The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-01 00:00:00

THAMES.

SAVAGE ASSAULT ON A WOMAN.—Robert Tomlinson,
potman at the Sun and Anchor ,public-house, St. Dun.
stan's-hill, City, was brought ,before Mr. Yardley,
charged with committing a dreadful assault on Eliza
Jones, a married woman, who is six months advanced
in pregnancy, and who has received such a fearful injury
that it is feared she will not survive.
Inspector Wenkford, of the II division, put in a me-
dical certificate, of which the following is a copy
"This is to certify that I have visited Eliza Jones, of
No. 15, Buckle-street, Whitechapel, and I find her suf-
fering from great pain, being in an advanced stage of
pregnancy. John Lane, for Charles T. Blackman, sur-
geon, High-street, Whitechapel. September 30, 1855."
The inspector also stated that he took the prisoner to
the bedside of the injured woman, and she identified him
as the person who kicked her.
It appeared from the evidence that Mrs. Jones and
her husband went into the Tabard public-house in High-
street, Whitechapel, last night, to obtain some refresh-
ment. The prisoner was there, and, without provoca.
tion, he put his hand over the woman's face. She
asked him what he meant by such conduct, on which he
made use of an imprecation, and deliberately struck
her with his knee on the lower part of her person. She
uttered an exclamation of pain, and fell backwards in-
sensible. The brutal scoundrel was immediately se.
cured, and handed over to the police. He bad been
drinking, but knew well what he was about. When
the prisoner was introduced into the woman's bed-room
for the purpose of identifying him, she said, "If it Was
the last word I had to speak, he is the man who
kicked me with his knee, and I am afraid it will be the
death of me."
Mr. Yardley remanded the prisoner for a week.
DARING STREET ROBBERY.- RObert Bryant, a Well -
known desperate thief, well known to the police, was
brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a
purse, containing 14s. Gd. from Mrs. Louisa Warner,
wife of a shoe manufacturer, of No. 93, Upper East
Smithfield.
Mrs. Warner stated that on Wednesday last, in the
middle of the day, she was passing along Dock-street,
Whitechapel, near the Sailors' Home, in company with
her sister. The prisoner was standing at the corner of
a court, and as she passed him he rushed forward and
snatched the porte-monnaie, which contained 14,- 6d.
in silver, from her right hand, and before she could re.
cover from her surprise he ran down a court. She called
out " Stop thief," but none of the people in the court
endeavoured to stop him, but made a Passage for him,
and stopped her from pursuing him. She gay, imme.
diate information to the police.
The prisoner, who put on an appearance of surprise,
said he did not commit the robbery, but he knew who
did. A,young man stole the purse, and a boy he knew
had 2s. of the money.
Elizabeth Chapman, sister of the prosecutrix, identified
the prisoner as the person who stole her sister's purse.
William Savage, a police constable,No. 212 H, said he
took the prisoner into custody on Saturday night, and
told him it was for stealing o, lady's purse. The prisoner
said ho was not the thief, but he knew who did it. He
saw the prisoner at the corner of a court in Dock-street
on Monday and Tuesday. Since Wednesday, the prisoner,
who had long hair before, had cut it very short indeed.
The prisoner had been summarily convicted more than
once.
Roche, the gaoler—The prisoner was convicted of
felony eight years ago.
Mr. Yardley committed the prisoner for trial.