Star.
London, England, 1804-09-12 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSION..

HIC/LTS HALL. CLERE2IIWEI.L.
Teetterday yak WAligler was- indifted for at-
tempting to commit a rape on Hannah Hanfon ; in
the fire count, arid in the fecond, for a common al:
fault.
Mr. Liar, opened the cafe to the Jtirt. The
Defendant was indifted for attempting to•commit
a rape on a child eleven years and a half old. When
be timed this, he was fure he Iheuld aroufe their feel-
ings, and befpeak the operation of thole feelings for
the protelion of their &are& interefts in focietp as
fathers. The girl was the daughter of a Captain ens.
played in the Greenland Tabery. and the mother
lived at Poplar, and fupported herfelf and child dur-
ing his oecafional abfence, by keeping a (hop for the
Lek of tie and braziery. The Defendant was the
leader of a gang of men who-worked in the Well In-
dia Docks, aad had lodged in Mrs. Haafon's bottle
for two years. but had left the honk two years be-
fitr the affault had been cominitted. He then de-
tailed the cireurnilances of the sea" which were
narrated to the Jary by the gm herfelf•
Haanah Hanlon flated,that (be Was nearly twelve
years of as,, that the lived with her mcther at Pop-
lar, who kept a tin and &relict's Shop ; that at the
time of the +(fault her father was from home : the
knew the Defendant, as he had lodged with her ram
-titer two years before. On the i gth of , March, be-
tween eight and sine at night, leeway lent by her
feather to Mr. Reed's and to Butcher Wright's, for
fonts topper. The dillanee to Reed's was between
kventy and eighty yards, and to the butcher's not
quite fo far. At Reed's door the met the Defendant,
who took bold of bet hand, and Paid the Should go
and take a walk with him. and that they would go
into the fields and play together. He Paid that She
was all he loved upon eat th. He then dragged her
to Mr. Slack's bon rails, where he behaved very in
&featly. (She then entered into tome explanations,
which, although proper and neceffary in a Court of
loftier, are not fit fubjeas for general curiofity.)—
At that infant fome foreign tailors were coming up
with links, when (he made her efcape. He cried af-
ter ber—" for Gun's fake, Hannah, don't tell your
'ether, for if you do, you doo't know what I'd do
to you." When the came home, having been out
about a quarter of an hour, her mother aSked her
what made her lop fo long the replied, it was not
her fault. it was McAllifter's. Her mother ailed
what bliAllifter could want with her ? the rephed,
nothing ; stud her reaffl for raving fo was, that be-
ing an Irifliman. (he was afraid he would kill her the
irtl time he met her in the dark. On the 4th of
April the told her mother what had happened. Oa
that Jay her mother was making ont a bill McAllitter
awed her, and the girl was afraid Ilse would be, fent,
with it, and the then detailed to her mother what had
happened on the evening of the I;th of March.
The mother tsf the child was then called. She
r (aid, that when the came home on that evening (be
was crying, and (aid that the fault of her flopping
was not trees but the Defendant's. She obferved her
afterwards to cry and fret, and refute eittuals. She
tithed her, it the was ill, and whether the would fend
fora doftnr She refuted this, and would newel tell
what was the matter until the 4th of April, when tin
sited" was making nut MeAllifter's bill by his own
defire. Site then fald to her moth:r. 1. lie won't
come here to pay yon ; he knows what be would h..ve
dope to me 1" " Done, child I (exclaimed the wi•.
nets) I infili on kmowiag what he would hare do.
The girl then relets-d to mother ail that had pair
e.l. She then, by the advice of two neighbours, Werst
an I lne.ged an information ageinft him with a Ma-
giltrite. On her crofs-esamination. by Mr. GVR-
tit y. Mrs. Hanlon Meted, that Ihe had known the
Ikfendant tour or five years. That he bad given up
Se2gitir it, her lIVILIft dome IRO years ago. She

