Middlesex Sessions, Wedne...
The Times, 1824-12-02T00:00:00

.ez.saae Uldfield, alady of very respectable appearance, re- siding in Chpl-street, Pecntonille, was indicted for assaulting 3Urp. Atill, on the 23d of Octoiber laLst. hirs-. Atill swore, that on the day mentioned, she went to her husband's house, in Chapel-street, Pentonville, under whose prO. tection the defendruntlived, for the pturpose of receivinx her weekl] idinnony. On getting into the house, and not finding her husband in the parlotir, she went up staiss, and not finding h in there, shie zat down to await his return home. airs. Oldfield came in shortly ufterwards, stYrck the prosecutrix in the face, tore lher clothes, and turnedl ber out of the house, FrM the ero'a-examinrition by Air. Avnr1tEwS, It appeared that n;f. lill and her hus'band ha( been living separate for the last 25 yea that" Bet Olafield," as the witness termed the defendant, sedu,t-llser htsband's afl'ctions and that he squandered away the foraune he had received with her upon Bet Oldfield. She admitted, however, that ber stipend was regularly paid to her, although it was for.her weekt's allowance she wrent to her husband's house on the oc- casion mnentioned. Mr. A,DrEm-s, for thc defence, said tlhat the facts of the case -ere simplythese:-About twentydfive years ago, Mls. AMill and her husanmd separated under circumstances which he wouldt not relate, iatnTere to the feelings of Sirs. l\till; but the separation took place before ctr son (a tall youing man, who s',ood by her side) was horn. That almost ever sinee, the presecusix coattinued, to an- oey hlr. \sAill wherever he resided: indeed, it was the constant occu- on of her life to disturb her husband's peace, and she had lately taken it into her head to suppose, that because Alr. Alill lodged in the house of .lrs. Oldfllda they cohabited together. Si ro ed's servant prove that no assault wits committed upon 't'he JurY found the defei;dant Aro?t Guilly: upon which the Young mnan, the son of Al rs. 51ill, wished to prove that his mother wMas assaulted, Und said, that -tlat man (pointing to llr. M\ill, who sat near the bar) had defrauded txis %"other of her foixune, wbich w.as being squandcred upon the defendant, with whom. he lived." ?PADDlNoTow STA,GE.COACRTMEN. Thoma? Stratfornad ,dmbrose ffoffon, the former a driver, and the latter . cad, of one of the Padtlington stages, were indicted foras- saultna A r. Baldwin, a respectable japanner. Wtotton did not appear. Air. Baldwin swore, that %emc time ago he and a friend took their Iaces near the Yorkshire Stingo, on the coach driven by the defen- 4ant S lratford, ie promrising toproceed to thedty without delay. Jhe defendant however, stopped at several publfc-houses, and drove with such rapility,racng -against anoxher coach,tbat MIr.Baldwin and bis friend carne down frouii the coach, net thinking it safe to proceed onitat the rate the defendant dtsve. stratford then strck the pro- recutor several violent blows on the head and tace, in which he was assisted by IVorton and another fellow, who was convicted at the lat sessions for the offence. Ir. Edward Brettell, whio was with lir. Baldwin, corroborated his friend's testimony in everv respect. d ir. ALL.EYr who wne for the tlefence, finding the evidence so deat against himz, and the flagrancy of the assault, declined saying any thing for his client. nhe Jury found the defendant Ga7l/p. The Ci5AIttlYAN, in passing sentence, said that the cendact of the Padington stage.cochmen had become of late ao outrageous, that he lives of idirdnalswere in constant jeopardy; that unless severe exarnples weroinadc? It would bescarcelysafe to frequenttheroad these achcsravelld. T?ne defen darn t ough t to have remembered, that on a ormer occasion he had, for his brutal conduct as a coachman, nar- rowly escaped brng hanged. Stratfiord was then sentenced to six mnths' itmprisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. ASSA1JLT'1?G DOW-STRtET PATROL. Thomas Iksnerton and Jolhn Bunker were indicted for assaulting Robert Curtis and Willlani 1iale, two ofthe Bow-street patrol,wliilc in the execution of their duty. Mr. ALLEY said, that the present prosecution was brought for. ward by the magistrates of Bow-street, in order to support their of. ficers whileper.formingtheirduty. It would appearin evilence,that oni a Sunday forenoon the prosecutors werc on duty near Whitecha. 'el church, when the two defendantx came up and seized a cocoa-nul fromz aJes', w,ho was selling nuts, and would not pay for it, theit rs-anlrleccasiooned such a noise near the church during divine ser. ice, that Curtis ordered the Jew, with his basket, Away, and re- ,qested the defendants to depart quietly. Instead, however, of do. jng so, they both struck Curtis violently, upon which Hale came ui to the assistance ofhis brother officer, and was likevwise assaulted by The learned gentleman's seatement was borne out by the eviilence of the officers. and by Al r. Rtuff, a tradesmnan, who froin his windov saw the particulars of the outrage committed upon the officers. Air. PRENDERoAsT in defence, said that his cients w ere drna% at the tirme, but declinea calling any witnesses to contradict the evi dence forthe prosecution, although tlie defeadants were very auxiout! to do so. The Jury founcd rhe defendants Guilty; and the CIIAIRNIAN Sak they were rightly advised in not bringing forward witnesses to sup port their original offence by perjury: their Punishment would or t lat account be lialiter.-They were severally sentenced to onE M wrlDDLESeX SEST,NS. Wnrenv n-r i