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person who received instructions for this will, Mr- Reid,
was not acquainted with her particular character of
mind; Ice therefore consideted her sane. By this will, the
interest of her grandaughter in the preceding wills
was reduced. But the mind of the deceased was not
then sufficiently probed to convince him (Sir John
Nichol') shit she was lucid at the time. The Learned
Judge here adverted to the questions put to the de-
cettsed at the.lnquisition, such as whew our Sketoust
was holm; whether the deceased had not written a
love-letter-to a soldier and wito4.o marry him, arc. ;
which either were not calculatA to elicit pools of
her derangement, or were, followed by answers erro-
neously considered as tational. Looking to all the cir-
cumstances, it appealed to him (Sir J. 'Nichol') that the
will of 1821 was the mere cawing of-an insane state
Of mind ;_and if she was noCianeithen, /what was to be
said of the codicil of 1823 ? 11 tikelatterrhad been con-
,
fined to the revocation of the late mut 'renewal of the
former will, it might be evidence to slitlw restoration
of mind; but it revoked all the testamentary acts of the
last 18 years. Although the paper was in the hand-
writing of the deceased, yet no man could be satisfied
that the writer was a person of sound mind, memory,
and understanding.
The COURT, therefore, pronounced against the will
of 1821 and the codicil of 1823, and foe the will of
1820, but without costs.

LONDON SESSIONS, Jut.: 11.

Mr. Turner, a Gentleman of considerable property,
was indicted for having attempted to comsat a rape
ttion a very interesting female not 17 years of age.
named Eliza Thompson. _ .

Mr. CHARLES PHILLIPS was for the Prosecution
Mr. ADOLPBtiS for the defence.
Elisa Thompso'd.stated that the defendant, who was
landlord of the house in which her fathefresided, and
was well acquainted with the family, called at the house
on the 25th of November. While he was there, a She-
riff's officer entered, and said that her father bad been
arrested for 61. or 71. Upon which defendant said that
he should not stay in prison for that sum, or for 1001.
and desired her to accompany him to the lock-up-house
in half an hour, as be did not know the way. She con-
' seated, and as they went along, defendant told hel-lhat
as her mother had to go to the Burlington Areadqv she
could not meet them at the lock-up house for two !lours,
and they might as well go round by Cheapside.:',They
then went over London-bridge, and defendantled her
through some lanes to a house which he said was the
Shades,wherethey would get refreshments. She objected;
but upon his declaring that the house was respectable,
shewent in. A woman met them in the paasage,-and de-
fendant spoke to her in a low tone of voice, upon which
the woman shewed them up stairs to isitting-roorn, and
at his desire brodght up a pint of wine. Witness it first
refused to drink any ; but he insisted upon her drinking
off a glass, and then pressed her to take another, but in
vain. He then told her how much he liked her, and that
he would marry her and keep her, and he drigged her
over upon his-knee, and began to kiss her hand. She
resisted this liberty ; but he proceeded to greater, and
paled her to the sofa, where he shewed that his in-
tention was to do her irreparable injury. He tried to
stop her mouth too, but she screamed as loud as she
could. The woman then ran up stairs, and asked her
whether she knew what she came there for? to which
she replied in-the negative. Defendant desired the wo-
man to go out of the room, and she went; and sodded
to her as she walked away. Witness was scarcely able
to stand, and held by the door, and she told him"that
she would tell her father as soon as she -should get
home. - She then went down, and he followed her, 'and
ihevoman said $o him as they went out, ,* You- are ai
swey.had Inan.? Witness war excessively ill when she I
got out, and she was so frightened that she -took. his
arm. They then went on, and stopped at the public-
house of a Mr:Bailey, who was kosvn to her father, and
who gave her a glass of wine. Defendant 'thEn told
her not to tell her father, and she at length tonsetsted
to mention what had occurred. She did smutl her
father for some time, as be was greatly in debt.to' the
defendant. On the following day she told 'her-sister
Emily and the servant girl what had occurred, and they
all agreed that it would be best not to say anything
about thstransaction, on account of the dent. In three
months her father was made acquainted with it. De-
fondant had liberated him on the evening alluded to.
Cioss.examined—When her father was acquainted yell wits;
badlappesed, defendant put a distress into the house for rent.—
Aliens month afterwards she went AO the Mansion-house. Her
*Art bad been assisted with money often by the defendant. 'Mr.
Remo was her father's lawyer, dingy! every day at the house, and
not
eructed on his business there. De dent bad told her that her
tfathev behaved ill to her, and he would take her to himself. This
be said on their way to Rlhow-lane. She was not so friendly with
abissadant after the occurrence. Afterwards she went to the play
'With her mother and sister and Mr. Turner. She and her brother
were separated from her family by the crowd, and defendant took
them Into the boxes.

, Juliet French stated, that she kept the house, No. 8, in
Elbow-lane. She had seen the defendant several times. She
remembered that he went to her house one night in November with
a young Lady. She frequently went up stain after Ladles and
Gentlemen. She frequently heard noises too, and she heard a noise
oss that occasion. It was between laughing and crying, and she
went up on account of it. The Lady was standing sip. Wham
might have nodded to her, but MAN not recollect whether she said
any thing to the man. It was-very likely that s►e said something
reproachful to him. It was her practice to do so, if a man went to
her house for an improper purpose.
Cross-examined.—Ladies were in the habit of making a noise in
her house. The Lady in question did not require her to give pro-
tection, nor' did she appear at all weak.

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• Brthe Cousv..;-Witness believed that. she did tellthe defendant
that he was a bad man, and qae inferred it from hearing the noise.
Frances Modica deposed, that Allis upon going home on the night
in' tereition, appeared greatly flurried, and burst into tears, but dirt
not tell her what had occurred until neat day, wheh she related what
,had been just stated..
'Emily Thompson, sister to the prosecutriz, gave evidence to the
same effect.
Mt. Thompson, father to the prosecutrix, stated, that the me.
ment be.heard the story he went to alawyer, by whose advice he
Commenced a civil action, but finding that the advice was wrong,
he proceeded criminally. He had given his acceptances to defendant
for *dial was due, and they would be paid when due. Mr. Broom
did not dine at Ms house feequedtly.
Mr. Broom said, that he was an attorney; that he had. issued a
writ for the assault upon the prosecntrix ; thaf an action was going
on for damages sustained by his client by the loss of his datighter s
services. He had another action for the•tntspass, and one for the
schooling of two children of a Lady who lived with Mr. Turner.
The RXCOUD1111:-Ii is nonsense to talk of an action for.the loss
of services. The charge is for assaulting thetserson. You may be
well charged for assaultint the purse—( Laughter). '
Mr. Broom—Mr. Thompson 's business is the principal business
I have.
Rutland, a Sheriff's officer, stated, that after the alleged assault
he saw the defendant kiss the prosetittris.
Eliza Thotupson'was again called t she swore that he tad not
klts bet, but that he whispered her not to tell her lather. '
Mr. ADOLPHUS addressed the Jury.—He declared
that the whole was a conspiracy, but called no witnesrs.
Verdict—Not Guilty. ' , • • •
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