The Sun.
London, England, 1826-09-06 00:00:00

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to stop all auspicious olurrieters when you happen to meet with
them. They cannot be out for any good, and they ought never
to be out for bad. lam satisfied with the evidence that has been
adduced, and therefore I.oblst send the female prisoner to trial for
receiving the goods, knowing them
,to be stolen, and the male
prisoner for stealing them.
'The property was valued at 205.,.n0t half its worth, and both
the prisoners were committed•to Newgate for trial.
Costello, the female prisoner, then exclaimed—" I thank you,
gentlemen ; I am very much obliged to you."

LAMBETH-STREET.--VioLanow OF THREE CHILDREN.

—Yesterday three decent-looking women from Stepney, named
Western, Gayler, and TOmkins, entered the office in tears, and
stated to Mr. Wyatt, that they applied to him to issue his warrant
for the apprehension of a man named Fisher, who had violated
the persons of their children. The children, who accompanied
the applicants, were three in number, and all of the most infantile
appearance.
Mr. WYATT seemed thunderstruck at the enormity of the charge,
and asked what were the grounds on which it was preferred ? One
of the females (Mrs. Western), in reply, said, that on Friday
last her daughter, who was then present, informed her that
Fisher had abused her some time before, and had attempted
to renew hie diabolical purpose on that day; and that she was
not the only victim of his vile propensities, for several of' the
children of her neighbours had also been sufferers. On hearing
the manner in which her daughter was treated, she went to
Fisher, and accused him of his crimes; but he, though she did
not believe him, denied them in the most positive manner;
and for fear of their repetition, and to punish him for the past, she
sought the interference of the Magistrate.
Mr. Wyarr expressed his astonishment that the attempt should
have been made upon the three. The charge appeared to origi-
nate in a conspiracy among the children, for even children could
conspire ; he would therefore examine them separately, and thus
see what account they would giie. Two of the children were ac-
cordingly removed, and the child of the first applicant, Mrs. W.,
was questioned. She said, that about a month since, Fisher, who
is a sugar-baker, and lives opposite to her mother's, sent for her
to go on an errand ; this she did, and on her return he commit-
ted the offence with which he was charged. • She here went into
some particulars, which, from motives of delicacy, and their pecu-
liar nature, we forbear giving. When he had accomplished his
purpose, he desired me not to tell my mother, for that it would be
the death of her ; and that if any thing was found out, to say.that
it had been done by little boys.
Mr. Wvarr—While lie was doing all this, why did you not
cry out ? The child—He leaned so heavy upon me, that he took
away my breath.

Mr. iVrArr—Did you tell your mother of what took plate ?
Child—l did not then ; but when he began again at me this week,
I told her of it; I think it was on Friday.
Mr. WYATT (to Mrs. Western)—What reason is .there for say-
ing that he assaulted the other children ? Mrs. W.—When my
daughter told me, they all mentioned it, and one of • them was
present when he abused her.
Mr. Wvarr—This appears almost incredible. It is scarcely
within the bounds of probability that he should have been so in-
sane as to commit a capital felony in the presence of a thiM per-
son, and then perpetrate a similar offence on that third person,
in the presence of that very individual who had just before, as you
have stated, been the victim of his brutality. Mr. Wyatt here
closely interrogated the child, and though she did not vary much in
her statement, yet she answered with so much flippancy, as to
warrant an opinion that she had been tutored in what she was
to say, and that though Fisher might have been criminal, he was
not so to the extent which her evidence went to imply.
Mrs. Western's child was here removed, and that of Mr. Tomp-
kins brought in. She spoke in almost precisely the same words
of the injuries else had herself received, and corroborated the ac-
count.of the last witness, of their having been each of them vio-
lated in the presence of the other ; she also said, that she had
received similar instructions as to what account she was to give in
the event of a discovery taking place, and that when the last wit-
ness had told the children and her mother of Fisher's misconduct,
she did so also. The third child (Mrs. Gayler's), who appeared
the most intelligent, stated, that old Fisher had not effected his
purpose with her ; he had dragged her on his lap, and endeavoured
to take improper liberties with her, but did not succeed.
Mr. WYArr—Taking all the circumstances into consideration,
the lengthened concealment, the subsequent, almost simultaneous
disclosure, the similarity of the tales, which, from their close re-
semblance, bear the appearance of being preconcerted, and the
nearly incredible iniquity of the party accused having violated one
infant in the presence of_ another ; and when be had in this
instance accomplishedhis purpose, committing the same offence
on the other. I think that taking all these things into conside-
ration, the business has not assumed that prima facia: strength of
evidence which would justify MI, in Wmtlisig a warrant for the ap-
prehension of the accused.
A young woman of the name of Reeves, apparently about 18
years of age, here came forward, and said there was every reason
to believe that the statement of Mrs. Western's child was correct,

and especially as to the last assault.—This she was herself a
witness to, and saw him put his hands underneath the child's
clOthes, and lift her off the ground. He was also about dragging
her up stairs, when she interfered, and at the expellee of a gown
which was torn in the struggle, rescued her from his grasp. He
was a man, she said, of the vilest propensities ; several of the
neighbours' children had been injured by him, and he had, though
unsuccessfully, attempted liberties with herself.
Mr. WYATT.—This certainly gives the 'transaction a different
complexion ; the children's account is by no means satisfactory,
and appeared like any thing hut truth. Can you swear yon saw
him yourself ?
Witness.—Yeo, positively.
Mr. Wxorr.—Then let her information be taken, and the war-
rant issued.—The information was accordingly taken, and the
warrant placed in the hands of Foster, an active officer, who lost
no time in taking him into custody. He will he examined this
day.