The Sun.
London, England, 1809-09-26 00:00:00

IDDLESEX SESSIOA'.

,140NDAY, SETT. 25,
, .
Jahn Jones; a titian :of mostrespettahlts. ppeatandei
Was indideci for an outrageous assault, ‘'ith intent
to commit a rape upon the person of a young wo-
man named Elizabeth Stevens, on the eth 6't Sep=
tember instant.

The :circumkances of the case, as stated by Mr.
GLEED;Counsel for the prosecution; and afterwards
sustained 'in evidence, were as follows

The Defendant, who is by trade a carter and
gilder, and resident in Bream's-Buildings, Chance-
ry-lane, was a married man with a family, and up-
wards of sixty years Old: The Prosecutrix was,
about eight years since; introduced into his family
in the name of Mary Blundell,
,by means of a draft
for 1),01. which was sent to her by 'a friend from
abroad, and was made payable by the- Defendant. In
consequence of this circumstance an. acquaintance
commenced between the Prosecutrix and the family;
and she was induced to become a resident in the De
fendant's house, as a domestic companion. She still
went by the name of Mary Blundell. At the end of
three years the Prosecutrix ceased to live in the
house, but occasionally continued to visit the family
as a friend. On the day mentioned in the indiCt-
ment she had gone to the Defendant's house as usual
to see his wile and children. Mrs. Jones, however,
happened to be in the country, and the eldest son
of the Defendant having left LonciOn early in the
morning upon some business, he took the oppor-
tunity which 'presented itself of urging his suit.
In order, however, to facilitate the execution of
his purposes, be contrived to send his daughter and
his servants out of the house upon various frivn-
bons crtaittls. He then went down stairs to the
kitchen, where the Prosecutrix was alone, perform-
ing some domestic office. He commenced by
luting in the Most tenderlanguage, and laying his
-hand round her neck, entreated a kiss. Astonished
at this behaviour, She desired -him to desist, and
reminded him who be was,'a man stricken in years,
and the father of a family. Finding that mildness
would not do, he resorted to a more forcible means
of gaining his objet. He suddenly seized her by
the arms and dragged her out of the kitchen to the
foot of the kitchen stairs, where, he began to use to-
wards her the most brutal violence. She screamed
for help, and repeatedly cried murder !- In vain she
appealed to his humanity ; he tripped up her beds,
and threw . her on the stairs, and at the same time
put his hand upon her mouth to prevent her mak-
ing a noise, whilst with the other he held her hands.
By great exertions she removed his baud from her
mouth, and regained the use of her voice, which she
exerted to the utmost. The Defendant endeavoure
to silence her by seizing her round the neck with
such violence as to occasion all the appearance of
strangulation. Finding this to be unsuccessful in
producing silence, he leant his arm- across her
mouth:

By this time the screams and cries for help which
the prosecutrix uttered in her distress, had collected
a crowd round the door. Set eral persons attempted
to force an entrance through the window, but were
unable to do so. They then rang the bell with such
violence as to al.': m tne Detenoznt. He 1 hen liber-
ated his vi Ain], w i,o ttent to the street-door and ad-
mitted her del.ver'ers. She presented a most.shoeking.
spectaeie 0! violence and outrage. Her face and neck

were covered with bruisci, aa were several other parts
of her hal; and her clothes. were almost torn from
her lort k. H.l log told the persons who entered-Me
house what had happened, they proceeded to look
for the De,tendant, who was found concealed in a
cupboard in the back kitchen, and taken into
custody.
Mr. GURNEY, as Counsel (or the defendant, stated
that be was instructed not to deny the charge of the
plosecutrix, bUt simply to .say, that the defendant
would throw himself upon the mercy of the
Court, and prayed the most lenient punishment
that the Bench could infli6f.

Several witnesses were adduced to testify the good
charader the defendant had borne for 25 years pre-
vious to ibis unfortunate transadion. •

The Jury found the defendant Guilty, and Mr.
MAINWARING pronouneed the'Sentence of the law,
which was, that he should be confined in the House
of Correction for twelve calendar months.

OLD BAILEY.