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

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 21, 1864.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

STABBING A CONSTABLE —John O'Brien, a tall, rough
fellow, from the neighbourhood of Drury-lane, was charged
before Mt 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 beg of them.
The prisoner did not receive anything from the gentlemen,
and then walked away and stopped another gentleman, who
could not get rid of him. The gentleman seemed very
frightened, and said, " Constable, will you get rid of this
ruffian? he has been begging of me, and it is of nightly
occurrence." The gentleman said he did not wish to charge
the prisoner, but only wgnted to get rid of him. I told
the prisoner to go away, and as he would not I rook him
into custody, and he went very quietly till we got into
York-street, St. James's, when he became very violent and
struck mg on the head. 'We closed together and both fell
and
while
o n I
w theas
five groundv etried to bite me about tha body, making use of frightful ex-
pressions.he kicked me on the head and
minutes before assistance came. Oa
getting the prisoner to the statim I felt a pain in my side,
and then found that on taking pfl 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 so rake me?

me down and struck me,
Cane—Not till you got

Inspector Wilson—l wish for a remand. The prisoner
was very violent at the station, and on telling him what ho
was charged with ho said,
will do for you too." "you when I come out I

Mr. Knox—l shall remand the prisoner till Saturday and
I am sorry such a thing has occurred.

COMMITTAL WITHOUT A
A. INB.—SAVAGE ASSAULT
at 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, wh-n the prisoner took up a piece of wood,
g bim in_the eye, and inflict-
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vocation.
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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—millets, 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 Sinclair, in MI Short's employ, said the
prisoner and another female yesterday afternoon threw
aome 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 prisoner 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.

MARYLE BONE.

A FRACAS WITH VOLUNTEERS._John Murfin, aged
21, pianoforte maker, was charged with assaulting Sergeant
James Tiffin, of the 19th Middlesex Volunteer Corps.
Captain Sheen, of the firm of Sheen and Roscoe, solicitors,
Bedford-row, appeared to prosecute, and Mr 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, ho 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 his
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 face. Prisoner then got
his left arm round prosecutor's neck, and with his right
hand punched him severely about the head, neck, and
shoulders. He was so much punched and knocked about
that he 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 him,
and how he got away he could not tell, as he was so ex-
hausted.

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

Cross-examined--When prisoner pushed against him he
did not raise his rifle 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 Tiffin's statement, and added, that by the ad-
vice of the crowd they lett 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 custody. lie
and his companions were the worse for drink.
For the defence, Mr Pain called
Francis Lynch, pianoforte maker, who said they were
coming down the road as the three riflemen were coming
up. He would not say that the volunteers pushed against
them, but he did not think that they pushed the volun-
teers. Tan put up his rifle to strike a butt end blow, and
prisoner rushed upon him to prevent it. After the snrim-
mage was over they went 'into the Red Cap, where
they had some ale, lie did not assist the prisoner, be-
cause the crowd had closed around them.
By Mr D'Eyncturt—When Tiffia'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, i
many Points, contrauicred that of the
last WitLCFB.

Nr
IrEyncourt—l am under the impression that the
true account of what occurred has been given by the pro-
secutor. Besides, you 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 }awe 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
liquor, and it's you who seems to have been the principal.
One thing is quite clear, that you were not sa isfled with
defending yourself, 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 know how it is, but it is a fact, as Mr
sham has said, that ;here is a tendency to insult volun-
or be imprisoned for
The fine was paid,
oneteer s.
month. You must pay a fine of £3,

TiaMES.
THE UNREFORYED
theT h REFORMAT°
ItY.—Ellen Hounsell,
aged 18, a servant girl, was brought before Mr Partridge
stampsat drawer was always kept
u
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of
Mr Frederick charged withstealingrelk George
ic £9w ort hof Postage-stamps, the pro-
pertyit e
ii
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sta-
tioner, of No. 1, Brunswick-place, ler and a cookce ,
r,
Blackwell-cross, ruplat:
Mr Stoddart, solicitor, prosecuted;
MM r arsh, solicitor,
defended the prisoner.
It appeared from the evidence of NE, Kelly that the pri-
sorer had been in his seridce four months as general servant.
In the course of that time he had lost among other things
£9 or £lO worth of postage. stamps.
About two months
ago he missed a sheet of postage-stamps-stampsvalue £l, from a
locked.draw er in
whhi his
n he
e d.r°°ll.
missed be discovered the lock
had been tampered with. On Friday last he missed another
sheet of stamps, on the following day he spoke to the pri•
soner about the loss of the stamps, and she said she had
taken one sheet. He afterwards consulted the police, and
gave the prisoner into custody.
Mr Partridge—aow many stamps have you lost ?
Mr Kelly—Xlo worth in all. I ana sure of £9 worth,
but I believe £lO is the real extent of my loss.
Mr Marsh said the girl owned to one sheet of stamps,
and that was all, and he would advise
her to plead guilty
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, She 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 had been sold, and advised the prisoner to burn the
letter, which she had not done.
Mr Marsh submitted the letter was not evidence of any-
thing.
Mr Partridge--I only receive this for my guidance, not
as evidence. If the prisoner has been in 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
from the matron of rho Exeter Reformatory, and directed
to the prisoner's first mistress:—
"Girl's Reformatory, Exeter.
" Madamp—l had your letter yesterday. I believe that