The Sun.
London, England, 1847-08-28 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.

Mr. Charles brown, who stated himself to be a
solicitor, residing at Kingsland, and Mr. Win.
Carden, a surgeon dentist, was charged before Mr.
Arnold, the former with having wantonly assaulted a
police-constable, and the latter with having attempted
to rescue the other defendant.
It appeared from the evidence of Mansfield, a
police-constable of the N division, and other officers,
that at between two and three o'clock that morning
the first witness was called to quell a disturbance in
the neighbourhood of the Eagle Tavern, City-road,
where he found the defendants, one of whom had been
previously rapping at all the doors and windows
within his reach with a stick, in the company of two
women, and that before he had even attempted to in-
terfere with them he was suddenly attacked by, Mr.
Brown, who exclaimed, " Take that, you -, and
instantly struck him a violent blow under one of his
ears, which knocked his hat off into the road. He
immediately laid hold of his assailant, with a view to
take him into custody, when the other defendant set
upon him and strenuously endeavoured to rescue his
companion, and in which he had almost succeeded,
when several other constables opportunely arrived,
and, after a determined resistance they were both
conveyed to the station. Upon reaching there the
defendants, both of whom were greatly intoxicated,
were in the first instance unsuspectingly placed in the
same cell, but soon afterwards a terrible commotion
broke out between them, and upon Sergeant Godfrey
and other officers hastening there to ascertain the
cause of it, they were astonished to find that their
former devotion for each other had been changed into
furious fighting, the face of Mr. Brown being covered
with blood, while his friend was grasping him by the
throat with such tenacity that it required the united
efforts of no less than four policemen to force them
asunder, and each of them manifested feelings of such
inveterate hostility towards the other that it was found
necessary to remove them into separate cells, in which
they had remained until they were brought before
the magistrate.
When called upon for their answer to the charge,
the defendants, who now appeared to be entirely
bereft of all animosity, and to he somewhat surprised
at the statements that were made against them, did
not deny the truth of them, and alleged as an excuse
that they had indulged after dinner to such an extent
in powerful liquids that they had lost all control over
their actions, and had no very distinct recollection of
anything that had really occurred.
The MAGISTRATE impressively remarked upon the
disgraceful position in which the defendants, who
were manifestly persons holding a respectable station
in society, had placed themselves, and sentenced each
of them to pay a penalty of 405., or, in default, to be
imprisoned for a week in the House of Correction.
The fines were, of course, immediately paid, and
the defendants thereupon liberated.
CLERKENWELL.
Humphrey Williams, a journeyman carpenter, was
charged by Thomas Berrott, a hawker, residing at
31, South-street, Mile-end, with having assaulted
him. The prisoner was also charged with having
attempted to stab Mr. Thomas Sharpe, boot and shoo
maker, of 31, Queen-square, Bloomsbury.
Mr. Wakeling, of St. John's-square, Clerkenwell,
attended to watch the proceedings.
Thomas Berrott having been sworn, deposed that
on Thursday night, about half-past eight o'clock, he
was crossing Bedford-row, St. Andrew s, Holborn,
by the side of Thomas Seabrook, who was carrying
a box on his head. lie (the witness) had a box of
jewellery under his arm. In a moment he received
a blow at the back of his head, and he was knocked
down senseless, and his head and face were injured
seriously. He was taken to the hospital, and he
knew no more of what took place until he was re-
covered, and informed that the prisoner was in charge.
Thomas Seabrook, carpenter, of Peter-street,
Saffron-hill, said he was walking with Williams
when he was struck at the back of the head, and he
fell down like a shot ; on turning round he saw the
prisoner running away. The prosecutor exclaimed,
" Oh, my God !" and fell back senseless. Witness
pursued the prisoner with a cry of " Stop him," and
he was given into the custody of a policeman.
Mr. Thomas Sharpe, boot and shoemaker, of 31,
Queen-square, Bloomsbury, deposed that on Thurs-
day night last he wagi proceeding through Eingsg4te-