The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-22 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
ASSAULT ON TIME SUPERINTENDENT OF THE BAKERS'
INSTITUTE.—James M‘Lean, a baker, of No. 17, Rupert-
; street, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk
and assaulting William Ruddlo, superintendent of the
Baker's House of Call and Institute, Rupert-street.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, said
he was instructed by the committee of an institute, called
the Bakers' House of Call and Institute, an institution
formed by a number of highly respectable persons—bakers,
millers, the clergy, and others, Lord Ebony being a patron,
and the prisoner was charged with assaulting the superin-
tendent of the institute. Although an institute it was
not a union or club from which respectable journeymen
were excluded, but the prisoner was ono of a class who
was anxious to prevent respectable men resorting to a place
where they could meet together and have harmless recrea-
tion, and was in the habit of going to the place and in-
sulting the members and causing a disturbance. On
Saturday night the prisoner went in a state of intoxication,
interfered with a member who was entering the place, and
wanted him to fight, and on the superintendent going out
to quell the disturbance the prisoner behaved in a dis-
orderly manner, and was then given into custody, and
while on the way to the station the prisoner gave the
superintendent a blow on the back of the head and nearly
knocked him down. It was wished that the prisoner
should be taught that if a respectable class of persons
chose to meet together they were not to bo interfered with
by a person like him.
The Superintendent said that while on the way to the
station on Saturday, after giving the prisoner into custody
for creating a disturbance, the prisoner said, "Take that
you —," and gave him a blow on the back of his head,
nearly knocking him down.
Police-constable 214 C corroborated the complainant.
The prisoner called a witness, who said the prisoner
was first struck by the superintendent.
Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the prisoner 10e. or 7 days.

THAMES.

THE DANGERS or TONVER-HlLL.—Robert Jackson and
David Don, well dressed men, represented as clerks in City
houses, were brought before Mr. Paget, charged with being
drunk and incapable of taking care of themselves.
Joseph Hemsley, a constable of the City of London
Police Force, No. 579, stated that at half-past 3 o'clock on
Saturday afternoon he was sent for by the landlord of the
Crooked Billet public-house on Tower-hill, to remove two
gentlemen who were intoxicated and unable to take care of
themselves. He found the prisoners there helplessly drunk
and surrounded by a great number of thieves. They would
have stripped the prisoners of all the property they
had about them if he had not appeared among them.
Ho saw several of the most desperate ruffians that
eve: disgraced society about the prisoners, and they were
greatly enraged at being deprived of their prey. He took
the prisoners into custody and lodged them in the station-
house.

Jackson, who had a large shade over his left eye, said
that he was drunk.

Don—So was I, dead drunk, I believe.
Mr. Paget—This is a most disgraceful position for per-
sons of your station to be in, and I hope you are ashamed
of yourselves. You are fined ss. each for being drunk and
incapable of taking care of yourselves.
The fines were paid.
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MURDEROUS ASSAULT.---TWO rough-looking youths,
named Luke Dixon and Bernard Curley, were brought
before Mr. Paget charged with violently assaulting James
Watts, police constable, No. 303 K.

The complainant, who has sustained very serious in-
juries, and, it is feared, will bo off duty for some time, saw
the prisoner Dixon in Shadwell last evening soon after six
o'clock, while the parishioners were on the way to church
and chapel. The prisoner was intoxicated and making use
of very disgusting language. The constable requested him
to desist, which he refused to do, and commenced the most
dreadful abuse of the constable, who said I must take you
into custody. The prisoner said lam stronger than you,
you shall not take me, and knocked him down. Ho then
kicked him with considerable violence about the head
and face, and broke his helmet. Curley joined
in this savage treatment, and also kicked the constable,
while the Shadwell blackguards and thieves called out kill
the -, and his life certainly would have been sacrificed
if aid had not arrived from the King David-lane station.
The scene was ono of unmitigated ruffianism, and the