The Sun.
London, England, 1860-11-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 9, 1860:

volunteer as was laid to his charge. The London
Scotch was no doubt a valuable corps, but really I
decency demanded that members of it off duty
should not in their kilts be promenading up and
down the public thon-aghfares, least of all in the
Haymarket, infested as it was nightly with loose
and disreputable women. He was instructed to say
that not only was the complainant walking with
prostitutes, but that other women of that class were
close upon his heels, making improper remarks
suggested by the dress he wore, and that one of
these rudely pushed him on to the complainant,
who thereupon, not satisfied with his explanation,
up with his hand and knocked his hat off, and no
sooner had this gallant volunteer done so than he
took to his heels and ran away, but was stopped
and detained till the police constable arrived. This,
he was able to prove on the part of the defendant,
was the " head and front of the offending."
Mr. George Leslie, of Chiselhurst, Sussex (with
defendant at the time), said he and his friend were
returning from their club billiard rooms, and quite
sober. Defendant, alluding to the complainant, did
remark, " There's a Scotchman, ' but certainly did
not make use of the improper expletive attributed
to him, and that he was pushed on to complainant
by one of several loose women following. Com-
plainant put up his hand and sent his friend's hat
off, who did not strike as stated.
Mr. Tvrwhitt remarked that the whole affair
arose through the unbecoming practice of walking
the streets off duty in such uniform. There was not
enough evidence to justify a conviction. No harm
had been done, and he should therefore dismiss the
case.

WORSHIP-STREET. DOUBTFUL CASE.—
Amelia Smedmore and Mary Woodward, both of
whom bad the appearance of mechanics' wives, and
one of them carrying an infant in her arms, were
charged before Mr. Leigh with stealing a watch
and portion of a gold chain from the person.
George Bailey, a youth living in Plough-yard,
Shoreditch, said that about 12 o'clock on the night
of the sth inst., while returning home along the
Hackney-road,he was run against by the prisoners,
and distinctly felt a hand that he believed to be
Woodward's upon his waistcoat pocket. They then
crossed to the other side of the way and went into
a public-house. He then missed his watch and
part of the chain attached to it, the remaining por-
tion hanging from his pocket. A constable came up,
to whom he related what had passed. They fol-
lowed the prisoners, and the missing property was
subsequently restored to him. The women, with
two men, were then at the bar of the house.
Mr. Beard, for the prisoners, severely cross-
examined the prosecutor, who admitted that he had
refused to give them into custody until threatened
by one of the men that if he did not a chargo of
future proceedings would be taken against himself.
John Clayton, barman at the Queen's Arms, the
house in question, swore that at the time mentioned
ter o men entered, and that the prisoners soon after
followed one of the meu, going to the door and say-
ing " Come in quick," or words to that effect. When
the prosecutor and constables came and spoke about
the robbery, he (witness) went to the street door.
and there found close to it the watch and portion of
the chain.

The constables in charge of the case corroborated
this, and it further appeared that not any persons
had been in the house for some time previous to the
prisoners.
Mr. Beard observed that little stress could rea-
sonably be laid upon that fact, the property having
been found outside the house where any passer-by
might have dropped it. He would ask the police
whether the women had given a right address, and
what could be urged against them previously.
The constable said the address was correct, but
no information had been obtained.

Mr. Leigh thought tha: the case was for a jury,
and agreed to accept moderate bail for the pri-
soners' appearance, who left the dock asserting
their innocence.

