Star.
London, England, 1804-10-09 00:00:00

ADJOURNED suRREr SESSIONS.

SESSIONS House liocssmottota-t•ms,OCT. B.
Sarah Amenfalai, a Jewel., about forty years ofage,
flood charged 'limn two irdiaments of violent at:-
faults ; the tint upon Mrs. Ann Saunderc, and the
fecund upon Mils Sarah Saunders, her daughter : 1
by previous agreement of the Cnunfel on either fide,
both indiaments were tried together.
Mr. Laws, in a moll able and animated fpeeth of
great length, flared the tale on the part of the proft-
cutton.
The firfl witnefs called was the profeentrix, Mrs.
Ann Saunders, who hared, that Ilse Was the wife of
James Saunders, a maker of rollers f.r Spanith lea-
ther drtlfers, and refiJed at No. 8, Grange Road ;
the prifoner was her near neighbour, and of the
Jewilh,perluafion ; on the 28th of January tall, as
witnefs', pan, a boy of about fifteen years old. was
coming home with Come rollers, he was met by the',
fun of the prifoner, Mores Arrnwfmith, and another
boy. who both began to beat him and ate him in a
cruel manr.er, the letter holding him down, while the
former held a bamboo cane over his head ; the wi.
ash, alarmed for the tafel of her child, ran nut with
bet ngsbrella in her hand, and threatened to knock
down, Morey., if he firuck her fon I the, at the fame
time, taking the bondlerd rollers out of his hand.—
At this moment, the prifioner darted out of her own
hotife, feiaed the wituef, by the throat, with one
hand, and dragged her head under her bnfom, while
with the neher the beat her moll violently about the
body; but particularly under the tweets, and treat•
wd her otherwith in a moll brutal, outrageous, and
' violent manner. Shgtom in piece. her cap, tn-k her
eV
risgs out of her ears, and her thawl from of her
-Via (here the cap was produced in a molt tette. ed
aandition, the earoings broken in many pieces, and
lite,fita..l rent in (tetra! place.). She continued thi.
'violence f .r tome time, till the witnefs was releafed
by one Catherine Kirby, whit. with great difficulty,
lontened her from the gigantic grafp of the prifoner;
• the was brought home, weltering in her blood ; the
Alin and MA were torn out of her neck. by the ta-
lent of the prironer, and the was upwards 4 three
beaks before the recovered the injury the had flit
tamed, and could *either eat nor drink 'with anyfrfir
city. for tome time.
On her crot.-examinution by Mr. Moreau, Ilse raid.
the never Stuck Maths Arrowfraith ; be threatened
lloirs fib and held the umbrella over his head ;—the
" *Sow did call the prifoner a good for nothing b—ch;
for ilid fbeuver fay, that the prifoner wanted to take
bet
teed
.s life, es the did Catherine Kirby's ; the. cer-
not get the prilimer's finger in tier mouth,
as 'borsht not defile it with limb nallinef.l-.-and
if asy puffins (wore the did fo, they were perjured.
She hid no furgeon to attend her. but was ill for
three week:: the poStively never (truck the prifu•
aer at all ;—both her hands were engaged with tie
011abrella and bundle of rollers ; and the prifnner had
kilt her fo fall by the neck, that the could net extri-
tateheefelf, till Catherine Kirby came to he r AM:lance.
The prifnwer, who was-a large, marculine w,,m,,u,
et a very dab countenance sad complexion, here ex-
balked her left arm : the hand was moll horribly
disfigured by the evil, and the fingers were dillorted
and appeared contraded : the then difplayed her
' tight arm, and held her fingers in fuels a manner as
to make them ado appear difabled.
&fume Roberta, the nest witnefs, Dated, that the
heard the noire err the boys fighting, and law James,
the profeeutor'sfim, receive a blow on the foleheid.
which (welled it to a great fist • the afterwards few
the prifoner commit the violence already deferibed
upon hire. Saunders. and left the mark of her three
&pm upon her neck. where the tore away the Wit
aad &lb t Mrs. Saunders was taken home reeking in
blood, her cap, ear•ringse and bawl, torn in the man-
ner they then appeared in. On her crofs examina-
tion, the (aid Mrs. Saunders never 'truck the primes.
ter; Ae was very ill for tome time after, and the
did not fee the prifoser's finger, nor any mark of a
bite on it.
Catherine Kirby, who was an oppoSite neighbour
of the pude.. corroborated the tellianony of the fore-
going witnefes; the retested Mrs. Saunders from
the clntches i.f the Ptifoner. As evidence on the

