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

THE BENTLEY PRIZE FIGHT.

William Hayes, aged 29, James Massey, aged 32,
Thomas Sag era, aged 80, 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, near Ipswich, on the 17th of June,
when a great :eumber 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 parish 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 bad 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 soil 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 iu the county of Suffolk prizefights would not
be tolerated. The law must be vindicated, but look-
ing at the conduct of toe defendants, and regarding
the views which the prosecutors seemed to entertain,
he thought that the purposes of justice would be an-
s veered by the defendants entering into their own re-
cognisance in 201. each to come up for judgment when
called en.

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
stated that he appeared in support of two indictments
which had been found against Mr. Edward Dorling
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 pur•uit 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 him 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.

Ere was discharged on his promise not to go to the
office again till the gentlemen mentioned had arrived.

WESTMINSTER.—Coss 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 22d 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 hour. He took defendant and a
lady np in Eaton-place, and defendant then said that he
wanted an hour's drive. Complainant proceeded a sh.)rt
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 foot 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 foot-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
fare for an hour, which the defendant refused to pay
him.

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 iu the cabman did not say a word,
but walked his horse for about 100 yards. He (de-
fendant) said, "Come, 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 the horse, got out of the cab with his
lady.
Mr. Arnold asked defendant whether complainant
went at the rate of four miles an hour 3

Defendant replied that he did not, but could not un=
dertake to say the exact pace at which be went.
Cabman—Why, your worship, I was extraordinary
civil ; I can't think how he can say I wasn't. My
horse always walks four miles an hour.
Mr. Arnold observed that the legislature in ita wis-
dom had prescribed four miles an hour as the required
pace, but there was nothing in the act to show whether
it should be a walk, or a trot, and therefore if a driver
had a horse that-walked four miles an hour lie complied
with the legislative requirement. As it appeared to him
in this case that the cabman had not acted in good faith,
but with a desire to extort money from the gentleman
he was carrying, the complaint was dismissed.

SOUTHWARK. ALLEGED SWINDLING BY IRON
MERCHANTS.—SIISPICIOUS CASE.—John Cashion and
Myers Myers, who described themselves as iron mer-
chants, carrying on business at 79, Kent-street, South-
wark, were summoned before Mr. Combe to answer the
charge of obtaining a large quantity of iron, valued at
801., from Mr. William Tucker, of the Borough Wheel
Works, Newington-causeway, under false and fraudu-
lent pretences.
Mr. Ribton appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr.
Bodkin for the defendants.

The prosecutor said that on the 2d of July the defen-
dants came to his works, when Cashion said he wanted
to purchase some scrap iron. Witness referred them to
his managing clerk, Mr. Tourney. They came back
shortly afterwards, and said that they would purcbase
some bar iron, at the same time saying that they would
pay cash for the scrap iron, and cash and a bill for the
bar iron. Witness told them that he could not take a bill
unless they gave a good reference, when the defendants
handed in the name of Israel Cohen, sponge and cigar
merchant, 66, Prescott•street, Goodman's-fields, with
whom they sald they had bad large dealings for some time.
Witness wee t to Mr. Cohen, but he was out of town.
On Saturday , the sth of July, Cashion called on him
and said he had agreed to pay cash for the bar iron, less
5 per cent. discount. They, however, wanted 7i per
per cent. 'On the faith of their representations be let
them have -.the iron, worth 751, which they removed on
the Monday, the 7th of July, and sold the same day for
54/. Witness had not received one farthing, and he con-
sidered that he had been defrauded out of his property.

George 41 gurney, clerk to the prosecutor, said that
defendants q tine to him and said that they bad had large
transactions with Messrs. Watney, the distillers, of
Wandsworth. Tbey had purchased large quantities of
iron of thorn, and Mr. Watney had taken their bills for
a steam.eogine without any reference. Witness saw
them aga;in on the Saturday, when they bargained for
the bar it on at 9/. a ton. They removed it all on Mon-
day.
James 'Ushers, of 4, Pump-row, Old-street, City-road,
said he k new the defendants. On the 7th of July he
purchase d some new bar iron of them. It was brought
to his place in vans. Ho did not see the defendants