The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-26 00:00:00

Serious Charge against a Beer-house Keeper,

Yesterday morning, at 10 o'clock, at the police station,
Windsor, Wm. Adolphus Robarts, landlord of the Prince of
Wales Tavern, Church-street, was brought before Mr. W.
R. Harris, the Mayor, and Messsrs. Driver and Cleave,
borough magistrates, for further examination, upon suspi-
cion of seriously injuring the young woman Adelaide Dun-
ton, who now lies in a very dangerous condition at the
Windsor and Eton Infirmary. Mr. Long, the magistrates'
clerk, was in attendance, the examination taking place in
the magistrates' room. Dr. Pearl was also present
Police-sergeant Noble stated, in addition to his former
evidence, that later in the day on Tuesday he proceeded
to a room in the prisoner's house, which the latter had
locked prior to his being taken to the station. He sent
to the prisoner for the key, and ho sent some keys back,
but none of them unlocked the door. Witness sent again
to the prisoner, and said that unless he sent the proper key
he would break open the door. Prisoner then gave up the
key, and, going into the room, witness found on the floor
beneath the bed a stick broken in two pieces. Witness was
induced to make the search because when he first wentinto
theroom with the prisoner he saw the latter kick something
under the bed, where he subsequently found the two pieces
of stick produced. (The stick which was then in court was
a thin piece of willow.) Mr. Brickwell, house surgeon at
the Windsor and Eton Infirmary, deposed that a girl was
brought about 10 minutes to 8 o'clock on Tuesday morning
to'the infirmary. When he first saw her she was lying on
a bed, and the nurse was cleaning her body from the dirt.
The girl was insensible, and he examined her. He found
she had a lacerated wound of the scalp on the left side of
the skull. The left side of her face was considerably swelled
and bruised. There was a lacerated wound on her left cheek
bone, whence blood was oozing freely. There was also con-
siderable swelling on the upper part of the left thigh, and
the skin on the left hip was also grazed. There were large
wheals on her right leg, hip, back, and shoulders—in fact,
nearly all over her body, with the exception of her face,
apparently caused by a severe caning. These, from their
appearance, were quite recent. The girl was insensible,
suffering from severe concussion of the brain, and breath-
ing heavily and slowly. Yesterday she had, however, re-
covered her consciousness. Mr. Long at this stage of the
proceedings asked if a magistrate could go to the infirmary
and take the girl's deposition without endangering her
safety. Mr. Brickwell and Dr. Pearl thought it would be
desirable to do that at once. The prisoner was then asked
if he had any questions to ask Mr. Brickwell, and replied
in the negative. At 1 o'clock Mr. Alderman Hanson and
Mr. Driver, two of the borough magistrates, proceeded
to the Windsor and Eton Infirmary, and took the de-
positions of the injured girl in the presence of the pri-
soner Robarts. In answer to the interrogations of the
magistrates, Dunton stated that on the morning in ques-
tion (she being undressed, and having only her night-
dress on) the prisoner commenced beating her with a stick.
To avoid his violence she first ran downStairS in order to
get out into the street, but being pursued by the prisoner,
again ran upstairs to the bedroom, and threw herself out of
the window to escape from his brutality. Under these
circumstances, and considering the precarious condition of
Dunton, the magistrates remanded the prisoner and refused
to accept bail. Robarts accordingly remains for the present
in the hands of the police.

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