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

GRE ENWIC H.—Janice Price, rivet maker, of 14 ,Charlesstreet, Deptford, and George Lake, of 17, Charles-street, Deptford, nail maker, were charged with having committed 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, hanimertnan, Edward and James Jeffries, 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 Racy, 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 came 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. 6d. and some tickets in her pocket, which sho lost during the time she was in the field. The prisoners here said the prosecutrix 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 went 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 bim whilst Millen ran away. He secured Price, and took him to the station-house. The prosecutrix followed, crying. Thought she had been drinking a little. Police-sergeant 317 R, said he was on duty at the station when the prisoner was brought in. The prosecutrix said Lake and Millen were the two men. 'Witness took Lake at his residence, in Charles-street, at five o'clock that morning. He knocked at the dcor, and told prisoner that sad the denied, wasied, thea anti twoon la..e wanted him for that spree last night in Brockley-lanc the ffßaywho tot head station been prisonerwith th e woman, He th ward M*ll en apprehended the Jeffries, and afters en, soon after a • at their work. Lake even o clock the same morning, spree. remarked that it was a foolish Mr. Seeker dischar ed the two Jeffries, and remanded  [