did not hunt that he had married tali year the ne
ve: enquired about it ; the denied molt pnGtively that
the had ever enquired whether he and his wife lived
happily, and the never laid, that when a certain time
came Ihe,would awl his kw:. At the time of
attempt on her daughter (he had not fpoke to MI fot
e gilt months. She had many quarrels about monoY
matters with him, but the had never (hatched a book
of accounts belonging to him out of his band and put
tr in the fire. She (wore it was a book belonging to
Pelf the had fo taken from him, and as it was of no
.iie to,either party the had configned it to the flames.
She never raid, et if I do not make him fa), he will
make me fa)." On the day when (he made the
charge on account of the child (he gale information
of certain feditinus words fpoken by the Defendant.
This was on the t3th of April, and he was taken up
on the following Tuefday.
Wm. M'Cann Rated, that he knew the Defendant;
that he never made any application to Mrs. Heiden,
froM the Defendant, in order to fettle the bemefs,
but that he had a converfation with her by her own
defire. one day laf week, when he met her by the
Weft India Docks. She laid the had; mind to fub
;Nana him, and he anfwered he did not with to ap-
pear on either fide, as they were both neighbours, and
dealt with him. When the Defendant was taken to
Shadwell, he law Mrs. Hanfon go into a room, off
the kitchen. He fpoke to her, and enquired what was
the eaufe of his being brought there? She replied,
that the had plenty of matter spina him; that he
owed her a deal of money ; but that Vile would pay
her, (be would not go over to the Office. The wit
eels communicated this to the defendant, who faid he
owed her nothing, and that he Was willing to be
tried by the laws of his country on any charge the
might have againft him, but that he would not be
done out of his money. When the witnefs informed
the lady of the Defendant's refolution, the laid, if he
would not pay, the would fend him out of the country.
Mr. Gummy, for the Defendant, addrefed a lew
obfervations to the Jury, on the credibility of the
evidence for the profecutton. He obferved, that his
client ftood charged with an offence of the molt abo-
minable and di graceful nature, but before a Jury
could find him guilty, they ought to have the molt
complete and fattsfattory evidence. A charge of this
kind was eafily made, bet it was extremely difficult
to refute it. It was laid down by the bell writers on
the law, that fuch charges fhould be inflantly brought
forward; a-, from their nature. all delays damn their
authenticity and weight. There was another princi-
ple in the law, that thole who brought forward fuch
charges, fhould du fo in the abfenee of all hatred and
malice, divelted of all prejudice, and with * mind
untainted by any Snifter diothes whatever. Mrs.
Renton bad her felf proved, that kbere were pecuniary
differences between her and the defendant, and, after
this admiffion, which undoubtedly ;hook her telli-
loony, little credit could be given to that of her
daughter, fehooled and tutored as the evidently was
by her mother. She had recited her !evidence like
a parrot; and it had (buck his learned friend (Mr.
Jameson), that fuch was the cafe, as he obletved
her, dining the pattfes uccaßimed by the Chairman
taking notes of her evidence, continually moving her
lips in rehearfal of her part He had tried the cape-
riment, and the girl had gone over in a fecund tinsel
and he put it to the Jury, whether the had deviated
in her recapitulation of the Rory in one tingle fylla.
Isle. In common Jenks the law did not allow him
to call witnefes to the defendant's charater, bit! the
prefeat was a cafe of fo very atrocious a defcription,
that he was allowed to do fo.

He then called Captain Barclay, of the Weft India
Docks. He had known the defendant two years;
he always confUered him a good moral charafter,
and had entrulled him taili large funs i.f money.—
Similar teflimonies were given by Captains Newby,
Burrow's and Crawford, and Mr. *lnto:db.

Mr. MA111114141110 adclretred the Jury, who, after
a very Ilort deliberation, fotand the icfeadant—Not
Guilty.

