The Sun.
London, England, 1840-11-23 00:00:00

BOW- STREET.

William Thomas Dwelly, an ironmonger, in St.
Martin's-lane, was brought up for re-examination,
charged with having assaulted his wife. The defend-.
ant's former examination took place on Saturday, the
7th instant, on which occasion he was remanded, his
wife not being then able to appear against him, in
consequence of the injuries she had received. The
defendant was in the meantime admitted to bail. The
wife now appeared, but was evidently in a very weak
state, and in consequence was allowed the accommo-
dation of a chair whilst giving her evidence.
Mr. Flower appeared as solicitor for the prosecu-
tion, and Mr. Piggott appeared as counsel for the de-
fendant.
The prosecutrix stated that on Saturday, the 31st of
October, the prisoner came to her and demanded the
keys of a room on the second floor, in which she kept
some property of her own. That, on her refusing to
give them to him, he took her by the waist, and
took them from her by force ; that she then
went down stairs ; and that, while she was descend-
ing the stairs, the defendant struck her ; and, on
her turning round, he kicked her with great violence
in her chest—that she clung to the bannisters to pre-
vent herself from falling, upon which the defendant said
he would throw her from the top of the stairs to the
bottom, and endeavoured to make her let go her hold
of the bannisters by striking her hands with a roller—
that he at length succeeded in compelling her to let go
her hold, and he then again seized her and dashed her
to the ground with great violence, and, while she laid
upon the floor, he stamped upon her face with his foot.
He afterwards knelt upon her with all his weight, and
plunged his knees against her with great force several
times. She was in a state of pregnancy at the time—
she was quick with child. Witness said to him, " Oh,
William, William, you have killed my child," to which
he replied, " And a good job too, you d d bitch ; I
wish I had killed you at the same time." Witness was
dreadfully alarmed, and in great pain. She struggled
with the defendant, being in what she then believed to
be the agonies of death, and her screams at length
brought Mr. Harrison, a lodger in the house, to her
assistance.
Mr. TWYFORD—I believe you have since been de-
livered of a still-born child ? Witness—l was delivered
of a still-born child soon after the defendant treated me
in the manner I have stated.
Mr. TWYFORD—Was that child alive at the time the
defendant commenced his attack upon you? Witness
—lt was.
Mr. TWYFORD—The ease has now assumed so serious
a complexion that I cannot think of disposing of it
summarily. I must commit the defendant for trial at
the Sessions, I will, however, admit him to bail, him-
self in 801., and two sureties in 401. each.

Mr. Piggott pressed the worthy Magistrate to dispose
of the case at once, but Mr. Tvrytord said he would
not do so.

The defendant then put in the required bail for his
appearance at the next Sessions, and was discharged.

Q UEEN-SQ DARE.
Mr. Thomas Parker, a rate-payer of St Margaret,
Westminster, applied to the presiding Magistrate, Mr.
Burrell,r for his assistance under the following extraor-
na,circumstances :—Applicant stated that, about three
weeks since, he let a furnished room in one f his houses,
at No. 20, St. Anne-street, to a man and his wife ; and
on Thursday morning, having some reason to suspect
that his lodgers had left, he went to the door of the
apartment, but found it locked. He waited until the
afternoon, when finding that the person who had taken
the place did not return, and being apprehensive that
a portion of his property might have been carried off,
he forced open the door, and, to his surprise, discovered
a man lying in the bed in so dreadful a state of paralysis
as to be unable to move a limb. The account collected
from him at intervals was, that he was distantly related
to the wife of his lodger, and, being seized with a fit,
had laid down upon their bed, and that on Wednesday
morning the man and woman bad gone out, as they
pretended, on an errand, and bad there loft him to die ;
indeed, he had never again expected to see a living

being. Applicant's object was to know what be was to
do with the unfortunate and afflicted man ?

Mr. BURRELL inquired if he had made application to
the parish officers ?—Applicant said he had, but they
would give him no assistance. It was unreasonable to
suppose that he was to bear the burden.

BURRELL said, that perhaps it would be better if
he were again to apply and state the peculiar urgency
of the case.

Applicant declared that he and his wife had made no
less than five applications during Friday and that morn.
ing (Saturday). Mr. Restall, clerk to the Board of
Guardians, had threatened to take him by the shoulders
and turn him out of the place.

Mr. BURRELL Admitted that he did not know what
to do.

Applicant said it was dreadful to see a fellow-creature
dying in a place like London from want. The poor
creature who was now lying at his house, had declared
that he had received neither victuals nor drink of any
kind for the last four days. He was insensible from
starvation.

Mr. BURRELL desired Smith, the chief usher, to give
his respects to Mr. Restall, and say he should be much
obliged if he would step down to the office for five minutes.
Smith, on his return, said he had delivered the mes-
sage, and the clerk's reply was, " Then, I'm sure I
shan't come."

Mr. BURRELL told the applicant that he was sorry he
could not help him ; he would, however, send in the
course of the evening to the overseers, but, of course,
was not prepared to say what the result might be.
Applicant then retired, observing that it was the most
cruel case he had ever met with.

