The Sun.
London, England, 1862-12-02 00:00:00

that on Tuesday, the 11th ult., he was on duty •
at
Algeston, near Acton, and observed the prisoner
a beershop door without cap or boots. Witness
had previously had a cap brought to him, and.
he asked prisoner if it betot;god to him, and he
said it did. Witness then afL`ted him for his pass,
but he refused to show it. ;-le then asked him
what he had done with his b:lots, and he said
that he had sold them. Witness
take him into custody, but the prisoner
said he should
ran away. Witness ran after him, and
caught him, at the time drawing his truncheon.
to defend himself, but did not use it. The
prisoner then drew an iron poker from his
clothes,
and struck him so violently on the bead with it
that he fell senseless, and remained so for some
time. When he came to himself the prisoner was
gone, but another constable coming up, they
Went
in pursuit, and found him at Perivale.
Thos. Denton, 273 T, corroborated the ev-idetieer
and added that the prisoner said that not all tvAe
police force should take him, and struggled en'
fought very violently. Laskey's head was
much swollen.
Thomas Searle, a sergeant in the Grenadiec
Guards, stationed at Wellington Barracks, said the'
prisoner was a private soldier in the same batty
bap'
On the 9th of November he was confined to bar
racks for punishment. He broke out of barracue
kB,
and he did not see him again until he was in
tody. He was not absent on leave.
The prisoner in his defence said the policeman
struck him first.
The jury found him guilty.
Mr. Payne sentenced the prisoner to be kept to
hard labour for six mouths, with av intimation that
the sentence would have been heavier but from the
knowledge he had that the prisoner would be
furob-
r-
ther punished under the military law
bery of his regimental necessaries.
for the

HEARTLESS MURDER IN DUBZIN.

This day a woman named Catherine Gavan was brought`
up at Capel-street police-office, charged with the
murder of her male infant child, by drowning it in a y°xld.
near the " mound" in the Phoenix-park. The prison
who was in custody of Acting-inspectors Smith and Kings.
of the G division, appears to be about 25 years of age, Oct
of dark complexion ; her eyes are black and deeply set, her
brows seem to protrude more than they really do owing to
her low narrow forehead receding. Her mouth is large,
heavy, and sensuous, and her nose is sharp and slightly
hooked. The general expression of her face is sinister' to
the extreme. She was decently dressed, and did not alp'
pear to be in indigent circumstances. It will be reuterty
wilful
bered that a few days since the body of a male in
was found drowned in a pool sear the mound in the
park.
Mr. Davis, county coroner, held au inquest, when it
trans'
pired in evidence that a woman was seen near the P 1 °°
where the body was found with a child in 130" arms under
very suspicious circumstances. On the medical testimonY
it was proved that the infant had been drowned, end
rth:
jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against some Pe t'
~
or persons unknown. The clothes which had been on
body of the infant were returned by the police, and were taken'
by Smith and King to the several lying-in hospitals in the
city and to the North and South Union Workhouses. •E'
Catile
the North Union Workhouse they discovered that ale
rine Gavan had been there and had been delivered of e tided
ra„
infant about two months before this day they proceed
sella•
the North-wall where the accused was in the habit of
l 3
ing fruit. They told her that they were policemen el6'
that they wanted to know what she done with the fine h
re°
child of which she had been confined in the hospital of te
ee
North Union Workhouse. She replied that her child Ws°
dead and buried, and that it died in her arms in the
strt.
They then took her into custody and conveyed her to the
detective office where the clothes which were found en
?
deceased child were shown to her. These clothes consistee
of too flannel petticoats, a portion of a plaid shawl, and
shirt. She was cautioned not to say any thing that would
criminate herself, as it would be used a
trial. She then said—" There is no use in denying ,thilee
truth—the clothes are mine." During the time' that ''r
foregoing facts were being given in evidence the pritO7tiet
remained quite unmoved, and seemed to treat the lea e
gaizet her on ller
charge preferred against her with the greatest indifferelleShe n:
She is not married and retitled in Meath-street.
the
trived to earn a comfortable support by selling fruit at
steamers and at the shops on the North-wall. The presi,(ll:g'
i
magistrate (Mr. Sttonge) said that he would remand
case to Monday.
It is supposed by the police that the accused is the 00T
who who was seen with the child at the park on the evening
ng
the murder was committed. She was taken up too Gra
10°',,.
pram prison in close custody, after leaving the a
mg quite unconcerned.

COUNTRY DIAI4ALab•