The Sun.
London, England, 1849-08-22 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL.

John Davies, a ruffianly looking fellow, dressed as 1
a navigator, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Combe,
charged by Mary Stevens, a married woman, residing
at No. 1, Dorset-street, Balls-pond, Islington, with
having commited a brutal assault upon her.
The prosecutrix, who was supported into court, in
consequence of the injuries she received, exhibited a
most frightful countenance, having her eyes dreadfully
swollen and blackened, and her nose broken. With
difficulty she stated that yesterday morning the pri-
soner met her, and challenged her with having robbed
him on the previous night. She denied the charge,
when he swore that she was the same person, and
threatened that he would have her life, on which he
struck her several violent blows on the head and face,
and kicked her on the bead, legs, and body, until she
was left for dead, and she knew no more of what hap-
pened until she was attended by a surgeon at her own
residence.

Mr. COMBE inquired whether she knew anything
of the prisoner ?—Witness replied in the negative,
with the exception that he lived in the same neigh-
bourhood as herself.

Prisoner (sullenly)—l met her last night, and she
robbed me of 7s. 6d. I work hard for my money.
The prosecutrix positively denied this, and pro-
duced several witnesses to prove that she was at home
with her family all the night before.
Sergeant Judd, 44 N, said that be was bringing
some prisoners to this court from the station-house at
Islington yesterday morning, when be saw the pri-
soner beating and kicking her, after which he seized
her head and dashed it against a wall. She fell
senseless on the ground, and had it not been for the
assistance of himself and other officers he felt Satiefied
that the woman would have been murdered. On
'being taken into custody he made a most desperate
resistance, and it required six policemen to take him
to the station-house.

Mr. COMBE asked him how he got his living.
Prisoner (gruffly)—l work on the railway.
Mr. COMBE—You are a perfect brute. You had
no right to ill-treat the poor woman in the way you
have done, even if she did rob you, which is plainly
Marrow:a I 010.1 fins yuu 3/., and in default of
payment six weeks' imprisonment in the House of
Correction.

He could not pay the fine, and was conveyed to
prison.
SOUTHWARK.

Lipman Levi was brought before Mr. Seeker,
charged with attempting to steal a gold watch and
chain from Mr. Cotton, a brassfounder in Union-
street, Borough-road, while in the Coal hole public-
house, next the Surrey Theatre.
The prosecutor, who had a massive gold chain
round his neck, stated that about two o'clock on the
tirevious morning he went into the Coal Hole to have
a parting glass with a friend, they proceeded to a
room at the back of the house, and partook of several
glasses of brandy and water. While sitting there, the
prisoner and two of his companions came into the room
and forced their company upon him. The prisoner
went behind him while he was in conversation, and
attempted to steal his watch, but a friend of witness's
interfered and prevented him from taking it, at the
same time telling him to mind what be was about.
Witness then went to another part and
sat on the table, when the prisoner again followed
him and made a snatch at the chain ; but finding that 1
he could not get it, he with his companions, suddenly I
left the room.
"Witness called the landlorifoaunhdd
tinhe-
formed him of what had occurred, when he
house cleared and that the prisoner had gone. He
then went outside and told the police, and
prisoner •
lan few
the
minutes afterwards he caught the _
street nearly opposite the theatre, when he gave him
into custody.
A tradesman, residing in the same neighbourhood,
said he was with the complainant, and saw the pri-
soner put his hands round his friend's waist and
attempt to rob him of his watch. He warned him
off, but twice afterwards he put his hand in Mr. Cot-
ton's pocket. He told the prisoner and his compa-
nions that if they robbed his friend be should stick to
tten.