The Sun.
London, England, 1864-06-21 00:00:00

1.7138 SUN, LQ-1!4.11)07, TUESD.AY EVENING, JUNE 21, 1864.

ROLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Mr. Knox—l shall remand the prisoner till Saturday and
I am sorry such a thing has occurred.
COMMITTAL WITHOUT
A INE.—SAVAGE ASSAULT
BY A FEMALE.—AmeIia Bass, a young woman living in
Ogle-street, was charged with violently assaulting Bur-
wood Plant, a workman in the employ of Mr Short, wheel-
wright, Ogle-mews.

The complainant said that on the previous afternoon the
prisoner and ano her female came into the workshop of his
employer and attacked his master and a lad. He went to
their assistance, wlin the prisoner took up a piece of wood,
and flung it at him, striking him in the
ye,
e and inflict-
ing a ghastly wound. Ile had given the prisoner no pro •
vocation.

Mr Short said that about two Months ago he gave a man
the prisoner lived with into custody for stealing some lead,
and ever since then the prisoner and her brother had
threatened his wife, and he was fearful they would inflict
some injury either to his person or property. Yesterday
afternoon they picked a quarrel with his lad, and then
came into his workshop and threw all sorts of things at him
and his lad—mallets, pieces of wood, and even wheels were
taken up by them. He went fora policeman, and on his
return found his man had been wounded and taken to the
hospital.

A lad named Sinclait, in Mr Short's employ, said the
prisoner and another female yesterday afternoon threw
some gravel in his face and then a stone, and on his going
into his master's shop for protection they threw things at
them, and the pt ironer threw a piece of wood at Plant.
Mr Knox said it was evident there was ill blood because
Mr Short had done his duty in prosecuting a man who had
robbed him. The prisoner would be committed for two
months, and she might think herself fortunate she was not
at the Central Criminal Court.

The prisoner said, "Oh, I can do that on my head," as
she was leaving the dock.

MARYLEBONE.

A FRACAS WITH ti OLUNTEERS.—Jobn Mullin, aged
21, pianoforte maker, was charged with assaulting Sergeant
James Tiffin, of the 19th Middlesex Volunteer Corps.
Captain Shaen, of the firm of Shaen and Roscoe, solicitors,
Bedford-row, appeared to prosecute, and Air Pain defended,
Sergeant Tiffin said he was a commercial traveller and a
managing clerk. In company of a brother sergeant and a
private of the same corps, he was returning home from
battalion drill. He was in the centre of the three and they
were walking in the road. They were in uniform and had
their rifles with them. As they Were on the canal
bridge at Camden-town, the prisoner and two of hie,
companions made a lunge towards them. Private
Webb seeing this made a rapid move to the
front, in consequence of which he (Tiffin) received the full
force of the push, and he put his left hand to save himself,
He took no notice of what had occurred, when, from some-
thing that was said to the prisoner, he followed Tiffin and
struck at him with his fist in his lace. Prisoner then got
his left arm round prosecutor's neck, and wiih his right
hand punched him severely about the head, neck, and
shoulders. He was so much punched and knocked about
that ne could scarcely raise his arm.
Mr D'Eyncourt—How often was you struck ?
Tiffin—At least 20 times. He managed to get away from
the prisoner, when he sprang upon his brother sergeant,
and wrested his rifle from him, which, however, was again
wrested from him by a civilian. He (Tiffin) went away,
when the prisoner again came after him and attacked
and how he got away he could not tell, as he was so ex-
hausted.

In reply to the magistrate, witness Kid he did not either
strike or speak to the prisoner. The prisoner and his com-
panions ran against them purposely. The prisoner was
not sober.

Cross-examined—When prisoner pushed against him he
did not raise his rifio to strike him with the butt end. They
did not push against the prisoner and his friends. In his
opinion they came against them purposely, thinking that
they were food for fun.

Richard Webb, manufacturing jeweller, also a volunteer,
corroborated TilEa's statement, and added, that by the ad-
vice of the crowd they left their rifles at an undertakers' and
went as far as the Rad Cap after the prisoner, and gave him
into custody.

Weston, 171 S, said he took the prisoner into custoctjf.
He
and his companions were the worse for drink.
For the defence, Mr Pain called
Francis Lynch, pianoforte maker, 'filo said they were
coming down the road as the tb:.,25 riflemen were coming
up. He would not say that %.*
volunteers pushed against
them, but ha did not '
4efuli that they pushed the volun-
prisoner ruche',
;Von him to prevent it. After the scrim-
, his rifle to strike a butt end blow, and
i;ffiabvpeurt Pthey went into the Red Cap, where
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they ilad some ale. He did not assist the prisoner, be-
cause the crowd had closed around them.
By Mr D'Eyncoutt—When Tiefin's musket was taken
from him he ran away, but was followed by the
prisoner,
who struck him. :Neither the prisoner not himself were as
sober as they were now.
William Anderson, another pianoforte-maker, was called,
and his evidence, in
many points, contradicted that of the
last witness.
Mr D'Eyncourt—l am under the impression that the
°u
true account of
eswhat occurred has been given by the pro-
secutor. Besid, were in liquor, so that it is impro•
bable that you should be able to recollect much of it.
Whether the sight of a rifleman incites you to acts of wan-
tonness, I don't know, hut I do believe that you lunged
against them. Some men hive a disposition to play a jest
on this large body. The prosecutor has been very much
ill-used by you and your companions, who were all in
quite clear, that you were not satisfied with
liquor, and it's you who seems to have been the principal.
dOenfeentdhining ygiosurself, but after prosecutor had gone you fol-
lowed him, and again attacked him. You see volunteers
labour under a very great disadvantage, for they must
keep possession of their rifles under
any circumstances, and
in whatever way they are attakced, and they are strictly
forbidden to use them unless under legitimate circum-
stances. I don't
Shaen has said, that there is a tendency to insult volun-
teers.)
You m
u s
£3, or be imprisoned for
one month.
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pnooy w a howfin e oft i s but it is a fact, as Mr
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The fine was paid,

