The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-23 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Richard English, a baker,
carrying on business in the Minories, appeared before
the Lord Mayor upon a summons for ill-treating his
wife.

The complainant, who was evidently suffering from
the defendant's misconduct, having been sworn, stated
that ever since her marriage she had been systematically
ill-used by her husband, who, on Monday night last,
when partially intoxicated, applied the most disgusting
epithets to her, and turned her out of the house. pit
previous occasions he had struck her.
The Lord Mayor —How long have you been married
to the defendant I—Complainant : Seventeen months.
The Lord Mayor—And when did he first begin to
treat you ?.—Complainant : The very first week of our
marriage. I am his second wife.
The Lord Mayor—Had you given him any occasion
for quarrelling with you I—Complainant : No, my lord,
none whatever. He began by abusing me for having
taken so little money in the shop during th 6 day.
Mary Ann Culverton and Eliza Peters, two lodgers
in the defendant's house, fully corroborated the state-
ment of the complainant, and added that defendant was
in the frequent habit of her, and telling her
that if she remained in the house he would make blood
spirt out of every vein in her face.
The defendant, in reply to the charge, said that he cer-
tanly did abus=e his wife, but this was owing to her
having brought four or five women, with whom she was
in the habit of gossiping and wasting her time, to the
shop. He then called a journeyman in his employment
to speak to his conduct towards his wife, and the evi-
dence of this witness .;.ended to confirm the testimony of
the complainant.
The Lord Mayor, after severely reproving the de-
fendant for his dastardly and unmanly conduct, ordered
him to find bail for his future good conduct, himself in
401., and two sureties in 201. each.

GUILDHALL—WiIIiam Scully, who was remanded
a few days ago for assaulting a policeman in the pre-
sence of the alderman, was yeAer.iay placed at the bar
before Sir R. W. Carden, to receive his sentence for that
offence.

The Rev. Mr. Williams, formerly a member of the
Court of Common Council, said he read the report of
this case in the newspapers, and, therefore, sought an
interview with the prisoner. Believing that his offenco
was the result of a wicked, irritable temper, he thought
he might be able to reclaim him ; at all events, be was
willing to try. He had, he thought, been rather suc-
cessful with another person, whom he had taken in hand
under similar circumstances. He alluded to Matilda
Barton, who had been in custody about 200 times for
offences of a similar character, yet not so violent, but all
arising from what appeared to be a confirmed habit of
drunkenness. The prisoner bad promised him to abstain
entirely from intoxicating drinks ; and although a per-
fect stranger to him, he was anxious that some mitiga-
tion might be made in the prisoner's sentence, so that
he might the sooner commence the work of reforming
him.

Sir R. W. Carden said; it was a very philanthropic
offer on the part of Mr. Williams, but the prisoner had
been guilty of a very aggravated offence, and he could
not pass it over. From what he saw of the priioner, he
was quite sure, if he had been in possession of a knife at
the time, that he would have murdered the officer, upgn
whom he made a most ferocious attack in open court.
The prisoner was already under sentence of one month's
imprisonment, and required to find sureties to keep
the peace for three months, for the first assault, and
he therefore fined him 51., or two months' imprison-
ment in defamlt, at the end of which term he would still
have to find the required sureties of 101. each. If Mr.
Williams wished to benefit the prisoner, be could do so
by becoming surety for the prisoner's good behaviour.
Mr. Willianad said he was willing to do so to the ex-
tent of 51., to show that he was serious in his wish to
reclaim the prisoner.

The prisoner was then removed, thoroughly subdued.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—?atrick Maher was
brought before Mr. Hardwick charged with obtaining a
pair of boots from Mr. Runciman, boot maker, 32, Pall-
mall, under the false pretence that he had been sent for
them by the Earl of Enniskillen.
William Taylor, shopman to Mr. Runciman, said the
prisoner came into the shop some days ago, and ordered
a pair of boots for the Earl of Enniskillen and a pair for
himself. As the Earl of Enniskillen was a customer,
the order was believed to be genuine, and the prisoner
was supplied with a pair of boots, value 1/. 10s., and the
boots for his lordship were put in hand immediately.
The prisoner went away with his boots. When the
boots for his lordship were ready, a note was despatched
to his lordship, who wan in Ireland. An answer was
received to the effect that no boots had been ordered by
Lord Enniskillen, that he knew nothing of the person
who had taken away a pair of boots in his name, and
that he feared the bootmaker had been duped.
Mr. Leadley, the chief clerk, asked the witness if he
did not think it necessary to ask the prisoner whether
he was in the service of the Earl of Enniskillen ?
Witness said he did not. The Earl of Enniskillen
was a customer, and ha thought the order was correct.
William Ball, another shopman, heard the prisoner
ask for a pair of boots for Lord Enniskillen, and
another pair for himseiff. He met with the prisoner
accidentally, recognised him again, and gave him into
custody.
The prisoner did not deny the charge of obtaining the
hoots. He had been sent to the shop for the boots by
a young man whom he met with in the street, who told
him he had been requested by the Earl of Enniskillen to
order the boots.

