The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-12 00:00:00

POLICE IN

This Day.

AIARLBOROTTGH-STREET.

CAUTION TO 01IMBI:S PROPRIETORS, THEIR HORSE-
KEEPERS AND DRIVERS .—Fred. Meredith, jun., proprietor
of the omnibus 6,778, Richard Gomm, horsekeeper, and
George Rickman, driver of the said omnibus, appeared to
answer the complaint of Mr. Wm. Love, of the Royal
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the first
two named defendants for having caused a horse to be
tortured, and the latter for having tortured the same horse
by driving it whilst in an unfit state.
It appeared that the omnibus in question is one running
among what are called the Citizen omnibuses from Padding-
ton to London-bridge, and on the 6th inst. the defendant,
Rickman, was brought to the court, having been taken into
custody by the society's officers whilst driving the horse in
question. The horse was in a most disgraceful state, ex-
ceedingly poor, old, and quite worn out, and appeared to
have lost the use of one of its hind legs, which it dragged
after it.
Mr. Love having spoken to the above facts, said that the
horse had, since Rickman was brought to the court, been
killed. The defendant, Gomm, admitted sending out the
horse although he knew it was lame, but said he did so by
his was; er's orders, and the defendant, Meredith, said he
permitted the horse to go out, because he thought it was fit
for work.
After hearing the defendants,
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the horse was totally unfit for work,
and he noticed that it dragged one of its legs after it. He
should fine Meredith 205., and Gomm 10s, and costs, ane
discharge Rickman.
BEGINNING EARLY.—Timithy Brown, a rough boy, 15
years of age, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being
drunk and assaulting his mother.
The mother, who resides at 23, Marlborough-street,
Fitzroy Market, said that on the previous night the pri-
smer, her son, came home in a state of intoxication, and
demanded something to eat. She told him that she had
no food in the house, when he began smashing the things,
and said he would soon have some. He then struck her
several times in the face and two or three times in the back
with the handle of a fork.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Do you mean to say the boy was drunk.
The Mother—Yes. He has been without a father for
years, and I have got him several places, but he won't keep
them.

49 E said that when he took the boy into custody he was
drunk. He admitted striking his mother.
Mr. Tyrwhitt told the boy that he was a precious rascal
to use his hand against his mother. He should send him
to prison for two months, where he would be put to such
hard work as a buy could do, and where, if he was well
whipped, so much the better.

A MiscnEANT —John Burn.tt, a fellow 60 years of age,
was charged with indecently assaulting a little girl, named
Gardin, 9 years of age.
The case was a very bad one.
Remanded.

WESTMINSTER.
A PECULIAR FAMILY WEAKNESS.—Joseph Laurence,
aged about 50, and Joseph Laurance, his son, aged about
24, were placed at the bar before Mr, Arnold charged with
assault and felony.

The police said said that the charge of assault had first
been preferred against one of the prisoners, and wished to
know whether the magistrate would proceed to investi-
gate that or a charge of felony subsequently discovered.
Mr. Arnold said the felony is a matter of greater im-
portance.

- Police Constable Leach of the 13 division, said he was on
duty in Cromwell-lane last night, when he saw the two pri-
soners running across a piece of piece of waste ground to-
wards Brompton, followed by a boy, who complained of
being assaulted by one of them. He followed and took the
younger prisoner
the station he found five pint pots upon him, cut up into
small pieces thatuto custody,thew ere when,
on searching him at
convenient)}' carried.
Another policeman proved apprehending the father of
such
the prisoner first captured, in a very low place called Jen-
ning's-buildings, Brompton. The father had not in the
first instance been given into custody, but when it was
ascertained that he had been in company with his son
when the pots were stolen, he was also taken.
John Latiabury, brother of the proprietor of the Red
Lion, at Brompton, said that the two pris tiers came to his
house yesterday morning and remained there two or three
hours. Ihe pots were taken from a place where they la,d
been put to dry after cleaning. During the time the pri-
soners were in the house they had an ample opportunity of
purloining the pots.
The prisoners were remanded.