The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-01 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENC

E--Aug. 31.

Police-Constable Pike, 95 L, said he took the pri-
soner into custody, and told him at the time it was
for administering poison to Mrs. Turner. He re-
plied, " Well, we must be both charged together,
for we were both concerned. Turner bougt the
stuff; but I do not know how it got into the glass."
Mrs. Turner, who had drank the beer from the
glass, was lying very ill, and unable to attend. She
is near her confinement.

The prisoner, in reply to the charge, said that he
had been asked by Turner to go with him to see his
wife on the Monday evening, and he did so. He
was remanded to a future day.
James Turner, the husband, was brought up in
custody, and charged before Mr. Elliott with at-
tempting to poison his wife Honora.
The evidence given by his wife on the evening
before was read over to the prisoner, and when
asked what he had to say to the charge said, "All
I know is, I bought it, and the other one took it
away from me, and I can't tell what he did with it.
He was then remanded, to be brought up on a
future day with the other prisoner.
Pike, the officer, informed the magistrate that
Mrs. Turner had been confined on the night before,
and was very ill.

THAMES.—ALLEGED CRUELTY AT SEA.—As
Mr. Selfe was about to leave the court, an elderly
gentleman, dressed in black, who appeared to be
labouring under much grief, addressed him, and
said--I am in holy orders, and a curate of the Esta-
blished Church. yMy son was apprenticed to a Mr.
Avery, a shipowner, by the Corporation of the Sons
of the Clergy, and went out in the ship Mary Ann
to Madras. The most dreadful cruelty was prac-
tised towards my poor son on the outward voyage
by the captain and mate, and my son wrote me a
letter from Madras detailing the ill-usage. The
ship arrived yesterday, and is now in the London-
. dock. Can I not punish these people for their
cruelty to my son ?
Mr. Selfe—Where is your son ?
The rev. gentleman, whose utterance was almost
choked, replied—Alas sir, my poor boy is drowned.
He fell overboard off the Cape of Good Hope, com-
ing home. I believe that was accidental; I hope
it was. Here the applicant sobbed loudly ; the
tears rolled down his cheeks, and he appeared quite
overcome.
.11!. Selfe—My dear sir, be composed.

The applicant after some time recovered, and
said—My son has been dreadfully abused, and the
sailors will come forward to substantiate the state-
ments contained in his letter.

Mr. Selfc—l feel a difficulty in acting in this
matter. I think your son's direct testimony is re-
quisite before I can grant a warrant or a summons.
That we cannot have, for he is no more.
The Applicant—My late son's letter gives full

details of the cruelties exercised towards him. Is
not that letter evidence ?
Mr. Selfe—No, sir; the letter is no evidence at
all.

The Applicant—My son's statement can be sub-
stantiated by the crew. Will that be sufficient ?
Mr. Selfe did not recollect a case where parties
had been convicted of assaults in the absence of the
party assaulted. lie asked how old the lad was at
the time of his death.

The Applicant—He was 16, sir.
Mr. Selfe (after consulting with Mr. Pye'r, the
chief clerk) said he thought this was a charge of
cruelty to an apprentice, and a violation of the in-
dentures entered into.
Applicant—l wish to have a legal opinion, Sir;
exeu,c my anxiety.
Mr. Selfe--Certainly. Your anxiety is very na-
tural. I will assist you if I can. Did you pay any
premium to Mr. Avery, the owner of the Mary Ann?
Applicant—A premium of £25 or £3O was paid
to Mr. Avery by the Corporation of the Sons of the
Clerg7V. I acquit Mr. Avery of all blame, but the
captain and mate ought to be made responsible.
Mr. Selfe—Yes, and can be made responsible. I
am thinking what can be done. After a pause, the
magistrate said, ;f the boy had lived there would
have been no difficulty ; and upon his sworn infor-
mation he could have granted warrants for the
arrest of the captain and mate of the Mary Ann.
He thought the most effectual step would' be to
write to the Board of Trade, at Whitehall, and
ask for an inquiry. The Board of Trade would, in
the usual course of things, refer the matter to, the
Local Marino Board, of which he (Mr. Selfe) was

