Star.
London, England, 1818-02-21 00:00:00

THE KING V. JONES.

Mr. RAINE stated the case for the prosecution,
which, he said, was aggravated, inasmuch as the as-
sault had been committed- by the defendant under
pretence of his office, as'constable, of Shoredkch.
Mr. Gower, the prosecutor, a coach-maker in the
City-Toed, rakes& the Asetsree *Mews
October last, he was returning honietifth his wife
and saw the defendant dragging two respectable-
looking females in a most shameful manner: the
witness remonstrated, but in vain ; and a second
time interfering, the defendant struck the witness
several tunes with his staff, seized him by the collar,
tore his neckcloth off, and beat him about the head.
The witness asked him who he was ? when the de-
fendant threatened to take him to the watch-house:
the witness refused, when the defendant called the
watch ; but knowing the witness, they refused to take
him, but carried the defendant to St. Luke's watch-
house. He had also torn the ridicule of the witness's
wife, ad was very abusive.
Nobody appeared for the defendant ; and a verdict
of Guilty was accordingly entered.

kfaumonstr Saoornm.—Yesterday Gorge Allen, gamekeeper
to Lord Spencer, Wimbledon-Common, was brought before
R. J. CUAXIgaII, Esq. at Union Hall Police, charged with felo-
niously shooting Win. Brown, of Hales-court, near Kensington.
William Brown being sworn, said—" On Tuesday night last I
was going over to Wandawortb, to a man named Ambrose, who
resides there, for the purpose of borrowing some working-tools.
I was accompanied by a man named Purdy, who works with me,
for Mr. Hutchins, at Hales-Court. We overtook a man named
Wilkins, and all three of us walked on towards Wandsworth.—
I and my companions were within a mile of Wandsworth, on the
public road, and saw the prisoner, George Allen, come out of a
public-house; he was quite tipsy; he took no notice of us until
he overtook us about a quarter of a mile further on, when I saw
him following close behind us. It was then about ten o'clock.—
We passed by the premises of Rutter, Essq. when Allen
called to us (himself, Purdy, and Wilkins) to stop, and said—
' You have something about you you ought not to have, and I
, will search you.' Wilkins and Purdy were nearest to Allen, and
offered to be searched; I went up to Allen, and put a basket
down on the ground which I was carrying, and took my coat off,
and told him to search me. He took up my basket, and said,
' You are the rascal I have long been looking for,' and took
the basket away. I and my companions weht on. Allen had a
double-barrelled gun in his hand, and mid, 4 I will blow a hole
through you, you poaching rascal,' and continued to follow us.
We continued on the foot-path, and were crossirg a field, which
is the road to the lower part of Wandsworth, when Allen put his
gun on the top of the gate, and presented it towards me and my
companions, and called me by name, and said again—' Stop, or
I will blow a hole through you.' I turned round to look at biro,
and at the moment he pulled the trigger of the gun, and the con-
tents lodged in my left side. I was about fifteen yards from him;
I inatantly fell. Purdy came to my assistance, and Allen called
to him, and said,' If you don't be off, I will pus the other bar-
rel into you.'—Purdy, btin-. frightened, ran sway. Allen came
up to me, and said, you, you are not shot half bad
enough; I wish I had shot. you through the heart.' Allen them
went away, and I crawled to the end of the road, and was aisi
slated to the home of a surgeon at Wandsworth, who gave Er.,.)k
money to ride home, and ordered me to poultice the wounts.
Thirty shots were in my thigh, and .en others in my bandit and
head. I was wheeled home in a barrow. Lhad no implements
for poaching with mc."
Thoinas Purdy corroborated the above evidence, and said that
Allen pointed the gun to his breast four times, and threatened to
shoot a hole through him.
Brown being cross-examined, said, that he was fined M. a coo.
siderible time ago' for having two pheasants in his possession.
Allen stated, in defence, that he saw Drown throw a net, used
in poaching, out of his basket into a ditch, and also, that be ob-
served him carry some sticks, which were for the Lone purpose.
lie knew that the complainant and his cons amens were going a
poaching. He ordered them to stop, which they refund to do,
and then he let off his gun. Should not have shot him had he
not refused to stop.
The Magistrate ordered that the prim*? should Sad ball to
answer the complaint at the Assizes. Not ir:ing prerved with
sureties, he was allowed to be at liberty on Mr. Jell Coe (the
Clerk to as Wandsworth) undertaku.g that be *mad
appear and cnt,•r into the necessary merman skis day.