The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-04 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

BOW-STREET.

THE DISTURBANCE AT PROFESSOR HARRISON'S.
—The summonses granted by Mr. Flower against
" Professor" llarrison, of the Opera Tavern, late
Sheridan Knowles, for violently assaulting two men
named Rainey and Jolly were heard to-day.
Mr. Lewis appeared for the complainants and
Mr. Child for the defendant.

The complainant Rainey said on the evening in
question he was in Professor Benison's house when
he heard a quarrel with a man about a shilling,
which continued for some time, when the defendant
came into the tap-room, and after some observations
knocked him (Rainey) down. They had a struggle
on the ground, when Jolly came in and succeeded
in parting Harrison and himself. The disturbance
continued for some time, until at length Harrison,
who was intoxicated, took up a pint pot and in-
flicted wounds of such a serious nature on himself
and Jolly that they both had to be taken to the
hospital-.
A witness named Collins confirmed the evidence
of the complainants, and said that defendant was
intoxicated at the time, and had been so for some
time previous to the assault.
Mr. Lewis Wilcocks said he was assistant
house surgeon to King's College Hospital. He
saw the two men—Jolly and Rainey—about half-
past nine last Monday week. Jolly had five cuts
about various parts of the skull. They were of
considerable length, and deep. The other man,
Rainey, had two cuts on the scalp, and a severe
bruise ou the nose. At the time he saw them they
were fairly sober. They were still out-patients,
but their wounds were rapidly healing. The
wounds were severe.

Mr. Flowers—Would a publichouse pot or
measure ir.fliet the blows on the men ?

Witness—lt would be jest the sort of thing to
produce them, as they were not clean cuts.

Police-constable 138 F said he was on duty near
the Sheridan Knowles. He was fetched to the
publichouse by a man, who said Mr. Harrison was
assaulted in the tap-room. 'When he got there he
found Mr. Harrison in one corner and a number of
men round him amongst them the plaintiffs. They
were all assaulting him, and he saw him hit the two
prosecutors with the pint pot. Mr. Harrison was
intoxicated, and he did not think it was absolutely
necessary for him to strike the men in the way he
did.

In answer to Mr. Childs, the witness said he
thought the defendant was being furiously assaulted.
When he first went into the room there were only
the two men in the tap-room assaulting Mr. Har-
rison, but the instant he got there a crowd seemed
instantly to rush from the end of the room, and
they all set upon the defendant and assaulted
him. The defendant struck about with the
pot, and he (witness) got hit amongst the rest. He
could not say how many men were in the tap-room
at one time—more than five. He assisted the
defendant because be saw him lying on the settle
being assaulted. He did not know that Mrs. Har-
rison bad on the same day as the assault took place
applied for protection against her husband.
'William Busk, warrant officer of Bow-street po-
lice-court, said on the 28th of last month he went to
execute the two warrants on defendant. He saw
him to his house, and there he told him he bad got
two warrants for his apprehension for assaulting the
complainants. Defendant said, " Oh, I was just
coming up to get summonses against them
for assaulting me." The defendant had two black
eyes at the time. He took defendant to the sta-
tion, and, after a short hearing, the defendant was
bailed.

Mr. Child said that Mr. llarrison in all that he
had done had only acted in self-defence, and he was
not saying too much in stating that Mr. Harrison
was in peril of his life, and it was only under these
circumstances that he had inflicted the wounds on
the complainants, which he now very much re-
gretted.

Mr. Jenkin, a surgeon, said he was called in to
see Mr. Harrison after the disturbance. He found
him very much bruised all over the body, and suf-
fering so much that he directed him to keep his
bed.

Mr. F. C. Hunt, of the Crown and Cushion,
Russell-street, said he was in the defendant's house
on the evening of the disturbance. He heard a
great disturbance in the taproom, and after that he
heard Harrison distinclty call out " Let go, let go,"
and another voice kept calling out " Kill him."
The witness was told that if he went into the room
he would be very severely injured.
By Mr. Lewis—He did not know the defendant
as a pugilist, or that he taught the " noble art" at
the Sheridan Knowles. He did not know him under
the soubriquet of " Strong Jack." lie knew him
only as Professor Harrison, and that he displayed
his feats of strength. He did not know him as a
fighting man, and he did not recollect ever seeing a
fighting man in his house, although doubtless many
used it.

By Mr. Childs—The defendant was a professor
of athletics.

South-
gate, said he was at the defendant's house, and saw
Mr. Hawkins, jun., of the Cherry Tree,
the disturbance. Ile saw Jolly take Harrison by
the throat, and two other men then commenced
striking him. Defendant told the men who were
assaulting him that if they did not leave off he would
use the pot. They did not do so, and then defen-
dant took up the pot, and by that he believed he
preserved his life.

Cross-examined—lie never knew the defendant
as a pugilist.

Mr. Croucher, of 30, Hart-street, said ho was at
the defendant's house when the assault took place.
Ile saw Jolly take up a chair, and Rainey a piece
of board, with which they assaulted the defendant.
Mr. Curran, of Cleveland-street, gave similar
evidence, but in addition he said he saw the defend-
ant knocked down, and that he heard the cry of
4‘ Kill him, kill him."

Mr. Flower committed the defendant for trial,
but he accepted the bail tendered on the former oc-
casions for his appearance at the sessions.

THAMES.

I CRIM. CON. AND ROBBERY.--Charles Fox, a
young man, was charged with stealing a large quan-
tity of household furniture, the property of William
tine, e, ands song
aslio" wed Ile had known
the him to have
Cavalier, of William-street, Stepuey-green.
The Prosecutor said he was a milkman, and that
at present he conducted a room, and on being asked
to explain himself, he said he conducted concerts,
and p
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"sing
his meals in his room in Williatn-street because he
him of his wife and also
had no home, and treated him in a very hospitable
ma n nfeorr. t
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shbey
prisoner trade
a very ungrateful re-
turnof his furniture on Saturday week. The
pri-
soner had since been living with her. Ile saw some
robbing
of his things in a room which the prisoner had taken
in Barnsbury-street, Bethnal-green..
Jane Thorpe and other witnesses saw the pri-
soner remove the prosecutor's goods in his absence,
and Mrs. Cavalier, the faithless wife, leave him.

The prisoner made a long rambling defence,
describing Mrs. Cavalier as a loose woman, who
had cohabited with him a long time ago. He lent
money to the prosecutor, and Mrs. Caviller, who
was neglected by her husband, allowed him to take
a few things.
he emptied my room, and among
This is his kindness
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has robbed me of my goods, and robbed me of my
wife. Oh frailty, thy name is woman." (A
laugh.)
A police c.instable, named Moxon, said he found
the prisoner in possession of Mr. Cavalier's pro-
perty, but he had not discovered the faithless wife.
The prisoner was remanded for a week.

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