The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-06 00:00:00

thoroughly investigated from the alpha to the omega the
public will be very much dissatisfied.
Sergeant Baliantine—Every care will be taken tha this
shall be done.
Inspector Mackerell—lt took six constables to get him
into the cell. He res steProost violently. With regard ro
the second man, Mrs. Richardson said she would not charge
him, as he had tried to prevent the prisoner from insulting
her. There were other persons who came to the station at
the same time, and they all said there was very great mis-
conduct. I got the names of two, and they are here now.
This being the whole of the evidence in this (the first)case,
Mr, Knox administered the usual caution to the prisoner
previously to fully committing him for trial.
Mr. Lewis said his client would reserve his defence.
Mr. Knox— I think this case ought to be sent to the su-
perior Court, where it can be tried by the highest judges of
the land.
The prisoner was then fully committed to take his trial at
the next sessions of the Central Criminal Court.
Mr. Smith was then recalled, and repeated his former
evidence, adding—The first thing that happened after I taok
my seat was that the prisoner took out a whistle. Opposite
him were two ladies, apparently about IS or 20 years of age.
He placed his face close to that of the youngest, and blew
very shrilly with the whistle. I attempted to stop him,
under the impression that the engineer might take it for
the guard's whistle or signal. He had just finished as the
guard came up and said that three ladies had been complain-
ing of his conduct, and that if he heard of any more com-
plaints he would report him at Paddington. The prisoner
seemed so drunk that he did not understand what was said
to him. After the guard left the train started. The pri-
soner then took off his hat and placed it or. the seat, and
his stick on the top of it. His next proceeding wasto jump
up and down the carriage, treading on the feet of the people.
He then turned round and faced us.
The prisoner had Bien looking at Mrs. Richardson for
some time, and laughing, and also laughing at any one
whose attention he could direct to himself.
Mr. Knox (to prisoner)—l don't know, Mr. William
Whitehead, what the ultimate result of the case may be,
but I recommend you for your own sake not to stand there
grinning. I recommend you to preserve a more gentle-
manly demeanour.
Mr. Smith continued—The prisoner then suddenly turned
round, took his stick from his hat, and dashed it against
the side of the carriage, and, in consequence of that, two
young ladies had to lower their heads while he was strik-
ing, or they would have received the blows of the stick.
Seeing this, I got up and pulled him on one side, and
placed him against the door where I had been sitting, and,
taking his seat, placed myself between him and the ladies.
He flourished his stick over a young woman's (Mrs. Fry's)
head. The poisoner's friend said to him, "Don't make
yourself such a fool ; don't insult ladies. If you want to
make yourself a fool, give me a— good punch of the head ;"
and he (the other man) put his head up to him. Whitehead
seemed to be so drunk that he really could not understand
what was said. The prisoner again pulled out his whistle
and was about to blow it, when the other man said "Don't
fly it till you get to Paddington."
Sergeant B allantine—l want to ask you one question.
Did the young man to whom you allude make use of any
bad language?
Witness—No, he did not. Although he was very drunk,
he certainly did try to restrain his companion. In conse-
quence of the oaths and language of Whitehead, a lady
fainted, and a gentleman opened one of the windows to let
in some fresh air. His language was very bad indeed. At
Southall I called the attention of the guard to the prisoner,
and said I would charge him for annoying the passengers.
He (the guard) said to the station-master, " What am I to
do 2" I said if he did not lock him up I should report him.
The station-master told the guard to lock the two men in,
and he did so.
In this second case it was decided the charge should
be withdrawn, as no one had been actually assaulted.
Mr. Lewis said he had a few words to say on behalf of
the pris suer. It had been stated that the prisoner was
respectable, and had a wife, who very much deplored the
position of her husband. He had been living in a decent
manner in the country, and gave his address and his correct
name. He was not there to palliate his conduct in any way.
No doubt he owed many apologies to Mrs. Richardson,
and many had been made by his relatives. It appeared
that the prisoner had been somewhat affected in mind,
and that he escaped from a person who wss with him. He
then went to Langley station, where he got into the train
and committed the assaults. Mr. Smith had stated that he
was so drunk that he really did not seem to understand what
was said to him, and he (Mrs Lewis) thought that it might
be inferred that although the assault was committed there
was no indecent intention.
Mr. Knox—What, Mr. Lewis, when he shouted out
" Half-a-sovereign ?" Do you think that after that you will
get any one to believe that no indecent intention was meant ?
Mr. Lewis said his application was for bail, not to palliate
his client's conduct.
Mr. Knox assented to bail, the prisoner himself in £5OO
and two securities in £lOO each.
The bail was forthcoming, and the prisoner was released.
Thos. Dudley next appeared on a summons taken out by
Superintendent Durdle, of the company's police, charged
under the company's by-laws with being found intoxicated
in one of their carriages on the 28th ult.
The defendant gave the address 29, Queen-street, Edg-
ware-read.
Sergeant Ballantine said,—l have taken a deal of trouble
to inquire as to whether the defendant has committed any
acts of indecency. He was certainly drunk, but from the
evidence of Mc. Smith and others he was satisfied that he
had not committed any act of aggression. The defendant
is a person in a humble walk of life, and ought not to have
been in the company that he had got into, We only intend
to go apon the by-laws, and, as no indecency was committed
by defendant, we do not wish to press for the th:l penalty.
Defendant pleaded guilty, and expressed Ms reg:et for
the part he had taken in the assault.
Mr. Knox considered that under all the circumstances the
requirements of the case would be met by a fine being im-
posed upon him of 10a., with the alternative, in default of
payment, of imprisonment for seven days.
The fine was paid.