The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-07 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—lan. G.

committing tnitting a
MANSION-HOUSE. Thomas Plowman, a
labourer, was charged before the Lord Mayor with
the master of the
(a great many
London Union Work-
house.
City of
savage assault upon Mr. Saunders,
houw...
Mr. Humphreys, jun.,the Board
of Guardiansinstructed by
of whom were present),
appeared for the prosecution.rnai:ly
Theprosecutor, whose
and lacerated, and who facell r was
twodreadfully
frightful
ru
blacki s ed
ma s« r of the City
1 eye?, was sworn, and said—
Ile Mary-axe.
of London' Union WorkhouseaTAkut ow_road. -y-
-‘,l.t.waa terday, in the execution of my
attend-
ing the Board of Guardians at duty
I know the prisoner perfectly well.
mate of our workhouse yesterday inoruittsvg," and anwin„:
discharged by an order of the committee' dittel the--
day previous. A man named Wilcox discharged
himself at the same time. I left the board about
4
o'clock yesterday afternoon, and was in the act of
getting into the van to return to Bow, when the
prisoner and Wilcox suddenly carne from under the
horses' heads. The prisoner said to Wilcox,
'" Here's the --, Charley, give it him." He im-
mediately flew at me, and began to strike me on
the face. I stepped back a few paces into the mid-
dle of the road and defended myself as well as I
could. They closed upon me, threw me down, and

I was severely kicked in the chest and left breast.
The prisox ier grabbed my face with his open hand
and tried to tear my eyes out of their sockets.
They' gave me repeated blows in eyes. A man
who was pa ssing came to my assistance, when the
prisoner called out to him, « Let the - alonP,
you don't know who he is." He again called out,
" Give it him , Charley," and they both continued
to strike me' in the face until a man who is now in
court interfered, and prevented their doing me any
further injury; On the previous day I had made
a statement to the Board of Guardians, in the pri-
soner's presence., to the effectthat he had not availed
himself of two otY.ers of employment out of doors,
and it was in consequence of that communication
that the committee had' ordered him to be dis-
charged from the workhouse. I did not touch him
before he struck me, an.sl I then only defended my-
self.

The Lord Mayor asked the prisoner whether he
wished to put any question to the witness ?
Prisoner—l asked him how he could swear falsely
against me, and he made me no reply, upon which
I struck him.

The prosecutor denied this statement.
Mr. Humphreys now calleda man named Patrick
Towhay for the purpose of corroborating the evi-
dence of the prosecutor. The man, however, was
considerably the worse for liquor, and
The Lord Mayor refused to allow him to be sworn.
Mr. Humphreys then applied that the prisoner
might be remanded, and a warrant issued for the
apprehensionof Wilcox.

-Prisoner—Wilcox 13 down stairs. He wishes to
give himself into custody. He followed me here
from the station•house.

The Lord Mayor sent the constable who had the
charge of the prisoner to take Wilcox into custody,
if he was still outside the court.
The constable returned and said he was not to
be found.

Prisoner—He went to the station-house last night
to give himself up, but the sergeant told him ho
would not take the charge.
The prisoner was then remanded.
One of the guardians stepped forward and said—
Wilcox came to my house at 9 o'clock last night,
and said he required a lodging. I told him he had
the house to go to, upon which he said, "1 won't
break your windows to-day, but I will be given in
charge. I won't leave you till you give roe in
charge." He then gave me a violent blow in the
face, and went away. Sometimes he has come to
me with a knife hanging on the outside of his trou-
sers, no doubt for the purpose of intimidating me.
He generally selects Christmas-day and Sunday for
his visits.

The Lord Mayor—You shall have all the protec-
tion that we can possibly give you. I hope to have
him here before long, as I understand he is known
to the police.

Mr. Humphreys then brought under his lord-
ship's notice a complaint of incivility preferred by
several of the guardians against the sergeant at the
police-station, when they attended with Mr. Saun-
ders to enter the charge against Plowman.
The matter was referred by the Lord Mayor to
the Police Commissional s for investigation.
Mrs. Mary Ferrara, assistant at the King's Held
Tavern, 25, Poultry, appeared iu answer to a
sum-
mons which charged her with having unlawfully
assaulted Mr. Frederick Davis, of the same estab-
lishment.

Mr. Sleigh, the barrister, appeared in support of
the summons, and Mr. Sayers attended on the part
of the defeudAnt.

