The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-03 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STR,EET, THIS DAY.

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ASSAULT.—Geo. Trem-
mond, a respectable-looking young man, was charged with
assaulting John Fisher, the conductor of one of Mr. Mere-
dith's omnibuses.

The complainant said the defendant got on his 'bus, and
after going a certain distance got, down and tried to thrust
himself inside, and he (the conductor) resisted. The 'bus
then went on about 60 yards, and on his getting on his
standing-place the defendant came running up and seized
the leg of his trousers and pulled them off—(laughter)—
and at the same time the pocket of his coat, containing
£1 ss. 6d. He then gave the defendant in charge.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, for the
defendant—Do you mean to say your trousers came in two ?
Complainant—They cams off. [The complainant here
exhibited the remains of the trousers, amidst much laugh-
ter.]

Mr. Lewis—Did not the defendant complain of being ill ;
and when you asked for another fare, on his getting down
to go inside, did he not say that he would pay double fare ?
Complainant—We had a scuffle.
Mr. Lewis—How was the blow on defendant's eye
caused ? _ _

Complainant—lt was done with my hat rim.
Mr. Lewis—Was not the defendant's wife inside, and did
not the passengers say—" Let him in, he is ill"—and did
he not also ask for your number ?

The complainant generally answered the questions in the
negative.
Mr. Tyrwhitt, to complainant—You might have let him
in, and the question of fare could have been settled after-
wards.

A constable said the complainant said he had lost all his
money, and after he got to the station with the defendant
he observed two marks on the defendant's face.

Mr. Lewis said his instructions put a very different com-
plexion on the case. It seemed that the defendant had been
with his wife on a visit to his uncle, Mr. Moore, of Mount-
street, Grosvenor square, and, being an invalid, he got
outside the omnibus till there was room to get in. The
omnibus went on a short distance, and a lady got out,
and then the defendant got down and asked to be
allowed to get in. This the conductor refused, not-
withstanding extra fare was offered, abused the defen-
dant, struck him in the eye, and then ran on. The defen-
dant then ran after the complainant, with the view of
taking his number, and seized him by the leg of the trou-
sers, and they were torn.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the conductor had acted very wrongly
in trying .to get two fares from the defendant. He (Mr.
Tyrwhitt) did not seir why the defendant should not get
inside, when there was room for him to so without being
made to pay over again, the fares inside and out being
alike. He had no doubt the conductor first tried to bully
the defendant and then hit him, and he doubted very much
about the loss of the'money.
The defendant, who appeared very unwell, was then
discharged.
EXTENSiTE ROBBERY AT A JEWELLER'S.—John Collier,
Queer-street, Birming-
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and brilliant bracelet, one carbuncle and gold bracelet, three
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property of Mr. Benjamin Haseldine, jeweller.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap•
peared for the prosecution, and inspector Silverton attended
to watch the case. _ _

It appears that on Good Friday last the prisoner, who
was in the employ of Mr. Abbott, of John-street, Golden-
square, was at work at Mr. Heseldine's, and by some means
got into the shop and took away the property above stated,
and absconded, leaving his tools behind him and a week's
wages due to him. Nothing was seen of him, but, from
information Butcher, 137 C, received, he went to Birming-
ham and took the prisoner into custody. On telling the
prisoner the charge he replied, " You have got good
information, but I know nothing about it." On again tell-
ing the prisoner the charge, he said—" I know where the
information comes from, but I mean to know nothing about
it." The prisoner was living with a deaf and dumb wo-
man.—Remanded.