The Sun.
London, England, 1861-07-31 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 31, 1861.

and that he assaulted the police in the execution of
their duty. The plaintiff was conducted to a cell,
and the magistrate heard the case on the following
day, After they had adjourned it they dismissed the
cam. The plaintiff thought that his liberty had been
in vaded. He did not bring the action to make a profit
of it, but he believed that the law had been stretched
against him. He had offered to stay proceedings if
the defendant would consent to give XlO to the Devon
an d Cornwall Hospital and £lO to the Female
Orphan Asylum, to pay all expenses, and insert an
apology in various papers, but this was taken no
notice of. If a superintendent of police was the fit
person to judge of that which was irreligious, he
would necessarily state what political doctrines
should be promulgated. The learned advocate
concluded by remarking that "trath was great and
would prevail"—that if the police were permitted to
interfere in such a manner, our liberties would be
endangered, and no man would be safe. The plain-
tiff expected no sympathy from the jury, but he
merely asked to have justice done him.
For the defence it was contended that Icono-
clast threatened to knock any policeman down who
came near him; that then a row ensued, and that
he did push the defendant, upon which he was taken
into custody.

Verdict for the plaintiff—damages one farthing.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-July 30.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Adam Rogers, John Glee-
son, and William Percival were brought before the
Lord Mayor, charged with violently assaulting
Richard Hodson, and stealing from his person a
pocket-book containing two bills of exchange for
£lOO and £34, and some memorandums and five
keys, a pocket-handkerchief, and some letters.
It appeared from the evidence of the prosecutor
that he was in the Whitechapel-road, when a man
went up to him and begged for a penny, which he
gave to him, and likewise took him to a publichouse
and gave him half a pint of beer. At the same time
the three prisoners, with three or four others, went
into the publichouse, and after a few minutes went
out again, and when he left they were all waiting
outside, and followed him. He tried to get away
from them, but could not, and he gave them two
pots, after which they followed him about until he
came to the Minories, where they took him to a
publichouse, and he paid for two more pots of
beer. When they left there it was about half-past
three. When he got near the church he heard a
whistle, and in a moment Rogers gave him a ter-
rific blow on the forehead and knocked him down,
and the other two, Gleeson and Percival, rifled his
pockets, and a pocket-book containing two bills of
exchange and some keys was taken from his side
pocket. Rogers came up to him again and asked
him if he had got his purse, and he felt in his in-
side coat pocket and took it out, upon which Rogers
made a snatch to get it and missed, after which he
made a desperate struggle to get possession of it.
Chas. Oliver, police constable 31, deposed to search-
ing the prisoners and finding five keys, a pocket-
handkerchief, and some letters on Percival, all of
which were identified by the prosecutor as his pro-
perty.
The prisoners said they had beer. drinking with
the prosecutor all night, and they were all drunk
together, he as bad as they were, and they had no
idea of robbing him.
The Lord Mayor said that the evidence was too
strong against them to justify him in discharging
them, but he would remand them that inquiries
might be made.
The prisoners were remanded accordingly.
Richard Tobin, who was brought up a few days
ago charged with stealing a horse and cart, con-
taining a quantity of meat, value together about
£5O, from Leadenhall- market, was brought up yes-
terday for final examination, and was fully com-
mitted for trial.

SOUTHWARK.—Matthew Tunstall, a decent-
looking man, a shoemaker, was brought before Mr.
Burcham, from: St. Thomas's Hospital, charged
with making a most determined attempt to com-
mit suicide by cutting his throat.
Police-constable 49 L said that on Wednesday
evening last, about 9 o'clock, he was on duty in the
Blackfriars-road. when he saw a crowd in front of
the Old King's Head public-house. On going there
he perceived the prisoner with his throat cut, and
some one had taken a shoemaker's knife from him.
Witness conveyed him to St. Thomas's Hospital,
where he had since remained.
Mr. Burcham asked the prisoner what he had to
say for himself.
He replied that about sixteen months ago he was
foolish enough to marry a second wife, and having
had great confidence in the first he trusted her, but
soon found out his mistake, for she turned out not
only a drunkard, but a thief. She robbed the land-
lord, and was sentenced to three months' hard
labouw.4 tll.. Lambeti. polioo oourt. When she came
out of prison he received her again, and in a few
days she returned to her old habits, and robbed him
of everything she could lay tier hands on for gin,
and her conduct had so upset him that he did not
care what became of himself.

Mr. Burcham asked him why he made such a
wicked attempt on his life •
The prisoner said that his wife had actually sold
the last thing she was possessed of, and meeting her
in the street he remonstrated with her. She abused
him so much that in the heat of passion he foolishly
cut his throat. He was sorry for it, and would pro-
mise not to make such an attempt on his life again.
Mr. Burcham told him that if he had a bad wife
he should live apart from her and not seek to take
his life. As he promised not to make such an
attempt again he should discharge him.

having regard to the aggravated character of the
offence, the sentence of death will, in all probability,
only be commuted to one that will entail upon the
prisoner penal servitude for the remainder of her
existence,

IHE ALLECiT;D ..TUIIDAR IN CAVEN-

DISH-S TR LET.

Richard Austwick Westbrook, the solicitor
charged with causing the death of Mrs. Jane
Janette Cathrey, at 3, New Cavendish-street, by
stabbing her with a knife, was brought before Mr.
Tyrwhitt, at Marlborough street Police-court yes-
terday, for re-examination.
Mr. Wontner, of 26, Bucklersbury, on the pre-
sent occasion appeared for the defence.
The result of the coroner's inquisition in the ver-
dict of" manslaughter" being made known to the
court by Inspector Hubbard, who had been compli-
mented for his mode of getting up the case.
Mr. Wontner said he had been instructed to ap-
pear for the accused, because the coroner stated
before the jury that if a solicitor had appeared for
him the case, without losing real facts, would have
been very much narrowed, inasmuch as the rules of
evidence being adhered to, much irrelevant matter
would have been left out.
Several witnesses examined at the inquest were
now called,!but it was soon found that their evidence
was inadmissible in this court.
_ _

Mr. Tyrwhitt said the judge at the superior court
ould have laid before him the depositions taken
at both the preceding courts, and much evidence
could come out by cross-examination perhaps of the
witnesses.

The depositions having been read over by the
clerk,

Mr. Wontner said he had a question or two to
put to young Mr. Cathrey.
The witness (son of the deceased), recalled, said
prisoner had a habit of swinging his hands about
when speaking, gesticulating with them. The con-
versation had been going on about ten minutes or a
quarter of an hour.
Mrs. Bryant, in reply to' the Court, said she had
never told any one the prisoner made use of any bad
expression at the time. Ho said something, but
she did not know what.
Mr. Thomas Young, surgeon, Sackville-street,
said the result of his post-mortem examination had
been fully given at the inquest. The instrument
had only just entered the bowel. The peritoneal
membrane had been wounded and internal
hemorrhage had ensued, and this was the cause of
death, which he had expected from the first. The
cause of death was partly due to the shock.
Cross-examined—l told deceased all wounds of

the abdomen were dangerous, and I should suppose
she was fully aware of her state. She said she was
standing at the table, and, being very corpulent,
part of her stomach would be• hanging over the

table, and this was the part wounded.-
Mr. Wontner said he was ready with bail for his
client, and ready to put in the same sureties this
morning before the coroner for the prisoner's sur-
render at his trial.

Mr. Tyrwhitt agreed to take two sureties in
£250 each, and the necessary bail was at once en-
tered into.