The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-23 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—Sept. 22,

BOW-STREET.—Frances Stanley, who said
she was a pianist, but whose appearance was of
that character of " made-up" misery that usually
distinguishes the professional beggar, was charged
with being drunk, and begging with threats and
violence.
Mary Anne Harrington deposed—l conduct the
business of an oil and Italian warehouse in New-
street, Covent-garden, for the proprietor, Mr.
Greaves. Last evening the prisoner came into the
shop drunk, and asked me to give her money, as
she was in distress. I refused to give her anything,
and she began to abuse and threaten me. Finding
that I still declined to give her anything, she
snatched up the ink-bottle I was using (as 1 was
making out some accounts), and flung it in my face.
My face was bruised, and the ink was spilled in
my face and on the floor. I sent for a constable,
and gave her in charge. She had been begging at
almost every shop in the street, and using threats
and bad language when refused.
Honeyus,F 143, took the prisoner into custody,
and said she was drunk.
Another shopkeeper in New-street stated that
the prisoner came into his shop to beg, and when
refused began to abuse him and his customers in the
foulest manner.
The prisoner—l am very sorry. I have not the
slightest recollection of what I did. lam in great
poverty and distress ; I have two little children to
keep, and my husband has deserted me for a year.
Mr. Henry—But you were drunk. There can
be no sympathy for a drunken beggar, and espe-
cially for one who abuses people, and throws things
at them for refusing relief.
The prisoner—Well, sir, I met a person that I
knew, and he.gave me a drop to drink. It is the
first time.
Miss Harrington—Why .I saw you a fortnight
ago in the shop opposite mine begging, and going
on just in the same way. You were drunk then,
and abused the shopkeeper awfully.
Mr. Henry—Then this is not an isolated case, as
you were trying to make out. I shall fine you
40s. for the assault, or in default, sentence you
to three weeks' imprisonment.

CLERKF,NWELL.—Thomas Barnett, a tele-
graph instrument maker, residing at 2, Green's-
terrace, Clerkenwell, was charged with assaulting
his wife, Hannah Barnett, a woman apparently
much older than her husband.
Mr. John Wakeling, solicitor, appeared for the
complainant, and said this was an unhappy affair,
as the parties had only been married six weeks.
The complainant had been a housekeeper in a gen-
tleman's family, and having in her possession a
little money, she, before the marriage had a deed
drawn up settling the money on herself, and to this
deed the defendant was a party. The complainant,
a day or two after the marriage was abused by the
defendant, who was in the constant habit of get-
ting the worse for liquor, because she would not
alter the deed. Not coltent with this, about a
fortnight after the marriage the defendant pushed
the complainant about the room, and twisted her
wrists. On Sunday last the defendant assaulted
her, and when she was packing her boxes the de-
fendant got in a great rage, pushe I her about, and
hurt her very much. Notwithstanding this vio-
lence, ho (Mr. Wakeling) was only instructed to
ask that the defendant should be bound over to
keep the peace, and that the defendant should give
the complainant her clothes, so that she might go
to service again.

The defendant (who appearod to be very excited)
said he would give his wife her clothes if she
wanted them

Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the defendant to enter into
his recognisances to keep the peace, and adjourned
the case for a few days, to see if the defendant gave
his wife her clothes.

Geovge Liplove, a rough, determined-looking
fellow, wag charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with vio-
lently assaulting Mrs. Mary Moore.
Mr. John Wakeling appeared for the complainant.
From the evidence of the complainant, one of
whose eyes was blackened, and the side of her face
bruised, it appeared that on Saturday last the de-
fendant went to her house and asked for his wife.
As soon as he saw his wife he began ill-using her ;
and when the complainant interfered he struck her
a violent blow under the ear, which caused blood to
flow from her nose and mouth. Not content with
this violence, he struck her a heavy blow on the
face, and felled her to the ground. While she was
on the ground the defendant kicked her several
times, and her body and arms were much bruised.
The defendant said the complainant firstattacked
him with a
poker, a
and he struck her in self defence.
Mr.'Tyrwhittsaid, if the defendant had not re-
ceived some punishment he should have sent him to