The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-23 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THREE CHARGES OF WILFUL DAMAGE.—William Sayers,
a music printer, residing in Newton-street, Holborn, was
charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with wilfully breaking a pane
of glass of the value of £B, the property of Mr. James
Piper, of the Red Lion Tavern, King-street, Golden-square.
From the evidence of Mr. T. Martin, the manager of
Mr. Piper's business, it appeared the prisoner was tem-
porarily employed as a waiter, and having got drunk was
told to leave the house. He refused to do so, saying that
if ho did he would smash all the windows. At last he was
got out of the house, when he immediately put his threat
into execution, and smashed a pane of glass of the value
of £B.

A barman corroborated Mr. Martin, and proved geeing
he prisoner break tho window.

Mr. Martin said he was willing to put the damage at £5.
Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the prisoner to pay £5, and a fine
of ss.

Charles Payne, a carman, living in Brooke-street, Bond-
street, was charged with breaking a pane of glass, of the
value of 18s., at the Coach and Horses, Avery-row, Bond-
street, the property of Mr. Charles Croker.
The prisoner went into the house in a state of intoxica-
tion, and was refused to be served by Mr. Croker in con-
sequence, and he then went into the street and broke the
window. On other occasions he had given Mr. Croker
great annoyance.

Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the prisoner to pay 18s., tho
amount of damage, and a fine of ss. or three weeks, stat-
ing that tho next time he would make the fine £2.
Mary Ann Mordan was charged with being drunk and
breaking a pano of glass of the value of 10s., the property.
of Mr. W. Cook, of the St. Tames's Bar, Great Windmill-
street.

She was ordered to pay the damage, and a fine of ss.

WESTMINSTER.

ABOMINABLE CASE OF WIFE BEATING.—John Burton, a
labouring man, of powerful frame, was charged with the
following abominable cruelty to his wife.
Complainant (a poor heart-broken looking woman, with
a child in her arms) said—l have been married to my hus-
band, who stands there, for 15 years. He is constantly
ill-using me, till I don't know what to do. Last night he
came home at 12 o'clock. I was iu bed with my three chil-
dren, and he pulled me out of bed by the hair of the head
and beat mo very muoh, as he generally does.
Mr. Arnold—What occurred before he pulled you out of
bed ?
Complainant—Nothing whatever.

Mr. Arnold—Wore there no words ?

Complainant—None, not a word. He burst the door in,
and then rushing to the bed dragged me out. I was asleep
until he broke the door open. After ho dragged me out he
beat me and kicked me in the lower part of the stomach,
and I am very much hurt.
Mr. Arnold—Had he his boots on ?

Complainant—He had ; he was dressed as he is now. I
know of no reason for his doing this excepting drink. Ho
has been illusing me all the time I have been married to
him. He does not live with me, but every now and then,
when I am asleep, he comes and ill-uses me in this way.
He comes when he likes, and that is generally when he has
been drinking.
Defendant—l never touched her at all.

A respectable woman stepped forward and said that,
alarmed by the cries of " Murdor ! " last night, she went to
the spot, and saw the defendant beating his wife, who had
a child in her arms.

A policeman said that, finding the poor woman suffering
from recent violence, ho took defendant into custody, who
threatened to set fire to his house.
Defendant was remanded.