The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-01-05 00:00:00

IrEST.VINStEit SESSIONS.

• . , TIIIIIIBPAY, Jen. 4.
*MK LINO V. ISAAC WILIgIAM TIIOSIIS.
-TM* was a Indietmeot,' charging the Defend-
ant with an extreme and violent assault on Ann
Calton.
' • From thertes•i:nony of the. Prosecatrix it ap.
• peared, that she and the Defendant lived. with Mr;
• Makings's, an onthietit currier, in krith-street,
• • Sohu, she Si servant, and he as an apprentice:
• . that on the cycling' of the 2.7 th of Jury last, the
Defendant being offended still! the Proseentrix be.
• cause she would not allow h.m to waste the bread
' . in her Master's kitchen, took up a leathern strap,
••• cell,•d by the trade 64 a hearse's mane," and beat
. ber rioleinly round the a:oust-yard with it : that
nut content with that ill usage, he threw her
dowu at the hea I of the kitchen stairs, and drag-
ged her by the feet dawn stairs into the kitchen,
where ho repeated his ill.treatmetrt ivies with the
leathern strap, insomuct that she has been ever
since rendered unable to cal n her livelihood, be.
lee at this moment an out.patacnt of Middlesex
11 5,.i141.
• tier statement was rally corroborated by one of
the journeymen, who described the brutality with
which the girl was treated ; and Mr: Grajstock,•
Wardour-street, detailed to the Conti
• h is Of the violence she suffered from the Do-
le
efen.lant"s pill, the servant maid of a irid.
itrsts the house was called to invalidate the ti's.
timeny of the Prosecuirix, by a weak attempt at
making insinuations prejud c:al to her character.
In this she not only completely failed, bat was
• directly contradicted by, another apprentice,
who was called on behalf of the Defendant ;
the . consequence whereof was, as the Ch 4.
man remarked, that O the evidence was all
•
ono way," and the Jury instantly Nand him,
•
Guilly.-I!ann•diitely on the verdict being pro.
nuanced, the Defendant's friends deemed it pru-
dent to allay the vengeance of the and in.
etautty proposed terms of compensation to the girl,
• •,,who, with her friends, acquiesced, and a sum of
. moue) being paid, adeqaate to her loss and•stif.
t
ferings, the Court; therefore, imposed an him a
small bac, and he was discharged.
• TIE ZING v. WILLIAM MCNRY MOLT.
This also was a case of assault, which arose out
, •
of a tiiiputein ordering a post.-chaise at the yard of
• a Mr. Dickson. The Dattlault and his friends
• had been conveyed to the watch-house, and had
••
'• brought their action of false impiisounient, upon
• which Mr. Dickson preferred and fouutfhis•billof
• indictment fur the assault committed on him., and
on his servant.
consideration of the pending tedium. ails!
• ' tinder the circumstances that no previous malice
existed between the parties., they came to a OM-
' teal accommodation to settle all matters and dif-
ferences between them amicably, and the Court,
advised thereof; sentenced the Defendant to a small
TUC Itimq v..FREDERICK KRUGER.
The Defendant lodged in the house of a Mr.
Bishop, in Pieradilly, and a quarrel arising be.'
tweed thin respeetang.the peymerit oi'rent, for the
tion4erforinatiee whereof the Prosecutor threat-I
cued to havethe Defendant sent out of the Coun.
try, %hie!' pruvuking him, he gave the Pruseco.
tie a most severe drubbing. • • •
The Defendant did not employ Connie!, •hut-
made a most flaming speech, in which he. loudly.
descanted on the benifits he bestowed upon Eng-
land, by raising men to 6. ht tier battles all over
the world, and for which he was not only nate.
ralized as one of her ions, but actually obtained •
commission under his Majesty to serve against tip
common enemy. He dit not, however, perseade
the Jury, that he was innocent of the assault ;
they. therefore, found hint guilly—amtenee de-
ferred.

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