The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-09 00:00:00

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POLICE-THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

OUTRAGEOUS ATTACK ON A CONSTABLE AND HIS WIFE.
—David Crowley, James Lyons, and Jane Grady were
charged with bursting open a window and assaulting Jas.
Davey, 66 C, and his wife, Ann Davey, living at 20, Silver-
street.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street„
ap-
peared for the defence.
James Davey, 66 C, said—At a quarter past two this
morning I was in bed, and hearing a great noise of singing
in the next room, I opened my door and asked my fellow-
lodger in the next room to have a little more compassion
on his neighbours. The lodger said, " Oh, you're a
policeman. What's it to do with you. I shall d• as 1
like. Who cares for a policeman." I then returned
to bed, and heard the persons outside say, "Let's have the
out, and immediately after the door was burst open,
and the female rushed into the room, followed by the two
prisoners. The female struck me on the face just as I got

out of bed. The men then used me very roughly to get me
into the passage. They got me as far as the door post,
and I then got back into my room to get on my trousers.
The two men then seized my wife and dragged her into the
passage, and the woman tore her night-dress from the
top to the bottom before all the men, there being about
eight or ten persons altogether in the prisoners' party.
By Mr. Lewis--A young man lodging on the same floor
saw it all. I heard several persons come in about twelve.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—They began the evening at half-past
twelve.

In answer to Mr. Lewis, Davey said he had thrown no
water on any of the persons, and gave them no provoca-
tion.

Mrs. Ann Davey, wife of the first witness, confirmed her
husband, and said—They called my husband a peeler.
The woman tore her night dress off before the men, ani
then struck her in the face. The woman was drunk.
James Black, a lodger in tho house, confirmed the other
witnesses, and said that but for the interposition of the
police he believed murder would have been committed.

In answer to Mr. Lewis, the witness said the only thing
Davey had done was to ask the persons, who made a great
noise, to be quiet.
Two witnesses were called for the defence. A third aim
got into the box, but was not examined, being drunk, and
the witnesses said there was water thrown on the prisoners,
and that one of the prisoners' party, a female, was struck
with a staff, but this was denied.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he thought the witnesses for the pro-
secution more worthy of belief than those for the defence,
as they were in bed and sober while the others were drink-
ing and drunk. He did not believe that Davey struck any
one. It was altogether a brutal thing for the prisoners to
do, and the tearing the complainant's wife's clothes off
before the men was atrocious. As there was a little doubt
about the woman's conduct, whether it was her that pulled
out Mrs. Davey or the men, he should discharge her, but
the men would be find 205., or 14 days each.
INDECENT CONDUCT TO A GIRL.—ABSCONDING FROM
BAIL.—John Deere, a bootmaker, charged with indecently
assaulting a young girl named Jane Weight, and, who was
remanded, was again brought up, having absconded from
his bail.
Mr. Edward Lewis attended for the prisoner.

Inspector Bowles, of the C division, said the prisoner
had absconded from his bail and been taken into custody
on a warrant. In the absence of the solicitor from the
prosecuting society he wished for a remand.
The prisoner, against whom it was said a second charge
would be preferred on the next examination, was remanded
for a week.