The Sun.
London, England, 1852-07-06 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

Henry Mortimer, a rough lookin4 fellow, was charged
with assaulting and wounding Margaret Stanton, the
wife of an eating-house keeper, at 69, Orchard-street,
Westminster.
The aecused entered the shop on Sunday afternoon,
and, after taking some refreshment pr•pargd himself for
a nap at full length. Prosecutrix tad him be could
not be permitted to sleep there, upon which he abused
her in the vilest terms, and, having rushed round the
counter se z d a carving knife, and advancing towards
her swore he would cut her throat, and finding him
about to carry his threat into execution, she put her
fiends up to protect her throat, when he cut her hand so
wverely that one of her fingers was nearly amputated.
A servant came to the prosecutrix's assistance, and
grouched the knife from Mortimer's hand. The ac-
cused then left the shop, but was captured in the course
tt the evening.
Prisoner said he had no recollect7on of what had oc-
curred. but he had no doubt all he did was in his own
protection.
Mr. BRODERIP said, it was a very aggravated assault,
and committed the accused for trial.
William Eastern, a carman, was charged with having
caused the death of Henry Hobbs, a child 18 months
Ad, by running over it,
This case was one of a most painful description, but
it was perfectly clear, from the evidence of the witnesses
examined, that no blame attached to the defendant.
Che child had crossed York-street, Westminster, on
Saturday afternoon, to a sweetmeat shop, and on re-
rurning suddenly stepped from the kerb-stone into the
road at the moment defendant's cart, laden with hay,
was passing. The result was most lamentable. The
/ghee! suddenly knocked the child down, and the poor
little creature's head was literally crushed under it.
Cho appalling spectacle created a thrill of horror among
he bystanders who witnessed, and, from the suddenness
of the occurrence, had been unable to prevent it. Dd..
lendant's horse was walking slowly at the time.
Mr. BRODERIP said it was quite clear, by the account
4iven, that the unfortunate occurrence was purely acci
lental, and discharged the defendant upon his entering
uto his own recogrezances to appear again ou Wed-
•tesday to abide the decision of the c,roner's jury.
SOUTHWARK.
Timothy Connor was charged with a violent assault on
Charles McGowan.

Mr. Binns said that ho attended for the complainant,
who was formerly a Roman Catholic, but had since be-
eume a convert 10 Protestantism, and W 43 now, and had
eneaeed as a scripture reader
of :Inch Mr. Amstron„e was
3'h;eeBritp.forPerasseuoni'mts:BitneicrwumemoP'iedsnsteti.y, The complainant lived in
lastle-court, Bermondsey; and, it seems, had excited
.he displeasure of the defendant, who had himself at one
sg
.lane been a Protestant, but had since changed his reli-
eion. and become a convert to the Catholic faith. On
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eompared with the complainant, went to the house of the
:attar, and without assigning any reason, commenced an
ittack upon him, in which he was assisted by a man
named Tim Hearn. who was heard to exclaim, "Connor,
am has had enough; come away." This expression was
ised after the complainant was struck about the head
evfit
.rid face by Connor, who beat him in such a Weimer as
r,O cause the blo d to flow from his nose and Mouth. Mr.
tiinns then called
Charles i 1 Gowan, a diminutive man, who, on being
4 WOW, deposed that ho was a scripture reader under the
Mr. Armstrong, of St. Paul's, Bermondsey, and
iced at 5, Castle court, in that parish. Same years ago
acing a Catholic, and having witnessed the hypocrisy of
the priests and the gross errors of Popery, he became a
.onvert to the Protestant Church, mnd had been'once
~,gaged as already described. On Wednesday afternoon
last be was at hone; the house ho liv.d in, as well as the
wo adjoining, were, ,nbabited by persons who had, like
teneunc-d Popery, and become members of the
Church of England. he was standing at the tart et door
of his house when he saw the defendant, whom he had
known before, approach. He therefore went in, and was
ibuut to close the door, when the defendant rushed into
he passage, collared and pushed him up against the
veil, and began to strike him with his clenched fiats
ieeu. the head and face, while a man named Tim Hearn
neid him in such a position that he could not defend him-
elf After beating him in the way described, Hearn
xteainaLel " Connor, you have given him enough." The
defendant and the other men then ran out of the house
,rid escaped. The complainant added, that he gave the
defendant no provocation, and that he was convinced that
ne had attacked him on account of his differing with him
on points of religion.
Mr. Binns (to complainant)—Do you apprehend
danger from defendant? Complainant—I certainly do.
Mr. Salomon, on behalf of the defendant, said that
the facts had been very much exaggerated, and he would
,how that instead of the circumstance arising out of a
religious feud, it was simply a case of assault, in which
the complainant himself waa the chief aggressor, for he
struck the first blow. He then proceeded to cross-
examine the complainant, who said that the defendant
did but inquire for one Tracy, who lived in the house,
at the time of the assault. He (complainant) certainly
objected to permit Connor to enter the house, and
that the latter then struck him. lie did not strike in
return.

Mr. Salomon said that the defendant wanted to see
Tracy; and it was for that purpose he went to the
aonse' when the alleged assault took place.
John
.contnep, a near-sighted man, stated that he
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rushedpassage of the complainant's house when the
in and assaulted him. Witness, al-
though he could not distinctly see the blows given, yet
beard them, and knew Connor's voice, and heardiTim
[learn say that the complainant had got enough. After-
wards saw the complainant bleeding from the nose and
mouth.

Tnis witness, in his cross-examination, said that he
heard the defendant say that the house belonged to Tracy
and not to complainant. This was before the assault.
Witness was a convert to Protestantism—had formerly
been a rigid Catholic, but had left it off.—(Laughter.)
In reply to Mr. COMBE this witness said that he could
not explain what Counorcalled at the house tor, except
it was to give the complainant a " bating;" and he (wit-
ness) did not know what for._

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Tim Hearn was next called, and stated that he ac-
eompanied defendant on the afternoon in question, and
that their only object in going there was to iLquire for
rracy. That they did nut go there to be revenged on
•
tha complainant for turnieg from Ca'holio to Protestant,
Out to see TrE.cy; that the wmiplaivatit, however, in
stesil of givieg them a civil answer, struck the defend-
ant a bl.w ou the breast, and tried to shut them ous;
that a sculls did then
take place between the pirties,
;Ay; witness interfered to put a stop to it, and that it was
untrue th;it he attempted to hold the complainant while
the defendant was beating him.
Mr. 1`.,,0m8E said th,‘ ufer all it was not satisfactorily
explaite,d fur what purpose the defendant called at the
house, and as the evidt-nc'J was so coal wing, instead of
deciding the case himself, he would leave it open for the
wmplaining parties to go bc'ore the grand jury, who
were then sating, acct prefer a bill of ieuictment against
the defendant.
Mr. Bums intimated that he should proceed at once to
the Sessions-house for that purpose.

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