THE CHARGE AGAINST LORD ST. LEONARDS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1166, 4 July 1884, Page 3

THE CHARGE AGAINST LORD ST. LEONARDS.

At the Brentford Police Court on May 8, before Messrs J. R. Hngaath and F. F. Ashton. Lord Leonards, described as of no occupation, living, at Ormon 1 street, Rich inond, was charged on a warrant issued by Sir Charles Umbeney (vithassaultimr Emma CoU, n domestic servant, at 12 Victoria roa l, Twickenham, on the 6th of May. Mr Mr C. W. Liy prosecutsd, Mr S. Woo I bridge defending. The evidence show; d that the prosecutrix had been, three weeks in the service of Mr Samuel Crawford at the above address, and that L ird. St..Leonards had casually met Mr Crawford at Richmand on the previous Sunday, and had been invited into his Iron -e to take a cigar, (jin Tuesday, in the absence of Mr and Mrs Ciawfonl iu London, the prisoner went to M r Crawfords house at about 8 o'clock, and the piose iitrix answering the'door, _ he requested.to be furnished with a piece of string to tie up his dog. She, seeing that he was intoxicated, attempted to shut the door, hut the prisoner farced his way in and entered the drawing room, where he roughly took hold of the prosecutrix and attempted to drag her towards a sofa. In doing so she was bruised pa the breast and on one of her lees. She escaped from him. and the prisonnr left the house, and she informed a man named Detmar, who was at work in the garden, of what had occurred. Shortly afterwards Lord St Leonards returned to the house and requested to be given his short clay pipe ■ hat he left on the drawing room table. In oross-exnmination the prisoner denied that she had invited the prisoner into the house, or that she had made advances to him She swore that she did not draw down the blind and permit the prisoner to have imnrop'T familiarity with her. George Detmar deposed that he had been in Mr Crawford’s service tor five years. He corroborated the statements of ihe prosecutrix, and said that she appeared to he very much agitated when he saw her. He went upon the prisoner knocking at the front door the second time, and told him that he must go away. The prisoner was intoxicated, but not so much so Lilt that he could tell what he was diong. Dr Be thall spoke as to examining the pr secutrix. There were bruises upon her breast an! one of her legs. Mr S. Crawford stated that he had received an excellent character with the prosecutrix, who had conducted herself in a most satisfactory way since she had been in his service. He had been previously cautioned against Lord St. Leonards, and bis acquaintance with him was of the most casual character, as he had never seen him before the previous Sunday, when he walked towards Twickenham with his loedstiip. who entered his house to partake of some refreshment, and whom he could hardly get rid of. The Magistrates, after the prisoner's solicitor had urgently asked for a remand, ref used this an I committed the prisoner for trial at. the Central Cmnin.d Court, refusing bail ; Mr Hogarh remarking they would deal with the prisoner as they would with anyi-ns who was nf interior social position— St. James’s Onzette.

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