The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-22 00:00:00

Ater a good deal of struggling, Lon made his escape
roZthe barn and hurried off f,r a policeman. Oa his
return, with an officer discovered that the ruffians,
9Da he had lett behind him, had decamped; but the
I„,,4'ner, who had left a pair or shoes in the burn, came
,"'
," for them, and he was then taken into custody. It
ran quite dark when the outrage was committed, and
tomeb. difficulty would have stood in the way of the
rittlgoutr's identification had it not been for the circum-
thlthee of his speaking through his nose, which enabled
4.lB,Protiecutrix to recognise him es the man who com-
`tei the first assault, when he returned to find his
144.
ft4r. O'BRIEN addressed the jury for the defence, and
, "titeuded that the evidence cf identification, which did
Ant go to the person but only the voice of the prisoner,
% not sufficient to warrant conviction.
$lll9 Learned JUDGE summed up, and the jury found
6,Prisoner Guilty.
,'lat COURT sentenced him to be transported for seven
ears.

CII
a„_ ING AND WouNDING,---Thornas Moore, aged 40,
t",v&cribed as a caulker, was indicted for feloniously cut-
i„l°,g and wounding Mary Anne Moore, his wife, with
'atom to kill or murder her. The prisoner pleaded not
01,14 r• Ribton appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
nock defended the prisoner.
Cts'lllo two or three weeks ago the prisoner, who had
blwiously lived upon the best of terms with his wife, at
prePtford, returned home, and without receiving nay
okooation whatever, he knocked the unfortunate wc-
itil down with a large shell, and then beat her with a
Within an inch of her life. Leaving her lying
pr4elesa and bleeding upon the floor, he hurried out, and
,2eaeding to the police-station, he gave himself up for
'lltclerin.• his wife, who ho aid had been conspiring
ikti", others to ruin him. There was, however, no four_-
k °II for this sad delusion, and upon inquiry being
tzta it turned out that the prisoner had more than once
thited marks of insanity. Medical assiitance was
to his house, and with great care and watching the
Iti:r woman was brought to again. She is now slowly
overing, and from her evidence, together with that of
~loodical witnesses, there could be no doubt that the
`,.lBorter inflicted the injuries while in a state of tempo-
'," Madness.
ith4'.he jury therefore Acquitted him on the ground of in-
it,'ltY) but he was ordered by the Court to be detained
etlatody to await her Majesty's pleasure.

nANSION-HOUSE -.—(THIS DAY.)
1,44 OF ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER BYA POLICE-
t.; SHOE-LANE—The examination into the charge
fos'aet Benjamin Cole. City police-constable, No. 845,
111'1;111/bag caused the death of Michael Cogan by itflict-
th;euloiss with his truncheon on the head of
q,s'eceased in Plumptreecourt, Shoe-lane, on the night
44e 6th of July last, was resumed this morning before
ri4ldernaan Wilson.
gt, no particulars connected with this case have already
tg,tased at length in The Sun. It will be recollected
I,s"etile ease was referred to the examination of the
tier', %yin by Sir George Grey, who had received a
•tnoritt: on the subject from some inhabitants of the
e;khbourhood.
in4_49 further examination was postponed until today,
ui4erder to procure the attendance of a medical gentle-
dest:sfrone Bath, who first saw the deceased alter his
Ai", and made a post mortem examination of the body.
lir- Pearson appeared as solicitor for the Corporation.
4- Lewis, solicitor, defended the prisoner.
en neatly executed plan of the locality where the oc-
rson
shos. ce took place was exhibited in the court, and
hl WC that the witness Long could not have seen the
)4 inflicted from his house.
r•
tisai • Robert Topping, of Bath, deposed that he was
4,tant to Mr. Digby, of Fleet-street, in Jaly lase On
csalig,a3h the 6th of July, ho was called to see the de-
ity at 27, Plumptre-court. He was then lying
taped Partly undressed; he was then deal, and death
siqted to be quite recent. The extremities were
thou, and there were appearances of contusion on the
the
and on the side of the head. He afterwards,
Quo direction of the coroner, made a post mortem ex-
oelolnatinla of the body on the Bth of July, and found (ba-
th, /alien on the arms, shoulder, and wrist. On examinieg
et 'ead and the skull-cap he found the inner surface
Atilt" Jura mater congested with blood. There
bend a rupture on the right side of the
of corresponding with the external marks
soi violence. The marks of violence and injury
241 t have been produced by a fall. The brain was
eiectly healthy. The rupture of the lateral vessels of
fat b!ain Might have been caused by excessive drinking,
NI a his opinion the rupture was occasioned by
eQuoc. Tlie skull was not fractured.
1,444a-examined by Mr. Lewis—Could not ray
ther the violence occasioning the rupture arose from
f4ll or a blow. It was not unusual for the lateral
thotnia to be ruptured without a fracture of
ekull. It was possible that they might bo
les,tOree by excitement, and if a man was drunk
11, lament would more readily produce a rupture.
ewie violence was caused by a stuff or such like instru
11,4, in witness's opinion the discolouration would have
ten greater. A fall from a lamp-post might have
t„43atl such appearances. He had seen Cogan's staff,
-."a he did not think the bruises and discolouration were
Oted by it. The appearance on the head seemed to
ti,,t4 arisen either from a tall against a wall or the
s The marks on the neck might have been pro-
ltd by a grasp round the neck.
tt.,._"`esexemined by Mr. Pearson—The skull of the de-
isCestd was of more than the usual thickness, and a blow
illt;v4 might have fractured an ordinary skull might
p: ruptured the lateral vessels in the deceased's
hnvn Without fracturing his skull. Death might
I° been occasioned by a blow or a violent
tit:sure of the knuckles. The discoloration was the
11 of a hand from the ear to the neck, and could not
4;
been caused by a single blow or fall, but by re-
koZd blows or falls, or by forcible pressure with the
to l'illos• Repea'ed blows with a staff, having reference
the'sc deceased being dressed, might have occasioned
knPPearanecs.
Of:' I", said to be a Chartist, then claimed the right
iamining the witness on the part cf the memorialists
r• Lewis protested against any other person attend-
kt° conduct the case except Mr. Pearson.
the Public
named Clancey said he appeared on the part of
teat
to see that justice was done, and submitted
tetu.
eusesought to be allowed to put some questions to the
%lir. Lewis said he could prove that both Lee and
sod*Eked
had been before the Court on different charges,
so*eked whether Mr. Alderman Wileou thought such
tt,biinna Were fit to conduct an ir quire' of this kind.
"eBY had got up the case, having called meetings on
liol,4bject and been the means of sending the memo-
-63 the Home-office.
th ',annoy denied that he had been before the court for
!eta political offences.
thttr• Alderman WILSON said it was his duty to see
NI *the interests of the public were protected, and he
litto;Viat allow any such representative of the public to
6ere with the proceedings.
tht 44acey, however, attempted to put some questions to
I'4i:t
01,eas, and only desisted when the worthy Alder •
'it threatened to have him removed from the court.
NZ!. Sheehy, a medical man, residing inWilmington-
lenLra. gave similar testimony with regard to the ap-
thn'gace of the deceased's body, and to the results of
Asst-mortem examination, at which he was present.
tie. King, a widow living in the court, deposed to
thing the prisoner lay hold of the deceased by the
Ilti but beyond that she saw nothing of the alleged
soh,
thedY Moore, a young unmarried girl, also residing
kid rsn court, said she saw the deceased on the ground,
tss,a‘Nan kick him on the shoulder. The deceased
pt„-4, Out, Have mercy on me—do not kill me." She
tho'hhionsly saw Cogan lay hold of the deceased's
klef'der• and kick him from No. 18 t
No. o 28 in the court,
etu threw him into the passage at 28. The de-
IV was then standing up.
e, cross-examination the witness admitted that she
Ittlehalf drunk, but said she knew what she was about
the time.
Tle
t 0 examination had not concluded when we wont to
eiss.

