The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-26 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

WO RS HI STR EET. Wm. Harrington, a private
in the City of London Militia, was charged before Mr.
D'Eyncourt with killing and slaying Joseph Towers.
John Mahon—l am a sergeant in the militia. On the
10th of April I brought the prisoner to this court to be
attested to bead-quarters, and then to the Castle public-
house, at the corner of Castle-street, City-road. Prisoner
was then perfectly sober, having had only a little beer,
to the beat of my knowledge. A disturbmce between
two other militiamen had occurred in the street just be-
fore we went into the Castle, and one of them, an Irish-
man, was in the tap-room, bleeding from a wound ever
the left eye. He was crying, and the deceased said to
Lien, in prisoner's hearing, That's the way with you
Irish lads ; when you see your own blood you begin to
cry ; cheer up, it will be all right by and bye." The
prisoner, who is likewise an Irishman, said to the de-
ceased, "You old --, did you never cry when you
saw your own blood 1" He made no reply, and left the
room, some peison having called him at the liar. Prisoner
followed close after him, but returned in about tire
minutes, and I said to him "Bill, I an glad you did
not strike the old man." He replied, "No, sergeant, I
did not." t' If he comes in again," I cortinued, " don't
say anything, for old people must have their own way."
Prisoner then replied " No, by —, sergeant, I won't
hit him, for, by —, it's already done." The last part
of this remark he made half aide, and with a toss of the
head. I then went outside the house, and saw a pool of
blood at the side door in Castle-street, and a great quan-
tity extending across the pavement into the centre of the
street. I never saw deceased again.
Inspector Cole, G Division.—The wife of the deceased
is present, your worship.
Prisoner (violently excited)—Oh, for Gnd's sake, don't
let me see her. I hope to God they will bang me, for I
shall never be able to look a man in the face again. He
here became very ill, and retired out of court with the
gaoler for some time.

William Barrett, a cabinetmaker, deposed to having
seen the prisoner strike the deceased in the middle of
the street, as he turned to see who was following him.
The blows were very severe, and felled the man to the
ground ; but he rose without assistance, and followed
prisoner into the public-house again. Within an hour
after witness saw him supported between two militia-
men, acrd leaving a surgeon's shop in Featherstone-
street. He subsequently saw the same man dead at the
hospital.

kr. Edward Morris, house-surgeon of St. Bartholo-
mew's Hospital, said he attended the doceas.ed on the
10th ins,. He had a scalp wound. It was not consi
tiered dangeroux, and the man left. Saw him again on
the following Friday. Erysipelas had supervened, and
spread over the face. lie was at once put to bed, lost
his reason, and died on Tuesday of exhaustion, attendant
upon the injuries.
Mr. Hill, landlord of the Castle, said decease 1 lad
been in his employ as potman many years.
The prisoner was ordered to stand fully committed
for trial.

LA.MBETH.—Yesterday the curt was much crowded
by the churchwardens, overseers, and guardians, and
other respectable inhabitants of the parish of St. Mary's,
Lambeth, who were most anxious to hear the proceed-
ings in a case in which Mr. Edward Edwards, a rate-
payer, had taken out a summons against Mr. John Ball
and Mr. Thomas Gile9, a gentleman of property is the