The Sun. — 1849-11-23 (London, England)

ASSAULT AND ALLEGED CRIM. CON.—Mr. Stephen Bailey, a publican in Newgate Market, surrendered to take his trial upon an indictment, charged with having assaulted. Joshua Stopford. Mr. Horry appeared for the prosecution, Mr. l3allantine for the defendant.  Mr. Hoaar briefly opened the case to the jury, and suggested that it was a case which might very properly have been settled out of court, and if that course were taken the feelings of all parties would be spared. Mr. BALLANTINE said the defendant rejected the suggestion with the utmost possible scorn. The prosecutor was then examined. He stated that his name was Joshua Stopford, and that he was secretary to the Artesian Water Company, residing at 46, St. John-street, Clerkenwell, and occupying offices in Southampton-buildings. On the 14th of the present month he had occasion to go to Richmond, and whilst there he met, by the purest accident, Mrs. Bliley, the wife of the defendant. They returned to town together by the .South-Western Railway, and on leaving Waterloo station he accompained Mrs. Bailey over Waterloo-bridge to the end of Lancaster-place, where she proposed to take an omnibus to proceed towards Regent's-park. He would have proceeded to his own home after he had left her, but they found that it would be some minutes before an omnibus going to the required destination came up, so they walked slowly up and down Lancaster-place, and whilst so doing the defendant rushed up and struck him a tremendous blow with a brass headed stick. For the minute, such was the effect of the blow, he was completely blinded, and when he had recovered sufficiently to look round, the defendant was tearing his wife's bonnet from her head and her clothes from her back. The defendant then said " You I have caught you at last, have I!" and again struck him. His face was bleeding, and on a policeman running up he gave the defendant into custody, Tne defendant threatened to murder his wife.  Cross-examined—This took place on the day before the thanksgiving day. Mrs. Bailey is now living in the house of Mr. Wooller, a friend of mine, No. 10, Carburton-street, Fitzroy-square. I took her there and introduced her to Mr. Wooller five weeks ago last Monday. Of cour. e that was before I met her at Richmond. I have never slept at Mr. Wooller's house. I have visited Mrs. Bailey there. I saw her there on the Sunday before the transaction, and I took her and Mrs. Wooller to church. Wooller is not my attorney in this prosecution. I drew up the brief myself. I went to Richmond for the purpose of discharging an obligation I thought I was under. It was to pay for the maintenance of Mrs. Bailey's child, which was with a person named Foster. Mrs. Bailey had no name for it, and I told her to send the child where she liked, and I would pay for its maintenance. She sent it to Foster's, and it was there I met Mrs. Bailey. I did not meet her by arrangement. I was in the habit of frequenting Mr. Bailey's house, and have eaten and drank there many times. I never went after Mrs. Bailey left. Mr. Bailey turnei her out on the 17th of September. It was on my account. I never made love to her when I visited the house.  The