The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-04 00:00:00

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-piny him to America. No saner, however, bad she crossed
the Atlantis Sasebo bed smpie emus *repeat of bee in&
prudence. Her seducer twit% was, by the way. a married
man. and sow living in this coontry) behaved to het in a
Molt brutal manaer, and she redeemed from America IS it
state of the greatest destitution. Haviag some to Linden
she found access to the house of the idaintiff. who was a
painter and glazier. living in Circus Street, Nov Reeseh-..
Here she succeeded in eliciting so great en interest for
her misfortunes, that the plaintiff not only become her be.
Defector in every respect, but even consented to allow her
daughter to go down with her to Staffordshire, in order to
seek redress from the worthless man who bad so cruelly
abandeqed ber. In Staffordshire, however, they were both
illegally arrested at the instance of that man. and in cease•
wiener, an action was commenced splint him, the result o
which was that he had to pay Mrs. Carry the sum of 1,5001.
She behaved, however, in the most nograteful way
.to the
plaintiff and his family, for she refased, after having got
that large sum, to pay 141. or 151. which the plaintiff bed
lent her in ber distress. It was that circumstance that
had given rise to the present action; and the defendant
not only persisted in refining to pay the debt, but
even pawned a pair of silver sugar temp. belonging to
the plaintiff.
Harriet Paine. the sister of the plaintiff, deposed to
having- called twice at the lodgings of Mrs. Carry. fn
Devonshire Street, Edgeware Read, for the defendant, mid
also to the costs attending certain prwatedincrtaken against
her brother. which the wife of OIL pinktiff b paidtt f
her. Mrs. Carry told witness otvair fix c
lawyer with money, and as soon, sis she received it she
would pay Mr. Evans. Witness asked her fir a pair of
sugar tongs which Mrs. Evans had lent her. She said
that she had not them at that time, but if she did not
get them, Mrs. Evans should bare the value of them.—
Witness beard that Mrs. Evans bad never received them
since.
Cross•examined.—Witness, was quite certain that the
defendant owed her brother a debt of gratitude which she
never could repay. She bad behaved in the most ungrateful
manner to him.
Two other witnesses were called, who swore that the
defendant had acknowledged the debt.
The Counsel for the defendant submitted that no suffident
proof of the debt had been made out, there being nothing
but loose conversation about the matter.
The Jury, however, under the direction of the Learned
Judge, found a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages

OLD BAILEY SESSlONS.—Wentersztar.
was Compton, aged capttallistudisted for at
rape committed on a child under ten years amyl named
Hester Aioge.
Before the trial commenced, the Hon. Mr., Law,
(the prisoner's Counsel) ordered all the witoessee .is of
Court.
Elizabeth Ainge, the mother of the little girl, laid bee
daughter was not nine years old. On the morniug of the
7th Nov. she sent her to a neighbour's house for a loaf of
bread. She returned with it, having been absent nearly
an hour. Witness scolded her for her long absence, and
noticed she honked very ill. The child did not eclat., any
thing to her. %Vitae's directed her to get her breakfast
and go to school. She could not eat any breakfast, but
west with her sister to school, each of them taking their
dinner. On the following morning (Saturday) Witness
inquireil what ailed her? nut the child returned no au.
swcr. On Sunday morning witness was about washing
her, but the child was unwilling to be washed. *her
observed her to be sick. On Monday an examination of
the child took place, after she had been put to beat, and
marks of violence were discovered. After being strictly
questioned, stie related the whole circumstances o the cal
although sba had previonalsaaerted.ta mem, lif;that
limiting was amiss with her,
Cross examined by Mr. Law.—The prisoner
hitehand a quarrel eleetiag the paymall4arree
money.' She had also a spate with the pritionees wife.
This was four months besore the circumstance of she pre.
sent charge. Her eldest daughter is eighteen years of
age. There was a dispute between the two families re-
'speeti ag the woad daughter and the prisoner's son. She
had six daughters. Tile daughter who is eleven is about
the same size as the one who is not nine. She could, net
recollect the year the latter was born. The youngest
child was not christened.
Re-examined by Mr. Baron Hutiocx.—The prisoner
lived near her house. He kept a grocer's or a chandler's
shop. He is a married man having a family. One son
only was at home, another was married. There has not
been any intercourse between the families since the dis.
puce.
Examinrd again by Mr. Law.—Witness never heard her
husband say during the quarrel, to the prisoner, " that
he would not let children alone. and be would have him,"
or words to that effect. Witness herself sitid that they
were good for nothing people, and had sold short weight.