limed inditiment, the Rated. that in about a quarter
tai' an how after the had fo releafed Mrs. Saunders,
• her daugh.er, Sarah Saunders, the Profecuti ix in the
recoad indiAment, came to the door with a baton of
water ;n her hand, and as Ike was croffing the way
(peak to the Witnefs. Moles Arrowfmith, and his
mother. the Pt ifoner, followed her dole behind r the'
Prilisee Bruck at Sarah Saunders behind her back
with her pattcns, while Moles held up a nick to ward
of tke Mimi, but feeing his mother to deft:crate, he
cent away, declaring he would intirfere no further;
the then 'truck Sarah Saunders a violent blow in the
Lace with the ring of one of her pattens. and laid her
.ye open : the continued beating her about the head
iod fhi.ulders till the fell down finfelefs to the ground,
mul in that Rate was carried into the houfe by the
Witnefi's hufband; the remained fame time in a Rate
of infenfibility from the lois of blood, and was with
tome difficulty recovered. On her crofs-examination,
Ire laid the never heard of any chain having been
held before the Prifoner by the Profecutrix, nor did
Ilse ever hiar her accufing the Prifoner of being a
Gainer.
Wiliiam Kirby, the huasand of the former Wit-
t efs. corroborated her tegimony.
Sarah Saunders, the Profecutrix, in the fecond
intliernent, a very pretty, genteel (coking young
lady, about r R years a age, with a molt ingenuous
countenance and corre3 deportment, alto corrolso-
rated the testimony of moll of tie other witnelres for
the profecuti,m ; on a beautiful blunting cheek the
pointed out the mark where the ring of the patten
!truck her. which had been a dreadful gath. She
vii 0 Rated, that the Prifoner had the full ufe of all
the lingers of her left hand. but not of her thumb.
On bet crok-eramination, the politively denied
haviii.; bit the Prifoner's finger. and never defiled
her tongue with die ii.decent expreaGons attributed
to her.
Mr. Alters, in a very able and learned flate-
went. clef :aded the pilaster, on the grounds that the
quarrel had eriginated from the natural with of the
mother to protea her child from infialt and abure
that the abufe and violence bad beau mutual ; and.
that the Profecutrix Lad aanally bit the ptifunees
Lhand through and through.
Ma:garet Maims. a child of tLirteis years

was firft tatted, flee haa been a (etyma of the brifonet
f five weeks. She law her miftrcfs and Mrs. SALM-
deI. together; Mrs. Saunders gave her miftrefs a
pulls, and then !truck her ; Mif• Saunders then came
out, and alto think her militate; and flee *edema
the blow's or h.•th. Sarah Saunders bit her netting's
through and through the lame hand.
John Smith, a near neighbour, Rated, that he law
the quarrel between the boys t Mrs. Saunders loon
Atte, creme out, and ftrteck the priloner forcral blows;
he dive not fee the crßnmencement of the bufinefs.

Ann Hatrington law the Prifoner (truck twice ;
the alto law M,s. Saunde-..s come out of her huufe,
with a chain about her arm, and another about her
kg ; the (hook them at the Prifoner, and laid, they
acre the chains the was taken in to Guildhall for
coining. Sarah Saunders abided her, and called
her moll opprobrious names, and fwore the would
have her life; and the heard Catherine Kirby fay,
that if the had a faggot, the would put it under the
Pallier's' petticoats, and burn her for a witch.
Sufannah Lothop, an upright, elderly, tingle lady,
Rated, the had no acquaintance with any of the par-
ties; it was the firll time the ever took an oath, and
(he certainly law Mrs. Saunders (hike the Prifuner.
She then gave her own opinion of the feveral parties,
and told a long Rory totally foreign froeselfte quellion.
On her eras esaminatiuu by Mr. Laws, who rak-
ed her of what perfuafion the was ? the raid the was
a Methodill, but had been born in fin as well as he
was. She was no; married, nor was the a widow, the
had always lived a tingle life; and before Grin and
that congregation, what the had Paid was the truth.
Mr. CAWS then called all the witneffes on the part
of the protecution to contradi(l the evidence on the
part of the Prifoner, and the Paiter's Counsel called
hi. %Vignettes in reply.
Mr. Laws, in a very ingenious fpeech, went through
the evidence on bcch fides : lie animadverted on the
very partial and unconneeed teltimony of the Fri-
loner's witneffes, and the &true's and uncorrradiaed,
evidence on the pelt of the profecution ; he obferved
two very matetial links were wanting to make the
chain of the Plifiroer's evidence complete, namely,
hale Moles, who was prefrnt at the whole of the
tranfation, and the Doaur, who attended the Fri-
loner when her hand was Lo bad, neither of whom
was produced.
TLC Cwt.'s w•ri charged the Jury, and after a (bort
cossfithation, they brought in a vetdia of Guilty on
both indictments.

The Court then fenrenced the Prifoner to pay a
fine of 6.. Bd. upon each indictment, to be impricon-
ed fourteen days, and find fccurity in so& for her
future good behaei,inr.