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

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

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 prisoner, he
was quite sure, if he had been in possession of a knife at
the time, that he would have murdered the officer, upon
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 default, 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, he could do so
by becoming surety for the prisoner's good behaviour.
Mr. Williams said he wan willing to do so to the ex-
tent of 01., to show that he was serious in his wish to
reclaim the prisoner.
The prisoner was then removed, thoroughly subdued.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—Patrick Make,. was
brought before Mr. Ward wick 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 he genuine, and the prisoner
was supplied with a pair of boots, value 11. 10s., and the
boots fur 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 was 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 he 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 hirnselff. 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 youne- man whom ho 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 man.
Prisoner only knew that hie name was " Joe," and
that he lived somewhere in London.
Remanded till Thursday next for further evidence.

WORSHIP-STREET.—Richard Tkomason, a silk
weaver, living in liare-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, bu t
for the last three days his cruelty had become unen-
durable.
Mr. Yardley—Are you a married woman 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 tip 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 servait 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.
Mr.'Yardley—Why, after that, did you continue to
live with him !—Witness : I got the greater part of my
living by washing.
noMt l r.
Yardley—But that is no reason why you should
leave
Mr him.—Witness : He'd kill me if I did.
4e . Yardley : Stuff and nonsense. I think I hare
en you before ?—Witness : I was here twice, but only
as a witness.
he
mistook her oche, the gaoler
, was called in, and told his worship
woman, and very turbulent.
owing to his c
Mr.Yardley---ruellltut were you drunk ? —Witness : Yes ;
y I had taken two glasses of ginger
brandy, but, as I said Lefore, very little overcomes
me.
He at last loosened the cords, and some neighbours
bein4 there I slipped through them and ran to the con-
stable.

The prisoner, in his defence, said he tied her to the
bed-post to prevent her throwing herself ont of the win-
dow. She got so drunk on the previous night that the
master of the public-house refused to serve her, and she
wanted a person named Freeman to buy :some and give
it to her, but he would not. She then snatched up a
glass of ale which was placed on the counter for a cus-
tomer, and drank it off. The person who called for it
was going to strike her, but the landlord. prevented it,
and ho (the prisoner) took her home in lis arms, and,
partly undressing her, put her to bed. :loon after hear.

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. On
previous occasions he had struck her.
The Lord Mayor—How long have you been married
to the defendant ?—Complainant : Seventeen months.
The Lord Mayor—And when did he first begin to ill-
treat you ?—Complainant : The very first week of oar
marriage. I am his second wife.

The Lord Mayor—Had you given him any occasion.
for quarrelling with you 7—Complainant : No, my lord,
none whatever. He began by abusing me for having
taken so little money in the shop during the 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 ill-using 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-
tainly did abuse 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 tended 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.

GIIILDHALL.—WiIIiam Scully, who was remanded
a few days ago for assaulting a policeman in the pre-
sence of the alderman, was yesterday 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 offence
was the result of a wicked, irritable temper, he thought
he might be able to reclaim him ; at all events, he was
willing to try. He had, he thought, been rather suc-
cessful with another person, whom ho 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 had 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.