The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-04 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGEN B.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Charles Smith, 50, a musi-
cian, Thodzas Hardy, a hawker, and Thonzas Lewis, a
weaver, were charged with outrag,,s upon their wives.
In Smith's case, the wife stated that she sat up waiting
for her husband till near midnight, when he returned
home furious with drink, and, after loading her with the
vilest epithets he could think of, swore that he would
dash her brains out ; and, grasping hold of the poker,
levelled such a terrible blow at the side of her head with
it that, if it had taken effect, the woman said it must
have instantly killed her. She stooped, however, and
so evaded part of the force of it ; on seeing which,
the prisoner levelled a second blow at her head,
and, not so fortunate in escaping it this time,
the poker descended heavily upon her shoulder, injuring
her very much. "He is constantly Hinging me in this
way, sir, and I am always in great danger of losing my
life through him."
Mr. Hammill sentenced this man, who simply pleaded
intoxication, to be imprisoned for six months in the
House of Correction, and kept to hard labour, and to
provide bail for his peaceable behaviour for six, months
more.

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In Lewis's case, King, a constable of the H division,
was on duty in Charlton-street, Betlinall-green, at a late
hour at night on the 18th ult., when he heard a woman
uttering terrifying screams ; and, upon hastening up,
found the prisoner's wife in the street, almost naked,
her mouth bleeding profusely, and so contused and
swollen " as to have the appearance of a piece of liver."
She complained that her husband had inflicted these in-
jures, and detailed another injury of so brutal and inde-
cent a character that it cannot be stated. Notwith-
standing this both the woman herself and her married
daughter positively refused to give any evidence against
the man, the wife protesting that it was all her own
fault, and, though they were both obliged to confess to
former and repeated illtisage, they obstinately perse-
vered in screening him all they could.
Mr. Hainmill said they were evidently trying to con-
ceal all the facts, but more than sufficient had been eli-
cited to establish the case, and he should therefore sen-
tence the prisoner, (who had been remanded since the
18th, and expressed great contrition) to three inonths'
imprisonment in addition.
Hardy's wife, whose countenance-was shookingly con.
tused, said—l was in Shoreditch at half-past 11 last
night, looking for my living, which is that of a prosti-
tute, as my husband, who will ❑ot work, has refused to
support me, and I am therefore obliged to support him
in that manner, when he came up and told me to go
with him. I did so, to his mother's, when he struck
me with his fist, tore all my clothes, called me scanda-
lous names, and then as tin dealt me a blew on one of
my eyes. Ima home to get another bonnet, as he had
crushed the first, and went into Hare-street, when
I found him following me. I ran into a beer-shop to
escape him, but he followed me in, dragged me out, and
struck me again heavily upon my left eye, injering it as
it now appears. I have only been married to him two
years, but he has beaten me in this way a great
many times.

The prisoner stoutly denied all that bis wife had
stated, but

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Mr. Rammili sentenced him, like the first, to be im-
prisoned in Vie House of Correction for six months, and
kept to bard labour, and, to insure protection to the
wife against further illusage, ordered him, in addition, to
put in suOstantial sureties for hiti behaviour fta a fur-
ti or tirß of Wit dtmitione