The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-15 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

DARING ATTEMPTED ROBBERY IN A DWELLING-
HOC SE.—OO URAGEOUS CONDUCT OF A FEMALE —A man
of respectable appearance, named Henry Cameron, was
charged before Mr. Selfe with entering the house 132,
Worcester-street, Pimlico, for the purpose of committing a
felony.
Georgiana Southwood, dressmaker, said that abcut half-
past eight o'clock the previous night she was going out
on business when she saw two men on the steps lead-
ing to the street door in conversation with each other. She
was absent about five minutes. On her return she saw one
of the men standing at the porch of the door, and said to
him " What do you do there ?" She had no sooner said
so than she next heard the wide window-blind cracking. In
s minute after she saw the prisoner look out of the window,
and leap from there to the steps of the street door.
Mr. Selfe—Upon seeing that what did you do ?

Witness—l rushed up to him and seized hold of him by
his collar. I said to him " What business haci you in my
parlous ?" He struggled, and said "Let me go." He
tried to get away, and in the struggle we both fell. I called
for help, and kept my hold of the prisoner till some one
came to my assistance.

Mr. Selfe—Did the prisoner do you any injury ?
Witness—He caught hold of my fingers and forced them
back—he nearly broke them.
Mr. Selfe—How did he get in ?
Witness—He must have got in at the window, which was
loft open. _ _

The Prisoner said he had boon drinking.
Prosecutrix—You were not drunk or I shouli have smelt
you when I had you down. _ _ _

Eva Lynn. a little girl about 12 years of age, proved
having heard the prosecutrix call out "help," and who told
her to go for a policeman. She went for one and met a cab-
man. She told him to go the assistance of the prosecutrix,
and then went for a policeman.

B 144, having staled that he found some lucifer matches
on the prisoner,

Mr. Sel.l:c said that he should remand him, and directed
the police to make inquiries about him.
The prisoner was remanded.

THAMES.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—Annie Johnsen, a tall, mas-
culine woman, very smartly dressed, was brought before
Mr. Leigh charged with committing a violent assault on
Ann Moore, the wife of a sailor.

The complainant had received very serious injuries; her
nose was broken and strapped up with surgical plaisters,
and there were other contusions on her head and face.
The case was a simple one, and deposed to by many wit-
nesses. The prisoner had an old grudge against the com-
plainant, who was passing along Phillip street, St Gcorge-
in-the-East, yesterday evening, when the prisoner, who wag
standing at her door, went into her kitchen and brought
out a poker, with which she attacked the complainant,
and while using the worst possible oaths and imprecations
struck her several times over the head and body. The last
blow fell on the complainant's nose, and was dealt with
such great severity, that the poker was broken in two, the
complainant fell grievously wounded, and she was in•
sensible for some time afterwards.

The broken poker, in two pieces, was produced, and it
appeared the complainant lost a good deal of blood.
Mr. Joseph, Smith, solicitor, in defence, said the com-
plainant was the aggressor, and called a witness, Catherine
Dayment, who admitted a poker was used.
Mr. Leigh said a savage assault had been committed
by the prisoner. He fined him £3, and, in default of pay-
ment,l2l days' imprisonment.