The Warwickshire Herald. — 1896-07-30 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

THE RAILWAY OUTRAGE  ANOTHER SENSATIONAL CHARGE.  Alfre I Lock again appearad at East Orinstead opon the charge of the attempted murder of Louisa Clarke in • railway carriage on the Biighton line in July leth.—Mr. A. C. Ellis, who now appeared on behalf of the ra lway company, said that owing to Miss Clarke's severe injuriee she was not yet well enough to give evidenoe. He then detailed the events which have already been made public as to the savage assault on Miss Clarke, and the subse• quoit arrest of prisoner at Crawley, where he stated to • shopkeeper that he had been assaulted, robbet, and thrown out o/ a railway train at Earlswood. Mr. Ellis then added to the sensation which the oase has caused by announcing that the prisoner was allege I to have been connected with another similar case, committed in a train from London to Brighton, and it was pronosed to take the evidence in that case at once, —A young woman, who gave her name as Annie Pearce, was then called, and said she was a nursemaid living at home in Adys-road, East Dulwich. On July 10th she travelled from London Bridge to Brighton by the 7.35 a.m, train, in • compartment alone, and • young men got Into the carriage with her at • quiet country station. The young woman was asked whether she could see that man Ira court, and she was a long time before she could identify prisoner. When she did catch sight of him, she exclaimed in a painful voice: "That's the man," and began to cry. She then went on to describe how prisoner, after looking out of the window, took hold of her two arms and  THREW HMS ON THE FLOOR of the carriage. She screamed and became unconscious after struggling, and could not remember what the man did to her. When she recovered consciousness she asked him not to touch her, and he said : "All right; bold your noise," afterwards adding that he was out of work. He did not interfere with her again, and he got out at Preston Park Station. Prosecutrix admitted that she made no complaint to the police or to the railway officials, but she told her married sister at Brighton, with whom she went to stay for a holiday. She made a complaint to the Peckham Police, and on July 21st she picked prisoner out from amongst others at Lewes Prison.—Prisoner silted no questions, and said: "I am not guilt/. I am not the man."—Prisoner was remanded on this charge, and the court proceeded to hear evidence on the more lerious charge of attempted murder of Louisa Clarke.—The railway officials having given evidence, Dr. William Sampson Handley, of Guy's Hospital, detailed the nature of Miss Clarke's inpries. Witness said that the young woman was still in bed, and would not be able to appear until Wednesday week.—Evidence was then given to shew that prisoner was at Burgess Hill on the morning of July 16:11, and that he was last seen going towards the railway station,  WIABING THI CAP Produced, which was subsequently pirked up on the side of the railway line. Then a witness spoke to seeing prisoner about 1.1 miles from the railway at Three Bridges end of the Ralcombe Tunnel. His nose was then covered with blood, and he said: "I hive been robbed and thrown out of a train," at the sane tme indicating Balcombe Tunnel. Witness told him he ought to have gone to Three Bridges and given information, and he rejoined: “I did not know where I was when I was thrown out of the train." Witness offered to 'hew him the way, but after going a short distance he said be did not want to go there. He then accompanied witness to Crawley, and just bettors getting there be produced several florins or half-trowns from his pocket— James Holden, coachman at the Railway 'Joie!, Crawley, deposed that he saw prisoner the same day, when he came into the hotel yard. He hada "gravel rash " on his face and forehead, which were covered with blood. He washed himself in a pail of water, and dried himself with a leather. He told witness that he had been thrown out of a train "by a gentleman with a high hat on."—Mr. Terry, the Crawley cafe keeper, @Aid prisoner tild the same story about being robbed and thrown out of a train. Pi ismer had • very dilaiy;dated appearance, and not liking the look of him, wiLness sent for the police. —Further evidence was given by the police, and prisoner was remanded.