The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-01 00:00:00

GREENWICH.-•BILUTAL ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.

Henry Farmer, aged 30, of 43, dales-street, I),ptford, was
placed in the dock before Alt. Traill, charged with commit-
ting a violent assault upon Harriet Smith.
The complainant, who
appeared with her forehead ban-
daged, said she had cohabited with the prisoner for a period
of two years, and had a family of two children. On the pre-
vious evening the prisoner came home the worse for liquor,
and went to a box to obtain some clothes to take away. She
endeavoured to prevent him doing so, when he commenced
kicking the lid of the box, threw her down, and either kicked
her violently on the forehead or she injured herself in fall-
ing, as on getting lip
she found the skin torn and hanging.
Police-sergeant Membery, 10 It, said that ho was called
upon to take the prisoner into custody, when the complainant
said he had kicked her on the forehead. The prisoner said
he had not done so, but that he did not care what was done
with him, for he would as soon have six months' imprison-
ment as be compelled to work.
Mr. Traill sentenced the prisoner to two months' hard
labour in the House of Correction.

on a charge
lIAMMERSNITII.—DISTILESSING CASE—DEATH IN
A WORKHOUSE.--Robt.Wileox, a stonemason, was re-exa-
minedcer of Kensington, for deserting his wife and five children.
preferred by Mr. Edmonds, relieving °III-
When the case was before Mr. Ingham, on Tuesday, Mr.
Edmonds stated that the wife died in the infirmary of the
workhouse on the previous night. The case was adjourned
for witnesses.

Mrs. Hester Wooderson, a widow lady living in Virginia-
place, St. James's-square, Notting-hill, said she was no
relation to the prisoner's wife,
but attended her through her
illness. She (the wife) was confined three weeks ago. Her
husband was away from home, and she was in a very dis-
tressed state, but she would not apply to the parish for relief.
The prisoner returned home on Saturday fortnight, nine
days after his wife had been confined, and he gave her 16s,
out of which 4s
went away again on the following Sunday. Witness did not
Was paid for rent and 5s for the doctor. He
see him again until he was in custody. his wife was in a
starving state, and when Mr. Frost, the parish doctor, was
called in, he said she was suffering from want of nourish-
ment. As the poor
people in the neighbourhood were un-
able to support her, application was made to the parish
officers, and she and her children were received into the
workhouse on the following Friday.
The prisoner said the statement of the witness was correct
as far as regards the money he gave his wife. When he left
he went to his work, as it was some distance.
Herring, the porter of the workhouse, said the prisoner
came to see his wife on Monday night, and after ho was
locked asp he saw a respectable female dressed in black out-
side the lodge, and she told him ho was waiting for Wilcox.
He saw the same woman at the court on Tuesday.
Hannah Ford, the sister of the deceased, said the prisoner
had been married to his wife 16 years. In consequence of
receiving a letter from her sister she went is her on Thursday
week: She four d her in a very destitute state, and actually
starving. She said she did not know where to find her
husband. She had got rid of almost everything to purchase
necesaario. lle wag wt a tAer MAD) and 011 Q 114 d aces her