Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-12
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.ter or monsters. IN opposition 70 thu dictayes
o. ma ura ana humanity. have dared 20 assault
aoh wound with wanton and savage cruelty "
&C; People were now gradually getting into
rLgro sing topic Of public Interest or course,
then as now. the wrong people were arrested
Although there was now ces 5atian o. real
alta. Ks by the monster the public feeling rose
20 very FEVER height. as one news1a re-
marked: 1.-The Monster Is now mischief of
more than common magnitude Inbuman hi N
self. the villiany IL visited upon ell who are OF
the same sex: alike the source OF apprehension
terror and flight. II Is really distressing to
walk our streets toward evening. Eyery van an
we meet regards us With dIstrust, shrinks sid
ling nom our touch, and expects poignard to
pierce what gailantry and manhood consider
as sacred. There must oe very Criminal SUI
piUeneSs somewhere. or these eXecrable VII
i.ius would with greater speed exDIate with
Their lives the insulted humanity OF being" W."
AS an example OF the pitch to which tue ex-
oetaken. A man met a girl, and went with her
into public house. They sat down, and be
showed her an artificial bouquet, or nosegay, as
!t was then called. which he had in his hand.
and begged her TO accept 1t. The girl In taktng
Gold OF 1t, felt something prick her. and 1t IN ade
her hand bleed. She went away and told the
story 70 some OF her friends, who Immediately
Insisted that lie must be the Monster aud tnat
Jaeger was certainly concealed In the nose
gay. Tne man was In consequence arrested,
ana kept all night ia the watch house GA IN
b.
glris hand had only been pricked by the wire
USED to bind the flowers together, and the poor
man was, OF course, discharged.
But Nemesis was at hand. one or af7 vic
timS-that Miss Porter who was sJabb Il after
The Drawing Room on the Queens Birthdly-
was walking with Mr.. John Coleman in st.
Monster passed her. she at once recognised
him. and, her agitation being remarked By Mr.
Coleman. she said, There Is the wretch who
wounded me" MT Coleman left her in charge
no
walked very fast-evtdently feeling he had been
uoJiCad--and eDdeavored to dodge about from
Spring Gardens to Admiralty Passage, back
8gain TO Spring Gardens and up Cockspur street
20 Pail Mall; thence to st. James street and
Bolton street, where he knocked at the door OF
a boase and was let In. He stayed there
Pccsdilly and SC, James street. where
he Knocked at another house and
asked the servant some question. Leaving
here he went to Bond street, MIR: Coleman
and behind him and staring him In the face,
He then went to oxford street-theE called OK
ford road-and We're street. where he knocked
at an empty house. Then Mr.. Coleman spoke
TO him. and asked him what was the use of
knocking so violently at a house palpably
empty; and he replied that he knew the people
OF the house. named Pearce. and knocked again
ior three or four minutes. He then crossed to
south Mollton street, knocked at a house, and
was admitted. Mr.. Coleman asked the master
OF the house, Mr.. Smith, for Information as to
.
reason was assigned. Mr.. Coleman replied that
the otner had insulted some ladies under his pro-
lection; and that he demanded satisfaction.
The Monster offered TO meet him at any coffee
house. and gave his address as Fifty two Jer-
myn street Mr.. Coleman then lot him 60, but
upon second thoughts hurried back. AMI again
met him In St James street, and looking al
him. told him he did not think he was what he
described himself and asked him to come With
him TO Mr.. POrter's house, which was not far
OIL he conse nted, and on seeing him two OF
I a fy fat fod ht,t
recovery unhesitatingly declared him to be
1.-The wretch" He turned to Mr.. Coleman and
asked: do these ladies suspect me to be the
person advertised? Am suspected?"
He was given into custody, aud on the 18th
OF June the newspapers gave full accounts of
his capture and examination.
lie proved TO be a native OF Wales. named
Renwick (or Rhynwick) Williams, aged about
twenty three, who was sent young to London.
where he was bound apprentice to Sir John
Gallini, with view to his becoming dancer
on the stage misunderstanding as to the
disappearance OF watch severed this eonnec-
ton, and he then led very loose life. For
some little time, about two months he was
lawyers clerk, but this employment being only
temporary, he was reduced to difficulties until
he met with Mr.. Aimable Michel, Of Dover
street, who taught him artificial lower m aking,
and With whom he remained until his arrest.
He WAS dressed very respectfully In blue coat
lined and edged with buff, buff Haistcoat. and
black satin breecheS-
He was fully Identified by the Misses Porter.
Miss Frost, Miss Baughan and Mrs Franklin,
While numerous ladies VINO had been wounded
could not Identify him. He was Of course re-
maNdcd.
owing to the novelty OF the crime, great diff
Guilty Vas experienced Is to his Indictment but
II "ds at last settled that he should % tried
under the statute 9Th Geo. l., C. 81. S. II, which
made 1t felony punishable with transportation
for seven years TO assault any person 10 the
public streets, with intent to tear spoil, cut,
burn, or detace the garments or clothes Of such
person OF persons, provided the act be done In
n tnn In yN1a sIu1r
guilty, aud was defended by counsel. The
Judge summed up very favOraDly for the priS-
oner. but the jury without hesitation found him
guilty. The Judge said, as this was new case,
and be had some doubts as to the Indictment,
ne would respite judgment until he hal laid the
case before the twelve judges.
Early In November, when eleven Of tn
Judges consulted on his case, the questions
were: First, whether his having an Intention
TO cut the person OF Miss Porter and 10 carry
Ing that intention into execution, cutting the
garments OF that lady, Is an offence Within the
statute. On which he was convicted; the Jury
having, In their verdict found that IN cutting
her person he had thereby an intention to cut
her garmentsc Secondly, whether the statute
shall assault another with An intent to cut the
garments OF such person, then the offender
shall be guilty OF felony" and the indictment
In stating the intention. not having connected
ii with the act by inserting the words that he
Then and there" did cut her garment, could be
supported In point OF form q? Nine out OF the
tIcFeu JuuseS WeTe VI opinion lQaL LQe OuenCe,
notwithstanding the finding Of the jury was
not within the statute, and that the lndictm ant
was bad In point OF law. This decision reduced
the monsters crime TO mi5demeanor.
On Monday, December 18th, he was brought
TO trial at the Sessions House, Cierken well
Green, and, as proof Of the interest it created,
even the names OF the jury are recorded. The
trial began at 10 A. NJ, and was inaugurated by
the prisoner reading paper declaring his limo
cence. He was indicted for assaulting Miss
Porter with intent to Kill and murder her;
there was second count which stated that he,
holding knife In his right hand, did w1lfully
give the said Ann Porter dreadful wound OF
great length and depth on the right thigh and
hip; TO wit, OF the length OF nine inches and the
with common assault. The evidence was
similar to that Ia the former trial, and, after q
tIlal lasting thirteen hours, he was found guilty
de was a1lerWard found guilty OF other as
saults ana was finally sentenced to two years
imprisonment 10 NeWgate for each assault on
Miss Porter, Elizabeth Davis, and Miss L.
baughan, and at the end OF the SIX years he
was 10 ind bail for good behavior for seven
years, himself In the sum OF two hundred
pounds and two surettes In one hundred pounds
each. What finally became OF him Is not
known.-AH The Year Round.
Fashionable Calls.
Callers seated in the parlors of an up town
mansion.)
i've heard she gave $500 for that group. Ia
Just as soon have a Chrome, wouldn't you:''
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and lust look af that cantar n hle ,oo,,o