The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

A STRANGE DELusiox.—Vizabeth Williamson, an old
Scotchwoman, described as a monthly nurse, and who has
been charged at this and other courts with drunkenness,
ice., about 200 times, was brought betore Mr Tyrwhitt,
charged with disorderly conduct and drunkenness,
Police-constable 31 C having proved the case against the
defendant, Inspector Walker said the defendant was labour-
ing under the delusion that she was being kept out of an
annuity of £l5O by the Prince of Wales.
The defendant said she had been appointed to the situa-
tion of laundrymaid to his Royal Highness, the salary
being £l2O a year. Last night she went to see his Royal
Highness's Secretary,when the police came up and took her
into custody.

Mr Tyr whitt—Drunk, mad, and bad. Long drinking
and bad habits have brought you to your present condition.
The defendant has an annuity, I believe.
Inspector Walker said that was the case.
The defendant said she had a piece of paper showing
that the Prince of Wales had given her £3O.

Mr Tyrwhitt said he would send the defendant to prison
for a week, and her mind could then be inquired into.
THROWING A WIFE DOWN ♦ FLIGIIT Oir
~T♦IRS.-
Joseph Cooper, a shoemaker, living in Srnith's-court,
Windmill-street, was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt with
violently assaulting his wife, Eliza Cooper.
The complainant, whose head was bandaged, said about
6 o'clock this morning—her husband having come home
about half-past one, drunk—she called him to breakfast,
when he struck her with a piece of wood he used in his busi-
ness. She, however, did not wish to press the charge, as
he wag not quite sober. Sho afterwards went to the
Charing-oross Hospital and had her head dressed.

Mr Tyrwhitt said it was very kind of the complainant
not to press the charge, but women must be protected.

The complainant said it was for her children's sake she
did not wish to press the charge.
A female said that hearing screams she went to the
prisoner's room, and sound that he had thrown a looking
glass at his wife, and there were handfuls of hair lying
about the place. The prisoner then threw his wife down
a flight of stairs, and beat her with a piece of wood.
Police-constable Reeves, 44 C, said that hearing cries
from a female ho went up to the prisoner's room, and
having persuaded the prisoner to keep quiet, left, Shortly
after he again heard screams, and on returning to the place
ruund the complainant lying in th o passage bleeding from
a wound on the head, and she said that her husband had
thrown her down stairs,

Mr Tyr whitt inquired the height of the stairs, and the
constable said about 20 feet, and that on taking the pri-
soner to the station he admitted striking his wife with the
piece of wood spoken of. He took the complainant to the
hospital, and she had a scalp wound an inch in length.
The prisoner said his wife was a drunken woman, and
that she fell down stairs.

Mr Tyrwhitt said he could not tell what might be the
consequence of the injury the complainant had received, as
erysipelas might take place. He should therefore remand
the prisoner for a week, but would take two sureties of £lO
each for his then appearing.