The Sun.
London, England, 1867-10-09 00:00:00

WES rmiNs rER.

DISGRACEEUL DESERTION BY PARE_NTS.—Charles
Coke, an intelligent-looking boy, was charged
with being found destitute.
Alfred Pooley, 164 B, said that at one o'clock
this morning he was in Pond-place, Fulham-road,
when he was informed that there was a poor boy
lying in the open air. Witness went to the place
pointed out, and found the defendant at the back
of the model dwellings in a coal box. Witnoss
asked him what took him there, when ho replied
that ho was glad to get anywhere, as ho had got no
home, his father and mother having deserted him
about three months ago.

Mr. Arnold—ls this account correct ?
Boy—lt is.
Mr. Arnold—Why did you not go into the work-
house when your parents deserted you ?
Boy—l was in work then when they ran away
from me, but I soon got out after that.

Mr. Arnold—How old are you ?
Boy—Thirteen next July.
Mr. Arnold—Where have you been sleeping
lately ?
Boy—ln the coal box at the back of the model
lodging house. I'm doing nothing for a living now.
Mr. Arnold—What is your father ?
Boy—Well, he is a Catholic now, but he used to
be a Protestant.

Mr. Arnold—What trade is he—how does he get
his living ?

Boy—lle is a " navvy."
Mr. Arnold—Does your mother do anything ?
Boy— She goes out to work.
Mr. Arnold—Do you know where they are ?
Boy—No, I don't ; I aint heard since they ran
away from me.

Mr. Arnold—Have you any brothers or sisters ?
Boy—Yes,
I have a brother—he's in a reforma-
tory ; and I have two little sisters at borne ; at
least they were when father and mother ran away
from me.

Mr. Arnold directed the poor boy to be taken to
the workhouse for the present.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A "FENIAN" CHARGED WITH BRUTAL ASSAULTS.
—John Kain,
an Irish tailor, was charged before
Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting George Hubbard, a
boy, and also Police-constable Marks, 120 C.

George Hubbard, a boy residing at No. 12,
Great Chapel-street, said—l was going through
Crown-court yesterday afternoon when the pri-
soner called me a(t Fenian." I took no notice
of him and walked on, when he followed me and
struck mo and knocked me down. Some people
came and took him from me, and I went away. He
then followed me, ani knocked me down again, and
kicked me about the side and shins. I had not said
a word to him, and I know nothing of him. A
constable took him into custody. _ _

Mr. Tyrwhitt—How many times did the prisoner
kick you ?
The Boy—Five times altogether.
Police-constable Marks, 120 C, said—Yesterday
afternoon I was told that a man was illusing a boy
in Crown-court, and on going to the court he found
the boy (Hubbard) crying. He asked the boy
what was the matter, and he said that the prisoner
had been illusing him. I took the prisoner into
custody, and as soon as I did so I was surrounded
by four or five men and women, and was knocked
down. While on the ground the prisoner tried to
kick me on the head, but another constable, 163
C, coming up, he prevented him. On the way to
the station the prisoner said; " I am a Fenian, and
if I had what I had in Gray's-inn-lane I would show
you what I would do, as I would use my revolver
to blow your brains out."
Mr. Tyrwilitt—Two can play at that. We have
not come to it yet to be bullied by a parcel of
ruffians and low fellows.

The Prisoner—l said nothing about Gray's-inn-
lane or a revolver.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—l do not care about your petty
swagger about a revolver and all that. You will
have a mouth, with hard labour, for kicking the
boy.