The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-23 00:00:00

LATV INTELLIGENCE'.—Tune 21.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Westminster, before Lord
Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.)
lIANCOCK V. WE1313.-ASSAULT.

This was an action to recover damages for an
assault. The defendant is a physician and surgeon,
residing at Pimlico, and the plaintiff was his
servant.

Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and Mr. Prentice were
counsel for the plaintiff; and Mr. Sergeant Parry
and Mr. Jos. Browne for the defendant.
The plaintiff was 18 years of age, and the
daughter of a stonemason at Pimlico. In Septem-
ber last she went into the service of the defendant,
at £lO a year. A difference arose on the defendant
having beaten one of his children in a way she did
not like, and she gave notice to leave. On the
18th of November the plaintiff was sweeping the
stairs, and the defendant caught her by the leg.
She complained of his conduct. He laughed
at her, and went upstairs. Upon one occasion
plaintiff refused to do something Mrs. Webb
wanted her to do, and she said she should
leave, and asked for her wages. The defendant
came home, and offered her £1 for her wages, which
she refused, as more was due. The defendant took
her by the shoulders and shook her violently, struck
her in the mouth, and threw her on the floor.
He then pulled up her clothes, and Mrs.
Webb held up her legs in the air while the
defendant slapped her with his hand in a very
indecent manner. She said he rolled her over and
over on the floor. Mrs. Webb said, " Papa, you
have not given her enough ;" and he directed his
wife to get a stick, but she could not find one. The
surgery bell was rung and her sister came in. The
defendant struck her sister. She suffered much
from the blow she had received in her mouth.
In cross-examination the plaintiff's evidence was
not shaken.

Upon being recalled by the Lord Chief Justice
she stated that she did not say before the magis-
trate that she was taken by the leg when she was
sweeping the stairs, because she was afraid that it
would cause a disturbance between the defendant
and his wife. _ _ _

Elizabeth Hancock, the plaintiff's sister, said she
was with her in the defendant's service. As she
was gone to the nursery she heard her sister's
screams. She went to the surgery and found the
door fastened. She asked to be admitted, but the
door was not opened. She then went out of the
front door, and so to the other door of the surgery.
There was a crowd outside. She rang the bell, and
then she heard the door unchained, and the door
was opened. The defendant asked her what busi
ness she had outside, and she said she wanted to
know what he was doing to her sister. He made
no answer, but struck her sister's face with his open
hand. He then went away laughing. Her sister's
mouth was bleeding very much. Her face was
swollen, and she was in a very deplorable condition.
John Collins, of the Carpenters' Arms, stated that
he saw the plaintiff leave the defendant's surgery,
and from her injured appearance he, with other
persons, advised her to go to the police-court. He
went with her and paid for the summons. He was
a perfect stranger to her.
Other witnesses corroborated this.
Mr. Sergeant Parry then addressed the jury on
behalf of the defendant.