THAMES.

THE UNREFORMED REFORIIIATOIty._..EIIen Mansell,
aged 18, a servant girl, was brought before Mr Partridge
charged with stealing £9 worth of postage-stamps, the pro-
No. 1, Brunswick-place. Blackwall-cross, Poplar.
tpieernteyr,ofntMr, Frederick George Kelly, a bookseller and sta-
Mr Stoddart, solicitor, prosecuted ; Mr Marsh, solicitor,
defended the prisoner.
It appeared from the evidence of Mr Belly that the pri-
Isonrtehrehadb coursee e been
fi nt histhat
timeservice
last t 8
as general servant,
"long other things
£9 or £lo worth of postage. stamps.
About two months
ago he missed a sheet of postag.-stamps, value £l, from a
drawer in his bed-room. That drawer was always kept
locked. When he missed the stamps he discovered the look
theer
wsat
radma stamps,
consulted and
he said she had
ahhaedebt enetnettaaramppsetrnedn wthiethf.elolonwFinrgiddayaylahst,,
- spoke to the pri•
tsaokn
eenr hobnoeusthteheet.
eo fa
ft
the police, and
gave the prisoner into custody.
Mr Partridge—How many stamps have you lost ?
Mr lielly—£lo worth in all. lam sure of £9 worth,
but I believe £lO is the real extent of my 10".

sheet of stamps,
plead guilty
athude ghierlwoowaindeaddvtoiseonheer
to
and' rthl‘Altarwsahs s:lild,
to enable the magistrate to summarily dispose of the case.
Mr Stoddart said it was right he should inform the ma-
gistrate that the prisoner had been convicted before, and
had been in a reformatory three years. Sae had been out
of the reformatory nine months, and had been in two
situations since, keeping the first only three months. A
letter from the prisoner's sister, dwelling at No. 16, Brand-
street, Blandford-square, was found in the prisoner's box.
It acknowledged the receipt of a parcel of Postage stamps,
which hed been sold, and advised the prisoner to burn the
letter, which she had not done.

Mr Marsh subnaltte4 the letter was not evidence of any-
,hing.

Mr Partridge--I only receive this for my guidance, not
as evidence. If the pritoner has been iu custody before
and convicted, I shall not dispose of the case summarily.
Mr Stoddart—lt is a question whether the sister ought
not to be charged as a receiver.

The following letter was put in by Mr Stoddart. It was
rrom the matron of the Exeter Reformatory, and directed
`.O the prisoner's first mistress :

Girl's Reformatory, Exeter.
" Madarae,—l had your letter yesterday, I believe that

ISTABBING A CONSTABLE —John O'Brien, a tall, rough
fellow, from the neighbourhood of Drury-lane, was charged
before Mr Knox, with being drunk and begging, and also
with stabbing Police-constable Wm. Cane. 35 C.
Wm. Cane, 35 C, said—This morning about one o'clock
I saw the prisoner in St. James's-street, and watched him,
and observed him stop two gentlemen and be of them.
The prisoner did not receive anything from the gentlemen,
aid then walked away and stopped another gentleman, who
could not get rid of him. The gentleman seemed very
frightened, and said, " Const.thle, will you get rid of this
ruffian? he has been begging of me, and it is of nightly
occurrence." The gentleman said ho did not wish to charge
the prisoner, but only wanted to get rid of him. I told
the prisoner to go away, and as he would not I took him
into custody, and he went very quietly till we got into
York-street, St. James's, when be became very violent and
struck me on the head. We closed together and both fell
and while on the ground he kicked me on the head and
tried to bite me about the body, making use of frightful ex-
pressions. I was five minutes before assistance came. On
getting the prisoner to the statim I felt a pain in my side,
and then found that on taking off my coat that I had been
stabbed in the side. I afterwards went to St. George's
Hospital and had the wound dressed.
Prisoner—Did you not strike me 1
Cane --Not till you got me down and struck ma,
Inspector Wilson—l wish fora remand. The prisoner
was very violent at the station, and on telling him what he
"you --when I come out I
willwas dchoafrogreydowuitthoo.h”e said,