The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-05 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—Nov. 4.

OLD COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)
Wm. Ryan, a respectable-looking young man,
said to be a ca►b-driver, surrendered to take his
trial for assaulting Thomas Mears upon the 21st of
Septemb.:r. .

The prosecution was at the instigation of the
London General Omnibus Company ; and in con-
sequence of there being an indictment against Mr.
lii e, the promoter and principal of another line of
omnibuses running against those of the company,
for a conspiracy, in procuring and instigating the
above-named defendant to commit the assault, the
proceedings crea'ed considerable interest amongst
the friends of both parties. The court was very
touch crowded throughout the whole trial.

The prosecutor to the indictment is a servant of
the London General Omnibus Concpsny, and upon
the night of the 21st of September, at about twelve
o'clock, he and several other servants belonging to
the corn pany we-e at the Lamb public-home, Kings-
land, in the concert-room. Prosecutor bad just
sung a song, and was about to repeat it, when Ryan
came in and began speaking to a man name Cop-
pard, formerly in the employment of Kite, but now
the Fervent of the ccmpauy, Ryan said to him,
" Are you the man who struck my cousin P Cop-
pard said, "He struck me, and I struck Lim
again." Ryan then said that he meant to fight ;
but Coppard said he would not. Ryan then tamed
to the prosecutor and said, " Oh, it is you, r.
Mears, you are No. 1," end instantly struck M
k the
pipe from his mouth, following it up with a blow
upon the mouth and another upon the nose. Ryan
then seised him by the arms, dragged him over the
table iii front, and fell upon him with his knees
upon his chest. A mob rushed into the room, and
a general row ensued. Kite came in with em,
and said, " You are on the wrong msn," and
coming up to Mears, said, " Oh, Tom, I would
not have had this happen for anything." Mears
bad his coat torn, and Kite said he would give
him his coat, and others, if lie would come home
with him. Kite gave him something to drink, and
expressed great sorrow for what had taken plaza.
Some short time after that, the landlord of the
Lamb having givenßyan anti a mau named Hockey
into custody, he (Mean) went up to the station,
and charged them both. Hockey was let out the
next day, at the police court, upon Mr. Kite pay-
ing the expense of the damage done by him. Mears
was for eight days under the doctor's care.
Mears, in cross-examination, said he wished to
prosecute Ryan, but had no wish to prosecute Kite,
and should not have gone on with this if the com-
pany had not caused him to do EO.
Mr. Sleigh, for the defence, most energetcally
s
denounced the conduct of the Omnibus Company,
who had instituted pimplyroceedin;s for the purpose of
crushing Mr. Kite,
because he had been
e-
successful in preventing the company from monop
hieing the whole of the traffic upon the road where
their omnibuses ran, and they sought to do so by
fixing a charge
upon the defendant at the bar that
they might put Kite upon his trial, which was the
,
main object they had in view.
Mr. Kite was called and h©
racist positively
denied what had been said as to the part in the af-
Each of the learned counsel having been heard in
ftir, or that he made the remarks imputed to him.
reply,

Tho July almost immediately acquittel Ryan ;
and the other indictment, in which Mc. Sleigh and
Mr. Metcalfe (for Kite) appear/
was postponod until
next session.

This casa concluded the busiees'.

POLICE INTELLIGENCtrI—Nov. 4.

MANSION-HOUSE.—John
Edward Kauffman,
--..--
a clerk in the General Post-ofaue)
St. Martin's le-
Grand,
was summoned for the second time, having
failed to appear on the first occasion, charged with
having on the 24th ult. unlawfully
affixed a to a letter certain and frau litlent!y
postage-stamp, which
had been gotten off a certain other letter, whereby
he had incurred a penalty of 201.
He again failed t, appear, and the Post-effice soli-
citor decided on proceeding in his absence.
Evidence wasthereforeeven, conclusivelyproving
that the defenthnt on the day in question removed a
cancelled peuny'poSlafre-stamp from a letter about
to be sent out for delivery, and affixed it td a pri-
vMe letter of his own, with the intention of send-

ins that letter also for delivery, as if it had been
poste i• in the ordinary way. He was detected in
the act, and being suspended by the Postmaster-
General in consequence, had absented himself from
his ussual place of abode.
Alderman Cubitt inflicted a penilty of 20s.' with
Bs. 6d. costs. for which (if not paid) the body of
defendant will be answerable, provided he can be
found.

GUILDHALL—WiIIiam Barrett was charged
with the following desperate assault upon one of
his fellow workmen.

