The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-12 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ASSAULT BY A PUGILIST.—John Green, a man of
colour, and described as a pugilist, was charged with
assaulting police constable Eyre, 71 C.
Eyre said he was in plain clothes at an early hour in the
morning with a gentleman, and the gentleman happening
to touch in passing the prisoner, the gentleman turned
round to speak to the prisoner, when he told him to come
away, and because he did so the prisoner knocked him
down.

John Hill, of 49, Tufton-street, Westminster, denied the
constable's statement. A gentleman wearing a poncho
touched the prisoner, and then turned round to apologize,
when the constable, whom he should have thought would
have known better than to irritate a person, said, "Don't
take any notice of that Clack." He did not see the pri-
soner knock the complainant down.
Mr. Tyrwhitt, considering the ease proved, fined the pri-
soner, who is said to be a very inoffensive man, 405., or two
months in default.

THAMES.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF CUTTING AND WOUNDING.

—Robert Jones, a man of respectable appearance and ad-
dress, whose occupation waslnot stated, but who is believed
to be a house owner, was brought up on remand before Mr.
Woolrych charged with cutting and wounding David
Rogers.

The prosecutor, an elderly man, whose face was much
disfigured, there being a wound under each eye, a wound
on each lip, and his cheeks contused, was in Stone's public
house, Rosemary-lane, on Saturday night last, when the
prisoner entered and demanded ss. of him which was for
rent, and before he could pay him the prisoner stabbed him
with a knife under each eye, and also cut his lips. His
sight, which had hitherto been good, was much impaired
by the wounds, and he lost a good deal of blood. In
cross-examination by Mr. Charles Young for the prisoner,
the witness said that he was an ordnance labourer, em-
ployed in the Tower, and that he was the worse for liquor
on Saturday night.
Mary Rogers, wife of the last witness, said the prisoner
first struck her and then stabbed her husband under the
eyes with a knife. She then threw a glass at the prisoner.
Elizabeth Newton, a married daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Rogers, gave similar evidence, and added, that before her
father was stabbed the prisoner seized him by the collar.
Francis Kelly, a police constable, No. 130 H, said he was
called to the public-house on Saturday night, and saw the
prosecutor bleeding profusely from the wounds under his
eyes and his lips. He took the prisoner into custody, and
he said Rogers first attacked him, and he struck him twice
on the face with his fist.

Mr. Richard z..tone, a publican, said that he heard the
prisoner ask Rogers for ss. rent owing to him. He after-
wards saw the old man's face bleeding. He saw no knife
in the prisoner's hand.

Mr. W. B. Woodman, surgeon, said when he was called
upon to attend the prosecutor there was a wound under
each eye, and the right eye was completely closed up.
Very sharp knuckles, cr a ring on a man's finger, might
have inflicted the wounds. The wounds on the lips were
superficial.

Mr. Charles Young denied that any instrument what-
ever had been used. The injuries were inflictedin a scuffle.
The prisoner was a respectable kind-hearted man, and Mr.
Gammon, coal merchant, of Ratcliff, was in attendance to
speak on his behalf.
Mr. Woolrych said he should commit the prisoner for
trial, and ordered him to be brought up again on Wednes-
day next for the completion of the depositions.
SCANDALOUS It OBBERY OP A SAILOR.—An old and re-
pulsive looking woman, named Margaret Smith, was
brought before Mr. Woolryoh, charged with being con-
cerned in robbing John Humphreys, the mate of the ship
Hants, of Whitby. The sailor was inveighled into a most
infamous house, No. 9, Back-road, St. George-in-the-East,
where he was stripped of his watch, money, and clothes.
All that was left upon him was his shirt and trousers. He
lost 18s.'in money, a monkey-jacket worth £2 75., alsilk
handkerchief he had recently purchased, his watch—which
he valued at £5 12s.—his pocketbook, three letters, and a
variety of other property. He said he was cleaned out.
Mr. Woolrych—What makes you charge that old
woman ?

Humphreys She slept in the next room to me. She
turned to and took my monkey-jacket out of the room.
Mr. Cunningham, assistant to Mr. Byes, pawnbroker, of
Ratcliff-Highway, said that the prisoner offered the silver
watch now produced in pawn yesterday (Friday) afternoon,
and asked 30s. upon it. He questioned her, and her
answers being very unsatisfactory he detained her.
Humphreys identified the watch.
Mr. Woolrych said the conduct of the witness Cunning-
ham was highly creditable to him, and he did wish all pawn-
brokers would act in a similar manner.
Edwin Child, No. 216, High-street, Shadwell, produced
the sailor's monkey-jacket, pawned by the prisoner on Fri-
day morning for 12s.
George Barber and Hugh Andrews, police-constables of
the H division, said they had recovered nearly the whole of
the sailor's property. The prisoner was a very cunning
woman, and was in the habit of going about with basket
women who, under pretence of selling oranges and apples,
robbed sailors.
Mr. Woolrych said that sailors were continually robbed
in the horrible dens in St. George's, Shadwell, Stepney,
and `Yapping. This was a very bad case indeed. He re-
manded the prisoner, and directed the sailor to attend
again on Tuesday.
Humphreys—l can't, sir.
going down the river.
Mr. Woolrych—Then I shall remand the prisoner until
Monday.

I must join my ship, she is

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sent to the Isle of Wight, where they are staying at
present,