The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-10 00:00:00

THAMES.

A GERMAN Row.—William Pindler, aged 23, of No. 2,
High-street, Deptford, was brought before Mr. Woolrych,
charged with feloniously cutting and wounding George
Bartels, lodging-house keeper, of No. 17, Fieldgate-street,
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The complainant and prisoners are both Germans, Pind-
ler or Pinder formerly `lodged in Bartel's house, and when
he left and hired lodgings in Deptford, it was alleged that
he was in Bartel's debt. They met on Saturday night in
Fieldgate-street, and a quarrel took place respecting the
disputed account between them, and, according to Bartel's
account, the prisoner attacked him and beat him, and in a
struggle which ensued, cut him with some very sharp in-
strument on the upper lip, which was cut right through.
He bled profusely, There was a general row among the
Germans, principally sugar-bakers, of whom there were
60 or 60 present—the police interfered, and after a serious
disturbance the prisoner was arrested. No knife was seen
or found, but the prisoner had ample opportunity of making
away with any instrument he might have had,
Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, set up a defence for the prisoner
that the complainant had struck another man in a public-
house, and that the prisoner was running after him when
the complainant turned round upon him and gave him into
custody.

After a good deal of conflicting evidence, Mr. Woolrych
gave his decision at one o'clock, and said in every case
where it was made out a knife was used be would commit
the party for trial. It was doubtful whether a knife had
been used in this case, but a violent assault had been com-
mitted by the prisoner, for which he fined him M.

AN IRISH BREACH OF PROMISE

CASE.

An amusing breach of promise case came before
the Dublin Exchequer Court on Friday. The
plaintiff, Miss Agnes Harrison, is a lady who has
passed 35 summers, and resides with her brother
rear Ballyleagh, county of Antrim. The ungal-
lant defendant, who rejoices in the euphonious
name of Hooks, is one of the ruling elders of the
Covenanting congregation in the locality, and
has gone far beyond the allotted " threescore
and ten." The case was a forcible illustration of
the old adage that " every eye forms a beauty ;" for
so strange was the appearance of the reluctant lover
that the bag boys and loungers of the Four Courts
are stated to have mobbed him when walking
about the precincts of the court, and hunted
him with cries of "Hooks! Hooks" down the
quays. The counsel stated that the defendant,
who when at home wears the best broadcloth and
good clothes, he being a comfortable farmer, and
worth over £l,OOO, appeared thus ridiculously and
fantastically dressed in wretchedly poor clothes,
with his face dirty, and his appearance very squalid,
in order that the jury might be led to believe that
he was in extreme poverty. The fair suitor laid
her damages at the sum of £3OO, and the defendant
pleaded a denial of the promise, A novel feature
in the case was that both the parties were examined
by consent. Much laughter was occasioned by some
of the statements made by the defendant when in
the witness box, especially when at the close of his
examination, he turned to the Lord Chief Baron,
and in a mysterious and confidential manner in-
quired of him, " Does your lordship think the case
is going in my favour ?" The jury returned a
verdict for the plaintiff—damages, £5O.