The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-29 00:00:00

POLICE IN

This Day.

MARLBOROTJGH-STREET.

RIOTIOUS AND OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT IN NEWMAN-
STREET, OXFORD-STREET.--Michael Flinn, Michael Hay,
and Roger Dillon, labourers, and all stout-built fellows,
were charged before Mr. Knox, with being drunk and
assaulting Mr. Charles Hawsherr, of 70, Newman-street,
Oxford-street, brass-mounter, and Mr. Thomas Lewellyn,
of No. 71, Newman-street, coachmaker.
Mr. Hawsherr said—Yesterday evening about seven
o'clock I was in Newman-street, and saw a crowd of per-
sons, and on going to see the cause found the prisoners
and three others knocking a man about the room bleeding
at the time. The man came behind me for protection. The
prisoner Hay came up and asked why I interfered, and I
said it was not right for six or seven persons to knock one
man about. Hay than gave me a blow on the nose. A
constable then came up, and I gave Hay into custody. I
think the man whom they were knocking about is in the
hospital.

Hay—The witness called me an "ugly —."
Mr. Knox—l don't believe a gentleman would do such

a thing.

Henry Morlaud said—l saw the row; and the three pri-
soners and three others striking a young man—a little
fellow. The last witness said "you brutes," and Hay
then struck the witness on the nose. I saw Dillon kick
the man while he was on the ground several times, and
heard him say, " Kill the —," and something about
" Hurrah for the Irish." The witness never made use of
the language spoken of by Hay.
Dillon—l never kicked the man.
Witness—You did several times.

Police-constable Grover, 97 E—l saw the prisoners in
Newman-street yesterday evening. They were all drunk,
and striking at every one they came near. I took them
into custody. A man had been assaulted by them, but he
was taken away by his friends. The street was in a com-
plete uproar and confusion, and while the row was going
on some thieves took advantage of it, and stole a bed from
one of Mr. Burton's vans.

Mr. Thomas Lewellyn, of 71, Newman-street, said
there was a great crowd in the street. Hay and Flinn
were two of them who were illusing a little fellow shame-
fully and cowardly. They also kicked him in a brutal
manner. I picked the man up and received a blow and
some kicks were aimed at me. I have come forward not
so much to complain of being assaulted, as to be a witness
for Mr. Hawsherr. 1 assisted the police in taking Flinn to
the station, and have been threatened by him for doing
so.

Mr. Binwell, artist, of 70, Newman-street, said—l saw
the prisoner with two or three other men attacking a man
right and left, some of them holding him while the others
struck him, and Dillon kicked him in' a savage manner
while he was down. It went on for several minutes, and

thsn some gentlemen interfered. The men also struck
other persons and a little boy. I never saw such a cruel
thing in my life. There was a crowd of two or three hun-
dred persons, and Flinn appeared to be mad.
Mr. Knox—A more disgraceful thing I never heard of
than for such a scene to occur between seven and eight
o'clock in the evening, in a street like Newman-street. The
prisoners are a parcel of savage ruffians, not fit to live in a
decent town. I do not know whether the man attacked
intends to appear, but I will give time to see whether he
comes or not, and will remand the prisoners till Thursday
next.