The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-30 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBORO UGH-STREET
Three journeymen cabinet-makers, named Cook, Grant,
and Glover, were yesterday brought before Mr. CONANT
and Mr. CHAMiIERS, charged with having committed as-
saults on Mr. Evans, cabinet-maker, Wardour-street, and
his wife. A fine of 41. each was inflicted on Cook and
Grant, and 2/. on Glover.

HA TTON-GARDEN.
Yesterday John Wishart, a ferocious-looking fellow, was
brought before Messrs. BENNETT and ROGERS, charged by
Jane Abbott, otherwise Jane Wishart, with having violently
assaulted her. The complainant, a respectable-looking
young woman, whose face was covered with bruises, was the
daughter of Mr. Abbott, watchmaker, of No. 21, John-
street, Clerkenwell. About three months ago she became
acquainted with the prisoner, who is a bookbinder, in the
employ of Messrs. Remnant and Edwards, of Paternoster-
row, and he paid his addresses to her and proposed matri-
mony; and they were ultimately married at Islington church,
on the 3d of September, when they entered lodgings at
No, 3. Woodbridge-street, Bagnigge %Vells-road. She had
not been long with the prisoner when he commenced the
most brutal treatment towards her for not bringing him
borne more money, and on Saturday night last, on his re-
turn home, be commenced an attack upon her in conse-
quence of not having his supper ready, and beat her in a
dreadful manner, which caused the marks of violence now
to be seen on her countenance. She complained to her
friends, and by their advice she took a warrant out against
him.

The Clerk here stated that he understood the prisoner
had married four or five women, his first wife being still
alive.

Mr. BE NNETT inquired of the complainant whether that
was the fact? Complainant (shedding tears)—lt is, your
worship. He informed me that he was a single man, but
she had that day seen his first wife, who was then some-
where in the neighbourhood of the office, and he had three
or four wives then living.
Mr. 13cNNuTT—Is it your desire to charge him with
bigamy ? Complainant (hesitatingly)—The first wife is
willing to come forward.

Mr. BENNETT—You are the party injured ; and if you
wish to prosecute him for bigamy, you can lay aside the
charge of assault, and I will remand him on the charge of
bigamy.
A Mr. Dean here stated that be was a friend of the
complainant, and he knew that the prisoner had married
several women, and that his first wife was living.
Mr. BENNETT did not wish to urge her to prosecute for
bigamy, but he would now give the complainant her choice.
Complainant (crying and exceedingly affected)—He has
destroyed my happiness for ever ; I do not know how to
proceed.

Mr. BENNETT—He has not destroyed your happiness
alone, but that of others. If you prosecute for the as-
sault I will hold him to bail ; but you can turn it over in
your mind, and I am ready to entertain your charge of
bigamy if you arc disposed to proceed against him on that
charge.

Air. ROGERS concurred that that course ought to be
adopted.

Mr. BENNETT asked the prisoner what he had to say
for his unmanly conduct ? Prisoner (coolly, in a Scotch
accent)--I had been taking a little drop, and I own I
struck her.

Mr. BENNETT—More shame for you, and I shall order
you to find bail to answer the charge at the sessions.
She then quitted the office with her friends in great af-
fliction, whilst the prisoner listened to the proceedings with
the most heartless indifference. It was stated that about
five years ago the prisoner was living with his first wife in
the neighbourhoodof Saffron-bill, when he precipitated her
from a first-floor window, b y which both her legs were
broken, and she remained in St. Bartholomew's Hospital
for a considerable time in a dangerous state. She ulti-
mately recovered, and proceeded against him at this office
for a separate maintenance, and they were passed to Scot-
land, when lie deserted her, and since that period he had
married four other women, whose names were mentioned,
and who were ready to appear against him. Prior to
leaving the office, the complainant, by the advice of her
friends, expressed her determination to prosecute him for
bigamy ; and Bayliss, the officer, was directed to get up
the evidence.