The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-21 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Oct. 20.

(Before Mr. Sergeant Adams, Assistant-Judge, and a
Bench of Magistrates, at Guildhall, Westminster.)
Frank Fripp, a private in the Life Guards, surren-
dered i❑ discharge of his bail, to answer the charge of
an assault alleged to have been committed by him on
Francis Fox, a metropolitan polioe-constable, whilst in
the execution of his duty.
Mr. Ballantine appeared for the defendenf.
The prosecutor stated that between two and three
o'clock on the morning of the 4th of October ho was on
duty in Chapel-street, Brunswick-square, and on hear-
ing a noise he went to the spot from whence it proceeded,
and there saw the defendant struggling with a female,
who was trying to get away from him. Witness tried to
persuade him to go away, but he refused. The defen-
dant had hold of the woman's wrist, and gave her a
violent blow on the bide of her head and knocked her
down. Witness then took him in charge, but the
defendant also struck him on the head, which knocked
bite down, and then ran away. Witness ran after him
down the mews, and the defendant struck him on the
nose, which knocked him down again. By the assistance
of another constable the defendant was taken into cus-
tody.

Cross-examined—The derendant was quite sober.
Another female was there a short distance off. The ono
be was struggling with gave the defendant into custody.
Another police-constable said that ho saw Fox
knocked down by the defendant in Pembroke-mews. The
defendant, at the station house, said that he was sorry
that he had struck him.
Mr. Ballantine said that he was instructed to appear
in this case by the commanding officers of the prisoner's
regiment, on account of the unimpeachable character
that he bore in iR If he should be imprisoned for this
offence his prospects would be entirely ruined, and it
would prevent him from obtaining the promotion
which, by his good conduct, he would become entitled
to. He trusted, therefore, that the Court would
only impose a fine, and if they were disposed to
take a lenient course, ho would admit that the de-
fendant struck the policeman once when he followed
him down the mews ; but if not, he must call the two
women, who would give a different complexion to the
occurrence, as he was instructed that the woman did
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The sergeant of the defendant's troop gave the pri-
soner a good character, and explained to tne Court how
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a sentence of imprisonment would operate against his
future interests in the service.

The jury expressed themselves satisfied, and returned
a verdict of Guilty, with a strong recommendation to
mercy.
Captain Hogg, of the Ist Life Guards, said the con-
duct of the defendant had been very good during the two
years that he had been in his troop. He was also ac-
quainted with his family. The defendant had always
been a very good and attentive soldier, and there had
never been any report against him.
The learned Judge said the defendant might see the
great advantage of having hitherto had a good character
in the regiment, or his officers would not have come for
ward and spoken of him as they had done. They would
not have said anything in his favour if he had not de-
served it. If he did not send him to prison, would the
defendant promise him that nothing of the sort should
occur again?
The defendant declared that ho would take good care
of that.

The learned Judge said, under the circumstances, he
would only inflict a fine of 205., which was paid.
IVilhant Warwick Phipps, a police-constable of the 13
division, was indicted for having committed an indecent
assault on Mrs. Eliza Adams.
After hearing the evidence,
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty of a common
assault, and he was sentenced to imprisonment for one
mouth.