The Sun.
London, England, 1828-07-24 00:00:00

SUMMER ASSIZES.

WORCESTER, Jinx 22.
John Checsc, aged 33, was indicted for assaulting
and ravishing Ann Ridley, on the . evening of the
14th of May last.
Ann Ridley, a plain-looking girl, with an impedi-
ment in her speech, was 16 years of age ; lived at
Stourbridge, in this county, and worked at a carpet-
factory at Kidderminster.. On the evening of the
14th of May, she was returning, about half-past
seven o'clock in the evening, from Kidderminster,
and was within a mile of Stourbridge when she met
the prisoner driving a flock of sheep. He asked
her what hour it was, and she told him. He then
pulled out a shilling and offered it to her, if she
would go into a field with him. As soon as he
made that,offer, she ran off towards her home up the
hill ; but when she had got about a quarter of a
mile, she fell over a heap of stones, and the pri-
soner coming up, immediately seized her and dragged
her across the turnpike-road, down a lane ;. and after
carrying her some distance, threw her down and ac-
complished his purpose. When he suffered her to
rise, she walked down the lane before him, and saw
two men and a woman driving some carts. She
told them what had occurred, and pointed out the
prisoner as the man who had ill-used her • but after
seizing the prisoner and talking to him, they let him
go again. On the next morning, at four o'clock,
she went and informed the constable of what had
happened, in order that the prisoner might be

taken up.
MisS Harriette Perry was walking near the lane de-
scribed by the prosecutrix, with a child, on the even-
ing of the 14th of May, and recollected seeing the
prosecutrix running away from a man dressed in a
smockfrock ; she saw her fall on a heap of stones,
and the man in the smockfrock took her up round
the waist, and carried her down the lane. He was
carrying her down the lane when the witness met a
man of the name of Tudor, who, seeing the witness
was much frightened, accompanied her to her own
house, which was at a short distance off. When
the prosecutrix fell on the stones the witness heard
her scream " Murder." While looking after the
prosecutrix down the lane, she saw her walk a few
steps; but the man with the smockfrock was hold-
ing a stick over her head.
John Tudor, and Mary Tudor, his mother, con-
firmed, in several material points, the testimony al-
ready given.
Mr. Justice GAsELEE having summed up,
The Jury brought in a verdict of Guilty, but re-
commended the prisoner to mercy.
The Foreman being unable to explain to the
Learned Judge the reasons which induced such a
recommendation, the Jury again retired, and after
some consultation sent a written communication to
his Lordship, recommending the prisoner to mercy,
because they believed the prisoner was not aware of
the pnnishment that awaited the commission of
such a crime.
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Mr. Justice GASELEE then proceeded to address
the prisoner on the enormity of the crime of which
he had been convicted, and concluded by pronounc-
ing sentence of death on him.
The prisoner seemed perfectly heedless of the fate
that awaits him.
John Pound, aged 51, was indicted for assaulting
Ann Downes, a child under tke age of nine years,
with intent to commit a rape. The circumstances
of the case are of a nature too gross for detail.
The Jury found the prisoner Guilty.
Mr. Justice GASELEE sentenced the prisoner to
be confined in the House of Correction for eighteen
months, mid kept to hard labour.

YORK, MONDAY, JULY 21.
The commission for this county was opened on
Saturday, by Mr. Justice BAYLEY, and the business
of the Assize commenced to-day. Mr. Baron HUL-
LOCK did not arrive until this morning. The Learn-
ed Baron, who has only just recovered from a very
severe illness, presides in the Crown Court, where
his labours are likely to be light. There are only
33 prisoners for trial, and none of the cases are of a
very aggravated description. The entry of causes
for the Civil Side has not yet finished, but it is ex-
pected to be heavy.