The Sun.
London, England, 1838-09-18 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

HATTON:GARDEN.
Mr. William Somers, a barrister, was charged by police
constable, 77 G, with being drunk and disorderly. The con.
stable stated that on Sunday night last, about ten o'clock, his
attention was arrested by the screams of a female in Guildford.
street, Clerkenwell, and on proceeding to the spot, be found
the prisoner dragging a lady, who was violently resisting him.
Witness separated them, on which the lady went away, hut
the prisoner pursued her and repeated his violence towards
her, and witness again separated them, and begged of the
prisoner to go home. He had been drinking, and he left the
spot ; but shortly afterwards witness was again attracted by
screams, when he found the prisoner grasping hold of the leg
of the lady, and he took him to the station-house, where he
pulled out a handful of Hank notes and commenced biting
thorn and raving like a madman. The notes, 431., and six
sovereigns, were taken from him, and he was locked up.
[lodges and Inspector Penny, on visiting the cell, found the
p.isoner suspended by a silk handkerchief, when he was cut
down and restored to his senses, and he was watched during
the night, as he expressed a determination VAxs dc%ign
into execution.

Mr. SiIITII inquired who 014 )44y was whom be had
treated so violently? cctusidd?—lt nae 10:i wife. She said
that he had turool iter out Of hih's:use last week, and he was
anrCou; for her to return i'.'orne with him, arid he was forcing
her to do so; but she was determined never to live with him
again. She refused to proaecuto him,
The prisQnQ' had lately been rittoeted with a fever, and his
condoo prooreded from having taken too much wine. He
elpreased his sorrow.
He was fined 63., and, his property being restored to him,
be war discharged.

MARY LEBONE.
Yesterday Jahn Sivicid and Daniel Eames, two labouring
men, nod A 44 Sinfield, the wife of the former, were brought
up in custody, and placed at the bar before the sitting magis-
trates, Mr. HostuNs and Lord MONTFORD, charged with the
following brutal conduct :

Tnom;s Cotterel, 14tntlicrd of the Mother Red Cap public-
house, Camden Town, who had his left band in a sling, stated
that on the previous night the prisoners, who were in the tap.
room, called for a pot of beer, which the waiter took them.
Before drinking it was upset somehow by accident, and they
wished it to be filled by the waiter at his expense. This he
would not do, when the prisoner Eames began to abuse him
in the most blackguard language. Witness interfered, and
requested him to go, which he refused. 'Witness then asked
his brother and the waiter to assist him in turning him out,
when Sinfield rushed upon the waiter and bit him in the
shoulder, after which he fell upon witness's brother, and fast-
ien. d with his teeth on to his thigh. Witness endeavoured
with his hand to open his mouth, when he caught hold with
his teeth of his (witness';,) fore-Anger, which he did not re-
lease he 1+;.1 nearly bit it through. All this time Eames
wad kicking and biting every one about him. At lqtlgth some
policemen came in, and, after a desm Tata iiruggle, the pri-
soners were conveyed to ;hp 4:ation-ileuse. His brother could
not attend, as t.iiat morning sailed fur New York.
Welt :rd' Deaves, the waiter, was very
prisons Sinfield) had actually h
ittc piece out of his
shoulder, much in..ms(Al, and the
ttl chat times
been guilty., s' atzkfie id ,
sd.itsdchtahrbgeschomera;n,.l.siadf,
j;lotinwe
nircr,non,gt,hlc7thlitlde.
very gross assaults,
"re r4Petk-IYenerefore,
wlto had acted in a most
fintilwfiiivrne siotit
icrcEciaZiAls tfilif(4l to the Louse of em-rection
shillings, or committed for
ate weeks.