The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-09 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

STABBING BY A BoY EIGHT YEARS OLD.—Oliver Crom-
well Haile, eight years old, was charged b3fore Mr. Tyr-
whitt with assaulting another little boy, named Matthew
Collier, by stabbing him with a knife.
Polly Hennessey, an intelligent little girl, residing at
No. 2, Archer-street, Windmill-street, said—On Saturday,
just as I was passing a public-house at the corner of
Archer-street, I saw Hurle run after another little boy,
named Matthew Collier, and when near a post stab him
with a knife. Matthew Collier cried out "Oh !" and then
began crying.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—ls Collier here ?
Witness—Olt, no, sir, he is in bad; he can't stand.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Where was he stabbed ?
Witness—ln the thigh, sir.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—What sort of a knife was it ?
Witness—lt was like a penknife.
Mr. Tyrwhitt--Is Collier's mother here ?
Witnesi—Yes, sir.
Mrs. Eliza Collier, of 21, Ragont-straet, said—On Satur-
iay my boy was brought home, having a wound
in the inside of his thigh an inch and a half long.

The following certificate was handed to Mr. Tyr•
whitt

"I hereby certify a littlo boy, named Matthew Collier,
was brought to me with an incised wound of tho buttock.
I have also attended him at his own house, and it is im-
possible to say for a few days the result of such a wound.
Wm. HENRY Emus, Surgeon.

"33, Great Windmill-street, Oct. 9.
Maisey, 160 C, said—Seeing a great crowd in Great
Windmill-street, I went up and found a boy had been
stabbed. The injured boy was taken to a surgeon. I after-
wards went to 28, Regent-street, and took the prisoner
into custody. On asking the prisoner where the knife was
he said it was behind a box in his father's room, and there
I found it.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—lt is a shoemaker's knife ?
Constable—lt is, sir.
Mr. Tyrwhitt (to the prisoner)—How old are you ?
Prisoner—Eight.

Tyrvrhitt—And you have begun with stabbing a
boy. I shall have to remand you for a week. If I had not
Joan so much as I have, I slould have said I was sar-
i; rised ; but I am not.

The prisoner was removed from the court, calling oui
for his mother.

WESTMINSTER.
STEALING A CHILD.—A poor countrywoman applied to
Mr. Selfe under the following circumstances :
She said her name was Thompson, and she lived at
Maidstone. Last Monday a tall man stole her child at the
breast, 10 months old, from a house at Lewes, near Maid-
stone. She left the child in the house, and while she
went out for a moment the man left the house, and took the
child and other property belonging to her. She and her
husband had come to town to look after their boy, and
had exhausted all their means, and they now wished the
magistrate's assistance and advice.
In reply to questions from Mr. Selfe, she could not assign
any reason for the robbery ; the child had on a red frock,
brown jacket, and white hat trimmed with blue velvet.
The police had been informed, and they were making in-
quiries. He was a sort of traveller, and was described as
living in Westminster.
Mr. Selfe said no doubt the child would soon turn up.
The mother said that was no consolation for the felony
that had been committed.
The husband stepped forward, and said soon after the

child was missed he saw a/companion of the man who stole
the child, and he fetched the police, but they treated the
matter lightly and let him go. The man's name was Tom
Brown, or he was more commonly called "Dublin Tom."
He was about 30 years of age, and was usually alone.
Mr. Salle said no doubt the press would do all they
could to assist them in their search, and the applicant
thanked his worship and retired.