Westminster Sessions, Thu...
The Times, 1824-10-22T00:00:00

^<hese sesslyt3b Bot gef ted beore tS Ssq E Chair OMtA6THTYS movedfofW ~l&,dgmct4i osspnR- 'zabetl Dobee, who wag convi6t6l N'ast get6iOnSof kepint.^ 3disor- derly house, at No. 15, Woodstock-street, St. George s, Hanover- hquare. 4e moved on thc joint affidavit of several tradespeople, in- habitatts4f the neighbourhood, who stated, that notwithstanding theaefendmnt's promise to abate the nuisance, the house had been tkejt irx the same state down to so late a period as two days ago. : air. ALLRY, forthedefendant,saidhewassuretheCourtvwould extend some indulgence towards an unfortunate woman who had Riven a large sum of money for the good-vill of this house. (A laugh.) Sh cought not to abuse it certainly; but she stated in her affidavit, that s q had made every effbrt in her power to dispose of it, but had failed, in consequence of certain legal proceedings affects Pig it. Shc had received many offers fro ijersons wishing to take it for the same purpose as that to which it hnd already been applied, but she had indignantly rejected them. (Laughter.) The CuAntetrtuAq.-.And yet she keeps it open for that purpose herself. AMr. ALLr.Y observed that the nuisance was now abated. The Co u sRTeaid that had not been done until two days ago. They sentenced the defendant to " six months' imprisonment in the Housse of Correction." MHr. ADOLPHUS tmiade a similar motion with res)pect to Hannah Pahmer, who liad kept thle house No. 14 in the same street. MAr. AL.LEY stated that the defendant had quitted the house, which was now in the possession of a man named Willinam Gibbs, and she had no claim to it directly or indirectly. Mr. ADOLPHUs obierved, that she did not swear in her affidavit thatahe had not let tho house to Gibbs for the same purpose ; and she ought notto be allowed to continue thebnuisance and elude justiec by the mere trick of substituting one nuisance-maker for another. The CoutR remarked, that she ha d sworn she had now nothing to do with.the house directly or indirectly. Mr. ADOLPHeUS said, that the affidavit of the tax-collcctor stated that she had paid the rates for it up to Mtfichaelmas last pWSL Mlr. ALLEY said that was a mistake, as she had only paid the rates up to April last. It was well known that people's names so-e. tirnes remained on the books long after they had given up possession of their premises to others. The COURT observed, that it was important to ascertain that fact; ands therefore ordered the case to stand over till to-morrow, to give the parties time to make additional affidavits. ARGYLL-ROO?5S. Mr. ALLEY applied for t; licence for the Argyll-rooms, but the application was directed by the Court to be made to-morrow. JamS MAurphy was indicted for an indecent assault upnr the person of Sarah wall, a child under the age ot seven. It appeared from the evideace of the child, her mother, anti a surgeon, that the mo- *ther, who is a shoe-binder, hired the dlefendant to carry her furni- ture into a house zinto whiclt she was removing. The nrosec atrix was in this house with an infa'st in her arms. 'lhen the' defendant made the assault complained of upon her person, and did an injury to the child'st health, from which she is still sufferinz. The Jury unhesitatingly found the defendant G,tilty. The COURT observed, itwas evident that the defendant had acted under an erroneous notion vwhich prevails amongst ignorant peoplc. Although imprisonment for twelve months would not be too great a punishment for a crime of such enormity, yet as too long confine- ment did not do much good, and in the hope that the defendant would again return to industrious and moral hatbits, the Court would only sentence him to be imprisoned in the House of Correction for four calendar months, and there kept to hard labour. .WSSTMINS2JBR .BS?S& ON ,'ROJwDAr, Ocr. 21.