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oftDUt 3Utr a ichM.iva-nesele-red and n a nenbe-aft,kenSt.ringberm-om-ourreatabi-rs.Westminster sessions.j.om- SirlUN-ords ure, ired ; ar-^STAdon,rem d inYeftertlay the above Scffions commenced before Mr. Mainvvaring and a numerous bench of magif-trates.George Girt on a Box-place-keeper at Covent-Gar-. den Theatre, was indied for violently aflaulting Isaac Samuels a foreign Jew, on the night of the 28th of March laft. The profecutor ftated, that on the above night he went to the theatre, accompanied by his wife and a young lady, to fee the comedy of John Bully and perceiving the gla(s in the door of the box No. 48 broke, he looked into the box, and ob-ceiving nobody in it, he concluded it was not taken, and put hifchand through the hole to open the door, there being no box-keeper near; and having opened the door, he was about lifting up the back feat to go in, wbert the priToner came from the next box, and puftted him away, faying he ftiould not come in, and forced him and the ladies out of the box, and purlu-ed him with a deal of abufive language/into the lobby, and gave him a mo ft violent blow under his right eye, which caufed the blood to guflt out of his nole, and he bled for a conftderable time, and the next day his eye wasclofcd and vciy black.John Kdwards faid, he was in the lobby of Covent-Garden theatre on the faid night, and hearing the fcreams of two females, he went to the fpot from whence it proceeded, when he found the prifoner in the lobby making ufe of the moft abufive language, and the ladies appeared extremely terrified ; the pro-fecutor’s wife begged of the prifoner not to ufe her hufband ill, but on his remonftrating with him on the impropriety of his conduct, he abufed him and atcis lYioiyrlaft.%It appefcrvant o: away by in-law.in the pri out of tov and on hi The man fomewha of Mr. G Mr. Gori (hop, on 1 were not by obfen the initia the prifo: they wen in the faified withthen faid farther, The you ble, who The p part of t fpoons ti fence, th friend fr15 (hip18.lom*I Bit-hafe,;uns,men,nherdayslength gave the profecutor a moft dreadful blow, wid the moft favage ferocity, under his light eye ; upon which, a very great difcharge of blood came from his nofe ; this clofed the eye of the profecutor.money v meai\t t( which hlt; the hum duced tc tence wsThe (telligenc Cat heoound; arelelm,und-e, to, from, from , from antler, falfon,, Mar-tannia,xculcs,ighton,icnnet,iondti-Joncs,ingan.:hnfon,^urfuit,r, Wit-Brucc, ndover, Suropa, lie, ArP-Green, w Bahi-y, from At Bcl-5, MaryHengcr,Martha ica. AtMeyer.On the part of the defendant, Mr. Brandon, the box and houfe-keeper, a gentleman defervedly and univerfally efteemed, was called, who proved that the whole of the box which the profecutor endeavoured to enter on the above night was taken.JohnWilfon a place keeper faid, he was keeping the box JNfo. 47, atid the prifoner, while keeping No. 48, fat on the back feat, fo that no pcrfon looking through the glafs, could diftinguifii any perfon in it; and he faw the profecutor put his hand through the hole ; the prifoner rtmonftrated, but the profecutor perfifted, and at length opened the door, when the prifoner told him the box was taken and he -could not come in, this did not deter the profecutor from entering and putting up the feat, when the prifoner, who Rood at the door, put up his arm to prevent him, and the profecutor gave him a violent blow; he denied that the prifoner made ufe of any abufive language, and af-ferted, that he condued himfelf with die greateft propriety.Ralph Walls, a box-keeper* faid, he employed the prifoner to keep the box No. 48, and that the whole of the box was taken by one party ; he did not know any thing of the origin of the difpute, but acknow. ledged he faw the prifoner give the profecutor the blow on the eye : upon which he was afked by the Court why hb did not take him into eullody ? to which he anfwered, he did not take any notice of it, as dif-putes were fo common in the tbearre. He was like-wife aftved by the Court, if he heard the women fcream ? he laid he did ; but the fcreams of women were fo frequent iu the lobby, that he did not notice them.ReazleyMr. E Mrs. Be employe her woi houfe. for the j a quant Beazley Mrs. ilill) injured byjc, fromd ten of:apr.urcdlull onderhmd,e loll.ldtmnedCaptainThe Chairman, in fumming up the evidence, ob-ferved, that this trial was of fome importance to the public, as it regarded the management of a theatre, t* which all defcriptions of perions refoited ; and it ought to be conduced in the moft chafte and orderly manner: and he lamented lie could not fay that was the cafe with our public places of amufemcnt in general. When profecutions came from the theatres to punifh offenders for improper conduct, the Court al ways punifked with a heavy hand, as it ought to do; as any difturbance at places, where numbers of perions affembled, was extremely dangerous to the public peace ; and clofed with obferving, that although the evidence had, in fome degree, been contradiihTy,with refpecl to the blow being given by the prolocutor to the prifoner, yet fuppoling that to be the cafe, the prifoner was not jollified in following him into the lobby, and (biking him, for then he was taking the law into his own hands; or, if the profecutor had ftruck him, why was a profecution not inliituted ? The fury found him uVly, and he was ieutenced• * V m.to pay a fine of 10I. to the King.a great any of 1 Sufpicic Hooper keys of rick thlt; pofitive as beinj faid we•vultureswhen ; added, was no prifone her to aged ft been vlt; who In bable, ftimuh found 1 Court /Imb for fie; Frank:The a pint paid ftpnrfiKthey h with tTinOffice fearch was fMr. 1ri)had bkeith,Since Holekonctworn; crovvi tune, a chd.n
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Fri, Oct 21, 1803
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