The Sun.
London, England, 1810-11-06 00:00:00

RAPE.

John !Phi/more, aged 48, a mr)st odiou's-lonlatig
man, was capitally indided for comtuAting a rape
on Mary Bro Wile, aged 42, the wife of W.Browne,.
a -labourer:

Mary -Browne deposed, that on the 2,2:l Oaober,
she left her husband's house at Hayel, in Middle-
sex, to .go to West Bedford, which was only four
.miles distant, to carry her Son, whom. she had by a
for Mer husband, a change of linen. She gave him
the linen, and informed him she would go to the
Three Crowns public-house, and . wait until he
brought his foul linen to her. She went into the
tap-room of the public-house, and was soon fa-9w-
ed by her son; they_ had a pint of bmer; the .pri•
sober was in the tap-room at the time;- he asked
her from what part of the country she came; she
informed him; he then mentioned the names of
several respeotable people who' lived in her neigh-
bourhood, and s;:id One of them was his uncle.—
.He then enquired which way she had come- front,
Hayes ? - She told him by the high-road ; he ex-
pressed his surprise that she did not know the short
cut across the common, which, would save her at
least .a utile and a walking ; he was going that
way, as he workettat the powder mills, Harlington
Common. She told him she was much obliged to.
him for his information, and would accept of his
Lompany ; her son wAs.present at' this conversation:
,She and the prisoner -left the. Three Crowns at
four o'clock ; they had very little conversation.—
When they came to a remote part of :Ore Common'
he said, "he would bed d but he would have
it then." She did not understand what he meant ;
she quickened her pace, on which
.the prisoner
'caught her by the'cloak, and threw her down, and
after she had struggled fbr an hour, he perpetrated
the crime laid in the ibchamenl.

As. soon as she could extricate herself she ran off,
and wandered about the common for .near two.
hours, until at last she. met a gentleman ; .she wns
in. tear; ; he asked her " what was the matter ?"
she told him she had lost her way ; she was asham.
ed, to tell him. what had happened; he kindly under-
took to conduat her to the road, and assured her
there
,was no way across the common to Hayes.--
They- were half. an hour before they reached the
road, and then she 'was th'ree miles from home;
When she got home her husband opened the doer;
she was not then in tears, but it could be easily per-
ceived she had been- crying. It was eight o'clocki
the String of her'gown and Cloak were broken, and
her apron split up -the front. She did not tell
her husband what had happened, for he v,as,in. the
habit of chiding her for -being'So attentive to her
children, which she had by a former husband.—
When she entered, ihe house, he said• he was
ashamed forlier to take so long'a journey; that her
son was better able to walk than she was. She seas.
at a loss how to atl. ; she could not bear the idea of
going to her husband's bed after what had happened,:
°she Sat up until he was fast asleep, and then went to
bed as quietly-as possible that She might not. distutb
him, and aeled in the sane way. for five nights. Ott
the sixth her husband demanded an explanation of•
her csanduet in not going to bed as usual; and she,
was. obliged to tell him the truth. Fle.went on the
following day, and, from her description, of the pri-
soner, had hitn-apprebended. Ifer husband was the
first person to whom she mentioned the Circum-
stance.

The prisoner put several questions to her in die
way, of dross exatninatiOn, but they only tended to
eliminate himself.

• William Browne, the husband of The prosecu-
trix, corroborated the latter part cif her. Aestimony,
The prisoner made no defence, but said, it he
had done the prostcutrix any mischief he was ready
to pay her for it.
Mr. COMMON SERJEANT summed up the evi-
dence, and the• Airy, without hesitation, teund hitn
Guilty—Death.
Mr. COMMON• SERJEANT dire&ed. that the PrO-,
secutrix should have her expenses as fully as could
be allowed. He then calved up her husband, and
told him he and his wife: had been Much injured by
the prisoner, but that not the least blame was at
tached,to his Wite. She conduClcd herself-as a most
virtuous woman, and had by her subsequent con-
duck towards him (the husband), shewn that she
was possessed of the most deli Cate ideas of virtue,
by avoiding his bed after a forced pollution. He,
therefore, trusted that the husband would not make
any alteration in his conduct towards her,• as she
deserved his greatest kindness and attention.

Browne assured • his Lordship that. he
would be more kindplo her for the future than he
had ever been,

ROBBERY.

Michael Joacheish was capitally indh9ed for pri-
vately stealing in the dwelling-house of John But-
ler, a p,.blican in ShadweJi, on the 14th of Otiober,
several articles of wearing .apparel; the indictment
was tt.l3, supported by evidence, and the Jury found
him Oilty of stealing only, to the value of 395.
which doer away the capital part of the offence.
Yesterday 18 prisoners were tried,' five of whom
were apitally convicted, viz. Henry Crossw. ell, alias
Charles Luke Culverwell, for stealing a grey geld-
ing, value 51. the:property of Peter Gillies.

.Toseph Miller, for burglariously breaking and enter-
ing the dwelling-house, of William Lampkin; with
intent his goods burglariously. to steal. •
Jan:White; for a burglary in the dwelling-house
of Thomas Newberry, and stealing a piece of silk
handkerchief, value 31. his property.
Ten were convitted offlony,
Sarah Sharpe, for stealing is. and GO penny-pieces,
the property of. John Wood.

Wltbam
Godener,• tor stealing a piece of printed
'cotton, .the property •of Thorns Stroud.
Peter Brown, lbr stealing. seven 11. bank-notes,
the property of Hendrick Fourman.

Mary Green, for stealing a shirt, a pair of silver
speaacles, &c. the property of Richard Field.
John Brown, for stealing a time-piece, four silver
spoons, and other articles, the property of Jahr)
Dunn.

Solid Pears, for stealing a q:l3ntity of-liquid blaci",
ing, and three sticks of Italian }mice, the property
Thomai and William 'Hodgson.
Anti Smith; for yteallug.a,kerseymere,pell9o, ain't
a cloth great coat,. the property .of Jame; Charles
Gram. .

Robert Hogan for stealing telbs. weight of COP'
per, value .4 23. the property of Messrs. Shears. 9
Mary Jones and Eliz-b.beth Rlill' for ste ding I
pair of stockings, value 41. iss, the, property °f
Robert Ken) On:
One was convicted of a misdemeanour, and C
were acquitted.

We understand that General Barcn GERAO3 ;5
now bringing to perfection a wealic:n of- his 01
invention, which•will-be.very useful to-the Slianl%.
Guerillas, in the destructive -warl:re whicb
are now. ,carrying on so successlulfy -against( to'
French.