The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-04-07 00:00:00

SjUTHIPARK SgSSIO,NS.

Yesterday these Sessionscommenced, before the LORD
%Volt. the tiimstort SZWCaar, and a Bench of Al-
dermen.
The notorious Ifilnman. who some time ago broke
prison, and in double iruns fell from the top of the gaol
in which he was confined, was carried into /'curt to be
tried for a rubbery. lie had meived dreadful in:jury
from the fall; but notwithstanding the fracture of his
limb*, it appeared that he s•ondurted himself in so des-
perate a manner in prison, as to induce the superin-
tendauts to suggest to the Court the necessity of keep-
ing him in solitary confinement. The indictment
A.arged him with Laving stolen a watch and a pocket-
book, the property of Capt. Edwards, of the brig l: pity.
The eircuusstatsces of the ruhbery were stated some time
rinse.
The Jury found him
The CummooN St:nittAXT, im passing sentence, said,
the sletperite man liefore the Court was, he feared, quite
irreelaiiriaale. Ilis romlnet in prison, even solder the
dr:•ailful cireisteistate-e of The loss of the use of his limbs,
bad been such as convinced the Court that lie was one
of the must dangerous men that ever appeared before a
Jury : amid it was more than probable, that if the wit-
ness...* had given him ass opportunity of putting his
threat of stlisking execution, he would have added
murder to r4.brry. The Cain could slot send him out
of the cuuutry, as lie could not move without assistance;
but it was necessary to kern
Sesorner.—Two yutirs' imiorisoutuent. •
The gaoler was ordered• its the event of the prisoner
beharstig hadiy iu prison, to put biro in truss. ma in 110
!jury eutiliseetuent.
James Galloway, Mir..elver, the wife of Mr. J. Rich-
ardson, amid Rd t;eiturey, were indicted for a riot,
and viideetly assaulting Miss J. Jl. Anderson, on the
17th of I remhrr last.
Miss J. M. Anderson (an interesting voung female),
said, she had known all the defendants sinus tissie.
terraces hut arisen between them, end they hail grossly
alio."' her. She was c prlleJ to trek rrilrrss sail pro-
tection, and on the 1;116 Liecedolier last she went to the
Town•liall to snake her r plaint against the parties.
Uri: her return from liar they rrisehr.: I heftier
he:, and she was under the necessity of pasaing their '
door. 17pon wrong lorr, Mrs. ItiCilitrlllinn rIDIIPd out of
her house, and cried out, there goes the false swearing
mete's, who this day took a false owls." She then
celled out to the mile drivoitlant. saying*. I' tialloway,
thilloway, rumor out," and v the attewioss of a

crowd of speetatorl were attr.toro to the vest. anti in
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their Iseariu.g the defendants wade use of *u••h language
as delleare forbade her to mention. They follua•ed her
along a... High-sheet, crying out that sloe ems kept by
one 11r. )I—, and that she had nto had a hit of meat

for a week. Eleanor liallownv
,jained in the outrage,
and. with 3lrs. Richardson, heed her clothes. On de-
string the former to let go her liedel, the plan, Ualloway,
said to witness, “if you mach her I will break your
beck !"—Ther continued to pursue leer in this way. ill-
treating :sad abasing her is the LIM{ scandalous man-
ner, sod followed ler a mob, until why reached her own
door. Here Mr. Oilloway eudeaccured to pr,vent her
entrance, and put his foot against the threshold fur the
purpose. With some difficulty, however, else got in, but
was quickly assailed from the 'outside, by some men,
olio knocked at the (bears and windows, calling. (gum
the " false swearer hi cow old and pay her father's
debts." She was advised, under these circutiostanen,
again to apply tit the Alrgistratcs, in order to her pro-
tection. She .lid so, and 'on her nay she was again at-
tacked by the defendants, all of whom milord oat upon
her when passing their house. Thev repeated the saute
indecent language as before, accused her of false swear-
lag, mad excited the attention of the crowd el passengers.
Mrs. Richardson pushed against her violently, and drove
her elf the curl. stone into the kennel. 'lle man, tfal.
loway, called out tee her to get I , and go to bell to
and gave her a violent push lulu the middle of
the road. She mu .r bare fallen with violence on the
stones, but that a Mr. June. laid hold and prevented
her. The-whole of the elelendants continuml to abuse
her, and kept crying ont,. 6. why don't you go home to
the fellow that keeps you :"--{Here the witness burst
into a dual of tears). One or other of the parties fol-
lowed her this way until she reached the 'fawn-ball
a second time. All the sraudal they bad beeped upon
her was grossly false, and she was not conscious of having
given them any reason..ble pound of offence.
Cross-examined.--Mr. Ualloway had formerly been
a friend to her when she required assistance, bat he was
handsomely compensated for it. She haul au action at
present pending, against him for defamation of character,
bat declined saying whether aim meant to adopt the same
worse is regard to Mrs. Riclusrelson.
Sarah Anderson, the sister of the prosecetrix, confirm-
ell the statement she hail gime.
Mr. James Jones, the agent of Mr. Orme, solicitor,
deposed to having attendesl Miss Anderson profession-
ally, at the Towee-hall. Ile subsequently witnessed the
attack made upon her Ly the defendants ; her account
of which was strictly true, and WAS rather les.ened than
aggravated.
Mr. Am DU SW:, made an ingenions address to the Jury
on behalf of the defendants. lle admitted, however,
that they had acted vers• culpably, and had committed
an assault: but he elenits I that there was any pretence
for charging them wills riot.
The Juty found the defeschints thrifty german!, but
recommended them to merry.
The Court, after some deliberation, and baring ex-
patiated upon the grossness of the offence hie which they
hail been rortvictril, seutenced the defendants each to
two month.' imprisonment, and to bind stir: ties for their
good ischAviunr, thetuselres its An. Ant/ two sitliers in 2UI.
each.