The Sun.
London, England, 1859-07-14 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-July 13.

CLERKENWELL.—DISGRACEFUL CRUELTY
TO TWO CHILDREN.—CharIes Scott, a respectably-
attired man, described as a commission agent, re-
siding at 34, Euston-road, was placed at the bar
before Mr. Corrie on a warrant, charged with ill-
using and deserting his two children, Wm. Scott,
aged 9, and Ellen Scott, aged 7, whereby they had
become chargeable to the parish of St. Pancras.
Mr. John Wakeling, solicitor, appeared for the
defendant.

The case excited a great deal of interest, and the
court was crowded with respectable persons anxious
to hear the charge. The case was first brought under
the attention of the parish authorities by Police-
constable Keble, 121 S, who was called by the
neighbours, who were alarmed at finding some one
on the top of the houses. On ascending to the roof
the constable found the two children, and ascer-
tained by following them that they resided about
14 houses off. The children then stated that they
had no mother, that their father was a wine-mer-
chant, that he left them in the house by themselves,
and that they wanted to get out. The parish autho-
rities, finding they could not get admission, applied
to this court for assistance, and Mr. Corrie advised
the police to enter by some means and admit the
officers. Consequently Sergeant Hill, 39 S, and con-
stable Keble, 121 S, got into the house, and having
admitted Mr. Warren, found the children in a most
deplorable state, and having brought them to the
court their appearance excited tne greatest com-
miseration. The officers stated that the house a
ten-roomed one, had not a single particle of furni-
ture in it, that the children slept upon a mat in a
cupboard, that they had hardly any clothes on, and
what they had on was in a filthy state, and they
added that there was not a bit of food of any kind
to be found.
Mr. Corrie directed the children to be taken to
the workhouse, when the following certificates were
given by the medical officers :
_

St. Pancras Workhouse, July 9.
" I hereby certify that I have examined Charles William
Scott and Helen Scott, and find them in a most filthy and
impoverished condition, arising from want of attention and
necessary food.
" HORATIO G. SKINNER, Assistant-Surgeon."
" The children are also suffering from itch.
" W. S. COSTER, Surgeon."
A warrant was granted, and the prisoner was ap-
prehended at a cigar shop in Cardington-street.
The defendant had been cohabiting with a female
at 9, Cirencester-place, Marylebone.
Mr. Wakeling cross-examined the witnesses, and
ascertained that the children did not complain of
want of food, and that prisoner's father had con-
sented to take the children, and indemnify the
parish for their outlay.
The defendant's father was called, and stated that
had he known his son was in bad circumstances he
would have relieved him further than he had done.
He would take the children under his control until
his son was able to see to them himself. _

Mr. Wakeling, in a feeling speech, said the pri-
soner had hay'. a great many difficulties, and his wife
had left him, deserted the children, and gone to
Australia. The defendant had done all he could to
support the children, and when the officers entered
the children stated that they had seen their father
that morning, and were not hungry.
Mr. Corrie said that both for the sake of justice
and the children, he should allow the defendant's
father to take the children, the father indemnifying
the parish. He should not discharge the prisoner
now, but would take the father's recognisances in
£2O, and the prisoner's in a like amount, to appear
when called upon.
The prisoner then left the court.

WESTMINSTER.—THE EMPEROR OF FIRE V.
THE ITALIAN SALAMANDER.— CHARGE OF AT-
TEMPTED POISONING.—Just before the rising of the
Court, Christofero Buono Core, a fine, handsome
man, known to frequenters of Cremorne Gardens as
the Italian Salamander, or Fire King, was charged
with attempting to poison Francisco Hillifroni,
who described himself as the Emperor of Fire.
The case was conducted by an interpreter, who,
owing to also wanting to be witness and advocate,
at length left the court boiling with rage, declaring
there was no justice in England. The evidence
elicited went to show that the complainant and
prisoner had worked together, and that their part-
nership being dissolved on Tuesday last, it was
arranged prosecutor should go to Gravesend to seek
for an engagement, and aceompany prisoner to his
house to get the passage money. He went with
prisoner and received the money, and afterwards
2s. for the purchase of strawberries and rum. Pro-
secutor bought them, and they then dined together
—after which prisoner mixed strawberries, sugar,
and rum together. They partook of that, and
prisoner then decided they should have some cher-
ries, and sent prosecutor out for them. Previous
to this prisoner had put a single strawberry into
each glass, and when prosecutor returned with the
cherries his strawberry was, according to his ac-
count, of a different colour. Prosecutor had his
suspicions all was not right, but tasted the mixture
and then felt ill and refused to drink any more on
prisoner pressing him to do so.
Mr. Arnold having expressed himself at a loss as
to the proof of poison having been administered,
and Mr. Inspector Drake having said he could not
understrnd the matter at all,
Mr. Simpson, the proprietor of Cremorne, said
that the bottle out of which the supposed poison
was said to have been poured had been delivered
to him by the police just as they had received it ;
its contents had not been analysed, but a friend on
his right had had the temerity to taste a portion
of them, and felt none the worse for it. He (Mr.
Simpson) thought there was a conspiracy on foot
against Buono Core owing to jealousy: and had been
informed prosecutor had expressed his intention of
stabbing Core with a poignard.
Mr. Arnoid said he would remand the case until
Friday, when some disinterested interpreter must
be obtained. He would take one surety in £5O for
prisoner's appearance.
Mr. Adams, secretary to Mr. Simpson, imme•
diately expressed his willingness to be bail.

