The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-02 00:00:00

THAMES.

SINGULAR AND ATROCIOUS ASSAULT ON A YOUNG
WOMAN.—Jeremiah Sullivan, an Irish labourer, and Caro-
line Sullivan, his wife, a dirty and dissipated couple, who
have given much trouble to the police on many occasions,
were brought before Mr. Paget, charged with violently
assaulting Elizabeth Leary, a young Englishwoman, who

is very respectably connected.
The face of the complainant was one mass of bruises
and contusions, and her eyes were blackened and swollen.
Her husband is a seaman, and is now prosecuting a
voyage at sea. She obtains a living as a sempstress, and
inhabits a front room in the house, No. 68, Spencer-street,
St. George-in-the-East. The prisoners with whom she
could not and did not associate were living in the back
room adjoining. On Wednesday night last they came home
intoxicated and made a disturbance. They quarrelled with
the landlady, and used somo very bad language respecting
Mrs. Leary, who went into the kitchen, laid her hand on
Mrs. Sullivan's arm, and said to her, " Now, my good wo-
man, don't make a noise, and go to bed." This gentle ex-
postulation aroused the fury of Mrs. Sullivan, who scratched
Mrs. Leary's face and bit her on the arm, inflicting a severe
wound. Mrs. Leary sought refuge in her own room and
barricaded her door with chairs and tables. For three-
quarters of an hour was Mrs. Sullivan endeavouring to
effect an entrance. She was armed with a pair of tongs,
and knocked with great force at the door. Her husband
called out, " Give it to her, Carry ; knock the door in.',
Mrs. Sullivan at last got tired out and went to bed, leav-
ing Mrs. Leary in a state of terror. The complainant
sought no redress for this outrage. Yesterday afternoon, at
1 o'clock, the prisoner again came home intoxicated, and
quarrelled with every one in the house. Mrs. Sullivan
knocked at the complainant's door, and with fearful oaths
and threats ordered her to come out. Mrs. Leary begged
her to retire to her own house. The male prisoner, who
acted like a raving madman, called out "Burst open the
door, Carry ; give it her." The door was forced, the pri-
soners entered Mrs. Leary's, and a most furious and savage
attack was made upon her without the semblance of pro-
vocation. The male prisoner hit the complainant with his
fist, and then took a large key off the complainant's wash-
hand stand, and beat her with it- over the head, face, and
eyes. Mrs. Leary was bleeding very much, and went to
the front window and called out "Minder!" Mr. Passmore,
a respectable master hatter, No. 63, Sutton-street, opposite
Spencer-street, and others, attempted to enter at
the window and failed. Mr. Passmore then handed a
poker to Mrs. Leary, and said "defend yourself." Mrs. Sul-
livan, who had her hand in Mrs. Leary's hair, and was
beating her, took the poker away and handed it to her hus-
band, who struck Mrs. Leary with it, and stunned. her. The
prisoners then left the room. They were soon afterwards
captured by the police.

Several witnesses, including Mr. Passmore, confirmed the
statement of the complainant.
Mr.Paget said the prisoners had committed a most savage,
brutal, and unprovoked attack on the complainant, and
but for the prompt and lucky assistance of neighbours she
would have been murdered. A furious and deliberate attack
was made on a young woman because she was quiet and
inoffensive. He convicted the prisoners of an aggravated
assault, and sentenced them each to four months' imprison-
ment and hard labour, and afterwards to find good bail to
keep the peace for four months longer.

MARKETS—This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.

SATURDAY, Sept. 2.—On the whole, the market is well
supplied with fruit and vegetables. In most kinds of pro-
duce sales progress steadily at the following currencies :
FRUIT—Pine apples, 5s to 7s; hot house grapes, 2s 6d to
ss; filberts, 9d to is per lb; plums, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; green-
gages, 4s to 4s 6d ; damsons, 3s to 4s ; apples, is 3d to 2s
6d ; pears, 1s 3d to 3s per half sieve ; lemons, 4s to 8s ;
oranges, 10s to 14s per 100 : walnuts, is to 3s per 100 ; mul-
berries, 6d to is per punnet ; peaches, 58 to 12s per dozen ;
foreign prunes, is to 5s each.

ViniAßLE4—Cauliflowers, is to 214 Gd ; red cabbages,
is 6d to 2s Gd; white do., is to is 7d; horseradish, is to
2s per doz heads ; greens, 3s to 3s Gd ; turnips, 2s 6d to 8s ;
carrots, 4s 6d to 5s 6cl; onions, is 6d to 2s per dozen
bunches ; French beans, is to is 6d per half sieve ; cu-
cumbers, 3d to is each; cos lettuces, is to is 6d per score.