The Sun.
London, England, 1870-06-09 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-YESTERDAY.

A " GALLANT" SOLDIER.—Henry Murf en, a private of
the Coldstream Guards, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt,
at the Marlborough-street Police-court, with brutally
assaulting a young woman named Ann Slater. From the
evidence of the complainant, whose head was bandaged, it
appeared that on the previous night, while near St.
George's Barracks, she heard an altercation going on and
a female scream, and on going over to ascertain the cause
the prisoner struck her in the face, walked away,
and then afterwards returned, and gave her a vio-
lent blow in the mouth, cutting her lip, and causing
her to fall to the ground, in consequence of which
her head was so severely hurt that she was rendered
insensible, and compelled to be taken to the Charing-
cross Hospital to have her head dressed. The prisoner,
who bore a bad character in the regiment, was sent to
prison for two months' with hard labour.
" A MAD AND WILD IRISHMAN."—DanieI Mulcahy, a
sun-dried and weather-beaten mariner, with a large and
bushy beard, was charged before Mr. Woolrych, at the
Thames Police-court, with being drunk and disorderly.
Richard Martin, police-constable, No. 46 K R, said that
at an early hour this morning, the prisoner rolled against
him in High-street, Shadwell, and exclaimed, " I am a
mad and wild Irishman, take me if you dare." He
begged of the prisoner to be quiet and go home. The
prisoner said it was not time to turn in, and again ex-
claimed, " I am a mad and wild Irishman," and acted
so noisely and strangely tiat he took him into custody.
The prisoner said he had recently come to England, was
paid off two days ago, and being "three sheets in the
wind," and a little more, set his "jawing tackle" at work,
Irishman."
Mr. he did sing out " I am a mad and wild
Mr. Woolrych—You are not an Irishman? The prisoner
—My mother and my father are both Irishmen, and I
was born in Australia—that makes an Irishman of
me. (Loud laughter.) Mr. Woolrych —Very nearly so.
How came you to make so much noise this morning? The
prisoner—Well, it is the first time I have been in old
England, and I was on the spree. Mr. Woolrych—You
are not mad, but you were very wild this morning. You
must pay Os. for being drunk and disorderly. The pri-
soner—That I will do with pleasure. There's luck in odd
numbers, says Rory O'More.

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SPANISH BRIGANDS KILLED.
Intelligence was received at the Foreign-office last
night from Mr. Layard, stating that the brigands
who captured the Messrs. I3onell were waylaid on
their return with the ransom by the Spanish Civil
Guard. Three out of four were killed, and the
capture of the fourth is expected. Mr. Layard also
believes the ransom to bav• been recovered.
Other accounts state that the brigands near Gib-
raltar have attempted to capture two English officers.
In this attempt they were fortunately unsuccessful,
as the Civil Guard came to the rescue and captured
one of the brigands after a skirmish. It is said that
the Governments of England and Spain are making
arrangements to prevent Gibraltar from becoming a
resort of brigands—a precaution which appears to be
necessary. The large amount of ransom demanded
and agreed to in the case of the Marathon prisoners
has possibly stimulated the avarice of the brigands
in Gibraltar, as they appear to have an especial fancy
for capturing Englishmen. Mr. Bonell Senior has
arrived in the vicinity of Cadiz.