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

THE RAPE ON BEDMINSTER DOWNS. Since our last publication we have gleaned the following additional particulars respecting thi3 most atrocious outrage :—Robert Ball, 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 W 33 about a quarter to twelve o'clock at night when he was awoke by the screams of a female in distress. He beard, 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 one of them, as they were all in bed. While she was dressing, Hall also put on some of his clothes, and when both were ready they sallied forth in \ company, Hall carrying his loaded gun. On crossing the road in the direction of the screams, which et that time had become somewhat stifled, Mrs. Allen called out loudly, " You villain, you are ill-using a girl;' At that moment Hall saw one of the men rising from the ditch and nettles in which the girl was then Iving. The other man stood in the ditch in gave the Watchword ,„1 Is stoopinc,.-no astteuhre, and on hearing Mrs. Allen call out, then dword " Chewy " to his companion. Both men :tcamped raidl, and on getting over the five barred Halt gate, behind they reservoir, one of them needairsltyanfcelel,. and wit°, jnindld only distinguish the figures at shoot have fired, but was fearful, if he did so, that he might sect He the girl whose screams had then! and Mrs. Allen then went drawn him to the still lying in the ditch. They girl, whose name is M th Fear, of andche wfouAnpagna assisted her to rise, when n.% was in such a state of agitation as to be almost fr-4 ti • The man and woman  did all they could to Booth her, and ultimately she insisted upon going direct home, under the full impression that her mother was gone on before, and that she would find her disabled on the road. Hall then saw her safe as far as Dundrey-hill, and said he would wait there while she went on, and if again molested would go to her assistance. The girl, however, got safe home, and having informed her father, who is a labouring man, they went at once to the constable of the village (Chew Magna) and gave information of the outrage that had been committed upon her. Four days afterwards, Martha Fear was again on her way to Bristol, and on crossing Bedminster Down, in a different dress from the one she bad 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 them had gone off at five o'clock in the morning, pmdoiacligttietsltyrealtreeeaspvowirnthgtohwawoterhrdae dthtboaetehtnehaerytwheo publisheducl would a s ewi:aitthniuds upon the last week. It is needless to add that they did not theyma make willtheir s appearance,on h ein the but hands thereof the e littlelaw d:nudb tmtandaet to an3wer for their villany.—Bristol 'Journal of Saturday.