The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-22 00:00:00

THE LATE MURDEROUS ASSAULT IN

PARLIAMENT-STREET.

The report published in an evening paper last night,
that death had terminated the sufferings of Cope,. turns
out, on inquiry at the Westminster Hospital this room-
ing, to be entirely without foundation.
At a quarter to 8 o'clock last evening the operation
of trepanning was performed b; Mr. Bernard Holt, and
in a short time after the pres,ur, upon the brain was
removed, the unfortunate man Core recovered his
tenses. This morning the eurgeon again saw him, and
declared him to be a great deal better that:, he was last
night. Although the unfortunate man is at present quite
sensible, he has not yet recovered his speech, 8.7 that be
is unable to answer questions beyond a shake or nod of
the head. Notwithstanding the injuries cope has re-
ceived, he is likely to recover.

Joseph, Jenkins, the young man apprehended on Mon--
day night for a murderous attack on Richard Cope,
assistant to Mr. Berry, jeweller, of Parliament•street,
was brought before Mr. Jardine yesterday at Bovi.
street. The following evidence was adduced :
George Lerigo said—l am porter to a milliner in
Regent-street, and live at 11, Chapel-street, Oxford-
street. At half-past nine last evening I was passing gr.
Berry's sliop in Parliament-street, and I heard a slight
moaning. I said, 4, What is that ?" There were two
or three men on the steps. One of them said, "It is
only a man and wife quarrelling." I went on a bit, and
returned. When I came back I saw the prisoner strik-
i, g a man with some instrument. I think it was a life'
preserver. I could not swear. The man who was struck
was behind the counter, crouching down almost ou his
knees. I cried out, "For God's sake secure him ;he
is murdering the man." The prisoner went behind the
do' r and picked up a parcel, then he came out of the
shop smoking a cigar, and walked away. He turned
the corner of Cannon-row. I followed and raised the
alarm, and then he began to run. I pursued him till ber
stopped. A crowd of people joined in the pursuit.
kept halloaing "Stop him." Ile was stopped by the
waterman at the cab-stand in Palace-yard.
Thomas Allen said—l am a hackney-carriage at-
tendant, No. 5, and was on duty in Palace-yard
last night (Monday), at half-past nine. I saw the
prisoner running away and a crowd after him. Searing
cries of " Stop him," I did so, and Lerigo charged On
with assaulting and nearly murdering a man in Parlia•
rnent-street. I took him to the station-house.. lie re;
fused to give his address. There were marks of blood
on his hands; he bad no weapon, but he had a lighted
cigar in his hand.

Mr. Berry said that the young man injured Wlis
his journeyman. He (Mr. Berry) called at the
shop at nine o'clock, and left the young man to
close. His name was Richard Cope. It was his hot-
ness to pack up every night the greater part of the stook
and remove it. He would rather not say where it viog
removed to ; it was done with great secresy. A dummy
was made up and taken by the young malt to his private
residence in Stafford-row, Pimlico, to divert suspicion.
On this occasion the younz man had packed oP
the stock, when witness called. Nothing of any val"
was missing. What the prisoner had carried away Cras
the "dummy." The young man had been removed to
the hospital.
Inspector Bradstock took the charge at the station,
and noticed the prisoner's bloody bands. He caused
search to be made for the life-preserver and parcel, but
in vain. Probably he bad associates, among whlrt
doubtless, were the men who misled Lerigo, by sarvb„
it was a quarrel between husband and wife. To e°lll-
of these he must have passed the parcel and weeP°rjci
Witness had visited the shop, and found the wall behind the counter splashed with blood. Had seen the men 5t
the hospital. He was conscious, but could not slot
The surgeon stated that he bad a severe scalp-wound,
had induced paralysis of the left side. It 51".
peared that he was quite insensible when removed from
the shop, and for some time after his admission to the
hospital.
The prisoner offered no defence.
He was remanded for further examination.

THREAT TO MURDER SIR RICHARD MVO
BY AN EX POLICEMAN.

John Casey, a discharged constable from the R divi-
sion of police, was placed at the bar before Mr. Seeker,
at the Greenwich Police-office, yesterday, charged 011
warrant with having knowingly and feloniously utteral
to Mr. Superintendent Mallalieu a letter of a threateoingd
character, implying that he would murder Sir Richard
Mayne, the head commissioner of police.
Mr. Francis Mayall Mallalieu, superintendent of the
R division of police, stated that on or about the 15th
instant he received by post the letter now produceut
bearing date 12th October instant, and signed "Janes
Casey." He knew the handwriting to be that of James
Casey, as he was formerly a constable in the R divtsionr
but was discharged from his office by the commissioners
of police about three years ago. Since that time he (the
superintendent) had received several letters from him;
complaining of the injustice of his dismissal, and con-
taining language of a threatening character towards the
commissioner, Sir Richard Mayne, and from the nature
of such threats, and the destitute condition of the said
James Casey, he apprehended that he would commit an
a3t of personal violence on Sir Richard Mayne, and con-
sequently took the present proceedings.
Mr. Boustead, the chief clerk, then read the following
extract from the letter

"I will make him (the first part of the letter alluding
to Sir Richard Mayne) a living memento of my ven-
geance, no matter what the suffering afterwards. It
will be a terrible lesson for other commissioners, alt
teach them how to act in a fair manner to all under
them."

. The same letter contained another paragraph to the fol-
lowing effect :
ir
veterate an enemy against him as can be. I have
' conduct in my case has made me as deadly and i
' "1 bave no hesitation in saying that his tyrannical
means in my power to obtain s
degrading. I will not exist with-
on t having a terrible revenge on him, My mind is made
uli endeavoured.ov
:and should I be drove to it I- will make him stiffer ae
much, if not more, living,
no
matter by
ahliothwanhe has made me experience) for
the last three years."
Mr. Seeker (to Mr. (Jlallalieu) —Rave
you seen the
prisoner or had any conversation with him on the subject
of his conduct t
Mr. Mallalieu replied that he had seen him about three
weeks since at Scotland-yard, when he spoke to himupon the impropriety of his conduct. He could not
ascertain what object he had in view.
In reply to the charge, the prisoner said he had only
to object to the wording of the charge on the warrant.
He did not threaten " to murder ;" he only wished
to
contrast the punishment he might give him (Sir Richard
Mayne) with what he had given him (the prisoner).
Mr. Seeker having referred to various parts of the
letter, one portion of which stated " that he could not
shoot him, as he was not worth a pistol," said be be'
hewed he had committed an offence under the 10th and
11th Viet., which sets forth " that any person knowingly
uttering any letter threatening to murder "&c. But ill
this case, although he did not pointedly use the worth')
still it was argumentative, and was a case for the deer'
sion of a jury as to the construction. He believed
that the words, "he has made me as deadly and in-
veterate an enemy as can be," were of strong implica-
tion, as well as making him " a living memento of WY
vengeance." However, he should for the present, in
order that further inquiries might be made respecting
him, remand him till Monday next. The prisoner was
then removed.