The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-19 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBORO UG 11-STREET.
RIOTOUS CONDUCT _UNFOUNDED ACCUSATION
AGAINST A CONSTABLE,—Three young men, named
Lieorge Tomlinson, William Tomlinson, and George Bunch
were charged before MrKnox—the first two with disorderly
conduct and assaulting a constable—and the last Lamed
with attempting to rescue one of the others.
Isaac Wilson, 27 E, deposed that about a quarter to 12
at night he was called to the OA public. house, Tottenham•
street, to assist in putting the prisoners out in consequence
of their disorderly conduct. He found the irisoners all
drunk, and making a great noise. On their being put out
of the house the prisoner, George Tomlinson, caught hold
of his leg and threw him down, and while on the ground
the prisoner, William Tomlinson, kicked him in the face,
and then about the body, and then ran away. Bunch then
tried to get George Tomlinson away.
In answer to Mr. Knox the constable said the prisoners
had been fighting in the house.
William Tomlinson said he did Lot kick the constable.
Win. Hayward, 30 E, said he saw Wilson struggling with
the prisoner George Tomlinson, and William Tomlinson go
up and kick him in the side, and then run away. lie pur-
mei him and brought him back, and they were then sur-
rounded by a mob of rough fellows who had just le! t the
Queen's Theatre. They then took all the prisoners, who
were drunk, to the station.
Mr. Knox, observing that William Tomlinson hal a
black and bruised eye, asked him how he came by it.
The prisoner William said the constable struck him with
his staff.
Both constables denied that any staff was used, and said
they were told that it was done while fighting in the pub-

lie .house.
The prisoner William again said he was struck with a
staff smothered with blood, and said he told the constable a
the time that he had struck him.
Both constables said this was entirely false.
Mr. Knox ordered the case to stand over, and directed a
sergeant to go to the public-house and fetch the person who
was serving at the time when the disturbance took place,
and any other witnesses, so that the matter should be fully
investigated.
On the case being resumed, Jane Holloway, the barmaid
at the Oak publichouse, Tottenham-street, said the prisoners
and others came into the house and behaved:in such an un-
ruly manner that she refused to serve them. One of the
party turned on the taps and got at the till, A fight
then took place, the Tomlinsone behaving very roughly.
Bunch did not do anything.
Mr. Knox asked the young woman how William Tomlin-
son came by the injuries on his face, and she said it was
done in a fight he had with a young man who was in court.
William Richards, a young man, said that William Tom-
linson attacked him, and he retaliated, and in the fight he
bruised the prisoner's face as it appeared.
Mr. Knox observed that under the circumstances he
could not blame the witness.

In answer to Mr. Knox, the witnesses Holloway and
Richards said they saw no etail used.

The sergeant sai I he had made inquiries, and believed
that Bunch's object was not to oppose the police, but to
assist them.

not like what had been said respecting the taps and the till.
Mr. Knox discharged Bunch,
Ho considered the conduct of WilliatnTomlinson especially
and remarked that ho did
bad, as he had made a false charge against the constable of
having struck him with his staff. He would commit the
romlinsons for a month each.