Hester Ainge was exaruin-d by the I'OI.MT as to the
nature of an oath, and was then sworn.—She said she bad
known the prisoner four months. She had not been to his
house for three mouths before the day in question. The pri-
soner lived at the corner of King Street, isliefton. He
called her over when she was going to a baker e in the
same itreet with a mmsage from her mother. It was about
a quarter past eight when she went there ; the primmer was
standing at his own door, and told her he had a slice of gin-
gerbread for her. lie called her by her name, and she went
over to hi* ; he went inta the shop, and from -thence into
the patlour. There ;vas no person in the shop, and lie
shut the door and bolted it. She did not *many pemon'in
the house. The prisoner toll ber Mrs. Compton and
Henry were in bed. lie said lie wanted bar to go into the
rlour to look at her pretty frock. She then went in with
Cm.—[She here minute!), described tint iiitetiosstances
which led to the cliarci.]—Promentrix is condonation—
Before this she had. often been at hie house, Ind' her
mother gave her striot charts not to go near .tbins, for
his character was bad. it. consequence she Oa •
from going to his shop. She did not tell any one
what .bad happened'",ettil the Monday evening fol-
lowing.
Cross examined..—The door between the shop and par-
lour. had glass in it. This was not bolted. When before
the Magistrate, tho.prisoner, in answer to something she
said, informed the Magistrate that there was no bolt upon
it. (To some further questions she burst into tears, and
was unable so proceed for severaleminntes.) Rumination
resumed.—There were two doors from the parlour, one a
private one, which went up stairs. There were two windows
in the shop, but nobody cunt.' look into the parlour. al-
though the parlour d.or was open, becense some things
were in the windows. There was a window in the parlour,
but a blind was against it. The outer door was shut and
bolted. Mr. Dalliston might see her go actors to the
prisoner's house. Sue placed the loaf upon the coaster
'hen she went into the parlour. She did not scream so
loud that anyone ought hear her at the next house. The
prisoner teid her to '1 brush otf,"after the affair. She bad
never heard of any quarrel between the two families. She
only screamed oace, and then he let her go. Her father
told her the story about twice. Her mother bad told it
her over about twice also, but did nut say what if was done
for ; but she was desired to tell the gentlemen the whole of
the story.
By the Cover.—The curtain was aside, when she en-
tered, the parlour ; the prisoner, she believes, drew the
' curtain across but site would not say.
(To some questions put by the Learned Judge,she again
• bemuse much agitated, and was for a time unable to
proceed.)
In cuntinuation.—When before the Magistrate,-the did
net then relate the same thing respecting the Wiedosv
cllttisila at saw.

'(Oita Maio became incapable otprommelingp tied was reel
wend feonediti not.)
Mr. Robert Semple; lafftgeon, deposed to tbe child's'
beisithrotight Whim by her father,•ou itethibettar, thel
Pitts of November, between nine std ten in the minting.
[lt is impossible that we can publish the eiridence of
this witness. He, however, did not confirm the testimony
al the child in tint most motorist part of the evidenee.j
The prosecatds was again examined by the Court,
respecting what her mother had related to her to state,'
when she should be called epos to •give her evidence ;• but
•nothing additional was elicited from her, and she went into
hysterics.
The child's father, on beingtalled, prodneed a pocket.
book, he which be said was entered the date when his child
was bore. This was on theltb of February, 1815.
Cromulainined.—The entries in the book were made a
few days after the birth of his children. lie could
not explain how• sty entry of 1806 was made, in the
book produced, which was not printed until 1808.
He could not undertake to swear that the last
four entries were not made at the same time, and with the
same ink. At the time of the qnarrel, witness said to the
prisoner, " yon will not let children alone." Hs knew
the prisoner's shop ; be could see into the windows, tend if
the parlour door was open he could see into the room.
The morning the prisoner was taken into custody, witness
might say in the presence of two persons named Allen and
•Woods, being irritated at the time," that if there was a bit
of rope in the reentry be would bang the rascal." He
" a pair of handcuffs then in his hand. On the Tuesday
evening be would s•weer that he had not told [Wigton
"that lie had just found it out."
Hy the COURT.—.The entries in the pocket bink were
copied from another book, and not entered a few days
later the birth of each child. Witness never told his
daughter, nor did be ever bear his wife relate to her what
sbe was to say in Court. No instructions were given to
her, but the circumstances were related in the family.
'Mr. Baron HULLOCIL said he ought to ask the Jury if
the prisoner should be sailed upon for his defence, seeing
that the father was so completely contradicted by the
aughter, and had also contradicted himself respecting the
entries in the book. In a charge of so grave and serious
Retort, it would be for them to determine whether they
'ignited the prisoner to be put on his defence, supported
by seeb testimony as they bad heard.
After the Jury had donsulted a short time, there appear.
ed same hesitation as to the union of their sentiments,
when the Learned Judge said, if they entertained any
doubt on the ease, it would be better for the puiposas of
justice that it should proceed.
The Foreman of the Jury.—My Lord, one or two of the
Jury have doubts upon it.
Mr. Sum litittocx then called upon the prisoner for his
defence.
omiPtrisoner, (la a firm tone of voice.)---My Lord, lam Inno-
Mr.BarewHottoca.—Have yoisany thing to offer?
