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

MANSION-HOUSE.

A DIFFICULT SUBJECT TO GET RID OF.—This
morning, Mrs. Newman, who was described as get-
ting her livelihood by the sale of old clothes, and
who was a very pretty Irishwoman of about 30
years of age, was brought before Alderman Sir
Robert Carden, in the Justice-room at the Man-
sion-house, charged with assaulting and threaten-
ing a Mrs. Jones.

Mr. Beard appeared for the prosecution, and
stated that unfortunately some eight years agolthe
defendant had a child by the complainant's husband,
and that, although she had received money for its
support, as well as various other sums at different
times, she had continually annoyed and threatened
the complainant, using the vilest language. About
two months ago she was brought up at Guildhall,
and, not being able to find bail, was sent to Hollo-
way, from which she came out on Monday last, and on
Saturday she had gone to the complainant's house and
thrown jugs and other missiles at her, besides declar-
ing, in the most revolting language, that she would
do for her with a knife. The husband had given
her £3O to go to America, and she actually went
there, but immediately on her arrival re-embarked
and returned to England. Since then she had been
a constant source of annoyance to Mr. and Mrs.
Jones, although the bastardy money was paid regu-
larly. Mrs. Jones stated that the defendant threw
two or three jugs at her, and threatened
to stab her, at the same time adding " that she
should then marry Mr. Jones.'
The defendant, who, during the whole examina-
tion had conducted herself in a most voluble and
angry manner, here said that she had gone to
America because Mr. Jones brought her a paper,
which he said came from the Lord Mayor, ordering
her to go, and she thought she was obliged to do
so. When she got on board the ship, however, the
captain told her it was only a ruse to get her to go,
and advised her to go back, as she had no friends in
America. That was why she came back. Her
little boy was eight years old, and all she wanted
was to get a living for him and herself.
Sir R. Carden asked her if she would promise to
keep the peace if he would let her off. If she did
not he must bind her over in immediate bail,
which she would not be able to obtain, and she
would go to prison for a year.
After long hesitation and voluble explanations she
promised, and Sir R. Carden told the complainants
not to interfere with her in any way. The wife said
" she was ashamed of her."

Sir R. Carden—lt's your husband you ought to
be ashamed of.

GUILDHALL.

A VISITOR FROM tHE INFERNAL REGIONS.—
A man, apparently about 40 years of age, who gave

the name of Charles Westlock, but refused to give
his address or occupation, was charged before Sir
Francis Moon to-day, with being found in the
streets and not giving any satisfactory account of
himself.

The prisoner, whose matted locks and general
appearance, realised the description of Dickens's
4, Haunted Man," addressed the magistrate in a
very excited manner, but was informed that he
must wait till the evidence in support of the charge
was heard. He bowed respectfully, and said some-
thing about another magistrate in hell.

From the statement of a police-constable it ap-
peared that late on Saturday night he found the
prisoner sitting at the end of Chancery-lane, Fleet-
street. He had watched him for some time pre-
viously, and from some frantic gesticulations on his
part he came to the conclusion that he was drunk. He
asked him to go home, but prisoner did not appear to
understand him. He then asked him his name, and
he said, "I am a lost soul." On being asked where
he lived, he replied in a sepulchral voice, "My
residence is hell." The policeman said that he must
go along with him, and the prisoner requested to be
taken home. The address given the sepulchrous
regions not being familiar to the policeman, he took
him to the station.

The prisoner entered into a rambling narrative.

The Magistrate said the prisoner did not appear
in his right senses, and remanded him until Friday,
in order that he might undergo medical inspection.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Inspector Bowles, of the C division, mentioned
to the Court this morning that an Italian, named
John Girotti, who was taken into custody last night
by ('Shaughnessy, one of the warrant officers,
charged with violently assaulting a female, was
unable to appear, in consequence of having since he
was taken into custody seriously injured himself.
It appears that the man was frequently visited
during the night, and nothing was noticed to be the
matter with him. However, on being visited at
half-past eight this morning, he was found lying on
the floor of his cell in a state of insensibility, the
back of his head being seriously injured. He was
immediately removed to the Middlesex Hospital,
the magistrate giving it as his opinion that the man
must have received his injury either by falling
against the wall or the door post while in a fit.
The man remains at the hospital in a dangerous
state.

THE TAILORS' STRlBE.—Edward M‘Dermott, a
tailor, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with as-
saulting John Murphy, another tailor, and who is
also lame.

The complainant said that on Saturday night he
went into a fish shop in Carnsby-street to have
some fish, and the prisoner and four or five others
came in. He (prisoner) asked him if he was work-
ing on strike, upon which he told him that the strike
was lost, and that the work he was engaged upon
was not strike work, as there was plenty of work
to be had. The prisoner then called him (4 a -
dung" (a term applied to persons who work for
houses whose men are on strike), and said he would
drive a knife through his - hear b. The prisoner
at the time had a knife in his hand, as he was
eating his fish. The prisoner then struck him three
or four times in the face with his closed hand,
causing him to bleed profusely, and when the con-
stable came in and took the prisoner into custody
he saw him bleeding.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the complainant said
all the men with the prisoner were tailors.
The prisoner said that the complainant spoke to
him, and he told him not to do so, and then he
(complainant) took up a knife and hit him.
Police-constable William Lobb, 78 C, said that
on taking the prisoner into custody he found that
his face was smothered with blood, and there was a
good deal of blood on the table. IN hen the pri-
soner was charged he made no reply.
The prisoner said there had been a difference
between him and the complainant in the place where
they had lodged, and that the complainant wanted
to speak to him, and because he would not com-
plainant took up a knife, and, as he thought com-
plainant was going to strike him, he thought it was
time to strike him.

Complainant denied attempting to strike the
prisoner.

The prisoner called a witness, but he did not
benefit him.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he thought the story told by
the complainant much more likely to be true than
the prisoner's, the more especially as there were
five against one—men who chose to be idle while
the complainant chose to work. It was the worst
of tyranny, and such acts as the prisoner's would
always be punished at that court. It was pos-
sible, although the prisoner spoke of the knife,
that he never intended to use it ; but he
had assaulted the complainant, and for that he
would be committed for six weeks with hard labour
The poor fellow was assaulted because he was work-
ing for his own support.