The Sun.
London, England, 1867-08-13 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

FATAL ENCOUNTBIL—WiIIiam Mahoney was charged
with causing the death of Edward Evans.
William Williams stated that ho was in a publichouse
in Ilerbert's-passage with the prisoner, Evans being there
also. Evans had been drinking at different publichouses
during the whole of the day, and was therefore in a state
of intoxication. A short time before the quarrel com-
menced the deceased was lying asleep on the bench near
the bar. On Mahoney waking him up he said,
"Why, Ted, I thought you was dead." Ile then
ordered some beer, and having paid for it offered it
to Evans to drink. Ile had no sooner done so than
ho seemed to take a sudden dislike to Mahoney, and after
some violent abuse, he (Evans) called Mahoney a -
monkey, and said he would fight ten such as he. Mahoney
treated the matter with the utmost indifference until
Evans began pushing him about, and finally bonneted
him. Mahoney told him not to destroy his hat, but Evans
continued to act in such a vicious manner, and to provoke
Mahoney so much, that at last they went to the Thatneslini-
bankment with the intention of fighting it out, Mahoney all
the time saying be did not want to fight. Evans would insist on
fighting, and, taking up a position, he attempted to strike
Mahoney, but ho rather warded off the intended blows
than to return thorn. Evans, finding he could not reach
Mahoney's face then made a run at his legs, and succeeded
in throwing bins down. On attempting to repeat it a se-
cond time, Mahoney struck out at Evans, knocked
hint clown, and then went away, leaving him lying
on the embankment. A number of the bystanders
went up, and, on raising the man, found him, to
all appearances, so helplessly drunk as to be quite
incapable of walking. The police then arrived, when a
stretcher was sent for, and ho was conveyed to the station-
house, where it was discovered ho was dead.
Mr. Flowers, on hearing the evidence, remanded the
defendant until Monday next, in order that the Coroner
might hold the inquiry into all the circumstances connected
with the case.

The prisoner was liberated on his own recoguisances.
UNDER TIIE BED.—Robert Spencer, of Compton-street,
Soho, watchmaker, was charged with being found in a
bedroom at the residence of Mr. Johnston, the proprietor
of the Morning Herald and Standard newspapers, 31,
Montague-street, Russell-square, supposed for an unlaw-
ful purpose. Mr. Abrams, defended.
It appeared that between 12 and 1 o'clock this morning
Mr. and Mrs. Johnston, having been out for the evening,
returned somewhat unexpectedly, and discovered that
there was a strange noise in the house. The bedroom of
one of the servants was found locked, and it was with
some difficulty that Mr. Johnston got the door open. The
prisoner was found undressed, and concealed under the
bed, upon which his clothes had been placed. The prisoner
stated that he had come to visit-ono of the servants, who
asked him to stay, as the master and the mistress were
out for the evening, and who were not expected home
until late. They came, however, sooner than she antici-
pated, so she told him to conceal himself in her bedroom.
Mr. Abrams said there was no doubt that the young
man had no right on the premises, but he was a very re-
spectable tradesman, and had not been in the house for
any unlawful purpose in the meaning of the Act, but
simply to visit the servant.
Mr. Flowers said that was often the way with servants,
that they no sooner got into a good place than they did
something wrong or foolish to get themselves out again.
Probably the excuse was true, as far es it went ; but if
servants began by letting men into their masters' houses to
visit them, it was natural to apprehend that they might
end by admitting them for other purposes. At all events
he should adjourn the case to ascertain the truth of the
statement as to the defendant's respectability.
Subsequently the prisoner's brother attended, and con-
sented to become bail for his good behaviour.
Mr. Flowers (to the prisoner)—Then I will take your
own recognisance for £4O, and your brother's for £2O, for
your future good behaviour. At the same time what you
have done is very serious. Many robberies are committed
in that way, though I don't say that you had any such
purpose. The girl, of course, will lose her situation.