The Sun.
London, England, 1866-08-15 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

ALLEGED UNMANLY ATTACK UPON A WOMAN.—A young
man, who gave the name of James Kiug, was charged with
violently assaulting Emily Rigby, whose head bore marks
of ill-treatment.

Complainant said she was standing on Friday night
last with her sister near the Gun Tavern in Lupus-
street, Pimlico, when the defendant, who had been on
terms of intimacy with her sister, suddenly came in sight
and rushed towards them. Her sister ran away, when he
immediately attacked her by knocking her down and then
kicking her on the head and arms. Her head was bathed
for an hour or two, and then she went to St. George's Hos-
pital, of which she is still an in-patient.
Mr. Selfe—Did anything pass between you before he
struck you ?

Complainant—Not a word. I had not given him any
offence or any provocation.

Charles Tapping, of 125, 'Lupus-street, said he was in
Lupus-street between 10 and 11 o'clock last Friday night,
and saw defendant run towards the complainant and knock
her down. with a blow on the breast. She gave him.no
provocation, and he thought, of course, that they were
man and wife.

Mr. Selfo—Oh, yes ; he thought he was exercising his
marital rights. (Laughter.)
Witness— After he had done it he ran away. He seemed
to know very well what he was about.
Defendant denied the assault, and the sister, in her de--
sire to screen him, endeavoured, in direct opposition to the
disinterested witness, to show that complainant was very
drunk, and fell down and hurt herself.
The officer who took defendant into custody proved that
complainant's sister threatened her violently, and said that
she knocked her down.

A witness was afterwards produced, who said that de-
fondant knocked complainant down by accident in trying
to strike her sister.

Mr. Selfe lined him 20s. or 14 days.

THAMES.

AN INoItDINATE LOVE of SWEETMEATS.-A dirty, ill-
dressed boy, with a head of hair that sadly wanted comb-
ing and the attentions of a hair-dresser, who gave the
name of William Johnson, was brought before Mr. Par-
tridge, charged with stealing a quantity of sweetmeats and
marbles, the property of Thomas Henry Capon, of No. 52,
Mansell-street, Whitechapel.
Mrs. Elizabeth Capon said the prisoner came into her
shop and took the little gin bottles off the counter and
began to eat them as fast as he was able. (Laughter.)
Mr. Partridge—Eat gin bottles! How could he do
that ? (Great laughter.)
The witness said her gin bottles were made of sugar,
and soon disappeared down the prisoner's throat. (A
laugh.) He then devoured three tarts—(roars of laughter)
—lollipops, also elu-campune, scissors, and other choice
sweetmeats. He cleared her counter, and proved to be a
very Dando for sweets. She said "I hope you intend to pay
for what you have eaten?" to which he replied, " Certainly,
but I must have a bottle of ginger beer to wash down the
sweets." She uncorked a bottle of ginger beer, which he
drank, and finished by breaking the bottle. She then de-
manded the money for the sweetmeats, and he refused to
pay her, and took a pocket-full of marbles from a bowl.
Mr. Partridge—Sweet marbles.
Witness—No, sir ; stone marbles.
_ _ _

John Pales, a police constable, No. 99 H, said he took
the prisoner into custody and found 19 marbles upon him.
The prisoner was charged with eating gin bottles, scissors,
tarts, and custards ; and he admitted that he had a de-
lightful tuck out--(laughtor)—but he had no money to
pay for anything, and would pay presently. The prisoner
afterwards said, "Base is the slave who pays." (Laugh-
ter.)

Mr. Partridge asked the prisoner his age and occupa-
tion.

The Prisoner—l am nineteen. and,a sailmaker.
Mr. Partridge—You are not nineteen surely ?
The Prisoner—Yes, I am next birthday.
Mr. Partridge—What do you mean by going into this
woman's shop and devouring her sweetmeats ?
The Prisoner—l don't know.
Pales said the prisoner h'td been in custody before for
attempting to rob the wife of a corn porter.
Mr. Partridge remanded the prisoner for a week.
THE CHOLERA AND BRANDY.—EIiza Walker, aged 64, a
thin, pale-faced woman, in a pauper's dress and large white
cap on her head, was Charged with being drunk and dis-
orderly.

A police constable said the prisoner was brought before
his worship yesterday for being refractory in the work-
house of St. George-in-the-East, of which she was an in-
mate, and discharged because the porter could not get to
tho court in time to give evidence against her.
The prisoner said that after she was discharged a gen-
tleman gave her some brandy to keep the cholera away.
She was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment and
hard labour.