The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-10 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A•SCENE AT THE ALHAMBRA THROUGH A DIFFERENCE OP
OPINION ON THE BOAT RACE.-31r. W. Sharpe, of No. 50,
Percy-street, Islington ; Mr. W. Johnson, of No. 24, Great
Coram-street ; Mr. James Gerrard, of' No. 52, Guilford-
street ; and Mr. A. Bassett Carey, of 19, Bernard-street,
Russell-square, gentlemen, were charged before Mr. Tyr-
whitt with being drunk, disorderly, and assaulting Police-
constable Russell, 108 A, at the Alhambra Palace, Leices-

t ter-square.
James Russell, 108 A, said—On Saturday night, at 11
o'clock, I was on duty at the Alhambra Palace, Leicester-
square, when I was called to assist in removing a person
from the refreshment bar. The person was rescued from
us,- and we were surrounded by about 100 persons, the
prisoners being the ringleaders, and all concerned in it.
At half-past 11 1 was again called to the refreshment bar
to remove the prisoner Carey. I attempted to dO so. The
prisoners were very disorderly, their being a dispute about
the boat-race, and every person who differed with them
was thrown down stairs. I saw Carey and the others do
so. I assisted in taking them from the bar, and in going
down stairs I was thrown down by the prisoners and
others.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—You had not differed with them about
the race, had jou ?
Witness—No, Sir. 86 C then came to my assistance,
and the prisoners tore my coat. On the way to the station
Carey and the others tried to excite the mob by crying out
" Oxford, to the rescue ! "
By Carey—I saw no fighting at the bar, but a good deal
of ill-feeling through a difference of opinion respecting
Oxford and Cambridge. You called to your friends to
assist you. You struggled as well, and afterwards asked
your friends to let you go quietly.
By Gerrard—You struck me twice on the shoulders
while in the Alhambra with a stick. You also struck 86
Cas well. I took you and Sharpe also, and would have
taken you at the tima, but could not do so.
By Mr. Tyrwhitt—Johnson and Carey were taken at the
Alhambra.
By Carey—l did say that if it had not been for your
friends, I would have taken you out of the building and
let you go.
Wm. Wallis, 86 C—At half-past 11 on Saturday night I
was called into the Alhambra, there being a disturbance. I
saw the first witness on the stairs having Carey in custody.
I saw Johnson and Gerrard having hold of the constable,
and twist him downstairs and force him against the balus-
ters. He was then calling to :rescue Carey. I then col-
axed Carey, when I was pushed downstairs by Johns° n,
but I pulled Carey with me, and we fell together. On
getting up I got a hold of Carey. I was then struck by
Gerrard and had my hat knocked off, but I did not loose
my hold of Carey, and took him to Vine-street police-
station.
By Gerrard—l first saw you in the balcony trying to
rescue Carey. You struck me with a stick.
Sergeant Richard Pincher, 23 A—l was on duty in the
Alhambra Palace about 11 o'clock. There was a good deal
of shouting of "Oxford" and "Cambridge," and a person
not in custody misconducted himself and threw a glass at
the barmaid at the refreshment-bar. The prisoner and
others succeeded in rescuing the person, and he got away.
I afterwards saw Carey in custody and the other prisoners
trying to rescue him from the custody of the police.
By Carey—The reason why we did not take all of you
and the others creating the disturbance was because we had
not enough force to do so.
By Gerrard—l did not see you strike any one, but you
had a stick. I did not at the station say you struck me with
a stick.

Emmerson, 161 A—The four prisoners were the ring-
leaders of the disturbance which took place on Saturday
night. There were about 150 persons pushing one an-
other about and swaying to and fro.
Sharpe said that in going into the station to ask for bail
he was taken into custody. Gerrard said there was some
confusion and disturbance at the Alhambra, some persons
calling out " Oxford " and some "Cambridge." He went
to the station and was then taken into custody. The other
defendants said there was a little disturbance, but they did
no more than push them down as the others did Carey,
adding that it was all through his friends interfering on his
behalf.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he thought Carey might well say
"Save me from my friends," and Sharpe might almost say
the same. The prisoners were only part of a large number
who took part in the disturbance, and had the ill luck to
be taken, as there did not appear to have been more violence
on their part than on that of the others. He thought the
taking Carey and Sharpe to the station and bringing them
to the court was enough for them, they would be dis-
charged. Gerrard seemed to have struck the constable,
and Johnson appeared to have pushed the constable down
the stairs. Carey and Sharpe would be discharged, and
Johnson and Gerrard fined 10s. each.