The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-12 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ALLEGED VIOLENCE OF THE POLICE.---A BRUTAL
FELLOW.-Wm. Young, a powerfully-built young man,
was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting police-
sergeant Wm. Smith, 1 C, and also with being drunk.
Sergeant Smith, 1 C, said yesterday afternoon, seeing a
crowd of persons assembled in Prince's-street, Regent-
street, I went up to ascertain the cause, and found the pri-
soner in a cab drunk. He was urging the cabman to drive
him, but the cabman refused because the prisoner was
drunk. I told the cabman to ask the prisoner to get out
of the cab, and he did so, but the prisoner refused. 1 then
told the cabman to put the prisoner out of the cab, and
that if the prisoner struck him I would take him into.
custody. The cabman got prisoner out of the cab, when
he began abusing the cabman, and as the prisoner was
creating a disturbance, I had to remove him, when he
became very violent, tried to kick me several times in the
face, and then gave me a blow in the face, and kicked me
in the side and knock3d me down. The prisoner had
to be carried by main force At last to the station.
[lt should be stated that Mr. Tyrwhitt received a letter
from Mr. T. Hill, of Addington-square, complaining of the
police helding the prisoner by the hair while taking him
to the statien.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—How many police were employed ?
Sergeant Smith—Before we got to the station, seven
The prisoner kicked and tried to strike amongst the
crowd. I never had a more difficult job in my life than
getting the prisoner to the station. He tried to bite other
constables' legs, and twisted about like an eel, being
very drunk.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Did anybody lay hold of the prisoner's
hair ?

Sergeant Smith—No, sir. It took 20 minutes to get the
near the Circus, ac-
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poil—ice near. The prisoner
got hold of the constables' trousers with his teeth, and the
prisoner
for to
therethe station,
constables had to pull his head away from them.
Mr. Tyrwhitt (to Inspector Bowles)—Did you make any
remarks of an offensive character to the gentleman who
came to the station (Mr. Hill)?
Inspector Bowles—l did not. On the gentleman coming
to the station and complaining of the constables taking
hold of the prisoner by the hair, I asked if they pulled the
man's hair, and they all denied it.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—The writer of the letter says he cannot
attend. It is a pity when people abuse the police they do
not attend. Mr. Hill ought to have had to assist in taking
the man to the station, and not merely to look on.
Wm. Richardson, 212 C, proved that on the way to the
station the prisoner seized him by the trousers and his
boot with his teeth, and that the constable had to pull his
head away to make him release his hold. He never pulled
the prisoner's hair.
Sergeant Smith—l am suffering a good deal from the
kick on the side.

Other evidence having been given by the police, Mr.
Tyrwhitt asked them all whether they pulled the pri-
soner's hair, and they all denied it, and stated that the pri-
soner was very violent.
John Templer, of Maida-hill, said that had not the ser
geant interfered with the prisoner he would have gone
away quietly. Tie saw the constable holding the prisoner
by the hair.
The constable denied this.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—lt is a drunken case but one attended
with violence. As to persons who make such an unusual
fuss about taking a man like the prisoner—a drunken,
brutal fellow—into custody, it is a, pity they do not have
to assist in doing it themselves. It is impossible at times
to help something being done with a man so violent. The
prisoner was evidently a brdtal fellow, as the cabman
would have nothing to do with him. He should commit
the prisoner for ten days for the assault on the sergeant,
and fine him ss. or four days for each of the other assaults