The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-27 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

COMMON PLEAS.

(Before Mr. Justice Crowder and a Common Jury.)

DITCHAM V. HOWSE- FALSE IMPRISONMENT.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a solici-
tor's clerk, residing at Haverstock-hill, against the de-
fendant, a lieutenant in the King's Own Light Infantry
Militia, of Hackney, for false imprisonment.
It appeared from the evidence that en the 15th June
last Mrs. Alexander and her daughter, two " unprotected
females," entered an empty first class carriage at the
Fenchurch-street station to proceed to Camden-town.
Shortly after the plaintiff came in and behaved in a rude
manner towards them, and continued to do so after
the train had started. He was intoxicated, and
the " srce'l was awful." The defendant got into
the carriage at Hackney, and from the plaintiff's
conduct and the complaint of the ladies he interfered
and spoke to the guard of the train. At the Caledonian
station the defendant was taken from the carriage and
conveyed to the Islington-green police-station at the re-
' quest of, and followed by, the defendant, when the Inspec-
tor refused to take the charge, the ladies not being pre-
sent, and the defendant declined to charge the plaintiff
for his gross conduct twards him. The plaintiff, who
described himself as a solicitor, then left. The evidence
of the police and the defendant went to prove that the
plaintiff was "drunk," " very drunk," and " offensively
drunk."

The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff. Damages one
farthing.

CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.)

OLD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)
Morris Nash., 17, a genteel-looking lad, pleaded guilty
to au indictment, charging him with forgery, and utter-
ing an order for 1/. 17s. 6d. with intent to defraud.
Mr. Bodkin appeared for the prosecution, and stated
the circurnbtances under which the prisoner had com-
mitted toe offence.

A written statement was handed in by the prisoner,
urging, in mitigation of his offence, that he gave the
whole of his salary (1/. per week) to his mother. She
confirmed the statement he had made, adding that she
allowed the prisoner is. 6d. per week for pocket money.
Sentence postponed.
Henry Simpson, 21, and Henry Mitchell, 28, were
charged with a burglary in the dwelling-house of Thos.
Roberts, Brunswick terrace, Old Kent-road, and stealing
a quantity of silk, some plate, and other property, valued
at 800/., his property.
They were both found guilty.
Simpson, who had been before transported, was again
transported for 14 years, and Mitchell to four years'
penal servitude.

THE CHARGE AGAINST DR. J. VAUGHAN.
The Grand Jury were this morning engaged for seve-
ral hours in investigating the charges preferred against
this rev. gentleman, and shortly after two o'clock re-
turned three true bills for felony.
Subsequently, upon the application of Mr. Ballantine
in the New Court, before Mr. Russell Gurney, the trial
was postponed till next session, the same amount and
same bail as that entered into beft.re the police magi-
strate being put in for defendant's appearance.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

SOUTHWARK..

BRUTAL ASSAULT UPON A FEMALE.—WaIter Scott, a
short, thick-set, powerful-looking man, described in the
charge-sheet as a conper, residing at 12, Star-court,
Mint-street, was brought up in custody charged with
committing a very brutal assault on Sarah Fabyer.
The complainant, a meanly-clad female, about thirty
years of age, who exhibited a lacerated wound on the
side of the left temple, which was breeding very much,
stated that she had lived with the pris.)ner upwards of
seven years as his wife, and had always acted faithfully
to him during that time, keeping him while out of work
with her hard labour, and attending to all his wants.
Notwithstanding that he had latterly been in the con-
st int habit of ill-asing her and neglecting his work. A
short time ago he enlisted in the Medical Staff Corps
and went to Chatham. He then sent to her, and she
proceeded to that place and got him his liberty. on his
promising on his return home to behave kind to her.
However, he had not been home many days before he
commenced knocking her about again. Yesterday after-
noon he came home just as she was going to her work and
ejected her from the house. She endeavoured to get in
again, and as she was about to open the shutters to
gain admission, he rushed out and struck her a
violent blow on the side of her head which
nearly stunned her. He was about to repeat the
blow, when a constable came and took him into custody.
The blow that he inflicted on her tore the skin and hurt
her very severely.

In answer to-the• charge the prisoner said the com-
plainant was of a bad temper, and would not leave him.
She was always abusing him, and to get out of her way
he enlisted, but she came after him, and induced him to
come back and live with her. Yesterday afternoon,
when he went home to dinner, he found no fire in the
place, and nothing prepared for dinner, when they Lad
a few words, and he certainly did strike her, but not so
as to cause that wound. Sue must have fallen against
something. The female denied his assertions. He might
have had his dinner if he pleased, but he turned her
into the streets. The neighbours could come forward to
prove his brutality towards her.
The magistrate said that a very brutal assault bad
been committed, and as other evidence was forthcoming
he should remand him for a week. The prisoner asked
whether be could be admitted to bail. The magistrate
said, certainly not ; he had nearly murdered the woman,
and he must go to prison until the time.