The Sun.
London, England, 1847-03-30 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Jane ichman was charged with an assault upon
Catherine Ryan. It appeared that the prisoner lodged
with the mother of the prosecutrix, end that morning
the mother and daughter had a quarrel, in which some
reference was made to the prisoner, whereupon the latter
matched a flat iro❑ nearly red hot out of the fire, struck
the prosecutrix upon the head, inflicting a deep cut, and
burning the scalp and neck in a trighttul manner. The
prisoner, in excu-e, said that she bad told Mrs. Ryan
and her daughter the night before that they might quar-
rel as they chose with one another, but must not use her
name: and that when Catherine, notwithstanding that
caution, dared to speak of her, she took the iron out cf
the fire and struck her with it.

he MAGISTRATE expressed his astonishment at the
brutality of the assault on such slight provocation. He
recommended the prosecutrix, who was said to be in
great suffering, to he kept in the hospital for a few da3s.
Ile sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 605., or be im-
prisoned one month with hard labour.
WORSHIP-STREET.
Joseph Davis, an ex-police constable, was charged
with I,btainiog money and goods from several tradesmen
under tue_following fraudulent circumstances :
Sergeant Torch, 27 K, deposed that the defendant,
who wis formerly a constable in the Metroplitan Po-
lice Force, but was discharged, had subsequently been
re-appointed. Having been recognised as an ex-police-
man, he was again discharged on the 25th ult.,a
ai
sit wasly
the practice of the Commissioners not to employ
man again in that capacity who has once been expelled
trotn the force. Witness, from the information he re-
ceived, took him into custody.
Among the number whom the prisoner has victimised are
the following :—Mr. Tongman. a licensed victualler, in the
Commerciel-road, from whom be obtained half-a-crown,
under pretence that it was for Sergeant Torch, and that no
notice should be hereafter taken of Sunday trading. From
a butcher, named o'hite, in Ratcliffe-highway, he obtained a
piece of beef amounting to 75., stating he was a police-
constable in plain clothes, and would call again and pay ,
him. There were other cases against the prisoner, who, it
appears, has been most active in his nefarious practices, and
at the su gestion of the police he was remanded in order to
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give time for further inquiry. ,
A riinnonly eleven years of age, who said
his iiai sK;rig.but who was taund to be the son of
ititc wua. ivP ho),
a most respectabl- draper and haberdasher, of the name
residing not tar from the Court, was charged
wit h stealing five loaves of bread ft om the shop of Mr.
attuning, a baker, in Gray's lull lane.
It appeared that that intirni;:g, about eight o'clock,
the pro,ecutor trussed a number or lo ive from his win-
dow, and. upon 10. king
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prisonaway r t t
ao
ifhtt r them.
into the street, saw the prisoner
e
who had all the appearance
and manner of r.speetability. was present, an.; appeared
(1E4.03 affecred. He said he did all he could to reform
his sun, but in vain. lie had locked him up to keep
him from his bad associltes, out althou4h the room was
well secured end at the top of the house, the young
rascal got through the windows upon the root, and es-
caped over several other houses, and he had not seen
him now for upwards of three months before that day.
Ile had, amongst ot'.er asylums, tried .to get him into
the Retuge for the Destitute, but was refused, because
the,boy ha.i not beer, previously convicted.
Mr. GREENWOOD said. no doubt that the governors
might have good ground: for such a rule, but it struck
him us rather an extraordinary one. He should commit
the prisoner for trial, as he thought this the only more
to save him from destruction.