CLEIIKENWELL.--c'IOLENT ASSAULT UPON
A BARMAN.—Anthony Wilkinson, a respectably-
attired man, described as a clerk, residing at 7,
Goldington-crescent, St. Pancras, was placed at
the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt charged with assault-
ing James Camplin, the barman at the Cumberland
Arms, Great Camden-street, St. Pancras.
Last night the defendant was at the above house,
and when the clock struck 12, the bar was being
cleared, but the defendant refused to leave, unless
he was served with some more ale. The landlord
refused to let him have any more to drink, and
when the complainant went to put him out, the de-
fendant became very violent and abusive, and broke
two glasses. He then knocked the complainant
down, and very much bruised and hurt his arm.
Police-constable Norman, 97 S, was then called, and
the defendant was locked up, and after he had been
in custody about an hour he was bailed out.
The defendant said in defence that the complain-
ant was the first aggressor.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said it appeaeed to him that it was
an unjustifiable assault, and ordered the defendant
to pay a fine of 205., or in default of payment, 14
days' imprisonment.

The money was at once paid.
Eliza Turvey, aged 35, a married woman, residing
at 8, Blundell-street, Caledonian-road, was charged
with being drunk and disorderly in White Conduit-
street, and annoying Mr. John Weeks, a beerseller,
of 5, White Conduit-terrace, Islington.
The prisoner has been several times to the house
of the complainant when in a state of intoxication,
and because she was refused to be served, became
violent, and made a great disturbance. Last night,
about 9 o'clock, she again wished to be served with
some ale, she at the same time being the worse for
liquor, and having a young child in her arms.
When she was outside the house she knelt on tho
pavement, and, making ase of the most disgusting
language, swore that he (the complainant) was the
father of the child. She had repeatedly swore that
she would break the windows of his house, and had
threatened to take his life, in consequence of which
he wished her to be bound over to keep the peace,
as he went in fear of his life. He understood that
the child was not her own, but only one she had to
nurse.

The prisoner, in defence, said she was very sorry
for what she had done, but when she had taken a
drop of sprits she did not know what she was
about. She would never annoy him any more, as
she was going to leave the neighbourhood to reside
over the water.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he could not allow the ex-
cuse of drink to have any weight in the matter. He
should order her to find sureties to keep the peace
towards the complainant for three calendar months.
The defendant was locked up in default.

LAMBETH.—ANOTHER CASE OF ATTEMPTED
WIFE POISONING.-- On Tuesday evening, as Mr.
Elliott was leaving the bench, Edmond Keefe, a
labourer, employed at Maudslay's factory, was
brought into court, and placed in the dock, on the
serious charge of being concerned, with the husband
of the prosecutrix, in attempting to poison Honora
Turner, by administering sugar of lead in some beer.
he prosecutrix, Honora Turner, said—Last night
I was in my own room, when the prisoner came there
with my husband, and my husband sent me out for
a pot of beer. We drank it all but about the third
part of a glass, which was left on the table, and my
husband and the prisoner went away together.
After they were gone Mary Tame, a lodger in the
house, came into my room, and I offered her the
beer which was in the glass, and she drank it, say-
ing at the time, "It was very sweet." She went up
stairs, and directly after was taken very sick, and
on my drinking a little of the beer that was left in
the glass, I felt as if something was pricking me all
over about my heart. I smoked tobacco and made
-- myself sick. I then lighted a candle and saw some
stuff like salts spilled on the floor, which I picked
up and showed to a doctor, who said it was nothing
worth while. My husband did not live with me, but
I saw him on the Sunday, and he promised to come
home on the following night, which he did, but be-
cause I did not choose to treat him with beer, ho
went away. In answer to questions put to her, the
witness fui they said that she had known the prisoner
for some time, and that he had been in the habit
of being a great deal in her husband's company.
It was between seven and eight o'clock when the
prisoner and her husband came to her place, and
was quite dark at the time. She got up to get
a candle out of the cupboard, when her back was
turned to them, and this was the time she thought
the white stuff was put into the glass of beer. Her
husband asked her if she had been to Messrs.
Maudslay'sa to complain of him, and she said she
h d not. He told her she must have been, for that
Mr. Sheriff, the foreman, had turned him out for
not giving her a maintenance.
Police-constable Stock, 170 L, said that on Mon-
day night, between seven and eight o'clock, the last
witness came to the station-house when he was on
duty, and produced the glass with the powder in it.
H e took both- to Mr. Simpson, a manufacturing
chemist, who pronounced the powder to be sugar of
lead, and gave him a certificate to that effect. He
also went to the room of the last witness and saw
on the floor some white powder, which he picked
up, and which was also pronounced to be sugar of
lead.