The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-14 00:00:00

THAMES.

BREAKING A WOMAN'S LEG IN TIGER BAY.
Mary Gillett, a stout, dissipated-looking woman,
about 50 years of age, was brought before Mr. Ben-
son, charged with violently assaulting Alice Curtis,
and breaking her leg, in Brunswick-street, better
know as Tiger Bay, St. George-in-the-East.
Salina Moody, a girl about 14 years of. age, said
that she lived in Tiger Bay. Last night her
mother, whose name was Alice Curtis, and the
prisoner were quarrelling in a beer shop
about a coat. Her mother had borrowed a
coat of the prisoner to put away (pawn), and the
"
prisoner asked her mother for it. Her mother said,
" Come and have some ale." Mrs. Gilbert said,
I don't want your ale ;
I want my husband's coat,"
and struck her mother, who returned the blow. A
little fight took place, and the prisoner threw
her mother down on the floor of the beer
shop. Her leg was broken, and she was raised
from the floor and conveyed to the London
Hospital.

Mr. Jeremiah
M'Carthy, house surgeon to the
London Hospital, stated that the woman whose leg
was broken could
not be removed, and she would
have to remain quiet for six weeks at least. There
was a slight bruise under her eyes, and the leg was
broken in two places.

Mr. Benson—A compound fracture?
Witness—No, sir, a simple fracture.
Caroline Speckman, landlady of the Royal Oak
beer-house in Tiger-bay, said that Mrs. Curtis was
tipsy, and struck the first blow. There was a row
about a coat, and Mrs. Curtis threw a glass of ale
in the prisoner's face. Both had a fight.
Mr. Benson—
One could not fight with herself.
Mrs. Speckman, who said her husband was a
German sugar baker, declared that Mrs. Curtis fell
down, and was not knocked down. The girl had
sworn falsely.
Mr. Benson would believe the girl in preference
to the beershop
keeper. The girl could not be ex-
pected to be saying anything against her mother,
and she had given her evidence very clearly.
The prisoner said that Mrs. Curtis called her very
--
bad names, and gave a specimen.
Mr. Benson
you are the landlady of one of
those infamous dens in Tiger Bay. The scenes there
are dreadful.

Tire Prisoner—l have been a good friend to
Mrs. Curtis, and lent her my husband's things to
pawn.

- Mr. Benson—• And when you fall out with her
break her leg. You must enter into your own re-
cognisances in the sum of £lO to appear here in a
month's time, on Monday, May 11.

211 E SUSPECTED MURDER' AT

HACKNEY.

T the coroner for the northern portion
of MEI idsd morning
ago at Hackney.
his inquest upon the remains of
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nsthe s
stances
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sd, under such p ecruilihiaerficrisrtcwumit:
deceased was her husband. She
who positively adhered to her
pecuniary motive in doing
anyaeddisentitled to any benefit from
sdteantieemdetnhtatthsahtetbh
so,any as she
in consequence of his death. Air.e was
Heaseman, on the other hand, had positively
maintained that the deceased was his brother ; that
he was up to his death a law-clerk, but that he had
lately been under restraint, as he was considered of
unsound mind. He had no doubt about the mattbr
at all. His widow would have an annuity of £lOO
a year by his death. Dr. Ellis, the medical officer
of St. Luke's Asylum, also felt positive that the
body was that of a patient named Heaseman, who
escaped from the asylum some months ago. His
evidence was corroborated by the warders who had
him in charge. Dr. Gant said the result of a post-
mortem went to prove that there was no fracture of
the skull, but he had not yet had time to examine
the contents of the stomach. The jury were of
opinion that the deceased was Mr. lleaseman, but
the inquiry was adjourned.

SERIOUS Loss OF e East Indian
journals state that a boat, containing 200 passengers, has
been upset in tho river Bias below Chumba, near Jwalla-
mookhee, in the Kangra district. All attempts to save the
men from drowning proved unsuccessful. Not a single
passenger was saved, and of the seven boatmen who
struggled against the wave* of the swollen stream only
tYf9 ITROMCUtct •