The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-28 00:00:00

THAMES.

John Kelly, an Irish mendicant in the dress of a
sailor, who has been in custody a furtnizht, was
brought up for final examination before Mr. Yardley,
charged with feloniously cutting and wounding Char-
lotte Connell.

The prosecutrix, a woman of the town, who was
discharged from the hospital on Saturday last, stated
that on the night of the 14th instant she was in the
Sir Sidney Smith public-house in Dock-street,
Whitechapel, in compiny with a s silor, when the
prisoner entered and demanded relief in a very
improper manner, and on her telling him to get
away, he said to her young man, " Can't you help a
poor shipmate?" She told him if he askedifor relief
in a proper :manner she would not hinder her com-
panion from giving him money ; but, if he insisted
upon it as a right, he :had better take himself away.
He then offered the sailor a jacket for sale, which he
refused to purchase, and said he did not want it. The
prisoner then abused her in a gross manner, using the
most foul language and epithets of a revolting des-
cription, of
_which the witness gave the court a
sample. She then pushed the prisoner with both
hands and told him to get away. He immediately

' knocked her down with his fist, and, as she was
rising, he stabbed her in the face with some blunt
instruml-nt, and she fell again. Sne got behind
man for protection, and the prisoner again struck
her and inflicted another wound. It was such a
dreadful blow that it took her senses away.
Mr. YARDLEY—NOW, are you sure you have told
me the whole truth ?—The woman, who gave her
evidence very clearly, and is still in a state of great
suffering, declared that she had, and added that she
lost a good deal of blood.
Francis Smith, a respectable man, who keeps a
sailors' boarding-house in Glasshouse-street, Upper
East Smithfield, confirmed the evidence of the prose-
cutrix, and stated that the instrument with which the
prosecutrix was stabbed was the blunt heel of a razor.
The prisoner ran away after he had inflicted the
injuries, and the witness pursued him, and, upon
overtaking him in the street, he made a furious atack
upon him, and said, " Here goes, life or death," and
aimed a blow at his head with the razor in his hand.
Witness stooped, and the blow fell on his breast, and
his coat was cut and torn. Ile then tripped up the
prisoner, fell upon him, and prevented him doing any
further mischief.
Police-constable 129 1-1, said he took the prisoner
into custody, and found upon him a case containing
two razors, and another containing one. The land-
lord of the Sir Sidney Smith afterwards delivered to
him a fourth razor, which had been taken from the
prisoner, who merely said that if the prosecutrix had
not have pushed him he should not have done what he
did.

Mr. Peter Gowlland, house surgeon of the London
Hospital, said the woman had been under his care
from the 14th until last Saturday. She had received
two punctured wounds just under the right eye, and
penetrating to the bone. The wounds produced great
inflammation of the eye and face. If they had been
inflicted only a quarter of an inch higher up, the eye
would most probably have been destroyed.
The prisoner made a long and somewhat ingenious
defence, and endeavoured to make it appear that the
prosecutrix fell upon the heel of the razor which he
held in his hand.
Mr. Gowlland was recalled, and said it must have
required very considerable violence to have inflicted
the wounds.
Mr. YARDLEY committed the prisoner for trial.
"E. C." has forwarded the remaining half of a 51.
Bank of England note, No. 44,335, for the poor-box
of this court, and notice of its safe arrival was re-
quested in the papers. A letter addressed to Mr.
Ballantine, and opened by Mr. Symons, the chief
clerk, in his absence, enclosing 20s. worth of postage
stamps for the use of Anne Coxfield, upon whom a
gross outrage was perpetrated by four ruffians, since
convicted, has been received from " It. 5.," and the
amount in money has been forwarded to the much
injured woman. An acknowledgment of this dona-
tion which ought to have been sent to the Worship-
street Court, where the case was heard, was also re-
quested to be made in the newspapers.
SOUTH WA h'IC.
Min Prime, a cheese and bacon merchant, carrying
on business in Philpot-lane, City, was brought before
Mr. Seeker for re-examination, charged with forging
and uttering a bill of exchange for 251., purporting to
be accepted by Mr. John Nukes, landlord of the
Green Man at Plumstead, Kent.
On the 25th of July the prisoner gave the bill in
question to Mr. Hallows, landlord of the Ship and
Camel, Dockhead, and when it became due, in con •
sequence of its having been dishonoured, he went to
the prisoner and acquainted him with the fact. On
that occasion the prisoner returned him 11/., request-
ing him at the same time not to divulge the circum-
stance to the alleged acceptor, Mr. Nokes, who was
his father-in-law. The bill, therefore, remained in
complainant's hands from that period up to the
present time, and, being unable to obtain the
remainder of the money, he adopted the present
proceedings. Mr. Nokes was not present at the
former examination, and as the prisoner asserted that
the bill was accepted by that person the magistrate
directed that he should be summoned to attend.
When the prisoner was placed at the bar yesterday
the bill in question was produced and handed to Mr.
Nokes, who was directed to say whether or not he had
accepted it.

On perusing the document he said that the name
of the acceptor attached to it was not in his hand-
writing.
Prisoner (to witness)—Do you remember one day,
when we were walking from Woolwich, my inform-
ing you that I required a sum of money, and that you
authorised me to draw a bill to the amount of 251.,
and to attach your signature to it as the acceptor.?
Witness—l hare no recollection of it, and am con-
fident I never sanctioned your doing anything of
the kind.

Prisoner—lt is upwards of two years ago, and you
may have forgotten the transaction ; but I am certain
of it, otherwise I should not have put the bill in
circulation.
The witness, however, said that a circumstance of
the kind could not have occurred without making an
impression upon his memory.
Mr. SEczau said that the evidence of the witness
having been obtained, that was all that was required
to complete the case, and that he should send it
before a jury; but had no objection to accept of bail
for the prisoner's appearance to answer the charge at
the Central Criminal Court.
The prisoner, addressing the magistrate, inquired
if he had any objection to accept of Mr. Nokes, his
father-in-law, as one of his sureties ?
_ _

Mr. SECKER replied that he had not.
The prisoner then appealed to Mr. Noices, express-
ing a hope that he would offer himself as one of his
bai I.

Mr. Nokes appeared surprised at the application,
saying that, after what had transpired, he could not
conscientiously interfere for the prisoner, although he
was so nearly related to him.
Prisoner—What ! refuse to be one of my sureties,
to enable me to get at large to my wife and family
until my trial, which will take place next week ?
You need not fear that the recognizances will be es-
treated, for I shall meet the charge you may depend
upon it.

Mr. Nokes, however, still refused to consent to it,
and the prisoner was, therefore, committed to the
county gaol.
The magistrate has received 10s. from " S. S. 5.,"
10i. from "H. M. P.," and some Post-office stamps
from Chudlow, South Devon, which sums will be
applied as designed by the donors, who requested that
an acknowledgment might appear in the papers.
GREENWICH.
Mr. nun" said he had just received 101. as a
contribution to the poor.box of this and the Wool-
wich Police-court, from a gentleman who requested
the same to be acknowledged under the signature of
" M. T."