The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-01 00:00:00

SOUTHTVARK.

James Cooksey, a powerful young man, was charged
with assaulting his father and mother, and breaking
several panes of glass in their house. Both the pri-
soner's parents, who were in attendance, exhibited
marks of violence inflicted by the hands of their un-
natural son. The father stated that the defendant
called at his house on the previous evening, and being
refused admission, owing to his bad conduct, he
rushed at him and struck him in the face, and gave
him two black eyes, which were apparent. Com-
plainant's wife, hearing the noise, came out, when the
defendant immediately attacked her, and struck her a
violent blow on the bridge of the nose that made it
burst out bleeding, and he then ran out of the house
ant commenced throwing stones at the front windows
and smashing the glass. He (the father) had exerted
every means in his power to curb the impetuous
temper of his son, but all efforts were unavailing. He
had apprenticed him to a trade, but he had ran away.
He next got him a ship and sent him to sea, but he
retuned as bad as ever, and plundered him (the
father) in such a manner that ha was compelled to
turn hm out of his house, and on his refusal to let
him in the previous night he acted with the violence
described. He added that the defendant had been an
inmate of almost all the gaols of London, and he was
appreheLsive that he would commit some desperate
offence it he was not restrained by the strong arm of
the law.
The de'endant said he came out of gaol the previous
day, and twat be went to his father's house to get
something to eat, but was refused ; and that when he
insisted on It he was seized by his father and mother,
and in the struggle they received the injuries they
complained cf.
Mr. Sacitaa said that the defendant's parents were
perfectly justfied in refusing admission to a son who,
by their accokat, had conducted himself with such
violence, and Vho disregarded their advice, and was
apparently Fong headlong to destruction. The
Magistrate the* sentenced the defendant to find sure-
ties for his future good behaviour, besides adjudging
him to pay fur the damage of the windows he had
broken, or, in default of payment, to be committed.
The defendant said he could neither find sureties
nor pay the amount of the glass he had broken.
Mr. SECRER—Then you must go to gaol.
LAMBETH.
James Cannon, toe ruffian sweep, who has been for
years the terror o' the respectable inhabitants of
Camberwell and Welwortb, who bas maimed for life
several policemen, and who has been in custody since
Monday, the 14th of September, on a charge of
having committed a cost savage and murderous as-
sault on police-constatie Michael Dwyer, 135 P, was
broaght before Mr. El;tott for further examination.
AVhen the case was called on a sergeant belonging
to the P division hifornied the magistrate that the in-
jured constable was not yet in a fit state to attend and
give his evidence, and handed in a certificate of the
divisional surgeon to show the fact.
Cannon, on hearing Ihe officer's statement, in a
voice something between o grunt and a growl, said
he very much doubted wtether there was anything
the matter with the constable ; on the contrary, he
believed, that he was kept pack merely to punish him,
and that all he wanted was justice.
Mr. ELLIOTT assured hiu he should have justice
done to him, and read over k certificate of which the
following is a copy :
"I certify that Police-consttble No. 135 P division,
Michael Dwyer, is improving but not in a fit state to
attend at the police.court.

FLOWER, Surgeon.
"Camberwell-green, Sept. 36."
The prisoner on hearing till certificate read ex-
pressed himself satisfied, and he was remanded for
another week.

James Linstead, shopman to Mr. Chapman, a
draper in the Brixton-road, wh) stood charged with
plundering his master to a very considerable extent,
and in whose boxes upwards of 2(l. in cash was found,
was placed at the bar for final examination.
In addition to the evidence before given, a brother
shopman deposed that for several weeks past he
,had
observed the prisoner during the breakfast and can-
ner hours lean over that part of the counter where
the till was situate for the professed purpose of get-
ting the day-book, and on each occasion he heard
money chink. When asked why he had not men.
tioned this circumstance to his master, the witness
said that on a former occasion he had mentioned his
suspicions about the prisoner. The witness said he
had on a former occasion mentioned his suspicions
about another young man to Mr. Chapman, but he
took no notice of it ; and if he had spoken to him
again he thought he might be considered as unne-
cessarily complaining of his fellow-shopmen.
It was further stated that the 51. note found among
the money had been changed at the prosecutor's
shop, but as the prosecutor's sister, who usually gave
change, is at present in the country, the fact could
not be positively proved.
The prosecutor said that he was prepared to prove
that the prisoner had expended 80/. within the last