The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-13 00:00:00

THAMES.

MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—A CAUTION'.—Mary Ann
Shearer, an Irish woman, aged 30 years, was
brought before Mr. Paget, on a warrant, charged
was breaking a large glass tumbler over the head of
Ellen Morrison, and inflicting a severe wound. The
two women are persons of most infamous character,
and have been frequently in custody. On the 15th
of May they were drinking in the United States
publichouse iu Ratcliff-highway, and quarrelled.
The prisoner threw a glass of stout into the com-
plainant's face, and then struck her on the head
with the class. The wound inflicted was a terrible
one, and she bled copiously. She has not yet re-
covered the effect of the blow.

Donald Mackay, a police-constable, No. 275 K,
said that he applied for a warrant for the appre-
hension of the prisoner on the day the outrage was
committed, and could not find her last night. The
complainant nearly lost her life.

Mr. Paget said that the wretched women in the
district in their drunken quarrels too often made
use of dangerous weapons, and whenever they did
so he had always inflicted severe punishment,
and should continue to do so. If that course
did not stop those brutal outrages, so very
shocking to humanity, ha would send offenders
before a jury for trial. He sentenced the pri-
soner to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for
six months, and at the end of that time to find
sureties to keep the peace for six months longer,
herself in £lOO, and two sureties of £5O each.

The prisoner said she could find no bail.
Mr. Paget—Then you will be detained in prison
for 12 months.

WESTMINSTER.

A DRUNKEN AND CRUEL RUFFIAN.—John Lane,
before convicted, and Rose Williams, a notorious
character, were charged before Mr. Selfe, tLe
former with cruelly torturing and beating a dog,
and further with assaulting Wm. Toody, 20 E K,
in the execution of his duty, and the woman with
attempting to rescue him from legal custody.
WilliamToody, 20 E K, said yesterday afterr con
I was in Artillery-row, Westminster, returning
from Tothill Fields Prison, and my attention was
called by the passers by to the prisoner, who had a
dog on the ground, he had his right foot across
the hind quarters of the dog, and with his left he
was kicking and stamping on its head. I went uP
and told him to desist; he stamped on the dog again+
and then let it go. I asked him why ho ill-used it,
and he said it was his dog, and had bit his finger,
and he was going to kill it. I told him that was
not the way or the place to kill it, and he made use
of a filthy expression to me. He was drunk, and
caught me by the stock, and threw me on my back
before I had any idea what he was going to do, and
as he did it he said, "Yon —, I will kill you." I
got up again, closed with the prisoner, and took
him into custody for ill-treating the dog and
assaulting me. I said, "Do you mean to go
quietly ?" and he said he would, and then the femala
prisoner came up and caught hold of me by the
coat, and said I should not take him to the station-
house. She was the worse for liquor. The male
prisoner then threw me again, and I fell on the
flat of my back. He put his hands inside my stock,
and said he would choke me. He let me get up
again, and, as I saw assistance coming; I again
closed with him, and the female came up again and
said he should not go, and tried to rescue him again.
It took three other constables to get him to the
station.

James Joyce, 201 B, corroborated. The prisoner
kicked him repeatedly on the road to the station.
The female prisoner's proper name was Gillius, and
her husband was transported. The male prisoner said
at the station when he got us down Pye-street he
would knock our brains out with a Stone.
In reply to Mr. Selfe,
Sergeant Mason, 24 B, said the male prisoner
had been convicted for assaulting the police, and
Sergeant Purches, 10 B, said the woman had for 20
years been an associate of Pye-street thieves.
Prisoner said lie knew nothing of the assault. A-
wound on his head got from the police made him
mad when drunk.

Mr Selfe sentenced him to a month's hard labour,
and the woman to pay a fine of 10s., or seven days•

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Bunca,AnY.—Henry Trench, described as a shoe-
maker, but refusing his address, was charged before
Knox with being concerned with others not in cus-
tody with burglary, breaking and entering the
house No. 10, Bury-street, and stealing therefrom a
£lO Bank of England note, and other property be'
longing to Mr. Charles F. Wood.
Mr. Charles F. Wood said he resided at No. 10,
Bury-street, and about six o'clock he was awoke bf
a constable, who asked him if he had lost anything,
and on making a search he missed some wearing
apparel and a £lO note, which was in his trousers
pocket.
Police-constable Middleton, 69 C, said he was
in St. James-street that morning about 10 minutes
to five and heard another constable sping his rattle.
He went to the end of King-street and saw a num-
ber of people and two constables and the prisoner
running towards St. James's Palace, when he vta9
stopped by a workman, and on his taking him into
custody he found in his possession a black bag, sonic
clothing, and skeleton and other keys. On taking
him to the station he found two pairs of trousers
in
his possession, and a £lO note in one of the pockets'
On examining the premises be found that the house
had not been entered by the door, but by the Will'
dow.
In answer to Mr. Knox, Mr. Wood said that
when he retired to rest the windows of the ro°o
were left open.
Captain Willoughby Cotton, residing at No, 1,
Bury-street, said—About half-past four o'clock that
morning he saw the prisoner and two others tryil3s
some of the doors in Bury-street.
In answer to Mr. Knox the witness said he 0
the prisoner trying the doors with a key. • b
Sergeant Leech, 17 C, asked for a remand, vible
was granted.
Police-constable Gordon, 33 C, said that the Pri;
soner had suffered three years' imprisonment 1°
burglary before.

BATTLE BETWEEN A WOMAN AND A LYNIC."-j.
v'sit
German woman named Jansen, living near White .1
Bay, Wis., bad a battle with a lynx a few days since,
succeeded in disabling it. Hearing a disturbance anicf.;
the fowls in her chicken-coop she went to it, and
covered what she supposed to be a dog, intent te,
securing sonic of them. She walked boldly in and
ce
mantled the brute to "go home." It did not Seen'
posed to obey, but at once showed its teeth, deteriniii-;
to fight it out on that line, and Mrs. Jansen, seizing
all
made a bold charge ou the enemy's front. She strile%lo
several times, and finally, by a well-directed blow, br°t•
the creature's back. This conquered its spirit, and it
'it.
tempted to escape, dragging its hind-quarters aftereirl
Dirs. Jansen pursued, and her husband, coming on the
of action, procured his gun and shot it. The beast reds feet
four and a half feet long, and stood three and a bat' "
high. btlt
Dickens called on Demonic° before sailing,
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