The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-15 00:00:00

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Jeffreys the officer. took Wm. Jones into eussoty,and
corroborated itntliven's evidence.
The prisoners generally denied their participation to
the outrage, and Hardy, alias Jack die painter, is a vi re
feeling anti superior Mannar, ortaiAsed the attendee ti
the Jure ; he was, at an early period of life, left the
child of misfortune, he was a miniature paints:, aid
assnred the Jury that higfantily, if he dared to disclose its
circninstanetm, ward the highest respectability: that he
was in (leveestreet abont the time tbetitionti was miy
possible ; he attriburvil tht charge against himself to the
recited held out on this occasion. He Minded in very
forcible terms to the intimens character of the principal
evidence against him. Ann Maxfield, whom he described
as having I;i.ed in succession with several notorious ate!
convicted thieves. He concluded one of the meet pathe-
tic and powerful appeals to the feelings of the jury ue
ever heard frosts a person in his situation ; it was deli-
vered with great modesty and propriety, and etidently
spoke a very superior mind.
The Judge, in snnsming tip. stated. that there wss
'in this case a singular anotnaly in the statute law, •
and that it would appear that any person attempting
a rescue and failing, was punishable with transporta-
tion, while the elftwting the act would only subject
him to imprisonment for a term not exceeding
-twelve months. lie however held, that putting aside
the statute law in this case, the common haw was
sufficient to convict, and bring the case clearly with-
in the benefit of clergy. Ihe Learned Jidge made
a rely feeling charge, in which he strongly alluded to
the linown bad character of the girl 3laxfleitl, recaprta•
lating the evidence. and playing every circumstance iii
the most favourable point of view for she prisoners, which
' a strict attention to jostle* *mkt admit of.--Aerdict of
' Ouilty against all the primmer..
.

POLICE.

Bows-STREET.--DISGRArKFCL APPAIR..-1)••-4
Esq., an opulent native of .Madeira, residing in the
west end of the town. was charged, before the 31“„
gistrate at Bow-street, on Saturday tooraing, with an
assault upon a }sonny wo flan.
In consetptetwe of the inform:l:on given, a warraat
was issued Inc his apprehension. The w.:rrant was
to Jeffreys, one of the patrole, who arrested,
him as he was going tint of his house, and hroight
him immediately to the office. 'I he examination, how.
ever, was postp• ned till the evenint% at the reliant
of the amused, in order that be might flu nish
him-
self with legal advisers ; and in t',.e Ulu rim he was de-
tained in the custody of Jeffreys, at one of the betels
in Cavent-garden.
In the eventug he was again brought before the
Nlagistrate, when Mr. Holland, Mr. Harmer, and too
other professional !..ent!eaten attenfl,tl ou his behalf.
The examination was stlictly a private one: bat we
onderstantl the chari;e was made by a young woman
who had entered the household servi..e of the act used
only a few days ago. and that the violence took place
on the very first night.
The investigation, whir' lasted yearly two hours,
ended in the accused being held to hail, fur the /h.
tempi to folliniit, in Itool., and ten
sureties in 5001. each.

Mr. D. 0. is, we believe, upwarls of seventy years
of age; and the young woman is in her twenty-fif h
year.