The Sun.
London, England, 1857-07-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
CHARGE OF ATTEMPTING TO UTTER A FORGED 51
BANK OF ENGLAND NOTE.—Thomas Dolby, a young
man, who described him,•elf to be a gentleman's servant,
was charged before. Mr. Beadon with attempting to
utter a 51. note of the Bank of England.
Emma Dalby, one of the class of unfortunates, stated
that about half-past 8 o'clock on Saturday evening she
was in Duke's Court, Duke-street, Grosvenor-square,
when the prisoner, seeing she had a basket in her hand,
asked her what was in it. After she told him he stated
to her that he had a 51. note which he wanted to get
changed. He observed that he had been to some public-
houses with it, and that as he was not known no one
would change it. He then said that if she would get it
c'sanged for him he would give her a sovereign for
her trouble. They walked along Oxford-street, and had
got as far as the North Pole, where they had a glass of
beer each to drink. After that the prisoner again offered
her a sovereign to get the note changed. Sue said that
she would go to a house where she was known. He
then asked her to get a bottle of brandy. Witness went
to the Shakespeare's Head, Marlborough-street. Sire
presented the note to the barman, who gave it to Mr.
Egam, the landlord, who saw that it was forged. The
prisoner was then taken into custody.
The prisoner said that the witness was mistaken, and
that he was not the person who gave her the note, but
Inspector Park said he had a witness who saw him
(orisener) and the female drinking together at the North
Pole.
This having been proved by a female,
The prisoner was remanded for a week.
MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON A MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
—Michael Curtis, a powerfully-made wan, was charged
with the following murderous assault on Mrgt. Donovan,
aged 18, and on Julia Donovan, her mother, aged 45,
who lies in a very dangerous state at Charing-cross
Hospital.
It appeared from the evidence, that last night, near
9 o'clock, the daughter returned to 7, Monmouth-court,
Seven Dials, after having been out all day selling her
fruit. After some time 'the prisoner, who had been
drinking freely, made use of several abusive words to-
wards the father of the complainant. Margaret Donovan,
her mother, cause up at the time, and observed that she
did not know what he meant. Prisoner immediately
went into the house he resides in and came out with a
poker in his hand. He gave the younger complainant
a severe blow across the shoulders with it, from the effect
of which she has severely suffered, and she was
knocked down. Her mother went to her assist-
ance when she received a violent blow upon
her head which felled her to the ground. Police
constable 35 F was called to take the prisoner into cus-
tody, who found him concealed in the cellar of the house
he lived in.
Margaret Donovan confirmed the above statement,
and evidently appeared in muck pain.
Mr. Beadon inquired if her mother was in court ?
Police-constable Cole, 317 A, stated that about 12
o'clock last night he found the mother of the last witness
laying in a senseless state in St. Martin's-lane. Blood
was streaming from a severe wound on her head. With
assistance he conveyed her to Charing-cross hospital,
where the wound was dressed. This morning he went
to the hospital, and found that she was in too danger-
ous a state to attend for several days. He produced a
certificate, signed by Mr. E. Bennett, house surgeon, to
;hat effect.
The prisoner was remanded without bail.