• SIMITIOI73 WOLDS.
This profecntion evidently grew out of the former.
The cafe was opened by Mr. Kolar', and it was at-
tempted to be fufiained by the following evidence :
Mrs. Rullell, a very old woman, (wore, that fhe
had lodged with Mrs. Hanlon for four years. The
defendant the knew. That on Good Friday liR he
came to the book in the morning, when breakfaft
was getting it:tidy ; he Paid he wilbed Mrs. H. had
not espofed him fo much, with regard to the money,
and he allied her if the wanted money. She replied,
certainly. He anfwered, that if fhe did, the would
find him a bitter jell. Mrs. Hanlon then eapreffed
her fatisfatlion at his Majefly's receive! y, which (he
had learnt from a newfpaper on the table. The de-
fencilnt ra;d." G—zosf—x the K—c." The witnefs at
that moment lAt the room, and on her return, almoll
direay thereafter, (he !maid Mrs Hank' t fay, If
we can't be governed by men of talent-, what are
we to cape& from rogues and thieves ?"—The
Paid the was happy his Nl...jelly had got well, and
the defendant rTeated his words as above, and
added, Besapart: is a Gentleman !" The witnefs
then laid, Ihe cusped the King would live as long as
(be did. The defendant, on this, got up, and want
out of the bottle laying—" Go to hell with you all!"
On her acifs-examtnation, The admitted there wets
differences with regard to money matters, between
Mrs. Mani; n and the defendant.

Mrs. Hanfon confirmed this Rory. The defendant
came to her on the morning dcfcribcd, and alked
4mr if the had any news She (aid flit had none ; and
in return raked him if he came to pay what wits due
her t She then laid DAC had new,, mentioning hi,
M...itfly's recovery. He then damned the King and
the Royal Family, for they were all a let rafcals ;
he willicd they were all dead and damned, the G.,-
wernment overturned and the poor to reign in their
Read, for they had reigned long enough. What had
they done Inr them ? (meaning the poor). She re-
nted, that if we could not he governed by men of
t rtent s what could we expeet from rogues and
Viieves ? In atfcrence to the money the defendant
wa-cd her; lot rAid, if fhe wanted it, the melt faallow
a bitter plll fiir it. 0 11,4:4p:rite WAS a gentleman,"
! and if he lat...isd he would bring 7:.t.c. men to affilt
him, in which cafe the witi.cfs wog! I 6c in a fad
j.rape, as the Milked him and all h.. rus.poriceb•
hlr. Goitoistr, in Adductrs• • the I'l' Y. let this e..(e
i n itt true light. •He adverted to the evidukce in tbc
former cafe, which had indiscc.l the jury tii a( cinit
the defendant, and commented with felicity
OS the eeitlease ; in the lerthat he ft:Julki all.) prove

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the de4;sttiiii lota] atiti alit dike Fat
..firahist the th; corps the Vkilitidht
He edited the former eriaterm in behalf d
the defeadanti who me him a very high (+aridity-
fur loyalty. and alto her being a good and intrepid
&Ulu. The Jury, as before. found him—Na

