The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-09 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ASSAULT ON AN EDUCATIONAL AGENT.—Herbert
O'llonohoe, a tutor, was charged before Mr. Knox
with being drunk and assaulting Mr. Fred. Bisson,
educational agent, of No. 70, Berners-street, Ox-
ford-street.'

Mr. Bisson said—At half-past four yesterday
afternoon, the prisoner, who is a tutor; entered ray
office, and asked me if there was any position for
him. I told him that I had nothing to offer him,
and he then began swearing. I told him that I did
not allow swearing in my office, and that he must
desist, but instead of doing so he made use of vio-
lent language towards me. I then told my clerk
to remove his name from the list, and as hs refused
to leave I sent for a constable. Before his arrival
the prisoner advanced towards me and struck me,
but, as I receded, fortunately I did not get the
force of the blow. One of my clerks
ejected the prisoner, and in doing so the prisoner,
who was intoxicated, fell and hurt his eye. A con-
stable came and took the prisoner, and while on
their way to the station he got away from the con-
stabl3 and tried to strike me again. I wish to
state that I have no vindictive feeling towards the
prisoner, and do not wish him punished, but only
for him to keep from my office.

The Prisoner—l admit I was under the influence
of drink, but you never gave me any addresses.
Mr. Bisson—Because I am a particular man, and
you are not a respectable man. If you go into an
office and misconduct yourself you will never get a
situation.

Au assistant to Mr. Bisson corroborated him.

Sergeant Peel, E division, said the prisoner, who
was drunk, tried while I was taking him to the
station to strike Mr. Bisson.

The Prisoner—l was irritated and not sober at
the time.

Mr. Knox—However bad the prisoner's conduct
may be, if I convict him it will ruin him for the
rest of his days. I think if I take the prisoner's
own recognisance, it will be enough for the present.
If the prisoner annoys you in any way again, Mr.
Bisson, I will grant you a warrant against him. His
conduct has been disgraceful, but I will give him
one more chance. Take his own recognisance to
be of good behaviour.
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CRUELTY TO A HoRSE.--Mrs. Rebecca Barnard,
a sand dealer, of Moat-street, Battersea-fields,
appeared to answer a summons taken out by the
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, charging her with cruelty to a horse, by
working it in a totally unfit state, and Thos.Beales,
a man in her employ, appeared on remand charged
with cruelty in working the horse.
The horse when first seen by Inspector Temper-
ley had a large sore on its back, extending nearly
the whole length of it, and it had no use of one of
its hind legs.
Inspector Temperley said the defendant Barnard
admitted sending out the horse, and that she knew
it was in a bad condition for a month past. On
his removing the saddle he found it saturated with
the discharge from the wound.

The defendant Barnard said she was compelled
to send the horse out, being a widow and having a
family.
The magistrate said that he had frequently no-
ticed that in cases where women were owners of
horses they did not know much about them, and
nine out of ten did not care much for them. He
should fine Barnard 10s. and costs, and Beales
would be discharged by paying the casts.