The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-18 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1818.

CORNWALL ASSIZES.

NISI PRIUS.

TUESDAY. AUGUST 4.
TR! BIRO V. GILES.

The Defendant, ✓nnnes Bice Giles, an inhabitant
of Fowry, wail charged by indictment with aii
•i-
-soult upon Elizabeth Jacket, • girl idiom eighteen
years of age, wounding her ou the forehead with a
stone ,on the 10th of December laid.

Elszsbetli Jacket stated, that on the day of the
assault she wits servant to the late Mr. Calmer, of
Fowl. On that day the two electioneering partie►,
distinguished by the appellations of the Blue, and
the Greys, held processions in that town. The Greys,
to which her late master belonged, paraded in the
early part of the day, and the Blorst its the evening.
When they approached her 111.4liteel house, she was
standing at the window on the first flour, which was
open. In front of the house the crowd cheered and
went forward, except one mass, whom she saw by
the light of a candle which a neighbour had its her
hand, to passing to her own I iiiii be, 01.11 had 1.0
doubt it was the Defendant. He slopla uI, raised
Ins sum, as if in the act of throwing, rod clue was
immediately struck bt• a large stone above• the left
eye; such was the tiult nee of the blow that she fell
hack nod telliitti. It was Iwtwern Mite and ten
o'clusk at night. She suss confined to her bed a
wet k, in consequence of the tojury, and attended
by two ss•.rgeous.
Joseph •I'edley, a boy of 13, graeldson of the late
Mr. Colmar, "as standing sit the window with the
preceilsag %%Rue►% when the atone was thrown. He
was quite ►ure that the person *tin threw it was
the U• &nano, whom he knew, and whom he
ries at the time by the light of she candle before
clews i bi (1.

Augustin Selleis raw the Defendant piss his
1101114. towards Mr. Ciilisirea between nine and tea
o'cleult oft the slight its winnow.
El ribeth Crew, who keeps a public-house at
Fossil, stated that she Defeirilant was brought to
her house in custody on the 1211) of December,
when she Raked ham how lie entail hr so cruel as
to throw a huge shine at the poor girl to which
he refilled with is laugh, that " it was Shot a large
s' oar."

Juhts Hal lett, surgeon, attended Elisabeth Jacket.
The wound on her forehead wait so severe. as to
produce on the following day Py1111•11111Ms of a con-
CUt•%1081 i.f Ilse brillll, when he thought n ►ight t•
cull in Itebikl74llCe.

Sevi-ral witnesses appeared on the part of the
[Men lout, to prove that the party of the Blue,'
had ilisper.ed oil the quay josi before the clock
struck snot.; and one of thew, Prier Cowl), swore
to Isis having thrown a stone at Mr.tower. win.
clow, in ittitrii fur dirt thrown front it et hint.

Mr. Serjrnnt PELL, in big reply. iiuintad.ertrd
with much y on the evidence of Crapp.
Mr. Justice lit uitouGH. in summing up, ob_
served, that the 41rtelier did not meet the char e,
as the evidence fur the Defendant did not relate to
the tune whew the assault took place, but to a prior
prr;pd.

The Defendant via found eptilty, and will re.
ceive beetenre in the Court of Kill's Bench.

THE KING V. CII APM A X and AmIOTHEIL

This cause arose out of the proceedings detailed
in the preceding case. A warrant having berg'
issued agesitrq the Defendant. Giles, lie was taken
into t stood) : the Drleinlzeits supposing lie was
nut the person tlo.t threw the Stolle, of some
resistance to the consialiles, on which account this
indictment was rreierred.
'rile Defendants pleaded g►rilry. nn an under-
staiiilisig that they sl,ould not he brought up for
juagni,o, ilia, be ti►ey committed some further
breaci► of the !AMT.