The Sun.
London, England, 1852-11-05 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBOIIOUGI3-STREET.—AlfredJonrts Probin,
described as a medical stn int, was charged with having
thrown a qutiatity of corr "sive liquid over the face and
person of Mary Fallon. The face and hands of the
complainant were ranch disfigured in those places on
which the liquid had fallen.
The complainant said she was a single woman, living
at 27, Dean-street, Soho. The defendant, with whom
she was on intimate terms, came to her apartments and
threw some burning stuff over her face. She was in
great pain for the time, and had been obliged to have
medical advice.
Mr. Gwallan, surgeon, 14, Dean-street, saw the com-
plainant soon after the stuff had been thrown over her,
end found among other injuries that some stuff had gone
into her eye, and that a good deal of inflammation had
taken place. The stain on the face and hands appeared
to have been produced by some kind of preparation of
iodin©, which was of a caustic nature. Witness had
no doubt, from the appearance of the complainant and
from her statement, that the whole of the injuries had
been caused by iodine. If the injury was not attended
to, it would not unlikely result in loss of sight.
The defendant said some angry words passed between
them, and in a moment of passion he threw the stuff
over her.
The complainant did not wish to press the charge.
Mr. Bingham considered that the case was of too
serious a character to be compromised, and sent the pri-
soner for trial.

THAMES.—John Fleck, chief mate of the ship Eliza-
beth Nicholson, from Palermo, was charged with assault-
ing Captain Nicholson, owner and master of the same
ship, and imprisoning him in his own cabin.
Captain Nicholson said the ship which ho commanded
had made a voyage from Shields to Naples, Palermo, and
London. There had been several altercations between
him and the mate on the voyage, and a very unpleasant
feeling appeared to exist among the crew. On the Bth
of September, after the mate had been very insolent, and
boasted that be would put him below in confinement, he
proceeded to adopt more severe meaoff Cape St. sures. At
Vthatin ce time
the ship was south-east by south nt,
16 miles distant. Between the hours of four and six
o'clock the mate ordered him to go below, which he re-
fused to do. The mate then commenced playing his
flute, and at eight o'clock repeate Lis ahe order
fusinfor himthe to
go below a second time, and on gain g,
mate called the hands aft, and they, with very little ce-
remony, and by direction of the mate, forced him over
the companion and shoved him below into the cabin.
He was then thrust into the mate's chair on the larboard
side of the cabin, in which he was held back by John
Smith, ono of the seamen. He told Smith to leate't go
s, an
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ho said he would not, and must obey he m
ders. He was then lashed to the chair. The mate,
who seemed in high spirits, seated himself in his (the
captain's) chair, and made an entry in the lbanog-book,
which he never read to him, but got all ds to
sign it. After this the crew were ordered to overhaul
his berth, and they turned over everything, and took
away what they thought proper, including the medicine
chest, a small box of tools, a hatchet, and n bottle of
brandy. He was then shoved into the state room, and
the door locked upon him. Being very much vexed by
such conduct, he forced open a small door, which ho
knew was held by two small nails, and rushed out of his
place of confinement. Mr. Fleck immediately ordered
the seamen to lash him a second time, and they succeeded,
in spite of his resistance, and by force and violence
lashed him to the leg of the cabin table. His arms were
fastened by the elbows round his body, and his wrists
were lashed with spun yarn, and fastened down to his
right thigh. He was obliged to lie on the cabin floor,
and he could neither sit nor stand.
Cross-examined—Ile had torn a leaf out of the official
log beck. It contained an entry made by Captain