Serious Charge.

Thames Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 10399, 24 April 1908, Page 2

Serious Charge.

tVILLEIGED -SSaV-TJLT WITH INjTIBNT.

YOUNG MAiX CKAIRGM).

M tlris. ntornmg's Batting of the Thames. Magistrate's Court, a raspectably dressed young man maimed Percy "Wa'lsoa. was idharged with, having assatulted a young. woma,n .alb Wharepoa. svfith, intent to commit rape. Accused pleaded not guilty, and was. defended by Mr EL J. Clendan. Sergeant Dariby prosecuted om. jbehalf of .the police.. /Fhe comir* i?a» cleaied during tihe hearing of the case. . • Tlhe evidence ior tfne pi^seuution. as detoiled by Sergeant Darby and the young woman, was that !on a. reaemt aiHaiiniinig aib E|uriri tihe ac- ' cu^ecl :mfit :tlhoV^BiiM;;:ort: <t|ie iWharepoiai 'Sttation and a^e^'he^'for'tiliie loan of ■the Thames ilidv«rbisea". Alfter he had read tiie' paper tfor soimiei time sh.e aisked,,him to re6unh?'iiit, arid he ap■proadi'ed -with tfe p'aiper in his left (hand amd his- 'riglit Ihiand beluiind hJ:'is 'bads. Shie askied thvmi -whaife his hand :w)ais 'b^lhind Ms biaick foi^.and tjhat he •wWs.itbi stop f(tolling., v^-.i^ten'Wiawb ha handed her the paper amd iplaoing his arm iround' Iher -waisb: .:attiempte3r "to ' comlmliit aim offence. >Ai efcrusfigle ensued,

An ,-wihfehi. she suistiamei;«oime Jbrpses, Triliilo sKej endeiaiTOuredf ip defend iher- ■' sell wiltS. ia hialti- .pini. -wlhiiidhi *fie''•■ fltiuidk in accused's idbouldef: and "Broke lA'ftietr sitruggMnig' for somei timei (half an Ihtaiuir ithe yoiumg 1 •womian »aiid) the aK;icuß«di dtesislted and the girl went home.. "When sllie -wie'iut Eom© isih«. eamrpllained to her motlher as to the aooufied'« conduct, and later on coin* plained to the police. | The igirtlf was •übjoated to a, lengthy onosgi-exaTiimlationi by Mir Clenidion. 1. Sihe denied 'that afbe was a consenting piairty or that she gjave hiiim any en- ' ooutia^eiQenit. She aidmitfled, however, jriliat -fhey were sittinj? on a bank and ihrib tlhe accused had Ihis arm airound ihi&r ■waislti.'Sihie' didao'ti thrnik! itlhat -what had taken, place or'been spoken waa enoomlragiinig, accused. - Sh© oonveiWd TwnjfftLiJ acteuiaedi if roam '10" o'etodk to 11, and djrom, nearly 11 to 12 she waa •iriiggling wiiitihi aiCiouleed. Slh© denied ithlalfc itlhle.atpugigle wuld 'be properly (termed rfty-lairkinig. . (Left aititsing.)