The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-08 00:00:00

Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, defended the prisoner.
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The complainant, an elderly woman, is residing at 14,
Glasshouse-buildings, and the prisoner was living at No. 5
Providence-place, Cartwright-street, both close to Rose-
mary-lane. There was an Irish row, in what was desig-
nated a very turbulent district, last night, and the com-
plainant found the prisoner beating her daughter. He had
previously, and without provocation, punched another
female. Mrs. Horragan interposed on behalf of her daugh-
ter, and the prisoner made a furious attack upon her. He
knocked her down by a blow with his fist, and, to use
her own words, the light went out of her eyes. He then
wantonly kicked her about the head, face, and body,
and dislodged several teeth. She was taken up from the
ground in a bleeding and mutilated condition, and carried
to the London Hospital, where the house-surgeon found
one of her teeth hanging to her gum by a bit of flesh, and
removed it. The poor woman's sufferings were very great,
and her head and face were extensively bruised and con-
tused.

Margaret Horragan, aged 13, the daughter of the com-
plainant, said her sister's • husband was the brother of the
prisoner's wife. She confirmed the statement of her mother
in every particular.

After a defence by Mr. Joseph Smith,
Mr. Paget said he could understand why the complainant's
husband did not attend. It had seldom been his lot to hear
of a more savage, unprovoked, unmanly, and dastardly
assault. The Legislature had given the magistrate great
powers in cases of aggravated assault on women, and he was
determined to exercise that power in this case to the fullest
extent. The only'doubt he had on his mind was whether
he ought not to send the prisoner for trial. He wished it
to be distinctly understood that in the district of the
Thames Police-court such horrible assaults as these would
not be lightly passed over. 'An old, feeble, and harmless
woman had been the victim of the prisoner's brutality.
The prisoner was ill-using her daughter, the old woman
interfered, and then the prisoner beat her by repeated
blows with his clenched fist, and knocked the teeth out of
her head. The defence set up had completely failed. If
the prisoner had attacked a man strong and powerful like
himself it would have been cowardly and untnanly, but to
beat and kick a poor old infirm woman was diabolical. He
sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for six calendar
months and kept to hard labour.

A DOUBLE ACCIDENT.—Lord Middleton's fox
hounds met at Hunmanby on Friday morning in a
field near to the station, and soon were in full cry. The
fox at a rapid pace took a direction towards the sea, crossing
the railroad leading to Filey. Mr. Simpson, of Field-house,
who was riding a spirited horse, in taking a leap from the
field on to the line, had the misfortune to break the stirrup
of his saddle, and before he could recover himself he fell
with fearful violence with his head on the rails, inflicting
severe wounds. He was instantly taken up, conveyed home,
and medical aid procured, but on Saturday was still living
in a very precarious state. After the horse had been caught
a youth named Danby, of Hunmanby, was placed upon it,
for the purpose of riding it home. He had not proceeded
far before it became unmanageable, and dashing off at full
speed through the streets of Hunmanby, it came in con-
tact with a horse and cart, which were standing near the
Swan Inn, and such was the violence of the collision that
the cart was broken in pieces. The rider was, of course,
thrown, but fortunately alighted upon his feet, and was
uninjured. The horse was caught a second time, and rid-
den hcime, but evidently suffering greatly from the terrible
collision.