The Sun. — 1862-08-05 (London, England)

CLERKENWELL —THE LATE LYNCH LAW IN ST. JAMES'S PARK.—Albert William Pinkstone, 23, a decently-attired man of modest appearance, who described himself as a clerk, residing at 53, Denmark-grove, Islington, with his wife and family, was charged before Mr. Barker, with feloniously commiting a rape on the person of a child eight years of age, and indecently w,sauiting another, aged between fir:: and six years of age, whose name we purposely omit. Mr. H. Allen, the prosecuting officer for the Society for Enforcing the Laws for the Protection of Women, attended to watch the case. . .  Owing. to the publicity that had been given to the fact that the prisoner had been "Lynched" in St. James's-park, and committed for trial on a similar charge (on which charge he was admitted to bail, and should have appeared at the Sessionshouse, Cierken well-green, this morning), and that he had been reapprehended on two charges of indecency upon children, long before the usual hour appointed for bringing the prisoner to the court a large concourse of persons assembled outside the police station. On his way there he was hissed and hooted, and had it not been for t`ie presence of the police, violent hands would have been laid upon him. The court and the avenues were densely crowded, and during the examinations frequent interruptions were caused by the vast concourse of persons who had assembled on the outside of the court from their anxiety to hear the proceedings. The children were each attended by their mothers, and in the first case it appeared that the child waited upon the prisoner, who occupied apartments in her mother's house. On Christmas night last, while cards were being played, the prisoner offered fourpence to the child to accede to his wish. Subsequently he repeated his villanous conduct, presenting her with a pearl pen, inkstand, button hook, a scent bottle, and a little penknife. He instructed her not to tell her mother, as his mother-in-law, who was living with him, would in such case murder her. The child was terrified and kept the villany a secret. The notice in the newspapers, together with the information of the prisoner's proceeding with the younger child, excited a suspicion in the mother's mind, which the child confessed, and the police were apprised of the circumstance.  The prisoner, with great coolness, cross-examined the child and the mother, but could not shake the evidence. He then asked the child if what was alleged against him was not committed with her will, and not against it. Mr. Mould (chief clerk)—lt did not matter. Police-constable Taylor, 47 N, took the prisoner into custody on the charge, which he repeated in the presence of the child. He said he did not know whether it occurred in May or not, adding "I suppose they will hang me." The prisoner, after the usual caution from the magistrate, reserved his defence, and was fully committed to Newgate for trial. . . _  The second Case was then entered into. The child, only six years of age, was placad on a stool in front of the magistrate. The case was clearly proved, being one of misdemeanour; and the prisoner, declining again to enter into any defence, was also committed for trial on this charge.