The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-12 00:00:00

THAMES POLICE.

Yesterday James Screen, a mariner, was brought
to this office, eharged by his wife with a series of
the most cruel usage towards her.
Sarah Screen, a decent-looking woman, said ge-
nerally that thQ prisoner bad used her very brutally.
Mr. BRODERIP requested her to state particularly
the latest instances. _ _

Mrs. Screen said some of them were such she
could not relate them. The prisoner returned from
sea five weeks since, and had used her in the most
brutal manner. She was unconscious of giving him
any offence, but his mind appeared dreadfully poi-
soned against her. On Thursday last he called her
by a mat .opprobrious term, and blackened both her

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mass of bruises. Upon the next day he strut
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a heavy blow on the mouth, which loosauel:a
front teeth. On Sunday fait he said to be.
you will but acknowledge yourself to have
to Hasell, I will forgive you ?" •
innocence of any such criminality, refused t° •
ledge it. [Here the unfortunate :woman DO
tears; and, falling on her knees, in the • Illeet,"
and affecting manner said, " I hope
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enter the kingdom of Heaven, if what
never injured my hnsband,
true. I
innocent of what he accuses tne."}
peated several times with much 'eartiestar-:'
further stated that the prisoner- dragged
room, and tied her to •the bed-post's, and S-0
her two dozen lashes with a ropes-end 7" •
naked body. When she was extricated; she( A
almost in a state of nudity to the house °OIOIY
tive, who the next day' brought her to the
make her complaint. ' • itr
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Mr. BRoDHRIP asked her if she -
the prisoner any, or the slightest prove 'r'
the assaults he had committed ? Mrs. Scre-
lemnly declared that she Lad not, and heilds
to,enter into some partiettlars which she sto:
applying for the warrant, she 'stated the'o_,,e,Vtl'
She,
refused
of a very shameful Outrage which the pris"-•
tempted. tpa
his aThbesepnrciseoanteriesa.aid_
,his wife had been k 7 :
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with a man named Hasell for hours.togethef '
-Mr. BRODERIP asked the woman if that ate!joie
was true or not 7 Mrs. Screen again knelritte
and in the most earnest manner declared
false. She had never given Hasell any eet-Sej
ment, she had only seen him once during li•cir
band's absence, and that •wits in the pd'••
other people. '0
Mrs. Mary Griner, a respectable widow, egt, r
called. She deposed that -Mrs. Sereen crane,
for protection from the 'prisoner's" violence' "
had examined her person, which was voitel,l4l,4i'°
bruise: a lump had 'formed upon' her sickle
'blow which she told witness the prisoner 10:,;,-#1
her. The witness said she could state'
felt a delicacy in so doing. •
Mr Baonirsztn. said, however painful to 070eit
ins of the witness, it' was her duty to •ststi!.-
particular she knew.- '• • • " '0(0
Mrs. (killer then stated an act of the rei
to his wife of a very aggravated- and cotiu
character.
The prisoner very londly.denied it; but his
confirmed the statement-of the 'Witness. le
Mr. #Bi
BRODERIP and Captain Ric:H.l3Ra "
they never heard of such monstrous harbaritr/
practised by a husband towards his wife as
scribed in this case.
The prisoner entered into a long and solve/
unconnected story 'about his wife and a mall!. '
Hasell, who, he said, was continually with I.l'.
ing his absence at sea. i;
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-Mr. BRODERIP asked him how he had
alt
out ?—The defendant answered, it was the
the neighbourhood, and hibelieved it. fie 01.40.1/
more confirmed in it by Hasell not having 110
appearance but once since his return. bel
Mr. BRODERIP said, it was his duty t 0
sought out Haseli, and asked him about it; of
have made proper inquiries. If he believe,'
miserable represectation to be true, and ..feltie,
posed to break the peace, surely it would Wei,
mere manly (although not legally justifiable) to
attacked Hasell, instead of so cowardly and bfll
taking vengeance on his wife. Isl
The defendant said he had no opportunitPot
cause the moment Hasell saw him he ran 1404
He firmly believed bis wife and that man had ro
hint.

Mrs. Screen here renewed her protestati7
innocence, and hoped the Magistrates would fr.,
her, because she was convinced the prisoner 111'
ed to murder her. to
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of which he was absentbeen married wanted
two years from her.
Captain RW1113411. said, the defendant acted?
with defendant
her. saidd be
d othree
ridiculously in supposing for a moment that li)300
must not speak to anybody but him. His CO
had been altogether unmanly, brutal, and Ul'l
British seaman.
Mr. BitoDERIP told the defendant he had no r 1 I
of doing away with the marriage: There were•b
-modes of obtaining redieSs for the injury veldt
imagined he had Sustained, without partitive
harsh, deliberate, and heart-sickening cruelty.
Mrs. Griner said, when the complainant 0'; ri
and.eame to her house, she was really in a 4'l or
nudity, having only a petticoat and one of the ell
soner's shirts to COVer her. had tal'.en
her clothes.
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The Magistrates consulted, and Mr. Bac% lo
ordered bin), under the late Act, to pay a til-0)
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the King of 51., or to be committed to prisori
bt
two months (the heaviest penalty allowed b}' to
Act), and further directed him to find sureoof
keep the peace for 12 months, himself in 60141,1011
two sureties in 401. each. He was in the ele . •
committed to prison.