The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-29 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

ASSAULTING THE POLICE.—John Collins, a builder, car-
rying on business in Drury-lane, was placed at the bar
charged with assaulting the police,
Police-constable M‘Leod, F 40, said he was on duty last
night in Drury-►ane when he heard two persons quarrelling,
and on proceeding in the airection of the noise he found the
prisoner and his next door neighbour, both of whom carried
on the busin,-ss of builders, disputing in a very loud tone of
voice. The quarrel seemed to be occasioned about the pay-
ment of some money, for which a summons is still pending.
He attempted to persuade the prisoner to desist, and finding
it useless, he took him into custody, whin he seized him in
a very violent manner and threw him to the ground. The
prisoner's wife and son then came to the rescue, and suc-
ceeded in getting Collins into his house, but as he (the
constable) had been very much injured by the fall he
entered the prisoner's house from the aajoining one. Here
another disturbance occurred, and it was with 'extreme
difficulty the prisoner was got into the street. The wife
and son again attempted to prevent the police from securing
the prisoner, the latter of whom seized a shovel end began
flourishing it about in a most desperate manner. The pri-
soner afterwards attacked the constable in a most desperate
manner, and after great difficulty he was conveyed to the
station-house.

Mr. Abrams, who appeared for the prisoner, said the
quarrel had arisen in consequence of a feeling of jealousy
existing between the prisoner and his next door neighbour,
who were rivals in trade. He admitted his client was ex-
cited by liquor, but being excited by Marshall, he incau-
tiously interfered with the police. He trusted that portion
of the case would be met by a fine im.tead of imprisonment.
Mr. Henry said it was a most savAge assault, and said
the prisoner ought to think himself very fortum-4ta he was
not standing at the bar on the charge of murder, for cer-
tainly had the shovel struck the constable it would most
certainly have killed him. He should, therefore, sentenced
the prisoner to pay
a fine of £5, or go to prison for a month.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A SCENE IN THE TriAYMARXET-GENTLEMEN AND THE
POLICE.---Mr. Oliver Jones Trinder, of 22, Adelaide-row
North, St. John's-wood, and Mr. Henry Hepburn, of 29,
Wellington-villas, Finchley-road, gentlemen, were charged
before Mr. Mansfield with being drunk, and behaving in a
disorderly manner in the Haymarket. Trinder was further
charged with assaulting Sergeant James Ward, 290 A, and
Hepburn with assaulting Sergeant George Appleton, 20
C, and Wni, Cane, 35 C.

Sergeant Ward said—At half-past 2 this morning I saw
the defendants with three others walking arm in arm, there
being at the time a large crowd in the Haymarket in conse-
quence of a disturbance. I requested the defendants to go
away, but they refused, one of them saying, " We shan't
go ay. ay ; you want another Cremorne row," Upon this
the crowd began to hiss. I requested the defendants to go
away, and they went a short distance but returned, the
crowd by this time numbering ab ,ve 100 persons, mostly
prostitutes and low men about the Haymarket. As the
defendants caused a great disturbance, I took Trinder into
3ustody, when he put his foot behind mine and tried to
throw me down, and he then gave me a blow on the head,
but it did not hurt me much. I then took him to the
station.
Trinder—l never attempted to trip you up.

bergeaut Appleton, 2 C—l heard the prisoners halloaing
and a large number of prostitutes and thieves assembled, I
saw Trinder try to trip up Sergeant Ward and then strike
him. I took Hepburn into custody, when he said he was
if he would gu quietly, and called " Jack rescue me."
and I then felt myself pinioned from behind. I struggled