Star.
London, England, 1813-01-15 00:00:00

OLD MILEr, JANIZfRrI4.

DiYuan kuild wailiztaitted, for haiing feloniously
ravished Elizabeth.-Loping, on the 28th day of De-
cember last.

The prosecntrit dated, that in Deeitoberlast she
lived servant with Mr. and Mn.i Morris, of Windsor-
place, ,City-road. On• the 28th, her master and mis-
tress left her in charge of the house-in their absence.
About ten o'clock in the morning, the prisoner came
to the house about his usual employment, of cleaning
knives and shoes. Some time after,. the prisoner
caught bold of her, and dragged her to a passage,
between the two kitcbens, where he proceeded to
offer violence to her perzon. She was excessively
frightened, but was afraid to cry out, being alone in
a strange house, and her master and mistress being
from home. In her terror, she permitted the prisoner
to effect his purpose without resistance. She rose
from the floor and went up to her room, where she
put on other clothes, and proceeded to her accusto-
mary business. In about twenty minutes after this,
the prisoner left the house, saying he would return
the next day and clean the rest of his knives and shoes.
About twelve her master-and mistress returned, but
she was ashamed to mention what had happened ;
she was in such pain, however, that she could not
finish her work ; her mistress gave het some rum and
water for her illness, but as she still continued ill, and
in pain, she, at eleven o'clock at night, told all the
circumstances to her mistress. The next morning
her master sent hei home to her mother's in a coach.

On her cross-examination, she said, that the priso-
ner had on the 26th brought a branch of misletoe to
the house, and had offered to kiss her, but she re-
fused : she had never been kissed under a misletoe,
and did not know what it meant ; she did not alarm
the neighbourhood because• it was a strange place,
•and she was ashamed to acquaint her :distress with
her misfortune in the first instance.
Some officers of the East London Militia gave-the
prisoner a very good character.
The CHIEF BARON commented on the prosecutrix's
making no alarm, and the Jury immediately acquit-
ted the prisoner.
Aleanor Eaton was indicted for breaking and enter-
ing the dwelling house of Thomas Alexander, and
stealing therefrom several articles his property. She
was found guilty of the stealing only.
William Linton, a boy of 15 years of age, was in-
dicted for burglariously breaking into the house of
William Stephens, and stealing tour pair of shoes...•
Found guilty of stealing only.
Joseph Oiling was convicted of a burglary in the
dwelling house of James Guyer.—Death.
William Hill was convicted of felony, in stealing five
£1 bank notes, the property of Edward Baker.
The following were also convicted of felony. viz.
J. Nicholson, for stealing the carcase of a sheep, the
property of R. King ; J. Quirk, for stealing a quan-
tity of floor-cloth, the property of Messrs. Hay-
ward ; W. l'r ice and J. Brown, for stealing a quantity
6f fowls, the property of J. H. Busk ; J. Taylor,
for stealing a pair of shoes, the property of A. Wil-
son ; R. Palmer, for stealing a firkin of butter, the
property of W. Grigg ; Harriet Woodford, for
stealing 255. in halfpence, the property of J. Andrews;
A. Shepherd, for stealing a coat, the property of J.
Vousden ; J. King, for stealing several quartern
loaves, the property of J. Holmes ; and J. Brooks,
for stealing a pint pot, the property of J. Bailey.