The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-25 00:00:00

• ILING,ISTICH "SiZhS, Ana 10. •
CROWN ei 13%.—R A PE.
Charter Mar:fluky, aged 35, a tall athletic mad,
etas put upon his trial for assaulting and ravishing
Betty Clitheroe, erife of J. Clitheroe, at Upboßow&
Mr. Cottearse air stated theme In the Jury. He
mentioned that the Prisoner pod John Clitheroe were
poor labouring men in neighbouring townships.
Belts Clitheroe, a modest sirecle looking woman,
stated that site is wife of John Clitheroe, in (LAM-
land. She has been sit years married, has three
children. and is now very nhar her time. 01 the
flth of June, shoot eight in the eirt!iiinc %pi)t to
see her mother who lives in °fret', a township *hoot
a mile from UphollAnd : thete is * public wed and a
path through the fields; 11Of m.. her'a linosn
at aline, carrying a hashelwith coals. c.itfee.itid broad,
and took the path through field; towards her own,
house ; she met the Pri,nner In she flit is.. and they
passed without speaking a wn.d had never seen
him before ; it *ss quite light, s;) as to distiortaish
the face and feature.; quite welt. She afterwards met
Thomas Goss, and they his, d without speaking
When she had gone about a quarter of a mile she
heard steps behind her. It was a remote solitary
place. She turned round, and Ki 9 like to screens
when she saw the Prisoner reaching his hand towards
her shoulder. She said, " God bless me, how you
frightened me." He knocked the basket off her head,
took hold of her, and took most indecent liberties
with her, which she resisted with both her hands and
screamed out. He said .if she would not bush be
would kill her. She was screeching as hard as shd
could. She said. " Do, good man, have mercy, for
lam with child." After the most brutal outrages
he effected his purpose. Ile then r-n the way he had
come, towards Orrill. She went home, and found
her husband laid on his bed in his clothes. She said,
" Hie -(haste) thee Clitheroe, and get thy hat, aid
go with me, for I hove been So abused with a man as
1 never ens before" (or " as nobody ever could
be"). lie got up, and would have gone without his
hat, but she made him get his list. They went togs•
ther, and es they went she told him bow she had been
used. She said she was certain she could find him, if
she could either see him or hear his voice. She could
swear to the mats. They went on the way to Thomas
Goss's, at Orrill. Ile was net gjne to bed. They
asked him who the man was that he went after (fola
lowed when she had met him coming with two milk-
cans on the path). They asked whether he knew thd
man that he followed from hit mother-in:ilaw's folds
Ile said he believed his name was Castles Maw-
desley, Who worked at Mr. Blundell's, and lived id
the Nook. Goss said to her husband, "Is third
any thing to do ?" We told him he Would come to
no hurt, if he could tell the man's name. S'art told
him that a man bad been ill-using h?'r. They went
to Mr. Atherton, a publican, who had used to be tot
constable. They did not sea him. They went thee
towards John IVinstatiley's. and on their' issy met
Neville and another man. Neville had abroad to he
a constable that month, and informed them that
Winstattley was the constable. They went to him,
accompanied by Neville and the other man Winston..
ley's wife said h-r husband was not at borne, but
they heard him speak. His wife then said, he would
not get up at that time of night for any tine. The
man who was with Neville said he keew Maiedes.,
ley's, and would go with them. They %Put and
found his house in the N At. They made a 0010 P
the Prisoner answered. Her husband asked, if ono
Charles Mawdesley lived there ? he said, ." Aye, I
believe so." She said, " That is the man; swear
to his tongue if I should never see him." tier bus.*
band asked, if lie would he at home to.morrow ? he
said he would for aught he knew. They went again to
Winstanley's to get hint to t•kr Mawdesley into cus-
tody, hut he would not get up. She and her husband
went to her mother's. A number of persons came
together there. Her mother and other persons went
out, and returned with Mawdesley with them. Wheat
she saw him she asked where the clothes were which
he had on when he abused her. He said she Wag
mistaken, he was not the man. She said he wasthe
main that had ill used her, but those were net the
clothes be bad on, and asked him why he changed
his clothes. He said those had laid upon the 'hoe
ever since Sunday, they were the readiest : he said if
there was any thing to do he would put on the
other clothes. She said she could swear to
him in those as well as in the other. She
saw the scratch on his right cheek which she had
made with her right hand in the struggle with him,—
She told the people in the house that she had scratch-
ed him; he heard her. Ile was with other people
ibeut the house all 'bight. He was taken into cus-
tody on Friday night, that was the next day, lint)
brought before the Magistrateon Saturday. She went
before Mr. Woodcock, at Wigan, on Friday, was
examinstl on oath, cod signed her examination; she
had Nen SO minutes or half an hour struggling with
the Prisoner: he skinued the inside of one of her
knees : she showed it to nobody but her husband ;
she could hardly walk to the Justice's, and free
quently stopped to rest herself.
She was cross.essmincti by Mr. WILLIAMS at great
length : she knew Jane Gaskill very well, and re.
inemhered that she complained two year ago of a
map ili using her ; she never did say' to J it* Gas..
kill that 'he should go before a Justice and swear
agiritrsethermati and that she could get some money ;
theWrah of •wham she had complained was Mechison.
2dr. Contrrevr ohjectekto this examination to a
Collaterril paint.
Mi. Bailin Woos, said he might put the qoestions,
Set kis-must be satisfied with her answets i he could
trot 'rill Witnesses to contradict her.
The wittier gave the readiest and firmest negative
16 the questions as .to her advising Jane Gaskill
to
'swear ravishment, and saying that if she only opened
her mouth she would get 31. Her mother was Ca-
-41.1.1e Taylor : she hail not. shown the injuries she
hail received to her
_mother, or to any but her hus-
band: On re-examination, she said aheditt nut know
'ref any injuries st e had suffered but that nil her knee.
Jottn:C;irheroe, husband 'nf she former witness,
gave the owe esidence as his wife, so ter es be had
the menus of knowing.` On their a as his write palmed,
oat' floe spot %their she had been ill.useil : heitw dn.
'thing that night :it Is-as rather dark : wet day he
saw some coals scattered at the place.
Thomas Goss. on coming into the box, compthin.
got II for his espence : his Lord-
sittd t at h
ship saidte hadbatW oasnelitougli; tie might get afore it tbeCula

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