The Sun.
London, England, 1859-05-21 00:00:00

BRUNEL V. BRUNEL.

This was a petition by the wife for divorce against the
husband, for cruelty and adultery.

The respondent was a photographic artist. The petitioner
was a widow, and married the respondent on the 4th Feb.,
1847. They separated three days after the marriage.
Mrs. Eliza Parkman—Was acquainted with the parties.
Saw him spit at her, and had a knife in his hand ; used
violent language towards her, and said he would kill her,
and attempted to strike her. He remained in the house
eight or nine days, and left before she left, and she saw
no more of him.

Weybridge, a policeman—l know the litigant parties.
Knocked at the door one night ; went in and saw a woman
of the name of Harriet Pinnock drunk in bed. I heard her
voice. I saw Brunel next day, and he asked me if I saw any
person about the glass-house, as some person came in and
struck him. I saw him in 1858, and saw him with her at
Westbrae. On the sth of October she had breakfast with
him. I took him out of her bed there between eight and
nine o'clock in the evening. There was a crowd in the pub-
lic streets, and they never came back again.
Lord Campbell said the cruelty and adultery were clearly
proved, and the petitioner was entitled to a decree of divorce.
Divorce decreed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DA E)

MANSION-HOUSE.

DARING BURGLARY IN THE ClTY.—Thomas and Eliza-
beth Barrett, two dirty-looking persons, described as man
and wife, were charged as follows :

Police •constable 436 said he was on duty this morning at
the back of the Post-office and heard the breaking of glass
in. Gutter-lane. He shouted out, and saw the male prisoner
running. He stopped him, and saw the woman on the
opposite side of the road. Witness saw that the man had a
parcel, and asked him where he got it from, and received
for answer that a boy who had run away gave it to him.
He said the female prisoner was hps sister. The female
made no attempt to escape. Upon examining the spot wit-
ness found a pane of glass broken over the shutter of No.
5, Gutter-lane. Witness alarmed the inhabitants, who were
already on the alert. Witness had made inquiries about the
prisoners, and ascertained that they were married, and that
the male prisoner got his living as a costermonger. At
the station-house the prisoners said that a man had given
them the parcel. _ _

Henry Seymour said he was clerk to Messrs. W. and R.
Morley, of Fetter-lane. He slept on the premises. The
shutters of the warehouse do not completely cover the glass,
and a person, by breaking the exposed glass, could reach
some of the goods. At half-past eleven witness had been
in bed about ten minutes, and was aroused by the crashing
of glass, and upon opening the window was requested by
the officer, who was beneath with the prisoners, to come
down. The parcel was then in possession of the officer,
and was worth £2. _ _ _

The male prisoner said the female was not his wife, nor
had he been living with her as such.
Mr. Goodman said the case must go to another court.
After the usual caution the prisoners were committed for
trial.

Knight (City detective) said another robbery of this kind
;ook place last evening.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A DETECTIVE. Charles
Bateman, alias William Cohen, a thick -set determined
fellow, was placed at the bar, before Mr. Bingham, charged
with being concerned with a man named Lee (committed)
in stealing a quantity of dresses, &c., the property of Miss
Harriet Elliott, of Hampstead-street, Fitzroy-square, and
also with committing a murderous assault on Henry Joy,
338 A, while in the execution of his duty.
From the evidence of Miss Elliott it appeared that, on
the morning of Wednesday last, she was awoke by hearing
a noise in the next room to that in which she was in bed, as
of the rustling of a silk dress, and on asking who was that,
the prisoner Lee said it was all right, and immediately
bolted out of the room and made his escape ; and after-
wards, on searching her apartments, she missed property,
consisting of dresses and a desk, of the value of £3O.
Henry Hone, a young man working in London-street,
Tottenham-court-road, deposed to seeing the prisoners
Lee and Bateman loitering about No. 6, Hampstead-street,
and seeing them go into the house, and some time after
seeing them pass the house where he worked, Lee carrying
a bundle, and Bateman a desk, he pursued them, and
assisted a constable in taking Lee into custody.
Mr. Bingham said his conduct was very praiseworthy,
and did him great credit.
Henry Joy, 338 A, a detective (who seemed in a state of

great suffering, and could scarcely stand, and whose face
bore evident signs of the brutal attack made on him), said
that on the previous afternoon he went to 9, Whiting-street,
Vauxhall-bridge-road, the home of the prisoner, Bateman's
father-in-law, pr3viGusly sending for a constable, but fear-
ing he should lose the prisoner he entered the house, and
seeing the prisoner in the back parlour, told him he wanted
him for the robbery in Hampstead-street. He said it was
a mistake ; that he had done nothing for 18 months, having
given it up. He then went to the window, which he opened,
and he (Joy), thinking he was about to escape, said he
would have none of that, upon which he turned round and
struck him a violent blow on the mouth. He (Joy) then
took out his handcuffs, upon which the prisoner struck him
several blows about the face, and afterwards got hold of a
heavy bottle, like a soda water bottle, and struck him seve-
ral blows about the head with it, nearly stunning him, and
inflicting a very severe wound, blacking his eye, and
covered his face with bruises. He then butted him in the
stomach, causing him severe internal injury, so that he
could scarcely walk.

Mr. Bingham, seeing the officer suffering greatly, ordered
him to be seated, and in committing the prisoner for trial
for the robbery, and for wounding the officer, with intent
to do grievous bodily harm, said it was not the first time he
had been injured in the public service, and he had no doubt
his conduct would be properly noticed.