Star.
London, England, 1804-01-18 00:00:00

TJBLENT OUTRAGE.

Laft Sunday the Rev. I.ncsuaar GORDON. and
Mr. Lavas', GORDON, brothers, dined with Mrs.
Lie, a lady of confiderable property, at her houfe in
Bolton-row; Piccadilly. In a (bort time after dinner
Mrs. Let rang the bell of an adjoining room to that
in which the had been dining with the gentlemen,
which was anfwered by a female fervant, whom Mrs.
Let ordered to get her a glafs of water, appear.
ed very low fpirited, and defired the fervant to remain
in the adjoining room, as the was afraid the gentle-
men would take her away; to which the fervant
anfwered, that it was impollible to take her out of
her own houfe; but Mrs. Loa replied, they were
armed with piltols, and feared they would force her;
the then returned to the room where they dined, and
in a few minutes after, Mrs. Las's footman was Cent
out to call a hackney coach ; while he was gone, the
two female-fervants were alarmed by their mifirefs's
voice, laying. •' I will not be taken out of my own
hook," which induced them to go to her affillance,
when they found the two Meg: GORDON forcing Mrs.
Lit down hairs from the drawing-room, and Mrs.
Lee holding by the banniners, refining them; on
which they went to her affifiance, and endeavoured
to refcne her from the gentlemen, when Mr. LlCK-
guar Colony feized them both, and relenting a
pißol, (wore he would (hoot them both if they made
any node or refinance, and fucceeded in forcing Mrs.
Las out of her houfe into a poll ehaile, which was
in waiting whhin a few yards of the door, the poit•
boy being ready mounted, and drove off as loon
as the parties got in, With the greats& (peed poffible.
The fervent, followedis with creams and cries. but
in vain; the fwiftnefs with which it drove eluded all
Forfeit. The fervants making this extraordinary
cureumfianee known to Mrs. Las's friends on Mon-
de, morning. Mrs PARKIN (the Solicitor for the Proft
Office) applied, with the fervants, at the Public Of-
fice, bow.fireet. and I.llr.Boatason. the Sitting Mae-
' trate. Med his warrant to apprehend the two Wet
Gonnons. and Miller and Atkins, two of the officers,
were difpatched in parfait of the parties. They con-
tinued their enquiries during the day. and in the
evening they learned that Mr. LOCKHART Gomma
had been at his Lodgings in the New-road, Mary-la•
bonne, end had drefed, and gone out to a bail in
Portland.place, to which they purfued him, as di-
re• ; but on their arrival at the honk. they learnt
be ad been there, but was gone. Having lon all
trace of him. they thought they mull give op the
parfait for the night, it then being near eleven '
o'clock; but before they yeturped home they fet off
for Mrs. Las's honk, Oa fee that all was quiet there,
and when they got into Boltorslireet they beard the
watchmen:s rattle, and on their coming up to the
(pot, found a gentleman in their conody, who, on
enquiry, Fovea to be Mr. Lovell/IsT GORDON. upon
which the officers told him, they bad a warrant
spina him. His piftols were then taken from him,
and he was fecured ; they both proved to be loaded
with balls. It appeared that Mr. Ottawa had been
to Mrs. Lea's hoofs about eleven o'clock that night.
in a hackney coach, and having gained idmittance
.into if pang% told the fervants he was come for
Mrs. Lea's clothes; but obferving a ftrange man in
company with the footman. inquited if he was a
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. Officer, and was retiring, when the footman
• , out of the houfe, and procured the affinance
. two watchmen, and jun as the coach was driving
fsftiep the door, with Mr. GORDON in it, they returned,
~ one of the watchmen firiking the near houfe a
_. blow on`the head with his Raft, (topped the
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when Mr. Cottony jumped out of the (roach,
god prefinting two prods. (wore he would (hoot any
Man who attempted to take him, and ran away to-
fields Curzon-11feet, Piccadilly. • \ .
Tefierday morning be was brought to_Bow-greet,
sad underwent a long examination before Mr. Bono
irid WV:suave Palmas. when the above circum
Ilene* were fully eftablithed by the fervants and fe-
viral ter witneffes.
Da* g the examination, Mr. Bono had frequently
oettaftem to reprove the prifoner for his indecorous
conduit. in interrupting the sitneffes, and at lan was
obliged to have him removed front the bar till the
evidence was gone throuh, when he was put so the
bar again. and the depofitiotis read to him, to which
be declined making any defence.
By the finances the 3d of Henry VIT. and of 39th
Elizabeth, it is made felony, without benefit of
Clergy, to take any woman forcibly away, with inten-
tion toporefs her property,marry her without hereon
fent. or to defile her perfon. Mr. PAR us therefore
contended. that it was fair to prefume the offence in
quenion came within the meaning of thole Statutes,
and in this opinion Mr. Boon and the other Magif-
Crates concurred. The prifoner, on being applied,
of the fituation in which he flood. laid, he was very
willing the law Ibould take its courfe. and that he
should readily meet any profecution on that ground.
He was committed for further examination.
Mrs. Lee, we underthind, is polleffed of confider.'
able property in her own right : bet, from Crime fa
stilly difagreement, does not live with her hu(band.—
She is a very beautiful and amiable woman, about
27 years of age, and has been acquainted with the
priPiner and his brother (ince they were children ;
111%. Lei having been nailer the proteSion of their
mother when a child. who tended at Bath.
The priloaer is in Deacon's orders, and has a gen.
tlett.an i:ke appearance.

At die aentral Q2arter Warms for the county of
f.intliampton, held I n the tc.th intiant, a Bill of
indiftment was preferred and found againd Lord
Ilot.Triv, the Lind Lieutenant of that county, and
'WILLIAM Ns • /LLE, Et+ one of the Deputy Lieute•
r Intl. of the fame county, for a libel on twelve Gen-
&awn, who had compofeJ a Jury, convened by the
Elueriff of the county, to oafs the damages t'uflaineJ
by the Rev. Kit oaan BINGIIAI4, in cordequenee
his riving op certain premifes in Gofport for the est.
'Ascii,' tithe public ler rire.
cro the syth of Niiircrilicr lafl, a (lone which fell
lawn the clouds, in the Department of %%Lucien; e,
in France; WAS prefented to tl.e Natirnial li.ii;tute,
and depraited in the firfeiim c.l Natural
Thnrfday le'nnight, alarming tare IJrr •,:t in
the fpirit vaults of Meilit. lluveur R And DAW,., 41
1111verflon, which could m t be gut under till
tnc vil,•,e ut llae pii•uct ty ,A-As eonGanacd.Thc
woe,' tutneJ mit %lib tie grcatclt alacrity,
list
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