The Sun.
London, England, 1870-09-02 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This DAY.)

ASSAULTS AND DAMAGE AT A CAFE.-Mr. John A.
Liddiard, architect, of No. 47, Westbourne Park, was
charged before Mr. Knox, at the Marlborough Street
Police-court, with being drunk, and breaking some cups
and saucers at the Cafe Regence, Tichborne Street, and also
with assaulting Mr. Victor Houssin, the manager, and
William Prangmere, a waiter, and also with tearing the
coat of the latter. Mr. Houssin said the defendant was
requested at closing time to leave the house, when he
refused to go. Shortly after, however, he got up to go,
and while doing so pushed over a marble-top table and
broke some cups and saucers ; and on his preventing his
leaving he knocked him down, and also a waiter who came
to his assistance. In answer to Mr. Knox, witness said the
defendant was a little tipsy. William Trangmer, waiter at
the Cafe Regence, gave similar evidence, and deposed
to having been assaulted by the defendant on going to Mr.
Houssin's assistance, and having his coat damaged to the
amount of 10s. Sergeant Wells, 15 C, said the defendant
was under the influence of liquor at the time. The de-
fendant said he pushed against the table by accident. Mr.
Knox—The defendant having agreed to pay for the da-
mage, and Mr. Houssin having stated that he was not
much hurt, fined the defendant 40s. for the assault. Mr
Lockwood, of No. 4, Nottingham-terrace, Notting-hill,
surveyor, was charged with being drunk, behaving in a
disorderly manner, and assaulting Joseph Mallaon, porter
at the Café Regence. Richard Kerr, 202, C, said that on
going to the Café Royal that morning about half-past
one he found the defendant trying to enter,
and the porter trying to keep him out. The defendant,
who was under the influence of drink, seized the
porter by the arm, and tore his shirt, and climbed up the
shutters and looked in, and he then took him into custody
Joseph Mallaon, the porter, said that on the defendant
trying to enter the café he told him he was too late, and
the defendant then seized hold of him and tore his shirt,
the damage being about ss. The defendant said he was
waiting for a friend in the cafe, and merely looked in at
the window over the shutters, when he was taken into
custody. Mr. Knox ordered the defendant to pay 55., and
as he considered the assault a very slight one, fined him
10s. or seven days.

GROSS CRUELTY TO A HORSE IN A NIGHT CAB.—Richd.
Watts, a hackney carriage driver, No. 3,624, was sum-
moned at the instance of the Royal Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, at the Westminster
Police-court, for cruelly torturing a horse. A constable
stated that at 11 o'clock at night on the 18th ult., he was
at the King's Road entrance of Cyemorne, and saw the
defendant driving a cab belonging to Joseph FeHingham,
of Church Street, Chelsea ; on setting down the fare,
the officer examined the horse, and found it in an
emaciated condition, lame in both hind legs, greased heels,
and much swollen, and several sores on the back. Mr.
Wilkinson, veterinary surgeon, proved that the horse
was suffering from farcy in both hind legs, sores on the
back, and in fact so thoroughly weak and wretched that
it was beyond all doubt totally unfit for work. As the
horse had been destroyed a fine of 15s. was inflicted.