GREENWICH.—BRUTAL CASE OF CHILD
BEATING.—WiIIiam Thomas Clark, carrying on
business as a stationer, at Sydenham, appeared to a
summons charging him with cruelly beating George
Berry, a lad eleven years of age.
The complainant, an intelligent-looking child,
said the defendant was his uncle, and had, for the
past two years, taken charge of him and his sister,
in consequence of the death of their father. On the
evening of Thursday last, about half-past nine, in.
consequence of being long on an errand, the de-
fendant took him into the back yard and beat him
over the body with part of a whip. The neighbours
interfered, and the defendant afterwards discon-
tinued beating him.
In reply to the magistrate, the complainant said
he had neither jacket nor waistcoat on at the time
of being beaten.
Inspector Wilson said the complainant was
brought to him at the Sydenham Police-station by
Mr. Seddon, watchmaker, of Sydenham, and ano-
ther person, who told him the child had been
brutally beaten by the defendant. Witness then
examined the complainant's back, and found at
least thirty bruises, each as thick as his thumb, and
of different colours, extending from the shoulder to
below the loins.
Mr. Nokes (the clerk)—How were the injuries
inflicted?
llnspector Willson—They could only have been
inflicted with the butt end of a whip.
Mr. Secker.—Do you say the child's back and
loins were covered with bruises ?
Inspector Willson.—Yes, your worship. They
were so thick that I could not pass my finger
between any two of them.
James Stewart, assistant to Mr. Ashby, poulterer
said his master lived next door to the defendant.
On the evening in question witness and his
master heard the boy's cries, and on looking
over the garden he saw the defendant beating the
complainant with a whip, at the same time hold-
ing the lad's shirt up, and his trowsers being
down. Mr. Ashby told defendant to des:st, or he
would be the death of his (Mr. Ashby's) wife, who
was greatly excited by the child crying. The de-
fendant continued his beating, and struck the com-
plainant about 60 blows with the whip. The com-
plainant was brought into witness's master's shop
on Saturday morning, and witness then saw his
back was of a colour as dark as his coat (a black
cloth).

Mr. Carttar, who appeared for defen dint, ques-
tioned the complainant with a view of showing he
was of dilatory habits and guilty of peculation,
and called the sister to prove that defendant's con-
duct was uniformly good towards her and her bro-
ther.
Mr. Seeker said there could be no doubt the de-
fendant had given way to ungovernable anger,
which required not only an expression of opinion
from him, but the infliction of a fine by way of
punishment. It had been proved by one witness
that the complainant's back was so covered with
bruises that there was not room between the wales
raised to pass his finger, and another witness had
also spoken to the back of the child, two days after
the injuries, being as black as his coat. This was
beyond all pretence of being a reasonable chastise-
ment, and in order that he should have a greater
command over his temper in future, the defendant
would pay a fine of £3 or six weeks' imprisonment.
The fine was paid.

THE EFFECTS OF THE HOT
WEATHER.

Several serious occurrences took pinee yesterday
from the heat of the weather.

Two men, named George Gardiner and Henry
Holden, were engaged in a field at Battersea, when
they were struck down by the heat, and are now
in a very dangerous condition.
A gentleman riding on the roof of a Paddington
omnibus, in passing down Oxford-street, was sud-
denly attacked with vertigo, and was with difficulty
saved from falling off. After having been seen by
a surgeon, he was conveyed to his residence in a
cab.

Two ladies, whilst occupying chairs in Hyde-
park, were suddenly taken so seriously ill that they
had to be attended by a medical gentleman, who
recommended their immediate removal' to their
homes.

Several cases were conveyed to St. George's and
Charing-cross Hospitals.
At Lee a man named Joseph Smith, who was at
work in a field in Burnt Ash-lane, fell down, and
died suddenly on Tuesday afternoon.
The heat has affected the business of the butchers
and meat salesmen of the metropolis very seri-
ously, a very numerous body of the trade in dif-
ferent parts absolutely closing their shops, while
the vendors of other perishable commodities have
been great losers. The state of the weather has
very much increased the noxious effluvia arising
from the Thames, and somewhat injured the steam-
boat traffic, although large numbers have availed
themselves of this means of transit to Greenwich
and Battersea Parks. On Monday the thermome-
ter stood at 88 deg. in the shade, and had increased
to 90 deg. on the succeeding day, and was by no
means diminished but rather increased yesterday,
the mercury at noon giving an average tempera-
ture in the metropolis of 90.5 deg.
The Shrewsbury Journal says that on Thursday
morning David Owen, a lad about 12 years old,
whose parents live in St. Austin's-friars, died from
sun-stroke after a few hours' illness. The father
of the lad is employed as cowman by Mr. Haycock,
of the Priory, and the deceased was in the hay-field
with him for some hours on Wednesday. He, how-
ever, appeared to be pretty well when he came
home, but about two o'clock on Thursday morning
he became seriously ill, and died about 11.

The Newcastle Chronicle of yesterday states—
" The weather has been extremely hot on the coast
during the past two days. Had not a fresh breeze
blown it would been almost unbearable. On Mon-
day, during the heat of the day, a boy belonging
to North Shields, and a woman at Tynemouth, re-
ceived what appeared to la sun-stroke. The boy
had to be taken home in a cab, and was very ill.