The Sun.
London, England, 1841-07-05 00:00:00

BURDIDGE AND ANOTHER V. DEARE.

When this cause was called on, Mr. Sergeant BOMPAS
proposed that it should be allowed to stand over until
the plaintiffs found whether they could get their money.
Mr. Sergeant SUER—I will not consent. I should like
to see what the jury think of two actions brought for the
same articles.

The trial then proceeded. The evidence was similar
to that given in the last case, except that it appeared
that the defendant had acted in the capacity of :chair-
man of the committee. On behalf of the defendant,
however, the servant of the Count de Lisledone was
called, and he stated thdt he considered Mr. Deare
had been, at the time in question, his master's private
secretary. An attempt was alto made t 3 prove that
the Count was the tenant of the house in the Strand, but
it failed; and in this, as in the former ease, a verdict
was found for the plaintiff, with the same damagca.

•POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.

Charles Crachnell, the driver of an Oxford coaA, was
brought before Sir John Key; charged with assaulting Mary
Ann Williams, a simple country girl, aged 16 years, whe had
been put under his care by her friends in the country to be set
down at the end of ,OxfOrd-street, and directed towards the re-
sidence of her friends in Tottenham-court-road.
Mary Ann Williams deposed, that she had been living at,
Gloucester, but was now residing with her aunt in Chapel-
street, Tottenham-court-road. She came from Oxford on
Tuesday by the coach the prisoner drives, and did not know
him before. He treated her with some ale on the road, and
asked whether she was going to take a situation in London.
She said she was He •said he wanted a servant, if she
should like the place. She said no, she was not going ir.,tti
service directly. She was to stay with her friend .% When
she alighted from the coach, he said he would take her to her
friends. . She had a wrong address. Her friends had moved.
He took her to the end of the street, but could net find
Mr. Lally, to whom she was to go. He then took her into
some place, gave her some tea, and on going into set street
again, boughtl her a pair of stockings as her feet were wet. He
took her into two or three public houses and treated her with
cold gin and water. She objected, but_he made her drink.
He then asked her to go the play, and said .he was in town
three nights a week, and if she lived with him she should go
every night. He said she could have a bed to herself at his
lodgings, and took her there. She saw a female Ser-
vant there, and then they went to the play. After that
Iv.s over they returned to his lodgings. lie took her to a
bedroom where she sat %town, and he began to smoke a
pip and drink some ale. Niter a short time he insisted that
she should undress herself entirely and get into bed. She slid
so, because she was afraid. He sat smoking for some time, and
then undressed himself, and came to bed, The servant. had
told him to put out the candle, but he forgot to do so, and wit-
ness told him of it, and he got out of bed to extinguish it.
When he returned he began taking liberties with her directly,
but she effectually resisted him.. She got out of bed at half-
past five in the morning, but he pulled her in again. She
called out, and the servant came. She then dressed herielf,
left him early in the morning, and by inquiry succeeded in
finding her friends.
Mr. Wontner, who attended for the prisoner, asked if she
did not see him go out with his coach the next moining? She
admitted that she did, and she spoke to a policeman, who took
the prisoner's name.
Mr. Wontner urged that a Jury would not convict a per-
son of assault where the complainant gave so much encourage-
ment, or at least made so little resistance, and behaved so in-
discreetly.
Sir Joni.; KEY thought differently. She was of very tender
age, had been supplied with drink, and was at a less how to act.
She had been placed in his care, and this mide his conduct al-
together inexcusable. He thought there was sufficient ground
for committing for the assault, but as she was a stranger,' and
could not describe places, be should like inquiries to be made
before he proceeded with the case.
Inspector Brake then received some directions from the Ma-
gistrate, and the prisoner was remanded, but was ultimately
brought up again and fined 101. The fine was paid.