The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-10-07 00:00:00

ceVaB2l4olll WIWASONS CASS.

. Michael O'Connor, and Mary, hie wife, were pus
I. the traverser's bar and Indicted, for having on she
12th of Angus 'WWI), assaulted and falsely ism
prlsonad Andrew Ms:Walton for six hours, and In a
second count for having assaulted him en the 11th
of September.
Andrewill'Malson, Est Counsellor at law, appeared
in fall amuse, and was sworn.—lie declined (he said)
stating any case, although his was the most wants'
sad deplorable that ever came before a court of jus-
tice. He deposed " that on the night of the 12th of
Avow, between 11 and 12 o'clock, the traverse's
seised him in his own house. and with such force tad
ferocity. that he thought they would have satin-
gnished his existence. Notwithstanding his many
remonstrance', they violently pulled his body. tor-
toringly sq d his limbs, and finally succeeded in
dragging him to flank-street peliee-office, where be
passed six hours of the night. 1 ibis happened to be
one of the houses that he had recovered, by the ver-
dict of a jury, and under the will of hie owe father,
that he might enjoy it for nine hundred and ninety-
nine years. He had been so compassionately foolish,
and taking pity upon the audacious Mrs. O'Connor,
who was a very distaat relation of his, as to make a
lease of the house to her husband, on very advantage.
cut terms s it was one of the best houses in Crow.
street, and he retained a room in it for himself, as be
was quite a lone man ; and he thought he had a
rivlat to expect their gratitude, kindness, and atten-
tion to him, and prettily they treated him after.—
Ti.ey kept the bonne for a year, dilapidated it of its
conveniences and ornaments, langhed at or abased
him when he called for teat, and finally made a lease
of the whole lions* at such a rent and granted sach
conditions as he, notwithstanding his goof Da. 1
tam would not give themselves, not to a simple
jerk strew, but to a profligate, lewd, debauched ,
person."—(Here the Court reminded the learned gen-
tiemae that he had promised not to state any case,
but merely the facts respecting the assault. The
counsellor bowed assent and cootinued)—" lie occu-
pied the hack room on the first floor, though he had
covenanted for the first one, but they bullied him out
of it, and he was forced to be content with the es.
change ; but they were not equally so. Finding they
bad succeeded so well, they attempted to oblige him
to reside in a black bole in some other part of the
house bat he resisted, and remonstrated against their
conduct, as also the improper and immodest uses they
had converted his habitation into." (lie was again
requested to confine himself to the facts of the case )
"'finding he was restive, they had recourse to threats,
acd knowing they were in league with some of the
party with which be bad been so long involved in law
proceedings for the recovery of hie property, he was
in bodily fear and dread of his life. Oa the night of
the 12th of August he Cams home about 10 o'clock.'
and when in his room he heard them through the
foldirg doors, (whirls divided the two rooms) say.
Now he's come, we'll give him a night's lodging,'
and O'Connor came to his room, on which be ran and
escaped up to the garret to claim the protection of a
man rimed Duncan ; bat Duncan refused to admit
him, and O'Connor shortly afterwards returned, ac-
companied by two watchmen. O'Connor then vie-
lertly dragged him down the stairs and along the hall,
ar.d brought him to the police watchbouse, where the
cAnstable refurcrl to take his charge, and be was
obliged to remain in the matchhouse for protection;
well, he looked over that, and in consequence of the
ill treatment being repeated, he summoned them before
the Magistrate, and went on the 11th of September to
serve them in sommonses, when the traverser and his
wife attempted to throw him over the banisters of the
stairs ; hut not being able to effect their purpose, they
threw him down a flight of stiles, by which be was
tense severely injured in several parts of his body;
their servant woman then came to him in the ball,
and having a bucket of sods and dirty water, she threw
it in his lace and on him; there had been a separate
indictment against her, and if the Court and Jury
did cot think this a hard ease, he was very much
mistaken."

Cross-exan.ined by Mr. Bamyna-T.—The treatment
Le received on the 12th oI August was not in conse-
qurbee of having called the t rrrrr sers abusive names;
so. it Wes part of the system pursued by the banditti
who Lad so long persecuted him ; be bad not a mob
ecLected about him en that night; was nut pelted
with mud. (The Counsellor here assured Mr. 11‘.1-
CTI he was mistaken if be .thought to fish any thing
oat of him that would invalidate the truth of his state-
ment.) Took no comfort that day—" Oh no, Coun-
sellor 111kmaTT, you measure my Corn by your own
; I wasn't coaxing attorneys that day—eh, du
you take:"
Mr. IleriNzTT.—Were you ever a night these 20
years that you had noCiegaledyourself? '"Yes; many
a mouth ; can't you say tippling at once; I know what
..0 are at—l expected better from a gentleman. Mr.
'lnnen, taverns are expensive places, a man won't get
et ink for nothing, and I bare been these many months
wi:hcot a shilling, waiting till the Chancellor returns.
Fare been driten alums from place to place, some
days having a dinner, and • abase days not. lam in
the day-time with a tenant to a house of mine in
Chaneery-lane—l knew him in England—and I sleep,
or try to do so, in my house in Crow-street.
When you brought the trove rrrrr before the Police
llag istrate, did he not say, " Mr. M'3laboe, your head
is not right," and dismissed the complaint?—Sir,
Mr. GabLett would not be such a blockhead. I had
the honour to be a class-fellow with Isiru and the pre-
sent Recorder in Trinity College, and he knew me to
be one of the brightest fellows in the University. So
1 sr from dismissing the complaint, lie took my infor-
mations. Was not coaxing the washer-wousaa when
she threw the water upon him.