The Sun.
London, England, 1864-07-18 00:00:00

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DETERMINED 21:17E34E1'T AT StrICIDE.--JEIMeB Gander,
charged
a rygeeadr years
tehf
new bridge.
Police-constable, 241 B, said that a: 8 o'clock on Satur-
day evening he was told that theta was :ome one in the
water, and looking into the Thames saw the p:isoner, who
was, after some trouble, got out by a bargeman.
Mr Selfe—Had he been drinking ?
Constable—l think he had ;he appeared like it.
Mr Selfe—Did he say anything when he recovered I
Constable—Be said that trouble of mind and family mis-
fortune had driven him to it. I produce these (a handker-
chief full of large stones) which I found in the prisoner's
pockets to sink him. When speaking of his misfortunes,
he said that nobody knew his troubles but himself,
Mr F..elfe—Are any of his friends here?

Constable—One of his sons is present.

Mr Selfe (to the Son)—How is this—can you iri Bry WRY
amount for this
The Son—Ho lives in College-place with my mother, but
she is away from home pursing my brother's wife. My
father has had a good deal of late to disturb his mind.

Mr Selfe—Does he drink ?
The Son—Since these misfortunes have come upon him
he has taken to drinking very freely, and has strange no-
tions that he is being abandoned by his family and friends,
but he is quite wrong in that respect, everybody is sorry
for his misfortunes, and would do their best to help him,
Mr Sclfe—What has he been ?
The Son—A master cabman, and at one time had a very
large business. lie prospered for years, but at last business
fell off, and he was obliged to sell his things, and then he
went with the money they fetched into the country in hopes
of doing something else, but could find nothing
to suit, and
so returned to London. Ile has not been doing anything
since.

witnesses nwst attend again, for, unless I
Mr elfe-.--I shall remand him until Friday next, and the
see great reason
to alter my preseut view 9f the case, I shall egairait prisoner
for trial,
The bargeman who rescued
prisoner is William Geary,
who deserves a reward.

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MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
COTTNT WALDSTEIN.B IVA.Ten,--loseph Hool, the pri-
vate/of the Grenadier Guards, charged with having a gold
Count Waldstein, in his was again brought
before Mr T)rwhitt.
possession,
watch and chain, of the value of £lOO, the property °I

Mr Weymouth, the Count's solicitor, attended on the
part of the Count.
Inspector Tanner, from Scotland-yard, said ho had no
further evidence, the Count not in
being
attendance.
Mr Weythouth was sorry to say d
he had no
whether the Court had been Made aware of what had tran-
spired. information
Mr Tyrwhitt said the
transpired before he left thi., count
Count was well aware what had
Mr Weymouth said ho had a letter written
to a gentleman acknowledging 6. the receipt of some letters,
but not stating that he had heard cf whatwhatCount'swouldtheattend.Count
nonattendance was not
unexpected, and it was never thou
The man would be discharged
by the police.
It appears that the prisoneri'salitld.
he was discharged from the regiment last week.
UNPROVOKED ASSA.ELT r,ll TUE POLlCE—Malcolm
Goodall, a baker, living at a 21-) Grafton street,. was charged
-
when he immediately
blow in the face.
before Mr Tyrwhitt with being drunk and disorderly, and
also with assaulting Police-constable Wm. Lobb, 73 C, and
Sergeant David Davey, 17 C, in
Silver-street, and tearing
Goodall
his uniform coat, and Fredk. Braumer, 16, Great Pulteney-
street, tailor, was also charged
attempting to rescue
Goodall and assaulting Wm. Childs, the beadle of Golden-
squre
Pitman, 89 C, said that on Saturday
past 10, he saw a crowd assembled in Silver-street, and on
night,ill-using
b about half
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bl fy.
Ile asked Goodall what
dw.aityhset to abusing him in
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vilest ii nluegPs t ht
he was about,
constable, 73 C, coming
Ttoheand while on the way
up, Goodall
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crowd of 200 persons,
ground Goodall also bit both his
the prisoner Brummer taking avery active part, and calling
upon the crowd to rescue Goodall.
Lobb, 73 C, proved being struck
they then took
stationtoo k
theyG o owdelrl
in the face by Goodall,
hands.
Sergeant Davey, 17 C, said he went to the assistance
and said that while on the
of the other officers, and found Goodall lying on his back
kicking violently. -while trying to get Goodall up he bit
him in the thigh, tried to bite him elsewhere, and also tore
his uniform coat, doing damage to it to the amount of Bs.
The prisoner Brummer called to the crowd of above 300
persons to rescue Goodall.
Wm. Childs, beadle of Golden-square, said he went to
assist the police, and found Brummer acting as the ring-
leader of a large crowd of persons, and urging them to
rescue Goodall. Brummer and others caught hold of him
and pulled him away while lie
had hold of Goodall and
tore the button off his coat. Ho was also kicked a good
deal about the legs.
Goodall said ho know nothing about the affair, only that
he felt sore when ho 'woke nl, the next morning.
Brummer said he thought Goodall was being illused and
interfered.
Mr Tyrwhitt said it appeared to bo a most unprovoked
assault by Goodall, the polio having only interfered when
they found him illusi,ng a boy, which they had a right to do.
He should commit G oodall for 14 days for assaulting 73 C,
and for 14 days for I aing, and 7 days for damaging the
sergeant's coat. Br Harmer, who evidently was a meddling
fellow, and set the c rowd against the police, he should fine
20s or
.14 days for the attempted rescue, and lOs or
ii daya for assaulting I leo beadle.
:9 15s I