The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-01-22 00:00:00

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COURT OF KING'S BENCH.WIDNISDAT.

(Before the Loan Curer J usrice and Special Juries.)
RING V. HOOK.
This was an indictment against Captain Hook for an in-
decent exposure of his person to a little girl in the Keutisli
Town stage coach.
Mr. CHITTY conducted the case for the prosecution, and
proved the exposure, but nothing further.
The SOLICITOR ORMERAL said that he anticipated a ver-
dict for the defendant, who bad every thing at stake as to
his character and prospects% life: The defendant had a
most unimpeachable character as an officer in his 51.jes-
tv'a service, and had suffeted severe bodily injury from the
effects of hid military duty. The circumstances a Web gave
rise to this charge, as be should prove by medical gentlemen
whom he Would call, was the defendant's adjusting him
* It under a fit of most excruciating pain ; under the influ-
ence of Which the call was sudden and irresistible. Here.
the Learned Gentleman described the nature of the infir-
mities of the Defendant, and he contended that the w:tele
circumstances deposed to by the child showed that the De-
fendant had no inclination to repose his person. He re-
tired to the-farthest corner of the coach, and when the child
taw this she looked out at the coach window. lie most
positively denied an offer of money but as a deposit, in lieu
of calling,on his friends to bail him under a charge, as re-
lated to which every thing which he valved in life was mo-
rally affected, in subjecting him to a charge, the bare men-
tion of which most rain his character.
Doctor Pearson, of Golden-•guar., proved that the de-
fendant had been his patient fur tour years. His diaease
subjected him to paroxyrns of sndilen attack. which required
immediate relief by instant adjaetatent of his person, and
application of manual assistance to his dress.
James Hoath proved his dress being so constructed as to
afford him immediate casement.
John Hoisierman was driver of the Hampstead coach—
remembered taking np Mr. Hook, the defetohnt, to take
him to town. lie was on crutches. and requested witness,
as he was taken suddenly ill, to drive him back to the as-
eemblv-rooms.
Sir-Wm. Paxton, hanker—lias known the Defendant
more than 25 years, and since he came home from India
his conduct an I character was always most inspectable,
and that of a gentleman.
Lieutenant M'Derniott —Has known the Defendant
many years; he always bore the most respectable character,
and as a man of very acute feelings of senNibility.
Mr. Stevens has known the Defendant many years ;
his cleared .r was that of a gentleman and a man of ho-
nour.' Spoke to his infirmity as obliging him suddenly to
leave the TOOtil and retire to a bed-room.
Sir It. liirtile.—lVlten Defendant was brought before
him, he said nothing of this infirmity, but denied the charge
generally.
Mr. CIIITIT replied.
The lestßo Crime JUSTICR haring snmined up.
The .Jury, without hesitation, pronounced the Defendant
Not Getkr, and which verdict seemed to give entire satis-
faction ID every person in Court.