4.111,8R0'-STREET—(THIS DAY.)
Oti7,I)IIIINKEN GENTLEMAN.—Thomas Steele, described
charge sheet as " gentleman," was placebefore
tingbara, charged with being drunk and creating a
10tbance at the residence of Mr. Fitziaarding Oldaker,
,
s 19, Park-street, Grosvenor-square.
144 prosecutor stated that, on the previous night just
is e was about retiring to rest, he heard a loud knock-
zat the street-door. He dressed himself; and on de-
-4,,4ing to the passage he saw the defendant, who was
tt'xinded by a mob of at least a 100 persons, having an
dojrastion with complainant's servant, who had opened the
Nl' Complainant desired the defendant to go away,
oo°ll his refusing to do so witness went to look for
keit:l3le, followed by the defendant, who abused him.
called out, " Yon Oldaker, you cannot make a
feller° At that moment a constable came up, and de-
Thltilt was given in charge.
for tka defendant said he must apologise to Mr. Oldaker
to. Le annoyance and inconvenience he had been put
dotte''''e (defendant} had no recollection of what he had
al he was very much the worse for wine.
Itaidre' bilis:3llAm fined him 103., which was immediately

LAMBETIL—(THIS DAY.)
oar fobar,Y Halliday, a domestic servant, was brought b.e-
ser;44r. Norton this morning, charged with stealing six
Itie-I:eigila and a piece of satin, the property of her
-,
litr
-"-
*tete 11* aya, who described herself as a bonnet maker,
gig
d that the prisoner had been in her employ about
her Irplirek ) during the first part of which she had behaved
rea4-" Hi the most orderly manner, but latterly she had
huisoll to la?lieve that she had become acquainted with
her et°4lPanions. At last she was obliged to discharge
rel.' "'lt just before she left dscovered that six :love-
the' which she had kept in at box in a room to which
for Prlioner had access were missing. She then Bent
%tie; Policeman, and had the prisoner's box searched,
tile al it were found the piece of satin produced, which
sporesecutrix identified as her own. Subsequently the
Ertirher admitted having taken the money.
da 'le MAGISTRATE remanded the prisoner until Tiles
3r, for the purpoff, of completing th© depositions.
T,

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LARGEST STEAMER IN THE 'WORLD.--The
stootae, Captain E. T. Sturgeon's new steamer, now on
sh:s at Louisville, Kentucky, is to be 359 feet in length.
1, • is to have beteih of the largest sized boilers, and her
ater-wheel will forty-two feet in diameter. She will be
Zripleted in the fall, and it is expected that she will make
Ye trip from New Orleans to Louisville in four days.—New
Zerald.
140
of rEY FOUND IN THE RIVET THAMES-The body
I_4 man, apparently about twenty-seven years of age, was
d in the river yesterday morning, nearly opposite the
The Arsenal, Woolwich, and conveyed to the dead-house.
Were
stockings and the silk handerchief of the deceased
bin? held
with the name of " Ironsdale."l Au inquet will
4t141 Oil the body on Saturday morning.