The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-26 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

WILYTIL DAMAGE AT A TAVERN.—MAIING A Vow.--
Ellen Lee, a middle-aged woman of dissipated appearance,
was charged with whinny breaking a pane of glass, value
305., at the house of Mr. Mainwaring, the Three Tuns,
Broadway, Westminster.

Complainant said that the defendant came to his house
last evening, and having made use of most indecent lan-
guage he ordered her to leave the house, but she continued
her misconduct and refused. Ho then attempted to remove
her, when she dashed her fist, with a key in it, through a
pane of plate glass.
Mr. Arnold— Was she drunk ?
Complainant—After she had done the damage she pre-
tended to be so.
me. Arnold—How long had she been in your house ?
Complainant—Not above half an hour, and I had not
served her with any drink. The very moment that she
misconducted herself I requested her to leave, and I should
have done so before had I thought her under the influence
of liquor.

Defendant—Let me go, your worship. I'll pay for the
glass at a shilling par week. Do let me vow. I have taken
a vow not to drink any more.

Dennis, the jailor—She has only been out two or three
days from seven days' imprisonment for being drunk and
riotous. She said she had taken a vow then.
Defendant—Oh I I will keep it now, your worship, if you
will let me go.

Mr. Arnold—l cannot allow you to go. Publicans are
to blame if they allow persons to get intoxicated in their
houses, but where they conduct their business properly they
are entitled to the fullest protection.
Defendant was committed for 14 days to hard labour in
the House of Correction.

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THAMES.
EXTRAORDINARY AND FATAL APPRAY AT WILTON'S
MUSIC HALL.—Peter Melly, a professional singer, who has
been for some time one of the leading men -at 'Wilton's
large musio hall, Wellclose-square, was brought before Mr.
Woolrych charged with manslaughter, in killing and slay-
ing Thomas Bunn, a North Sea pilot.
The case excited a considerable amount of interest, and
nearly the whole of the corps dramatique of the music hall,
with the proprietor and manager, were in attendance.
Mr. Lewis, jun. (firm Lewis and Lewis) attended for the
prisoner, who was very ill and agitated, and at the request
of the solicitor he was accommodated with a seat, into
which he had to be supported by the officers near him. The
widow of the deceased was led into court in a fainting
condition. She was sobbing loudly, and was also accom-
modated with a seat near the witness-box.
Police-Sergeant Prior, No. 2 H, said that last night at
half-past 11 o'clock a man came to the station-house in
Leman-street and made a statement which induced him to
send a police-constable to Wilten's Music-hall, and the
prisoner was brought back in half an hour and charged with
manslaughter. He cautioned the prisoner, and told him he
was charged with causing the death of a min. The
prisoner made no reply.
Mr. Barnett Salomon, cigar maker, of bietvoastle-place,
Whitechapel, was in Wilton's Music Hall last night at 15
minutes past 10 o'clock. He was Stationed at the end of the
hall near the stair. The prisoner was on the stage singing
an encore song. The deceased, who was present with his
wife and was not sober, lifted tip his hand and said "shut
up." The prisoner appeared much annoyed at the inter-
ruption, and deceased again called out shut up. The pri-
soner threw his hat at the deceased, who made some insult-
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Michael Harris, a traveller, gave similar evidence. He
saw the prisoner leave the stage and strike the deceased,
who was sent home in a oab, and diod on the way there.
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the stage and fight him, and that he died almost imme-
diately after he was struck.
Mr. James Sequeria, surgeon, of Munsell-streat, White -
chapel, went to the deceased's house in St. Mark-street,
Whitechapel, last night, and found him dead. There
was a little puffiness about the ' back of the head.
It was more the result of a blew tkan anything else. He
could not state what was the cause of the death.
Mr. Lewis, jun., said he had many witnesses to call who
would prove the riotous and provoking cenduct of the de-
ceased and his insulting observations. No one could be
more sorry for what had happened than the prisoner. Mr.
Wilton also regretted very much such a thing should have
happened. Mr. Wilton had been in the chair near the
stage for three hours and a half, and had only just retired
when this melancholy affair happened, There wore upwards
of 1,200 persons in the hall. It was a benefit night. He
could not resist a remand, but he hoped bail would be taken,
Mr. Woolyrch remanded the prisoner until Monday, and
said at this stage of the investigation he would not take
bail.

The deceased was 49 years of age, of a full habit of body,
and up to the period of his visit to the hall last night was in
tolerably good health.

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