The Sun.
London, England, 1846-04-16 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—James Linch, a determined-
looking Irishman, was charged with the following mur-
derous assault :

Mary Drew, a mechanic's wife, was passing over the
wooden -bridge at Chelsea, late on the urevious night,
when hearing two men who were standing outside the
King's Head, using threatening language of a very
alarming character towards some person who appeared
to be inside, she determined to watch the result. Shortly
afterwards the men walked away down St. Geores-
place but in a few minutes they returned, accompanied
by the prisoner and another man, and stationed them-
selves by the side of the public •house door. Almost im-
mediately after this a man named Edward Wright left
the house, when the prisoner advanced towards him with
a pair of toegs which she had observed him previously
concealing under the tails of his coat, and struck him
repeatedly on the head with them, when both the pri-
soner and the object of his attack fell on the ground. The
prisoner made a desperate attempt to escape, but the in-
jured man, although bleeding so profusely that his smock-
frock and other clothing were literally saturated with
blood, grasped him tightly by the leg until a policeman
came up, when he was taken to the station. The wounded
man was carried to the hospital, where he remains in a
precarious state, suffering from two scalp wounds. The
constable visited him yesterday morning, when he was
informed by the surgeon that it would be difficult to say
until Friday what might be the result of the injuries re-
ceived.

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The prisoner, in a sullen tone, said be never touched
the man.
A pair of fire-tongs, which the accused had thrown
down on seeing the policeman approach were produced,
and were much bent and partially cracked.
Mr. BOND remanded the prisoner until Monday.
WORSHIP-STREET.

Mr. John Caswell, a grocer and teadealer in Shore-
ditch, was charged before Mr. Broughton, with violently
assaulting policeman Pollard, 214 G.
The occurrence took place a week ago, but the defen-
dant, although taken into custody at the time, could not
then be brought before the magistrate, on account of the
serious injury he had himself sustained, and a medical
certificate was produced, stating that his jaw was frac-
tured.
Mr. Child, the solicitor, now attended for the defen-
dant.

The hearing of the case occupied several hours, but
the facts may be briefly stated:—
Pollard, the policeman, deposed that about half-past
one in the morning, he was endeavouring to clear his
beat in Skoreditch of some prostitutes and other disor-
derlies, when the defendant, who was drunk, came up
to prevent his doing so, calling him vagabond and other
ill names, and so molested him that he took the defen-
dant himself into custody. Policeman 49 G coming up,
the deiendant said, " You know me, take me away from
this vagabond." 49 G replied, that he did not
know him, and must assist in taking him to the station
as he was in custody, and that he had better go quietly.
These and another constable then proceeded towards the
station-house, and they all said that ho was drunk and
very violent ; but on the way he suddenly stooped, and,
thrusting his head between Pollard's legs, threw him
over, and the constable falling heavily upon his fore-
head on the stones, was completely stunned and uncon-
scious of what followed, but the other constables said,
that while he lay in that state the defendant seized him
by the collar with one hand, and with the other beat
him about the head and face. With great difficulty he
was dragged off the prostrate constable, and, after a
most violent struggle, was conveyed to the station, co-
vered with blood and filth, and was subsequently found
to have been injured in the jaw. He and his friends at-
tributed that injury to a blow from a policeman's trun-
cheon, but the constables all denied it, and alleged that
he must have received it in a fall.
On the part of the defendant, Mr. Robinson, a car-
penter ; Mr. Hopwood, a clerk at the London-docks ;
and two theatrical performers, in whose company he
had been drinking gin-and-water at the George public-
house, in Shoreditch, were called, and they all stated
that, on his leaving that house, after one o'clock, he
appeared to be quite sober, and it was alleged that he
was merely waiting to get to his private door in a court,
where the constable was ordering a prostitute away,
when he was himself laid hold of by the police.
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fendant had, by some means, received the injury through
his own drunken violence, but he had committed a
serious assault upon the constable, for which he must
pay et, or be imprisoned for two months.
The defendant paid the penalty.
TIIAMES.

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIACE.—On Wednes-
day, John Anderson, a tall, well dressed Scotchman, a
ballast agent in Wapping, appeared before Mr. Broderip
to answer a charge preferred by a little woman named
Ann Gardner, who carried a child six weeks old in her
arms, and swore he was the father of it.
Anderson—l deny it all—l don't know her.
The complainant was then compelled to enter into par-
ticulars. She was living as servant in the family of Mr.
Duncan, a Scotch provision merchant, in Wapping, when
the defendant wooed her and promised her marriage.
She yielded to his wishes, and the fruits of the intercourse
was the child, to which she gave birth six weeks ago.
Mr. BRODERIP asked if there was any corroborative
evidence, and the girl said her late master had been in
attendance several hours fur the purpose of giving evi-
dence of the defendant's courtship and promises, but had
been compelled to leave upon business.
Mr. BRODERIP said he must either dismiss the case,
or postpone it fur another wed:, for the attendance of
Mr. Duncan.

Inspector Hambrook, of the Thames Police, said he
could give corroborative evidence. About four months
ago he saw the parties drinking ,togethvr in a public-
house in warping. The woman told the defendant she
was pregnant, and he said he.would allow one shilling
per week, and pay all the expenses of her confinement.
The.defendant also said he would have it down in black
and white, and sent for a sheet of paper to draw up an
agreement.

The defendant here gravely said, he must deny it all.
The complainant mentions d the various places she was
in the habit 'of meeting the defendant; who, although
pretending to be a religious man, was in the constant
practice of taking her to a brothel in Rateliff-highway,

and it was a long time before she discovered the rea
character of the house. After he had seduced her he
married another woman.

The defendant—l must deny it all.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Pelham, jun., said he could throw some light on
this case. His father had been concerned for the young
woman, who charged Anderson with assaulting her, and
subsequently she was accused by him with annoying him
in the street. and going to his place of business. Mr.
Pelham, jun., then produced three letters in the de-
fendant's handwriting,•which he had written at various
times and given to the female he had seduced. They
were to the following effect :
" London, 14th, 1845.—1 promise to Kink Ann
Gardner, as soon as posable for mee to do, which I have
not mentioned the time at present, but as soon as I can.
Witness my hand—J. Anderson."
"London, 16th, 1845.—This is to certify, that I, John
Anderson, am to mary the Ann within two years, or
sooner if posable, perhapps in six months, or perhapps
when I return. Vs itness my hand the sixteenth day of
July, 1845. lam yours truly and affectioned lover,
John Anderson thy Jo."—(Loud laughter.)
"I, John Anderson, promise to married you, Ann
Gardner, as is posable for me to do."
Mr. BRODERIP asked the defendant if he denied the
letters ? The defendant--Yes, they are not mine.
Mr. BRODERIP—You deny everything, what will you
deny next? I order you to pay 2s. 64. for the support of
the child, and the expenses. Mr. Symons, the chief
clerk, will take charge of the letters.