Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-04-23
lRePorted for The Phuadeiphia Democratic Pltssl
MAYORS COURT.

m MAYORS COURT
lhe COMMONWEALTH ". the Rev. WILLIAM Ho-
GIN and others
MS was an inJictntni against the Defendant
me Pastor Vt ST. Mays Church. Tor an Assault and
b'tie'y upon Mary Cornell, person filling "A lower
station oil lie, ard by business iobbng Ipauua ma
kcT.
ny The indictment it originally STOOL the present
pe'c"uant together with another Catholic Priest, The
hc' A"th"ny U tannan, WIS charged with cOnspir-
hS TO assault and beat the prOsectriX i'm order that
the defendant Mr. Hogan might commit a rnpe on
ner but tic Grand Jury returned LraOrap.us 10 the
irst hive counts, by which this offence was charged
"nT round true ni, on iIe Two last Counts of the
inuIc'meht wherein the defendants were separated,
charged with Il common assault and battery on the
prosecutrix.
Mr. Dallas and Mr.. King appeared for the pro-
Sccu'ion aud Mr.. Charles HgerSOH .Joseuh Iaoer-
soil, MIR Darid Paul By0,gR and AJr Desmond
were lOI the defence.
10 account FOR tue absence of the defendap, Nh.
lanhal, appeared at the close of the ensuing trial
application was made TO the DEPUTY ATToRsgy CE-
NERAL some time since for "A NoiLe proSegui rs TO Mr.
Iidnnan with an undertaking, however, that Mary
Oohheii, The proscCutrIx, should attend and give her
co'sfhi, Which was necessary by act of assembly ;
!" consequence OF this application, MIR. Hannah was
sumeied TO depart to Charleston, though Mary Con-
nt" had never since redeemed the pledge made for
her. "
Mr. King opened the case in short address in
he jury lie stated that ordinary occasions il
WAS usual Tor prosecuting Counsel TO detail all The
circumstances they expected to prove and TO accom-
pdny tiat detail, with such remarks and observations
Us lhcy thought necessary In this instance boweyr
ne should abstain from hat COURSE and havinr Sim,
ply stated the nature Of the prosec.i ton Inc shoud
can TIE prosecutriX 10 Prove the offence which She
meg" to nave been committed against her person
anu lrii'e the Jury TO form their own conclusion a.
10 Ihe guiii or innocence of e Reverend Defendant
aItr lhey had heard his case. He begged oave al
le same time, TO say, that neither he nor the yery
'o"'"p'e gentleman associated with him. entertained
'ht most remote feeling of personal hostility In fire
defendant. IL was due to Justice however to warn
'"' Jury against being warped ~ their verdict by
circumstances which lad reached their knowledoc
w. ou91 lhe medium OF lagae runIo hearsay Cos.
SIP. lhey we're impanelicd in that box hound lac
TIE solemn obligation Of their oath To do ustice be
tween Tue Commonwealth aud the accused and lie
"'d, lha ther verdict would be sanctioned by ius.
Ice ana approved 10y their conscieuces
.MWy CoHneH the prossecgtrix WAS now cated|
and sworn. She is woman ur mdtllinr gt,ture or
form something above the common order of ,yn1,cn
~ her sphere, with fine eyes, and countennnce
OnCc hdhusOnc. ohe states that she was "a warn,
advocate al Sit. Hogan, in the recent unhaunv
disputes which hate agitatcd the conareoation III
SAM Mary church tj1t her admirafiov Of thut
gentleman character, invoked her ~ continual
~ i''o,es WHO us opponents, and tai size quarrel
lad WIN every other Piies, " as hard as ever en-,
could solely Oh his account That she collected
money iD procure him lis sacerdDtaI vesipepts ,,ben
uaiohed ~ tue oNcOmmunicatinl Of The Eislpn
ana l'l shc procGicI signatures Tor hs appoit,.
mca 10 tie P.utUfsllp Of St Mtry's when ne ,y,.
unucr TIE displcs,.te Of the Reverend PreIata
"l ibis connection with his interests and those 81
:" i''",'s, gave Der iuiimide acct e. lis horse
"'''c sue rendered every assistance tnai . nee Z.
shy' On the 9th Of October in the last ven, ,i,,.
nad gone to his house in the morning. ly his ,c.,,,e.,
70 "7's' ~ MS removing from his house IA ty,nc -
"''ey 70 y ruce street On that day size cooke some
Py,"oIs '1T 'he dmncf OF Mr.. Hannah and the
.eIendani bJ allel their reIrino fouufl ,I,t fey
hdd beeh eating meai ito ca iosndJen iy the Dir
'ales oi tncr calling Oh one plate She C,pnJ n
e0eS 81 i'l' aaV o. aknas IS hch lad Leca used sl,