The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-14 00:00:00

THAMES.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—John Ahearn, an Irish
labourer, was brought before Mr Partridge, charged with
assaulting Margaret, his wife, whose temple and the top of
her face were covered with surgical plaisters.

The complainant stated that her husband came home last
night with the " dhrop tale in," and hit her, but she could
not tell what it was with, whether it was his hand or some-
thing else. She had been married to him 18 years. They
had no children.

The prisoner—Now, is that like a blow, or not. If it is
a blow, suffer for it.
Mr. Partridge said the woman's head had been dressed
by a surgeon, and he should think it very likely a blow or
a wound had been inflicted.

The prisoner—She fell down stiirs and cut her head
open.
Phillip Bradley, a police—constable, No. 59 H, stated that
he believed the wound was inflicted with an iron sack hook,
which he found on the prisoner. The woman's hand was
wounded as well. The witness then produced the sack
hook, and said the prisoner had repeatedly assaulted his
wife, and she had not appeared against him.

The prisoner—She fell do wn stairs dead drunk.
Bradley was recalled and said the prisoner was intoxi-
cated, and the wife quite sober.
Mr. Partridge sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned
for six weeks and kept to hard labour.
CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER.—HeRry Manby, a young
man in the service of the Great Northern Railway Com-
pany, was brought before Mr Partridge, charged with
causing the death of a child named Ann Gullen, aged ten
months.

Charlotte Jenkins, aged about 12 years of age, was nurs-
ing the deceased infant yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
She was coming out of the Globe-road into the Mile-end -
road. The prisoner was driving a horse and van, and
knocked her down. The child fell with her. The horse
trampled on her face, but she was not much hurt. The
horse also trampled on the child, and the van was stopped
and backed, and the wheel went over the child, which
was killed.
T ao witne3ses were called, who said the occurrence was
accidental.

Inspector Griffin, of the K division, sa'd there was a
declivity, and the Globe-road was narrow. There had been
several accidents of a similar nature at the same spot.
Mr Partridge remanded the pri6oner for a week, and
accepted bail.

WESTMINSTER.
WELL-DESERVED PUNISHMENT.—CharIes Blanchard, a
c.b-driver, was charged with being drunk during his em-
ployment, with driving to the common danger of the public,
and with the most disgraceful conduct to Mr Greenwood,
the proprietor of the Red House Tavern, College-street,

Chelsea.
Mr Greenwood said that at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
he beard a noise outside his door, and on g ing out found
defendant driving a hansom cab, one wheel of which was
upon the pavement. He was backing and turning the
horse about to the common danger of foot passengers.

After this the defendant got down from his cab, and going
into the Red House called for a glass of ale. Complainant
refused to serve him seeing that he was already under the
influence of liquor. Defendant then very impudently told
him that he had better draw him the glass of ale or he
would be sorry for it, adding that if he did not he
would go out and give him such a blackguarding as
he had never had before. As complainant still refused to
serve him, he went out and mounting his driving box,
collected a large crowd cf persons by his exasperation, and
denounced complainant as a common swindler, and other-
wise applied the most frightful language to him. After
this hecame down again,and entering the Red Howe asked
complainant whether he had had enough of it and would
now servo him? Complainant still refused, when defendant
declared he would " show him up" ten times worse, and
was beginning a string of charges against him, when the
police came up and he was taken into custody, He had at
that time collected a large crowd of persons.
Mr Selfe asked complainant whether he and defendant

were at all known to each other ?
Mr Greenwood replied they were not; the) were perfect
strangers. He had several of his neighbours present to
prove what defendant had said. Complainant entertained
no ill-feeling against defendant for the gross abuse he had
receive I and did not wish to press the charge. He had given
defendant into custody for the cffence he was committing
against the public peace.
Mr Ward, of Bond-street, confirmed the witness's
account.
Police-constable James Strathdee, 225 B, said the defen-
dant was drunk, and lashing his horse about in a very
shameful way. When defendant was taken he kicked wit-
ness so violently about the legs that he was rendered unfit
for duty.
The only reply defendant made to the series of charges
was that he was drunk.
Mr Selfe said that was no excuse, In a cab driver it was
an aggravation.
He was committed for one month to hard labour in the
House of Correction without a fine.