On Sunday fe'ithight, in the afternoon, a 'inn
tidy; handfbme in perfon, and of prepoffeffing man 1
hers, alighted hone a tingle horfe at the King's Arms
in Leeds; while taking off her riding.drefs, a pittol
fell to the floor, which fhe took up with a great deal
Of nr,nchalattee, and begged to be direfted to the
houfe of a certain Excife Officer; refident in Leeds.
Having received the neceffary direftions, the requeft-
esi a man, to knock at the door, while the Hood rather
concealed, and, as the man efterwmd. difeovere4,
with the .piltol in her hind. Mr. --o. was not at
home, but a reseffao was left, requelling he vroild
call at the inn on his return, and orders were givelf
by the lady that he thoold be (hewn into her room,
and told that a gentlemaa wanted him. All this tithe
fhe kept the pith'', and at intervals betrayed confide-
rabic agitation. Mr. -......-- did not call till the
morning,, and the inn keeper apprehending mifchief.
had prevtoufly got the pistol into his poffelGon. When
the Sicife-officer appeared, he was fhewh into the
room where the lady fat, who, as lion as the was
able to (peak, rated him freerely fur violating his
promifes by marrylog another, and that too, aS
51141[06613 lays, after having given her, ."a child
El her cradle, without a hatband for her bed."—
The nembliog culprit endeavoured to palliate his
condua; but this only increefed the. Lady's indigna-
tion ; toting fight of all decorum, the kited the poker
and levelled a tremendous blow at the offender's
head; this he had the addrefs to ward of, and the
innkeeper, who Was at and, rufhed into the room,
and difarmed the Lady: in.* and reiterated chaiges
of bafeoefs followed, a the plredions lover was
glad to take an opisitituithy that the opening of the
door prefented to make a retreat.
On Wetindday left. about 9.o'clock in the morn-
ing, as the Miller belonging to Mr. Srowsuares mill.
in Green-lane,at Fratton, near Portfmouth, was dig-
ging near his mailer's pigilyes, contiguous to the
mill in the place where the hog tubs had been nand-
log. in order to let them into the ground to Make
more head roomy the tubs as well as the Ayes being
under cover, he difeovered at tome little depth a human
body. Much alarmed at the circumflance, he called
his matter and others to the fpoi, when proceeding to
dig. the earth from round the body, t bey fouod it,
though in a very advanced hate of decay, to be the
body of CHaaLel Hawaii's', an apprentice to Mr.
STOINSPAII, a fine lad shoot ts years of afe. litho
had been miffing ever fince the ph of April aft, but
of whole untimely death by murder not the leaft fuP
picion had ever been entertained. The boy, upon
being miffed. was fuppofed either to have been
drowned, or to have run away, though no Motive
could be Aligned for the latter. and every means that
his mailer and parents could desire were Made site of
in order to find him or to afcettain his fate.

His father being a farmer, living a few talks &E-
-tant from thence, grid in the habit of attending the
corn market in !mkt, it was apprehended, (the
evening be Vag rata king market night,) that hay-
ing gone out to Elk kit father at market, either in
going erreterning by the Mill Dam, he bad fallen
over the caufeWay and been drowned; the ufual
meant were therefore taken by dragging, in order to
dtfcover his body. Net finding it, the opinion general-
ly entertained was, that the lad had run away, and
entered on board a man of war: he was accordingly
advertifed as having left his home, and every method
employed to learn where he was, and to induce him
to return; fo that the lois of the fad eicited con&
derable attention, and various reports were in circu-
lation from time to time refpetiing him. Though
there were reverel circumNances which occurred of a
nature to beget fufpicion et his being murdered, yet
till tb; difeovery of the body, being fuppofed to be
alive, not the leaft lufpicion of the kind fell on any one.
On the Inqneft held on Wednefday before J.
Casco, Efq. one of the Coroners for the county, it
appeared that Mr. Stoneham went to Market on
Thurfday the sth day of April lalLaboutfeven o'clnek
in the evening, leaving the deceafed at the Mill, with
William Edwards another lad about to years of age ;
and that on his return home about half pall ten o'clock
the fame evening, the deceafed was miffing; that
Edwards was then gone to bed, and that on inquiry'
being made of him thr the deceafed at flipper time,
Edwards bad told Mrs. Stoneham the deceafed was
gone to market to fee his father ; that Edwards con-
tinued in Mr. Stoneham's fervice about fix weeks af-
terwards, when he left it, and at Wickham Fair lag
entered into the a sit Light Dragoons, then lying at
Southampton. The place where the deceafed was
buried, was a few yards dillant from the mill, im-
mediately oppofite the mill door. From the Rate of
the body it was hardly priffihle to dircover any marks
of violence about the deceafed ; but on a dole exa-
mination of the Atoll, there appeared to have been a
blow which in the opinion of the medical Gristle:nen
who attended the Incitteft, might have oceafinned his'
death. Several other mates 41 lath were given in cvi •
deuce before the Coroner, but which in a cafe of this
nature we hold it out duty to forbear to mention.
No circular:butte. being adduced fufficient to La the
murder on any particular perfon, the Jury after fit•
ting from five o'clock on Wrdnelday until three
o'clock the neat morning, returned a 'sordid of—
it rift/ mode ageiliffeme frerfos or prrfoar writemem.