The Sun.
London, England, 1835-03-05 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

.Mark Brady,, a sailor, was indicted for assaulting Ro-
bert Dixon, with intent to wound and disable him. A
second count charged the prisoner with intent to do some
grievous bodily harm.
Robert Dixon—l am a mariner, and belonged to the
Mercury coal brig. The prisoner was also one of the crew.
On the 22d of October myself, brother, and the prisoner
were at a public-housc.. in King James's-stairs, Ratcliffe-
highway. Some words ensued, and I was assaulted by the
prisoner. I afterwards returned to the vessel, which was
lying in the river, and after being on board I inquired down
the hatchway who was below ? The prisoner replied, " I
am here," and asked me to come down. I refused, when
the prisoner rushed up the hatchway and struck me with a
handspike on the head. I fell down in a state of insensibi-
lity. I was carried to the hospital, where I remained for
17 weeks.
Cross-examined by Mr. PHILLIPS—There had been
some words between us. My brother and myself did not
strike the prisoner at the same time. We struck him at
different times, and fought for some minutes.
Wm. Parry, the cook of the vessel, corroborated the pro-
secutor's statement.
The prisoner, in his defence, admitted having struck the
blow, but it was in consequence of the aggravation which
he had received. He had been in custody for a period of
19 weeks.
Lord ABINGEIt summed up the evidence, and the Jury
acquitted the prisoner.
James Seivel pleaded Guilty to embezzling the sum of
20/.. the monies of his father.
Mr. Doa NE stated that the prisoner was incorrigible.
He had formed an unfortunate intimacy with a " lady."
The father was a man of unquestionable character, and it
was naturally most painful to him.
The COMNION SERGEANT observed that no distinction
could be made in the punishment through the respectability
of his family.
Samuel Hayes and Henry Booth were indicted for steal-
ing fifteen sovereigns and twelve shillings, the property of
Thomas Bickley, from his person, in the borough of South-
wark, on the 12th of February.
Thomas Bickley examined—l went to the City on the
Thursday before the 12th of February, and on coming
home over London Bridge I met a country-looking man, as
I thought, who said he came from the country to look for a
lad who had stolen some money from his father, and was
going off to America. He said he was tired, and wished to
have a pint of beer. I said I also wished for a pint of beer,
and so we went' to the sign of the King's Head and had it.
There he told me a long story about the quantity of bank-
notes he had ; he pulled them out, and said he would give
some money to any one who would show as many sovereigns
as the notes. I, fool-like, pulled out my fifteen sovereigns—
(Laughter)—he placed them in a piece of paper, as he said
for safety in my pocket, but it afterwards turned out that
the parcel only contained some penny-pieces. A policeman
asked me afterwards if I had lost my money ? I said I
had not, for I did not then know how I had been cheated
so. It was at the police-office that I found, in looking over
the parcel which was so carefully packed up for me, it con-
tained only a few halfpence and penny-pieces.—(Laughter.)
That was foolish enough I own, but so it was. I paid dear
enough for my beer. I were not well all the evening. I
were tired. The story took my taste, and I enjoyed the
beer. I must say the truth that I was not sober all this
time, but for a certainty I were not drunk.—(Laughter.)
The prisoners were acquitted.