The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-19 00:00:00

WEST MINSTER.

CRUEL CASE OF DESERTION.—WiIIiara Ambrose, a
lady's boot and shoo maker, was charged with deserting
his wife and c iild,

The wife, an extremely creditable-looking young
woman, with an infant in her arms, said that she had
only been married to the defendant two years and a-half,
During the last two months he had formed an improper
intimacy with another woman, and on Wednesday three
weeks he desired her to go to his employer to get him
six pairs of boots to do. She wont, but found there was
no work left out for him, as described, and on her return
the defendant bad absconded, and bad left the infant
lying on the step of the door. He was found last night
at Bethnal-green, by Knowland, the summoning officer
of the court, and taken into custody.
Defendant said he would make his wife a weekly
allowance.

Mr. Painter—l don't think you are very likely to do
that, as you are living with another won in. Your
conduct is very disgraceful, and I shall commit you for
two months to hard labour in the House of Correction,
and if you don't do your duty when you come out and
support your wife and child, I will send you for tria!, as
an incorrigible rogue.
Mary Connell, a young hearty-looking woman, was
charged with deserting her three illegitimate children, of
tender years.
Mr. Colless, relieving officer of St. Margaret's, said
the law would not reach the defendant for desertion, as
the offence of running away was committed in Jene,
1856, which was out of the legal lapse of time ; he must,
therefore, merely proceed for the minor offence of
neglecting to maintain.
Elizabeth Parker stated that in compassion to the
woman's children she gave her and them a lodging for
a week, in June, 1356 ; but on getting up one morning
she found defendant had picked her pocket of all the
money she possessed, and had absconded, leaving her
children. Being penniless, she could neither get them
nor herself food, and took them to the workhouse, where
they had been since maintained.
Sergeant Lavine proved that the woman was compe-
tent to maintain her children. _ _

Mr. Payater said her conduct was very bad, and corn-
=Med her for a mouth to hard labour.

THAMES.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—CharIes Murray, a Towerful.
looking man, aged 24, was brought before Mr. Yardley,
charged with beating and kicking Philip Clifford, a
Yorkshireman, in a most barbarous manner.
The prosecutor, a tall, burly fellow, presented a
hideous appearance. His face was swollen, his features
mutilated, and there were surgical plasters under each
eye. He said that he lived in Wentworth-street, and
did nothing particular for his living.
• Roche, the gaoler of the court, said the two men
before his worship were two of the most worthless fellows
in the district, and had been in the practice of
going about from public-house to public-house,
sponging upon sailors, and living by the most disre-
putable means. The prosecutor, who lived in a locality
in Whitechapel, swarming with thieves, was the
worst of the two. It appeared that the two fel-
lows were drinking together at the Cock and Neptune
public-house, last night, and that the prisoner asked the
complainant to purchase some tea, sugar, and bread for
him, and gave him half-a-crown for that purpose. The
complainant, to use his own phrase, stuck to the money
and spent it upon himself. The prisoner with a dread-
ful oath swore he would be revenged. He waylaid the
complainant about one o'clock in the morning, in Leman-
, street, Whitechapel, knocked him down, jumped upon
him, acd kicked him about the head, face, and body.
The groans and cries of the wounded man were heard
by a police-constable, named Lewin, 77 H, who heard
him say don't kill me, don't kill me. The man I
became insensible from loss of blood and the dreadful
punishment he received, and there is no doubt that but
for the opportune arrival of the police the man would
have been murdered. The man was conveyed to the
hospital, where his wounds were dressed.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he had not been to
sea for seven months ; that he lived on money supplied
to him by his brother-in-law, of No. 2, Royal Exchange
Buildings ; and that his father left him 6001. some time
ago.
Mr. Yardley did not believe the prisoner, and con-
sidered him to be a most idle and worthless ruffian. The
public peace was not to be disturbed by such a villain.
He sentenced the prisoner t,) pay a fine of 31., and in
default sentenced him to one monta s imprisonment.