The Sun.
London, England, 1837-03-30 00:00:00

HAT7'ON-GARDEN.

Yesterday William Tanner, a countryfied looking man,
between forty and fifty years of age, wearing a smock-
frock, and of robust appearance, was brought before Mr.
Rogers, in the custody of Moody, a City officer, No. 91,
charged by James Greenwood, a working-man, residing in
Fetter-lane, with having violated his daughter, nine years
of age.
The father and mother of the unfortunate child were in
attendance, and it appeared from their statement that the
prisoner was the wife's brother, and, a few days ago he ar-
rived in London from the country, and, being without a
101q-ing, they allowed him to sleep with their two children
at their lodgings, where he perpetrated the offence. The
father produced a certificate from Mr. Appleton, the parish
surgeon, stating that it would be dangerous for his daughter
to attend.

The statement excited a sensation of horror and indig-
nation, which was strongly manifested by everybody in the
Court.

Mr. ROGERS (evidently much excited)—tiow dare you
have the effrontery to come here and make such a state-
ment ?—You have been the instrument of your own child's
destruction. You ought to be ashamed of yourself to con-
fess such misconduct. Persons of your age and situation
in life ought to have known better. You cannot consist-
ently come here and ask justice of a magistrate towards
the prisoner, when you yourselves have been the cause of
the injury inflicted.
Wife—He is nit, own brother, your worship.
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Mr. Rounns (indignantly rising from his seat, and with
ani evident expression of disgust)—flow dare you stand
there, and make such an excuse ? Get out of my sight—
I cannot bear you in my presence. Stand back—you arc
the sole cause. I wilt hear no more—go out. He is
remanded till Friday.
The father and mother hung down their heads abashed,
and said no more.

Mr. ROGERS said he never heard of a more infamous
transaction in all his life.

The prisoner, who listened to the proceeding with calm
indifference, was locked up, amid the execrations of those
who beard the chare.

Yesterday Mr. Robert Spiller Wadeson, solicitor, of Aus-
tin-friars, and Mr. Samuel Fouler, of the same place, at-
tended before Mr. RocEas to offer themselves as bail for
Mr. Downes, who was committed to the New Prison on
Tuesday night last, by Mr. BENNETT, f..ir sureties, on a
charge of threatening the life of his wife, under circus's.
stances detailed in yesterday's paper.
Mr. RocEas received the bail, and expressed his regret
that an amicable arrangement could not be made between
them. They were bound over in the suns of 20/. each
for his appearance at the Sessions.
Mr. IVadeson said be had beets to the house of Mrs.
Downes, and the injury done was considerable. Veluable
sofas were actually ripped open, and other property destroyed.
Mrs. Downes and Mr. Headon were waiting outside the
office, and after the usual formalities being gone through,
and the recoznisance papers given to the bail, the whole of
the party proceeded together to the New Prison, when Mr.
Downes was immediately liberated, and after a short con-
versation they separated. The whole of them spoke in
high terms of him when sober, and an opinion was ex-
pressed that he would make reparation for the extensive
damage to which he had been instrumental.