The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-24 00:00:00

WORSHIP-STREET.—George Badcock, land-
lord of the Marion Arms, Prichard's-row, Hackney,
was charged with the following atrocious assault
upon his wife.
The wife, a good-looking woman of 30, was sup-
ported into court at the first !examination by two
officers, who helped her up into the wstness-box ;
but lithe poor woman was evidently in such an
agony of suffering, grief, and debility, that the
magistrate instantly ordered her to be removed and
placed iu a chair. Almost inarticulate from pain,
she s sid,—l have been married ten years to the pri-
siner, by whom I have had four children. On the
evening of Friday se'nnight he came home with a
new horse he had just purchased, as I was standing
at the door, and said he should have that horse. I
ventured to tell him that he had better not buy the
horse, as he had lost by all the others he had
bought ; and I added that he had much better
stop at home and attend to his business, in-
stead of leaving a poor child only eight years
of age to take care of it for so many
Irmrs, or we should certainly be ruined. He
buys horses of hose-topers, as they are called, and
invariably loses by then?. The moment I had spoken
the words he raised h;s fist and struck me such a
terrible blaw upon the jaw, under the left ear, that
he nearly broke it, and fstaggered against a cart
standing near, and fell against the wheel of it. He
then kicked me violently upon the loins and other
parts so badly that I cannot walk. With great. pain
and difficulty I contrived to drat mys .1f up by the
wheel of the cart into some neighbours' arms, and
they carried me away.
Mr. Hammill—Has he ever treated you in this
bru, al manner before ?

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Wife—Oh dear, yea,sir, for years, and rknow he
will kill me. lam sure he will. The night before
this he beat me cruelly and dragged me about the
ground by my hair. On the Tuesday before he
sharpened a carving-knife, as he said for the pur-
pose of murdering me by cutting my throat. He
swears he will bring me to ruin, tills me the worst
names be can think of, and says I shall support my
children by infamy.
Mary Anne Pelham—l am a married woman,
living next door to the prisoner, whom I saw strike
his wife upon the neck, and afterwards kick with
Vie greatest violence. She was very lame when she
went indoors, and Is tw that she was bleeding from
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one of her ear:. She is a very industrious woman,
and always perfectly sober.
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suffering with tl el greatest apparent indifference.
At this examination the womadu seemed scarcely any
better. She was bent almost
injury, looked deathly pale, andouble from internal
to be seated. She this time was again obliged
handed in a certificate
from her physician, as she des cr,bed her attendant,
which stwed her to be • still in a very dangerous con-
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on. She was only detained till her deposition
could be completed and read over, and then led
away.

In defence the prisoner taid,—l had had a little
drop to drink and do not recollect anything about
it. lam now very sorry, and hope you will look
over it ai well as you can.
Mr. Hammill—No ; this is an atrocious asiault,
and of far too deep a magnitude for me to deal with.
You have most likely crippled this poor creature
for life, and .1 shall send you for trial for it.

SOLrrEIWARK.—William Webb, a blacksmith,
waa charged with committing a violent assault on
Charlotte Webb, his wife.
The complainant, a middle-agel woman, who ex-
hibitd a severe wound on the right eye, stated
that she had been m trried to the prisoner 22 years,
but for some time past his conduct had been so bad
that she could not live with him. In fact, she had
been compelled to leave him five times and main-
tain herself. On Saturday night she he ird a knock
at the street door, and on opening it the prisoner
rushed into the pass, go, and struck her on the tight
eye, :nearly stu .ninc, her. He was about tore-
peat his violence when a constable came towards
them and took him into custody. She had, how-
ever, no wish to punish him,provi led he kept away
from her.

Mr. 13urcham t >ld the prisoner that Its was a
cowardly fellow to strike his wife in that manner.
She appeared to be a decent woman, and could do
very well without him. Under the circumstances he
should sentence him to 3 months' hard labour iu
the House of Correction at Wandsworth.