The Sun.
London, England, 1808-04-29 00:00:00

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W- STREET. Yesterday ,being The dty..appoint-
ed for 1116 further investigation of the extratmtinary
circumstance of the Soldier.beinc.found wish op-
wards of 3001. upon him ; and final examination
the Coachman for a violent assault and outrage upon
a girl iti'a stable in Duke-street, Lincoln's-ttin,fieldi,
the Office was extremely crowded ; among the com-
pany were the Earl of 4Vlonnttiorris„ and several
Other persons or distindion, who sat upon the Bench
with Mr, READ.
Joseph Moody, the soldier, was put to the bar. A
person of the name of Bowden claimed the Money,
and stated he had lost a •sum similar to that which
had been found on the Prisoner.
• Mr. READ, the Sitting Magistrate, observed, it
would be necessary, for Bowden to give an account-
of himself, apd how he came possessed of tge
money. •
Bowden said, he was a journeyman carpenter,
was a married man, that be - had been six years
.saving a part of the sum by task-work; the re-
mainder was lent him by his uncle and brother, for
tfiS purpose of taking a public-house; and, at the
time he lost the money, he was in treaty for the '
,-King's Arms public-house, opposite Shoreditch
Church, for which he was to pay 5501. and the fix-
tures, &c. would amount to 2001. more. That
Messrs. Goodwin and Co. porter-brewers, Mr:o)e-
-) ming, ale-brewer, and a distiller, were to assist him
~,with the money he was deficient of, on hkdealing
Lwitli them, in their respelive branches of trade.,--
He had received from 'Mr. Chevering a 601. note,
j which answered the description of one found on
the soldier. Last Monday was the day on which
the treaty was to be carried into elfed ; he put
- 3201. tied up in a red handkerchief, into his pocket;
in the course of the day he had been with a great
Inumber'bf persons, whom it was necessary for him
`to consult with, and he drank freely, rather toex-
cess, so much so, that he had no recolledion of any
occurrence that day, after nine o'clock at night,
when he was 'at his brother's in Browne's lane, .
tal-fields. On Tuesday morning he found-himself
at the Three Compasses public-house, Pruryrlane,
iii company with a girl and a soldier ; .he drank iq;rl
and gin with them, which he paid for ; at this
time he had his money ; but the purl and gin over.
I came him, and he lost his senses again.
The Worthy MAGISTRATE observed, he was afraid
he had no reco)lee:lion on the subject, and, by his
own account, would suppose he was always intoxi- ,
cated. He alleged 'he was sufficiently colleaecr-dh
ITuesday morning to know he had his money, and'
that he, the girl, and the soldier, went out of the
house together,' and he believed•the Prisoner to be
the same soldier; but from that time he did not re-.
coiled any thing, until he found himself, at twelve
O'clock on the same day, in Drury-lane, where he.
missed his money, which brought him •to . his
senses.' He was ashamed to go home, or near
any of his friends, until Wednesday; and on mak-
ing known his loss, he was informed there was a
soldier taken to Bow-street, and a similar sum had
been found in his possession..
Ur. READ ordered the business to stand over for
further investigation.
Isaac Dawberry the .coachman, was next put
to the bar, wild .ii charged, with.severat others, with
a violent assault upon Margaret West, in a stable
in Duke-street, Lincaln's-Innfields. The account
she gave, yesterday, differed materially from that
she gave on her attendance at the Office; when
the Prisoner was first apprehended; yet, with re-,
sped 'to the outrage; it' remains just the -same.
It will be recolleded, that
_she then stated, she
was servant to Mr. Lumley,' who, 'resided at the ,
corner of Hand-court, Holborn, and that her Maker
had sent her to 'hire a single-horse chaise at the
stable-yard in Duke-street. This proved not to be
the case; and, in explanation of her contradictory
account, she said, when , she attended at the Office
the first time, she, was; Ao much agitated,' Vdth in_
body and mind, that she did not know what she •
said. The history of the, circumstances that led to
the outrage is as follows :—The Prosecutril has left:
the service_ of Mr. Lumley between two and three
months. •
On, Palm Sunday'rnorning, early, she went into
the country,. in company with a young Woman of
the name• of Bryan, and, in passing alongifietivad,
they saw a number. of-single-horse chaises and gigs,,
and their conversation turned upon the comfort of
riding in them, and upon the, price charged per
day for' them ; one said it was a guinea, and
the. other, fifteen shillings, and at, length they laid
a tdiilling,which was the price.--Oa the morn.
ing • the outrage was commioed, the Prosecutrix
called 'upon Mrs. Lumley; her former mistress, to
ask her for some work. Mrs. Lumley took her
out With her, and she' returned by herself, and
on her way to. her' mother's, she pissed through
thilee-street, when, 'seeing the livery-stable, she
!•reeolleded her wager, 10-settle which she, matle•in-
quiries of a man who•was standing at the public.
hectiWdebr; the'rernerof the stable-yard, who told
her he would take her ttehis master, and asked her
to have something to. drink ; she refnsed, . bat he
'said She Should have some • ale and .brandy, and he
got her into the house, -and-called for. somO, ale.;
she refused to drink, and, wanted.to get out, but the
Man and some others. prevented her. aod in ,tbe
' scuffle the table, with the ale was upseta tije land-
lord and landlady:abused there, and desired that, she
might be turned, out, which was what s!a wanted.
She Wiii; knocked 'down immediately on her being
fbreted into-the stable, and her,head went against a
horse'irfoot ;. the fellows apologized, •iindisent tier
up into the loft, under, pretence of seeing their
master ; but, on. her getting there, she discover-
ed he was not;in. die place, and was running down
stairs, but was prevented by one of the metrbeing
on the stairs. 'the treatment she' afterwards re-
ceived, -delicacy will not allow to be detailed. At
length from the excessive "violence,' she lo4t her •
' senses, and, it is supposed they thought she was
dead, for when she came to herself, she 100E1161:e
bad be put into a bye corner in the 10f!t,r,,-etiv'ehd
with hay, and she bacillar:lly_ strength to ra;se,'lrer-
self, and was so unwell she could icardely More.;
she only saw the Prisoner remaining ; he appeared
surprised to see her move; he matte- use of a deal