The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-15 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE SERIOUS ASSAULT ON A LICENSED VICTUALLER.
—Cornelius Foley, an Irishman, charged with violently
who was unable on the last occasion to
assaulting Mr Henry Busby, of the Grapes Tavern, St.
M ai‘ri tri n
B' s
u- lsabnye: was again brought before Mr Tyrwhitt-
attend the court, owing to the injuries he had received, a
certificate being put in to that effect signed by Dr Fen-
ning, of Charing-cross Hospital, was now in attendance,
but was in such a weak state that he was compelled to give
his evidence seated.
Mr Busby said that on Saturday week the prisoner came
into his house in the afternoon and annoyed the customers,
and threatened his wife. He put the prisoner out, and the
prisoner, after spitting in his face, said " You --, I'll do
for you and all the --- house." About 20 minutes to 12
the same night the prisoner came in again, and began quar-
relling with some persons in front of the bar, when he pre-
vented him continuing it, and put him out. The prisoner
then said, "Yon --, I'll do for you before long," and left
for about a quarter of an hour, when he returned and
pushed the door open a little way and threw a ginger beer
in the arms of a pergu:l and taken to Charing-cross Hospital,
bottle with great violence at him. He fell, but was caught
but had been attended tosince at home. The blow took
effect on his nose, which was seriously injured, and ho was
still very ill, having lost a great deal of blood----nearly three
quarts. The doctor from Charing.otoss Hospital was in
daily attendance upon him.
OW
said
he not see
In answer to a question, Mr Busby
the prisoner when he threw the bottle at him.
Edward Chapman, potman to Mr Busby, said that on Pie
night of Saturday week he was abut closing the house,
when he saw the prisoner outside. lieZ‘ring the prisoner
make use of a threat, his attention was drawn to him, and
he saw the prisoner take a ginger-beer bottle from behind'
his back and throw it with great force at Mr Busby, striking
him on the nose. A police constable being on the spot the
prisoner was at once taken into custody.
The barman at Mr Busby's said he saw the prisoner
outside the house at the time the bottle struck Mr Busby,
but could not say who threw it, he being alongside Mr Busby
in the bar at the time. The prisoner said before he lett the
house that he would do for the two, meaning Mr Busby anti
witness, and came to the house with a soda-water bottle as
well as a ginger-beer bottle, the soda-water bottle being
picked up afterwards.
Some other evidence having been given the prisoner was
committed for trial to the Central Criminal Court.

TUB OWNER WANTED POR SOME PLATE, BCo.—John
Jenkins, described as a coppersmith, was charged before
Mr Tyrwhitt with being in possession of a quantity of
spoons and forks and two large table cloths supposed to be
stolen.

James Deaytou, 29 F, saw the prisoner last night in
Great White Lion-street with a bundle under his arm, and
suspecting him asked what he had in it. The pzisoner
made no reply, and Deayton then took the bundle from him
and examined it, when he found it to contain 14 forks and
six spoons—some silver and others plated—and two large
tablecloths, one marked T. Watson. As the prisoner re-
fused to give any account of himself he took him to the
station, when he reused to give his name and address, buc
this morning gave the name of 'Jenkins.
last night, and she
left the bundle with him.
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THAMES.
DESTROYING A LIST op BORAIGII VoTEßS.—William
Smith, a boy, was brought before Mr Paget, charged with
destroying a list of voters, and assaulting John Croncher,
assistant beadle of the parish of All Saints, Poplar.
Croncher stated that in consequence of the lists of voters
on the church and chapel doors being repeatedly torn down,
liewtaheedpirreiscotnederby the overseers and vestry clerk to look
and
after them. On Saturday night, about nine o'clock, he
saw
six other boys in the High-street,
Poplar. They stopped opposite the Bethel Church, where
a list of borough voters was affixed to the door. A boy tore
the lower part of the printed list, and the prisoner made a
spring and tore the lists right across. He seized two of the
boys, the prisoner and another, and they made a violent
attack upon him. The prisoner struck him on the back of
the head. The boys got away. He met with a police con-
stable, and succeeded in taking the prisoner into custody.
He originally placed eighteen printed lists of voters on the
churches and chapels in the parish. They were all torn
mischievous boys and others. He had affixed forty
printed lists of voters on the places of worship in the parish.
down by
The owners were liable to q penalty of £5O if the lists were
not on the church and I,
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August.
The beadle, of Mile end Old-town, said the lists of voter,
had been torn d9wll.by wicked and mischievous persons.
had been locked up some
time, and deserved all the inconvenience cast upon him.
It was a most senseless and absurd proceeding to tear down
lists ofvoters. It was of great
The prisoner was liable to a penalty of
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served entire for the time prescribed by law on the church
and
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He would punish with severity all offenders who should be
brought before ilitn
in f4t He then severely lectured
the prisoner and discharged him.