The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-01 00:00:00

POLICE IN'

MARLBOROUGH-STREET,

COMMITTAL FOR THE FULL TERM FOR AN AGGRA-
VATED ASSAULT ON A NV IFE.---Frederick George, a
young man, was charged with an aggravated assault on
his wife, Mary Ann George.
Mr Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for the prosecution, which was instituted by the
Society for the Protection of Women and Children, Duke-
street, St. James's.
Mary Ann George said—l live at No. 6, Red Lion-court,
Seven Dials, and the prisoner is my husband. I am 21'
years of age, and have been married 18 months. On the
21st March, between 5 and 6 in the evening, my husband
met me where we live, and told me to come upstairs. He
asked me what I bad been speaking to the landlord about,
and I said, "About the rent." He then took hold of me
by the cars and bumped my head against the wall, and
kicked me and struck me in the face, blacking both my
eyes. He said, "You shall not go out of the b— room
alive. I will have your b— head off your shoulders."
I asked him to let me go, for the sake of my
child which I held in my arms. He told me
to put the child down, and, having a knife in his hand, he
said, " I'll have your life. Make up your mind not to
go out of the room alive." As I would not put the child
down, he threw it out of my arms, and on my stooping to
pick it up he caught bold of my leg, and in so doing cut it.
I screamed for assistance, and some persons came and burst
he door open and liberated me, and then my hue band tried
over the balusters atter me. He has often beaten
tom gete
before, and the things I get together to make a home
he breaks up
Mr. Lewis—ire has been in prison, has he not ?
Complainant—Yes, sir ; once for an assault, and once for
thieving.
Ellen Welsh, living in the same house, proved hearing
cries of " murder" proceeding from the room occupied by
the prisoner and his wife.
Mr. Lewis—How long have you known the complainant,
and what sort of character does she bear?
Witness—l have known her nine years, and she is a
steady, hardworking woman.
Mr. Charles Dowd, of Poland-street, surgeon—l saw the
complainant some days atter the 21st, and her face was
much contused, She had bad black eyes. I saw a wound
on her leg, an incised wound, but in consequence of its being
nearlyhealed cannot say positively how it was caused. A
knife like the one produced would cause such a wound.
Prisoner—My wife mixes up with the people in " the
Dials," and because I have brought some of them to justice
she has an ill feeling towards me. 1 wish to call Sergeant
Cole to speak to my character.
Sergeant Cole was called, but his evidence was far from
favourable to the prisoner, inasmuch as he said he knew
the prisoner as a thief, and believed he had robbed him

(the sergeant).
Prisoner—My wife aggravates me and calls me a " cod."
She was very violent. I did strike her, but it was because
she dropped the child.
The prisoner was committed for six months with hard
labour, and ordered at the expiration of the sentence to find
one bail in £2O for another six months to keep the peace
towards his wife.
There is little doubt that, but for the exertions of the
society's agent, Mr. C. Albert, the prisoner would not have
been brought before the magistrate.