The Sun.
London, England, 1856-12-22 00:00:00

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POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

BOW -STREET.

ATTEMPTED MIIRDER.—This morning Regan, the man
who attempted to murder a policeman during a row in
Lincoln-court, on Saturday morning, was this morning
placed at the bar charged with the offence,- The pri-
soner was also further charged with violently assaulting
John Anderson, a servant in the employ of a person
named Bell, who keeps a fish-shop at the corner of the
said court.

From the evidence it appeared that the constable was
sent for by a person named Bell, who keeps a fish-shop
at the corner of Lincoln-court, to protect his journey.
man, a diminutive, feeble-looking person, from the vio-
lence of Regan, who, having assaulted him on a previous
night with impunity, was now bOasting of it, and threat-
ening to "have his life." When the policeman came up
he was strutting about, brandishing a large clasp-knife in
one hand and a bludgeon in the other, and swearing that
he " would have the life of the --- before night." The
policeman went in search of assistance, and presently
returned with another constable. Just as they came up,
Regan struck the fishmonger's man with the stick, and
then, catching sight of the approaching constables,
cried out, " Where is the constable can take me ?"
75 replied, " I will take you," and at once closed
with him, when Regan made a stab at his chest, and
the knife cut through both lappets of his double-
breasted coat, and a silk handkerchief (which he had
thrust between them as in a pocket), and glanced
against the metal button of his undercoat." The
constables were now set upon by a party of Regan's
friends, and the result was that, owing to the resistance
of the prisoner and the obstruction offered to the police,
Regan effected his escape. In doing so he was prin-
cipally assisted by a woman named Horrigan, who is at
present in custody and under remand for the offence.
Some one said call out Mike, and the prisoner went to
one of the houses, called out a large and ferocious dog,
and set him upon the constables. Regan got away, ran
into one of the houses, was seen after a while to get on
the roof from a back window, and was then lost sight of,
and was not captured until last night.
John Anderson, the man assaulted by the fellow, gave
a similar description of the affair.
Police-constable Hodge, 124 F, stated that at a late
hoar last night (Sunday), he was on duty in Wych•
street, Strand, when Regan, who stabbed police-constable
75 F on Saturday in Lincoln-court, with a woman
and others, his confederates, passed him. In a moment
the prisoner was seized, and assistance being at hand
the fellow calmly submitted. His companions, as usual
with such characters, all of whom are known, left
Regan to his fate, and soon made themselves scarce.
Regan was one of a gang of about 40 that still infest
Drury-lane and other places, and, although several con-
stables had been on his track for all Saturday night and ,
Sunday, nothing could be gleaned of him till he (witness)
happened to recognise him.
The prisoner, it appears, is a notorious ruffian, and
has before been in custody for stabbing.
The Magistrate said it was a most serious offence, and
he should therefore order the prisoner to be remanded
until the day upon which Horrigan is to be brought up 1
(Wednesday), when they would both be placed side by
side at the bar to answer the charge.