The Sun. — 1854-06-21 (London, England)

GREENWICH.—Jame,sPrice, rivet maker, of 14,Charleastreet, Deptford, and George Lake, of 17, Charles-street, Deptford, nail maker, were charged with having commi,ted a criminal assault on the person of Mary Raey, a married woman, aged 40, the wife of George Racy, fireman on the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway; and Thomas Millen, of New-street, St. Paul, hammerman, Edward and Tames Jeffrie,s, of No. 5, High-street, Deptford, wire workers, were charged with being concerned with Lake and Price, in committing the offence between 11 and 12 o'clock on Monday night, in a field near the Brighton Line of Railway, crossing the Lewisham-road, Deptford. Mary Raey, the prosecutrix' deposed that she came from Brighton on Sunday night by the train. She slept in Greenwich on Monday night. Had previously been to the Post-office, London, fora letter, and came down during the evening to New-cross. It was a darkish night. She there met the prisoner Price and another man, and asked them to direct her to the station. It was in a bye-road, called Brockley-lane, on the way to Lewisham and Sydenham. They directed her, and she had not got far before Price, Lane, and Millen' overtook her. They told her her road lay across a field. She advanced a short distance and found that she had been deceived. She endeavoured to return and begged of them not to ill treat her. One of them took hold of her. It was dark, and she called " murder, and help, help !" A policeman carne up after the assault. The constable soon took one of them into custody. She then went to the constable and told him what had occurred, saying that they had ill-treated her very much. Her bonnet was torn up. She went with the constable and the prisoner, Price, to the police-station. She had since seen the three, prisoners together at the station. Price, Lake, and Millen were the men who overtook her. The Jeffries came up into the field afterwards and picked up her bonnet and shawl. They did not assault her. One of the five prisoners said "Kill the —." They all ran when the constable came up. It was about 11 o'clock She had 13s. Gd. and some tickets in her pocket, which she lost during the time she was in the field. The prisoners here said the prosecntrix was drunk, and they had been drinking with her. Lane said he had drunk ale with her at the Royal Albert. Edward Jeffries said that he had picked up a shawl; Price and Millen were there at that time. Police-constable, 312 R, said that he was on duty at half-past eleven o'clock that night (Monday) in Brockleylane. He heard a female call loudly, " Don't kill me He went to a field where there was a gap in a hedge large enough for a cart to-enter. -At the gap he met Price, who said he had been doing nothing. He turned his lamp, and saw Millen lying by the side of the female, and wont towards them. The woman was crying, and her dress was very much disordered. He asked her if she knew either of the men and she said " No." On taking hold of Millen, Price seized both witness's hands, and held him whilst Millen ran away. He secured Price, and took him to the station-house. The proseoutrix followed, crying. Thought she had been drinking a little. Lake at his ran' tioPn°wlichaneettealtio3nle7r RWassaibdrohneghwtasino.n Tduhteypartostehceutsrita; said Lake and Millen .were the two men. Witness took residence, in C a es-street, at five o'clock that he wanted him knockedf at morning. ge - h This he denied the. door, and told prisoner that r that spree Last night in Brockley-lane. said that it was tci.nedten the way to the station prisoner woman. He then whoapprwellenjdeffedrietshe Jeffries, sb,e been nwdi tahfttehre. veno'clock the same morning, wards Millen, soon after at their work. Lake remarked that it was a foolish Mr. the other Sacthreeker discharged the two Jeffries, and remanded s.  directions [