The Sun. — 1852-09-28 (London, England)

THE RAPE ON BEDMINSTER DOWNS. Since our last publication we have gleaned the following additional particulars respecting this most atrocious outrage :—llobert Hall, the man who, in company with a Mrs. Allen, a neighbour, first heard the girl's screams and went to her assistance, states that it was about a quarter to twelve o'clock at night when he was awoke by the screams of a female in distress. He heard, in addition to the screams, the exclamations " Oh don't serve me so. Mother, mother, pray come. Murder, murder," &c. On hearing these cries be called out at his window, " Mrs. Allen, here is some one insulting your daughter." Mrs. Allen, who it seems, has several daughters, stated it could not be ene of them, as they were all in bed. 'While she was dressing, Hall also put on some of his clothes, 4 when both were ready they sallied forth in and company, Hall carrying his loaded gun. On crossing the road in the direction of the screams, which at that time had become somewhat stifled, Mrs. Allen called Out loudly girl*" At thelitly, " You villain, you are ill-using a themoment Hall saw one of the men rising from ditchT and nettles in which the girl was then lying. he other man stood in the ditch in astooping pesturws,o arind on hearing Mrs. Allen c.. 111 out, gave the watch " Cheesey " to his companion. Both men then gate, behind and on getting over the five barred I the reservoir, one of them havem only distinguish the figures at nearly fell. Hall could Bred, but was fearful, if he a distance, and would lying cot the Mrs. dgirl whose screams had whose name is Martha forward, and found the Fear, of Chew Magna, still gwastn the ditch. They assisted her to rise, when she _. in such a state of agitation as to be almost frantic. Ihe man and woman  did all they could to sootl I her, and ultimately she insisted upon g oing direct h. )me, under the full impression that her mother was got le on before, and that she would find her disabled of i the road. Hall then saw information gottion safe o f her safe as far as Dundrey .hill, and said he would wait there while she want on, and if again molested would go to her Et ssista ace. 'Che nalme'aann,d hthaey vi-ng informed her father, who is a wentlabouring at once to the constable of the however, vthilelagoeutr(aCghee.*vthatMlidagana) and girl,gave been committed upon her. Four days aftervvaTds, Martha Fear was again on her way to Bristol, and on crossing Bedminster Down, in a different dress from the one she had worn on the night of the outrage, saw and identified both the men who had assaulted her. A warrant was immediately taken out against the men, and its execution fixed for yesterday morning, but on the constable calling at the men's houses, to execute the warrant, both of potelthemlihyalleagvnig nn eoffat five o'clock in the morning, word that they would wait upon the \ inagistrates who were to hear the case, and contrad;ct the report that had been published in this journal last appearance, needless h u but there haedrde is ahlaitt little they o doubt td thatnot they will soon be in the hands ofthe make k wtehe eirl t law, and made to answer for an their'll B 'tl . Saturday.  LA W