The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1807-03-17
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POLICE OF LONDON.

N1agsoy H'gfe, S1etenter T.
young man, named Hervey, drummer to the
Bifhopfgste Corps of Volunteers, was charged with
violent afiaut and battery upon old lady named
Foxharn, who keeps an oyner Rail in Piihopigate
Areet.-From the old Lady's aa,-meIt, it appeared
that this fomeaiey Pa, ekaren with feseral others
his companions, came to her fall III very riotous
manner. and fad they mutt have fons Of her
but, iuipecting they biz her. The refuied to
open them any upon which the delinquent, in 4 We
sy unfoldier like way ben. q tstoo about her head
with as little feeling il ne had been humping his
own drum blaeksned Of her eyes, upie, her maya
zine Of i,sl 6h, fp!ed her vinegar, diiper(ed her
pepper to the winds, ard threw her half penny roll
III the mud
The dramtner denied the charge altogether, and
laid he only aiked her % open him penny worth OF
oytSrs that ihe rcfui.d, puihed him away, and diff
charged her whole battery Of }ssis at him. He gave
very Ninkias account however, about the old lady 5
sati eye 1ac Lord Mayor, alter giving him very
ievere rsprimand for his unioider,y, inhuman, and
ruffianly conduct, ordered that he hould immediate
ly retire, ami iat,y the poor woman amply for the
inlary he Dad dsns, fad bail ahd trial for the
aTault.
Sept. 5.--Thi. day dowagsr. about Gxty, named
Martin, who exhibited conipicuous 6aek eye char
ged MIR. mclaughlin, /o,eiga gentleman, who
lodges IN the fame houe, with knocking her down at
her lodgings rhurfday night, beating her unrier-
The charge eorroborated upon the Rill more
venerable tettinony u her mother, lady whole age
ieemsd converging the termination OF her fri cen
rry.
Mr.. MtCloughln Being called on for his plea of
defence this charge. aatcd TINT aroe from jeais,
.iOt indeed Of an kind. He was in his own
aPartment, oppofte tina, OF thee ladies' retiring rc
with his vile, when he fuidenly heard moi obtre-
porous volley Of eloquence his door, discharged by
the junior dowager, in which fhc greeted him by all
the approbIous epilhgts which her fancy, aided by
TIE infpirston her dy bottle, could fuggeit. He
opened the dior to intrea1 tar!y aud enquire into
tho cauie oi the good ady's ire but fhe few upon
him like lynx, titooed his village with her claws,
which mime dia;ely brought the purling firearms Of
blood nieluderirg down his cheeks. He endeavoured
20 retreat from the attack, but the lady followed up
her frt ehay, aud IN endeavouring to make fecend
>fprng her object, meJ her eounse, and fell fiat
The Aoor, when feinineda,cly ieized MIR M Glough-
lin by the legs made a deipe.ate attack upon them
angnibDi efrsfro, and brought him down. He en-
deavoured i'll vain e1triclte hinielf from her
clutches, and declared he obliged to irike her
in order 20 force her to let him loole. The only
feaion ihe aligned for her violent attack that he
had day the audacty tell her. that he liked the
aud department. of her mother better than
her
The Lord Mayor very pontedy reprimanded the
unmanly Circumstance Of hrikinga woman, in any
cafe, but much more 70 of the Plaintiff ad-
vanced years; and iniilted upon fatsfa6tion being
made to her.