Pending these solicitations, the unfortunate man, we
presume, is left to die.

UNION-HALL.

CHARGE OE BlGAMY.—F'exier Anthony Cullen, one
of the actors at the Surrey Theatre, was brought before
Mr. TRAILL, charged with bigamy. The prisoner has
only recently recovered from a concussion of the brain,
produced by a tremendous blow on the head, inflicted
by a man who was convicted of the offence at the Cen-
tral Criminal Court, and sentenced to fifteen years'
transportation. The circumstances which led to the
present charge against the prisoner are rather of an ex-
traordinary nature, and may be thus briefly narrated :
On Friday last Mr. Cullen, the performer, attended at
this Court and preferred a charge against his brother,
William Cullen, and another young man, a relative of
the family. His statement against the accused parties
was that they came to the house of his newly-married
wife and created a disturbance by knocking at the
window shutters between the hours of twelve and one
o'clock in the morning. The complainant on that oc-
casion represented that he had recently married a lady
of considerable property, and that having it in his power
he was disposed to assist his brother, who was la very
indigent circumstances, but that finding the latter was
very unsteady in his conduct and not to be depended
upon, he determined not to have anything more to do
with him ; and this determination on his part excited
the ire of his brother, who came to his house and an•
noyed him as above described. The Magistrate, on
hearing the facts, dismissed the defendants, and they
had not been many hours liberated before the person
who made the complaint against them was himself given
into custody on a charge of bigamy, and brought up to
this Court, when the following evidence was adduced
against him
William Bristow, a young man, nineteen years of age,
stated that on Monday last, his mother, alter a short
courtship, was married to the prisoner ; he (witness)
was not at present at the ceremony, but his mother,
who was in attendance in Court, would vouch for the
fact. On Friday afternoon the prisoner's brother called
on witness, and represented that he had another wife
living, and to prove the fact, he said that he had seen
her the same day, and that he could procure the register
of his marriage to Mary Ann Mitchell, on the 23d of
Feb. 1824. The prisoner's brother and witness then
proceeded to St. Mary's church, White:chapel, and pro-
cured the certificate of the marriage, and afterwards, at
the desire of the second wife, the prisoner was given
into custody.

William Cullen, brother of the defendant, stated, that
at the period of the prisoner's first marriage in 1824 to
Mary Ann Mitchell, they went to live together in
Hounsilitch, at which time he was a performer at the
Pavilion theatre. Ho remained with her about six
years, and then left her, sod subsequently got an engage-
men: at the Surrey theatre, where he has remained ever
since. Witness was certain that 'he had seen his
brother's former wife on the previous day, and he spoke
to her and acquainted her that he had been married to
another woman on Monday last. The witness 'said
that the first wife was not in Court, but that he was
convinced that if she was apprised that her atte.dance
would be necessary in following up this charge against
her husband, she would be present on the next exami-
nation.
In reply to the Magistrate, the witness said that he
was not present himself at his brother's first marriage,
but ha was confident of the fact : besides, on seeing. the
register of the marriage at St. Mary's Church, White-
chapel, he immediately on observing the signature of
his brother identified it as his handwriting.
Mr. TRAILL said that it either of the witnesses who
were present at the first marriage were alive their evi-
dence of the fact would be necessary.
William Cullen stated that he believed they were
both still in existence, and that it a few days more were
allowed, he had no doubt that he would be enabled to
bring them forward. He added that his father, and the
other members of the family, all perfectly well knew
that the prisoner had another wife living at the time he
contracted the second marriage.
The prisoner here observed, that his first wife was
dead, and that the present charge was trumped up
against him in consequence of his having preferred an
accusation against his brother at the Court on the pre.-
ceding day, and that the latter was the instigator of the
present proceedings against him. He reiterated that
the lady whom he married on Monday last was his law-
ful wile, and that he had no other in existence.
Mr. TRAILL said that, as the case at present stood,
he was bound to remand the prisoner, the certificates of
the two marriages having been produced, and it being
alleged by one of the witnesses that his first wife was
seen only on the previous day.
The second wife, a middle-aged woman, stepped.for-
ward, and, addressing the Magistrate, requested to be
hifornied whether she would be justified in taking pos-
session of the property belonging to her,-and which was
removed from.her former residence to the house taken

by the prisoner alter their marriage? She added that
there were many documents relating to property, all of
which she was anxious to regain the possession of on

finding that it was not a legal-marriage.
The prisoner said he had not the least objection to
his wife taking care of their property, and he added
that he would be enabled to prove that at the period of
his marriage with her he had no wife living. He then
requested that the policeman, who had taken his gold
watch, chain, and seals from him, might be ordered to
deliver them up to him.
The Magistrate having• given the necessary direc-
tions on the subject, then remanded the prisoner until
Tuesday.
Previously to the prisoner being taken from the bar,
he stretched out his hand to his wife, and asked her to
shake hands with him. She, however, refused to com-
ply, and he then said that he would prove before long
that it was all the result of a conspiracy against

EVEN !NG ED t TION.