The Sun.
London, England, 1870-08-13 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY.

DESTROYING A LIST OF VOTERS.—Richard Wright, a
coachman, living in Devonshire-mews, was charged before
Mr. Knox at the Marlborough-street Police Court, with
wilfully destroying the list of voters for St. James's,
placed on the door of St. James's Church. Frederick Green,
beadle at St. James's, proved that the list of voters, which
was the property of the overseers, was placed on the door
of St. James's Church by Warren, another beadle, by
order of the Vestry. Police-constable Bartholomew, 129
C, proved seeing the prisoner pull down part of the list,
and on asking him why he did so he replied that he
wanted to read it, and that it was put there for the public
to take down. Mr. Knox, after referring to the Act of
the 6th Vic., cap 18, section 25, which gives the Magis-
trate the power of inflicting a fine, not lower than
108., and not exceeding 40s. for the, offence, fined the pri-
soner 10s., or seven days.
CAUTION TO CAB PROPRIETORS.—Mr. Richard Nobbs,
cab proprietor, of No. 7, Lancaster-mews, Notting-hill,
appeared before Mr. Knox, at the above court, to answer
a summons taken out by the Royal Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, for working a horse in an
unfit state. A man in the defendant's employ was a few
days ago charged with working the horse and fined, and a
summons ordered to be taken against the defendant for
sending the horse out. After hearing the evidence of the
chief officer of the society, and Mr. Cherry, veterinary
surgeon, to the effect that the horse at the time was unfit
for work, Mr. Knox fined the defendant 40s. and costs.

BRUTAL ASSAULT.-A dock labourer named Richard
Bowshell was brought before Mr. Lushington at the
Thames Police-court charged with stealing 51bs. of coffee
in the St. Katherine Dock, and savagely assaulting
Robert Turner, a dock constable. The constable, who
was in a very weakly condition from the effects of the
blows and loss of blood, had his head covered with surgi-
cal bandages. He had been subjected to most brutal
treatment. He stated that yesterday afternoon the pri-
soner was leaving the St. Katherine Dock by the Tower
Hill gateway, and he appeared very bulky and desirous
of escaping observation. He stopped him, and found
concealed under his clothes a large bag, containing raw
coffee. He took it from him, and a confederate of the
prisoner cut the bag, and the coffee was spilled on the
ground. At the same time the prisoner knocked him
down, and when down kicked him about the head and
body in a savage manner. A mob of about 150 ruffians
and blackguards immediately assembled and endeavoured
to rescue the prisoner, and would have succeeded
but for the prompt interference of a police constable. He
was beaten, scratched, and kicked until he was disabled,
but he retained the prisoner and the greater portion of
the stolen coffee. The prisoner had been at work on a
fillip from which coffee had been delivered all day. George
Barke, 114 H, was on duty in the Tower of London, and
heard cries of murder and help. He opened the Tower
gate and went to the assistance of Turner, who was on the
stones and bleeding profusely. The prisoner was kicking
him, and he was surrounded by the greatest ruffians and
thieves in the district. He succeeded in bringing the pri-
soner away from the tirong of wretches who would
have killed him if he had not arrived in time.
The prisoner, in defence, admitted stealing the coffee,
but denied assaulting the constable. Mr. Lushington said
the constable was doing his duty properly, and there was
no doubt the prisoner had savagely Gild brutally assaulted
and wounded him. The prisoner was one of the most
desperate scoundrels that ever came before him, and his
punishment must be severe in proportion to the ferocity
of the assault. He sentenced the prisoner to six months'
imprisonment and hard labour.
DISGRACEFUL ASSAULT BY A GENTLEMAN.—A gentle-
man who gave the name at the station of John Diver, but
now said his name was Wood, of 8, Neville-street, Bromp-
ton, was charged before Mr. Selfe at the Westminster
Police Court with the following' disgraceful and unpro-
voked assault upon Wm. Aseott. tailor, of 32, Eccleston-
street, Pimlico. The complainant, a respectable looking