The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-11 00:00:00

THAMES.

FEROCIOUS ASSAULT ON A WOMAN.—lienry Pitt,
a very tall, strong, and powerfully-built fellow,
about 35 years of age, and described as a labourer,
was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with
violently assaulting and wounding Charlotte Cusack,
an elderly and infirm woman, whose left arm was
bandaged and in a sling.

The complainant stated that she was dwelling at
No. 24, London-street, Ratcliff. The prisoner was
her daughter's husband, and a very ill-tempered,
savage man, who had beaten his wife on several oc-
casions, and inflicted injuries on other women. He
came home on Monday night and last night intoxi-
cated, and was quarrelling with his wife. He said
he would have her life, and she fled for refuge to
another room. lle went out and returned, and
tantalised his wife, who wanted to go out with
him again. Witness said be should not go
out. He insisted upon going out, and re-
turned in 15 minutes, uttered a dreadful and
blasphemOus oath, and said he would have the life
of his wife, who had gone up stairs. The prisoner
made an attempt to reach his wife. She prevented
him doing so, upon which he took up a poker and
broke up the furniture. She was endeavouring to
save her things, and he struck her with a poker, and
cut her eye. He followed this up by other blows,
and dislocated her shoulders. Her grandson parried
the blows as well as he could, and was illused. The
prisoner got her down and trampled upon her. The
prisoner said, "I'll do for you, if I can't have her
life (meaning his wife), I will have yours." The
lights were put out, and the prisoner said, "I have
you now, and kicked and trampled upon her and
her grandson.

Richard Henry Kidney confirmed the evidence of
his grandmother, and said, " the prisoner knocked me
down and jumped upon Ine. I thought my inside
was coming out."

Mr. William Fowler, physician and surgeon, of
No. lligh-street, Shadwell, said he was called
upon Ilat night to reduce a dislocation on the com-
plainant's shoulder. There was a black mark across
her arm and a contused wound over her left eye.
Mr. Paget—Take the old woman into the gaoler's
room and examine her again.
Mr. Fowler complied with the request of the
magistrate, and on his return said there were two
or three bruises on her arm and a bruise on the back
of the head, but nothing
great and powerful fellow
like the prisoner. to indicate that she had
been trampled upon by a

The prisoner, who treated the matter very lightly,
partially admitted the
assault on the old woman,
and said he had been tried at the Middlesex Ses-
sions for assaulting his Wife, and acquitted because
she told lies, and because he found another man in
his bed.

The Wife—Confine yourself to the truth.
Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned
and kept to hard labour for six calendar months,
and to find bail to keep the peace for six months
after the expiration of his sentence, himself in 150
and two sureties of £25 each.

MARLBOROUGII-STRE ET.

A DANGEROUS DRIVER.--William Stubbs, a cab-
driver, badge 1,049, was charged before Mr. Tyr-
whitt with being drunk, and furiously driving.
Police-constable Beech, 102 C, said that last night
Dheuksaew_ his cab up and down
James's, at the rate of 15 to 20
driving
miles an hour, the horse galloping as fast as it
could. He went after the prisoner, and at last
succeeded iu coming up with him, and requested
him to get off his cab, and on his doing so he found
that he was drunk. He then took him. to the station.
The prisoner admitted he had done wrong.
Mr. Tyrwhitt fined him 10s. or seven days.
ARTFUL ROBBERY.—TIIREATENING A WITNESS.
Daniel Steel, a young man, was charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with stealing three sixpeocos, the moneys
of Mr. E. J. Frinn, printer, of King-street, Regent-
place. strtelleet,prsistoner

George Swift, a lad, apprentice to Mr. Frinn,
said that yesterday he went out to get change for a
sovereign for his master, and while returning with
the change in his hand, soine one, by accident,
knocked against his arm, and knocked the money
out of his hand. The prisoner picked up four six-
pences, and gave him one, letting the others drop
up his sleeve, and he afterwards handed them to a
companion.

The prisoner said he only picked up one sixpence,
and that he gave to the lad.

Thomas Brown, a young man, residing at No. 7,
Nassau-street, Middlesex Hospital, proved seeing
the prisoner pick up four sixpences, and let three
of them go up his coat sleeve, and only hand the
lad one sixpence, and while the lad had gone for a
constable the prisoner let three sixpences drop down
his sleeve, and after putting them into his waistcoat
pocket he gave them to a companion.
Sergeant Hunter, 25 C, said a gentleman also
saw the prisoner pick up the sixpences, and he signed
the Charge sheet, but he was not in attendance, but
would attend if required.
The prisoner said he had lived iu the neighbour.