The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-19 00:00:00

THAMES.

POLICE TYRANNY A' D INEXI'ERIEN6E.—Mr. David
Edwards, a tradesman, for many years carrying on busi-
ness in Royal Mint-street, better known as Rosemary-lano
Whitechapel, came before Mr. Paget with his wife Mary
Ann Edwards to complain of the conduct of a police-con-
stable named John Kiron, of the II division, for assaulting
Mrs. Edwards.

Mr. Edwards was before the magistrate on a former day,
and made a long statement. He was directed to atte..d
again and bring his wife with him. Their united state-
ments may be thus summed up. A few weeks since Mr,
Edwards was returning from a club, of which he is secre-
tary, with his wife and another married couple. They
were parting and saying good-night to each other at the
corner of Leman-street and Rosemary-lane, when a police-
man came up and looked at them. One of the party, a Ger-
man and member of the club, very facetiously said, " I think
you had better lock up ono of the ladies." The policeman
immediately said, " If you dont' get out of this I will lock
you all up, for you are nothing but:a lot of street walkers."
Mr. Edwards said, " I beg your pardon, we are respect-
able tradesmen." The police-constable said, " I don't care
a -- if you aro a thousand times respectable tradesmen."
Ono of the party said he pays for your coat to protect us.
The policeman made use of some bad language and abuse.
Ho threatened to report the constable to the inspector at
the station-house. The whole party proceeded towards
the station-house in Leman-streeet, and upon reaching
the door Mr. Edwards looked behind him to see if his wife
was following. At that moment the policeman Kiron rushed
upon Mrs. Edwards and took her into custody. She
asked him what he meant, and ho forced her arms belind
her, dragged her shawl off, and hurt her very much.
Another policeman was then called to assist Kiron in
taking her into the station-house, and she was placed in
the dock. Inspector Dandy, a most valuable and expe-
rienced officer, asked what was the charge against her, to
which ho replied, for walking the streets. Inspector
Dendy said it was no offence to walk the streets, and that
Mrs. Edwards could not be locked up for that. The In-
spector discharged Mrs. Edwards, and reprimanded the
policeman for his officiousness.
Mr. Paget said the transaction took place on the Bth of
June, and inquired the cause of the delay in making this
application.

Mr. Edwards said ho had now to relate the most extra-
ordinary part of the affair. He wrote to the Commis-
sioners of Police, at Scotland-yard, on the 11th of Juno,
and received a reply that duo inquiries would be made.
He waited another month without receiving any further
information from the Commissioners. He wrote again and
was referred to the magistrate.

Inspector Dendy put in copies of the correspondence
between Mr. Edwards, gasfitter and plumber, of 10, Royal
Mint street, and the Commissioners ; the report of Mr.
White, the superintendent of the II division, who had
acted very impartially in the matter ; and the statement of
the accused constable in the case. Mr. Dendy said the
transaction which took place in the station-houso was cor-
rectly described by the applicants. The police-constable
complained of was young and inexperienced. The Com-
missioners and the superintendent, Mr. White, had made
full inquiries into the case, and the constable had been re-
primanded and fined for broach of duty.
Mr. Paget granted a summons against the constable for
assaulting Mrs. Edwards.