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

POLICE I.

E.—Dec. 23.

MANSION-HOUSE.—Eugene M'Sweaney,
ruffianly-looking fellow, was brought before Mr.
Alderman Rose, who sat for the Lord Mayor,
charged with the following brutal assault :
Mr. Beard appeared for the complainant.
It appeared that the defendant is a fish porter in
Billingsgate, and last week two of his companions
were committed for trial from this court, and one
of them was sentenced to four years' renal servitude
for steling fish from the vans in Thames-street.
The complainant, Eugene Buckley, is a driver of
one of the vans belonging to M`Namara, and was
the principal witness against them. On Friday
evening he was in Botolph-lane, when the defen-
dant went up to him, and calling him a "lagging
—," struck him violently in the face several times,
and after that they again met in Eastcheap, when
defendant again insulted him in a similar manner.
The complainant's eyes were in a fearful state, and
he said he had been so ill through the illusage he
had received, that he had not been out of bed until
that morning, when he saw the prisoner in Billings-
gate and gave him into custody.
The prisoner, on the other hand, said that com-
plainant had seen him a night or two previous when
he was in liquor, in the hands of policeman, and he
told him of it before the foreman at Messrs. Keel-
ing's, and that led to a quarrel, and finally to a
regular fight, in which the complainant got the
worst of it.
He called two or three witnesses, and endea-
voured to substantiate his statement ; but Mr.
Alderman Rose said it was quite clear that an ill-
feeling existed on the part of the prisoner towards
the complainant, on account of his having been a
witness against his friends, and sentenced him to
six week:' imprisonment, at the same time telling
him, that if he or his companions persisted in their
violence towards the complainant, they would be
much more severely punished.

GUILDHALL.—Two men, named Poulton and
Hill, were placed at the bar, before Alderman
Humphery, charged with the following assault upon
James Galloway, a compositor.
William Brinkman, living at 6, Dove-c mrt,
Leather-lane, said—l was ;passing along Skinner-
street about a quarter to 12 o'clock on Saturday
night, when I saw three men running across the
road. I looked after them, and saw Hill strike a
man in the road several times, and I heard Poulton
say, " Give it him, Jack ; hit him --- hard."
\\Thereupon Hill struck him another blow and
knocked him down. He was unable to get up again,
and he was ultimately put into a cab and taken to
the hospital.
Alderman Humphery—Where is the man who
was assaulted ?
Sergeant Oram, 23—He is in the hospital, sir, in
a very dangerous condition.
Alderman Humphery—Do yen know the cause
of the prisoner's assaulting him ?
Poulton—lt was because be insulted my wife by
taking indecent liberties with her, and Hill. who
is her brother, took it up. The man had been turned
out of a public-house previously by the landlord.
Alderman Humphery—lt is a very serious case,
as the man may die, and you will then both be
charged with wilful murder. I shall remand you
till Friday.
Poulton—Will you accept bail, sir ?
Alderman Humphery—Certainly not, until the
man is out of danger.
Remanded accordingly.