The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-13 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT TOVISCOUNT RAYNRAM,M.P.
FOIL TAMWORTIL—A young man, with a great deal of hair
about his face, who gave the name of Charles Yates, and
was described on the police sheet as a bandsman in the
Guards, was brought before the magistrate under the fol-
lowing circumstances. _

Viscount Raynham said—Yesterday afternoon, at 4
o'clock, I was in Sloane-street, and was attracted by a
large crowd of persons. I saw the defendant come forward,
seize a woman, and drag her along the street, using violent
demeanour towards her- I followed with the rest of the
crowd, and he went to a house in Hans-place, and tried to
push the woman in. He then suddenly turned upon me,
told me to be off, and seiztd hold of me.

Mr. Selfe—Where
Viscount Raynham —By the front of the coat.
Mr. Selfe--Did he strike you?
Visc-unt Raynham—No, he did not?
Mr. Solfe (to defendant)—What have you to say to this ?
Defendant—lt was a private thing between me and my
wife, and Lord Raynham had no right to interfere. I
think his conduct was very precipitate altogether.

Mr. Selfe—How do you mean precipitately ?
Defendant—lt was an affair between me and my wife
privately.
Mr. Selfe—So far from interfering, it seems that Lord
Raynham merely did what the rest of the crowd did ; he
saw you dragging a woman along aad looked to see what
next occurred.
Defendant—He took part in conveying me to the station.
Mr. Selfe—After you had seized him.
Defendant—He had no right to do so.
Edward Mann, 126 B—At a quarter past four I saw the
defendant in Cadogan •place abusing a cabman and threaten-
ing if he came down from his driving box, he would pull
his guts out. Three or four minutes afterwards I saw him
drag a female out of a tobacco shop in Sloane-street. She
ran in again for protection, when he again pulled her
out and tore her dress. He went in again, but
was thrown out by the master of the house.
He went to 4, Cadogan-place, and created a disturbance
there. The female was standing at the end of Cadogan-
place when he ran up and seized her, pushed her about, and
struck a young man who was standing by her side. He
then took hold of the woman and dragged her into Eliza-
beth-street, where he knocked at a door, and the landlady
asked him why he brought a crowd round her house. Lord
Raynham was standing on the footpath when defendant
rushed at him, s ized him by the breast and dragged him
into the road. Defendant was the worse for drink, and was
so violent all the way to the station that I asked Lord
Raynham to assist me. He used very threatening language.
His wife is here and wishes to complain of him.
The wife said —" I wish to complain of him, and want
protection. I am living separate from him as cook in
Cadagon-place, and he comes there and annoys me. He
came yesterday, insisted on my coming out, and, when I
did, struck me and tore my dress. He has illused me very
much, and I want him bound down, that is all.
Defendant—l wonder she has the confidence to come
here after the scandalous way she has treated me.
Mr. Selfe—That ought to be a reason why you should
not go after her, but it seems you do.
Defendant— I shan't trouble her any more, 1 think.
Mr. Selfe—The assault on Lord Raynham is not very
serious, and for that you must pay 55., and you must find
bail for 12 months to keep the peace to your wife.