The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-19 00:00:00

Judgment of death was recorded.

NEW COURT.

William Tarbuck, tallow chandler, was indicted for
feloniously, with menaces, demanding of William
Russell the sum of 21., with intent to steal the same.
The prisoner pleaded Not Guilty.
The prosecutor, who is in the service of Messrs.
Lewis and Allenby, silk-mercers, of Regent-street,
stated that at about nine o'clock in the evening of
the Bth of this month, as he was returning home
from Knightsbridge, he bad occasion to enter a place
of public convenience, where he saw the prisoner,
who spoke to him. Prosecutor instantly left and
walked away, intending to cross the park, but finding
himself followed by the prisoner, he turned round
with the intention of getting into the main road,
again, when the prisoner came up, and catching hold
of him in a most indecent manner, said " You are a
gentleman, and must give me 21." Witness tried to
get away, and called for the police, when two came
up, and he at once stated the charge, when the pri-
soner threatened to give him into custody for
indecently assaulting him.
The constable who took the charge said he had seen
the prisoner for some long time hanging about the
secluded psrta of the park. When searched at the
station a small packet of rouge was found in his
pocket, a duplicate, and a few pence.
The jury immediately found him Guilty.
The prisoner, who said that the could bring a
clergyman to speak to his former good character,
was ordered to be brought up on a future day to
receive judgment.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
CLERKENWELL.

Abraham Weston was placed at bar for final
examination, charged with having assaulted and
beaten his wife, Mary Weston, and caused her death.
The prisoner was also examined on the charge of
having assaulted-the sister of the deceased.
The case excited considerable interest, and the
court was excessively crowded. Mr. Wakeling was
retained on the part of the prisoner.
Mr. William Hope Popham, surgeon, of No. 9,
Tonbridge-place, St. Pancras, was sworn.—He de-
posed that he was called upon to attend the deceased
on Tuesday, the 11th inst. She was insensible. She
was labouring under the effects of compression of the
brain, and she died on the next day. By the direction
of the coroner he made a post m•rtem examination.
There were marks of bruises on the face, and a slight
bruise on the kidneys.
Mr. Mallett —Were there any bruises on the neek?
Mr. Popham—Nothing material.
Mr. Mallett—What was the cause of death ? Mr.
Popham—Congestion of the brain.
Mr. Mallett—Might that have been caused by vio-
lence ? Mr. Popham—Yes.
Mr. Wakeling--Might it not have been caused by
a fall ? Mr. Popham—Yes; but my opinion is that
it was caused by blows on this occasion.
Sergeant Graysmark, 8 E, deposed to having taken
the prisoner into custody by order of Mr. Wakley,
the coroner, and as to the qualified verdict of the
jury. The prisoner was present at the inquest.
Mr. Mallett now read over the evidence of the wit-
nesses examined at the investigation on Monday, as
Mr. Wakeling had only been called upon to receive
his instructions so recently for the defence.
Mr. Wakeling questioned the unfortunate girl
Coney. He asked her who began speaking first, the
prisoner or the deceased ?—She replied that the pri-
soner did, and he threw the hot tea in her face.

Mr. Wakeling—Did she not take up a knife to
him? Witness—No, it was me. _

Mr. Wakeling—Did you not threaten to run him
through the body with a knife ? Witness—l did,
after he beat my sister.
Mr. Wakeling put other questions to her, with a
view to show that the deceased fell from a chair acci-
dentally against the stove. The witness replied that
they were near the stove when they quarrelled, but it
was through the blows she received from the prisoner
she fell against the stove.
Mr. Coxes—Did she fall heavily ? Witness—Yes,
sir; he was slapping her at the time she fell, but I
cannot tell whether he knocked her down or not.
When she got up she was very weak.
Mr. Cosins—Was she standing up when he hit her?
Witness answered in the affirmative.

Mrs. Geary added to her evidence, that after the
death of the deceased the beadle called at the house
whilst she was lying dead, and said an inquest was
to be held upon the body. She met the prisoner on
the stairs, when he said, " Mrs. Geary, make it as
light as you can for me' as I hear they are going to
have an inquest on the body of my wife." She re-
plied, " I shall say what I know, and what I know I
will swear to."

Mr. COMISE now asked Mr. Wakeling whether the
prisoner would say anything in his defence. lie
meant to commit him for trial.

Mr. Wakeling-1f so, the best course would be to
say nothing.

Mr. COAIBE—Does he deny the charges ?
Mr. Wakeling--Yes ; but I suppose you will re.
ceire bail ?

Mr. COMBE—Yes, but it must be very good bail.
Mr. Wakeling applied for a remand; o carry the
case over the present session.
Mr. COMBE refused ; an application, he said, ought
to be made to the Court.

The prisoner was then fully committed for trial on
the charge of assaulting the deceased, with intent to
do her some grievous bodily harm, and also for as-
saulting her sister Sarah Ann Coney, the cripple.
The prisoner was then conveyed to prison.
It was stated that the poor girl Coney was in the
greatest distress, and was literally starving, when Mr.
COMBE humanely ordered her instant relief from the
poor-box, and that every attention should be paid to
her.