The Sun.
London, England, 1870-11-23 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICE

BRUTAL STREET OUTRAGES.—WiIIiam Reardon, a lad,
of 17, who has frequently been charged with assaults,
was charged, at the
_Westminster Police-court, with
assaulting John Smith and Ellen Smith, his wife, and
further with assaulting William Notley, 371 B, James
Burchell, 314 B, and Henry Wood, 359 B. Smith, who
had a fearful pair of black eyes, said he was in Regent-
street, Westminster, and the prisoner pushed him in the
road; he remonstrated with him, when the prisoner made

a savage attack on him and his wife, and when the police
came he voilently attacked them, kicking Burchel

severely ; gave Wood a bad black eye, and bit Notley in
the hand, as well as kicking Min in a dangerous part of his

person. Prisoner denied the assault on Smith, and said
another man had done it. Mr. Woolrych said the pri-

soner was now under remand for felony, but of that he
knew nothing. It was his duty to deal with him for no
less than five brutal assaults without provocation,, coin

mitted like the action of a wild beast more than that of a

human being, intensified by the act of intemperance. His
conduct was without palliation, violent, outrageous, and
savage in the extreme, calling for a heavy term of im-
prisonment. For the assault on Smith be was sentenced
to two months' hard labour, and for each of the other
assaults one month ; making six months hard labour in all.
" BONES " IN A Fix,—Edward Davies, the " bones "

of a street nigger party, was charged before Mr. In,ghanl,

at the Marlborough-street Police-court, with assaulting
William Fendick, potman at the Princess Charlotte,
Princes-street, Hanover-square. The cemplainant Paid

. _
Last night the prisoner came into the Princess Charlotte,
attired as a nigger, and began soliciting of the customers,
not having played. He was requested to leave, and as
he refused to do so I went to put him out, and as soon as

I did so he clutched my nose and struck me in the face
with his bones, and made other attempts to strike me,
and was then given into custody. The prisoner : I and
my brother professionals had just commenced the overture

when it was announced that we were not to continue

the performance. I went into the house to solicit a little
remuneration, when to my surprise I was told to leave. I
hesitated, and my friend attempted to put me out, and
naturally enough one of my bones touched him in tho

face. lam sorry for what has happened, and am per•
fectly willing to tender an apology to my_friend. Mr.

Ingham (to the complainant): He calls you his friend?

Are you a friend of his. Complainant : No. The pri-

goner : I have spoken to him several times when I have
been white, but never when engaged professionally, and
that may account for his not being here. Police-constable,
167: I saw the complainant's face bleeding. The pri-
soner : I can assure your worship, that nigger parties
are now making nothing. A bare existence can only be

obtained, and then not without the persons have great
talent. The business is not what it used to be, it was

pretty good, but it is now like an old song, worn out.
The panic in the City has also affected us. lam the last
person in the world to offend any one, and would like to
offer an apology. The prisoner was fined 10s., or seven
days.

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