The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-24 00:00:00

WAGE 114 TELLIGENCE.—This.

MARLBOROUGII-STREET.
A MURDER PREVENTED—AN UNNATURAL MOTHER.
Ellen O'Geary, of 23, Prince's-row, Newport-market, was
charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and cruelly
beating her two children, aged 14 and 9.

Police-constable John Watkins, 303 A, said—About 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon I was told that a mother was
cruelly ill-using her children in Prince's-row. I went to
No. 23, and found a largo crowd round the house, and
screams proceeding from some one upstairs. I went up-
stairs to the first floor front room, and found the prisoner
having hold of a girl about 14 years of ago by the hair,
and knocking her head against the bedpost. The prisoner
also had a knife in her hand, and said "I'll do for you—
I'll do for you." I took the prisoner away from the girl,
and, in doing so, a quantity of the girl's hair came out.
The prisoner then soized hold of the baby and threw it
down on the floor. As the prisoner, who was drunk, had
a knife in her hand, and fearing she would do further
mischief, I took her into custody.

William Pennington, residing at 23, Prince's-row, said—
Hearing cries of " Murder," I went upstairs and saw the
prisoner holding the girl down on the floor with a knife in
her hand. I parted them and left, but had ogo up again,
and then found her holding the girl down again, and as I
was trying to get the girl from her she jobbed the handle
of the knife into my eye, and it has been bleeding all night.
The prisoner is in the habit of ill using her children every
day, and I feel sure she will, if not prevented, destroy the
girl before long.

Julia Leary, a meek speaking girl, and who evidently
appeared afraid of her mother, said—About five o'clock
yesterday afternoon my mother was pitching the things
out of the window and into the fire. I then tried to pre-
vent her, when she caught hold of me by the hair, struck
me, knocked me down, and knocked my head against the
bedpost, having a knife in her hand at the time. I screamed
out "Murder," and Mr. Pennington came up and took my
mother from me. My mother then said that she would
murder me and my sister, and began beating me again. Mr.
Pennington came up again and parted us, and my mother
struck Mr. Pennington in the eye with the handle of a
knife, and the constable then came and put an end to it.
My mother also pushed my sister, but did not hurt her
much, and threw the baby on the floor, and my elder sister
then took it away. I am afraid to bo at home, as my mother
threatens frequently that she will take my life. My father
took out a summons against my mother, but forgave her.
The prisoner—It's all false.
Mr. Knox—lt is not the first time you have been before
me for assaults. You are not fit to bo at largo, and I shall
commit you for trial.

The charge of assaulting the second child—the assault
not being a 'serious one—was not proceeded with.

THAMES.
Six MONTHS AGO.—Frederick Wilkin, a German sugar-
baker, was brought before Mr. Partridge, on remand,
charged with assaulting and wounding Ann Rebecca
Struve.

Tho outrage on the woman was committed ou the 17th
of Ju.y last. The prisoner was quarelling with the wo-
man's husband, who is also a German and a sugar-baker.
The woman said "You ought not to quarrel wfth a mar-
ried man," and that ho ought to be ashamed of himself.
He immediately kicked her on the lower part of the person,
and, as she was pregnant at the time, ho put her to much
pain and inconvenience. She was afterwards confined to
her bed under medical treatment for several weeks. The
prisoner was brought before Mr. Knox at this court on
the 18th day of July last, and remanded for a week.
He was liberated on entering into his own personal
recognisanco in the sum of £4O and one surety in £2O to
appear on the 25th of July. Ho did not attend, and Phillip
Schmidt, a foreman sugar-baker, who was bail for him, was
compelled to pay £2O. On Thursday morning Schmidt,
who was accompanied by Mr. Wintzin, the German inter-
preter to the court, applied for a warrant to apprehend
Wilkin, and Mr. Partridge said he could be taken without
one. He was immediately arrested and brought before the
magistrate, who remanded him till this day. The case was
now fully made out, the dreadful sufferings of the woman
described, and it was also proved that the prisoner had
been to Germany since the outrage on the woman, and had
promised to pay Schmidt the £2O forfeited by the latter,
but having failed to do so he was sought after after and
taken into custody.

Mr. Partridge said as the transaction took place more
than six months' ago, ho had no alternative but to commit
the prisoner for trial.

SHIPPING IN TELL IGENCE This day.

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