The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-29 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A SCENE AT A CAFE.—Mary Jones, a stylishly-attired
young woman, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with
being drunk and disorderly,- and assaulting Joseph Barber,
porter at a cafe, No. 63, Haymarket, and Charles Adams,
a young man residing at No. 22, Great Percy-street, Pen-
tonvillo, was charged with attempting to rescue Jones
from the custody of the police.
Joseph Barber, porter at a cafe, No. 63, Haymarket, said
that, shortly after 12 o'clock on Saturday night, the pri-
soner Jones came to the cafe, and directly after she came
in she kicked up a disturbance. As she refused to leave
when requested he was obliged to get the assistance of
the police, when she became very violent, upset all the
chairs in the room, threw herself down, and bit his hand.
While the constable was trying to take her to the station
a number of persons surrounded him, knocked off his hat,
and Adams tried to rescue her from the constable.

In reply to Mr. Mansfield, the witness said the female
had been drinking, but well knew what she was about
Adams was sober, and said when he took hold of the female
that she should not go to the station.
Adams denied saying the female prisoner should not go
to the station.

Jones said she did not remember anything till she was
brought to the court.
Jeremiah Mead, 126 C, proved seeing the female prisoner,
who was very violent, bite Barber's Land. As soon as he
got outside the cafe door a mob got round them, his hat
was knocked off, and Adams tried to get the female pri-
soner away from him by striking him on the arms and
pulling her away. While at the station the female prisoner
struck him two or three times in the face.
Adams denied striking the constable.
William Mickleborough, 307 A, said ho was present in
the station when Adams was brought in, wearing at the
time the red and black shawl Jones was wearing in court.
He saw Jones strike the last witness in the face.
Adams said that seeing the feriale'being roughly handled
he put his arm round her waist, and said he would put her
into a cab, and get her away,, tut ho did not know at the
time that she was in custody or ho would not have inter-
fered. Somebody knocked the constable's hat off, and then
the constable charged him with attempting to rescue his
prisoner. He denied striking the constable.
Mr. Mansfield said the female prisoner, who had acted
very badly, and been the cause cf the affair, would be fined
£5 or a month, and Adams, whc had acted very foolishly
would have to pay 40s. or a month.

WES lIIIMTER.
AN INI[tTMAN WRETCH.—Ante Williams, a dirty-look-
ing woman, with a black eye, was charged with the fol-
lowing most inhuman conduct:—Mr. William Deacon, of
the Prince of Wales' public-louse, York-street, West-
minster, said—Last night this venial) came into my bar,
and began quarrelling with a number of persons. I
ordered her out, but she refused to go for some time, and
then she would not take away a child that she.had with
her. A woman came iu and hok the child up, and pri-
soner remained at the bar fo. some time making a dis-
turbance. She then took the infant from the woman by
one arm, and threw it on the avemcnt, as though it was
a cat or a dog. I went to lookfor a constable. She took
the child up in her arms, and : followed her. Then she
took the child's clothes up and whipped its bottom
severely. Just as a constablewas in sight, she threw the
child on the pavement again and kicked it.
Mr. Sells : What state was she in ?
Complainant : Drunk ; bat the had nothing to dritik in
Tay house.
Defendant—l went to look ifter the father of my child,
who has only given me fourpgice for ten weeks, and then
I was attacked by him and Loten.

Mr. Solfe—What has that got to do with this brutal
,reatment to your child?

Defendant—l am sure I welt very well.
Mr. Selfo—By throwing it down on the pavement and
beating and kicking it ?
Defendant—lf it was on tte pavement it must have fell
while I was being ill used.

Complainant—There was nobody near her at the time
she did it. She was not bein; ill used in any way.
Mr. Selfe—What is the ago of the child ?
Defendant—Two years and a half. I am sure I ialio
every care of it.

A person from tho workhouse produced the child, and
said that when it was brought in it kept putting its hand
to the side of its head. It had no bruises about it.

Mr. Seifo —lf you havo any claim, defendant, on the
father of the child for its maintenance, you must Prosecute
in the usual way, You are a disgusting woman, and aro
committed for three weeks to hard labour.