The complainant said—l took the King's Head
Tavern in the Poultry, at a certain rent, which I
pay to a Mr. Hodges. The defendant was there
when I entered, about five weeks ago, and has con-
tinued there ever since. I never engaged to pay
her any wages, and she has remained there against
my will. Mr. Hodges told me that she was to stay
if no soul ever came into the place. I wanted her
to leave hecau.sa she was always accusing the ser-
vants of stealing, and I did not like it. On Satur-
day last, while taking to Mr. Hodges, I heard her
mention my name, and I asked her what it was
about? She replied, "It's about you," using a
filthy word. She called me everything but
a gentleman ; she spat in my face three times ; she
took up a carving-knife and swore she would have
it through my head before the day was out. If I
had not suddenly bobbed my licad, the knife would
have struck my face. My business calls me to the
King's Head every day, but I am afraid to go
there lest she might carry her threats into executicn.
I am in bodily fear of her.
Cross-examined by Mr. Sayers—Before I was
connected with the King's Head I was a green-
grocer. Mr. Hodges is the proprietor of the house.
In the agreement which you show me, and, which
I entered into with Mr. Hodges it is specified that
he should have the whole control of the servants.

The Lord Mayor—There are legal means of en-
forcing an agreement.
Mr. Sayers—l will show that the statement of
this witness is wholly untrue.
Cross-examination continued—l did say to the
defendant, "It's a pity you drink so much ; you got
into such a temper," I did not call her a low
drunken creature. I told Mr. Hodges, but not in
her presence, that she had drunk six or eight glaesei
of brandy th it morning. I told him the truth, for
she had had one gless of ale, throe glasses of stout,
four glasses of sherry, and six drops of brandy.
The Lord Mayor—That is rather a large quantity
and rather an expensive indulgence. Ides she
pay for what she drinks?
Complainant—Pay J no, my lord. She said to
me at the time, " You don't pay for it."
The Lord Mayor—Can she get what she likes
without paying for it ?
Complainant—Most decidedly, my lord. Mr.
Hodges asked me twice to go out of her sight, and
then her temper would get better.
Cross-examination continued—She told me I
deserved to have the knife stuck into me, not that
she would do it ; and added that if she were a man
she would kick me out of the house.
Re-examined—l have been told that the defen-
dant is Mr. Hodges's daughter.
J. Collins, a waiter at the establishment, cor•
roborated the statement of the complainant.
Mr. Sleigh, upon this evidence requested that the
defendant might be bound over to keep the peace.
Mr. Sayers—l will undertake to show that the
complainant himself was the cause of the quarrel.
It was her du, y to protect the property of the pro-
prietor, which she was endeavouring to do when
this altercation began. I can prove that she never
spat at him. It is not true that she called him
the filthy name he mentioned.

The Lord Mayor—The complainant swears he is
in bodily fear, and therefore it is my duty to bind
her over to keep the peace.
Mr. Sayers—She Ins not the least objection to
being bound over. Mr. Hodges wi►l be her surety.
As she is married her husband would be the
proper surety. Will he not come forward ? '
Mr. Sayers—She is parted from her husband by
a deed of separation. I submit that it is sufficient
that she should enter into her own recognisance.
There is something in the background connected
with this matter of .whici your lordship is not
aware.

The Lord Mayor—That is an additional reason
why I should have a surety.
The defendant's father became her surety, and
the parties left the court.

BOW-STREET.—William Harradine, a man of
the appearance of a labourer, was charged with ob-
taining money by representing himself to be the
turncock of the New River Company—applying
for Christmas-boxes in that capacity.
William Hancock, servant at 23, Tavistock-
square, sworn—On Saturday, the 26th, the defen-
dant applied to me for the turncocled Christmas-
box. I said, " You are not the turncock." He
replied, "I am doing his duty to-day, and he has
authorised me to collect his Christmas-boxes." I
gave him Is., and he went away.
Henry Hock, the turncock, deposed that ho lid
not so authorised the defendant, who was in fact a
perfect stranger to him. The same tuck had been
played in about forty cases, a man, whom he be-
lieved to be the prisoner, having caltea at that num-
ber of houses and applied for a Christmas-box re-
presenting himself to bo the turncock. Witness had
given information to the police, and t.y- he description
given by the persons from whom money has ben
obtained, the prisoner was apprehended by Ser-
gemt Ellorton, of the E division.