The Sun.
London, England, 1859-02-05 00:00:00

THAMES.

THE THREE FURIES.—MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—SUEME.
Hitchcock, aged 47, and Julia Barry, 40, the wives of Irish
labourers, and Honsrah Barry, 27, a widow, were brought
before Mr. Yardley, charged with violently assaulting and
wounding William Mackay, a greengrocer, carrying on
business in the East India-road.
The prisoners kept up a.continual clamour dining the
investigation, and sometimes abused the witnesses, or gave
utterance to exclamations which Irish women know so well
how to affect.

The prosecutor Mackay, who has been under medical
treatment all the week, and who has received many contu-
sions and wounds about the head, face, and body, was in a
very weakly condition from loss of blood and the ill-treat-
ment he received. He stated that on Tuesday morning
last he was drivingu horse and cart along a narrow street called
White Hart-place, Poplar, chiefly inhabited by Irish people,
when the breast of his horse came in contact with a clothes'
line drawn across the street. It was quite an accident,
but he, notwithstanding, offered to pay for the line. The
women standing by commenced abusing him, made use of
the most horrible language and threats, and said they would
serve him out on his return. The prisoners were all con-
spicuous in the affair, and roared and howled like furies.
He retnrned by the same route about 15 minutes after-
wards, and the prisoners recommenced their abuse and

threats, and Honorah Barry began to throw bricks, mud,
and stones at him. One of the bricks struck him on the
back of the head and inflicted a deep wound. The other
prisoners also threw bricks at him ; one struck him on the
nose, another on the wrist, and a third on his face, which
caused him to stagger. Ho made an attempt. to get into
his cart, but was unable to do so, and amidst cries from

the Irish of " Kill him, kill him," " Serve him out," the
two Barrys held him down and trampled upon him, while
Hitchcock beat him about the head and face with a
brick. He became insensible, and the Irishwomen be-
lieving he was dead (as ho was afterwards informed)
left him weltering in his blood on the ground. He re-
mained in a state of insensibility for six hours, and when
he came to a state of consciousness he found his wounds
had been dressed by a doctor. He had not been able to do
any work since.

Mrs. Buckley, a respectable married woman, who was in
the cart when Mackay drove through White Hart-placet
confirmed his statement in every particular.
George Sibley, No. 264 K, said he had much trouble in
apprehending the prisoners, and the Barrys, whom he found
concealed in a cupboard, said, " If we had known you had
been coming for us you should not have had us." White
Hart-place was a public thoroughfare, but a cart nills",.
return the same way as it went in.

Mr. Yardley said the prisoners were perfect savages. 11
most brutal assault had been committed upon an unoffend-
ing man, and he should commit the prisoners for trial.
Mr. Gomm, from the office of Mr. Charles Young, ea'
citor, offered bail for the prisoners, which was accepted;
and a beershop-keeper tendered sureties to the amount of
£l5O for the prisoners being forthcoming at the sessions•