Edward Lowe Webb—l am a physician and sur-
geon in St. George's-road, Pimlico, in practice 14
years. The plaintiff lived with me from September
to December. I had previously attended her for a
swollen face and sore throat, arising from decayed
teeth. The sister, Elizabeth, had been in my ser-
vice as a nurse. On Sunday, the Ist of December,
I heard something had occurred between my wife
and the plaintiff. I never took her by the legs, or
took the slightest liberty with her. I never heard
of that until I came into court to Tlay. On Monday,
the 2d of December, my wife again complained. I
then heard the plaintiff making a noise on the stairs
while I was at breakfast. My wife sent my son for
the plaintiff's mother to come and talk to her daugh-
ter. I rang the bell and told her not to make such
a noise. I then said I would pay plaintiff her wages
and dismiss her. I calculated her wages at L 1 19s.
104 d. I wrote a receipt in my usual book for the
entry of servants' wages ; I found I had 19s. lid.
in my purse ; my wife went with me into the
surgery • I laid the 19s. 11d. on a side table, and
asked the plaintiff, who was there, to sign the re-
ceipt, which she did. She then returned the book
to me. I said, " That will do." She took up the
money, and stood with it in her hand some little
time. She then threw it down, and said, " I won't
take that ; I'll have a fortnight's more money." j
said I should not give it to her, as she had refused
to do her work. She had had £1 before. I told
her she must go. She said she would not without
more money. I left her in the surgery, and
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to the police-station for advice.
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My wife then made further. complaints of the plain-
' tiff. I went again into the surgery, and asked the
plaintiff, who wa
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get them." She said she should not get them un-
less I or her mistress went
witho her. I replied she
had better go and get them, as she know where
they were. She went down stairs and came up
with a boot in her hand, which she took up stairs.
My little girl came down crying, and made a com-
plaint about the plaintiff. The plaintiff then came
down with her clothes. I told her to leave the
house. She said she would not. I went into the
surgery. The plaintiff came there and put her
bundle upon the surgery table. My wife came in.
Elizabeth was about to follow, when I said " We
don't want you here," and closed the door. I locked
it. I then opened the surgery street-door, and re-
quested plaintiff to go. She refused. I had locked
the other door to prevent her going back into the
house. She sat herself down on a chair. I again
requested her to leave. I said, I am going out; you
go before I go." She said she would not, and she
shook her fist at my wife end said, " You vile
woman ; you wicked wretch." I said, "If you
won't got out quietly it will be my painful duty to
put you out. She threw herself back, and said,
I'm as strong as you are, and I won't
go," and she knocked over some bottles that
were behind her. I then endeavoured to take
her by the shoulders to move her to the street-door,
which my wife opened. When I got her half-way
towards the street-door she slipped forward and sat
down upon the ground, and commenced yelling and
making a tremendous noise. She had not been hurt.
I then saw that a crowd was collecting, and gently,
put my hand upon her mouth to prevent her mak-
ing so much noise. She bit at my little finger. I
removed my hand, and said to my wife, "Let us go
into the dining-room." We were just going
chain
a ring came to the surgery bell. I opened the street-
door, and her sister Elizabeth came up. The
had not been put up. We left the two sisters to-
gether in the surgery, and my wife and I. went into
the dining-room. I then saw two poI ieemen in
the street and beckoned to them to come in, and 1
let them in at the front door, told them what had
occurred, and asked them to speak to the girl, which
they did, and she went away. Did
not strike her on
the mouth. I never pulled her clothes over her
bead, or in any way.ldid not slap her anywhere.
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roll her over and over on the floor. My wife did not
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Upon one occasion I whipped one of my children
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not ha n
her roughly.
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had occasion to chastise a boyy ; hSeowmaesyaeatrhsieato
gave him a caning, and he remained with me two
years afterwards. I believe I was once charged with
beating a boy ; the summons was dismissed. My
wife can tell you better than I can. A boy went
away ; after that he had the small-pox ;he charged
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out a summons, which was dismissed. I had three
servants. I had occasion to remove one boy from my
bedroom, I believe. I cannot say that I struck him.
It was the son of a monthly nurse. I never
struck him to my knowledge. I believe I did
not chastise that boy. I have not been in the habit
of chastising my boys. I knew a woman of the
name of Coward in my service, I went with my
wife into the room before she had gone to bed. I
believe she toll her mistress that I had gone to her
room when she was undressed taking a bath. I
never did so. No nurse complained of my conduct.

I did not go into another servant's room. I never
heard of it. I may have gone into my own nursery.
Re-examined—As soon as I found the. servant
had not gone to bed I went' downstairs. I never
acted indecently towards the servants.
The further hearing was adjourned to Monday
(this day.)

FRIGHTFUL MURDER AT WATERLOO.

WATERLOO-VILLE, SATURDAY.

