The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-04-03 00:00:00

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does oath 4rtosinitld 11ffi —?lse eveithid Was
dark, and the Meallir -*Memel, wet. She had a
'lipase* in her bald. whisk she intended to lee oat
on bet way bows The reliaa !wised bold of her
hand, and in his violence abe fell into a deep ditch.
He than dragged her over an beige into an adjolniag
field, rifled her person. and treated her with the most
brotal enmity. leaving her apparently dead 11011 the
ground. The ruffian left her. aid quitted the MIA
exclaim* to himself, " Lost. lost." Some peruses
passing on the road. heard the voice of a person in
distress. and called out. " What is the matter ?" The
prisoner, who sole close to the spot. said be bad lee
his way, and was put into Ms course by the passes-
gen. Some bouts afterwards. a waggoner ;coin the
same road, heard the vole. of the proaecatrix crying
for help; bet the light being clerk he could afford
her no assistance; however. on his *ravel in Rehm,
he gave an alarm that there was some unhappy female
who had fallen into some peril. Two- men set off
from Eeham forthwith with lanthorns, and, after a
search of some time, found the prosecatrix at two
o'clock in the morning, drenched with wet, and in
most deplorable state from the brutal treatment she
had received; but after proper care she was restored
to self-possession. She said. upon recovering, that
she could swear to the voice of the mss by whom she
had been assaulted. The postmark, as to the fact
of the robbery, was not distinct is her evidence. and,
under as the circumstances of the case, the Jury.
though there was sufficient evidence of the pri s 'e
identity, found him—Not Guilty.
On the motion of the Counsel for the prosecution.
the prisoner, however, was ordered to be detained fur
the assault.
John Matson Dalton was capitally indicted under
the Stilton. 18th of Elisabeth, for violating the per-
son of Matilda Atkinson, an infant under the ago of
ten years.
Mr. RYLAND conducted the ease for the prosecution,
and in a short but very impressive speech detailed the
circumstances of the ease to the Jury, which were of
the most atrocious nature.
The facts of the case were most folly proved by
the unfortunate child herself, and by several other
witnesses. who corroborated her in every important
point, but they were of a nature unfit to meet the
public eye.
The CC/AMON SMITANT and Mr. PLATT appeared
for the prisoner, and called two wit , who de-
posed, thnt the poor child bad on two I occa-
sions asserted that the injury complained of had been
committed not by the prisoner, but by a brother of
her own, a lad of 13 years old.
Mr. Baron Wools summed op the case to the Jury
with great minuteness and impartiality, and they,
without hesitaloo, found the prisoner Guilty.
The Learned JCDOS immediately proceeded to pro-
Bounce upon the prisoner the awfql S.,ntence of Death,
holding out to him not the slightest hope that any
alleviation of the sentence would be extended to him.
He commented upon the peculiar atrocity of the pri-
sonar's conduct, describing him as a monster unfit to
exist in a Christian country, and pathetically exhort
hug him by sincere repentance and f prayer to
labour to make his peace with that justly offended
God, before whom he must so shortly appear. .
The prisoner appeared quite unmoved during the
whole of his trial, and even when be, quitted the
dock. The. Mid. *steeped tkw IDeleripmrly fire
hours, and excited the most intense interest.