The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-06 00:00:00

THAMES.

SAVAGE ASSAULT.—John Lovell, better known as the
Gipsy, a morose looking fellow, who called himself a boiler
maker, cf 2, Dunstan's-place, Ratcliff, was brought betore
Mr Partridge charged with violently assaulting Mr John
Hall, the landlord of the Silver Trumpet, ale and wine
hou,e, at the corner of Stepney Causeway, Commercial-
road Rateliff.

Mr Stoddart, solicitor, conducted the prosecution.
The prisoner has given much trouble to the complainant,
who is an influential man in the beer trade, and is the land-
lord of two respectable houses. The prisoner was turned
out of the Sliver Trumpet three years ago, in consequence
of his violent and bad conduct. Since then he had often
disturbed Mr Hall, and was held to bail to keep the peace
towards him. Last night the prisoner came t, the Silver
Trumpet again, and Mr Hall said he did not want his com-
pany, and turned him out, The prisoner came again a few
minutes afterwards and grossly insulted Mr Hall. He was
turned out a second time, and as he was leaving he turned
round on the complainant and struck him several times on
the face with his flat.. The cowardly fellow then ran away.
He was pursued and overtaken. Mr Ilall's face was
marked and his eye contused,

Mr Partridge said the prisoner had committed a vary
brutal assault, and sentenced hip to be imprisoned and kept
to hard labour for one month.

Determined Suicide of a Detective Police-
Sergeant.

CORONER'S INQUEST (THIS DAY).

This morning at 11 o'clock Mr Lingham, dopu •y •coronor
for the city of Westminster, held en inquest, at the Port-
man Arms, Millbank-street. Westminster, touching the
death of Mr Creasy Robinson, for many years one of the
most active and effective constables belonging to the chief
Detective Force, Scotland-yard, who committed a most de-
termined suicide by cutting his throat, on Monday morning,
shortly before 10 o'clock, at his residence, No. 6], Millbank-
sti eet.

The jury having bean sworn, and viewed the body,
Mr R. Gi)wing, b 7, Mitlbank-street, builder, identified
the body ot the deceased, who was 42 years ot age, and said
about 12 months back the deceased had a very severe
atte.ClE of rheumatic gout, and latterly he bad become very
much depressed in spirits from an an apprehension of a
return of the complaint. He had a wife and two c ildren
living with him. On Monday morning about half. past
nine, Mrs Robinson called to witness in a state of great
excitement and said there was something the matter with
her hust,and, and asked him to break open the door of the
back parlour, which he did, and then found the deceased
lying on his bed with his head to the partition. Mrs
Robinson called out, " Oh, he has cut his head, whatever
shall I do." They turned his head over and called in two
police-constables, and sent for Dr Whitney, of College-
street, who promptly attended. The deceased was partly
dressed, and appeared to have been in the act of shaving
previous to committing the rash act. The deceased had
locked himself into the room.

Police•constable Stenson, 227 13, proved being called in
and finding the deceased lying on the bed with his throat
cut. He ran for Dr Whitney, who.returned with him, but
his servicee ware of no avail. On the drawers he found
the rezor produced, which was covered with blood.
Mr Richard Tanner, Inspector of the Detective Force,
deposed that the deceased had been in the Police Force 20
years. He was acting sergeant of the detectives. The last
time he saw him was on Sunday night, in Westminster
Abbey. Witness asked him why ho was there, as the place
was so draughty. He replied that he had such pains in his
limbs and all over his body that he could not stop at home.
In 1863 the deceased had a very severe attack of rheumatic
fever, sad was absent from illness 133 days. The deceased
had latterly been unfit for service, and only last week Mr
Inspector Williamson, his brother officer, had laid the
matter before Sir Richard Mayne, and he tans to have
gone before the chief surgeon of the force with a view
to his being superannuated, as he was found to be
from continuous illness unfit for the service, as his memory
failed him. Before his illness in 1863, which was not con-
tinuous. he was a strong hearty man.
Dr. Whitney, of 38, College. street, M.R.C. S., stated that
when he was called in he found the deceased in the act of
expiring. There was a huge incised wound separating all
the main arteries and vessels of the throat, causing death,
,tie wound having been inflicted by the right hand. The
disease under which the deceased laboured might have
preyed on his mini.
The Coroner having summed tip,
The Jury returned a verdict that the deceased destroyed
himself while in a state of temporary insanity,