The Sun.
London, England, 1849-10-04 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

George Ewing, a congreve-light manufacturer, in
Wellington•row, Bethnal-green, appeared to a sum-
mons before Mr. Hammill, charging him with having
wantonly and cruelly tortured an ass, the prop arty of
a rival trader in the same business, named Lester.
It appeared from the evidence of a lad named Bird,
in the service of the complainant, that while driving
the animal in question, attached to a heavily laden
cart, along the Bethnal-green-road, on the morning of
the 24th ult., the defendant suddenly advanced from
the foot pavement, and after inquiring whether that
was Mr. Lester's donkey, to which the witness replied
in the affirmative, instantly snatched his whip out of his
hand, and exclaiming "I'll show you how to make a don-
key go," repeatedly drove the end of the handle, which
was broken and jagged, with such force into the under
part of the animal's flank, that it sprang forward in
great agony, with the blood pouring from its side,
and on witness stopping and examining it, he found
that the flesh had been tarn away, and a laceration
left at least six inches in length. The poor animal
was also suffering from three other serious wounds
in the same tender part of its body, and one of them
was sufficiently deep for the admission of the end of
a man's finger. Several bystanders, who had wit-
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nessed the act, expressed their indignation at the

brutal behaviour of the defendant, who thereupon
threw down the whip, and, exclaiming that he knew
the best way to cure a donkey, took up several hand-
fuls of mud, and after rubbing them into the wounds,
turned carelessly round and walked leisurely off.
The poor animal appeared to be enduring the most
acute pain from the cruelty to which it bad been
subjected, and witness was obliged to lead it all the
way back to his master's premises. His employer
subsequently complained of the injuries his animal
had received to Mr. Thomas, the secretary to the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
and by his advice the present proceedings were adopted.
The lad's evidence was fully confirmed by thAt of
two witnesses and Holland and Fitzgerald, the war-
rant-officers, and
Mr. HAsimiLL, after characterising it as a most
cruel and wanton outrage, said that this was clearly
such a case, in his opinion, as was contemplated by
the Legislature in investing him with a summary
power to deal with it in an adequate manner, and he
had therefore no hesitation in putting in force one of
the clauses of the amended Act for the punishment of
such offences, and should order the defendant to be at
once committed to the House of Correction, and there
kept to hard labour for two months.
The defendant, who appeared astounded at the de-
cision, was then removed to the cells.
CLERKENW ELL.
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Richard Matti Srn asoi-disant captain, Thomas
Lawes, and Charles Frazer were again examined,
charged with uttering forged cheques.
The following additional evidence was adduced :
George Russell, a constable belonging to the City,
34, said that on Tuesday, the 25th of September, i❑
consequence of information he had received he went
to Kite's coffee-house, Blackfriars-road, where he
found a mahogany writing-desk (now produced) in
the private passage of that house. On opening it he
found it to contain a cheque book, No. 5,676, of the
Commercial Bank, Lothbury, and also a pass book
on the same bank, the title within the book being
" The Trustees, Commercial Bank, London, in ac-
count with Thomas Lawes." It was a blank cheque
book. There were also two memorandum books in
the same desk, and appeared to be cashed by Thomas
Lawes.

Mr. T. Kite, proprietor of the British Coffee-house,
Blackfriars-road, said that on Tuesday, the 25th of
September, a man called at his house, and requested
that he might leave the desk until he called for it.
Witness allowed him to leave the desk. • He never
saw the man before or since.

Mr. A. Paul, clerk to the Commercial Bank,
identified the books (produced). The cheque book
was issued from the Commercial Bank to the pri-
soner Lawes, whose handwriting witness identified in
the book.

John Hall, a waiter employed at the Clarence
Hotel, Aldersgate-street, deposed that the prisoner,
Captain Smith, had been staying at that hotel about
three months. He had not paid his bill, and never
saw him pay any money. The prisoner Lewes was
in the occasional habit of visiting him at the hotel.
By Mr. Hobler—The prisoner Smith may have
paid a bill to his (witness's) master without his
knowing it.
By Mr. .Mullies—lt was usual to pay the waiter,
who delivered the money to his master. He could
swear positively to the prisoner Lawes.
Mr. F. Cuthbertson, bootmaker, of 123, Alders-
gate-street, deposed, that on Tuesday, the 28th of