The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-16 00:00:00

Extraordinary Charge of Assault.

At the Marlborough-street police court, yester-
day, Mrs. Turner, of No. 2, Swallow-street,
Regent-street, was summoned by Captain Charles
Ackerley, R.N., for an assault.

Mr. Edward Lewis appeared for the defence.
Captain Ackeriey stated that on the morning of
the Bth of September he went upstairs to his pan-
try to get a jug of water, having on his usual shav-
ing costume, a short petticoat fastened round his
waist. Tho defendant being in the room upstairs
he waited until she came out, but instead of coming
out she called him bad names and threw a basin of
tepid water over him, right over his face and
shoulders. He merely said " That's quite enough,"
and went downstairs to dry himself.
Mr. Lewis cross-examined the complainant.
Mr. Lewis—You occupy the parlours, do you not ?

Captain Ackerley—The coal-hole you mean•
They have turned my things out of the parlours,
and I occupy the coalhole, which is my property.
Mr. Lewis—What was the state of your dress
when, the alleged assault took place ?
Captain Ackerley—l had on my shaving petti-
coat. I was recommended to wear such a dress by
the house-surgeon. The fact is they want to get
me out. I am the Government trustee, and the
house is made a perfect nuisance to me, but I'll hold
it all my life.
Mr. Lewis—Was not your shaving petticoat
only a towel or a duster hanging from your mouth ?
Captain Ackerley—lt was not.

Mr. Lewis said he was prepared to show that no
assault had been committed, and to prove the kind
of shaving dress which the complainant went about
the house in.

Fred. Billing heard screams, and on going up-
stairs saw Captain Ackerley pulling the defendant
downstairs. Capt. Ackerley had got a towel hang-
ing from his mouth. He had often seen Captain
Ackerley with no more clothes on than he had when
ne was born going upstairs.
Captain Ackerley—That is extraneous.
Witness—You have come downstairs into the
workshop in the same state.
Captain Ackerley—Quite extraneous.
Mr. Edmonds, decorator, Jermyn-street, said he
saw Captain Ackerley with only his towel hanging
from his mouth close to the street. He should have
taken the advice of one of his men and run him
over in that condition to the station-house had
there been anything else to lay hold of except the
towel.

Mr. Tyrwhitt thought it was discreditable for a
person in Captain Ackerley's station not to adopt a
less questionable style of costume. Ho was sur-
prised Captain Ackerley did not go down to his
house in Dorsetshire and live there like a gentle-
man.

Captain Ackerley—l have no house there. I've
been turned out, and as I'm Government trustee I'll
stay where I am; for if I stay Government must
truckle to me—but if I go Government say they
will not have to truckle to me. _

Mr. Tyrwhitt—The assault is not proved, and
the summons is dismissed.

Mr. Lewis—l hope you will allow my client
her expenses ?
Mr. Tyrwhitt could not allow expenses. The
complainant was a poor fellow whose eccentricities
no doubt exposed him to a good deal of annoyance.
Captain Ackerley—Me a poor fellow ! I beg to
deny that I am a poor fellow. I've had water
thrown over me, and this is all I'm to get. Good
day.
The Captain then left the court in a state of ex.
citement.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

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LEEDS—TUESDAY.
Now wheat was in good show to-day, and can only be
cleared cif at is to 2s decline on the currencies of last Fri.
day,