The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-16 00:00:00

CLERKENIVELL.

Edward and Ellen Bourke, brother and sister, were charged
before Mr. Greenwood with the following murderous assault!,
when the court was much crowded with persons resident in
Holloway, owing to its being rumoured that a police-con-
stable had died in consequence of the irjuries he had received
from the male prisoner.
It appeared that, on Saturday night last, a numerous body
of Irish labourers entered the Castle Tavern, Holloway-road,
when their conduct was so riotous and disorderly, that the
landlord, Mr. Francis, refused to serve them, and several left
in consequence, but the prisoners remained and insisted on
being served. Finding that they would not leave, Mr.
Francis turned off the gas, when Edward Burke stooped his
head, rushed at him, and butted him in the face, by which
he broke his nose. He then knocked him down, and kicked
him several times, and Mr. Francis's son coming to his assist-
ance received such severe injuries from the prisoner, as to
compel him to keep his bed, and be placed under surgical
treatment, and he was now unable to attend to give his evi-
dence. The prisoner was at length ejected, and the door
shut, 'but they broke it in, attacked Mr. Francis again,
fractured one of his fingers, bit, and otherwise injured him.
Several policemen having heard cries of murder, hastened to
the spot, when it required no less than ten of them to remove
the prisoners to the station-house, and on the way there Ed-
ward Burke seized Constable 291 N, and knocked him down,
and upon his getting up gave him a tremendous kick in the
lower part of the abdomen. The policeman immediately ex-
claimed, " Oh dear, I am a murdered man !" and fell quite
senseless to the ground, when he was removed to Guy's
Hospital, where he lies in a very dangerous state. The
female prisoner, OR her way to the station-house, threw
off her bonnet and cloak and fought like a fury, spitting,
scratching, and biting at every one who came within her
reach.

Mr. GRIENWOOD committed the prisoners to Newgate for
trial at the Old Bailey, but ordering them to be again
brought up on Saturday next, when, it was hoped, the con-
stable and Mr. Francis, jun., would be so far recovered as to
enable them to attend to give their evidence.

WORSiiIP-STREE7'.
Charei Lewis Sauchey was charged with obtaining the
sum of 31. Is. of William Arnold, an ex-waiter, and a pair
of boots of George Arnold, brother to the latter, so long ago
as July of the year 1843, under the following circum-
stances :
William Arnold stated that at the above time he was a
waiter at the White Lion. Whitechapel-road. The de-
fendant, who stated that he was head engineer to Mr. Steven-
son, used the he se at the time, and was in the habit of dis-
playing some very unique tools, which Le said he used in
his business. The prisoner's hands had the appearance
of those more of a lady, and the small instruments
he produced induced the belief that he hod been
accustomed to the more scientific part of engineering than
what is called hard work. The prisoner subsequently, under
the promise of procuring prosecutor a situation as stoker on
one of the railways, obtained of the latter, in the course of
four weeks, the amount of 31. is., besides eatables and drink-
ables which prosecutor had himself paid for. The prosecutor
was also induced by the prisoner to leave his place at the
White Lion, as there was a situation ready for hint at the
Camden-town Station to enter upon immediately, but on
going to that station he discovered that no such person as
the prisoner was known upon the line, and he never after-
wards saw the prisoner until Saturday last, when in company
with his brother, and he was given into custody.
George Arnold, who said that he was a boot and shoe-
maker, stated that the prisoner called upon him at the above
time, and represented that he had interested himself on be-
half of his brother William, and he believed had succeeded