The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-21 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

STABBING b. CON§TABLE.—John O'Brien, a tall, rough
fellow, from the neighbourhood of Drury-lane, was charged
before Mr Knox, with being drunk and begging, and also
with stabbing Police-constable Wm. Cane. 35 C.
Wm. Cane, 35 C, said—This morning about one o'clock
I saw the prisoner in St. James's-street, and watched him,
and observed him stop two gentlemen and beg of them.
The prisoner did not receive anything from the gentlemen,
and then walked away and stopped another gentleman, who
could not get rid of him. The gentleman seemed very
frightened, and said, " Cong.:We, will you get rid of this
ruffian ? he has been begging of me, and it is of nightly
occurrence." The gentleman said he did not wish to charge
the prisoner, but only wanted to get rid of him. I told
the prisoner to go away, and as he would not I took him
into custody, and he went very quietly till we got into
York-street, St. James's, when he became very violent and
struck me on the head. We closed together and both tell
and while on the ground he kicked. me on the head and
tried to bit.; me about the body, making use of frightful ex-
pressions. I w.ts five minutes before assistance came. Oa
getting the prisoner to the statian I felt a pain in my side,
and then found that on taking off my coat that I had been
stabbed in the side. I afterwards went to St. George's
Hospital and had the wound dressed.
Prisoner —Did you not strike me ?
Cane—Not till you got me down and struck me,

Inspector Wilson—l wish for a remand. The prisoner
was very violent at the station, and on telling him what ha
was charged with he said, " You when I come out I
will do for you too."
Mr. Knox—l shall remand the prisoner till Saturday and
I tun sorry such a thing has occurred.
COMMITTAL WITHOUT A FINE.—SAVAGE ASSAULT
BY A FEMALE.—AmeIia Bass, a young woman living in
Ogle-street, was charged with violently assaulting Bur-
good Plant, a workman in the employ of Mr Short, wheel-
wright, Ogle-mews.
The complainant said that on the previous afternoon the
prisoner and ano her female came into the workshop of his
employer and attacked his master and a lad. He went to
their assistance, when the prisoner took up a piece of wood,
and flung it at him, striking him in the eye, and inlet-
ing a ghastly wound. Ho had given the prisoner no pro-
vocation.
Mr Short said that about two months ago he gave a man
the prisoner lived with into custody for stealing some lead,
and ever since then the prisoner and her brother had
threatened his wife, and he was fearful they would inflict
some injury either to his person or property. Yesterday
afternoon they picked a quarrel with his lad, and then
came into his workshop and threw all sorts of things at him
and his lad—mallets, pieces of wood, and even wheels were
taken up by them. He went for a policeman, and on his
return found his man had been wounded and taken to the
hospital.
A lad named Sinclair, in Mr Short's employ, said the
prisoner and another female yesterday afternoon threw
aome gravel in his face and then a stone, and on his going
into his master's shop for protection they threw things at
them, and the prisoner threw a piece of wood at Plant.
Mr Knox said it was evident there was ill blood because
Mr Short had done his duty in prosecuting a man who had
robbed him. The prisoner would be committed for two
months, and she might think herself fortunate she was not
at the Central Criminal Court.
The prisoner said, " Oh, I can do that on my head," as
she was leaving the dock.

MARYLE BONE,

A FRACAS WITH VOLUNTEERS.—John Murtha, aged
21, pianoforte maker, was charged with assaulting Sergeant
James Tiffin, of the 19th Middlesex Volunteer Corps.
Captain Sheen, of the firm of Sheen and Roscoe, solicitors,
Bedford-row, appeared to prosecute, and Mr Pain defended.
Sergeant Tiffin said he was a commercial traveller and a
managing clerk. In company of a brother sergeant and a
private of the same corps, he was returning home from
battalion drill. He was in the centre of the three and they
were walking in the road. They were in uniform and had
their rifles with them. As they were on the canal
bridge at Camden-town, the prisoner and two of his
companions made a lunge towards them. Private
Webb seeing this made a rapid move to the
front, in consequence of which he (Tiffin) received the full
force of the push, and he put his left hand to save himself,
He took no notice of what had occurred, when, from some,
thing that was said to the prisoner, he followed Tiffin and
struck at him with his fist in his face. Prisoner then got
his left arm round prosecutor's neck, and with his right
hand punched him severely about the head, neck, and
shoulders. He was so much punched and knocked about
that he could scarcely raise his arm.
Mr D'Eyncourt—How often was you struck ?
Tiffin—At least 20 times. He managed to get away from
the prisoner, when he sprang upon his brother sergeant,
and wrested his rifle from him, which, however, was again
wrested from him by a civilian. He (Tiffin) went away,
when the prisoner again came atter him and attacked him,
and how he got away he could not tell, as he was so ex-
hausted.
In reply to the magistrate, witness said he did not either
strike or speak to the prisoner. The prisoner and his com-
n.ni.na r.n azaiust them purposely. The prisoner was
not sober.
Cross-examined—When prisoner pushed against him I
did not raise his rifle to strike him with the butt end. They
did not push against the prisoner and his friends. In his
opinion they came against them purposely, thinking that
they were food for fun.
' Richard Webb, manufacturing jeweller, also a volunteer,
corroborated Tiffin's statement, and added, that by the ad-
vice of the crowd they lett their rifles at an undertakers' and
went as far as the Red Cap after the prisoner, and gave him
into custody.
Weston, 171 S, said he took the prisoner into custody. He
and his companions were the worse for drink.

one month.
The fine was paid,

For the defence, Mr Pain called
Francis Lynch, pianoforte maker, who said they were
coming down the road as the three riflemen were coming
up. He would not say that the volunteers pushed against
them, but he did not think that they pushed the volun-
teers. Tiffin put up his rifle to strike a butt end blow, and
prisoner rushed upon him to prevent it. After the scrim-
mage was over they went into the Red Cap, where
they had some ale. He did not assist the prisoner, be-
cause the crowd had closed around them.
By Mr D'Eyncourt—When Tiffin's musket was taken
from him he ran away, but was followed by the prisoner,
who struck him. Neither the prisoner nor himself were as
sober as they were now.
William Anderson, another pianoforte-maker, was called,
and his evidence, in many points, oontra,icted that of the
last witness.
Mr D'Eyncourt—l am under the impression that the
true account of what occurred has been given by the pro-
secutor. Besides, you were in liquor, so that it is impro.
bable that you should be able to recollect much of it.
Whether the sight of a rifleman incites you to acts of wan-
tonness, I don't know, hut I do believe that you lunged
against them. Some scan have a disposition to play a jest
on this large body. The prosecutor has been very much
ill-used by you and your companions, who were all in
liquor, and it's you who seems to have been the princil al.
One thing is quite clear, that you were not salisfied with
defending yourself, but after prosecutor had gone you fol-
lowed hint, and again attacked him. You see volunteers
labour under a very great disadvantage, for they
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keep possession of their rifles under any circumstances, and
in whatever way they are attakced, and they are
strictly
forbidden to use them unless uncles
legitia mate
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stances. I don't know how it is, but it is fac M
Shaen has said, that there is tendoernoby to insulteimprisonveodlun-
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teers. You must pay a fine of £3,