The Sun.
London, England, 1853-04-12 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

WORSHIP-STREET. INFAMOUS CONDUCT.—Ed-
ward Green, a burly, dissipated-looking fellow, was
charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt, with an unprovoked
and violent assault upon a young woman named Eliza-
beth Steer.

It appeared from the statement of the complainant,
who exhibited numerous cuts and contusions about the
face, and a severe gash over her right eye, that she had
been living for the last fifteen months with the prisoner,
who had subjecten her to the most cruel and systematic
ill treatment during the whole of that period. He had
not performed a single day's work for upwards of a
twelvemonth, but compelled her to support him in idle-
ness upon the produce of the abandoned and vicious
course of life which he forced her to pursue. After wan-
dering about the streets on the previous night, until she
was completely heart-sick and exhausted, she returned
to her lodgings at one o'clock that morning, and the
moment she entered the room the prisoner demanded, in
a surly tone, what money she had broughthome for him.
On telling him that she had not been able to procure
any that night she was instantly seized by the prisoner,
who tore off her pocket, and finding it to be per-
fectly empty, he commenced an unmerciful attack upon
her, in the course of whioh he knocked her down several
times, and beat her about the face until it was bruised
and disfigured as it now appeared. The prisoner then
flung her out into the street, at the same time telling her
that she had better not venture back unless she brought
him some money ; and after remaining outside for seve-
ral hours she communicated the particulars of his brutal
conduct to a policeman, who entered the house and took
him into custody.
Sergeant Fay, N 2, stated tkat between four and five
o'clock that morning, his attention was attracted to the
complainant, who was crying bitterly in thh street, and
having elicited from her, with some difficulty, that the
marks of violence on her face had been inflicted by the
prisoner, he forced open the door of the house, and at
once secured him. The appearance of the place pre-
sented all the indications of a severe recent struggle, and
he observed that the pillow and covering of the bed and
a portion of the flour was saturated with blood.
On being called upon for his defence, the prisoner
carelessly answered that he did not suppose it would be
of much use to say anything.
Mr. D'Eyncourt severely animadverted upon the in-
famous conduct of the prisoner, and ordered him to pay
a penalty of 51., or to be committed, in default, for two
months to the House of Correction.

PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE.-011 Monday, as Lord Robert
Montagu's phaeton was returning from Coleraine to
Cromore, with the coachman and housekeeper, the
horses, two spirited animals, bolted off near Mr. Orr's,
of Milburn, and took the road at a thundering pace.
The driver endeavoured to restrain them, but in vain.
Unfortunately the reins broke, when the animals wheeled
to the right and bounded over the hedge, falling heavily
into the ditch—a depth of nearly six feet. The right-
hand horse was killed on the spot—the other escaped
slightly injured ; but fortunately none of the servants,
though pitched into an adjoining field, were in the
slightest degree hurt. His lordship was promptly on
the spot, and expressed himself thankful that none of his
servants were injured.—Derry Sentinel.
FEMALE CONVICT DEPOT.—The Government have
purchased the old House of Correction at Brixton, which
was vacated by the Board of Superintendence of the
Surrey Prisons, on the removal of the Surrey Peniten-
tiary to the new county prison at Wandsworth. It is
intended to establish at Brixton a depot for female con-
victs only, under sentence of transportation, and to place
the new establishment under the Board of Superinten-
dence of Convict Prisons. The female convicts under
sentence have hitherto occupibd a wing of the Peniten-
tiary at Millbank, the entire of which, after their re-
moval to Brixton, will be available for the detention of
male convicts only, under sentence of transportation.
Mrs. Martin, the widow of a clergyman who was for-
merly in the convict service, is appointed matron to the
establishment. The Rev. .H. Moran (transferred from
the convict prison at Portland) is appointed chaplain,
and F. S. Parkyn, steward, to the same establishment.
—Observer.

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GAROTTE ROBBERY.—Between 8 and 9 o'clock on Sa-
turday night last a daring robbery was committed in
Lincoln. Mr. Thomas Winn, one of the most opulent
of the citizens, resides in a large mansion in Newland—
the mansion itself being a shnrt distance from the street,
and approached by a carriage drive. Mr. Winn had
been to his extensive brewery premises, and, after call-
ing at his High-street place of business, walked down
Newland to his private house. Several persons were
passing up and down Newland at the time, as Saturday
night is a busy market night. As soon as Mr. Winn
had got within the gates of his own premises, and closed
the gate, he was seized by three men, one of whom
grasped his throat tightly and threw him upon his back
on the ground. Several persons in the street heard faint
screams of " Murder, murder !" but until the villains
had effected their purpose and got off, the direction of the
cry was not ascertained. Mr. Winn, who is advanced
in years, was then found just inside the gate, in a state
of great exhaustion, and, suffering much from the injury
and fright. The robbers obtained five 101. notes,
of the bank of Smith, Ellison, and Co., of Lincoln, a
purse containing six sovereigns and several half-sove-
reigns, with a gold watch. The watch has the name
Arnold in the centre of the dial, and it winds up, rot in
the ordinary way by a key, but by the knob to which
the ring is attached. The robberkare not known, but
100 guineas reward has been offered for their detection.
The circumstances render it certain that the robbery was
effected by persons who had become
fact that it has been Mr. Winn's habitequainted with the
to return home
between 8 and 9, and that waited for him. If they had
seen him going down Newland and had hastened on and
preceded him,'it is almost impossible
some of the numerous
to conceive that
they would not have been seen by
foot passengers in the street •
, yet it has not been ascer-
tained that three men were Berm by any one. It is pretty
evident, therefore, that they entered the garden singly
and not by the gateway, but at some one of the several
points where they could enter it without being seen.