The Sun.
London, England, 1844-03-15 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Aylesbury, March 13.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Lord MUNGER.)
Joho Hall, Richard Terry the elder, Richard Terry the
younger, Joseph Terry, William Adams, and Thomas Sprat-
ley, were indicted for having cominitted a brutal assault on
the person of. Ann Pepper.
Mr. O'Malley and Mr. Power were counsel for the prose-
cution ; and Mr. Sanders and Mr. Wells defended the pri-
soners. _ _ _ .

The prosecutrix is a married woman, and from her evi-
dence (the general outline of which alone is fit for publica-
tion) it appeared that being in the company of her husband
and three friends at Tuigewich feast in August last, she
met all the prisoners at the Rose and Crown. Being unable
to procure lodgings for the night, from the influx of visitors
into so. sequestered. a village on that festive occasion, the
party of the prosecutrix repaired to a neighbouring cow-shed,
where, fatigued with the pleasures of the day, they soon
fell asleep. In the course of the night their slumbers
were disturbed by the entry of two men, who were
soon followed by four others. Before many minutes
had elapsed the intruders developed their wicked
1) Pose, and seizing hold of Mrs. Pepper, they
forciblyo tore her from her husband, and commenced a
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attack on ►the mat- a the party, who ded for the con-
stable, leaving the•prosecutri* in their power. No sooner
were her protectors out of eight then the prisoners forced thg
poor woman into a building- hard by, w.liere they all assaulted
her in a manner, and with a brutality, which beggars de-
scription. Suffice it to say that
the distracted litisband on
his return, after the lapse of sn u found his wife half
dead, and scarcely, able to detail liar She was
authorities set out in
taken to the village surgeon, and the
pursuit of the offenders, who for some time e
detec-
tion. Three of them, however, among Wed
the Terrys, who stood in the relation of uncle waner two
of
were arrested as they were on the point of emliarL,,exhave,
India with a regiment into which they had era: embarking the
day after the outrage, and tike4li,ers were nitimately-tr,we'
to various inland parts of the cotsinfry, whither they had
absconded in the vain hope of escape, ilYtt of the ruffians
were most clearly identiCicd to-day by their Ogim and her
husband, while the sixth was recognised by his cap which
had fallen from his head in the seuflle at the cow-shed, and
was now positively sworn to as haviu been worn by him ors
the evening at the public-house.
The Learned Counsel having severally addressed the jury
on behalf of their clients, the jury without much hesitation
found them all Guilty, and the wretches were forthwith §en-
tenced to be transported for 20 years.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
(YESTERDAY.)
CLERKENWELL.
Martin Gahetiss, the landlord of the Swan Tavern,
Upper Holloway, was summoned to answer the com-
plaint of Inspector Thatcher, for unlawfully and know-
ingly permitting gaming on his premises.
Mr. I)uncombe appeared for the defendant.
It appeared, from the evidence, that on the 27th ult. a
corn-dealer, named George Bradley Shonnet, residing

in Gray's Inn-lane, went to defendant's house, accom-
panied by two young tradesmen, named Alfred and
and James Stroud. Shonnet deposed that having
drank a considerable quantity of wine, James
Stroud, challenged him to play at "four corners."
They did play, and he lost 681., 101. in money, a 201.
promissory note, and a 361. bill. Shonnet further de-
posed that at the time he signed the bill he was so
stupidly drunk as not to know what he was doing, and
recollecting himself in an hour afterwards he snatched
the bill out of Alfred's hands and tore it in pieces ; the
pieces were, however, collected by a friend of Stroud s,
and put together so as to form a whole, and subsequently
the bill was circulated and presented for payment to
Shonnet by a clerk of the Bank of England, but payment
was refused. It was found that the landlord was pre-
sent whilst they were playing for the bets, and must
have been cognisant of it. After the bill was tom
Shonnet deposed that James and Alfred Stroud attacked,
kicked, and beat him in a very violent manner.
Mr. Duncombe admitted that skittle-playing and
gambling had taken place, but denied that his client was
aware of it. He called several witnesses, but they did
not disprove the evidence for the prosecution.
Mr. GREENWOOD fined the defendant 51. and costs.

Two men, named Rawley and Davis, were charged'as
suspected persons. They were found lying in a brick-
field in Islington on Wednesday night, by police-consta-
ble 201 N, and on Davis were found a large number of
duplicates, some of them relating to valuable articles.
A pocket-book was found on Davis, in which was the
following entry, •• This night we must get money, or lie
in the station-house." There were likewise tickets for
the Royal Effingham Saloon in Whitechapel found on
Davis, and two bludgeons.
The prisoners said they were natives of Bedfordshire,
and had been sleeping in these brick-fields for the last
seven or eight months. On being interrogated by the
Magistrate, they acknowledged that they had subsisted
by begging, and had not been in any honest employ-
ment. They acknowledged having cut the bludgeons
in Hornsey wood. Davis refused to answer any ques-
tions touching the pocket-book or tickets.—They were
sent to the House of Correction for six weeks.