The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-15 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

George Newmarch, the lad who was charged, a
few days ago, with having unlawfully in his posses-
sion several copies of the Second Edition of the

Alderman Abbiss said Mr. Jones was perfectly
justified in the course he had taken in giving the
prisoner into custody, for, although there was some
legal doubt in the case, he had none Aith regard
to the prisoner's conduct. According to his own
account, he had acted very dishonest ly in not tak-
ing the papers hack to the Tinzes office. His giving
them to Another boy to sell for him and the price at
which they were offered were evidence of his know-
ledge of the guilty way in which he had acted. It
appeared, however, that the papers found on the
prisoner had not been identified as the same copies
left at the Times office by Holloway, for the news-
agent in Mark•lanc, and the prisoner would there-
fore have the benefit of the doubt, and taking into
consideration his tender years, and that he had
already been locked up all night, he would dis-
charge him, and he trusted the narrow escape he
had had would be a caution to him, as well as other
boys engaged in the newspaper trade.
MARYLEBONE.—CharIes Long, residing in
Warner-street, Stingo-lane, was charged 'with a
violent assault on his wife, and was sent face
month to the House of Correction.

SOUTHWARK.—WiIIiam Williams, a power-
ful-looking man, 30 years of age, the upper part of
chose head was one mass of bruises, and his eyes
swollen to such an extent that he could barely dis-
tinguish any object before him, was charged with
causing the death of George Mitchell in a pugilistic
encounter in Battersea-fields, on Sunday last ; and
William Davis, 29, and Henry Walker, 37, were
charged with aiding and abetting in causing the
death of the said George Mitchell.
Mr. Fletcher appeared to prosecute on behalf of
the relatives of the deceased, and Mr. Edwin de-
fended the prisoners.
Mr. Fletcher said that the prisoners Williams and
Davis, as well as the deceased, were engineers in
the employ of Messrs. Easton and Amos, Govern-
ment contractors, of the Grove, Guildford-street,
Southwark, and the prisoner Walker he understood
to be a congreve-maker. They, however, were all
acquainted, and on Sunday morning last proceeded
to Battersea-fields, where a pitched battle took
place between Williams and the deceased, the other
prisoners acting as seconds. The fight lasted a
long time, and was furious on both sides, but he
thought he should be able to show that there was
great malice against the unfortunate deceased, and
that he was unfairly treated. After the fight he
was taken home to his lodgings, and died from the
effects of the violence on Monday afternoon.
He called John Kay, who said—l am an engi-
neer, and work at Messrs. Easton and Amos's. I
knew the deceased, and he worked there up to
Saturday, as also did the prisoners Williams and
Davis. On Sunday morning last I was with others
in Battersea-fields, and witnessed a battle between
the prisoner and the deceased. The latter was
beaten and conveyed home. The prisoners Davis
and Walker acted as seconds, and they parted
them. The deceased was conveyed to his lodgings,
No. 2, Cottage-place, Castle-street, Southwark,
where he died on Monday afternoon.
Mr. Edwin—Was it not a fair stand-up fight
between them ?

Witness—l believe it was, sir.
Mr. Edwin—Did not Williams want to leave off
long before the termination of the fight ?
Witness—l don't know that, as I was not near
enough to hear what was said. I did not hear de-
ceased say that he would go on, but he might have
said so.

Mr. Edwin—Now, did you not hear deceased
say. " Have I won ?" after they were separated ?
Witness—Yes, I did, but that was three quarters
of an hour afterwards. The deceased then said,
" Let me go on again."
Mr. Combe remanded the prisoners, and refused
to accept bail flr tither of them.