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quilled.MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.SATURDAY, DEC. 5.Alexander Cockbourn, a sadler, in Gray'srnii-jane, and his apprentices, James I^ogmauami Thomas Collins, were indicted .for a°must' atrocious' assault on' Elizabeth Whitaker, ‘his lodger, on the 16th' of June fo$t;-rThe defendant, Cock burn, Whois a man of coldur,keeps a public-house, andHouse tor his business. The pfosecutrix occupied fft«first floor in the latter. Ou the day laid in the indictmetit lie hail suffered his apprentice* to go to the Play. When they returned * about 12 at night, he sent them home. - The prosecutrix, disturbed by their knocking at so late an hour, refused them admmatVc^ mppp-*hiChthey went to their ma*terVpulc-hlt;u^,told him they could, jmuget ihV .CockhoUmwent immediately to th* prosecutrix, calMthe watch, and gave her ip charge] -'The'Wehhpin at first refused to assist, alleclgjng thWhe.cq-dcTnot lawfully force his way i nto- her .japonment ;the defendant, hawevef, fxcM0»^.-r«-vll .1*11 LlL . ‘J . • u * ' . - ,is all, rushed ini her infantmVtaedhfonly her shift1 and ^ttru*v «»• •/ lion the • defendant struckv hey' several £iLZTand• / T |•boys, when the watclpn and conveyed her to \lwas then pirt into t h e dfc rk l^e,fh«ngst. ;Wworsf ch’ftrnctersV and reniined Stfr-t»h*U^Swa'' from her child —The ;Jur\ fo«iid Gockbaurh- Gui.l ty; but acquit ted his Wprentjecs. The Court sentenced Him, to pay, tr^ne of T O/ 11—riffitlkiB i • .* m
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London Recorder and Sunday Reformer

London, Middlesex, GB

Sun, Dec 06, 1807

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