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

THE SUN, LONDON, SATUTIDAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 18G7.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Dv..

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, 1865, 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 Honey.
They require I 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 c.)urt in January last for the offence,
and sentmced to two months' imprisonment.
A counter charge. of perjury was now brought
by Cannon against Etlworthy for swearing
01.4 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 .ElOO each, or one surety of £2OO.
The required bail having been put in, the de-
fendant was liberated.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A SHOCKING STORY.—WIFE BEATING. —James
Moran, a labouring man, was charged before Mr.
Knox 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, whin 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
.his week ?

Complainant—No.

Prisoner—l did not strike her.

Sergeant Lees, 9 C--I was at the station last
night, when th&complainant, almost in a state 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 Saturday,
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.

WESTMINSTER.
DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT AT A TAVERN.—Ilenry
Williams, a man of colour, was charged with vio-
lently assaulting Henry Fryer, barman at the
Feathers Tavern, Broadway, Westminster.
Fryer stated that at half-past seven, last evening,
he heard a disturbance at one end oL the bar, and
was called upon to put a drunken woman out. He
had no sooner done so than the defendant rushed
upon him, knocked him down, and tried to
strangle him.
Mr. Selfe—Was he drunk?

Complainant—He was not, and had not the
police interfered I believe he would have strangled
me. He flew at me with great violence, and tore
my shirt from my back.

Mr. Samuel Eadon, the proprietor of the tavern,
said that the woman in question, who was intoxi-
cated, came in, and seizing a glass of ale went up
to some gentlemen who were present and asked them
to drink with her. She used exceedingly bad lan-
guage, and was requested to go out, but refused. He
then desired his barman to put her out, and he did
so, but she returned and still misconducted herself.
Suddenly the defendant made his appearance, and
said "I have ' spotted' you, and intend to settle
you," and immediately rushed upon the com-
plainant.

Police-constable 236 A said he saw a crowd
assembled outside the Feathers, and crossing to it
saw defendant knock the barman down. He im-
mediately went to his assistance.

Defendant said his wife had been turned out very
roughly. He was very sorry and was now ready
to apologise.
Mr. Selfe said it was too late. His wife was
drunk, and had very properly been put out for her
misconduct. Defendant must pay 20s. or be im-
prisoned 14 days.