The Sun.
London, England, 1868-07-24 00:00:00

E STMIN S rER.

AN IMPUDENT BEGGAIL—A dirty-looking fellow,
who gave the name of John Williams, was chargeo
with begging and conducting himself in a most in-
solent manner to a gentleman who refused to re-
lieve him.

Mr. George Henry Lillywhite said—l was stand-
ing last evening with my wife and daughter in the
King's-road, Chelsea, when the defendant catne ni
and behaved in a most offensive way. Ile said,
"Give me money." I replied that 1 had no half-
pence, and then he insulted my mother. He told
her he had seen a great many like her about ; and
on my asking him what he meant, he said he would
punch my head.-

Mr. Selfe—Would you have given him money if
you had had any halfpence,? •
Complainant—Lmight have done so.

Mr. Selfe—Don't do so. = An archbishop is• said
to have observed that he thanked God he never
gave a beggar a penny in his life.

Complainant--Ile smelt of liquor, which is, per-
h Ts, a reason why I should not have doue so.

Defendant—l hope you will let me go. I onl3
asked the gentleman if he wanted some plant an
for his hand. lam very sorry. I won't do it agaii,
if you'll let me off now.

. Mr. Selfe—That, I am sure, I shqll not do.
never overlook such conduct as yours. You an
committed for 14 days.

THAMES.

DASTARDLY OUTRAGE.--James llaglish, aged 45
years, Fanny Daglish, his wife, 43, and IVillian)
Beattie, 49, were bought before Mr. Benson, on
warrants, charged with violently assaulting and
wounding Edwin Thomas Blackburn.
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Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, conducted the prosecu-
tion ; Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, defended
James Daglisb only.
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Mr. Stoddart, in stating the case for the prosecu-
tion, said he had t 3 complain of a murderous outrage
committed by James Daglish, with the aid and con-
nivance of the other prisoners.
The complainant was foreman painter to Messrs.
Dudgeon and Co., shipbuilders, Isle of Dogs, Pop-
lar. James Daglish had been in the employ of th,
same firm, and had lodged in the house of thl
complainant. The job on which Daglish had beet,
employed was finished on Saturday night, and
there was no further occasion for his services. A
few weeks ago a robbery was committed on board
a Portuguese corvette iu Messrs. Dudgeon's ship-
building yard. Some ladies' shawls were stole,.
out of a cabin where Daglish and twt
others were employed painting. An inquiry was in-
stituted by an inspector of police, and the com-
plainant brought forward Daglish before the in-
spector as one of the men who had been in the
cabin. 'Daglish was very spiteful after this, an-
noyed Blackburn, and threatened to serve him ou.
before he and his wife sailed for Canada, whicl.
was to have taken place on Wednesday. Or.
Tuesday night, soon after eight o'clock, the com-
plainant left off. work,. and went into the
Builders ! Arms' public-hckn.se, Stebondale-street,
Cubitt-town, Poplar, and was standing in front
of the bar when the prisoners came in, and
some words passed between the complainant and
James Daglish, and Blackburn certainly told the
prisoner he was a shabby fellow. Daglish made
some reply, and then commenced a murderous at-
tack on Blackburn, whom he beat in a terrible man-
ner over the bead, face, eyes, and body, got him
down, trode upan him, and jumped on his body.
Mr. Daglish hit the complainant on the corner of
the eye with a key, and. Beattie held him down
i%hile James Daglish was pummelling him. The
complainant was raost dreadfully maltreated, both
eyes were blackened and swollen, his mouth cut, his
head bruised, and his body covered with contusions.
The complainant had been under medical treatment
ever since he had been so dreadfully beaten, and he
could not reach the court in time on Wednesday
morning to prefer the charge against the defendant,
who, upon a representation to Mr. Young that
there had only been a fair fight between them, the
parties were liberated on bail. lie (Mr. Stoddart)
afterwards applied for warrants against the three
prisoners, and the magistrate granted them.

The complainant, who was tolerably punished,
and several other witnesses, made out the case as
stated by Mr. Stoddart.
Mr. Carline, the landlord of the Builders' Arms,
who witnessed the assault, said that he interfered
and dragged the complainant into the bar, or he
would have been murdered. Daglish held the com-
plainant by the hair of the head while he struck
him.

Mr. Charles Young, in defence, and after a long
cross-examination of the witness, said that Black-
burn gave the first offence, and fought with James
Daglist), and although he was not engaged for the
other prisoners, it did appear to him that all they
did was to endeavour to separate the combatants.
Blackburn found James Daglish too heavy for him,
and said so when the fight was over. lie complained
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