The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-07 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ATTEMPTED MURDER.—Thomas Beeks, a well dressed
fellow, described as a musician, of 66, King-street, was
charged, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with the following assault
with a knife on a young woman named Elizabeth M'Donald,
with whom he cohabits, and who he has been charged with
seriously assaulting on a former occasion.

The complainant said—l have lived with the prisoner for
some years, and since I last charged him here with as-
saulting me, when he was committed for a month. This
morning about one o'clock I met the prisoner in Regent-
street, and we walked home together. When we got home
he said, " Who was that young man I saw you with," and
he then struck at me with a knife. I put up my arm and
received the stab on my wrist, which was badly cut. I
struggled with him, and wrested the knife from him, and in
doing so I might have cut hi-u in self-defence. He then
gave me in charge for cutting his face, and I was taken to
the station, but the inspector, after hearing my statement,
detained the prisoner, and sent for the doctor and had my
wrist dressed.

Mr, Tyrwhitt put some questions to the young woman,
in answer to which she said,--I recollect pushing the pri-
soner, but don't remember cutting him. I was sober, but
I cannot say whether he was. I interceded the last time
I charged him, and he was then 1, t off with a month. I
am in the habit of getting him money by prostitution, and
he receives it.
Mr, Tyrwhitt— And he does nothing for a living ?
Complainant—That is the case, your worship; and it
has been going on for years.
Prisoner (in an intimidating manner)—Did you not
strike me with the knife first ?
Complainant—l did not.

Prisoner—Yes, you did.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Now, if you bully the complainant any-
where else, you shall not do it here. I suppose (to com-
plainant) he haunts you about at nights while you are in
the streets?

Complainant—Yes, sir.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—He is ready to take watches or anything
else when necessary ? _ . .

Complainant—l have nut known him to do that,
Emil Fitsch, 115 C, said—At a quarter past ono this
morning I saw the complainant and prisoner both bleeding.
Prisoner gave the complainant in charge for cutting his
face with a knife, and said that she had cut her own wrist
to make it appear that he had done it. The complainant
had a fearful wound on the wrist, and it bled profusely.
The surgeon (Dr. Tothill) said the complainant could not
have done it herself. The prisoner had been drinking, but
knew what he was about. The complainant was quite
sober.

Prisoner—l saw her drinking with a female I did not
like.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—l shall remand the prisoner for a week for
the attendance of the surgeon.
Prisoner was then remanded.

WESTMINSTER.
AN OLD OFFENDER.—William Atkins, a man appa-
rently 60 years of age, was charged with begging, and
assaulting a police-constable.
William Woddup, an officer of the mendicity society,
said that yesterday evening he saw the prisoner, with a
piece of slato on which was written " hunger," beg of
several passers-by, and receive a halfpenny. Knowing him
he sought the aid of a police-
to be a desperate character,
constable and gave him into custody. The prisoner then
used most foul language, and conducted himself in a very
disgraceful way in the street. A stretcher was fetched, but
he then preferred walking, threw the constable three con-
secutive times, and was taken to the station with the help
of some civilians.

Police-constable Murnane, 117 B, proved the principal
part of witness's statement, and described the assaults. He
also said that prisoner struck him on the face and breast on
the way to the station. He searched the prisoner and
found 6d. in copper on him.

William Hewitt, another mendicity officer, said that pri-
soner had been known to him 11 years, and had troubled
the society since 1812. He and his wife had been each con-
victed many times—the prisoner nine, and his wife not ■o
many times. The last conviction was three months for
felony.
Prisoner denied the accusation in tote, and

Mr. Selfe, having commented upon prisoner's conduct,
sentenced him to three months' hard labour in the House
of Correction as a rogue and vagabond.

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ACCIDENT AT A VOLUNTEER REVIEW.-PLY-
MOUTH, Aug. 6.—A serious accident happened to-day, at a
brigade review of the Devon County Volunteers, on Little
Haldown Down, near Teignmouth. The grand stand broke
down. No persons were killed, but severgl more or lens
injured.