Northern Times. — 1857-11-23 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

EXITAORDINA.RY CHARGE OF ORUELTY.  At the Court of Q te n'e Bench, on Thursday, Mr. Power apphid for permis i n for Mrs. Kempo to exhibit urticles o f the peace against her husband for cruel y. From the articles exhiloi;ed it appeared that the applicant had been mar, i d ebout ni: e years :o William Kemp-, ito monger, of Woodbridge, Suffolk. For upwards of two yens. last passed, he had trea'ed ber with streat cruelty, frequently threatening to lay violent hands on her and hake oway her life. In July and August last, and on several ether occesic ns when in bed she had been awake by fco l'ng3 of sofft.crtfon. Oa one occasion she vas awoke by findirg her husband's hand covering her mouth, and with lis other p easing her none to stop her breath. In 1855, while in bed, er husband attempted to strangle heel by violets ly pulling the strings of her nightcap, an] he Ihreaeered ti otherwise smother and injure her. On the nigh' of the 25111 of October last she went to bed with her husband, and in the emu, if the night she was awoke from her sleep by finding her husband violently grespin; her aim with one hand and the other on top of her head, forcing her head on her chest so as to stop her breath. She struggled to get away from him and took refuge with the servant for the remainder of the night, where she remained watching, being in fear of her life. When she complained to him in the morning, he threatened gets:we her. On the 29th October, after commu lotting with her frienth, she applied to a magistrate, at Woodbridge for protection, who advisil her to leave her husband and go to her paren's, who resided at Hoilelgh, about seventeen nib s ftom Woodbridge. On h's promising not to hurt her she returned to his house, and on her doing so, he seized her violently by the arm, and bending her finger back so as to • give her great pain, he tore her wedding ring from her finger, ar d refused to return i'. The same night he sent • the only domestic servant in the house away, and she was 1-ft alone with him for the night. He, however, went out, and returned about two o'clock in the morning, and ie the meantime she went and. lay down in an adjoining rr otn. Whilst there after tier husband's return, being afraid to sleep, she overheard him talking to himself, as be was in the habit of doing, siying he would take her gold watch from her and then murder her. Beirg afraid of her life, she sat up all night, and on the (alto ving day she went again to her friends, who agreed to support her if he would allow her £lO a-year, but he refused to give more than 23. 63 per week, and the cons,quence was that are was obltol to return to her husband. On the Ist November last, she again applied to the magistrate for protection by having her husband bound over to keep the pe ce, but he refus d to comply with her request, telling her aa- she must leave her husband and return to her perents. She coneleded by stating that she believed the magietrate had be, n improperly inflaeoced to refuse her applica'ion; and being in bodily fear of her life she applied to the court for protection. Lord Campbell : It was to be regretted the magistrate did not grant the applicant the protection she asked, which would probably have rendered it unneccs ary for he; to apply to this C urt. We think her entitled to the protection asked. We do not think the magistrate acted from improper motives, hut he had certainly act d wrong on the statement mede in refeslng the application. Mr. Browne : I have to ask for the issue of an attachment. Lord Campbell : Certainly, The attachment wis then ,ordered to be issued.