The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-21 00:00:00

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The prisoner said he never saw the watch, and that he
was drunk at the time.

The constable said that he went up, seeing a number of
persons collected in St. Martins-street. The witness was
holding the prisoner by the collar, and said that he had
stolen a watch. The prisoner was quite sober, but on the
way to the station pretended to be drunk.
_ _

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would remand the prisoner for a
week, and a summons could be taken out to compel the
person robbed to attend.

WESTMINSTER.

DISGRACEFUL OUTRAGES BY A SOLDER AT KNIGHTS-
BRIDGE.—Thomas Tucker and Robert Turner, the latter a
private in the Grenadier Guards, were charged with the
following series of assaults :

Frederick Corner, landlord of the Pakenham Arms,
Knightsbridge-green, said that at a little before 12 o'clock
last night he was called out to a disturbance in front of the
bar with two soldiers, one of whom was Turner. They
wanted to fight, and were backed up on either side by
seven or eight roughs, who used most filthy language.
He told them he could not allow such language, and or-
dered the soldiers out, as he considered them the ring-
leaders. They refused to go, and on his telling them he
would send for the police they abused him. He then got
the assistance of the police, and proceeded to turn the
soldiers out. The other soldier went quietly, but the de-
fendant Turner was very violent, and while they were
ejecting him Tucker was engaged in assaulting witness by
striking him repeatedly on the back of the head. When
Turner was put out, he turned his attention to Tucker
who continued to assault him and struck his potman re-
peatedly. After he was put out he forced his way in again
three or four times, and each time assaulted witness and
the petman. Turner was drunk and Tucker was sober.
John Cox, the prosecutor's barman, was called and cor-
roborated his master's account of the transaction.
John Godfrey, the potman, also called, stated that on
going to The assistance of his master Tucker struck him
repeatedly. He was at length put out and assaulted the
police, and on witness going to their assistance both the
defendants struck him about the head. He then ran down
the Brompton-road to assist the polibe again, and on coming
back he was knocked down by some of the defendant's
companions.
Police-constable 364 B said that he took Tucker into
custody, whereupon Turner struck hips, and then Tucker
also struck him, and they fell down together. Witness
succeeded in keeping his hold of the defendant Tucker
and rose to his feet with him, when the soldier pulled
off his belt, but another constable coming up at this mo-
ment, he hid his belt under his coat. The prisoners were
then taken separately to the station, and were violent on
their way. _ _ _

Both the accused denied the charge in tote, and said they
were assaulted themselves.

In answer to Mr. Arnold's inquiries, the landlord of the
public-house said that Tucker was ordinarily quiet, but
the soldier's sergeant gave him a bad character.
Mr. Arnold said Turner's conduct had been very bad,
and ho never forgave a soldier taking off his belt. He
should sentence the soldier to one month's imprisonment,
and Tucker he should fine 205., or send him to prison for
fourteen days.
They were locked up.