The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-11 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

VIOLENT ASSAULTS ON THE POLlCE.—George Johnson,
130, Tachbrook-street, Pimlico, plumber, was charged with
assaulting a police constable in the execution of his duty,
and doing damage to his helmet to the amount of 15s.
Jonathan Rickards, 70-B, said—l was on duty rt half-
past one this morning in Rochester-row, and saw four per-
sons (the prisoner one of them) at the corner of Wilton-
street. They were making a noise, and I ordered them
on. The prisoner picked up a quart pot and threw it at
me, striking me on the coat tail. I took no notice of it,
and still ordered them on. The prisoner thou struck me
violently in the eye, and one of his companions hit me in
the back. My helmet was knocked off by the prisoner. I
was knocked down and kicked about the body by all of
them, the prisoner being ringleader. I held him on the
ground, another constable and two gentlemen came- up,
and we got him to the station. My helmet, value 155., is
perfectly useless.
Grant, 289 B, proved assisting. One of the prisoner's
companions was smashing the helmet.
Prisoner declared that Rickards was drunk and assaulted
him that, and that the others attacked him. He was
severely beaten.

William Nicholls, 86 B, reserve man at the station, was
present when the charge was taken. Prisoner was drunk,
the constable quite sober. A gentleman said if he had
not interfered the constable would have been killed.
Prisoner had no witnesses to call.

Mr. Daymom said the question was, who should he
credit, these witnesses on oath, or the prisoner, who ac-
knowledgedhe was drunk ? lie put no faith in what the
prisoner said.

- Prisoner was fined 40s. for the assault, i3s. damage, or
ono month's hard labour.

THAMES.

A TROUBLESOME CUSTOMER.—John Ryan, a labourer,
was brought before Mr. Partridge charged with being
drunk and disorderly, and assaulting Mr. Hayward, land-
lord of the Gun Tavern, High-street, opposite Gun dock,
Wapping, and also assaulting Police-constable Palmer,
No. 258 K.

The prisoner went into the Gun last night. He was
intoxicated, and demanded refreshment, which Mr. Hay-
ward, the landlord, a very respectable man, refused to
-supply him with, and be made a great disturbance. Mr.
Hayward desired him to leave tho houso, which he refused
to do, and struck the landlord with his hat on the face.
Mr. Hayward wished the prisoner to be forgiven, on the
ground that he was a hard working man with a family—
on which Mr. Partridge said—" I suppose he is in the
habit of using your house." Mr. Hayward said
that it was so, and that ho was generally very quiet.
The constable, No. 258 K, said that when he was called
upon to take the prisoner into custody, ho threw him on
the ground, fell upon him and beat him. This was re-
peated several times. At last he drew his truncheon, and
told the prisoner that he would use it if he did not desist.
The prisoner then became comparatively quiet end was
locked up.
Mr. Partridge sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of
40s. or be imprisoned for one month.
A Row IN PALMER'S FOLLY.—Edward Walsh, au Irish-
American sailor, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged
with assaulting Mary Ann Morris, who appeared in court
with a severe wound on the back of her.head and a black
eye, which was much inflamed.
There was a quarrel and fight in one of the infamous
dens in Palmer's Folly, Ratcliff Highway, last night, and
some Irish-American sailors used their fists and their boots
too, and in the course of the row the prisoner struck the
complainant on the left eye, from which the and streamed