The Sun.
London, England, 1848-01-14 00:00:00

CL ERKEN WELL.

Patrick Fey, William Dwgins, and John Prender-
gast, were charged with having committed a wanton
and violent outrage on Mr. Peter Cowell, of the
Bricklayers' Arms, W hitecross• street, St. Luke's;
and also upon several police officers of the G division.
The case excited much interest, and the court was
crowded to excess.

Joseph Wyman, 147 G, whose head was severely
wounded and hound up with adhesive plasters, and
who was in such a weakly state that he was allowed
to be seated during the examination, deposed
that, on the evening of the 27th of December,
about eight o'clock, he saw a large mob of low Irish-
men in Chiswell-street. They proceeded to the house
of Mr. Cowell, when they rushed in and behaved
most violently. Witness heard screams and cries of
" Murder," when Mr. Cowell came out covered with
bruises and blook and entreated the police to enter
and render assistance, or murder would take place.
Constable, 81, Peate, 147, and Hall, 190 G, and
witness, entered the house and endeavoured to
prevail upon the parties to leave and go
home peaceably: Foy :bawled out, "We are
a match for you,' my boys," and this seemed to
have been the signal for a general attack. He acted
as the ringleader, and with his companions fought
and beat and kicked the police. Witness took out his
staff to keep off the crowd, and prevent a prisoner
being rescued, when he was knocked down and
beaten about the head with his staff and kicked on
the body until he was insensible, and left for dead.
Ile was taken to a surgeon's, and he had ever since
been confined to his bed in a dangerous state until
that day. Ile identified the prisoners as having been
active and violent on the occasion.

William Saunders, butcher, of Gunberwell-grove,
deposed that he saw Wyman knocked down by a
blow from a staff on the head, and whilst he was on
the ground the person kicked him on the face and
head. He bled profusely, and witness thought he
was killed. Witness assisted to take the constabie to u
doctor's shop.
Hall, 190, Nicholas, 82, Constable, 81, Elston,
246, Wells 16, and other officers of the G division,
all of whom exhibited severe marks of violence, and
who had also been in danger, but sufficiently reco-
vered to attend the court, gave confirmatory tes-
timony.
Mr. Peter Cowell, of the Bricklayers' Arms,
Whitecross-street, siid that the prisoners and their
gang entered his house and made an attack upon
him, used him brutally, and literally tore his clothes
frrm his person, and he felt satisfied they would have
murdered him had it not been for the arrival and in-
terference of the police officers.
Sergeants Brannan and Brown, G, proved the ap-
prehension- of the prisoners.
Mr. Mather, surgeon, described the injuries re-
ceived by the officers, and added that Peate, 147 G,
was so seriously injured that his life was still in
great danger, and it was impossible for him to attend
to give evidence. his injuries were all internal, from
kicks and blows.

Wyman's truncheon was produced, which was
broken through the violence of the blow upon the
head.

111 r. COMBE asked the pr:soners if they withed to
say anything in their detcnee ?

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