The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-08 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

UNPROVOKED ASSAULT ON A FEMALE.—Margaret
Macarthy, a tall, masculine female, was charged before
Mr. Selfe with the following unprovoked assault on Mrs.
Caroline Richard. of 18A, Alfred-place, Bedford-square.
Mrs. Richards said that on Saturday evening, about 8
o'clock, she was walking in Greek-street, Soho, with her
husband, when the prisoner, without the slightest provoca-
tion, gave her a violent blow on the back of her head, fell-
ing her to the ground.

In answer to Mr. Selfe, the leamplainant said the prisoner
had been drinking, and was•raving mad.-

Mr. John Richards, husband of the complainant, said
that seeing a crowd in Greek-street, he with his wife stepped
out into the road so as to avoid it, when the prisoner
knocked his wife down by a blow on' the head, and then
flew at hiin like a tigress, and he had the greatest difficulty
in keeping her off.
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The prisoner said she had been drinking, and did not
know what she did.

Mr. Selfe committed her for ten days, with hard labour.

SINGULAR CHARGE OF ROBBERY.—SHSatI Smart, a
well-dressed female, was charged before Mr. Selfe with
the following robbery at Mr. Bonthron's, baker, 106,
Regent-street.

In the prisoner's possession a bank-book, showing she
had £l6 in her possession, was found.
Butcher, 137 C, said that on Saturday night he followed
the prisoner from No. 10, Lower John-street, Golden-
square, to the shop of Mr. Bonthron, baker, Regent-street.
She went to the window and took out a loaf and walked to
the counter with it, having also placed one inside her shawl.
While standing at the counter she took two tea cakes off
the counter and placed them also under her shawl. She
then went to the other window and pointed to some biscuits
to the young woman, at the same time taking a piece of
cake out of the window and put it under her shawl. She
then left the shop. He (Butcher) then went in and told
the young woman the prisoner had been robbing her, and
fetched the prisoner back, when he found all the articles
upon her with the exception of the piece of cake, which
she dropped on her way pack to the shop. At her lodgings
ho found a bank-book for £l6, and on her £1 Bs. was
fotind.

Mr. Selfe—Had you a reason for watching her.
Butcher—l had your worship, and wish for a remand.

Martha Noble, assistant to Mr. Bonthron, said the pri-
soner only paid 3d. for a loaf and 6d. for biscuits.

In answer to Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-
street, who appeared for the prisoner, the witness said she
knew the prisoner by sight as a customer.

A piece of paper was here handed to the magistrate by
the clerk.

Mr. Lewis said he was not acquainted with the nature
of the document handed to hia worship by the clerk.
Mr. Selfe said he had no objection to Mr. Lewis seeing it.
Mr. Lewis said it would have been more just to the
accused if it had been kept back till the present case had
been adjudicated on.

Mr. Lewis having perused the document,
Mr. Selfe remanded the prisoner.

WESTMINSTER.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—MichaeI Boyle and Wm, Moore
were charged with the following murderous assault :
Stephen Batson, a coal porter, said that between 7 and 8
o'clock on Saturday he went into the Waterwork's Public-
house, Upper Belgrave-place, to settle with some of his
fellow-workmen, and had not been there long before a dis-
turbance took place. Moore then struck him violently,
and Boyle then seized him by the hair and pulled him
across the table, while Moore and others struck and kicked
him, He had never quarrelled with any of the men.
Wm. Beeson, who was in company with Batson, corrobo-
rated his testimony. Moore also attacked him, knocking
him down and kicking him on the temple. Boyle aftert, '
wards struck him and dragged him out into the street,,
while Moore kicked and struck him again. Both this
and
wit-
ness and the last were completely disfigured with blows
cuts.
Mr. Inspector Howard intimated that there w a
man who had been most seriously injuredv,eand
wasanother
now
lying dangerously ill in bed. He had sera witnesses
who would prove this assault.
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knocked down and kicked for
the part of his son, whom they:sviore kicking.
was also
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Cornelius Bryan, jun.,
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and on his father interfering he was also brutally as.
sauClatethderine Bryan, a very respectable Young woman, was
then called, and said that she was in the house when her
brother and father (an old man) were there. The defen-
ethers) were very iwieleut,
anAto, fuwrlg knocked her

brother down and kicked him. Her father said " Don't
1 strike my son, he's not done anything," upon which Moore
brutally knocked him down and kicked him, cutting his lip
open, and rendering him insensible. A man picked him
up and• sat him •on the stairs, thinking he was dead, and
then Moore came out, and in the most cruel manner dragged
her father along the passage by the hair of his head and
kicked him again. He was now lying very ill in bed,
Prisonerdcross-elirnined the witnesses, but failed to elicit
anything in their favour.

Mr.-Daymaa remaridEd them for a week, refusing bail.

SOUTHWARK.

SERIOUS CASE OF CUTTING AND STABBING.—A young
man named Patrick Galvin? a shoemaker, residing at Red
Cross-court, Borough, was charged with committing a des-
perate assault on a married woman named Bridget Keenan,
who also lives in the court, which is principally occupied
by the very' lowest class.
The complainant whose face and head were covered with
plaster, said that about 10 o'clock on Saturday night she
had some altercation with the defendant and his wife in the
court, opposite their place, and shortly afterwards the
former struck her a violent blow, which knocked her down. 1
The d,Andant, in reply to the magistrate, said that on
the night in question his wife and the complainant had some
words, and when he saw her subsequently he accused ber
of telling stories of the former, and without any further
provocation she flung a saucepan at him, which struck him
on the forehead and cut him, and she also struck his
child.

The complainant denied this statement positively, and
said that she had given the defendant no provocation before
he struck her, but she admittel that she flung a small tin
can at him. She alleged that there was no truth whatever
in the statement as to any quarrel having taken place
previously between her and the defendant's wife. She
called two witnesses, who corroborated her account of the
affair, and one of them said that while she was on the
ground Mrs. Galvin (defendant's wife) struck her on the
back of the head with a sharp instrument, a small iron bar,
but of this it appeared the complainant was unconscious.
For the defence two witnesses were called, but the evi-
dance did not materially affect the preceding on behalf of
the complainant, and the prisoner was remanded for a
week.