The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-20 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

CLERBENWELL.—Miss Theresa Greig otherwise
Forrester, an actress and singer, appeared pursuant to
her Lail before Mr. Tyrwhitt, for final examination,
charged with stabbing William Lambert Edmonds, a
pro4;essional singer, of No. 10, Upper Islington-terrace.
Considerable interest was manifested, and numerous
"- professionals" attended to hear the proceedings.
It will be recollected that on the morning of the 26th
of August Edmonds was found by a police constable sit-
ting on the step of a door bleeding from a wound in the
side, when he said he had been stabbed with a knfe by
Miss Greig. He was conveyed to the University Col-
lege Hospital, and the defendant was taken into custody.
On being sworn,
Edmonds now said—Your worship, I am now re-
covered. I never made a charge of stabbing against the
defendant, nor do I wish to do so. The fact is we had
a quarrel together ; she was cutting some bread at the
time, and I was stabbed, but I believe, and I entertain
no doubt, that it was quite an accident. I again repeat
that I never made any charge against her.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the defendant was discharged.
Edmonds wished to know whether the police were jus-
tified under the circumstances, he having made no charge
against Miss Greig, in going to his lodgings and making
a strict and general search, overturning everything in the
place, and even taking his card out of his pocket-book I
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it would be highly dangerous to re-
strict the police in making a strict search in such a case,
and under all the circumstances they were quite justified.
They might find things with blood upon them, and in
this instance the knife was so found. In a case which
might result in a charge of murder the police ought and
were perfectly justified in making a rigid search, with a
view to produce evidence.

To the defendant—l trust lam not wrong in letting
the case go off as it does. It appears there was a quar-
rel, and the knife was in your hand at the time. You
may think yourself very fortunate that it has ended as
it has done.

The defendant, who was fashionably dressed, and
whose face was concealed under a black veil, then left
the bar, and was joined by her friends.
William Morrison, aged 21, a slater, residing at 53,
Baldwin's-gardens, was placed at the bar before Mr.
Tyrwhitt, charged with assaulting three constables of
the G division, and with kicking one of them violently
in the stomach.

It appeared from the evidence of police-constable 447
G, that on Tuesday afternoon the prisoner was in the
Gray's-inn-road and assaulting the passers by. He then
went to the shop of a gas-fitter, and having broken a
valuable glass, ran away. Upon being followed and af-
terwards taken into custody, he commenced kicking and
fighting in the most determined manner. He knocked
one of the constables down, and kicked the other so vio-
lently in the stomach that it was some time befere he
recovered himself. He was a very violent fellow, and
threatened to do for any one who should appear against
him. He had, previously to being taken into custody,
been into a public-house and broken a number of glasses.
The prisoner in defence said that he had hurt the spine
of his back, and did not know what he was about.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said that for each assault he should send
the prisoner for a month to the House of Correction,
where he had no doubt the spine of his back would be
attended to. He was a most desperate fellow, and the
public must be protected from his violence.
The prisoner was then removed.

WORSHIP-STREET.—John Price, whose head was
severely wounded, and besmeared with blood, and
Richard Partridge, were charged before Mr. Hammill
with drunken and disorderly conduct, and assaulting
Ebberett, 148 H.
The officer's statement was to this effect—That de-
fendants left a public-house between two and three
o'clock yesterday morning in a state of drunkenness,
and with other men and women in company. He was
obliged to interfere for the public quiet, upon which
they all assaulted him, got him on the ground, kicked,
and otherwise maltreated him. Partridge subsequently
knocking him down by a severe blow on the eye. Wit-
ness was obliged to draw his truncheon, and strike
right and left, occasioning the injuries Mr. Price now
exhibited.

Sergeant Edwards, 16 H, partly confirmed com-
plainant's statement.

The defendants called witnesses, who proved that all
the parties were relatives.

Henrietta Partridge, niece of Price, was pushed and
grossly insulted by Ebberett. " Shortly after, while
quietly walking with her uncle, the constable ran up and
dealt him two violent blows on the head with his staff,
which rendered him insensible, in which state he was
found lying on an iron grating by a pauper named Jo-
seph Davis, who swore he thought the man was dying.
After a very lengthy hearing, Mr. Hammill said the
evidence of the witnesses, who were clearly of very re-
spectable character, fully convinced him that a most
gross outrage had been committed by the constable.
The defendants would be discharged, and, doubtless,
knew how to make their complaint to the commissioners.

LAMBETH.—Elizabeth Dice and Thomas Dice, her
son, who had been in custody since Thursday last on a
charge of assaulting Thomas Dice, the husband of one
and the father of the other prisoner, so as to endanger
his life, were again brought before Mr. Elliott for further
examilaation.

Some farther evidence having been given, the follow.
ing certificate was read :

" Lambeth Workhouse, Sept. 19, 1855.
" John Dice lies in a most precarious condition. The
abscess hag penetrated the walls of the chest, and com-
municates with the lung. I feel persuaded be will not
recover. "H. J. BULLER, Medical Officer,"
The prisoners were then remanded for a week.

THAMES.—Thomas Williams, a gunmaker, about
30 years of age, and Ellen Ellis, a young woman, about
22 years of age, were charged with stealing 51. in gold
from Henry Coleman, formerly a hammerman m the em-
ploy of Messrs. C. J. Mare and Co., iron ship-builders,
Blackwall.

The prosecutor stated that he went into the Fir Tree
public-house, in Church-lane, Whitechapel, on Tuesday,
and saw the prisoners and two men, who were all
strangers to him, in front of the bar. He entered into
conversation with the prisoners, and began drinking with
them. Directly afterwards he found the band of Wil-
liams in his right-hand waistcoat pocket. He imme-
diately " gripped" the prisoner's arm and band, and
tried to hold him tight, but he was rescued by the
woman and his companions. Wliliams then put his
band over to the woman, but whether she received any-
thing from Williams or not be could not say. He put
his hand in his pocket, and found all his money gone.
He went out, and was attacked by the prisoners and
he gave the prisoners into custody.
On cross-examination by Mr. Pelham, on behalf of
the prisoners, the prosecutor said he was not sober, and
that previous to missing his money he dropped a sove-
reign on the floor, and several were looking for it.
Mr. Yardley said the evidence was so slight against
the woman that he should discharge her. He committed
Williams for trial, but took bail for his appearance, him-
self in 80/., and two sureties of 401. each.