, 1879-08-23
tsxtraorslInary ChRrgo In an tsngl!sl, Court
a GrorH Clergyman.

extraordinary Charge In aa English Court
a fsrorn Clergyman.
Lnnipn .s'0nd1rd,
Hcorgc Hockey, II b0nitnaker and commits
sion agent, Of 81 1.vcrpuol r.,ad, 1a!nEton, waa
CHARGED with etcnl ng eat ffon tho pcraon OF
the Kcv; ~. Holiday. an American clergyman,
at The llolborn RESTAURANT, bY The I" confidence
trtrl;." Thu defendant was represented by Mr.
AtGineon. Tile stnry Telnted by thr cotH1!nta.
ant exritetl much amusement In court. l'tIe
Ker.I. z. Holiday, clrrgrman uf The preshvtr.
s,rrot, Russell square, lcnosed That no first saw
The defendant OH ,hr cvru;IlE O! July I, at 81.
Pauif1, when l,o said t,c Mas MI Amer can, alltl
,say hni conversation about lhrtr natlsu coun-
try. On subsequent day tlMY met md went
10 the fiuihurn RESTAURANT. Tie, sat Mt a tnh1c,
an! witness ordered fem Vi ten, mud doicnaunt
n g!uss Of beer. 1l!vy htd not boon long ll,rro
when n raw lrishsnan entered Into conversation
with tt'r1n, md presently. IN discovering
icans. hc sati Ihat b" was dolIahtea to hcar i.
as he lacd tl,pm. H. tho cunrsc OF their talk Il
TRANSFERRED tint Tie Irlshsnan had como into q
fortutv OF iJo, N0 md n,ure, u1nl Tint bs Il
ro!ttcil in tlc viii Of his ,ilec fse was 10 dfa.
sGsy,ng persons 1lo said Ho hui alreadY tis-
puspl Ut oic.fs,artD, IIHl ho expnnul how lie
did II. Tile defendant told thu irislln,aa Tint
bo unlt wttness wcru rcspE1s.htn pcrsunR, hlul
lm an opportunity Ut tcst III MS attarIltnrti.
to the people Il to cared tn consider them, liz
fut disposed IL fnyur lrtr suggesl lfdn. hut salI
he must haYu security pf their taith In hin s.
l0ra ho could trust t1lrn,. Tho defendant
sh.Iwcu tlw IrIsnan q .cl00 noto, nutI aa.d le
could 1raw I0r E1t>0 more. liz plaeut hIs
nnrlctbtMk nHil mnIIey 1T tho Ii ll1tla nj the
lrsl.tnan uni n[wrd him tn walk mt with II,
he lrIsssnnil RETURNED In few minutes and rr-
turned thu lurkettoot; to The defendant, paying
"lla was sAtstleh." The defendant appe He'd to
wtlne.s ~ s1luw him u EIUiltur nlurH of
eontllenec: arnl witness replsu ,nat hr
only had uhnut I5l flo pr0,.,rca
his rsociscthuuk, tnt,nE That II cuntuuei
ntle th Mates. MIL liz h .Mleu 1t IN defendant,
III nnsHeF IL whom lsu said t.u hal Afsu purse
es,ntalun. ubuut t.. IN cnslI. THIS lu alsu
tlavrtl III tile h ,'s 1T taatemlant, whD tIrn put
t'0tll tlM nnrketbOuk null uHrsB III lfe breast
ctlt pIeket nf thu Isls!lI!nl,, rs ho IIau dune
previously With Its ow;I .hot.eY, and 1..r Irish
Hlun Iuti. llu did mt return al apecltly ~ lie
dlI trturc, nm! defendant vent 10 !oOk n!tGr
ntth. Nellttr IT lt.n came hack, alEi thru hls
suspicious weru cxctutl. [l.auuhtur.| H. snw
notean1 nlnsc of d.IcHdans tn hu nlrt hIls, nr-
r!urntA1ly 0H Saturday a'ternth,ti, when NJ gave
htm lnfu cllstuIy. I'lrtrsdge, The detective
Dttircs, proved lsle nrrBst Of iIl defendant, wnu
sud The prosecutor WIS NllstAkeE, n iiu Wls III
tI,u Winchester racrs on 1ltt juy In tues lull.
Tho waiter Ut tht Restaurant tar! 10 Identity
hilu MI lse companion TT In. prosecutor Oil thai
day. Eiwasl AherEnau, Edward rrellrr,!c, twu
nonksHakcrs, mud !our o:Irr witnesses wcrs
c:llIrt!, al!1 I'LL swuto tu 1c u. ~ill liz urieull.
nut at lle Winchester RACES III the lstl, ut tie
tls1u 1t the VI esed rabLery. The prosecutor
stt EaiA he Nus nut nlsfnHen II, tlle man or te
lay. 1lit defendant was discharged.