The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-14 00:00:00

THAMES.

A GREEK RUFFIAN.—A SCENE IN RATCLIFFE-
HIGUWAY.—George Davis, 'a tall dark man, with
large bushy whiskers, aged 27 years, was brought
before Mr. Paget, charged with violently assaulting
Jane Brady, who appeared in court with severe
contusions on her face and arms.

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complainant why she did not sweep his room
and clean his place. She said it was
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An English sailor, named Robert Russell, staying
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in the same house with another female, named Ellen
Kemp, said that treatment to a woman was neither
fair nor manly, pulled the prisoner away from her,
and compelled him to desist. The prisoner took up
another bottle, struck the woman on the shoulder
with it, and broke the bottle. Some of the frag-
ments struck Ellen Kemp's arm, and caused it to
bleed profusely. The prisoner then threw the com-
plainant Brady on the floor, and recommenced
kicking and beating the wretched woman a second
time. The woman screamed " Murder !" and
"Help !"
Russell again interfered, and after a
general fight in the house amongst foreigners and
English, in which the former got the worst of it,
the prisoner was given into. custody.
Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, who defended the
prisoner, said he was instructed that the complain-
ant began the affray by striking the prisoner and
abusing him. He called the two witnesses, who did
not materially alter the complexion of the case.
Mr. Paget said the prisoner was not content to
live upon the earnings of the wretched outcasts in
his house, but he must beat them. A more detest-
able creature than a fellow who
got• his money in
such a disreputable manner could not be conceived.
The prisoner narrowly escaped being convicted of
committing an aggravated assault, and be would in
that case have sentenced him to six months' hard
labour. He was not satisfied quite of there being
an aggravated assault, but a very brutal and das-
tardly assault was committed, for which he sen-
tenced him to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. He was sorry the law did not give him
more power to punish the prisoner.

WESTMINSTER.
AN ARTFUL YouNG TmEF.--Alfred Chapman,
aged 17, assistant to his uncle, a greengrocer, re-
siding at 2, Sutherland-place, Pimlico, was charged
with stealing 10d. from the dwelling house of Mr.
Thomas Lewis, a butcher, residing next door.
Mr. Lewis, of No. 3, Sutherland-place, said that
morning, about 1 o'clock, he was aroused by a noise,
and
found
it was a constable who had entered the
premises, who said some one had been in the count-
ing house and broken a desk open. The prisoner
was not in custody then. They found that the
desk had been forced open probably with a butcher's
knife which lay on the floor. He could not under-
stand how an entrance had been effected, as the
place was all locked up and left secure before they
went to bed. Ho did not think any one could have
been concealed on the premises. lie knew the
prisoner as living next door. .Nobody had gone out
after he had bolted the door. There were two
lodgers, but they were both in bed. There was
only a few coppers in the desk, and about 10d. had
been taken.

Prisoner, when asked if he wished to put any
questions to the witness, said—l found your shop
door open ; I went in to get some money ; I am
very sorry, and hope you will forgive me.
Thomas Killihan, 185 B, said he saw the shop
door slightly open, and pushed it, but found it
would not open, as a rope was stretched across the
top, inside. He again pushed it and opened it. He
saw no one there, and as there was no bell or
knocker, he hammered at the door with his
truncheon, and the prisoner answered, and stated
that they had omitted to fasten the door before
going to bed. He suspected the prisoner, and told
him to fetch his master, and prisoner went and
called Mr. Lewis twice. He then returned and
said his master was asleep, and went back to wake
him, but disappeared at the back of the premises,
and was not seen again until half-past three in the
morning, when he was taken in Charlwood-street,
Pimlico.

Mr. Lewis said he was an orphan, but well
brought up, and would come into property when
22 years 3f age.
The uncle said he was afraid the boy had got into
bad company, and a reformatory would do him
good.

Prisoner having pleaded guilty, and elected to be
tried by the magistrate, was admonished, and then
sentenced to three months' imprisonment in the
House of Correction, with bard labour.