The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-24 00:00:00

THE CHARGE OF CRUELTY' IN A SILK MILL.

On Thursday William Tabner, overlooker in the silk
mill of Messrs. Lees and Booth, at Patricroft, was
brought before H. Traford and other county magistrates
at Salford, charged with beating a young married wo-
man, in a state of pregnancy, whilst working in the mill.
The case had been partly heard on Tuesday, and was
described in yesterday's Sun.
When the ease came on for further hearing, the defen-
dant was represented by Mr. Fernley, barrister. The
police-officer said he apprehended the prisoner on Sunday
upon a warrant, and told him the charge was for assault-
ing a young woman. The prisoner said at the time,
" Well, I allow that I did hit her with a strap, but not
Iso as to make any mark; it was a very easy blow."
Alice Mullaney, a young married Irishwoman, was
then called, and stated that she was employed in the
silk mill of Messrs. Lees and Booth, as a silk cleaner.
The prisoner was overlooker. On the 16th January, at
five o'clock in the afternoon, he came behind her, and
without saying a word, and without the slightest provo-
cation, struck her on the neck a hard blow with a strap.
She turned round, thinking he must have struck her in
mistake, andlasked him if the blow was intended for her?
He said it was, and that he would do it again. She told
him that he should not, and he then pushed her so that
her stomach came in violent contact with a bench. She
was more than six raontbs advanced in pregnancy, and
believed that she had sustained serious injury.
In reply to a question from Mr. Trafford, witness said
she had frequently seen the prisoner strike young chil-
dren with the strap.
Mr. Fernley, for the prisoner, objected to any evidence
being taken that did not apply to the specific charge be-
fore the court.
Mr. Trafford said evidence had been given on the pre-
vious day which revealed a state of things that ought to
be inquired into, but what the learned counsel urged was
course, and if the wish was to suppress
be (the magistrate) must acquiesce, al-
though the employers of the man being in court, he
investigation,th e strictly
thought, for their sakes, they should desire it to go on.
The next witness was Margaret Woodcock, a young
woman working in the mill, who corroborated the state-
ment of the complainant as to the assault.
Mr. Trafford asked her what the strap was generally
used for ?
Witness replied—To strike little children and young
women with. He never used it for anything else, and
she had seen him beat children with it shamefully.
Mr. Fernley again objected that they were travelling
out of the case.
Mr. Trafford said his last question was strictly in order.
Jane Caton corroborated the evidence of last witness.
Mr. Fernley said he reserved his defence if the case
were to go before a jury, believing that there was an
amount of prejudice against his client on the part of the
court.
Mr. Trafford thought it would be best to send the
committed the t prisonero
take forba bail
in
trial
case
accordingly.to the
seslisieon as t ander afterwards
ardsconsented
two sureties of 201. each for the prisoner's appearance at
the sessions.

The manager of the mill, with the manager of another
mill, entered into sureties for the prisoner, and he was
liberated.

It is understood to be the intention, since an expose
of the whole case against the prisoner could not be gone
into, owing to the objection raised by counsel, to take
the evidence of six or eight persons who have been grossly
assaulted by Tabner, and found on them other indict-
ments at the sessions.

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