The Sun.
London, England, 1861-04-12 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY CASE.

Yesterday, at the Bow-street Police-court, a black
man, named John Delobe, a native of the West
Indies, and by trade a tailor, was charged, with
Charlotte Sullivan, a woman who lives with him as
his wife, with assaulting a gentleman named Hooper.
Delobe was further charged with an indecent assault
on Sarah Ann Oliver, a girl of between 14 and 15
years of age, and Sullivan with aiding and assisting
him in committing the assault.
Mr. Hooper said that about two o'clock that
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entering her room was surprised to find a man, the
Oliver, who was sobbing bitterly. tie inquired
what was the matter, and declared his determina-
tion to protect the girl. The male prisoner then
jumped out of bed, and, seizing the poker, struck
him with it several times about the head and face.
The woman Sullivan also struck him several times.
He rushed to the window and tried to open it, but
finding that he could not get it open he smashed
the glass and frame, and so attracted the notice of
a police constable.
Policeman Monckton said his attention was
called to this occurrence by the smashing of the
window. He made his way to the room, and Mr.
Hooper gave the prisoner into custody. The girl
Oliver was lying on the floor, apparently sense-
less. When she recovered she appeared much dis-
tressed. She charged the male prisoner with an
indecent assault upon her. Mr. Hooper appeared
to be sober.
Sarah Ann Oliver said she was a servant out of
place, and was a little over 14 years of age. On
the previous night she met the prisoner Sullivan in
Drury-lane, a tittle before midnight, and, being
without a lodging, she asked the prisoner where
she could get a bed. Sullivan replied, " I have a
very nice lodging. Come home with me, and you
can stop till morning if you like." Witness went
with her. On the way they entered a publichouse,
where Sullivan gave her some rum, upon drinking
which she became so stupified that she did not know
what she was doing. Sullivan took some money out
of witness's pocket and paid for the rum. Sullivan
then took her to the house in Parker-street, where
she went to bed. She had not been there long when
the male prisoner entered the room, and, having
stripped himself absolutely naked, got into bed.
She screamed out for assistance and endeavoured to
resist him, but the female prisoner assisted him,
holding her down in the bed and pressing the bed-
clothes over her mouth, so as to stifle her cries.
Sullivan then left the room, after which Delobe
repeated the offence, notwithstanding her cries and
struggles. After this Sullivan returned, accom-
panied by Mr. Hooper, who on entering the room
said, " What have you brought me here for ?" Sulli-
van replied, "To smoke a pipe." Upon this they
sat down by the fire and both began to smoke.
Mr. Hall—Do you mean to say that the woman
smoked ?

Witness—Yes, sir, smoked a pipe. The witness
went on to say that Sullivan wanted Mr. Hooper
to undress and go to bed, but he refused to do so,
as there was a man there (the prisoner Delobe).
She then asked for some money, which ho refused
to give her, saying that she had already taken some
from him. Upon this she called out, " Jack, come
and give it him," upon which Delobe got out of
bed and assaulted Mr. Hooper with the poker.
Sullivan also struck Mr. Hooper. Witness after-
wards found that two half-crowns had been taken
from her pocket.
Mr. Hooper's face was much disfigured by the
injuries he had received.
Mr. Hall remanded the prisoners for a week,
and desired Mrs. Green, the female searcher at the
station-house, to provide the girl Oliver with a
lodging and take care of her until Saturday, when
she is to enter a situation.
Mr. Hooper offered to defray any expense in-
curred under his worship's instructions.

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