James Wainwright, said—l was working at
Whitecross-street prison yesterday af'ernoon, and
while upon the outside scaffold, knocking a hole
for a window, the prisoner came up, and told me
to knock off work. I did not so, but put down my
chisel to look round me ; and when I sought for it
again it was gone. I looked through the window
where the prisoner was standing upon the inside
scaffold, and, the instant I ditso, the prisoner,
who was standing behind the wall with my chisel
in his hand, swung it round and struck me with all
his force upon his head, and nearly knocked me off
the scaffold. If I had fallen I must have been
killed. I went down the ladder, and as soon as I
reached the ground he threw something at me
which struck me on the head, and this heavy
hammer I had been working with was found where
I was standing This is an old grudge sir, arising
out of another job.

James Bryan said I was at work upon the same
scaffold with Wainwright, and saw the prisoner,
who is one of the smiths, upon the inner scaffold.
Ha was drunk, but he had no business on that part
of the building. There was no one (Ilse there.
Alderman Humphery—What have you to say,
prisoner, to this charge ?
Prisoner—l do not know anything about, sir. I
neither sAw the hammer nor the chisel.

The two weapons were produced ; and being
wielded by a powerful man like the prisoner, the
only wonder was that such formidable instruments
did not produce more serious injuries.
Alderman Humphrey fined the pzisoner 40s. ;
or in default 21 days' imprisonment.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—James Ead;e, a
betting-man, was charged with creating an obstruc-
tion in Tottenhame-court-road.

Police-constable Gordon said I great many com-
plaints had been made by the inhabitants on ac-
count of, betting-men congregating in certain tho-
roughfares to make their horse-racing lets. lie was
in '43tterkm-court-road that day, when he saw
the defenN;nt with a betting-book and a pencil in
his hand, surrounded by 30 or 40 batting-men. He
t ld the defendant to go away, as he was creating
an obstruction. The defendant refused, and he
took him into custody.
The defendant said he did not intend to commit
any offence, nor was he attars that he had done

wrong.

Beadon said his colleague and himself had
repeatedly stated what the law on his queiti•)n was ;
and he could assure all parties concerned that where
a case was brought within the reach of the act he
would inflict the heaviest penalty. He should re-
quire the defendant to enter into his own recog-
nisances to be of good behaviour for the future.
The defendant, having done this, was liberated.

SOUTHWARK.---Edwin Finn, a tall, powerful
looking Irishman, was charged with committing a
mu,derous assault on Joshua Thomas, police-con-
stable, 259 M. Ile was also charged with being
concerned with others in assaulting George Cole, 62
M, while in the execution of their duty.
The first constable, whose head was bandaged up,
and who appeared to be very much injured, stated
that about half-past two in the morning he heard
a disturbance in Ever-street, Gravel-lane, and on
proceeding there he saw several persons quarrelling
together, among whom was the prisoner, who ap-
peared to be the most violent of the lot. As soon
as he approached to quell the disttirbance, he re-
c-ived several blows, and was knocked down.
While on the ground the prisoner kicked him seve-
ral times on the body, and as he was endeavour-
ing to recover himself some one threw a chamber
utensil at him from a window, and it stuck hie
head, cutting him in a frightful nrinner. At that
time the prisoner escaped, but on another police-
constable coming up they forced an entry into his
house and took him into custody.
Mr. Burcham asked him whether he was much
hurt.

He replied that be was. As soon as the prisoner
was secured he went to the divisional surgeon, who
dressed his wounds and sent him home to bed. The
doctor could not tell the extent of the injuries at
present, thinking it better to let them remain for a
little while. Ho was, however, in much pain, and
unable to perform his duty.
Cole, the eecond constable, whose face was much
disfigured, said that a little before 3 o'clock his
attention was attracted to a disturbance and cries
for assistance in Ewer-street. He proceeded there,
and found last witness on the ground, the prisoner
holding him and kicking him. Witness seized the
prisoner by the collar to pull him away, when a mob
collected around him and he, was pulled into the
passage of a house awl the door shut against him.
He caught hold of the prisoner to secure him, when
ha said if he did •not let him go he would kick his
- head off. He then escaped, but afterwards he
assistad last witness in securing him, The mob at
the time was so violent that he, really wondered
that murder had not been committed.

In answer to the charge the prisoner said that he
was attacked by a party who lived near him, and
he got away from and escaped into his house. He
denied being the party who assaulted either of the
constables.

Mr. Burcham told him that the constable bad
been most serious'y assaulted, and any amount of
punishment ho could inflict would not be adequate.
He should, therefore, commit him for trial to
answer the two charges.