Star.
London, England, 1828-05-30 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY, MAY 29.

These Sessions commerced this Morning. The Judges named
in the commission are Mr Justice HOLROYD and Mr. Baron 'Hi/fr
Loot. Owing to its being the (LI of Restoration, they, as well as
the LORD MAYOR, &C. &C. wore their scarlet robes.
Michael Connor and "[limas Burr, aged 25, were
indicted fcr a rape upon Mary Bartlett..
Mi. PIIILLIPS conducted the prosecution, and stated
that the trial of the prisoners was postponed at the last
Sessions upon their own application. He adMitted that'
the prosecutrix was one of that unfortunate class of
kmales who lived by ptostituticut ; but though this cir-
ciim•tance must necessarily diminish her credit as a
witness, it did not, in the eye of the law, render her
evidence inadmi•sible, particularly when, as in the pre-
s:nt in ,tance, it would be corrotrwated by other persons.
Mary Bartlett examined by Mr. PHILLIP 3-011 the
23d of March last she lived in Church-late, Itoseinary-
lane ; that about midnight she was in Dock-street, when
she met the prisoners together. who were entire strangers
to her. Connor asked her ,Ahe:e she was ving ? She
replied I am going home by and bye. He then in
quited whether I:e sh ul I go home with l!er ? Witness
said she did ry.t v ant hum. Ile followed her for some

.ime, and sl.e could wit get rid of him; afterwards she
consented to his goit,g with her. On telling hiw
where she hveJ, Co. nor used a vulgar expression,
and sail he wish' not go so far—she tufa. ti back, and
he followed her, obei Burr made his appeat ante. and
he took key horn his poiker,.knd unlocked a stable
door —,he was. (flagged in, When Connor puske‘t
Otte ringers dowU her throat, and then called litisK.
wh., to. k hold of her—ae. pttempted to cry “asUrder.",
but could not speak, hicause of their violence and her
wit hoarseness, but she re•isted as much as she could.
e prisoners refused to let her out, but at length bee
cite. brought the assistance of seseral persons, who
threatened the prisoners that if they would nut open the
Ln•nr, they would send for the watchman to birdie it
ill en. At length the clamour vas so great, that the
door was opened, and she was thrust out. and they
locked theMselvis. in. She disclosed what had hap-
rened, and the door was broken open by the watchmpn,
and she remaised outside till. the.prixoners 'were taken.
when s,,e gave them in c:,arge. She has been ill seer
since, and only came .out of the hospital Tuesday last.

Mr. CLanason cross-examined the witness atipeat
length, when he elicited that she came from zUbanis,
io which place she ca•iie with a Gentleman from the
county of Dors , of whiet, she is a native, and he
abandoned tier. When this happened she had only been
one month on the town, to which she was driven by
mere distress, not liking to return to her father, who is
a respectable man. With respect to her foregoing tes-
timony, very lit.le, if any thins, was elicited to shake it.
She denied that she ever stipulated to settle the matter
for two pounds—such a proposal was made to her, but
she refused the overture. .
George Wood, a headborough of the parish, deposed,
that in consequence of sornetbing he had heard, he
weal: to the stable, where he found a woman at the door
crying, and complaining that she had been sadly
used—wi.ness sent, for other officers, when they broke
open ow door and 'found the prisoners there when they
went in, whom they took into custody.
Griffin Laurence, and other witnesses, confirmed the
testimony of Mr. Wood. •
Mr. Justice HOLROYD summed up the evidence.
• The prisoners were acquitted of the capital charge,
but were detained for the assault.