The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-15 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ATTEMPTED MteltDEß,—William JESSetller, an engineer,
living in Wardour-street, Soho, was charged before Mr
Tyrwhitt with stabbing with a knife Leonard Arthur
Blackburn, a blacksmith residing in Black Lion-court,
Berwick-street, St, James's, at the City of London public-
house, No. 101, Berwick-street, St. James's.
On the prisoner being placed at the bar, Inspector Draper
said—The injured man is not able to attend, and the con-
stable in the case has a certificate from the Middlesex Hos-
pital.
Edward Coningham, a boy employed as waiter at the
City of London public-house, 104, Berwick-street, said—
Yesterday evening, between 7 and 8 o'clock, the prisoner
and Mr Blackburn and another man came into the house.
Mr Blackburn was leaning against a partition and the other
person named Orford was talking to the prisoner. The
prisoner steed with his hand under his coat, and suddenly
drew out a knife and stabbed Mr Blackburn twice, and tried
to do it a third time, but my master jumped over the coun-
ter and prevented him, and took the knife from the prisoner.
If my master had not done eo the prisoner would have
stabbed Mr Blackburn again ?
Mr Tyrwhitt—Did the prisoner say anything ?
Witness—Yes. He said he was glad he had done it.
Richard Delph, 64 C, here produced the knife, a pocket
clasp knife, with a long and sharp blade.
Mr Tyrwhitt—The prisoner actually stabled Blackburn
twice ?
Witness—Yes ; but made a third atterak,t.
Prisoner—Did not Blackburn call me a humbug,
and a butcher ?
Witness—l did not hear him,
Prisoner—That's all I wish to ask you. If you did not
hear him I did.
Charles Orford, of No. 3,
Tyler's-court, Wardour-street,
said—Three of us were in the City of London publichouse
together and talking. There was no quarreling. The pri-
soner put his hand under his coat, and then struck Black-
burn on the breast, saying at the same time, " Take that."
I thought the blow at first was given with the fist, tut
directly after Blackburn said, "I am stabbed," and at the
same moment I saw blood spurt from the wound. I then
put my hand on the wound to prevent the flow of blood--
Mr Tyrwhitt—Had anything been said by the prisoner
to the injured man ?
Witness—l do not think there had been any words be-
tween the prisoner and Blackburn at all. The landlord
jumped over the counter and held the prisoner by the arms
and took the knife from him. I kept-airy hand on the wound
till a cab came, and I then went with Blackburn to the
Middlesex Hospital, where I left him in charge of the
medical-men. I was smothered with blood.
Prisoner—You did not see the landlord take the knife
from me. I gave it up to him. Blackburn called me a
dog or devil, and something more.
Richard Delph, 61 C—l was yesterday evening called to
the City of London public-house, Berwick-street, and
found Blackburn bleeding very much from a wound on the
breast. I sent for assistance, and on another constable
coming I took the prisoner and asked him why he had used
the knife, and he replied, " I shall not toll you just now."
The knife produced was given to Ice by the landlord of tha
house. The injured man was taken to tho Middlesex Hos-
pital in a cab.
Mr Tyrwhitt—Have you been to the hospital this mora-
ine
Delph—l have. The injured man is unable to leave his
bed. I received this certificate.
The certificate was as fellows :
"This is to certify that Leonard Arthur Blackburn was
brought to this hospital last night suffering from an incised
wound in the neck, and he is unable to leave his bed.
" J. A. SMITH, House-surgeon.
" Middlesex Hospital, Nov. 15."
Mr Tyrwhitt—The prisoner will be remanded for a week
on this very serious charge, as he will find it to be.
The prisoner was then removed.
While the charge was being taken against the prisoner
last night he said, " Yes, I stabbed him, and I will do it
again if he tells lies about me, and I will be hanged for
him, like Muller.!'