The Sun.
London, England, 1836-08-23 00:00:00

LAMBETH_ STREET.

Yesterday James Whitworth, a middle-aged man, of
respectable appearance, was charged before Mr. HAtin-
wicH and a county Magistrate with violently assaulting
Charles Gregory, a journeyman painter, under the follow-
ing somewhat singular circumstances :
The complainant, a very tall and singular-looking per-
sonage, who bore on his countenance evident marks of se-
vere punishment, stated that, nine months ago, the defen-
dant seduced and carried away his wife, as well as a great
portion of his household property, and he had not since,
until Saturday last, been able to trace out the place of
their retreat. Immediately on the elopement of his wife,
he made application at Worship-street Office on the sub-
ject, when Mr. Broughton, the Magistrate, told him that
he would be quite justified in taking away his goods wher-
ever he found them. Acting on this advice, he, on Satur-
day evening, entered the house of the defendant, where he
found his own wife, and commenced to remove his property.
While doing so, the defendant came home, and beat him
in the most unmerciful manner, and, what was worse than
all, his (complainant's) wife encouraged him (defendant)
during the affray, and said she hoped he would give him a
sound thrashing.
MAGISTRATE—Are you a cripple, or is there any thing
the matter with you ? Complainant—Yes, Sir ; from the
effects of my trade as a painter, I have partially lost the use
of my hands ; but I was well able to procure my livelihood ;
but my wife having left me, and gone away with this her
vile seducer, has quite upset me, so that I scarcely know
what I do.

MAGISTRATE—If you could prove that the prisoner had
removed himself any portion of the property, he can be pro-
secuted for the felony. Complainant—l cannot swear
myself that he did.
Police-constable Homewood, 173 K, deposed that on
Saturday night he was sent for to the house of the defen-
dant, but the affray, on his arrival, was over, and the parties
gave cross charges of each other. Not seeing any blows
struck, he was first at a loss how to act ; but finding that
the complainant Gregory bore marks of severe injury, and
was moreover bleeding profusely, and his person covered
with blood, he felt it to be his duty to take the defendant
into custody.

Mr. HARDWICK (to the defendant)—What have you to
say to this charge of seducing this man's wife, taking away
his goods, as he states, and violently assaulting him ? De-
fendant—My good man, it is not so. He knew where I
was to be found, and had his legal remedy without breaking
into my place and destroying my things.
MAGISTRATE—Your moe of addressing the Bench is
exceedingly familiar, and I must say not very respectful ;
but I, for my part, have no objection to it. Do you deny
having seduced the wife of the complainant, and living with
her at the present time ?
Defendant—l don't know that she is his wife, but, if so,
he had his legal remedy against me, without coming to my
place, cutting up some valuable paintings, and destroying
my property. Besides, he knew where to find me from the
first time of our going away together.
Complainant—You know she is my wife, as this will
prove (handing a certificate of his marriage to the bench)
and that we were happy and comfortable until the evil
day of your first coming to our house.
Mr. HARDWICK observed that though the complainant
had not acted strictly proper in going to the house as he
had done, and, as he admitted, destroying some portion of
the property, still some allowance must be made for his
feelings, under the circumstances, while nothing could jus-
tify the defendant in using the extraordinary violence which
it was proved he had. For this violence he should adjudge
him to pay a penalty of 10/., or in default to be committed
to the House of Correction for one month.

The defendant at once paid the money, and was dis.
charged.

MARYLEBOIVE.

SUPPOSED ROBBERY.—Yesterday a shabby-looking man
named Henry Solomons, alias Henry Palmer, by trade a
journeyman baker, was placed at the bar before Mr. RAW-
LINSON, charged with having been found drunk, with
nearly 801. in his possession, supposed to be the fruits of
plunder.
Police Constable 100 D, stated, that being on duty about
twelve o'clock on Sunday night, in Marylebone-lane, he
saw the prisoner so drunk that he was scarcely able to stand,
and took him to the station-house for protection. On
searching him there, he pulled a bag from one of his pockets
which contained seventy sovereigns, and 8/. Is. in silver.
The prisoner, on being questioned as to the property, said it
was his own, and that he was about to go to America with
it. The money was here produced.
In answer to a question from Mr. RAWLINSON, the pri-
soner said that he had earned the money in the service of
the Queen of Portugal, and had been i❑ the habit of carry-
ing it about with him for years, in a belt round his body.
He had lived in the service of Mr. Bennett, baker, of
Goodge-street, Tottenham-court-road, who, if sent for,
would give him a good character for honesty.
A message having been sent for Mr. Bennett, he shortly
arrived ; but instead of saying anything in favour of the
prisoner, he said that he had quitted his service about six
weeks ago in a clandestine manner, and he had since found
out that he had received several little bills from different
customers, which lie had not accounted for. Mr. Bennett
said that though he did not believe the money found in the
prisoner's possession belonged to him, yet he thought it must
have been stolen from somebody else. Of this he was con-
fident, that the prisoner had no such sum about him while
in his employ.
Mr. RAWLINSON told the prisoner that the circumstances
under which he was found were so suspicious that he could
not think of parting with him till he had made inquiry about
the money ; and he was accordingly remanded until
Wednesday.