The Sun.
London, England, 1830-04-19 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY.-(THIS DAY.)

OLD CUT.
The Court was this morning cro Rwded to excess.
William "Warren Cutler, aged 27, George Miles
Grinder, aged 34, and Isaac Smith, aged 31, were in-
dicted for a rape upon Elizabeth Hartland. The prisoners
are all married men and fathers of families.
There was no Counsel for the prosecution.
Mr. Anor.ratrs and Mr. CLaxxsow appeared for the
prisoners.
Elizabeth Hartland examined—l am a married woman.
On the 25th of March I met the prisoners in Rosoman-
street, Cferkenwell, I went into a public house to drink
with them. We afterwards went across a field near
White Conduit-house, where the offence with which they
are charged was committed. The witness here detailed
the facts of the case, as they lately appeared in our police
reports, the principal part of her statement was unfit for
publication.

Cross-examined by Mr. AnoLPHU6.-I have kept com-
pany with a man named Langley. Ido not know a man
of the name of Neale. I knew a parish officer named
Rill. I was at a ladies' house near Ball's Pond, but was
not in her service. I had slept there for three weeks pre-
vious to the transaction ; on that ❑ight I had been to see
my mother, and intended to return in the evening. I told
the three gentlemen that I was going on an errand, but I
was really so confused that I did not know what I did say.
I know White Conduit-house and gardens, but have not
been there for two years; I was never turned out on ac-
count of being a drunken disorderly prostitute.
Mr. ADOLPHUS—Wm you never turned out of any
public-house or gardens ? Witness—Really, Sir, I beg
your pardon, but I do not think these questions have
any thing to do with the case.
Mr. Justice PAR=E-But indeed they hare—it is
highly necessary that we should know something of your
former life. I suppose you hare been a prostitute ?
No, I hare not. I may have been with men, but was
never a prostitute.

By Mr. Anoirnus—l went to Ball's Pond on the
night of the 25th of March. Langley slept with me on
that night; and another man slept with my fellow-ser-
vant. The witness here said—it is too bad to ask me
these questions—you know I have no Counsel ; I have
told the truth, and can't say any more.
Mr. AnoLrnus—But indeed you must tell a great deal
room

The witness then underwent a long examination as to
her mode of life. She gave most of her answers in a
pert and flippant manner, but they were of a nature unfit
for publication.
There appeared here an evident disposition on the part
of the Jury, to stop the case, which being observed by Mr.
Juetice Patter., his Lordship said, no one would be more
happy than himself not to proceed with the trial, if it de •
pended upon the bare testimony of the prosecutrix, but
when he saw other, and such respectable names on the
bill, his duty would not permit him to adopt such a
course. His Lordship also begged that there would be no
more smiling in Court, for it should be borne in mind
that it was a most serious and important inquiry.
The cross-examination was extended to a great length.
Witness said she had never declared that she would not
follow up the prosecution, only she was afraid the three
gentlemen would advertise her and her father.
Mr. Drew examined—l am a chemist and druggist. I
was in company with two friends at Copenhagen house
on the 25th of March. Two of the prisoners and the
prosecutrix were present. There was another man present.
Shortly afterwards they all went out together. The men
appeared rather intoxicated. 1 heard one of them call
the woman hie wife. I did not hear much indecent
language, I did not hear the woman make use of any.
Five or six minutes after they left the house I heard a
scream. It did not at first appear as if proceeding from
person in violent distress. I threw up the window and
the screams increased, accompanied with loud cries of
murder. I, and my friends, and the waiter then went
out, it was quite dark, but the cries continuing, we found
the spot from whence they proceeded. I saw the woman
on the ground struggling with Warren, one of the
prisoners. I called him a rascal, and seized him by the
collar. I then lifted the woman up, but she was unable
to stand. I saw ahoat 10 yards off two men standing in
the hedge, they shortly afterwards came up and treated
the matter very lightly. They said to the girl, "Pooh,
pooh, do not stop crying here, put on your bonnet and go
home." The woman then told me, that she been ill used,
and begged to be protected from any further insults of the
prisoners. I afterwards accompanied her to her father's
house.

Cross-examined by Mr. CLA kr sox—The woman smiled
at the time the prisoners made use of obscene language, and
behaved in a very different manner to what a modest
woman would do. She requested witness not to say that
she had told him that she had gone to Copenhagen-house
at the desire of her brother, a discharged policeman ; and
added, "she cared less for her own disgrace than that Ler
mother should hear any thing about her brother."
Mr. Metcalfe corroborated the evidence of the last
Witness.
Mr. Groom, an attorney, gave a similar account of the
transaction. The prosecutrix said she would rather drown
herself than any one should know any thing about it ; she
particularly wished it not to come to the knowledge of her
mother, as, if it did, she (her mother) would lead her
such a terrible life

Dismore, a policeman—l apprehended the pri-
soner Warren on the 27th of March ; I told him it was
ou a charge of rape; he said it was drinking that had
brought him into such trouble. He asked me for the ad-
dress of the prosecutrix, in order that he might send some
person to compromise the affair.
Abraham Stannard—l apprehended Smith in Leather-
lane; the prosecutrix pointed him out to me—Smith said,
"If the woman speaks the truth she will hang us.
Cross-examined—The prisoner appeared much excited.
I told him he had better hold his tongue.
'William Henry Ilankinson, setjeant of police, exa-
Inined—l apprehended Mile's; the woman was with me
it the time; she said to him, "You used me ill on Thurs-
day evening." He replied, "It was the effects of drunk-
enness and larking," and begged that in consideration of
his wife and family she would not press the charge against
John
bey Miles Bosail-4 am an inspector of the police, I remem-
being brought to the watch-house, he appeared
much dejected, the prosecutrix was present, she stink back
into the chair, and said, ill used me." He said, I deny that I treated you with any
" that is one of the men that
violence,
1 Miles' wife shortly afterwards came in, they
both seemed much affected, and he said, " it is a very
bad job, if the woman's word is taken it will go hard with
us, and turning to me, added, if we think of it as men,
it ix only right that her word should he taken, is it, Sir."
Mr. Dodd examined—I ant a surgeon in Gosweli-
street. On the 27th of March the prosecutrix was brought
bruises, mt.
I examined her person ; there did not appear any
(The witness here technically described her ap-
l'earaxxe-) She seemed to have suffered some violence.
remmber
Eliza Owlen, mother of the prosecutrix examined—l
my daughter being brought home ley three
gentlemen on the 25th of March ; her clothes were much
torn, and she appeared to have been much injured.
This was the case for the prosecution.
The prisoners all protested their innocence.
After several witneues had been examined for the de_

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