The Sun.
London, England, 1856-08-01 00:00:00

THE ZENTLET PRIZE FIGHT.

William Hayes, aged 29, James Massey, aged 32,
Thomas Sagers, aged 30, and Daniel Dismore, aged 25,
surrendered to take their trials on two indictments,
charging them with being concerned in the prize-fight at
Bentley on the 17th of June last.
Mr. Power appeared for the prosecution, which, he
stated, had been instituted by order of the magistracy
of the county of Suffolk to mark their disapproval of the
illegal and improper proceeding which had recently oc-
curred at Bentley, rear Ipswich, on the 17th of June,
when a great,,auraber of men, having engaged a special
train from London for the purpose of a prize fight, had
attempted to carry that disgusting purpose into execu-
tion in a meadow adjoining the railway in the pariah of
Bentley. It was but just to the men now at the bar, who
were the principals, the umpire, and one of the seconds,
to state that on the appearance of the police, who had
promptly interfered, they had quietly desisted, and had
departed to London by the special train which had
brought them down, without offering any violent oppo-
sition to the police. It was not so much, therefore, the
object of this prosecution to punish the parties now at the
bar as to proclaim to the world the determination of
the authorities of the county of Suffolk not to allow
their sail to be polluted by a repetition of such a
proceeding as a prize-fight.
Mr. Keane, who appeared for the defendants, said
that after the statement made by his learned friend,
his clients would withdraw their plea of Not Guilty,
and submit themselves to such sentence as his lord-
ship might deem fit to pass.
Lord Campbell said that the magistrates had done
right in instituting a prosecution, which would show
that in the county of Suffolk prize-fights would not
be tolerated. The law must be vindicated, but look-
ing at the conduct of the defendants, and regarding
the views which the prosecutors seemed to entertain,
he thought that the purposes of justice would be an-
swered by the defendants entering into their own re-
cognisance in 201. each to come up for judgment when
called on.
The defendants then entered into the required re-
' cognisances, and were thereupon discharged.
' At a subsequent hour of the day the other second,
named Robert Travers, a black man, surrendered and
• entered into the like recognisance.

Mr. Power (with whom was Mr. Stephenson) then

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stated that ho appeared in support of two indictments
which had been found against Mr. Edward Dorlin,g

and Mr. Yarminski, both connected with the Eastern
Counties Railway, and who were respectively charged
with having refused to aid the police, and, indeed,
with obstructing them in the execution of their duty,
by refusing to allow them to proceed on the railway
by the special and other train in pursuit of the prize-
fighters. He therefore wished that the defendants
might be called on to appear and plead.
Mr. Tozer, for the defendants, believed that the de•
fendants had not received notice of the intention to
call on them at the present-assize.
Mr. Power dissented from that statement.
Lord Campbell—Let the trial proceed. Call on the
defendants to appear.
The defendants were accordingly called, but neither
of them answering, _ _

His lordship granted bench warrants for their appre-
hension.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-July 31.

BOW-STREET.--David Daley, one of the men lately
relieved from service in the Land Transport Corps, was
charged with creating a disturbance at the office in
Whitehall-yard. The prisoner called to demand some
arrears of bounty, which he alleged to be due to him.
He was told that nothing could be done till the arrival
in England of certain officers who were acquainted with
the facts, and who' were now on their way home. He
forced his way into the office, and declared that he would
not go without his money.
Mr. Henry pointed out to the prisoner the impro-
priety of his conduct in making a disturbance at the of-
fice. It was.clear nothing could be done till the gentle.
men mentioned had arrived, and he really must wait.
The prisoner said that in the meantime he, his wife,
and children were starving.

Mr. Henry said that it so he must have recourse to
the parish. At all events he must recover what was due
to him (if it was really so) by legal means and not by
force.

The prisoner said he should have no need to go to the
workhouse or to press for the balance due to him if they
would give hith his discharge. If he had that he could
get plenty of work, but without it no one would employ
him.

Some of his comrades who were in court declared that
they were in the same predicament.
He was discharged on his promise not to go to the
office again till the gentlemen m:ntioned had arrived.

WESTMINSTER.—CABs BY TIME.—Mr. Robert
Reed, a gentleman of private property, was summoned
for refusing to pay a cab fare..
Matthew Forde, the driver, said that on the 221 ult.
he was called from the rank in Grosvenor•street West
by defendant's servant, who told him that his master
engaged him by the Flour. He took defendant and a
lady up in Eaton-place, and defendant then said that he
wanted an hour's drive. Complainant proceeded a chart
distance, when he asked the gentleman whether he
wished to go four miles an hour or at a moderate pace.
Mr. Arnold asked complainant what he meant by a
moderate pace ?

