The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-21 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGII-S TREET.

SERIOUS ASSAULT ON A BOY.—Samuel Roynolds, a tin--
plate worker, residing at No. 30, Greek-street, Soho, was
charged before Mr. Knox with assaulting a boy named
Charles Pike, residing at No. 44, 'Upper Charlotte-street,
Fitzroy-square, by striking him on the head with a solder..
ing iron.

The complainant, whose head was bandaged, said ho
was going along Cleveland-street yesterday evening with
two dogs, when the prisoner, he could not say whether by
accident, kicked one of the dogs. He said to the prisoner,
" Why don't you mind where you are going to you fool,"
and the prisoner knocked him down and kicked him. He
wont after the prisoner so as to tell his (complainant's)
brother. While going along he told a boy that ho had
called prisoner a fool, and that he had struck him, when
the prisoner said, " What do you say ?" and then came
up to him and struck him with the soldering-iron produced.
He afterwards wont to the University Hospital and had his
head dressed.

In answer to Mr. Knox the complainant said that about
five minutes elapsed between the two assaults.
In reply to Mr. Doughty, the complainant said his head
was not injured by falling against the railings. All ho had
done was to call the prisoner a fool when he kicked the
dog.

Vincent George, the boy spoken of by the complainant,
said the complainant was telling him that he had called the
prisoner a fool, and that he was going to tell his (coin-
_

plainant's) brother, when the prisoner said, " What did you
say 2" and then struck the complainant on the head with
the iron, He fell, and then got up and ran to a man, and
then fell again. As the complainant's head was bleeding
he gave him his pocket handkerchief. A man held the pri-
soner till a constable came up.

Alfred Pike, brother of the complainant, said that hear-
ing a noise he went into the street and saw the iron pro-
duced held by the prisoner in the air as if in the act of
striking. He seized the prisoner, who said he had not
used the iron.

oung, aoa E, said he found the boy
bleeding from the head. The prisoner said ha did not
strike the boy with the iron, but that ho struck the boy
and he fell against the railings, the boy having called him
silly fool. He took the prisoner to the station and the boy
to the hospital, where the surgeon dressed the wound, and
said that ho did not apprehend any serious consequences.
Ho found a soldering iron on the prisoner, who had been
drinking.

Mr. Doughty, having addressed the magistrate on the
prisoner's behalf, called a female named Morgan, residing
in Cleveland-street, who said that she saw prisoner strike
the boy, who was following him, but she did not see any-
thing in his hand, and also the prisoner's employer, who
gave him a good character.
Mr. Knox, after going ovar the evidence, said ho be-
lieved the complainant and his witnesses. It was a serious
case, and one upon which ho should take the opinion of a
Jury The surgeon at the hospital could bs subpcenaed to
state the nature of the wound. He should commit the pri-
soner for trial; but, as he had heard a good character of
him, he would take one bail in £5O for his appearance at
the trial.
Bail was tendered and accepted.

WESTMINSTER.
INHUMAN CONDUCT OF A MOTHER.—.Sarah Pettit, a
woman, 40 years of age, was charged with stabbing her
daughter, a child of tender years.
The little girl, who gave her evidence very fairly, said
that on Friday evening, between five and six, her mother
came to the house where she, her brother, and sister lived
with their father—the prisoner living separate. She was
drunk and left her two children in the room. Witness
picked up the children and took them to her, when she
(the prisoner) drew a knife from where she had concealed
it and stabbed her in the arm.

In reply to Mr. Selfo tho child said that her father was
not living with another woman. Prisoner was always
drunk.

Prisoner—He gave me 4s. a weok to keep myself and
twins. I didn't stab the girl ; she and others tried to shove