The Sun.
London, England, 1832-03-19 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.

Last night, Mr. Watson, the wig-maker, of Lincoln's
Inn, attended on a warrant issued by R. G. Minshull,
Esq., and executed by Ledbitter, one of the principal offi-
cers, charging Mr. Watson, on the oath of his wife, with
having assaulted her, and forcibly turned her into the
street, her person hill denuded at the time.
Mrs. Watson said that, on Thursday night, her husband
came home apparently inebriated, and words arose, when
he strucK her with a candlestick on the face. She was
partly undressed at the time, and he forced her into the
street, and threw her bonnet and apparel after her, and
closed the door. She had not been home since, nor did
she intend to return, being afraid he would do her some
personal violence.
The servant girl was called, who carried an infant of the
parties in her arms. She confirmed her mistress's state-
ment. On questions being put to her by the Magistrate,
she said she never saw her master strike her mistress be-
fore : it was her mistress who first took up the candle-
stick ; her mistress might be jealous at times.
Mr. Watson.—lt is all through the yellow monster
jealousy.

Mrs. W.—You have boasted of your intimacy with
other women.

Mr. W.—l never struck her with a candlestick, nor
ever laid a finger on her in my life; she has thrown knives
and finks at me, and I wonder my eyes are safe in toy
bead ; the knives, forks, spoons, and jugs have been
thrown at my head, and dashed through the windows into
the street, as the neighbours can testify.
Mrs. Watson.—lt is not true ; and if I did, you abused
roe, and spoke of your acquaintance with a female.
Mr. Watson—Yes, I remember ; and if I had not put
the infant before my face you would have scratched my
eyes out.

Mrs. Watson—And serve you right for your brutality.
Mr. MINSHULL—You have cut your wife's nose, I
observe.

Mr. Watson—Lord, no Sir ; when she struck at me I
turned aside the candlestick with my arm, and it touched
her face, for which I am sorry, bless the dear.—(Here
Mr. Watson began to play with the infant, and, turning
to his wife, said, " Oh, my dear, I have put the twins to
bed."—(Laughter.)

Mr. MiNuitum.—You work for the Whigs? Mr.
Watson—l work for Whigs and Tories too. I endeavour
to please all parties. Here is my card ; lam a respectable
tradesman; and my wife is violent tempered and jealous.
Mrs. Watson replied that she had just cause to be
jealous; and so violent was his treatment that she went in
fear of her life.

Mr. Mussitur.r. ordered Mr. Watson to find bail, when
he exclaimed " Now, nay dear, you see what you have
done; I have long expected it would come to a Justice
business ; here, gaoler, lock me lip."
Mr. Mucsuum.—You had better send for bail.
Mr. Wattion—l will leave two guineas in your hands
till Monday morning, and then produce bail.
Mr. MINSHULL-4 can't receive money ; but you may
sit in the office till your bail comes.
31r. Watson thanked the Magistrate, and despatched a
friend to procure bail.

MARLBORO UGH STREET.
A man named Richards was brought to the office by
Farrant and Hobbs, two policemen of the C division, and
charged with exposing a penny publication, entitled A
Slop at the Church, which being unstamped, the police-
men con ended was an offence under the 60th Geo. 111.,
chap. 9, and adduced in support of the charge the Solici-
tor of Stamps' opinion upon the subject in a similar case
it Union-hall, on Friday.
The prisoner had Once been a hous?holder in St. Ann's,
Soho ; but having become reduced, and no work to do,