GAMBLERS.
' WILL•NS V. TATIMs.
Mr. C. PiticultS stated the case to the Jury. it was an
action brought by the friends of the plaintiff, a young
ntan.-ts -wine merchant in the city, to recover a Siam in ea .
new, lost by the plaintiff in the limier kept by the defend-
ant, Nos. 57 and 51, Pall-mill. The plaintiff bad been li-
berally supplied with 'minty by his friends, anal had I .st
ten pounds and twelve pounds a night, at rouge et noir, i i
the defendant's house. Treble restoration was prec:uded
by the.delty of bringing the actithe tiff!,plaion within
wi ree mon
theths.
Willidis Williams, brother oflt pr n-
cipal witness; be frequented the house and lost at flay
many snms of money in March. Apr 44, swot folvy, .100-;•254.
f)7l. 101. 271. 101. 761, ISt.. 1061. 161. 281. 511 titil., &c.
Witness at that time did business at the Stack Exchange.
Witness called upon the defendant by desire of his mo-
ther, and stated that he had lost soma of money is his
house; defendant said he did not recognix.-Ition, and called
in a dealer whom witness bad seen frequently •,‘ 57, si.i,
Pall-mall; Mr. 'faylor asked the dealer it lw kuew witness ?
lie said he did; Mr. Taylor said,. " This gentleman says
he lies lost fourteen Ininilred pounds in my house, do you
know any thing •aboat it ?" The dealer reviled, " I think
the gentleman most be suistalien, for I never saw him
play hut for small sums. Mr. Taylor asked if I was mar-
Tied, anal .salil that if lie had knouts that I was lie would
not 1111%4 admitted me, anal said," What can I do for you '•'
I answered I was in an unpleasant situation, and had come
not by my Own wish, but by the desire of nay mother, who
wishes you to return the money 1 hay- lost, or procure me
some situation under 6.0/eminent, or in some public ofli-....
Ile said, 11l make enquiry, and let you know. lie never
.asked nie nor any other man in my hearing, Are you mar-
ried, or are you a bachelor? The dealer's name was West.
.The game was played by six packs of cards against the
keeper of the house. There were wines, spirits, cakes, and
every thing neressary at the expence of the Imam
Cross-examined by Mr. ATTOHNILY-OZNERAI,.--1 cer-
tainly do not rely on my memory for thus and stuns ; I
wrote down at the time, night by night, not all at the same
time. My hand is generally unsteady, but this is steady.
Yon seem not to have prolitted by the wines? I always
write the same hand; the account begin. on the 13th of
March, jest twelve months before the writ was sued our,
but 1 had not been there for a long time before. I was in.
•trodueed by Mr. East; I never saw Mr. Burgess till I saw
him there.—l went •to other houses and lost money; 22,
Bury-street, 10, King-street, 32 late 40, Pall-mall ; I have
been in Nn. 5, King-street, sometimes lost, sometimes won;
I never was refused admittance in my life. Mr. East was I
• introduced to me by Mr. Jackson, a surgeon in the navy:
.1 was not a stock-broker ;I used to speculate in the st mks;
it was all gambling on my own account; I separated from
the vtine.business in Slay, 1021; the business was in Cross.
mtrees. Pinsbary-square, in partnership with Mr. Pimento-;
'1 had been before that. titne• in Lloyo's Colfee-house; I
• waremt 'M -Robert Hide. Esq. : I swear that in Stanek
and -IWI2. . I borrowed no small sums of mosey; 1
'il hisl
ohn-street. Clerkenwell, one pair ; 1 have note
o f,
* 'my Imlstiugs ; I put my credit to the jury upon the
jausblers ; Mt. Pimento sold hint a pipe of Madeira for 321. ;
lift ditty, of 'mere, was net paid; the meeting with
/Taylor Eby appointment; West was not there at first ;
after be tame he staid the whole time.
• The Arroatnev-Omveam. addressed the Jury for the '
Defendant, and contended that they ought to act with
caution in a case inpPerted by only one witness. He
-should prove that the person who bad described his losses
'way not in a condition to play high. At the time the
~money was said to have been lost, he was In reduced
circumstances, borrowing small stuns, and -unable to
'advance any large stake. One of the days in April, when
a loss was supposed to have been suffered, proved to be
*Good Friday, on which the Defendant bad never
opened his home., The Learned. Attorney-General called
a great number of witnesses who supported Isis -state-
Inept. • •
• Mr. PIIIKAAPS replied.
The Loin Cour Justiculdt tbajory to deeideon the
credibility Of 'the only witnemln support of the piaintiff.
'broken In Upon as it was by the witnesses for the defendant,
and bf the midmost tespeetlng the Good Friday, and by
the appease' ef ' the paper,. which he 'hid sworn was,
written sight by night, bat orbisli had all the appetrance
of being. weittenat.ope-tiane. . -
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ThaJery /Mired all iieleilio sedan, 'ober returned to
ask whether, if they Band fee tie pleieeilL they could re-
duce the damages.
The Loan Crimp JIISTICII.-11 you can give credit
to this man, you may find for a part of the debt.
The Jury retired again, and at a little time before