Complex sentence: Charteris' reputation preceded his trial for raping his servant, Anne Bond: when Anne Bond was hired, on 24 October 1729, she was informed that her employer was "Colonel Harvey" for fear that his reputation would put off his prospective new employee.
Split into simpler sentences: Charteris' reputation preceded his trial for raping his servant, Anne Bond. In fact, when Anne Bond was hired, on 24 October 1729, she was informed that her employer was "Colonel Harvey" for fear that his reputation would put off his prospective new employee.