The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-08 00:00:00

Legg—No, my lord, he always put it in a sling
when he entered a workhouse to steal, but I have
lately seen him frequently in the streets when-he
wore no
The Lord6Mayor—He does not use the sling
now.

Mr. Lewis—No ; his arm is well now, but he had
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Thwe prisoner,-who reserved defence, -was then
-also fully committed upon the charge of stealing
the poplin.
Thomas Telfour, a shabbily-dressed man, was
charged with stealing a pint and a half pint pot,
two gill measures, and two wine glasses, from the
house of Mr. J. Dowell, proprietor of the Bay Tre•
Tavern, St. Swithin's-lane.
Miss E. Laidlaw, a relative of the prosecutor,
said that on Saturday evening the prisoner.came to
the bar and had something to drink. Immediately
he was gone she missed two gill measures and two
wine glasses. She went after him and requested
him to come back, and upon his way he fell down,
when off went his hat and out tumbled the pint
pot produced. As soon as he entered the house he
dropped the half-pint pot upon the floor, and took
from his pocket the two glasses and two measures.
A policeman was then called, and prisoner begged
for forgiveness.
The prisoner, who said he had been driven to the
act through poverty, was committed fortwo months
with hard labour.

David Vizard, a private in the Coldstream
Guards, stationed at the Tower, was charged with
assaulting Ann Mullens, the wife of a lamplighter,
and Hyacinth Brennan, the wife of a labourer.
Ann Mullens said that on the previous night,
about 10 o'clock, she was standing with her husband,
and Mr. and. Mrs. Brennan, in front of the bar of a
public-house in Fish-street-hill, when they asked
the prisoner to have something to drink. They were
engaged. in conversation for a short time, and as
they were about to depart she saw Mrs. Brennan,
who had been struck by the prisoner, lying on the
ground. Sho remonstrated with him for his
cowardly conduct, when he deliberately took off his
belt and cut her across the face with it. (The face
of the witness bore marks of recent violence.) The
prisoner was not sober.

The prisoner's Sergeant, in reply to the Lord
Mayor, said—The prisoner has been a very short
time in the regiment, and he bears an indifferent
character.
The Lord Mayor—l should judge so.
Prisoner—l was not sober, but lam very sorry
for what has occurred.

Brennan, whose wife had also been assaulted by
the prisoner, said he did not wish to press the
charge as his wife bore no marks of violence.
The Lord Mayor—lt is a very cowardly act to
strike a woman, under any circumstances, and yet
you took off your belt, a most mischievous instru-
ment, and which may one day or other cause loss of
life for the purpose of committing this assault.
This practice I suppose will be continued until a
general order will be issued against your wearing
belts when you mix with the public. For this
cowardly and unmanly assault, committed by a
soldier who ought to know better, you must bo
fined 10s., or suffer 14 days imprisonment. I do not
know whether my recommendation will have any
effect with the commander of your corps, but I
should suggest that for the future belts be not worn
except in barracks.

The Sergeant—l believe, my lord, the prisoner is
the first man who will come under a new order for
taking off his belt and striking a civilian in the
street. The order is, that for so doing he shall not
be allowed to wear it for fivo years when off duty.
The Lord Mayor—l am very glad to hear it.
This is the second case of this sort that has come
before me within the last ten days.