The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-10 00:00:00

THE QUEEN V. HENRY CRISPIN.

Mr. COCKBURN moved the judgment of the Court
upon the defendant, who appeared upon the floor of the
court.

It appeared that ill-feeling had existed for some time
between the defendant and a gentleman named
Henry Bolton Bennett, in consequence of the de-
fendant having alleged (which, however, Mr. Ben-
nett denied) that he had run over and killed a
favourite dog belonging to him. Subsequently he
encountered Mr. Bennett at a concert, and after
calling him a snob, and applying other offensive epithets
to him, invited him to meet him at a duel ; adding, he
would give anything to have a shot at him, and that he
should have the first shot. Mr. Bennett declined the
honour, and appealed to a magistrate to punish the de-
fendant, for endeavouring to incite him to commit a
breach of the peace. The defendant was bound over.
but on the same day he met Mr. Bennett in company
with his wile and daughter proceeding down a passage
towards a steam boat, and there he struck him on the
back, with some violence, with the butt end of a whip.
The defendant was indicted at the sessions and found
guilty of an assault.
Mr. Sergeant KINGLAKE addressed the Court in miti-
gation of punishment, and read affidavits from which
it appeared that the defendant had offered to pay 2001
to a charitable institution, and that he contended that
the passage to the steam-boat was narrow, and that he
accidently pushed against the prosecutor. He had de-
clined to pay the 2001., because the prosecutor required
that he should pay the same sum every year.
Mr. CROWDER, on the other hand, said that the de-
fendant had repeatedly threatened to bring an action
against Mrs. Bennett in the Queen's Bench, in which he
said he should examine the maid-servant and " elicit
some pretty disclosures for the edification of the Court."
He had shown a continual desire to commit a breach of
the peace,:and to set the proceedings of a court of justice
at nought.
Mr. Justice PATTIsoN characterised the assault as
most violent and unprovoked, and sentenced the defen-
dant to pay a fine of 2001., to enter into his own recog-
nizances of 2001., and two sureties of 1001. each, for his
good conduct for two years, and to be imprisoned in the
Queen's Prison until the fine and recognizances are en-
tered into.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

Jane Burgess, of No. 26, Dudley:street, Bloomsbury,
and Margaret Parker, of 13, Bennett's-court, Drury-
lane (the former being the daughte and sister of the
two womee who were stabbed a short time back by a
man named Parker, who was tried at the last Old Bailey
sessions fir the crime, and transported for life, and the
latter is the sister of the convict), were brought before
Alderman Salomons on the charge of being disorderly,
and fighting in front of Newgate.
From the evidence of the constable, and the sister of
Burgess (the party stabbed). it appeared they all went
to see the prisoner. The Burgesses were first there,
and the injured woman was admitted to see the party
who had attempted her life. When coming out, the
prisoner (Parker) said, " So youlhave been to my bro-
ther after sending him away for life," at the same time
making an attempt to strike her. Jane Burgess inter-
fered, and a fight ensued, which lasted until a police-
man came up and took them into custody. On the
aay to the station-house, Parker said to Jane Burgess,
" I'll serve you the same as my brother did your
sister."
Alderman SA.LOMONS said there was little doubt that
much ill feeling might exist between both parties, and
he should therefore bind Jane Burgess in the sum of 101.
to keep the peace for three months, and make Margaret
Parker find security for a similar amount for a like
period.