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

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---Sept. 30.

WORSIIIP-STREET.---A "WOMAN'S VENGEANCE.--
Emma Biggs, a respoctable-looking, married woman of 30,
was charged before Mr. Leigh with the following spiteful
assault :
One of the singularities of the case was the fact that both
complainant and defendant were in evident bad health, both
so near their confinement that they were obliged to be
seated throughout, and one of them (the defendant), who
rested her head incessantly against the wall near her,
handed in a certificate from her medical attendant describing
his patient's confinement as certain to occur near the Ist of
November.

Mr. Vann described this as a very malicious assault, and
called Mrs. Sarah Chitty, the complainant, who stated that
she resides near the defendant, who, on the afternoon of the
12th ult., took offence at one of her children and threatened
to chastise it. The child complained to the witness, who
went to the defendant's house to remonstrate with her, on
which defendant struck at and abused her so shamefully
that she was glad to retreat to her own house. The de-
fendant, who was in a violent rage, instantly followed her,
caught her by the nape of her neck, pulled her out of her
passage and into the street, where she flung her down,
struck her, and held her while sho kicked her furiously
three times in the side. She became insensible, was so
carried in-doors, where she found on coming to :her senses
that she had a large lump on the head, was confined to her
bed eight days, and had been ever since, and was now
under medical treatment.

Mr. Edwsrd Jenkins, surgeon, was fetched to the corn•
plainant, whom ho found suffering from hysteria, and in
such a state that he was fearful one or more of her ribs were
fractured. Tier side was swollen, three inches below the
heart there were three distinct contusions, the result of as
many blows or kicks, and even now she was labouring under
such low, nervous debility as to be in danger of premature
confinement.

The defendant declared that it was her child who had been
assaulted first, and she called two witnesses to prove an
attack upon her by the complainant, who had seized hold
of her, and scratched and torn herself and her dress.
Mr. Leigh really did not know what to do with a woman
in such a state, as, though the defendant, if confined while
in prison, would be treated with every care and kindness, a
woman might reasonably have a strong repugnance to hav-
ing her child born in a gaol. The offence, however, had been
clearly proved, and the defendant must, therefore, pay a
penalty of 10s. for the assault, 108. fid. for the medical testi-
mony, 10s. (id. for the att. racy, and 9a_ for tho aooault guru-
moos, or in default, undergo 21 days imprisonment in the
House of Cot rection.

The defendant was led out, sobbing hysterically, but ulti-
mately paid the money.
WANTED AN OWNER FOR A FOUND BANK •NOTE,--- Ca-
therine Sullivan, a respectable-looking married woman of
30, living in Pelham-street, Spite Melds, was charged tefore
Mr. Leigh, on remand, with having in her possession a £lO
Bank of England note, and not giving a satisfactory account
of the same. On the 10th ult. prisoner made purchases at
the shop of Mr. llall, a draper, at 196, Whitechapel, to the
amount of £1 ls. Bd., tendering in payment the note in
question, and giving her name as Mrs. Solomon, 5, High-
street, Whitechapel. She received the change, but from
some unexplained suspicion was followed and given into
custody, on being seen to enter the house in Pelham-street,
instead of the address given by her to the tradesmen.
Mr. Vann, for the defence, declared that his client had
found the note, Not anything was said with regard to the
talse name and residence, and prisoner was remanded.

Inspector Driesen, K division,who had charge of the case,
could not now bring forward any claimant for the note, but
some undoubted witnesses as to the character of the prisoner
gave her an excellent character for integrity and honesty,
as also her husband, who is in the employ of Messrs. Lea-
chers, starch manufacturers, Whitechapel.
Mr. Leigh ordered her to be discharged.
Mr. Vann applied for the note to be given up.
The magistrate said the inspector could do so or retain it,
at his option, but must of course be answerable for either
course, and the officer appeared much inclined to hold it
for the prosecution of further inquiries, finally remarking
that he would consider about it, and let Mr. Vann know the
result.

The number of the note is 35,204 (the date is withheld
from publication.) In the middle of August last it was paid
by the 13aak of England into the National Bank, with other
moneys, making a total of £6,750, and four days afterwards
paid away upon a check for ,-(.;89, drawn by Messrs. Watt
and James, merchants, of Bristol, in favour of one Phillips.
Not any more information can be obtained respecting it.

GREENWICH..--BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.-
al
placed in tho dock before Mr. Traill, charged with commit-
ting Henry Farmer, aged 30, of 43, H
a violent assault upon Harriet Smith.
The complainant, who appeared with her forehead es-street, Dqtford, was
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 up she found the skin torn and hanging.

Police-sergeant Membery, 10 It, said that he 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 ho 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.

mined on a charge preferred by
HAMMERSMITH.—DISTILESSING CASE—DEATH IN
A WonxttousE.—ltobt.Wileox, a stonemason, was reexa-
mined
of Kensington, for deserting his wife and five children.
When the case was before Mr. Ingham, on Tuesday, Mr.
Mr. Edmonds, relieving ofli-
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 net apply to the parish for relief.
The prisoner returned home on Saturday fortnight, nine
days after his wife had been confined, and ho gave her 16s,
out of which 4s was paid for rent and 5s for the doctor. He
went away again on the following Sunday. Witness did not
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, be said sbe 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 up he saw a respectable female dressed in black out-
side the lodge, and she told him he 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 ma'ried to his wife 16 years. In consequence of
receiving a letter from her sister she went is her on Thursday
week: She found 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
neomarieo, lie wars uOt 9 sober wan, and the had teen her