The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-15 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day.

OLD COURT.
CHARGE OF PERJURY.
Albert Henry Ellworthy, a solicitor, was indicted
for wilful and corrupt perjury committed in that
court in January last. The prosecutor was Mr.
Thomas Cannon, a newspaper proprietor and re-
porter, and from the evidence it appeared that in
September, 18G5, he was desirous of obtaining a loan
of £lOO, and a person named Jenkins intro-
duced Cannon to the defendant's firm as a person
willing to lend the money of a client named lloney.
They required Cannon to sign a declaration that he
was the sole and registered proprietor of two unen-
cumbered newspapers. This was done, and after-
wards it was discovered that matters were
not as had been represented. Cannon was tried
in this court in January last for the offence,
and sentenced to two months' imprisonment.
A. counter charge of perjury was now brought
by Cannon against Ell worthy for swearieg
that there was no draft of the declaration, the
prosecutor alleging that no such a draft was in
existence ; and, further, that he (Cannon) had
struck out the words that the papers were
not unencumbered, and supposing the declara-
tion to be a correct copy of the draft he
signed it withoutreading it. The defendant alleged
that what the prosecutor stated was the draft was
merely a slip of paper, on which, in the first inter-
view with Cannon, he merely took down a state-
ment of the prosecutor's assets and liabilities.
The jury retired to consider the verdict, and after
an absence of an hour and a half returned into
court with a verdict of guilty.
The defendant then surrendered into custody.
His lordship said he should defer passing sentence
until he had consulted the judges of the Court of
Common Pleas as to whether a point raised during
the trial by the counsel for the defendant should be
submitted to the Court for Crown cases reserved.
He should require the defendant to appear next
session to receive sentence. He would, however,
admit the prisoner to bail, himself in £2OO, and
two sureties of £lOO each, or one surety of £2OO.
The required bail having been put in, the de-
fendant was liberated.

POLICE INTELLIGEKCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGII-STREET.

A SHOCKING STORY.—WIFE BEATING. —James
Moran, a labouring man, was charged before Mr.
Kuox with assaulting his wife, Mary Moran, re-

siding at No. 6, Smith's-court, Windmill-street.
The Complainant said—Last night I was asleep
in bed •with my children, the room door being on
the latch, when my husband came in, woke me up,
then began abusing me and calling me filthy names.
He said if I did not get out of bed he would pull

me out, and he then rushed on to the bed and com-
menced striking me, and it was with great difficulty
I kept him from injuring my face, but having to go
out to work I tried my utmost to do so, and suc-
ceeded. One of my children, who was almost
naked, went out to look for a policeman but
could not find one, and on coming back said to my
husband, "If you don't let my mother alone I will
strike you with this," having a tool used by my
husband in his hand at the time. My husband
then took up something to strike her with, and I
went almost naked to the Vine-street station, a
female on the road lending me her shawl. He ill-

uses me, and accuses me of adultery with three
different men, without the slightest foundation. I
have my living to get, and it's very hard.
Mr. Knox—Has he been here before ?
Complainant—Yes, for deserting me.
Inspector Bowles—He has been here often.
Prisoner—Did I strike you last night ?
Complainant—Yes.
Prisoner—Were you not drunk two or three days
this week ?
871
I Complainant—No.

,ITIIC6.

Prisoner-1 did not strike her.

Sergeant Lees, 9 C—l was at the station last
night, when the complainant, almost in a ;:tate of
nudity, came in. I went to the house No. 6,
Smith's-court, and learned that the complainant
had not been home when the affair took place more
than an hour from her work. The prisoner, who
was drunk, was lying down and pretending to be
asleep. The complainant showed me her breast,
and it was blackened, and the prisoner seemed
to rejoice in the circumstance that his wife had no
marks to show. I took the prisoner into custody,
and having made inquiries of the neighbours ascer-
tained that for the past three weeks the prisoner
had only given his wife 7s. to keep the home.
Inspector Bowles—l know the wife as a hard-
working woman, and the prisoner as a drunken
man.

Prisoner--She has been charged as much as I
have. She was drunk two or three days this week.
I was drunk last night, and when I am drunk I am
mad. She knocked me about, and lam not going
to be knocked about.
Mr. Knox—Judging from appearances your wife
does not look like a drunken woman.

Complainant—He had 30s. to draw last Satur3ay,
and he left me to go to work without tasting food,
and never gave me one penny for the children's
food.

Mr. Knox (to the prisoner)—After all I have
heard, and what seems to be known of you, I can
have no doubt what your conduct was last night.
You sly when you get drunk you are mad, and I
believe you. A more shocking story I never heard.
Just imagine a child eleven years of age driven to
defend his mother from his father. You are a
drunken, worthless man. You can earn good wages,
and might live in comfort and happiness, but in-
stead of doing so you get drunk, act as you did last
night, and lead a wretched life. You will be im-
prisoned for three months, with hard labour.