The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-01 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Yesterday Thomas Johnson, a well-dressed, power-
ful young man, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt
with the following scandalous outrage.
Bingley, a constable of the R division, stated that
while on duty in the Old Ford-road, Bow, at half-past
one on the morning of the 27th ult., he heard a great
disturbance opposite a public-house there called the
City of Paris, and on hastening up to ascertain the
cause of it found the prisoner and two companions of
his quarrelling with another person, and he advised
them to go away. They at that time did so, but in
two or three minutes after two labourers came up,
one without any covering on his head, and asked him
it' he had seen three men go by with his car. He
told them that he had, and the men hurried after the
prisoner and his companions, who, as soon as they
reached them, turned upon them and repeatedly struck
them. Witness laid hold of one of the prisoner's com-
panions, but the instant he had done so the prisoner
commenced a furious attack upon him with a thick
stick, and beat him over the head with it with such
violence that, as the witness expressed it, his hat was
completely cut to pieces. Witness seized hold of the stick
to save his head, and succeeded in getting out his rattle
to spring it for assistance; but the rattle was immediately
wrenched out of his hand and broken to bits ; and while
engaged in a struggle with the prisoner one of his
companions stooped down in the road, and grasping
up a brick, hurled it at him with such force that it
struck him heavily on the back of his head, and the
blood gushed out of his mouth and one of his ears.
The two other men instantly took to their heels and
escaped ; but the noise of the contest attracted the
notice of a second officer, who came up at the moment,
and the prisoner was at length secured and lodged in
the station. The constable added that he had been
unfit for duty for two days in consequence of the in-
juries he had sustained, and was now only on such
light duty as he was fit for.
George Faulkner, one of the labourers referred to,
corroborated the constable's evidence in all its leading
particulars, but somewhat aggravated the case by
stating that he had distinctly seen two brickbats
hurled at the officer, and that both of them struck
him on the head.
When asked if he wished to offer any answer to
the charge, the defendant coolly observed that he
believed he had behaved very badly to the officer, but
that he was very much intoxicated at the time, and
now very much regretted his conduct.
Mr. D'EYNcouaT at first directed the depositions
to be taken by Mr. Vine, the chief clerk, with the
intention of committing the defendant and his com-
panions for trial for a joint and aggravated assault ;
but upon its being intimated by the officer, that
though he had made every exertion to apprehend the
two men who had escaped, he had been unable to find
any trace of them, and that there was no probability
of his being able to do so, he at once sentenced the
defendant to pay a penalty of 31. for his share in the out-
rage, or in default to stand committed for one month
to the House of Correction.
C'LERKEN WELL.
Mrs. Susan Keal, charged with having assaulted
Mary Margaret Ann Jones, by which her death was
caused, appeared before Mr. TYRWHITT, pursuant to
her bail, to answer that charge.
The case excited considerable interest, and the hus-
band of the defendant, with numerous friends, was
present.
Mr. Shaw, solicitor, attended for the defence.
Mr. Inspector Tarlton, N division, said, that a
jury had assembled at St. Bartholomew's Hospital to
inquire relative to the cause of the death the de-
ceased, but the inquiry was adjourned is order that
the depositions taken at this court might be forwarded
to the coroner, to be read over to the jury.
Mr. Trawairr acceded to this, and ordered that
the defendant should renew her bail to appear to
answer the charge cea a future day.
Bail was then put in, and Mrs. Keal left the court
with her friends.
Mr. Charles Wood, solicitor, was re-examined,
charged with obtaining money under false pretences.
Mr. Lewis attended for the prosecution, and said
that the circumstances connected with the case on the
part of the prisoner were serious and cruel. He had
been admitted as an attorney in 1832, but was not
certificated. A young man named Greigson, a me-
dical student, was committed for trial on a charge of
rape, when the prisoner, who represented himself as
an attorney, undertook his defence, and at various
times obtained sums of money to the amount of up-
wards of .5/. to fee counsel, &c., but on the case being
called on, air. Ballantyne applied to the Court for its
postponement, in consequence of not having received
a brief or the retaining fee. The prisoner having
absconded with the money he had received, he was
eventually apprehended by Charles Bow, 383, S
division.

Witnesses having been called to prove the facts,
the prisoner was committed for trial, but he will be
brought up again in order to complete the depo-
sitions.