The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-20 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE.

ASSAULTING A WirE.—Charles Taylor, an upholsterer,
was charged with assaulting his wife.
Earwatter, 364 D, said he was called last night to a house
in Grosvenor-place, St. John's-wood, where he saw the
prisoner's wife bleeding from the mouth and her lips much
swollen. Her husband came down and was very drunk,
and the wife gave him into custody for striking her.

Elizabeth Taylor, the wife, a most respectable-looking
woman, stated when she went home last night her husband
was breaking the furniture. She remonstrated with him,
when he said he would knock her - head off. She was
leaving the room when he struck her a violent blow in the
mouth with his fist.

In reply to Mr. Yardley, the wife said she had been mar-
ried 18 years, and her husband had often assaulted her. Ile
had been twice here for assaulting her, but she did not
then appear against him. There was no# a warrant out
against him.

Mr. Yardley sentenced him to six weeks' hard labour.

WESTMINSTER.

BRUTAL ASSAULT.—John Bellihamber, an elderly man,
was charged on a warrant with a violent assault, whereby
the complainant has been in the Westminster Hospital for
some days.
James Mansfield, 159, Tufton-street, Westminster, said
he was employed in the same stable as defendant. They
had a quarrel on Saturday. Witness was larking and pri-
soner told him to desist; he, however, did not, and prisoner
struck him violently on the arm with a pitchfork. He then
struck prisoner in the face, upon which the latter turned,
took up a "spreader," fire feet long, and very thick, and
struck him on the head. He fell, and remembered nothing
more till he found himself in the hospital.
Prisoner said he threw water over him and then struck
him.

Prosecutor said he threw the water over his mate,
whom he called.

Wm. Young, the person referred to, corroborated prose-
cutor as to the throwing water at him. When prisoner
struck prosecutor first he returned the blow; prisoner
then knocked him down, and as ho was rising struck him
down with a fearful blow on the head, from the effects of
which he bled profusely, and was carried to the hospital,
where he remained for three days.
Mr. Dayman said if prisoner had given the prosecutor a
good hiding with his fists it was only what he would have
deserved, but his violence could not be overlooked. He
had received some provocation, and should only be fined
10s., or 7 days.

Forgery and Suicide by an Edinburgh

Tradesman•

(From the Scotsman.)

We regret to have to record a case of forgery and suicide
by a citizen moving in most respectable society, and who
has hitherto borne the highest character for integrity and
propriety of conduct, both in his business and private re-
lations. It appears that a bill for £lOO, which had been
discounted at the High-street branch of the Clydesdale
Bank by John Robertson, tailor and
,clothier, 5, South
College-street, fell due on Saturday, and was presented at
the shop of the person whose name appeared on it as accep-
tor, and who is likewise a tailor and clothier. The bank
messenger was informed that there must have been some
mistake, as no such bill had been accepted by the party to
whom the bill had been presented. Before, however,
taking any steps in the matter, the alleged drawer was
applied to, and he at once declared that the signature of
his name was a forgery. The agent of the bank (Mr.
Auchie), with commendable promptitude, at once gave in-
formation to the proper authorities; and though the detec-
tive set about his inquiries on the very day that the bill
fell due, it was discovered that Robertson had disappeared
It has since transpired that he took the mid-day train on
Saturday for Perth, and intelligence was received in Edin-
burgh yesterday that Robertson was found dead that morn-
ing in a bed in Carmichael's Temperance Hotel, Perth. He
stayed in the hotel over Sunday, andretired to his bedroom
about 11 o'clock on Sunday evening in apparent good
health ; but not appearing at breakfast next morning his
room was entered, when he was found lying dead in his
bed. It appeared that death bad been caused by an over-
dose of laudanum. The body was brought to Edinburgh
last night. A letter from him, intimating his intention to
destroy himself, was received through the post yesterday
morning by his wife, who, with five children, are left to
mourn his loss; and a telegram received in the course of
the day confirmed the annuuncement, and put an end to
any doubts that bad existed as to whether he would carry
his threat into execution. Robertson was much esteemed
by all who knew him, and on whom the news of his double
crime has COMO as a yery painful surprise.