The Sun.
London, England, 1832-10-02 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Mr. Kemp, a tradesman at the west end of the
town, was yesterday charged by policeman C, 156,
with having attempted the rescue of a person whom
he had in custody, by creating a crowd about him,
and ultimately assaulting him.
Mr. CONANT ended the matter by requiring him
to find bail.

" ALL FOR LovE."—Miss Mary Croxford, a
damsel neither very young nor very pretty, charged
Mister Henry Grunston, a pale-featured melan-
choly-looking little gentleman, with having put her
precious life in danger with a carving-knife, and his
own life in danger also with threepenny-worth of
laudanum. _

Miss Mary came forward, and with delicate re-
luctance, made the following statement :—She had,
about two years ago, formed something more than
a " platonic" acquaintance .vith the defendant ; but
an intimate friend of both parties having succeeded
in convincing her of the impropriety of her conduct,
she confessed to Mr. Henry Grunston, on Friday
night, that his friend's arguments had proved so
powerful, she was determined to " cut" him hence-
forward and for evermore. Mister Henry Grunston
instantly caught up a carving-knife, and made sundry
terrific flourishes at her, swearing most lustily that
he would first sacrifice her, and then annihilate him.

selelf, if she persisted in her resolution. Finding
her inexorable, he ran to the nearest chemist's shop,
and having procured a dose of laudanum, he swal-
lowed it off, and then came back to inform her of
the fact. The stomach-pump and several strong
drenches had the double effect of curing Mister
Henry Grunston of his love and the consequences
of the laudanum, and he appeared before the Magis-
trate quite willing to give up in future all thought of
Miss Mary Croxford.
Mr. CoNANT—Pray, Sir, what are you ? De-
fendant—l am a commission-agent; but I am al-
lowed a certain sum to live on by my grandmother.
Mr. CoNANT—I am afraid you are an idle fellow,
to be living on your friends ; will you promise not
to molest this young woman in future ?—Defen-
dant—Oh, certainly; for the fact is, my feelings
have been much hurt by the strong physic which I
have taken, and which I am sure she persuaded the
Doctor, out of spite, to give me. I inn now willing
to give her up, and go down to my grandmother at
West Ham.
The complainant not being satisfied with this de-
claration, as she had forgiven the defendant, she said,
so often, that Mr. CONANT ended the matter by re-
quiring him to find bail.
Q UEEN- S Q UARE.

Yesterday, a middle-aged man, named Francis
Drake, by trade a shoemaker, at Lambeth-marsh,
was brought up in custody, in a coach, by police-
constable Newman, of the L division, No. 36,
charged with attempting to shoot his wife and also
himself.
For some time past the prisoner and his wife have
lived most unhappily together, and frequent quar-
rels have taken place between them. A short time
ago the prisoners conduct was so bad towards her,
that he was taken bercre 4 Magistrate, and bound
over to keep the peace. About three months ago
she was compelled to separate entirely from him,
and get a lodging for herself. Since that period,
however, he has been continually annoying her, and
entreating her to comp and live with him again,
' which she has peremptorily refused to do. About
per-gio • , morning the prisoner went to
at No. 21, Prince's-street, Up-
Bhickfriars-road, and, having got
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come and live with him again; the wife refused,
when the prisoner stood with his back against the
room-door, and, pulling a pistol out of his pocket,
snapped it at his wife : fortunately, it flashed in
the pan, and an alarm being given, several persons
got into the room and wrested the pistol out of his
hand. The prisoner ran out of the house and got
into Duke-street, Stamford-street, were he pulled
another pistol out of his pocket, placed it at
his head, and fired it : he almost instantly fell.
The whole neighbourhood was soon in alrrm, and
a large concourse of persons assembled. Po-
lice constable Newman came up, and with assist-
ance conveyed the wretched man to the station-
house in the Waterloo-road, in a state of insensibi-

lity. Mr. Stephen Smith, the inspector on duty,
immediately sent for medical assistance, and Mr.
Cook, the surgeon, promptly attended, and exa-
mined his wounds, which were just above the tem-
ple ; from the holes, the pistol appeared to have
been loaded with large shot, which had taken a
slanting direction, and although severely wounded,
his life was not considered in danger. The pistol
which he had snapped at his wife was examined,
and was found loaded with large shot, correspond-
ing with a paper containing shot, which was found
in his pocket. After being bled, and some restora-
tives administered to him, he began to revive, but as
soon as he came to himself he recognised his wife,
who had come down to the station-house, and sud-
denly broke from the officers, and seized her with
great violence by both her hands, and would have
done her some injury had not the officers interfered,
who with great difficulty rescued her from his grasp.
The pistols, powder, and shot were produced,
and Mr. Smith informed Mr. Gregorie that the pri-
soner had become so ill, that he could not be
brought into the office.
Mr. GREGORIE gave directions that he should be
immediately conveyed to the Westminster-hospital,
which was accordingly done.