The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-04 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER

VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A TRADESMAN.—S. Neller,
Custom-house officer, was charged with a violent assault
on a tradesman of the name of Walker, in business as a
grocer in the Fulham-road.

The defendant, previous to evidence being taken, stated
that he admitted ho was wrong in assaulting complainant,
and stated that he was very much exasperated at the lan-
guage of the complainant.
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The Magistrate observed that he must hear the case, and
called upon the complainant for his evidence.
The evidence showed that a few days ago the complainant
was in his shop when the defendant came in to pay a bill.
Some words took place about family matters, in the course
of which the complainant made use of expressions which
excited the feelings of the defendant, who gave him a
severe blow on his mouth with his clenched fist.

The prisoner remarked that he was very sorry he had
struck him, but he was very much excited at the words
used by the complainant, or he would not have struck
him.

The magistrate observed that it was very wrong to
strike a person in his own shop.

The prisoner was fined 405., or in default bne month's
imprisonment.
The fine was paid.

THAMES.

DARING ROBBERY ON THE RlVER.—Charles Howell,
aged 20, Bobert Hunter, alias Tundrow, 18, labourers, and
George Howell, 19, described as a waterman, were brought
before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing 3 bags of
sugar, each weighing three-quarters of a cwt., from a barge
on the river Thames.

This morning, at four o'clock, a police-constable named
John Fonge, No. 405 K, was passing along High-street,
Wapping, opposite the entrance of the Thames Tunnel,
and saw the three persons at Wapping Dock Stairs ad-
joining, in the act of landing a bag of sugar from a boat.
They hauled the- sugar up on the plying place, and upon
seeing the constable dropped it and ran away. As they
were crossing the street, Tundrow, who was also called
Hunter, dropped a bag in the middle of the street.
There were the remains of sugar in it, and
there was no doubt, from its general appearance inside,
that it had been used in the conveyance of sugar. A
search was made under the steps of the plying place of
Wapping dock stairs, and two more bags of sugar wore
found concealed beneath. They were of the same size and
weight as the bag of sugar the prisoners were handling
when first seen by the police-constable. The prisoners
were arrested in the course of the morning by Ralph Field
Thomas, an inspector of the Thames police, and other offi-
cers, at their own homes. There was a barge laden with
sugar moored nearly off the London dock entrance, at
Wapping. The tarpaulin, covering the cargo, had been
raised, and several bags of sugar removed.
Mr. Harrison, foreman lighterman, said the three bags of
sugar produced were stolen from the barge Chub. He
could not tell the exact number stolen till the cargo was
delivered and tallied.

The prisoners were remanded for a week.
AN OLD THIEF CONVICTED.—Ann Wills, a middle-aged
woman, was brought lip on remand charged with stealing
a pair of trousers from outside the shop of Mrs. Purser,
pawnbroker and dealer in new and secondhand goods, in
Limehouse.
Augustus Down, shopman to the prosecutrix, said that
he saw the prisoner remove a pair of corduroy trousers
from a pile in front of the shop, put them under her apron,
and walk away with them. He followed her and took the
trousers from her. She said she intended to buy them.
She had passed the shop door.
The prisoner, who had given a fictitious name and
address, said that she was guilty. It was her first, her
only offence—she was starving.
Mr. Partridge—No you are not, you are in good con-
dition, and lam quite sure you are an old thief. I shall
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