The Sun.
London, England, 1861-12-24 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL

MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.—IMPRI-
SONMENT WITHOUT A FlNE.—Mary Roache and
Michael Hendry were charged before Mr. D'Eyn-
court with being drunk and assaulting the police at
St. Pancras.

Police-constable Winterborn, 136 E, said he took
the prisoners into custody for being drunk and dis-
orderly. The male prisoner struck him on the mouth,
knocked him down and kicked him on the shins.
Ha got hold of the constable by the stock, and had
it not been for the strap breaking, the constable
would have been strangled. The constable's back,
neck, mouth, and legs were black and sore from the
effects of the prisoner's violence. He (the constable)
was so injured that he is rendered unfit for duty.
Police-constable Coldry, 157 E, said the prisoner
kicked him several times in the chest. The woman
was making a great disturbance.
Police-constable O'Donnell, 78 E, said the prisoner
severely kicked him, and also bit him in the hand.
The prisoner denied the charge, and said that the
police first assaulted them.
Inspector Pearce, E division, said that the male
prisoner was a very bad character, and had been
frequently in custody for assaults on the police.
Mr. D'Eyncourt sentenced the male prisoner to
three months' hard labour, and the woman to pay a
fine of 10s., or in default 10 days' imprisonment.
COMMITTAL FOR FRAUD.—Edward Keen, aged
28, a potman, was charged with obtaining £lO from
Mr. Warwick, and £2 from Mr. Connell, under the
following circumstances :
The prisoner was in the employ of Mr. Grist, the
landlord of the Jolly Gardeners publie,house,
Coburg-street, St. Pancras. Last Thursday the pri-
soner was discharged, and immediately afterwards
he went to the above parties, and stating that he was
sent by Mr. Grist for some change, obtained the
above sums of money and absconded. The matter
was placed in the hands of police-constable Cook,
198 S, who apprehended the prisoner at Cirencester.
When the prisoner was told the charge, he sal
" I thought if any one came for me it would be
you" (meaning Cook).
The prisoner denied that he represented that he
came from Mr. Grist.

Mr. D'Eyncourt fully committed the prisoner for
trial.

MARYLEBONE.—VIOLENT AND UNPROVOKED
ASSAULT UPON A SOLDIER.—TWO young fellows,
named Thomas Coglan, 30, Castle-street, Fitzroy-
square, and Nicholas Pferr, a German, both piano-
forte makers, were charged with the following un-
provoked assault upon George Asprey, a private in
the Royal Horse Guards Blue, stationed at the
Regent's Park.
From the evidence adduced it appeared that pro-
secutor was proceeding through Cumberland-mar-
ket, about twelve on the previous night, in company
with another young man and a female, and he was
pushed against by one of the prisoners. He was
turning round to expostulate when one of them
kicked him behind. Fferr then struck him in the
eye ; but prosecutor could not say whether it was
with an instrument or with a large massive ring
which he had on his finger; but whatever it was it
cut his eye, which bled very much. (Prosecutor's
left eye was cut, and both much blackened.) Two
of the prisoners' companions then seized him behind
and held him whilst the others struck him about
his head and body. His regimental jacket was
also torn. He managed to get away, and got into
a little shop for protection, when the prisoners
were taken to the station-house.

Mr. Yardley fined the prisoners 40s. each, or 14
days, but gave them the option to retire and
arrange it with the soldier.
They returned shortly after, having compensated
the soldier, when the magistrate discharged them.

LAMBETH.—THE ATTEMPTED MURDER IN
LAMBETIL—Arthur Win. Castell, the young man
who has been in prison since Thursday week, on a
charge of committing a murderous assault on his
wife, Ann Castell, was again placed at the bar be-
fore Mr. Elliott for farther examination.

It will be recollected that on that day (yesterday)
week, so dangerous was the state of the injured
woman that Mr. Elliott deemed it necessary to pro-
ceed to Guy's Hospital and take what was considered
at the time her dying declaration. The poor creature
was in a frightful state from a violent attack of
erysipelas, and her recovery was considered by the
medical officers in attendance upon her almost a
matter of impossibility; but, fortunately for the
prisoner, her malady has taken a favourable turn,
and yesterday, on the case being called on, Mr.
Inspector Constable handed to the Bench a certifi-
cate, of which the following is a copy :
" Ann Castell, an in-patient of this hospital, is
daily getting better.—T. M'CANN, House Surgeon.
" Guy's Hospital, Dec. 23."
On reading the'above, Mr. Elliott remanded the
prisoner for a week, but consented to accept bail for
his appearance, himself in £5O and two sureties in
£25 each.
BURGLARS ON THE LOOK-OUT.—Thomas Morris
and Henry Smith, both of whom refused their ad-
dress, were charged with being found at largo with
housebreaking implements in their possession.
From the evidence of Sergeant Barrett, 16 L,
and Constable Morton, 63 L, it appeared that on
Saturday evening, after dusk, they observed the pri-
soner Smith go up to a door in Kennington-lane,
give a single knock, and try to open the door, but
the key being in the lock in the inside he could
not succeed, and walked away. They then appre-
hended both, and found on them a jemmy,a number
of skeleton keys, and other housebreaking imple-
ments.
The prisoners were remanded.

SOUTHWARK.--PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS.
—Win. Yates, a young fellow who was described
on the charge sheet as a hawker, was brought be-
fore Mr. Burcham, charged with stealing two
geese and two ducks, the property of Wm. Weare,
Ebenezer Meades, 488 A, said that about 2 o'clock
on Sunday morning he was on duty in Prospect-road
Bermondsey, when he met the prisoner carrying
something bulky in a horse's nose-bag. He stoppea
him and asked him what he had got, when he re-
plied that it was only some corn for his horses in
the Borough-market, Witness saw some feathers