Mr. Hardwick wanted to know the name and address
of this young roan.
Prisoner only knew that his name was " Joe," and
that he lived somewhere in London.
Remanded till Thursday next for further evidence.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Richard Thomason, a silk
weaver, living in Hare-street, Bethnal-green, was placed
at the bar before Mr. Hammill, charged with having
attempted to violate the person of his female servant,
Mary Ann Godier, an intelligent and artless-looking
young girl, twelve years of age.

- The prisoner, who declared that the charge was en-
tirely without foundation, was remanded for a week.

THAMES.—William Carl Wilson, 35, a man of
colour, described as a mariner, of 14, Rose-court, Upper
East Smithfield, was charged with assaulting Caroline
Morris, alias Edwards, and attempting to stab her with
a knife.

The prosecutrix, also a person of colour, said that the
prisoner was in the habit of constantly ill-using her, but
for the last' three days his cruelty had become unen-
durable.

Mr. Yardley—Are you a married woman ?—I have
been before the parson. He beat me with a chair on
the small of the back, and flogged me with a poker
heavier than that (pointing to one in the fireplace of the
court) over the shoulders until I am scarcely able to
move. His cruelty is driving me to drink, but very little
overcomes me. Last night he tied a rope round my
waist and dragged me up seven steps of stairs ; he then
tied it round my ankle, and then drawing it up between
my legs fastened me to the bedpost tightly, as they do
the slaves in the slave countries.

Mr. Yardley—Did he beat you, then ?—No, sir ; but
my wrist and shoulder were much bruised. (Here she
unbandaged her wrist, which was red and swollen almost
to laceration.) When the servant came in in the morn-
ing I told her to call the neighbours, but she was afraid
to do so, and I then begged of her to pray to him on her
knees to let me loose a little, but he refused ; and I said
he must have been a slave-driver in his own country.
He brought the knife produced (a large rude carving-
knife), and threatened to stab me. It is the same with
which about three months ago he tried to stab me, first
twisting my neck about as almost_ to cause dislocation,
and I had to go to the doctor's to procure something to
rub it with.

living by
Yardley—Why,bywaahing. after that, did you continue to
live. with him ?—Witness : I got the greater part of my
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. why you should
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Mr. Yardley • Stuff and nonsense. I think I have
seen you before ?__`Witness : I was here twice, but only
as
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lass 4 of aiwhich -,,,-34 placed on the counter for a eLn-.
tower, and drank it oil. The person who called for it
was going to strike her, but the landlord prevented it,
and he (the prisoner)' took her hurnein his arms, and,
partly undressing her, put her to bed. Soon after hear-

ing footsteps in the bed-room, he went up and found her
with the window open. She said, " Here now, you
black son of a --, I'll throw my;elf out of the win-
dow," and it was lest she should do so that he bound ,
her to the bed-post, but not in the manner she had de-
scribed. After he loosened her, and before she ran into
the streets, she fastened the rope round her hand again,
to make believe that she had escaped from captivity. As
to the knife, it was one which he used to cut his food at
sea, but he had not seen it since his return from his last
voyage.
Prosecutrix (showing her face)—See, here is the mark
of a kick he gave me three weeks ago with those heaiy
boots of his.
Mr. Yardley—This is a very serious charge, but I
cannot go into an assault which occurred three weeks
ago, as you still continue to live with him.
The prosecutrix then called Ellen Kelly, a young Irish
girl, who stated that she was a servant to the prosecu-
trix, but went home at night to sleep. When she came
at seven that morning the prisoner let her in, and her
mistress hearing her voice, called her up stairs, and
asked her to undo the rope, but she was afraid to do so.
At her mistress's request she asked the prisoner to do
so, but he refused.
Mr. Yardley—Did he say that she was trying to throw
herself out of the window ?—Witness : No, sir ; he said
he would not do it until she used better language than
she did. I saw him ill-use her last week. He struck
her with a chair, aid other people saw it also. Mrs. Hill,
stewardess of the Rhine, another lady of colour, was one
of them. The Rhine is now in the river.'
Gibbs, 185 11, said he found the prosecutrix half
naked in a crowd with the rope produced round her
wrist, which was much chafed, as were also her arms.
The sinews seemed to be so much strained that she
could not move her fingers.
The girl Kelly, being recalled, said she had seen the
prisoner take her mistress up stairs drunk, she could not
say how many times. She heard him beg and coax her
not to drink, and get out of bed to bring her from the
public-house.
Mr. Yardley : This is a very serious charge, but there
is a great deal of contradiction in the statement of the
prosecutrix, and if she is false i❑ one part she may be
in the other. (To the prisoner) : Why do you stay with
her ? —Wilson : I married her because I loved her.
Mr. Yardley : Oh, then you are her husband ?—Wil-
son : Yes, sir.
Mr. Yardley (to the prosecutrix) : Is this the man
you went to church with ?—Yes, sir. There were three
men and two women present when he was going to stab
me with a knife.
Mr. Yardley : I cannot get anything out of this girl,
Kelly ?—Prosecutrix : No, sir ; she is too Irish ; I chn-
not teach her how to lay a plate. (A. laugh.)
Mr. Yardley • then rerna,nded the case, and directed
the constable to have Mrs. Hill in attendance, together
with any of the neighbours who could throw light
on the inquiry.