The Sun.
London, England, 1862-10-10 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

COMMITTAL WITHOUT A FINE—ASSAULT ON A CON-
STABLE.—EmmanueI Batton, a respectable-looking young
man, who gave the address Beak-street, City, and who, on
being placed in the dock, said his name was Abraham
Morris, was charged before Mr. Knox with assaulting Paw-
son, 121 C.

It appears that about three this morning Pawson saw
the prisoner go up to a man sitting in a doorway—the pri-
soner having two companions with him—and seize the man
by the legs anti pull him on the pavement. Pawson told
the prisoner to let the man alone, and that he would look
after him, when the prisoner made use of a disgusting ex-
pression and struck Pawson a blow on the face and knocked
him down. Thom, 63 C, Richardson, 212 C, and East, 135
E, then assisted Pawson in taking the prisoner into custody,
when the prisoner kicked Thom in a delicate part, and
after a good deal of resistance, the prisoner, who treated
the whole of the constables very roughly, was got to the
police-station.

Prisoner attempted to make out that he had been ill-
used by the police, and called a witness named Barnes,
who said he reiided in Weymouth-street, was a billiard -
marker, and was employed at the Wellington Club, who
saw the constable kick the prisoner, but this was denied.
Inspector Bowles, who took the charge, said the witness
and the prisoner were drunk.
Mr. Knox said he was determined to protect the police
in the performance of their duty. He would like to know
from the inspector the eharacter of the constables.
Inspector Bowles having given them all good characters,
Mr. Knox said he believed the constables, who had all
good characters, and were sober at the time, in pre-
ference to persons who were prov€d to be drunk, He
should not give the prisoner the option of paying a fine, but
should commit him for a month.
THE H AYMARKET AND ITS Vlsrrous.—Patrick Barry
and George Morris, two fellows of desperate appearance,
were charged with loitering in the Haymarket and attempt-
ing to pick pockets.
Waterson, 144 C, said on taking them into custody they
said they had come from the country, and were Garibal-
dians. He saw the prisoners attempt to pick agentleman's
pocket. There was a third .person in custody who he had
seen with the prisoners.
Mr. Knox said he would have the prisoners put back and
hear the next charge then.

Maria Herbert, Elizabeth Linley, John and Ro-
bert Stanley were then charged with loitering in the Hay-
market for the purpose of committing a felony.
Sergeant Brown saw Linley accost a gentleman, the
others standing close by. She then left the gentleman and
went after another; and then left him and went to Regent •
street and the top of the Haymarket, where they all had
some conversation. The females then went down
the Haymarket, the male prisoners keeping a short
distance off. One of the female prisoners then changed
cloaks with a female not in custody, he had no doubt to
deceive the police. Having got assistance he took the
whole of the prisoners into custody, having been following
them for about two hours, and during that time the men
were following the women.
Police-constable Brown, 176 C, confirmed the sergeant.
Sergeant Brown said he found nothing on the females,
and only lid. on the two men.
Mr. Knox said he had no doubt morally what the pri-
soners were about, but the evidence was not strong eaough
to warrant him in convicting the prisoners as suspected
persons, but should fine them all 40s. each, the females for
being at the place for the purposes of prostitution, and the
men for aiding and abetting them.
Morris and Barry were then again placed at the bar, and
Mr. Knox said he had no doubt the police would find out
something about them, and remanded them.