The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-13 00:00:00

MARLBORO UGH-STREET.

A SOLICITOR CHARGED WITH ASSAULTS AND
WILFUL DAMAGE.-Mr. Edward Frampton, solici-
tor, staying at Bentolini's Hotel, St. Martin's-
street, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with
being drunk, and assaulting James Wright, the
beadle of Burlington-arcade, and William Holden,
58 C ; and he was further charged with breaking
six panes of glass, value 5.?., in the cell at the Vine-
street police-station.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street,
appeared for the defence.
John Wright, the beadle of Burlington Arcade,
said—On Satarday afternoon between five and six
o'clock I saw the prisoner in the Burlington Arcade,
and as he was drunk I spoke to him in a quiet
manner, telling him that persons in a s ate of in-
toxication were not allowed in the place. Upon
which the prisoner made no more to do but up with
his fist and struck me a blow on the nose, making it
bleed. I attempted to put him out of the Arcade,
when he struck me several times about the face.
After that a constable came up, and the prisoner
assaulted him also, and behaved in a very rough
manner, and they had some trouble in getting him
to the station.

By Mr. Lewis—The prisoner did not hit me
very hard. They were not such blows as a sober
man would give, and he did not suppose if the pri-
soner had been sober he would have done it. The
prisoner did not ask to be allowed to go up the
Arcade. I did not push the prisoner before he
struck me. The prisoner could have either turned
back or gone forward. All I wanted was to get
him out of the Arcade.

Police-constable William Holden, 58 C.--On
going to the lower part of the Arcade on Saturday
evening I saw the prisoner in a fighting attitude,
and the beadle, whose nose was bleeding, gave him
into custody for assaulting him. I took hold of
the prisoner by the arm and told him that he must
go to the police-station, and directly I did so he
struck me several times on the forehead, and also
on the body, and became very violent. With
assistance I got him to the station, but on the way
he struck me several times.

By Mr. Lewis—l have a mark on my forehead,
and had I not got close to the prisoner I should
have been hurt more.

Mr. Lasana, architect, of Shrublaud-road, Dal-
stop, who was passing at the time, proved seeing
the prisoner strike the beadle and the constable.
By Mr. Lewis —The beadle, before trying to eject
the prisoner, said " I am not going to have you in
here drunk." The prisoner struck about like a
drunken man. When the constable walked up to
the prisoner the latter was walking quietly and
straight.
Inspector Bason—The prisoner was brought to
the station on Saturday evening for assaulting the
beadle of the Arcade and the constable. He was
very violent, and some persons came to the station
and complained of being assaulted by him, but did
not press the charges. While in the cell he took
off his boot and smashed six panes of glass of the
value of ss.
Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate on behalf of
the prisoner, stating that he had come from Bath
on Saturday, and had gone into the City to meet
some friends, with whom he took more than was
good for him, and that afterwards he went into the
Arcade, and what with the pushing about he got
and the knocking which he gave to the others, he
became much worse, hence the unfortunate position
he was then in.
Mr. Mansfield fined the prisoner 40s. for each
assault, and orderel him to pay the damage and a
fine of Is.--in all £,4 6s.