Early this morning one of the most barbarous
murders on record was perpetrated, about half a
mile from this usually quiet village, the inhabitants
of which are in a state of intense excitement.
Waterloo is situated seven miles to the north of
Portsmouth, and is a rural retreat, chiefly consisting
of villa residences. The murder was committed at
a place called Billett's Stables, about half a mile on
the Horndean-road. The murderer is a young
gipsy, named Lee, aged 26 years, well built, and by
no means repulsive looking. The victim is his wife,
a tall handsome young gipsy woman, aged 24. The
murderer travelled from place to place in a van,
commonly used by gipsies. This vehicle and dwel-
ling had been stopping in the yard adjoining the
Wellington Tavern, kept by Mr. Silvester, of Wa-
terloo ; and on Friday night Lee asked Mrs. Sil-
vester to take his wife some wine-and-water, re-
marking that she would take nothing from him;
and they appeared to be on unfriendly terms, as Lee
had imputed to his wife improper conduct with
another man while at Ascot Races, where they had
kept an entertainment similar to that known as
"Aunt Sally." The wife denied the imputation,
and repeatedly told Mrs. Silvester he had no grounds
for his suspicions. The unfortunate victim was in
an advanced state of pregnancy. This morning,
about 9 o'clock, Lee and his wife left the Waterloo
Inn, where they had remained a short time, being
en route to Odiham, accompanied by a boy
named Wyatt, their nephew. About half an hour
after their departure news reached this village that
Lee had barbarously murdered his wife on the road,
through jealousy. Police-constable Rody Deegan,
of the Hants constabulary, immediately pursued
the van, and discovered that the report was too true,
for lying on the grass, about 400 yards from the
van, was Lee, who, on seeing the officer, exclaimed,
" I am glad you have come, for I have cut my wife's
throat." He also said, " She slept with another man
lam sure, the first night at Ascot." Deegan went
towards the van, and perceived a track of recently
spilt blood for about 15 yards along the road. On
coming up to the vehicle, he perceived the young
woman lying under the horse's heels. One hoof was
on her long dishevelled and jet black hair, while
the other rested upon her arm. Her throat pre-
sented a terrible spectacle, being cut from ear to ear,
and she appeared to be quite dead. Prisoner said,
" Have you found the razor I did it with ? to which
question the constable replied, "Yes, I found it four
or five yards from the van, lying on the road." Pri-
soner then said, "I did it to die." The body was
placed in a car belonging to Mr. Silvester, and re-
moved to a store or shed at the rear of the Waterloo
Inn, to which place the van was also removed.
An eye-witness describes the murder as follows :
—Lee was driving the horse along the Horndean-
road, his nephew, the boy Wyatt, sitting on the
foot board. Lee suddenly got into a passion, hav-
ing reverted to the Ascot affair, and all at once he
jumped into the van, wherein was seated the de-
ceased. A struggle ensued, when he got his wife's
head over the half door or hatch of the van, and
having previously procured a razor, ho cut her
throat in a most fearful manner, causing almost
instant death. Having committed this horrible
murder he threw her over the half-hatch under the
horse's heels. During the murder the horse stood
motionless, and the boy apparently unmindful of
the tragedy being enacted. Lee never attempted
to escape, but after the murder he took the boy to
a house and gave him in charge of a woman, to
whom also he gave either two or three sovereigns,
with a request that she should not let him see his
aunt. He then went and sat down by the road side,
in which position he was found by the police con-
stable. When taken before the magistrates he again
confessed his guilt, and was remanded to Winches-
ter Gaol.

COUNLRY MARKL2

1.,

NOTTINGHAM—SATURDAY.
At our market this morning the show of wheat was
less than an average. A steady inquiry, at an advance of is
to 2s per qr over former prices. A small supply of barley,
with a firm demand, but previous rates were not exceeded.
—White wheat to-day, from 58s to 63s ; red, 54s to 595.
Barley—malting, 30s to 35s ; grinding, 29s to 325. Oats
slow, at 30s to 355, old ; 24s to 27s new. Beans were sold
at 46s to 50s per qr. Flour, 38s to 48s.