The Sun.
London, England, 1864-10-31 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

PLACING RAILWAY PASSENGERS IN IMMINENT
DANGER.—Charles Murray, a young man about 17 years
of age, was brought before the magistrate, charged with
placing the lives of railway passengers to the Victoria
Station in imminent danger by throwing, with many others
not in custody, atones at the railway carriages.
Cornelius Fray, inspector of the London, Brighton, and
South Coast Railway, said—l was on duty on Wednesday
last, between 12 and 1, at the Victoria Station, when a
gentleman who had arrived by the train complained that
stones had been thrown at the carriage in which he had
just travelled., I immediately went down the line, and on
proceeding a short distance saw the prisoner and others
throwing atones at a train coming into Victoria Station
from London-bridge.
Mr Selfe—Where were the stones thrown from?
Witness—From a field alongside the line.
Mr Selfe—Was it a passenger train ?
Witness—lt was, and there were many persons in it.
Mr Selfe—Had you a good opportunity of seeing the
prisoner ?

Witness—l watched him and the others for about
an hour, and stones were repeatedly thrown at railway car-
riagee. The station-master and myself afterwards watched
them for an hour. We could not get near enough to the
accuses and the others, for some time, to endeavour to
capture them, and when we were approaching they ran
away.

Mr Selfe—How many were there P
Witness—Thirteen or fourteen others, but less than him.
John Parish, 14G B, officer on duty at the Victoria
Station, proved apprehending the defendant last night on
a warrant from Effingham-street, Pimlico.

Inspector Fray said there had been much trouble in ap-
prehending him, he had been away to Kentish Town and
traced to Effingham-street.

Dtfendant'a mother declared that she vvaa sure he was
perfectly innocent, and there was a man there could
prove it.

The man was called, but his evidence went for nothing.
Mr Selfe—How often did defendant throw ?
Inspector Fray—l counted four times.

Defendant was remanded.

It was arranged that bail should be taken for his ap-
pearance.

MARYLEBONE.

SIIOCKING BRUTALITY TO A HORSE.—A nittn named
John BoAin, in the employ of a salesman of Spitalfields,
named roitcr Oyler, was charged at the instance of the
Royal Society fur the Prevention of Ciuelty to Animals,
with cruelly beating a horse at the Great Western Railway
Station, Paddington.

It appeared from the evidence of several witnesses that
attentiLn was called to a waggon drawn by two horses.
The waggon was heavily laden with turnips—the load being
so great that the horses were unable to mov the vehicle,
when the de'endant commenced beating one of the horses
with the small end of a large whip in a most brutal manner.
The animals still being unable to move the waggon, the
prisoner took the butt-end of the whip, which was ferruled,
and continued beating the same animal between the ears
and about the nose—in fact, all over the head. The effect
of this brutality was to fell the animal to the ground.
Blood was flowing from the nose and ears. Whilst the
horse was down the prisoner still continued his cruelty
The horse trembled and twitched greatly; and when pri-
soner was remonstrated with he made use of most disgusting
language, and threatened to serve the witnesses the same.
Mr Yardley said the case had been fully proved. The
prisoner had been guilty of shocking cruelty. He would
pass such a sentence upon him as would, he hoped, be a
lesson to him for the rest of his life. Ho must be impri-
soned for 14 days, with hard ltbour.
Prisoner—Won't you put a fine on P
Mr Yardley—No.
lie was then removed.