape, for Mr. S., the lady's brother, undertook to per-
form by himself, in the morning, the work which
had been assigned to two or three over night.
Accordingly, at the proper time on Friday morn-
ing Mr. 8. reached the appointed spot in • cab. Rear the
Mitre cottage, on the Earlham-read, Mr. 8. met Mr. Eng-
lish coming towards the city, be having been sauntering up
and down for some little time as the look out for the lady.
The driver pulled up as quickly as possible, having then
reached • distance of about forty yards from the point at
which Mr. English was passed. 'Mr. 8. at once alighted
and turned back. The moment he approached Mr. English
be spoke, ands English tweed round be struck hint • vio-
lent blow with a stick on the top of the hat, following it up
in quick succession with three or four blows on the
shoulders, in the administration of which the stick was
broken. A heavy blow with the fist on Mr. English's
face or forehead brought him to the ground, and
Mr. 8. next proceeded to drag him across the
road, and was pulling or pushing him through •
gap in the fame, when be fell upon him, and the
two were quickly locked in each other's arms. Mr. F., who
tube near, and to witness the encounter, hastened
itioaTilldpot, and with the aid of some other persons who
Came up at the moment, pulled them off the fence. Mr. 8.
sumieded after this in strikiog another blow, but eventually
be was induced to think that be bad had revenge enough,
' end drove off in the cab. English, who had not struck
adagio blow in return, then repaired to the Mitre cottage,
eels to his (the surgeon's) own house : and there he re-
am, surgeon was sent for, who directed his removal in •
maned till Saturday evening, whoa he took his departure
leosseward. From all we can learn he presoated a every
b
figure about the face, and at the ties of his leaving was also
end verbose
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