Complainant hesitated, and said " The sort a pace a
horse would trot."

Mr. Arnold thought four miles an hour moderate
enough for anything.
Complainant went on to state that he told the gentle-
man that four miles an hour would only be a font pace,
and inquired whether he would give him a little extra
if he went faster, when the gentleman got in a passion,
stood on the toot-board, and, seizing the reins, stopped
the horse and got out with the lady. Complainant fol-
lowed him back to his house, and demanded 25.; his
farik for an hour, which the defendant refused to pay

In cross examination by Mr. Baines, solicitor for the
defendant, complainant said that when he had taken the
lady and gentleman up he only walked the horse. In
the presence of the gentleman's servant he admitted
that he had said his horse could walk four miles an
hour, and he refused to go out of a walk at 2s.
Mr. Reed then got into the witness box, and stated
that he sent his servant to hire the cab for the hour,
and when' he got in the cabman did not say a word,
but walked his horse for about 100 yards. He (de-
fendant) said, "Corte, get on," when the driver re-
plied, "No, I shan't go any faster, my horse can walk
four miles an hour." He was very insolent in his tone
and manner, and was continuing at a walking pace,'
when he (defendant) said he would not have any more of
that, and stopping thee horse, got out of the cab with his
lady. •
Mr. Arnold asked defendant whether complainant
went at the rate of tour miles an hour ?

Defendant replied that he did not, but could not un-
dertake to say the exact pace at which he went.
Cabman—Why, your wohhip, I was extraordinary
civic; I can't think, how he can say I wasn't. My
horse always walks fisur miles an hour.
Mr. Arnold observed that the legislature in its wis-
dom had prescribed f onr miles an hour as the required
pace, but there was nothing in the act to show whether
it should be a walk 4)r a trot, and therefore if a driver
had a horse that walk,ed four miles an hour he complied
with the legislative requirement. As it appeared to him
in this case that the c rd.bman had not acted in good faith,
but with a desire to eitert money from the gentleman
he was carrying, the cc 4criplaint was dismissed.

SOUTHWARK. ALLEGED SWINDLING BY IRON
MERCHANTS.—SUSPICI OUS CABB.—John, Cashion and
Myers Myers, who det icribed themselves as iron mer-
chants, carrying on bt siness at 79, Kent-street, South-
wark, were summoned before Mr. Combo to answer the
charge of obtaining a large quantity of iron, valued at
801., from Mr. Willia D i Tucker, of the Borough Wheel
Works, Newington•ca nseway, under false and fraudu-
lent pretences.
Mr. Ribton appeal !ed for the prosecution ; and Mr.
Bodkin for the defend ants. _ _

The prosecutor said that on the 2d of July the defen-
dants came to his wor .ks, when Cashion said he wanted
to purchase some scraF iron. Witness referred them to
his managing clerk, Mr. Tourney. They came back
shortly afterwards, ant l said that they would purchase
some bar iron, at the 3 sr le tine saying that they would
pay cash for the scrap it on, and cash and a bill for the
bar iron. Witness told tinern that he could not take a bill
unless they gave a goo, f reference, when the defendants
handed in the name ol: Israel Cohen, sponge and cigar
merchant, 66, Presocit t•street, Goodman's-fields, with
whom they said they 'no d bad large dealings for some time.
Witness went to Mr. CJohen, but he was out of town.
On Saturday, the sth, , if July, Cashion called on him
and said he had agreed to pay cash for the bar iron, less
5 per cent. discou' at. 'They, however, wanted 74 per
per cent. On tb e faith of their representations be let
them have the :on, worth 751, which they removed on
the Monday, ,e 7th of July, and sold the same day for
541. Witness ' nad not received one farthing, and he con-
sidered that 114 e had been defrauded out of his property.
George To, irney, clerk to the prosecutor, said that
defendants co me to him and said that they had bad large
transactions with Messrs. Watney, the distillers, of
Wandsworth. They had purchased large quantities of
iron of them, and Mr. Watney had taken their bills for
a steam-engine without any reference. Witness saw
them again ( •n the Saturday, when they bargained for
the bar iron at 91. a ton. They removed it all on Mon-
day.
James Us hers, of 4, Pump-row, Old-street, City-road,
said he knee ' the defendants. On the 7th of July he
purcfiased a me new bar iron of them. It was brought
to his place, in vans. He did not see the defendants