The Sun.
London, England, 1829-07-13 00:00:00

UNION-HALL.

A cowkeeper, named Welfair, residing in the dis-
trict of this office, was charged with entering a
Mrs. Wiggins' bed-chamber, and violently assaulting
her. The complainant, a married woman, stated,
that on Tuesday morning last about nine o'clock,
when her husband went from home, the defendant,
having been admitted into the house, proceeded to
her bed-room. She was in bed at the time, and the
moment he entered, he flung himself down by her
side, and in a flood of tears besought her to abandon
her husband far his embraces, declaring that life was
insupportable without her. She rejected his propo-
sitions with disdain, upon which he attempted to
throttle her, and withl the most horrid imprecations
swore that he would either shoot, stab, or strangle
her, if she would not accede to his conditions. She
struggled hard with her assailant, at the same time
calling for help, when the servant entered the apart-
ment, and on her appearance he withdrew, having
before his departure, and in the presence of the
servant, vowed vengeance on the complainant for
refusing to conform to the terms he proposed rela-
tive to absconding with him.
The servant girl confirmed the latter part of her
mistress's statement as to the violent behaviour of
the defendant.

In answer to a solicitor engaged for the de-
fendant, Mrs. Wiggins said that she had known the
defendant about two years; that he used to serve
her with milk. He had never visited her in the
absence of her husband, who was an undertaker;
but she recollects his having called one evening to
inquire for her husband, and he not being at home,
as she happened to be at tea, she invited him to take
a cup. She never encouraged him to take liberties
with her. She admitted having gone down
,the
river in a steam boat with a party on the day pre-
ceding the assault now complained of; the de-
fendant was of the party, but she could safely say
that she did not amuse herself while on board with
throwing hoeboys (strawberries) into the cow-
keeper's mouth. The defendant then went on to
state that he had been on the most intimate terms
with Mrs. Wiggins.
The complainant's husband, a quiet and respec-
tably behaved man, declared, that notwithstanding
the defendant's imputations on the chastity of his
wife, he believed she was virtuous.

The defendant then alluded to the party of plea-
sure on board the steamer, and attributed his subse-
quent irritation of mind to have been produced in
consequence of witnessing Mrs. Wiggins pay more
attention to a young man on board than to him.
The facts were these; he went into her bed-room,
and he thought there was no impropriety in doing
so, and the moment he entered she fainted. Seeing
her in that state, he ran towards her, in order to
render assistance; and on her revival, she desired
him to be gone, and alarmed the house with her
screams.

The complainant having declared that she went
in bodily fear of the defendant, he was ordered to
find sureties to keep the peace towards her for one
year, himself in 100/. and two sureties of 50/. each.
The Magistrate recommended the complainant to
exhibit articles of the peace against him at the next
Sessions, which she intimated her intention of doing.
On Saturday, Miss Jane Gee Dickson, the anti-
quated maiden, who, some time ago, acquired se
much notoriety on the Surrey side of the metropolis,
by keeping the remains of her brother, Dr. Dickson,
unint erred upwards of six months, and resisting the
parish officers when they insisted on the body being
buried, even at the expiration of that time, came to
the office to announce to the Magistrates that, for
the benefit of agriculture and the good of the na-
tion at large, she had determined to espouse an emi-
nent agriculturist in Essex (she did not name the
fortunate man), on the 12th of August. and the
nuptials are to be celebrated by agricultural exhibi-
tions arid rural fetes, which are to commence on the
3d of August, and continue to the 12th, when the
marriage is to be solemnized. She presented the Ma-
gistrates with a printed programme of the per-
formances, headed " Grand, Honourable, and Poli-
tical Marriage," the reading of which excited no
little merriment. Miss Dickson, having received
the congratulations of the Magistrate on her ap-
proaching nuptials, politely invited him to be pre-
sent; and, as she left the office in high spirits, de-
clared her intention of inviting all his Majesty's
Ministers, and a great portion of the nobility, as her
marriage would be a national benefit.