, 1875-08-16

The Jury Acqnit Baker of Rnre, but Con-
yict Him Of indecent Assault.
Ho Il Sentenced to Twelve Months In
prisounlont and Fine Of E500.
The London Press on tho Result Of tho 1rtni..-
"1ho Sentence Errs, Il Il Errs at All,
on Tho sido ot Mercy"

before Mr. Justice brett, Col. Valentine Baker
appeared 10 thko hls trial OH tie s!'ccsold charge
or attempt to ravist, Indecent assault, and COM
mon Assanlt OH Miss Dickinson.
TIE scrNH IN counr.
From AZ carly ~ o'clock III the morning reo-
pie Ind negnn tu assemble around tile doom OF
tile Co,ut, and long before the tlnlo for oPaninR
them .enso cto.d had congregatcd before Tho
Couss-ltonso, and not ouiy obstructod tho on-
tsnucrs, bit completely blocked up the roadway
before and for nome ttlsts1lcc on oach side OF tho
Coult-1inuao. No case has evor been tried With
IN living memory which appears 70 hhse caused
such excitement 1t is hardly necessary TO say
that tho Court was denseiy crowded In every
pnrt
TIE PRISONER PLACED At THE EAR.
Col. Eh1er, with hts attorney, appeared long
before the time appointed for tho sitting of tho
Court, nnd waA soon followed by his counsol, Nlr.
ltawkinH AMI Mr. scrKt. l}a!iantlna. ME. 8afRt.
lnrry and Nr. Poland appeared OH thu part Of
TIC prosecution.
At haif-past 10 tho learned fudge took his scat
On the bcnc,, aud tho officer Of tho Court calling
u,lon Cal. Daker to surrender, he camo forward
tn tho loc}. whore he iatl prevlouRly been stand
ing. On bong arralgne1, ho ploadod In a firm
yoico "Not Guilty." OH which
AJunY
Was It once impanolcd Tor tho trial. They ~ero
n, :. hfchlv rosucctable claBs-sti substaotis1
...s.s..'s.. 49,, - ;,,1.na.ao,,t ,.,n. .nJ
'sAa'""on y. i, '4oa =. .uaopuoav" ~. .a ,.. a
a,lch A. would DO conS'doseu ID tue language OF
the Law, = "eood" jnsy-thAt IL, suoh Jury Al
Ia ,mpano1cd by the sheriff In . criminal case,
II, ,Ii.,, lin snorir IL cnrcfut tn ttaobsros fts
-. "A~1 'ao ~ 49, 1~.,sstr-a I.vo
"utSt as INC 'uueeo a'i. t9o .otlea'no Ie'o
oiton lald 1t down, ard ~ tho Common LII"
f.n,n,r}au;onn,s 1netarcl It IN hn-thet in tn fs.
luru not merely tIlo lower cahB OF those anali-
lied, but Jurors o. tbs better CLASH. including
HOMO Who would Substantially RnBWcr to the
description OF Bpociat Jurors. When tle Jury
had bnei, swDrn tho officer Kavo tho accuBod in
charge to tho jury Bith Tho usual brief oponi'lg
Ut tho indictment, aud thoil, after lttls dslay
uu account Of tho oHscrics in tho streot,
THE cAs1: foA TUE rnoBEcurroN
aud forciole speech.
MISS 1,1cKlSsos'a TESTIMONY.
BliBs Dickinson HaA tt,on culod, and was with
aroa. difficulty bronEh. into court by her mother
Being sworn, sno pro1eetlad to mako her a.ato-
mont In 4 calm, 1enl aud modest NAY. IN answer
to questions trolu alr. poland;
| am, Ahe enid, "a years Of Aget and hare re-
10 20 10 : S~itzsllaul with married Bis,es on tho
It'll Of Juue, uud hnd received = telegta an Oh
The "Wednesday nftornoou, tie 10Th OF June. to
JOIN her next day III London; on tue Thnrsdav
! HtAt u LUG Anl1uuEtk htkllDH VIII my klHI&FH,
ri ho naw no ,uto the train; won. to Ieters1eld
10 join tbe Portsmouth train, aud thors had
iu cllango carriages; got iuto tirst-olaaa car
ElagB. Which was ulupty, with my luggage, Which
was labeled .'Dr. Eassbane, Dover: II AL IN
the corner, with my inca to tho engine. and l
travelled Hu alone to Llptook; there Tho dofsad-
mt got into tho carriage, aud l sat on tho other
scat; the window was do IN, aud he asked me II
/ lcit tho ur4ught; said, mo, ta.nk you, I
liks 1t; l4o said toninE more to lue .hcn: nj
Has!onore t.1o uoxt station, ne reuurked on the
goe1 aI ptott,ness Ut the line. especially 1t that
aid tho todalmug station; SAID yes, 1t wan
worry ptotly, bu, Thought nln,o4t tho prc.t,cst
part was the branch FROM Petessell to Midhnrst;
be said Sllahurat ,saB \ very conyeusont plxco
Tor Ooodwoul, aud that lie stayed there before
then haa u,putiu,lcd tilut we lIyed theso. and
That it was a very pretty place; he eald - Have
you oyor boon TO Alaersllott !" anu sald, "Yes
i o hn.o brother ,hsro tn tho Engineers. aud
seut there short time nso to ball !" 1sad. A1y
brother Is AWAY now campiMg out ;''.' forthcoming
aupposc. he naid; "ies." raid, "aouoshipg
nf tuak nnrt :" i asked "Wb,ch ia yolIr reut.