The National Register.
London, England, 1815-01-29 00:00:00

COVRT OF KING'S BENCH, SATURDAY, SAN. f f

/HE Kim; V. UELEN DILA:Er:BON.
This was an indictment against the defendant for having obstructed
and assaulted three Sheriff's officers in the execution of their duty.
'glee defendant had suffered judgment to go fy default ; and, on the
motion of the Atturney-Generul, she was now brought up to receive
the sentence of the Court. rite affidavits of the several prosecututs
were put in and read, and stilted iu substance the following facts :
The prosecutors, it appeared, had got a writ fur 2001. against Col. Sin•
Blair Gordon, who lodged at the defendant's house in St. George's-
fields. On the filth of June last, they went there in search of him,
but, on coming to the house, could guin no admittance. Alter some re-
cooLuitring, one of them knocked at the. door, and enquired of the de-
fendant, who opened it, if she had any apartments to let. She an-
swered in the adlirmative; but at the same time attempted to shut the
dour in their face. This they prevented, and rushed into the house and
through to the garden where Cul. Gordon and another Geut:eman were.
The Colonel, on seeing them enter, immediately retreated ; and Mrs.
Vickensim, tuk leg up .a gun which laid near her with a bayonet at the
end of it, swore d—m—n sc lie them if they did not go out she
%mild do for them ;" at the same (lam pushing the bayonet against the
breast of one of them. They at length succeeded in passing her, and
pursued the Colonel, who, however, tur that time escaped, though he
was taken afterwards..
The affidavit of the defendant was then read, which commenced by
stating, that although she had been advised to sailer judgment to go
by default she had )et a good defence. She acknowledged it was true,
as sated by the prosecutors, that they came to her house, where Col.
Cordial was in the garden unitising himself with gardening ; there was
a gun lying near him, nhich he had taken to shoat at the cats ulaeli
ilaretz.,:i the garden, but it was ot.ly loaded with powder, and she de
fait d pasitively that siie had ever taken it up tie pointed it at the prose-
cutors. She did not know they were Sheriff's officers, or that they
came in pursuit of Col. Gordon but as soon as she was aware of that,
aad that the Colonel had retreated into the house, she called out to her
servant to apt n the deer alai let them in; the servant was deaf and did
not immedi. tely hear, they, therefore, broke the window and got in
that way. They then behaved in a most violent manner, opening the
drawers of a book-case under pretence of searching for the Colonel
there, and used most abusive lnnguege to her, though she furnished
them wit catidle to examine the dark cellar, and afforded them
every facility in bee power. She concluded, however, by acknow.
!edging she had offended, and throwing herself on the mercy of the
Contr.

I he affidavit of tl►e amid servant was also read, cotroborating these
tireumst ►nccs.

"the itTh!'vit of the Gentleman who wits with the Colonel in the gar•
den also stated that the proSecutors kept him in custody some time mis-
taking him for the Colonel.
fhe Court sentenced her to sis months imprisonment in the King's
Bench.