The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-07 00:00:00

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A CLERGYMAN.

The county magistrates were occupied at Mold
oh Friday and Saturday last in investigating a very painful
case. The Rev. John Hughes, perpetual curate of Owerna-
held, was &cowed by Amelia, Davies, a girl who bad born in
Lis service, of having offered her violence. A great number
oi witnesses were examined on both aides end the evidence
taken was of very great length, the principal points of which
will be gathered from the chairman's decision.
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Mr. Itaikea said that the magistrates bad given au
anxious and attentive oomideratiou to the very painful
case for several hours of two successive days, and had
come to the conclusion that the serious charge was not
sufficieutly proved to justify sending it for trial. The
urtslual summons had been from some Madvertenes or
delicacy taken out for a amnion assault ; but the eel-
deuce of the principal witness went altogether to charge
a much more aerious offence, and the accusation of consume
assault bad altogether merged in a very different dascrip•
tine of crime. The evidence of the proeecutrix was distinct
enough on this point, though net confirmed by her own eon-
duct under the circumstances of such an outrage, and still
leas by the very bad character given her by a variety of
witne,ees that had been called for the defence. She re.
rosined in the defendant's home alone with him after the
alleged offence, and did not indeed leave it till her regular
loofah's notice was nearly up. She muipleined to no one
at the time, nor to her mother till after having left her
place some weeks subsequent to the date of the offence.
What amount of resistance she may have made it is not
possible to determine, from there being no one else iu
the house that night, and the isolated position of the house
itself. But DO great violence appears to have been auf-
fend, or any such injury to person or dress as to induce a
remoras to medical aid or friendly confidence, so far as
regards her own evidence and admitted conduct. After re-
ferruig to the witnesses for the defence, Mr. Raikee added :
While there can be but one opinion on the conduct of •
single clergyman retaining a young woman of such i
habits oi the proseeutrix in his family, and, as It wcrit7lStr-
pear, certifying her to the bishop fur confirmation, in dis-
missing the cam before us as not sufficiently proved for the
stringent demands of our criminal law, we have no doubt that
public feeling will be satiated, and the purity of the church
vindicated, by an inquiry of a clerical nature that will be im
glutted by the proper authoritiee.—Citater Courant.

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