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London, England, 1804-12-06 00:00:00

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Tnefday Henry 111•Aertuos was indieted for an af-
!wilt, with intent to commit a rape on the body of
Maria Trolor, wife of John Beniamin Taylor.
The Defendant is a matter calico printer at Coln- I
Srook, by whom the hulband of the prof-cootie was
employed, and the following are the principal circum-
fiances of the cafe :—Taylor owed a Corn of money in
London, and to enable him to pay part if it, applied
to the ihte.olant on the tathof Aprillaft,forfome we-
ws which were due to him. The Defendant faid he
had co money then, but wargoing to London for Come ;
and, as Mrs. Taylor had to go to London to pay
away the money. It was agreed that the should meet
the defendant at the Cock Public hnufe in Bow-lane,
about two o'clock. The meeting took place ace.,
dingly. Mrs. Taylor Rated that after recoving two
• pounds from the defendant, (he intormed him, at his
requei, that (he had to go to the Borriugh, St.
Goat ge's-fields, and Come other places, before the re-
turned home. He accompanied her ni Sr, totoiget.
fields ; patted from her at a 'more there; return.
ed and met her again, and proccedez with her to the
White limit Cellar, in order to get a coach for
Colnbrook; but the coaches for the night were gone,
and nu return-chaise was to be found. The tooth.
entris therefore doermined to walk home, and, on
her leaving the White Rork Cellar, the found that
the planner (*.Mowed her. He came up to her,
and they walked together to Hammerfmoh. where
they (topped at the Windt& Cattle, the defendant
having reprefented to her that they --mid prob.:l4
red a reinnochaife there. The defendant took her
into the parlottr of this houfe, and, al:cr !lopping a
few minutes with tier there, he went nut of the
room, and returned with come rum and water in
his hand. He informed her that no Tetsuo-chalk '
was to be had, but that the could get a bed in the
houfe ; and, as it was now late, the witnefs thought
it mod advifeable not to proceed farther. The
chamber-maid lighted her up (lairs, let driven the
candle• nn a landir.g.place, and pointed out her room
to her. She took up the light and entered this room,
but jun as the wasolofing the door the defendant
came tn. He locked the door, and faid to the pro-
(moth, " You ;tie Cafe enough now ; you have no-
thing to do but undrefs yourfelf and go to bed."—
She refitted. and declared that the would Comer die
than
well
to bed with him. He replied, " You mac
as well whitllefiss to the ottiktiones as fay that to me."
He proceeded to undrefs birnfelf on one bide of the
bed, while the to avoid hint, had retreated to the
otter : he came round to her, and threw her on the
bed, and prevented her from crying out, by placing,
Isis hand on her mouth. She refitted as long as the
was able,andat lan fainted, andremaincd a long time
fenfelefs. In the morning, when the recovered, the
found the defendant lying betide her in the bed; her
petticoat acrd other parts of her cloaths were torn to
pieces by the defendant. He aid to her in the
morning. " You might as well have been good-na-
tured at firth" He gat up firtt, and then the dreffed
herfelf. When the came down (lairs the Caw him.
but (he left the houre without fpeaking to him, and
returned home. She laid that the hats been married
nine year', and was the mother of leveral
two of whom were now living : the was pregnant on
tjre ath A ptil ; but, in confequence of the iltuggle
bad with the "dinner, mitcarried, and had been in
very bad health ever fine. She never told her hut..
band what had happened until the middletsf Auguß
lath when the explained the circumflances to him, in
eon(-Inence of 11;s repeated enquiries refpeaing the
cattle of her illncfs. She had once called on Mrs.
M.Keimen for the pnrpofe of mentioning the affair
to hera but came away without bring able to fay
any thins; on the &Nat.
John Benjamin 't (aid, that when his wife
returned home on the morning of Sunday, the rgth
of Ap-il, he enquired the caufe of her abfroce.—
She atiftvcied that Mr. M.Kernan had detained her
&lßoong. that Ihe was obliged to fleep in a hottle in
w•lane. He did not obferve any of her drefs torn
or in diforder. In the month of Anglia the in-
formed him of what had happened; upon which he left
the defendant's tett ice, and applied to an Attorney,
by whole advice an it:di/Immo was ptefented agaitill
the pritvner to the Grand Jory.
Mary Motel., the chambermaid at the Windfor
- Cattle, rernambetcd the prifoner and the prolecutrie
Beeping at that hods on the tatli of April. She
lielrtcttltem to bed. The defendant went up Rain
fist ; (he followed with the light in her hand, and
Mrs. Taylor was cloth behind. She faw them both
into the room, where the left them together, walling
them both good night. According to the belt of
her frontlet:lton, the alfo pulled the door chafe when
the went away. There were other bed-rooms on
the fame fin T and, had any wife been made in
this ream, it mutt have been heard. Mrs. Taylor
did not appear in the leaß dißreffed, and the and the
defendant went away together in the intoning. The
whole of their conchal was fuch as would have in-
duced any one to hippo& they were hulband and wife.
Elizabeth Rowe Oared, that the lodged in the fame
hook with the ploticutria at Colnbtook ; and that
their huthinds were employed in the fame manufac-
tory. Site was mo prelent when Mrs. Taylor and her
hatband hen met on Sunday the r sth of April ; but
the went into their room a few minutes after. Mrs.
Taylor, who was then crying, laid to the wit-oro
4. My hofbartettells me I have been in a bawdy ltrttle
all night." The wi..ucfs hf
t.erved, that the hoped that
was a joke. Store time tertvards, hwzret, (Ors.
Taylor told the tti,l,ols that the had coomottoo a
great overfight at tialTlMClriTl:th, fur wh.d: the s
as
very entich gt ivied. In fh•trt, the cont. ,rod th tt the
had dept with Me. hlrlerhan there. but laid the
did not terreroher the Ign Of the houle. She ta,cl
the had got a O. r, te toto, and thn her htiftrand
would let her '.nve no nett till fly had told him has
the came I. y ; a 1..: ;b.! td th.rett,rt made hint bc•
twee that the htd IL up in pettni• t and t.t.n•
peaces. She had drank ICA with prtACIAT•X and
eas. M•Kernan won.: tiotes (roe !he 14. f! tt ,•til,
it Mr. M•Kern -It's hi ii.e, 1,) aa. :a yen': ..1 r tecnt
SI c never saw oo po-et:toe 47 • ..! Mr : • I :tn.:
brit the had oliterved•hirr fr,•eral t•j, 1
as it Lt. dirt nut fit ft:t • het al: a
enured to addtef het
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call furtlttr t.VtatltC.C, ht.t .•ir. ALIO. •• •
tit picicCilt it n, ;,..re op toe calt, mist t:ol.Tato
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found the
petticoat a
pieces by
morning.
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herfelf. I
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returned t
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bad with
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band wht
when
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any Ittiatl
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