The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-07 00:00:00

CLERKEN WELL.

Mr. David Pattenson Barry, a surgeon at the Lon-
don University Hospital, was charged with using
obscene and disgusting language to a lady in the
public street; and 11Iesrs. Jahn Thomas, and Edward
Abraham Hallier, with violently assaulting Mr. David
Henry Jobson, a gentleman connected with the edito-
rial department of one of the London journals, and
residing at 9, University-street.
The body of the court was crowded with medical
students, who conducted themselves in so indecorous
a manner as to interrupt the business of the court.
Mr. COUDE said if they would persevere in their
indecorum, he would have them expelled from the
court. There were no two classes of persons of any
degree which gave the magistrates so much trouble as
medical students and attorneys' clerks. If the per-
sons in the body of the court strove to laugh it off,
and treat the complaint as a joke, they would find
themselves greatly mistaken.
Mr. Jobson deposed that on the previous night,
between eight and nine o'clock, he was standing on
the footway in University-street, talking to a lady,
when the three prisoners, one of whom affected in-
toxication, passed. Witness did not know them,
and had not given them the slightest provocation,
when Barry, turning about to the lady, said--(the
words were disgustingly obscene and unfit for publi-
cation). They then walked on. Witness followed
them and demanded Barry's card. He refused it,
and Hallier, suddenly turning round, struck him a
violent blow on the left eye. 'Witness attempted to
defend himself, but the whole three fell upon him and
beat him so that he bled considerably from the mouth
and nose. He received another very severe blow on
the temple. A mob of two hundred persons ga-
thered, and witness eventually gavethem into the cus-
tody of a constable. Were it not for the timely ar-
rival of assistance, he would have been dangerously
injured.

Each of the prisoners sharply interrogated him.
He admitted having struck at them in self-defence,
and having told them their conduct was the conduct
of blackguards. The reason he did not remain longer
at the station was, because he went to a surgeon to
have his wounds dressed. The lady might not have
heard some of the words used by Barry.
Thomas—You are telling a tissue of lies.
_ _

Mr. COMB —The gentleman is giving his evidence
in a highly creditable manner, and you had better not
repeat that language. _ _

George B4ricer,-a baker's boy, who 9hpweel to be

passing at the time, confirmed, to a great extent, the
complainant's testimony, as did Mr. Coldrick, a
tradesman, residing at 34, University-street, who
nositiv,ly swore he saw all three prisoners strike at
Mr. Dobson.

Mrs. Elizabeth Harrison, residing at 10, Grafton-
street, had been talking to Mr. Jobson as deposed to,
when the prisoner Barry, turning round to her, mid
a You are a lovely creature." She was greatly agi-
tated by being thus addressed, and did not hear any
more. Barry's manner was most insulting. (The
lady was greatly confused and agitated.)
Police-sergeant 5 E deposed to having arrested the
prisoners, who were perfectly sober. The whole
neighbourhood was in a state of great excitement,
and a mob of three hundred persons, some of whom
had witnessed the prisoners' conduct, followed them
to the station, and pelted the prisoners with mud. Mr.
Jobson's eye was greatly inflamed, and his mouth and
nose bleeding when witness came up. His face was
also much swollen. Mr. Jobson was perfectly sober.
The prisoners, in defence, denied having used the
obscene language sworn to by Mr. Jobson, but ad-
mitted having used the words stated by the lady. Mr.
Jobson called them bad names, blackguards, &c. The
mob pelted them with mud.

COMBE said the conduct of Ow prisoners was,
most disgraceful and most cowardly. The person
who would be base enough to grossly insult an unof-
fending lady, would be coward enough to treat the
complainant in the manner described. Lie had in-
tended to send the case to the sessions, but would deal
with it summarily, and fine the prisoners 51. each, or
two months' imprisonment.
Mr. Thomas Ashworth, a chemist and druggist,
was charged with embezzling property to a consider.
able amount belonging to his employer, and with at-
tempting to commit suicide.
John Latham, a Bow-street officer, deposed that at
three o'clock on the previous day the prisoner came
to Bow-street station, and asked witness if he had not
received information of a quantity of books having
been stolen from a Mr. Ambler, and on witness re-
plying in the affirmative, he said, would you know
the man who stole them ? Witness said he would
not. The prisoner then exclaimed, "I am the man
who committed that robbery, and I wish to give my-
self up." He was then locked up..
Mr. Amhler, a wholesale bookseller, residing at
27, Compton-street, Clerkenwell, said about a month
ago the prisoner came to him, assured him that he
was in indigent circumstances, and requested some
kind of employment. Witness, . knowing that his
friends were highly respectable, in some time after
entrusted him with Prayer-books and Bibles as
samples for country customers. In a few days after
he received a letter from the prisoner, dated from
Bexley. in Kent, in which he stated that he had lost
the books, and requested forgiveness. The prisoner's
friends having promised to make good the loss,
witness commissioned the prisoner to take some books
to Mr. Young, in Titchfield-street, Soho. The
prisoner delivered the parcel, and borrowed money
from Mr. Young. Witness subsequently learned
that he had pawned the first parcel of books in several
pawn-offices.
The books were produced by several pawnbrokers'
men.

The prisoner's step-father, an elderly gentleman,
residing in Baker-street, Clerkenwell, stated that the
prisoner was insane ; his father had been seven years
in a lunatic asylum, and died mad there, and his
brother, a solicitor, cut his throat. The prisoner's
father had predicted that his'son would die mad, and
he verily believed the prediction would be verified.
The'prisoner had twice attempted to commit suicide—
once by throwing himself into the New River. He
had been in affluent circumstances, but was now
much reduced.

Inspector Barton deposed that on the previous
night, a short time after the prisoner was locked up
in the cell, the constable, upon going the "rounds,"
saw the prisoner suspended there by his neckcloth.
He was' at once cut down, and was quite black in the
face, and animation suspended. The police-surgeon
was sent for, and he was, after a considerable in-
terval, restored.

Mr. GREENWOOD directed Mr. Taylor to be sent
for, that he might examine him regarding the state of
his mind. Mr. Taylor came and did so, but stated
the result to the magistrate in private.
Mr. GREENWOOD decided upon remanding the pri-
soner, and added that Mr. Taylor had required fur-
ther time to inquire into his state of mind.
The prisoner, who conducted himself throughout
with perfect composure and decorum, was remanded.