The Sun.
London, England, 1862-09-24 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET

MR. WILSON VISITS THE HAYMARKET—AND ASSAULTS
THE POLICE.—Mr.. Walter Wilson, of Cowes, Isle of
Wight, gentleman, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with
being drunk, using obscene language, and assaulting John
Harris, 304 A.

Harris said—At a quarter past 2 o'clock this morning,
while in the Haymarket, he saw the defendant, who was
drunk and using obscene language. He advised him to go
away, when he forced himself into a night-house doorway,
but was refused admission. The defendant then commenced
beating the doer with his stick, and on telling him that it
could not be permitted he gave him (witness) a blow in the
chest which sent him reeling. He gob assistance and took
the defendant into custody, and on getting into Piccadilly
the defendant knocked him and two other constables down,
and then held him (Harris) down by the hair of his head
and scratched his face,

Other evidence having been given,
The defendant said he certainly was drunk. He had
come from the country, and had been dining with some
friends.

Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the defendant 20s. or a month, stat-
ing that it was a pity to see a gentleman do such a thing.
A BAGPIPER CHARGED WITH INCITING A CIIILD TO
BlG.—John Keepe, a bagpiper, was charged with inciting
a little girl six years of age to beg.
The prisoner was seea by Nathan Leech, 324 A., the
previous night sending the child after gentlemen for the
purpose of begging. In one case she came back without
any money,when the prisoner gave her a slap on the head.
The prisonei• then sent her after another gentleman, and
she was more successful, and brought back some coppers
which she gave to the prisoner. The constable then hav-
ing cautioned the prisoner• several times not to visit
Regent •street, took him into custody.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the constable said the
prisoner had his bagpipes with him, but had not been
playing them.
Mr. Tyrwhitt told the prisoner that his picturesque dress
was all got up. He called himself a bagpiper, and he (Mr.
Tyrwhitt) had no deubt that he could play a little, and
that was all—his object being to beg and to screw what he
could from people with the aid of the child.
Committed fox a month with hard labour.

SOUTHWARK.
nREAXING AN OMNIBUS WlNDWM.—Charles Stevens,
described as a horsekeeper at a cab yard in thb Dover Road,
was charged with breaking a window of one of the General
Omnibus Company's canines, and Mr. Hudson, the ma-
nager of the company, attended to prosecute.
Henry William Holmes said that last night, about half-
past ten, the omnibus of which he was conductor was
standing near the clock tower at London-bridge, and he
noticed the prisoner and a woman, who were quarrelling
in the road. The latter said something to the prisoner, on
which he took up a stone and deliberately flung it at one of
the side windows, through which it passed. The stone,
which he produced, was afterwards found inside the om-
nibus.

The prisoner, in reply to the magistrate, denied the
charge.

Witness said that immediately the prisoner flung th e
stone the woman remarked, " You have done it now."
The wife of the prisoner, who was the woman with whom
he had beet quarrelling the previous night, denied that her
husband threw the stone.
33 AI proved to having taken the prisoner into custody,
and the woman merely said he had been very quarrelsome.
Mr. Iludson said the company had to pay as much as
£3OO a-year for damage done to the windows of their
carriages.
The prisoner was sentenced to pay 20s. damages, and ls.
fiae, or be imprisoned for one month, and not being able to
pay the money, he was removed to the cell.

I A REGULAR THAME S.
I of 34 WIFE BEATER.—Charles Lane, a labourer,
i Stracey .street, Stepney, was brought before Mr.
Selfe, charged with assaulting his wife, Ann Lane, who
presented herself in the witness-box with one eye blackened
, and swollen, and her face bruised.
The complt.inant said she had been married to the pri-
soner two years, and he had ill-used her at intervals ever
since. Three weeks after her wedding he knocked her
down and beat her. lie implored her forgiveness, and she
did look over his brutality, on promise of better behaviour.
Two months ago he beat her and gave her a black eye.
Last night she went out on a visit to a lady, and expected
her her husband to meet her and take her home, but tidi
why
do so, and when she got home she merely asked him l
he had not met her, on which he abused her and 11
epithets towards her, and when she remonstrated
to es-
he commenced kicking and ill using her.
rlrnoom door and
cape from him, he got her arm betweene
he
She was obliged
the door post, and kept it there some timvio
violence.
to cal for the police to prevent furthNero. 1
495 11, said he was
frying to
him,
Henry Wilmot, police-constable, No.
custody, and that he
called upon to take the prisoner
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He captured the
behaved with great violence.
and threw him, and made his escape.
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be sotruut ghglinlegg ,
prisoner a second time, and,
secured him. The. prisoner said he would be his wife's
caused him to be punished he
butcher, and
ly he came out of prison. The
would take her life direct
and was
prosecutrix was that if she
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satisfied'the prisoner had beaten his wife
bleeding very much last night
greatlym r .saeffietated
wvaesmanner. He sentenced him to six weeks'
in a very savage
imprisonment and hard labour, and at the expiration of
thatood timehfind good sureties to keep the peace and be of
g
rviour towards his wife and all her Majesty's
be
subjects Air six mouths,