Prisoner.-1 can say nothing more wy Lord, than Oaf lem
innocent.
Mr. Law then proceeded to the examlintion of a person
nomad Dalliston, a baker. who lived in King street, Islington.
'Mt witness stated, that on the morning of Nov. 7, lie mot•
laded perfectly well the prosecutrix coming to his shop for
semetwead, which he gave her, and she then departed. lie
nothises her pass by the prisoner's shop door until she was out
ofeiwlit. She certainly did not then enter the shop. The rev
44tadhat be looked after her was, because she went in a direr
Inca the contrary to her owe home.
Thossof the Jury who were hesiteting before the.prisoner
was called upon for his defence. new expressed their satlsfec.
Ow at to his innocence, a verdict of Not Guilty, was then re.
carded.
•omassommeamen

/LICE.
sletaron lab's.— rimy Aft:. Daky, the wife of
teeper of some iota us brothels in Shire Lane, Was
4 milieu on 3a. fnwitaulti' ee,•aad also 48f-having unheravieditifi
800 post bill with a forged endorsement.
It will be reeplieeted,tbst on a former examination great
reluctance to prosecute for the capital offence was expressed
by Mr. Ellis, the inereer.at whose shop the stolen note and
the forged endorsement were uttered, as proved by the evi•
deuce of one of the shopman, to whom the prisoner gave
false names and addresses. The LORD MAYOR, however,
thee expressed that he could not allow the private feelings
of. self or of any individual to stop the coarse of law,
anltthe prisoner was remanded, that some evidence as to
the forgery which bad not been sent for might be forth
coming, and that witnesses might be brought from the
banking house of Messrs. Ladbroke, to completes chain of
evidence in proving the identity of the 501. note uttered
by the prisoner, and to show that it was one of those paid
to Mrs. Collier, from whom the 3751. were stolen. The
witnesses, toiprove these and other facts, received summonses
to attend yesterday. All the witnesses were in attendance,
except one, named llutt (the shopman to Mr. Ellis), who
was the principal witness, as he had taken both the bid and
the note from the prisoner. An officer was sent to demand
his attendance, and in the mean time the examination of the
other witnesses was proceeded with.
When the banker's book, containing the entries of the
numbers of the notes, was called for, it was stated to the
Lord Mayor. by the clerk, who had it in his possession,
that an accident had happened by which the evidence that
it probably contained bad been destroyed, as the particalar
entry wanted was obliterated. On examining tbe back, it
speared as if a quantity of ink had been let fall on the
leaf containing tbe entry, and had oblitifated the numbers
of the notes. It was at first apprehetedini that this
deficiency of the evidence would be fatal to the case for
the Crown. It was,.however, ascertained that before the
obliteration happened, a clerk gave to one of the parties
a memotendum of the numbers of the notes, after they had
been stolen, to stop the payment. The clerk who gave
that memorandum proved that he had copied it from the
entry diet had been obliterated.
The Loon Mane, on waggling the book, said it was
..ow.
. . Aguilar that the ink should have fallen on the
precise entry of the notes stolen ; but he observed what
was still, more singelar. for on examining the obliteration
carefully, be was convinced that it was effected at twice, or
by two accidents, for the ink bad got on it a. second time,
and effected the obliteration more completely.
At this time, the messenger sent for Mr. Ellies shopman
returned with the intelligence, that on the night before the
examination, the ahopman had insisted upon hie immediate
discharge being given him by Mr. Ellis. • The latter
had only to comply, aid the shopman bad since gone
no oat knew where. Mr. Ellis expressed his regret
at thy circumstance, but said he had no control over
the man.
The LORD MAYOR 'expressed his surprise at all
these circumstances, bat said 'he could not allow
witnesses to be taken away in this manner; and he said he
felt it his duty to remand the prisoner for further examia
ustinn.l that dui existing evidence might in the mean time
be sought. The prisoner was accordingly remanded.
Bow STRUT:MI% Collier waited on Ate Magistrates
at this Office, to inform them, abartheitiattute between
Mr. Elliston and himself, had been iintesbly arranged.—
He alscrprodneed a written paper, signed by Mr. Ellistoo,
to that effect, and expressed his sense of obligation for the
Magistrates' kiwi interference.
INFORAIRRL•••••TRII trashes TICRTIRD...4rIIO Oen, gamed
MARTIN and Byers. who are well known at this and othet
Offices as common infornepte, were broagtor up on Tuesday,
charged with an assault upon Mr. Shrinzi, the Ittidlttte
of the Star. andaareet peblic henget,. is lest. tiaran's Lane.
It appeared that about 2St tmiuntewpset 12 *Welk toe
Mondarnigist, Martin gad Hynes knoetreti 'at the door of
the star sad Qtarter, '. sad ittiten a routrtriemlim'aiked
drugs within " Mho is' there ?" its replied, " a nelghe
bier-t-dssel yen konw Me'? 'hits doll% &Cr' Thli wet;