The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-28 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
STABBING A FEMALE, AND ASSAULTING a POLICE CON-
STABLE.—John Wm. Selling, a groom, living at 3, Chester-
mows, Belgrave-square, was charged before Mr. Mansfield,
with stabbing Anno Williams, who described herself as
employed in army works, and also with assaulting
Police-constable George Wilson, 156 C.

The prosecutrix said -Last night as I was walking
along Berkeley-street, the prisoner and five or six others
came up to me,• and one of them said, " Where are you
going to-night ? Will you have a drop of gin ?" She to-
fu ed, stating that she was going to see her aunt, and one
of the men then pulled up her clothes,•and the prisoner
took out a knife and stabbed her in the side of the head,
wounding her and saturating her with blood.
Mr. Mansfield—Where was your head dressed ?
Prosecutrix—At the station-house, by the surgeon.
Mr. Mansfield—Did you know the men before ?
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Prosecutrix—No, Sir.
Mr. Mansfield—How do you get your living ?

,prosecutrix—By army work sewing.
Police-constable George Wilson, 156 o—Between two
and three this morning the prosecutrix came up to me and
complained of having been stabbed with a knife. I asked
if she know who had done it, and she said she should
know the person, again. As I was taking her towards the
hospital we saw a number of men who had been drinking
at the corner of Dover-street, and the prosecutrix pointed
out the prisoner as the man who stabbed her. He denied it.
The men were about 100 yards from where the prosecutrix
first spoke to me. The prisoner had been drinking, but
was not drunk when I took him into custody.
Mr. Mansfield—Was the prosecutrix sober ?
'..lonstable—Not quite, Sir. While on the way to the
station-house, and while I was speaking to the prosecu-
trix, the prisoner tried to get away, tripped me up, and we
both fell. Another constable came to my assistance, and
wo got the prisoner to the station. I found a knife in his
possession.
Mr. Mansfield—Were there any traces of blood on it, or
on the prisoner's hands ?
Constable—There were not, sir.
Mr. Mansfield—Is there any certificate from the doctor?

Constable—No, sir.
Mr. Mansfield—There ought to be a doctor's certificate
in all cases of stabbing. I will remand the prisoner for
seven days; but as there is no witness to the matter, and
the case rests entirely on the evidence of the prosecutrix,
I will take two sureties in .450 each for the prisoner's ap-
pearance in a week.
RETURNING FROM CREMORNE.—Harriett Watkins, about
20 years of age, wearing a white figured silk dress, a white
crape shawl, and a turban hat with a largo white feather,
and whose appearance was somewhat that of an Oriental
Sultana, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with wilfully
damaging the hat of Mr. Wm. Thomas, gentleman, residing
at 43, Albemarle-street.
Mr. Thomas said—The prisoner accosted me in Albe-
marle-street between 2 and 3 this morning. I met with a
constable and asked him to see the prisoner away. He
declined to do so, saying he was not on duty. The prisoner
tried to prevent me going into my hotel. The porter then
came out, and the prisoner seized my hat and kicked it
against the railings, smashing it so that it is not worth
anything. What I object to is the treatment I received.
Prisoner —He brought me from Cremorne and promised
me a cab home, and because he would not keep his word
I took his hat.
Mr. Thomas—Oh! that is not the case. She rode inside
the cab with two friends of mine, but I was outside.
Mr. Mansfield—Then you did not bring her from
Cremorne ?
Mr. Thomas—Oh, no, it was my friends.
Prisoner—You and your friends brought me from
Cremorne and promised me a cab home.
Allwood, 186 C—l saw the complainant and the prisoner
struggling together. The complainant could not get his
hat away, and the prisoner smashed it.
Mr. Mansfield ordered the prisoner to pay 10s. for the
damage, and a fine of 55., or 14 days in default,