DARING ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY AND VIOLENT
ASSAULT. John Wells, a wiry-framed younc,
fellow, was charged with being concerned in the
following outrage :
On the evening of the 31st ultimo, Mr. Henry
Caulfield, a medical student, resident at Bruce-ter-
race, Tottenham, was making his way from the
Mile-end-road to the Shoreditch terminus of the
Eastern Counties Railway, when being unac-
quainted with the district he unfortunately turned
into a notorious thoroughfare called George-street,
in Spitalfields. The prisoner was standing at a
turning, and two womei some distance from him,
one of whom speedily accosted him with a request
to be informed of the time. The information she
appeared to disregard, End this instantly awakened
suspicion, not a little increased by her catching
hold of him familiarly and asking to be treated. It
was too late to retrace his steps, so he passed for-
ward, warning her off, but had not proceededmany
many steps when he heard footsteps behind. He
' turned, saw the ruin he had noticed close upon his
heels, and had surcely reversed his umbrella, that
it might be used as a weapon of defence, when he
was seized with violence round the throat and
forced backwards,at the same instant his waistcoat
was torn open, ani he felt hands about his pockets.
Not being entirely upon the ground, he managed
to twist about, and was enabled to call " Murder
and police," at th 3 same time using his umbrella,
when an opportunity offered, with his ,left hand,
while grasping u pocket containing his watch and
about .£2O in morey with his right. Suddenly lie
was released and fell, but rising rapidly perceived
the prisoner running, and three or foar others of
both 'sexes following, while a constable speedily
advanced from an opposite direction. Both pur-
sued the prisoner, who was taken in an adjacent
turning known as Thrawl-street. Those who had
acted in complicity escaped. Mr. Caulfield was the
loser only of his travelling cap.
The prisoner aow asked to be dealt with sum-
marily, but at the same time swore most solemnly
that he was innocent, and had been taken for an-
other man.

Mr Leigh sent him for three months to the House
of Correction.

DISGRACEFUL,"LARKING" IN A MILL,

A GIRL KILLED.

On Wednesday an inquest was held before Mr.
E. Herford, city coroner, at the Manchester Royal
Infirmary, on a. girl 14 rears of age, who had come
to her death under circumstances, to say the least,
vrry disgraceful to two other girls employed in the
same mill.

The deceased, Sarah Ann Savage, who was a
doffer, and lived in Every-street, worked at the
cotton mill of Messrs. Joseph Clarke and Co., Percy-
street; and there were present at the inquest, in
custody, Mary Blakey, Pollard-street, jack tenter,
and Margaret Burns, Heath-street, jack tenter, 16,
both in the same crnploy.
Emma Jordan, who worked in the same room
with the deceased, stated that one day last month
one of the prisoners called to her, and when she
went to them, they got her down upon the floor,
turned up her clothes, and Burns tried to teem oil
upon her. Witness (Jordan) was then asked by
Blakey to go and tell the deceased, Sarah Ann
Savage, that she wanted her. She told the deceased,
who went to Blakey. Soon after witness, who re-
mained to put on some bobbins for Savage, saw her
running along the room screaming, with the hair
torn off her head, which was bleeding. Witness
stated that the prisoners had committed the same
indecency upon her (witness) before, but she never
told the masters of it, because she was ashamed.
The overlooker was away that day poorly.
Matilda Jordan, 17, said that she heard the pri-
soners laughing; Burns caught hold of deceased's
clothes, when the deceased fell. Blakey helped to
hold deceased down until Burns fetched an oil-can.
The deceased struggled to get away from both pri-
soners, during which her hair, hanging loose, was
caught by the copy wheel of a jack frame, by which
her scalp was torn off. The machinery was stopped
immediately, and the deceased taken to the Infir-
mary. The prisoners fainted when they saw the
mischief which their disgusting conduct had re-
sulted in.

Other evidence to the same effect was tendered,
and that the nurse at the Infirmary stated that she
noticed that the deceased, when brought in and
undressed, had oil upon her.
Mr. Wm. Heath, house surgeon at the Infirmary,
stated that the deceased had received extensive
laceration on the scalp. She gradually grew worse,
and died on Monday. Death was caused by in-
flammation of the membranes of the brain, brought
on by the injuries she had received.
The two prisoners, after being cautioned by the
Corouer, admitted the coreetness of the statements
made by the witnesses. Blakey said she had never
done so before.

The jury, after some deliberation, regarded the
fatal occurrence as accidental, and returned a ver-
dict to that effect.

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