The Sun.
London, England, 1846-05-18 00:00:00

THE SUN.. LONDON, :MONDAY,MORNING, M'AY 18, 1846.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.
Willam Howse, alias Howes, aged 32, was indicted for feloniously
killing and slaying David Emmons.

Mr Ballantine appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Huddlestons
attended for the defence.

It appeared that on the evening of the 22d of April a quarrel arose
between some labourers, who met in the house of the prisoner in
Stratford, and the deceased was dragged out of doors by a man
named Lancaster, another person, named Wilcox. and the prisoner.
When outside the door, the scuffling continued, and the deceased and
Wilcox fell. While on the ground prisoner kicked the deceased on
the nose, and the blood gushed from it. He rolled off the man Wil-
cox, who afterwards picked him up, and after some further strug-
gling, the deceased was persuaded to go home. The kick inflicted a
great gash on the nose. The surgeon (Mr. Baker) attended the de-
ceased, but in about a week after he was attacked by lock jaw, and
notwithstanding every medical attention was given, hit died. Ile
would not swear that lock jaw was positively the result of the wound,
but he thought it the probable cause. One witness deposed that
some time before the quarrel the prisoner threatened to injure the
deceased by fair means or foul.

Mr. Jusiice COLTMAN intimated that there was no case for the
jury, and the prisoner was discharged.
ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.— William Regan, an Irish absentee of a
peculiarly forbidding aspect, was placed at the bar, charged with
feloniously wounding Francis White, a policeman, while he was hi
the execution of his duty. _ _

Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Clerk conducted the prosecution ; Mr. Baldwin
attended for the defence.

Francis White, 103 H, said that on the night of the 19th of April
he heard a cry in New street, Whitechapel, and on running there he
found the prisoner, who was beating constable 185. The prisoner
had a policeman's staff in his hand, and when witness went in to his
companion's rescue, he received a blow frown behind with a staff,
which stunned him and caused the blood to flow profusely. He re-
covered, and received a second blow from the prisoner on the fore-
head, which struck him down insensible. When he recovered he
found himself leaning against some area railings, and heard the pri-
soner say to some of his friends, " Throw the b- over the rail-
ings." The prisoner was taken into custody, and witness was sup-
ported to the station-house. He was afterwards under the care of the
surgeon for nearly three weeks. He was positive that the blow
on the brow was struck by the prisoner. He could not say who
struck the first blow on the side of his head.
Police-constable 198 H said, that on the night in question there was
a great disturbance in Sugar-loaf-court, Commercial-street, Cain-
mercial-road. He went there to quell it, and took a man named
Dennis Ragan into custody. When iu New-street, the prisoner was
attempted to be rescued, and two policemen (ene of whom was the
last witness, White) Canis to his assistance. He saw White struck
by a man named Sullivan in the first instance, and also a blow given
by the prisoner on the forehead. Both blows were struck with a
policeman's truncheon.
Mr. BALDWIN, leaving addressed the jury for the prisoner,
Mr. Baron ALDaaseN summed up, and the jury, after retiring for
some time, returned into Court with a verdict of Guilty.
Dennis Regan, William Regan (the last prisoner), ..foAn While, and
John Sullivan, were placed at the bar, charged with assaulting other
constables on the same evening. The evidence adduced was nearly
similar to that brought forward in the last case.
Mr. Baldwin, tor three of the prisoners, and Mr. O'Brien for Sulli-
van, addressed the jury.

Mr. Baron ALDERS6N summed up, and
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty in each of the cases.
The COURT sentenced William Regan and John Sullivan each to
imprisonment with hard labour for two years. and Dennis Regan
and John White each to one year's imprisonment with hard labour.