The Sun.
London, England, 1832-10-15 00:00:00

QUEEN-SQUARE.

A DELICATE INVESTIGATION.—CharIes Hild, a
foreigner, was charged with assaulting and using
threatening language to Mrs. Elizabeth Arthur, a
pretty young widow, of No. 19, Godfrey-street,
Chelsea-common.
Mrs. Arthur said that the defendant came to her
house on the previous night, broke the door open,
and destroyed some of her furniture; that he was
in the habit of slapping her on the face whenever
he met her in the street, and that he threatened to sell
off her goods, and go to another country with the
money.

Defendant—l did say dat all in de joke; we have
lived togedder as de wife and de man for some time,
and I have taken her out of de Whitecross prison,
and paid de debt, and taken her tingsout of de pawn.
The widow now burst into a most immoderate
flood of tears, and said the defendant certainly came
to the prison and voluntarily paid her debts, and
she was liberated ; but ever since his conduct was
altered, arid he had become complete master of her
house, and did just as he pleased.
Mr. MARRIOTT—Has he ever paid you any rent ?
Widow—No, Sir.
Defendant—l have supported her for de last nine
months. She very fine now, but I have got de
poker as my witness, which she knock about my
head when I run in de street, and de people all
come out and say dat be one butcher wife ; she
broke my head, so I am very sorry I ever did see
dat lady.

Mr. MARRIOTT—How came you to act in such a
violent manner towards her last night ? Defendant
—Oh, Sare, I could not hurt von lady, I more gal-
lant; I go out last night to buy her von pint of
beer for de supper, and she would not let me in ;
and I wanted my hat, and to say farewell to her,
for my head was all broke wid de poker, which I
shall bring to you.
Mr. MARRIOTT had heard sufficient to call upon
him to find two sureties to keep the peace towards
Mrs. Arthur for the next six months.

Defendant (to the widow)—Vary veil, I have got
de money ; I shall soon be out, and I will see you
again be sure.—The defendant was then locked up.

THAMES POLICE-OFFICE.

CHARGE OF DESTROYING A WILL.—JOhn Dut-
ton, a coal•porter, formerly in a respectable line of
business in Greenbink, Wapping, was charged with
illegally destroying the will of his deceased mother.
William Dutton was younger brother to the pri-
soner, and his mother, who kept a chandler's shop
in Greenbank, Wapping, died of cholera on Monday
morning. Three weeks before she made her will,
in which she gave him (prosecutor) all her pro-
perty, except a legacy of 101. to the prisoner. Pro-
secutor showed this will to his brother, who put
it in a drawer. After his mother's death the will
was gone.
The prisonerraweras
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that h thesel
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nd
deceased
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had access
to
she the
d told him a few hours before her death, that she
lef left William too much in the will, and that she had
destroyed the document in consequence; he, as
elder brother, was entitled to her property, and she
told him how to dispose of it.
A scene of recrimination then ensued between
the two brothers, which was put a stop to by a de-
cent mechanic coming forward, and stating that he
was Mrs. Dutton's nephew, and he was entitled to
the property, as her two sons were illegitimate.
The two brothers reluctantly admitted this fact,
upon which Mr. BRODERIP said the nephew was
entitled to the property as heir at law. He had,
however, no jurisdiction, and the defendant had, in
his opinion, been unjustly dragged forward.
The property in dispute is valued at 1,500/.
UNION-HALL.

HORSE-SETALING.—Joseph Kirkman was charged
with stealing a horse belonging to Mr. Whippey, a
farmer, of Whitchurch, Somersetshire. The horse
was stolen from an orchard attached to plaintiff's
farm, in January, 1830.
Mr. CHAMBERS committed the prisoner.
LAMBETH-STREET.

Two women, named Crispin and Stevens, were
charged with robbing Captain Mickalowski, a
Polish officer, of his purse, containing English and
foreign coins to the amount of 501.

Oni Friday evening the Captain and two of his
countrymen went into the Garrick Tavern, in Le-

man-street, where there was a fine concert going
on. A large company was present, and the fo-
reigners retired to a remote part of the room,
where they had some rum and water. The Cap-
tain paid for the liquor, and, having put his purse
on the table, forgot to take it up again. He had
scarcely left the house when he missed his pulse,
and on returning he found it gone from the table.
The two prisoners had been sitting near him, and on
his return they had also taken their departure. They

were pursued and apprehended, but the purse was
not found.

The prisoners, who called themselves respectable
married women, were discharged.
The poor Captain, who was conviaced they were
the robbers, was much surprised and affected at this
issue of the affair.
MARLBORO U GH- S TREE T. _

On Saturday a man named Ladbrooke, and a
Mrs. Riddle, were charge.] with violently assault•
ing a person named John Smith, under the follow-
ing circumstances
The parties, it appeared, reside in the regions of
Lancashire-court, and John Smith, who is a hard'
working man, proceeded home on Wednesday, after
his day's labour, to "smokes cigar! and take a drop
of half-and-half with his wife." But, alas !he was
deprived of his contemplated gratification by the
absence of Mrs. John Smith, who had left the child
in bed, and had gone "a gallivanting." For one
whole hour did the complainant wait the return of
his spouse; at length, wearied with expectation, he
opened the window to give a change to the scene
by contemplating the beauties of the Heavens*
After some time had been occupied in endeavour-
ing to unravel the wonders of the solar system, his•
attention was attracted to a sort of " scrnmmage
in the court below. What a sight presented
itself to his affrighted view ! It was impossible
he could be mistaken, but, "to make assurance
double sure," he reached over the window, as far as
safety would permit, to see who the parties weret
and what the cause of the confusion. It was, ill'
deed, his wife and the male defendant, in a Biwa-,
fion not to be described. For several minutes he
paced the room in a state of distraction, fearing to
go down to the defendant and inflict summary pu-
nishment, thinking, from the superior physical
powers of the latter, he might get the worst of it;
and not relishing the idea of remaining passive in
his apartment when his honour was at stake. The
child was in bed asleep. A thought flashed across
his mind ; he seized the infant, and pinched it until
he made it cry violently. Up came the mother in'
stantly to see what was the matter with her "dear
babe," when the husband, " with all his injuries
thick upon him," did not stop to give the remoll'
strance first and the blow afterwards, but for oriel
reversed it. This brought up Mr. Ladbrooke
the female defendant, and the former instantly at'
tacked the man he had so much injured, and s°
pummelled him that the poor husband was obliged
to seek safety under one of the tables. The wife,:
too, it would appear, "spitefully and maliciously
gave him sundry kicks during the affray.
The male defendant attempted to justify his con'
duct, but
Mr. CONANT ordered him to find bail to answer
the charge at the Sessions.
The woman was discharged, it appearing she
only graced the scene with her presence, without
proceeding to hostilities, unless it was by her tongue
giving vent to such expressions as " Give it hin't
Ladbrooke," " That's your sort, my boy, you'l faro
him to whop his poor little wife," &c.
Ladbrooke obtained bail in the course of the
afternoon. sirs. John Smith did not make her aP"
pearance in Court, but we were informed, that 0,11,
!earning that " that good man, Mr. Ludbrooke,
was detained in custody, she " went off into a faint-
ing fit."