The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-30 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

PAT'S DILEMMA.-A rough-Loking Iriehman, with a
not over-clean face and uncombed hair, stepped forward to
ask the magistrate's advice.
Magistrate—What do you want ?
Pat—Me shirt.
Magistrate—Your short I You have mistaken the place.
This is not a shirtmaker's.

Pat (looking round)—lt's my shirt I want, sure enough,
Usher—Tell the magistrate what you want him to do.
Pat—Will I tell him the whole story?
Usher—Yes, if it is not very long.
Pat—Well then, you see, me shirt, not being so clean as
it might be, I off wids it, and takes it to the ould woman in
Dudley-street who washes for men, and mighty plozed she
seemed with the job. On me calling for it--" Pat," says
she, "your shirt's done, but the divil a bit of ft do you
have till you pay the 4s 6d you owes me for the washing of
it at different times." So I want your wurtchip to get it
for me.

Magistrate—You can have a detaining summons.
Pat (very pleased) —That's just what I want your wurt-
chip, and thank ye.
Magistrate—You will have to pay 2s for the summons.
Pat (quite taken aback)—Two shillings—the divil a
penny have I got.
Magistrate— Or you can sue the woman for the value of
your shirt in the County Court, but perhaps she will then
plead a set off.

Pat— What will Ido then. I have not got 2s for the
summons—l will get nothing by going to the Couaty
Court—and I have no shirt to me back.

Pat, quite disconsolate, and buttoning up his coat to his
chin, then retired.

STABBING A CONSTABLE—OO3I.IIITTAL.—John O'Brien,
who was charged before Mr Knox. with being drunk and
begging, and also with stabbing Police-constable Cane, 350,
was again brought up that the case might be completed by
the evidence of Dr Tothill, the divisional doctor.

The prisoner was seen begging of agentleman in York-
street, St. James's, and the constable took him into custody.
The prisoner went a short distance quietly and then
became very violent and gave the constable a violent
blow on the head with his fist, at the same time exclaiming
" You --, I will do for you now.', A struggle of five
minutes'duration then took place between the prisoner and
the constable, in the course of which the prisoner tried to
bite the constable, and made use of the moat fearful lan-
guage. Assistance coming np, the prisoner was got to the
station, where he was again very violent, and the constable
finding a pain in his side and taking off his coat, found he
had been stabbed or cut in the side, there being holes
through his coat and shirt. The constable then went to the
hospital and had the wound dressed, and had since been
under the care of Dr Tothill, the divisional surgeon.
Dr Fred. Tothill proved that the constable had a wound
an inch and a half long, and three-quarters of an inch deep
in the left side. It was an incised wound inflicted with a
sharp instrument.

Inspector Wilson said that at the station the prisoner
said " be hanged for one of you," and made use of bad
language.
In answer to the magistrate, Cane said he was still under
medical treatment.

The prisoner said he was ill-treated at the station.
lespLetor Wilson said he never saw a more violent man
in his life, and it took three men to hold him,

The prisoner was committed for trial,

WESTMINSTER.

DARING WATCH. ROBBERY IN TRES KING'S-ROAD,
CHELSEA.--John James, a middle•aged man, respectably
aressed, was charged before Mr Self'e, with stealing a gold
watch of the value of £lO 10s. front the person of Mr.
Ludovic Kutaschaman, jeweller, 9, Duke-street, Blooms-
bury.
Complainant stated that he was last night at the festival
of the Licensed Victuallers', at Crernorne-gardens, and
that about two o'clock he was going along the King's-
road when he saw some females interfered with by some
gentlemen. While he was speaking to the gentlemen he
was suddenly rushed upon by the primer. The prisoner
immediately made off, upon seeing which, complainant
looked at his watch chain, which he observed was hanging
down. He then found that his watch was gone. He cried
out " Police," upon which prisoner was taken into custody.

In cross-examination by the prisoner,
Complainant stated that there war( other persons near
him, but they were all respectable. lie (prisoner) was
nearest to him, You knocked against me, and then ran
away.
By III: Selfe—lt was a gold watch, and worth ten
guineas.
'Police constable Eyres said thst he saw the pri-
soner and four other men rush out cf a publichouse. He
heard the cry of " police," and the complainant exclaim he
had lost his watch. He immediately seized hold of the
prisoner.
Mr Selfe—ls the watch found ?

Witness—No, sir; I searched th 3 prisoner at the station
house, but all I found on him was one penny, He refuses
to give his address.
The prisoner was remanded.